 Austin Museum of Art 823 Congress Avenue 512-495-9224 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events New Works - Jade Walker November 21, 2009 New Works introduces fresh and contemporary art by local artists. Jade Walker transforms fabric and found objects into abstract natural forms that evoke the human body. Her installation Spectator Sport explores ideas about sports, gender, pain, and power. New Works Artist Talk Thursday, January, 21 7 pm Jade Walker talks about the inspiration and process for making her installation Spectator Sport. ...hide descriptionAmerican Letterpress: The Art of the Hatch Show Print February 13, 2010 - Like all art, the posters of Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee, are designed to stop us in our tracks, draw us in for a closer look, and make us pause for a moment of reflection. Pure artistry and masterful composition are what make Hatch posters part of the story of American art and culture. Snappy graphics, punchy titles, humor, and irony are what make them irresistible.
- Hatch Show Print, founded in 1879, is still a working letterpress and design shop, creating posters today using the same letterpress methods as yesterday. The technology at this Nashville institutions has never changed, only the faces of the customers: from Elvis Presley to Elvis Costello, Buddy Guy to Bruce Springsteen, Etta James to Emmylou Harris, the Carter Family to Coldplay. While Hatch’s name is synonymous with the music business, its posters promoting football games, vaudeville shows, state fairs, stock car races, and picture shows reflect the breadth of American popular culture. American Letterpress: The Art of the Hatch Show Print illustrates the fascinating fusion of art with popular culture and music history. This visually compelling exhibition includes approximately 120 original posters (including authorized restrikes from vintage block and contemporary restrikes), 20 hard-carved wooden printing blocks, text panels and labels.
...hide description Second Saturdays are for Families February 13, 2010 Printmaking Madness with Drive By Press! Make your very own letterpress print using woodblocks and a hands-on letterpress machine with travelling printmakers Drive By Press. Be inspired by the art and music posters in American Letterpress: The Art of the Hatch Show Print, then drop into the Community Room and create! $7 for the whole family; $5 member families To give an idea of materials needed, please RSVP to akichorowsky@amoa.org if you plan on attending. ...hide descriptionFamily Saturday March 13, 2010 Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Repeat on the second Saturday of the month until 12/01/2010 This event does not require an RSVP. Registered users can request event reminders. ...hide descriptionFamily Saturday April 10, 2010 Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Repeat on the second Saturday of the month until 12/01/2010 This event does not require an RSVP. Registered users can request event reminders. ...hide description
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 Austin Overtures Austin Convention & Visitor's Center 209 East 6th Street 512-659-9478 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | |  Austin's Park 16231 North IH-35 Pflugerville, TX 78660 512-670-9600 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events Attractions - open year round January 1, 2010 Attractions Fun All Day Rain or Shine! Enjoy Austin’s Park attractions outside on more than 22 acres and inside with more than 50,000 square feet of indoor entertainment Monday- Thursday 3:00 - 9:00PM Friday 3PM - 10PM Saturday 11:00 AM - 10:00PM Sunday 11:00AM - 8:00PM Play all day for one low price UNLIMITED FOOD AND RIDES One low admission price gives you all-day access to most attractions. Pay just $22.95 to play all day. 40" - 43" Pay only $7.95. Kids under 40” are free! Special military and student discounts available on select days. Laser Tag, Rock climbing wall, Video Arcade, Go Carts, Miniature golf, Bumper boats, Batting cages, Little shot, Tea Cups, Jr.Go-Carts, Paint Ball Range ...hide description
|  Blanton Museum of Art MLK at Congress Ave 512-471-7324 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events WorkSpace: Pablo Vargas Lugo November 14, 2009 Pablo Vargas Lugo's WorkSpace project, Eclipses for Austin, explores solar eclipses as important collective rituals. Total eclipses of the sun provoke astonishment, anxiety, hope, joy, and fear and compel those who witness them to question their place in the world. For Vargas Lugo's WorkSpace project, 350 people will gather in the stands of UT's Darrel K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium and will stage ten solar eclipses that will occur in Texas over the course of the next 340 years. In a carefully choreographed performance, participants will hold up black and white signs in a choreographed simulation of each eclipse. Visit us on Facebook: eclipsesforaustin. For more information, please contact eclipsesforaustin@gmail.com ...hide description Madonnas from the Cardenas Collection November 21, 2009 The Virgen de Guadalupe became a symbol of identity and empowerment for artists of the Chicano Art Movement. This exhibition puts a spin on traditional understandings of Marian iconography by examining images of the Virgen de Guadalupe