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February 2004 arts & entertainment listings. Last month.
Austin
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CACTUS CAFEUT campus, the Texas Union, 24th & Guadalupe (512-475-6515) |
Music/Dance |
Feb 3 at 8: Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone. Feb 4 & 5 at 8:30: Robert Earl Keen. Feb 7 at 7 & 9:30: Chris Smither and Steve James. Feb 12 at 7 & 9:30: Hot Tuna, featuring Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy. Feb13 at 7:30 & 10: Hot Tuna, featuring Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy. Feb 14 at 7:30 & 10: Terri Hendrix. Feb 18 at 8:30: Jimmy LaFave, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Kevin Welch. Feb 20 at 9: Steve Forbert. Feb 21 at 9: Ramblin' Jack Elliott. Feb 24 & 25 at 8: Guy Clark. Feb 27 at 7:30 & 10: Austin Lounge Lizards. Feb 28 at 7:30 & 10: Loudon Wainwright III. Call for prices. |
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FEB 12-15: BALLET AUSTINParamount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-476-2163) |
Music/Dance |
Director's Choice: 3x3. Shawn Colvin, Tucker Livingston, and Grupo Fantasma join choreographers Stephen Mills, Dwight Rhoden, and Gina Patterson for three jumpin' performances. Thur-Sat at 8, Sun at 2. $17-$61. |
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FEB 20 & 21: JOHNNY RIVERSRiverbend Centre, 4215 N. Capital of Texas Hwy (512-327-9416 or 512-306-8950) |
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The rock and roll legend joins the Austin Symphony. At 8. $20-$35. |
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FEB 20: RUTHIE FOSTER AND CYD CASSONESt. David's Episcopal Church, 7th & Trinity (512-472-1196) |
Music/Dance |
Will Taylor & Strings Attached give new arrangements to Foster's tunes. At 8. $20 ($15 adv). |
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FEB 22: THE ULTIMATE CINDY WALKER TRIBUTEParamount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) |
Music/Dance |
Texas Folklife Resources tips its hat to the singer-songwriter, who was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, with performances of some of the Texan's 500-plus songs. At 8. $27-$32. |
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FEB 27 & 28: TAPESTRY DANCE COMPANYParamount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) |
Music/Dance |
Featuring tap dancer Lane Alexander of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. At 8. $19.50-$34. |
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FEB 27 & 29: LA TENTACION DE SAN ANTONIOUT campus, McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-471-1444 or 800-687-6010) |
Music/Dance |
Based on Gustave Flaubert's novel The Temptation of St Anthony, this UT Opera presentation makes its American debut and will be performed in Spanish. Fri at 8, Sun at 7. $16. |
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FEB 4-28: PHANTOM OF THE OPERAUT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-471-1444 or 800-687-6010) |
Music/Dance |
Feel the music of the night with the enchanting phantom. Tue-Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 7:30. Call for prices. |
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FEB 6: JANE MONHEITParamount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) |
Music/Dance |
The young jazz vocalist has drawn comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald. At 8. $33-$38. |
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FEB 7 & 8: WIZARD OF OZ SING-A-LONGParamount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) |
Music/Dance |
Tap your sparkling red heels together three times, follow the yellow brick road, and sing your heart out at this interactive production. Sat at 8, Sun at 2 & 5. $13-$18.50. |
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ONE WORLD THEATRE7701 Bee Caves Rd (512-329-6753) |
Music/Dance |
Feb 6 at 7 & 9:30: Yellowjackets; $29-$70. Feb 8 at noon: Lannaya Drum and Dance Ensemble; $16-$18. Feb 8 at 4:30: Nurit Pacht; $29-$70. Feb 17 at 7 & 9:30: Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio with Frank Vignola and Jon Burr; $29-$70. |
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FRONTERAFEST 2004Hyde Park Theater, 511 W. 43rd and the Blue Theater, 916 Springdale (512-479-7529) |
Theater |
This unjuried "fringe festival" celebrates its eleventh anniversary and features more than 800 local and national thespians. Thru Feb 14. Call for schedule. $10-$14. |
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OFFCENTER2211 Hidalgo (512-476-7833) |
Theater |
Don't Drown—the Rude Mechanicals's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1826 science fiction novel The Last Man is set in 2100 (the last year of the world), when a plague wipes out the entire human race except one lone survivor. Jan 26-Feb 11: Thur-Sat at 8. Gen adm $10, senior citizens & students $8. |
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STATE THEATER719 Congress Ave (512-472-5143) |
Theater |
I'm Not Lying—Jaston Williams, half of the Greater Tuna duo, plays (surprise, surprise) himself in this self-portrait performance. Feb 11-29: Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30 & 7. $24. |
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ZACHARY SCOTT THEATRE1510 Toomey Rd (512-476-0541) |
Theater |
It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues—a history of the blues, from Africa to the States and on through the Delta, Chicago, and Texas. Thru Mar 14: Thur-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30. $33-$40. |
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AUSTIN MUSEUM OF ART823 Congress Ave (512-495-9224) |
Museums/Galleries |
Thru Feb 1: Terry Allen: Dugout—the West Texas native's latest series, which is based on the lives of his parents, a baseball player and a ragtime piano player. Feb 21-May 23: Jim Hodges—some 20 works from the past decade in which light is both subject and medium. Open Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10-6; Thur 10-8; Sun noon-5. Gen adm $5 ($1 on Tue), senior citizens & students $4 ($1 on Tue), children 12 & under free. |
