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Texas Comedies presents Boomtown

Texas Comedies presents Boomtown

Papa Roach in concert

Papa Roach in concert

TexARTS presents Wait Until Dark

TexARTS presents Wait Until Dark

Crooks in concert

Crooks in concert

Circuit of The Americas' Fan Fest 2015

Circuit of The Americas' Fan Fest 2015

  • Jodie Foster gave an impassioned speech that included references to hersexuality, privacy and family concerns.
    Courtesy NBCUniversal
  • Tina Fey and Amy Poehler got a lot of laughs.
    Courtesy NBCUniversal
  • Former President Bill Clinton surprised the star-studded Golden Globe audiencewhen he appeared to introduce the movie Lincoln.
    Courtesy NBCUniversal

  • Sky Candy
  • Pine Street Station
    Courtesy photo
  • Crooks
  • Black Widow Burlesque
  • Sky Candy
    Photo courtesy of Sky Candy
  • Pine Street Station
    Courtesy photo
  • Tiny Tails to You Petting Zoo
    Photo by Jessica Pages

CultureMap Austin's Official Debut

Crooks, Black Widows, and Tequila—Not your ordinary launch party

  • Hyatt Regency Lost Pines resort in Bastrop is a popular spot for destinationweddings.
  • There are ideal spots for receptions that can be rustic or more romanticdepending on your choice of décor.
  • Wolfdancer Golf Course is a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Programcourse as of January 2012.
  • The resort offers bucolic views.
  • Horseback riding is an option, too.

  • Valley Girl at Alamo Ritz.
  • Tittie Bingo at The Highball.
  • The Long Center Presents: Free Range Thinking.
  • Esme Barerra Benefit at The Annex at 1808.
    Courtesy photo
  • StoryCorps Mobile Booth at Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
    Photo by Rob Lowell

  • By Tom Mueller, Extra Virginity is the most eye-opening book.
  • I'll now never look at extra virgin olive oil the same way.
    Photo by Marene Gustin
  • Next time I buy olive oil, it will come from Tony's or Giacomo's cibo e vino,Sur la Table or Olive & Vine in CityCentre (pictured).
    Photo by Jack Thompson

  • Stereowagon, a music discovery website created by Austinite Nick Park, isbridging the gap between musicians and their would-be fans.
  • In addition to selling or giving away downloads of their music, bands can shareinformation about themselves and what they’re up to.

  • 2010 Pizza Eating Contest winner Billy "Porkchop" Chedsey.
    Courtesy of Home Slice Pizza
  • Lauren Shugart, the winner of free pizza for a year, keeping her hand on aneggplant sub the longest (63 hours).
  • Carnival-O-Pizza 2011 Poster
  • Musicians and performers delight the crowd at Carnival-O-Pizza 2010.
    Photo by Jessica Pages

  • Big Lebowski Quote-along at the Alamo South Lamar October 3
  • Fleshlight presents: Air Sex Challenge at the Highball October 4
  • HAAM Benefit Day Presented by Whole Foods at various locations October 4
  • BookPeople Presents: Josh Ritter October 5
  • Culturemap Launch Party October 6

getting through the 9 to 5

Weekday warrior: Filling your festival-free week

  • A picturesque view of the Matterhorn from Breuil-Cervinia
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Amphitheater in Aosta
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Matterhorn
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Mont Blanc seen outside Aosta
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • The Alps
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Aosta
    Photo by Peter Barnes
  • Matterhorn
    Photo by Peter Barnes

  • Cajas National Park has numerous well-marked trails, but it is still importantto check the map, current conditions, and keep an eye on the weather.
    Photo by Claudia Cavazos
  • Llamas are kept as domesticated animals in many parts of the Andes. Here, onenibbles grass high in Cajas National Park, Ecuador.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • The author's fiancé, Claudia Cavazos, poses in the mountains in Cajas NationalPark, Ecuador.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz
  • Many flowers thrive in the high altitude grasslands of Cajas National park,Ecuador.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • The Inca ruins of Ingapirca are an easy day trip from Cuenca and offer greatviews of the surrounding country side from the main structure, the Temple of theSun.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Laguna Toreadora is the largest of over 250 lakes in the park.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Numerous emerald-colored box lakes found in glacial cirques lie sprinkledthroughout the mountains in Cajas National park, Ecuador.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Puyas are large terrestrial bromeliads that send their large flowering stalkshigh into the harsh Andean climate.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Polylepis trees grow at higher elevations than any other tree species in theworld. The dense weather-beaten stands harbor many animals and plants unique tothe region.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Rugged wilderness stretches for miles and miles in Cajas National Park, Ecuador.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos
  • Cajas National Park in southern Ecuador is a large protected area that offersamazing trekking in the Andes.
    Photo by Stephan Lorenz & Claudia Cavazos

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