in Chicano prints and posters spanning the late 1960s through the 1990s from the Gilberto Cardenas Collection of Latino Art, on long-term loan to the Blanton. ...hide description European Prints and Drawings - Goya November 28, 2009 Goya's Prints: The Dawn of Modern Art November 28, 2009 - March 7, 2010 Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Well-Known Folly from Los Proverbios, circa 1816-24 Etching and burnished aquatint Jack S. Blanton Curatorial Endowment Fund, 2007 Modern art is often said to begin not just with Goya's art, but with his prints in particular. The Blanton possesses some thirty impressions, representing each of the artist's major series in states and editions from the earliest to latest. They include several great rarities, like El Embozado, probably left unfinished at his death, and recent acquisitions, like a brilliant proof impression from his visionary series, Los Proverbios. This exhibition will unite these works for the first time, providing an opportunity both to appreciate his genius and to assess relative quality in his etchings. ...hide descriptionThe Sleep of Reason: Goya's Influence in Spanish America November 28, 2009 he Sleep of Reason: Goya's Influence in Spanish America November 28, 2009-March 7, 2010 Ernesto Deira Untitled, 1966 Ink on paper Gift of Barbara Duncan, 1974 The nineteenth-century Spanish artist Fracisco Goya, with his disquieting depictions of violence and corruption and his mastery of graphic techniques, inspired many twentieth-century artists of Spanish America. The stark style and unflinching approach to reality in Goya's prints provided a model for artists wishing to convey the darker aspects of modern life. Spanish American artists felt a sense of cultural affinity for Goya and drew from his example in depicting subjects such as warfare, madness, and alienation. This selection of drawings and prints from the Blanton's permanent collection features works by artists who were inspired by Goya, including José Luis Cuevas (Mexico), Ernesto Deira (Argentina), Armando Morales (Nicaragua), and Augusto Rendón (Colombia), among others. It complements the exhibition Goya: The Dawn of Modern Art, shown concurrently in the European print galleries. ...hide descriptionPablo Vargas Lugo's WorkSpace project December 14, 2009 Pablo Vargas Lugo's WorkSpace project, Eclipses for Austin, explores solar eclipses as important collective rituals. Total eclipses of the sun provoke astonishment, anxiety, hope, joy, and fear and compel those who witness them to question their place in the world. For the project, 200 people gathered in the stands of UT's Darrel K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium and staged 4 solar eclipses that will occur in Texas over the course of the next 340 years. In a carefully choreographed performance, participants hold up black and white signs in a simulation of each eclipse. Vargas Lugo produced 4 videos-one of each simulated eclipse-and a soundtrack, recorded with musician Eric Peterson, percussionist and M.A. candidate in the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at UT, which will be on view at the Blanton ...hide description
|  Blazer Tag Adverture Center 1701 W.Ben White Blvd Austin, TX 78704 512-462-0202 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | |  Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum & IMAX Theater 1800 N. Congress Ave. 512-936-8746 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events IMAX® Theatre -Now Showing - AVATAR January 1, 2010 AVATAR: An IMAX 3D Experience is now playing in the IMAX Theatre. Experience this groundbreaking epic as it was meant to be seen -- in 3D and on the biggest screen in Texas. Due to high demand, it is recommended that guests plan their visit and purchase tickets 24 - 48 hours in advance. Get tickets and showtimes... The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum features Austin's only IMAX Theatre. This 400-seat, state-of-the-art theatre uses innovative IMAX technology to create the ultimate film experience. Unlike many IMAX theatres, ours is equipped with an IMAX projector that has both 2-D and 3-D capabilities. The Theatre can also show special films on a movie-quality 35mm projector. The IMAX Theatre is a fully accessible facility. With its own separate entrance, the Theatre is able to operate independently of the Museum and remains open in the evenings, with extended hours on weekends. The IMAX Theatre Lobby is a distinctive, dramatic space with a carpet pattern that incorporates native Texas flora in the design. Both the Lobby and the Theatre can be rented for special events. There is no late seating in the IMAX Theatre. Please arrive at least 20 minutes before your scheduled show time. ...hide descriptionLAND - First Floor January 1, 2010 On the first floor, The Story of Texas begins before this land was called Texas. It is a story of Encounters on the Land, of first meetings between Native Americans and explorers from Europe. Find out about the many native peoples who lived on this diverse landscape. What did the Spanish find here? What were the French doing? What did the Native American leaders think of these newcomers? You will hear their words, see the objects that reflect their lives and have a sense of the environment where these encounters took place. Learn about the early