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The Drop Everything List »
Learning Butchery, the Dragonfly & Damselfly Workshop, "The Price Is Right Live," and Boogie, Blues & Brews . . .
October 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Secret Sex Lives, Texas Hold 'Em Tournament, the State Fair of Texas, and the Banned Book Bash . . .
October 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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La Follia, Zine Fest, Love This Giant, and the Master Model Builder competition . . .
October 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Robert Rodriguez, the Fort Worth Symphony's American Festival, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, and the 16th Annual Grape Stomp . . .
September 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Aggie Football, Great Recession Orchestra, Marfa Dialogues, and Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body . . .
September 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Gustavo Arellano, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," Kolache Festival, and the Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza . . .
September 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Bison Celebration Days, Shawn Colvin, Schützenfest, and Bill Callahan . . .
September 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Datebook »
September’s must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
September 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Larry McMurtry's book collection, Austin Fashion Week, Texas Ranger Day, and Omar & the Howlers . . .
August 2012
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Texas Ranch Roundup, a screening of Antone's: Home of the Blues, the Tejano Music Awards, and the Texas Dance Hall Showcase . . .
August 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Hecho en Brownsville »
The grand opening of a new H-E-B in McAllen drew crowds—including several who showed up to hear a native son read from his collection of locally set short stories.
August 2012 by Oscar Casares
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A conversation with Elizabeth Avellàn, a drum corps performance, cooking classes by Ellise Pierce, and the Reliant Park World Series of Dog Shows . . .
August 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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A Lady Bird Johnson Tribute Day, Ray Wylie Hubbard, clown appreciation at the Witte Museum, and the Biggest Shaving Cream Pie Fight on Earth . . .
August 2012
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The Best BBQ in Dallas Taste Tour, Houston's "Blues in All Its Colors" exhibit, Shakespeare at Winedale, and Houston Restaurant Weeks . . .
August 2012
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Meat Loaf, the Cow Pasture Golf Classic, ZZ Top, and Leslie Fest . . .
July 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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The Kashmere Stage Band, Art From the Ashes, the Dead Sea Scrolls & the Bible, and a Rolling Roadshow on the banks of the Guadalupe . . .
July 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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The Made in Texas exhibit, the Texas Rangers, Music Under the Stars, and the Conservative U.S. Pageant . . .
July 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Bob Gomel's photo collection, the Sixth Floor Museum, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, and folk singer Daniel Johnston . . .
July 2012 by Michael Hoinski
The “Dublin Dr Pepper” Legacy Lives On »
After a disappointing settlement with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, the family that owns Dublin Bottling Works, Inc. continues to thrive using the same ingredient that fans have enjoyed for years—pure cane sugar.
July 2012 by Jason Cohen
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The Homegrown Music and Arts Festival, Jimmie Vaughan, and the South Texas Heritage Center . . .
June 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Shuttlebration, the Lone Star Uke Fest, and A Tribute to Elvis . . .
June 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Concerto in Eight Courses, Rodney Crowell, and the Texas Blueberry Festival . . .
June 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Miranda Lambert, the Future Music Summit, Texas Crab Festival, and a songwriting retreat in Marfa . . .
May 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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The Round Dance Halls of Texas, Kristin Chenoweth, and the Bathing Beauties Contest . . .
May 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Downward Dog »
Over the past fifteen years, John Friend turned his Woodlands–based Anusara style of yoga into an internationally popular brand. Then, in the space of a few weeks, it became hopelessly twisted amid a wild series of accusations of sexual and financial improprieties.
May 2012 by Mimi Swartz




