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Michael Graupmann

Assistant Editor, Arts, Entertainment, Events

Michael Graupmann is the Assistant Editor (Arts and Entertainment) of CultureMap Austin. He lives in Austin, TX.

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International Affairs

Bush and Cheney convicted of war crimes by foreign tribunal... More to come?

By Michael Graupmann

05.15.12 | 3:35 pm

What's going on with America and the rest of the world? In a story that is suspiciously floating just below the general U.S. media radar, former President George ...


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american Short(er) Fiction

The brief and beautiful: ASF extends their short(er) fiction contest deadline

By Michael Graupmann

05.14.12 | 12:36 pm

There's an art to keeping your word choice concise. To celebrate the art of brevity, Austin's own short story house, American Short Fiction, is accepting entries from succinct ...


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World Record

Local musician has axe to grind, aiming to break Guinness Record for longest guitar solo

By Michael Graupmann

05.14.12 | 11:00 am

What's the longest guitar solo you can think of? Zeppelin? Hendrix? Iron Butterfly? Maybe Jimmy Satriani or Slash? While their sweet axes wail so pretty, none of the guitar ...


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weekend roundup

Whatta Mom: Ideas for making this Mother's Day weekend extra special

By Michael Graupmann

05.11.12 | 2:45 pm

Howdy, friends! The weekend is upon us again, and it's gotten an exciting start with the crazy weather we've been having the last few days. But with these ...


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Theatre for Young Audiences

Theatre Action Project a finalist for National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award; also offering summer camps

By Michael Graupmann

05.10.12 | 3:15 pm

In case you don't already know that Austin's own Theatre Action Project (TAP) is one of the top arts-based curriculum programs in the country, there's even more ...


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Executive Opinion

Obama comes out in support of same-sex marriage; you voice your thoughts

By Michael Graupmann

05.09.12 | 5:25 pm

One day after North Carolina's vote to include an expressed ban on gay marriage and civil unions in their state constitution, President Barack Obama tells ABC News' Robin Roberts ...


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Mad Max beyond Austin

Summer of '82 blowing up with Drafthouse's Road Warrior Rolling Roadshow

By Michael Graupmann

05.09.12 | 2:15 pm

Remember when Mel Gibson was an up-and-coming Hollywood action star who channeled his crazy for awesome moviemaking instead of scary racist, wife-threatening phone rants? It was the magical summer of ...


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Keep Queerbomb free for all by donating now

By Michael Graupmann

05.08.12 | 6:04 pm

Although popular media hasn't exactly caught on yet, there is more than one face to America's queer population. In Austin, we're a little more hip to in-group ...


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Ladies Are Funny Festival

30 Rock's Sue Galloway graces LAFF with her one-woman show, advice on writing

By Michael Graupmann

05.07.12 | 6:00 pm

Sue Galloway is most widely identified as "Sue LaRoche-Van der Hout," the French-Dutch former psychic detective from the comedy writers' room on NBC's 30 Rock. While she is neither ...


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Influenced by the Greats

Artist America Martin returns to Austin for a solo exhibition at Wally Workman Gallery

By Michael Graupmann

05.05.12 | 3:00 pm

French artist Paul Cezanne once remarked, "One does not replace the past; one only provides a further link to it." A revolutionary figure in the art world during the early ...


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International Art

No translation necessary: Three Spanish Masters on display at Russell Collection Fine Arts

By Michael Graupmann

05.04.12 | 5:30 pm

Landscape painter Ramon Vilanova does not speak English, but his breathtaking depiction of a Spanish field of sunflowers before an afternoon storm communicates precisely what he is attempting to convey ...


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weekend roundup

Margaritas, mint juleps and lemonade: Drink up the highlights of Cinco de Mayo and Derby weekend

By Michael Graupmann

05.03.12 | 4:10 pm

If you thought last weekend was busy with the seven festivals happening simultaneously in our fair city, you can think of it as good practice for this weekend. Oddly, the ...


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Funny Business

Semi-finalist lineups announced for Cap City's 2012 Funniest Person in Austin contest

By Michael Graupmann

05.02.12 | 4:48 pm

After twelve mixed-bag nights of standup preliminary rounds out of the way, 36 comedians have survived the cruelest cut and advanced to the semifinal rounds of Cap City Comedy Club ...


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Fusebox Festival

Do the robot: The Dionysium lends their trademark debate and hilarity to Fusebox

By Michael Graupmann

05.02.12 | 10:16 am

On the first Wednesday of the month, the Austin-based debate and lecture series, The Dionysium, meets at the Alamo South Lamar for their monthly revel in honor of the god ...


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Theatre for Young Audiences

War, puppets and paradise: The Man Who Planted Trees is an all-ages tale that makes a difference

By Michael Graupmann

05.01.12 | 2:10 pm

Right on the hysterical heels of their wild inaugural Moontower Comedy Festival, the Paramount immediately welcomed a quiet monolith into the Stateside Theatre on Congress Avenue on Sunday night. The ...


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weekend roundup

Festivals for the rest of y'alls: Our picks for what's happening at all 700 festivals this weekend

By Michael Graupmann

04.28.12 | 3:56 pm

More and more, I hear Austinites expressing aloud their frustrations with how many festivals our city holds on any given weekend. It's usually while they're having trouble finding ...


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Music News

Don't go chasing holographic "Waterfalls": TLC the latest band to consider the creepy Tupac treatment

By Michael Graupmann

04.27.12 | 2:01 pm

What horror hath Coachella wrought upon the music industry? With the viral success of Tupac's eerie life-after-death performance this month, fans and record executives are of course taking notice ...


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Hot Dogs

Speedy wieners: Buda hosts stumpy hopefuls in this weekend's Wiener Dog Races

By Michael Graupmann

04.26.12 | 2:26 pm

Every April in Buda, Texas — the "Wiener Dog Capital of Texas" — hundreds of Texans bring their beloved dachshunds to compete in a glorious contest of short-legged speed and highly customized ...


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Money Matters

Talking sexy with Sallie Mae: Obama takes a 'smooth jam' stand on federal student loans

By Michael Graupmann

04.25.12 | 2:45 pm

I've been paying off my student loans for the past ten years. According to my most recent statement from my lender, I'll continue paying them for the next ...


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Main Street USA

Downtown Austin Alliance invites you to reimagine Congress Ave. at this weekend's PlazaLife

By Michael Graupmann

04.24.12 | 9:30 pm

Have you ever wondered why Austin's downtown isn't the central hub of activity in the city? Why there aren't more people living and playing downtown, and its ...


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