missions, settlers and soldiers. Why did the Comanche, the Spanish, and the American and European immigrants come to Texas? The story continues through 1900 when the last unexplored region in Texas, the Big Bend area, was finally mapped. ...hide descriptionIDENTITY - Second Floor January 1, 2010 On the second floor, explore the story of how Texas became an independent nation in Building the Lone Star Identity. From his jail cell in Mexico City, hear Stephen F. Austin's own words that herald the coming of the Texas Revolution. Experience the battles of the Revolution through the eyes of Juan Seguin, a Tejano military and political leader. Understand the different visions of Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar, both Presidents of the Republic of Texas. Follow Texas as it became the 28th state, then seceded from the Union, joined the Confederacy and fought in the Civil War, and shaped a new future that included freedom for all Texans. Discover how Texas grew into the 20th Century and celebrated its unique identity during the 1936 Centennial -- 100 years after Texas independence. See a giant time line of Texas history unfold on a 60-foot video wall, with interactive stations where you can learn more details about many important events in Texas history. ...hide descriptionOPPORTUNITY - Third Floor January 1, 2010 On the third floor you can see how Texans have persevered on the land and how they approached everything from drilling oil to redefining world technology. Creating Opportunity explores the important role of ranching in Texas; how Texans have adapted to the diverse conditions of the land to prosper on it; and how oil changed Texas. Through recreated environments, interactive media produced by Pyramid Studios, and actual artifacts, you will learn how Texas-led explorations in the 20th Century frontiers of space, medicine and technology have impacted the entire world. Take a seat in the "Oil Tank Theater" as native Texan Walter Cronkite narrates a media presentation exploring the impact of oil on Texas, and of Texas oil on the world. See why Texas was the place where America's military learned to fly. Hear and see Texas legends in music and sports, and join in an interactive experience in the "Connecting Texas Theater" to learn how the histories of key Texas cities pysically and culturally link the state together. ...hide descriptionAmerican Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music February 13, 2010 The first interpretive museum exhibition to tell the story of the profound influence and impact of Latinos in American popular music, American Sabor focuses on five major centers of Latino popular music production in the post-World War II United States — New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio and San Francisco — which represent the diversity of Latino music. ...hide description
|  Capital Cruises 512-480-9264 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events Bat Watching Excursions March 1, 2009 Capital Cruises' internationally famous bat watching excursion departs nightly approximately 30 minutes before sunset. The Congress Avenue Bridge is the home of the largest urban bat colony in North America. Our cruises provide the best possible viewing for one of the most incredible wildlife spectacles in the world! Bat viewing is available on a public tour ($8.00 for adults, $6.00 for seniors & $5.00 for kids 4 to 12) or you can customize your own excursion with dinner, cocktails, entertainment and more (please see dinner cruise and party boat pricing for rates) Reservations are highly recommended for this very popular Austin experience! ...hide descriptionDinner Cruises and Lunch Cruises May 1, 2009 Whether you're looking for a romantic dinner cruise for two on a private "gondola-like" electric launch or a group dinner cruise for your office, family or friends, Capital Cruises has a great selection of boats and dinner options to suit your wishes and your budget. Catering is provided by the Hyatt and includes the Hyatt's famous fajitas, Barbecue, Grilled Chicken Pasta and Shrimp Pasta or we can customize an event for any group size and budget. Beverage service, snacks, entertainment, team building and more are also available. Rates will vary from $26.99 to $80.99 per person depending on options selected ...hide descriptionPublic Valentines Cruises February 14, 2010 Public Valentines Cruises Come join us for our Valentine's Day special! Options include a romantic candle light dinner on our flagship vessel, the Pride and Joy, with the Hyatt's famous fajitas, cheesecake, and complimentary wine while it lasts. Two departure times of 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm are available. Reservations are required. Private cruises for 2 or more are still available by reservation. Contact us for details. ...hide description