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BOB BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM1800 N. Congress Ave (512-936-8746) |
Museums/Galleries |
This museum, which is named for the former Texas lieutenant governor, houses three floors of exhibits that trace the history of Texas. Feb 28-Aug 22: Texas Flags 1836-1945—explores the history, symbolism, and events behind more than two dozen rare Texas banners. Open Mon-Sat 9-6, Sun noon-6. Gen adm $5.50, senior citizens $4.50, children 18 & under free. |
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HARRY RANSOM HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTERUT campus, 21st & Guadalupe (512-471-8944) |
Museums/Galleries |
Items in the center's collection range from a Gutenberg Bible to the world's first photograph (taken in 1826). The center also houses some 37 million literary manuscripts including those by James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Tennessee Williams. Thru Mar 7: Make It New: The Rise of Modernism—artifacts that represent the modernist movement of the first half of the twentieth century. Feb 12-Mar 11 (at the Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado): Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1893-1941—a series of screenings of restored pre-World War II 35 mm and 16 mm films; call for schedule. Open Tue, Wed & Fri 10-5; Thur 10-7; Sat & Sun noon-5. Free. |
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JACK S BLANTON MUSEUM OF ARTUT campus, UT Art Bldg, 23rd & San Jacinto (512-471-7324) |
Museums/Galleries |
Masterpieces of European Painting, a permanent exhibit, displays more than 40 works from the museum's Suida-Manning Collection, one of the country's largest collections of Italian paintings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods by such masters as Rubens, Veronese, and Parmigianino. Jan 30-July 18: Fishing in International Waters: New Acquisitions From the Latin American Collection—thirty recently commissioned, purchased, or gifted works from a variety of Latin American artists; also 500 Years of Prints and Drawings—works from the Blanton collection, one of the largest in the country. Open Mon-Wed & Fri 9-5, Thur 9-9, Sat & Sun 1-5. Free. |
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LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY AND MUSEUMUT campus, 2313 Red River (512-721-0200) |
Museums/Galleries |
Items from Johnson's personal life and his presidency include photos and videos relating to the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War. Thru Feb 16: Seasons Greetings: Christmas From the White House—holiday cards and gifts from James Madison to George W Bush; also White House in Miniature—a one-of-a-kind, 60-foot-long scale model replica of the White House. Open daily 9-5. Free. |
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MEXIC-ARTE MUSEUM419 Congress Ave (512-480-9373) |
Museums/Galleries |
Thru Mar 16: Photographs and New Video Installations by Willie Varela—the El Paso native and independent film pioneer's photographs created between 1981-2001, plus four new video installations. Open Mon-Thur 10-6, Fri & Sat 10-5, Sun noon-5. Gen adm $5, senior citizens & students $3, children 12 & under free. |
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AUSTIN ICE BATSTravis County Exposition Center, 7311 Decker Ln (512-927-7825) |
Sports |
Feb 4 & 7: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Feb 8 at 3: Tulsa Oilers. Feb 13: Corpus Christi Rayz. Feb 21: Laredo Bucks. Feb 22 at 3: Bosier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Feb 27: San Angelo Saints. Feb 28: Corpus Christi Rayz. At 7:30 unless otherwise noted. $10-$30. |
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AUSTIN WRANGLERSFrank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River (512-339-3939) |
Sports |
Inaugural season of the Arena Football League team. Feb 22: Tampa Bay Storm. At 2. $8-$150. |
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ART BALL: BACCHANAL 2004Four Season's Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd (512-495-9224) |
Other Events |
The Austin Museum of Art hosts its eighth annual gala with a gods-and-goddesses themed dinner and dance, as well as a live auction. The money raised at this year's affair will go to fund future exhibits and educational programs. Feb 28. Call for time. $500 (after-party tickets $100). |
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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERSFrank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River (512-477-6060) |
Other Events |
The basketball showmen par excellence. Feb 5 at 7. $12-$75. |
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HW BRANDSBookPeople, 603 N. Lamar (512-472-5050) |
Other Events |
The author of the Lone Star Nation joins moderator and Texas Monthly writer-at-large Mike Shea for the monthly meeting of the Texas Monthly Author Series. Feb 25 at 7. Free. |
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PAUL BEGALA AND TUCKER CARLSONUT campus, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, 2313 Red River (512-475-9021) |
Other Events |
The co-hosts of CNN's Crossfire square off for KLRU's Distinguished Speaker Series. Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith moderates. Feb 16 at 7. $30. |
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THE CAPITOL11th & Congress Ave (512-463-0063) |
Points of Interest |
The statehouse, dedicated in 1888, was completely restored in 1994. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-10 p.m., Sat & Sun 9-8. Free tours Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30, Sat 9:30-3:30, Sun noon-3:30 (call ahead for groups of 10 or more). |
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THE CAPITOL VISITORS CENTER11th & Brazos. Parking at 12th & San Jacinto (first 2 hours free) (512-305-8400) |
Points of Interest |
The Center, located in the 1857 General Land Office Bldg, houses historical exhibits. Open Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5. Free. Parking at 12th & San Jacinto (first 2 hours free). |
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