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Mardi Gras in Port Arthur, the watercolors of Charles Russell, the Winedale Quilt Show, and the couture of Jean Paul Gaultier in Dallas . . .
February 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Performing Sketch Comedy »
Shannon Sedwick on using the F-word, playing Ann Richards, and pulling things out of her dress like pipe wrenches and saws.
February 2012 Interview by Brian D. Sweany
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LeAnn Rimes in Fort Worth, the Animal Architecture Awards, the first big Andy Warhol exhibition in Texas, and Johnny Winter in Dallas . . .
February 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Ben Kweller Makes Some Noise »
The Austin-based musician talks about his new album, his record label, and making viral videos with Jason Schwartzman.
February 2012 by Andy Langer
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Kelly Clarkson in San Antonio, Disco-Dancing for a cause, Carnaval Brasileiro, and Anthony Bourdain in Austin . . .
February 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Galveston Makes Lemonade »
After the island lost more than 35,000 trees to Hurricane Ike, a group of artists carved 35 stumps into beautiful and intricate sculptures.
February 2012 by Sonia Smith
This Is a Robbery »
Were Bonnie and Clyde just a couple of crazy kids?
January 2012 by Christopher Kelly
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Sara Hickman, Carolyn Wonderland and Guy Forsyth, a TubaMeisters Christmas, and the von Trapp family sings . . .
January 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Willie Nelson and Friends, Cowgirl Round-up and Showdeo, Black Eyed Pea and Cornbread Cookoff, and a New Year's Eve show in Emo's new digs . . .
January 2012 by Michael Hoinski
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Ruby Jane Smith, Return of the Herd of Harpsichords, Sarah Jarosz, and the Texas A&M Singing Cadets . . .
January 2012 by Michael Hoinski
One Family, Two Very Different Artists »
Gary Panter, famous for designing the bizarre and far-out Pee-wee's Playhouse set, went home to Sulphur Springs for the holidays and showed his mind-bending art in a local gallery alongside his father's traditional oil paintings.
January 2012 by Lee Hancock
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Spindletop turns 100, Shawn Colvin performs with Lyle Lovett, the MLK, Jr. Symposium, and a Rick Riordan exhibition at the Witliff Collections . . .
January 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Don't Mess With River Oaks »
Houston has always prided itself as a city that barrels forward into the future, and operates without memory, regret or nostalgia. But when developers began messing with the historic River Oaks Shopping Center, Houstonians raised their hackles.
January 2012 by Mimi Swartz
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Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, Four Funny Females, Clint Black, and Amtrak's Fortieth Anniversary . . .
January 2012 by Michael Hoinski
Did It Their Way »
Austin filmmakers David and Nathan Zeller prove that Sundance still embraces their type of idiosyncratic, shoestring-budgeted work.
January 2012 by Christopher Kelly
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The Mavs vs. the Heat, Lavelle White in Austin, RG3 takes on the Alamo Bowl, and Hayes Carll plays the John T. Floore Country Store . . .
December 2011 by Michael Hoinski
Six Must-See Museums and Collections »
Six members from Women for the Arts share which museums, collections, and venues travelers should not miss.
December 2011 by Stirling Kelso
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Brittney Griner, East Austin Studio Tour, the Trains at NorthPark, and the World Gaming Championship . . .
December 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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Kinky Friedman's Hanukkah Tour, Mariachi Mass, Renegade Craft Fair, and Jamie Foxx . . .
December 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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Tamales! Holiday Festival, the Nutcracker, Holiday Wine Trail, and the Charlie Daniels Band . . .
December 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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Texas Country Reporter Festival, Guy Clark, Dude of the Dead Music Festival, and Girl in a Coma . . .
November 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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Jimmie Vaughan returns to Oak Cliff, UFOs in Laredo, the Cinema Arts Festival, and Stephen King on the JFK Assassination . . .
November 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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The Big Sing, the Texas Conference for Women, Billy Joe Shaver, and Wurstfest in New Braunfels . . .
November 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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A Lonesome Dove Weekend, the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music and Love, TEDxTheWoodlands, and the 44th Original Round Top Fall Antiques Fair . . .
October 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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Roky Erickson, the Orchid Festival, Texas Literary Life with Sarah Bird and Stephen Harrigan, and SXSW Eco . . .
October 2011 by Michael Hoinski
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