|  Georgetown, TX 101 W. 7th St. Georgetown, TX 800-436-8696 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events Inner Space Caverns January 1, 2010 Among the wonderful natural features found in the Texas Hill Country are incredible living caves and caverns. Inner Space is a living cave, which means that its formations are continuing to develop and take shape. For over 80,000 years the cavern has been constantly changing, allowing for such spectacular displays as the “Soda Straws” and the breathtakingly beautiful “Ivory Falls” formations. 1 mile south of downtown Georgetown (512) 931-CAVE http://myinnerspacecavern.com/ ...hide description Celebrate Valentine’s in Georgetown February 12, 2010 Celebrate Valentine’s in Georgetown! Enjoy an evening of shopping on the Georgetown Square while sampling Texas wines and dining on the local restaurants’ best fare. You can find unique gifts at the event’s silent auction held in the Courthouse. This year’s event will be held on February 12, 2010. ...hide description
|  Inner Space Cavern I-35 Exit 259 512-931-CAVE (2283) Visit Website Print a Coupon! | |  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 512-232-0100 Visit Website | |  Longhorn Cavern StatePark 1-877-441-CAVE Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events Winter weekend Hours August 2, 2009 Tours leave each hour beginning at 10:00 AM and ending at 4:00 PM. The tour lasts approximately 1 and 1/2 hours. The trip is 1 and 1/2 miles underground. Reservations are not necessary. Groups of 20 or more can call for discount rates. For more information go to our website at www.longhorncaverns.com ...hide description Winter Hours Begin Sept. 2 -weekday hours September 2, 2009 Details: Tours leave at 11:00, 1:00, and 3:00. The tour lasts approximately 1 and 1/2 hours. The trip is 1 and 1/2 miles underground. Reservations are not necessary. Groups of 20 or more can call for discount rates. For more information go to our website at www.longhorncaverns.com ...hide descriptionValentine Dinner February 12 - 14 February 12, 2010 Join us for an intimate Valentine's Day dinner. You meal will be served in 3 courses including complimentary beverages. We will only have 20 people per seating time. Seating times will be 6:30, 7:30, and 8:30. Reservations are required. Please call 1-512-756-4680. ...hide description
|  Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum 2313 Red River Street 512-721-0200 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events "School House to White House: The Education of the Presidents" October 10, 2009 - Our modern Presidents received educations and participated in school activities in ways as diverse as their backgrounds and political philosophies. Through the records of the presidential libraries - archival material, museum objects, photographs, and audio-visual recordings - "School House to White House" gives visitors a new perspective on the presidency. The exhibit, prepared by the National Archives and Records Administration, charts the educational experiences of our Presidents from Herbert Hoover to Bill Clinton. Whether in private school or public, whether growing up in a small town or a large city, each of our modern Presidents experienced a unique education that prepared him for leadership in the highest elected office in the land. Lyndon Johnson ...hide description
|  Museum of the Weird 412 E. 6th St. 476-5493 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | |  Pioneer Farms 1400 Pioneer Farms Dr. 512-837-1215 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events Daily Life on the Rural Priaire - Fridays in February February 5, 2010 See demonstrations of daily life on the rural prairies of Central Texas during the 1800's. 1pm-5pm Tickets $6 child/$8 adult Learn More Friday, February 12 - ...hide description Heritage Artisans - Sundays in February February 7, 2010 Open to the public and tours for schools and other groups. Reservations required for groups. 10am-2pm; Tickets $6 child/$8 adult; Group Rates (20+ people) $5 each ...hide description Daily Life on the Rural Priaire - Fridays in March March 5, 2010 See demonstrations of daily life on the rural prairies of Central Texas during the 1800's. 1pm-5pm; Tickets $6 child/$8 adult; Group Rates (20+ people) $5 each ...hide description Heritage Artisans - Sundays in March March 7, 2010 Open to the public and tours for schools and other groups. Reservations required for groups. 10am-2pm; Tickets $6 child/$8 adult; Group Rates (20+ people) $5 each ...hide description
|  Ransom Center Galleries 21st @ Guadalupe 512-471-8944 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events Harry Huntt Ransom: Life and Career August 31, 2008 Harry Huntt Ransom: Life and Career Hallway *Third Floor* Harry Ransom Center Monday-Friday, 8-5 ...hide descriptionThe Gutenberg Bible October 31, 2008 The Gutenberg Bible is the first substantial book printed from movable type on a printing press. It was printed in Johann Gutenberg's shop in Mainz, Germany between 1450 and 1455. The Ransom Center holds one of five complete copies in the United States. ...hide descriptionMaking Movies February 9, 2010 February 9 - August 1, 2010 This exhibition will feature materials from the Ransom Center's extensive film holdings. Highlights include glamour photographs of iconic Hollywood stars; storyboards and costumes from Gone with the Wind, including Scarlett's curtain dress; Gloria Swanson's annotated script for Sunset Boulevard; and the costumes of actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro. This one-of-a-kind exhibition will offer visitors a history of cinematography seen through the Ransom Center's film collection, which includes the archive of David O. Selznick; more than 10,000 scripts for film, television, and radio; 15,000 posters and lobby cards; and over a million photographs including film stills, portrait and publicity photographs, set and location reference stills, and makeup and wardrobe stills. ...hide descriptionViva! Mexico's Independence February 9, 2010 ¡Viva! Mexico's Independence February 9 - August 1, 2010 The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, will present the exhibition "¡Viva! Mexico's Independence," showcasing items from the center's holdings that relate to the history of Spain's original conquest of Mexico, Mexico's independence from Spain and subsequent revolutionary activities within Mexico. ...hide description
