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Authors take center stage

Welcome to round two of our 2015 ArtWorks Festival authors. This week: sci-fi, fantasy and mystery. Readers and aspiring writers will have plenty to keep ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, July 12, 2015 7:07 am

Columnists

Stretching the musical palette; Paramount ready to help Austin jam to variety of world music

Even with the deluge of musical genres in recent past, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. We all have our jams, and there’s ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Thursday, July 9, 2015 9:11 am

Columnists

Heimsness: LeRoy artist ready to bring breadth of experience to festival

We all arrive at art in our own way. For some it’s a happy accident, and for others it might begin in the bleakest of ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, July 5, 2015 9:16 am

artworks festival

Take a look into the past with nonfiction authors at ArtWorks

Something about a really good book makes us all want to ask, “Did that really happen?” Welcome to your 2015 ArtWorks Festival preview. This week: ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, June 21, 2015 6:58 am

Austin ArtWorks Festival

A walk around the festival

It’s mid-June, yet we here at the AACA already have our eye on the end of August. With the ArtWorks Festival fast approaching, I’d like ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, June 14, 2015 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Trace Bundy returns to Austin

Everyone’s favorite ninja will soon return to the Paramount. Bundy is a fingerstyle guitarist whose ability to turn popular and classic tunes into veritable symphonies ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, June 7, 2015 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Get a jazzy kick-off to summer

My folks used to keep date night religiously at a place called the Leisure Bar. My mom tells me it was on the Plaza, whatever ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Get a start on your budding art career

One of our mantras around the ArtWorks Center is that even [insert great artist here] had to start somewhere. And I’m telling you, you can ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, May 17, 2015 9:32 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Go out and find something to do

There is an unfortunate refrain that I’ve grown up hearing: “There’s nothing to do around here.” And yes, I’ve been guilty of repeating it myself ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, May 10, 2015 7:01 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Plenty of opportunities to take in May arts

Whether you like listening to it, seeing it, or doing it yourself, there’s plenty of art to be had at the Paramount Theatre and ArtWorks ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, May 3, 2015 7:01 am

Angie Larsen

Comedians spark the Paramount

Kurt Vonnegut once said, “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, April 12, 2015 10:01 am

Austin Symphony Orchestra

Fei-Fei Dong a celebrated artist to feature with ASO

Austin Symphony Orchestra presents their second “Beethoven Bash” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, at the Paramount Theatre. Last year saw an impressive performance ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, April 5, 2015 7:01 am

Guest Columns

Songwriting and a folk jam; Twin Cities ‘messy folk orchestra’ coming to the bank

Music at the Bank has become one of my favorite parts about working with the Austin Area Commission for Arts. Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Monday, March 23, 2015 10:15 am

Austin ArtWorks Center

Pianos will be facing off with Dueling Pianos

This is the time of year where everyone tells everyone else to “hang in there.” The gray days stretch on a little longer than most ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, March 8, 2015 3:47 pm

Austin Symphony Orchetra

Live up the wild west

There’s something about a good western. Maybe it’s the tumbleweeds, or the hats. Maybe it’s John Wayne or Clint Eastwood. Whatever draws us to these ... Read more

by Grace Heimsness, Sunday, February 15, 2015 7:01 am

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