|  San Marcos Lions Club Tube Rental In City Park 512-396-LION (5466) Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events Tube Rental starts first weekend in May! May 2, 2010 Open every day starting May 25 May 25, 2010 For more information, please call 512-396-5466 (396-LION) from 10a - 7p daily. Call or Email us today for more information ...hide description
|  Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort 305 W Austin St New Braunfels, TX 830-625-2351 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events August 16 - Begin Fall Schedule August 16, 2009
|  Texas Memorial Museum 2400 Trinity (on the UT campus) 512-471-1604 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events Winged Wonders October 1, 2009 Winged Wonders Insects are the first organisms on Earth that took to the air – about 310 million years ago! They remain one of only three extant groups of flying animals (along with bats and birds). The characteristics of insect flight are remarkable and still far superior to any attempts made by humans to replicate their capabilities. During the Permian Period (290 million years ago to 248 million years ago), the ancestors to dragonflies were the only aerial predators. Some had wing spans of nearly 30 inches, but otherwise looked very similar to their modern day counterparts. Insects also display a wide variety of colors and have evolved several ways of generating the colors we see. Some use pigments, while many others use microscopic structural differences in the exoskeleton to produce a spectrum of colors. Come see the diversity of wings and colors in insects and learn how flight has played a key role in the success of the most dominant group of animals on the planet. ...hide descriptionBest Museum in Austin for Children January 1, 2010 We won Best Museum in Austin for Children in Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks Awards! Thank you for your support! Texas Memorial Museum is the exhibit hall of the Texas Natural Science Center. It is located at 2400 Trinity Street, on The University of Texas at Austin campus, in Austin, Texas. Museum hours: Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm; Saturday, 10 am–5 pm; Sunday, 1–5 pm. Admission is FREE! The Museum is closed on major holidays. ...hide descriptionDarwin Day at the Texas Memorial Museum February 13, 2010 Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 10 am–2 pm Location: Texas Memorial Museum Join TNSC on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 10 am until 2 pm for Darwin Day—a free, family-friendly event celebrating the 201st anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 151st anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species. ...hide descriptionExplore UT March 6, 2010 E xplore UT Join us on March 6, 2010 for Explore UT, a campus-wide event described as the "Biggest Open House in Texas!" Visitors of all ages have the opportunity to experience a variety of programs that are engaging and inspiring. ...hide descriptionFamily Fossil Fun Day September 19, 2010 Family Fossil Fun Day Explore the amazing world of fossils with us on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 1–5 pm. Fossil identifications, hands-on presentations by paleontologists, storytime, fossil dig pit, and paleo-themed crafts and activities. Free admission and free activities. This event is held annually. ...hide description
|  Texas Military Forces Museum 2200 W. 35th St. 512-782-5659 Visit Website | |  The Oasis at Lake Travis 6550 Comanche Trail 615-266-2442 Visit Website | Selected Exhibitions / Events Free Dance Lessons every Wednesday and Sunday night March 3, 2010 From March until the end of November The OASIS on Lake Travis has live music Wednesdays through Sundays, including free dance lessons on Wednesday & Sunday. Located on the third floor of The OASIS, Starlight Terrace has retractable roofs to allow the outdoor atmosphere to come inside. Rain or Shine, Starlight Terrace is always open for music and/or private events. A family friendly atmosphere, bring the whole family and dance the night away while enjoying the spectacular view of Lake Travis. Check out the music calendar to see when your favorite band is playing in the spring. From December until March, enjoy the fireside atmosphere ...hide description
|  Vanishing Texas River Cruise 1-800-4RIVER4 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | |  Volente Beach Waterpark 16107 FM 2769 Leander, TX 512-258-5109 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | Selected Exhibitions / Events Closed for winter, but always open for special events January 1, 2010
|  Wonder World Cave & Attractions IH-35 Exit 202 San Marcos, TX 512-392-3760 Visit Website Print a Coupon! | | |