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Austin Blues Society's free open jam

Austin Blues Society's free open jam

  • Celluloid Handbag Presents: Liza with a Z at the Drafthouse Ritz
  • ACL Reel Rarities: Leonard Cohen at The Ritz
  • Austin Playhouse Presents: Boeing, Boeing

weekday warrior

Weekday Warrior: Blues, Boeing and Bob Fosse

  • REVEL chamber band
    Phtoo by Nathan Russell
  • Photo by Keith Hajovsky
  • Photo by Keith Hajovsky

House concerts

Revel in Revel, a chamber band for the rest of us

  • The "Cathedral of Junk" created by Vince Hannemann. Literally built from otherpeople's junk - with help from some wire framing and concrete.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • A concerned-looking teddy bear awaits his fate as the guillotine blade whooshesdown on his neck at the "Jim Hates Work House."
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Jim Mansour holds the head of a guillotine victim at his artyard installation"Jim Hates Work."
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Bird cages hang from a Live Oak tree in Sharon Smith's artyard.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Sharon Smith's "Tree of Life" sculpture is just one of many found-object piecesin her artyard on Choquette Drive in the Brentwood neighborhood of Austin.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Mannequins, doll heads, cactus and yucca are the predominant elements of ScottStevens' "Smutt Putt Heaven" artyard.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Scott Stevens' "Smutt Putt Heaven" is a tribute to Alice Cooper, his favoritemusician.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Room Service Vintage Owner Lucretia lines her front and back yard with colorfulbowling balls at the "Alleycat" artyard.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • At the "Museum of Ephemerata" in South Austin, a salvaged archway from theCathedral of Junk's partial deconstruction due to city ordinance last year.Museum of Ephemerata by Jen and Scott Webel. Cathedral of Junk by VinceHannemann.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • At the Stellhaus artyard, a 16-foot monkey welcomes passersby. Created by TimStell.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Arlinda Abbott's "Texotica Gardens" artyard is full of colorful found objects.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel
  • Sparky Park - an old electric substation - was transformed into a public artyardby Berthold Haas.
    Photo by Beth Cortez-Neavel

austin art city

Austin Artyards show a 'No-Limits' approach to landscaping

  • Horseback riding through bluebonnet fields at Colbert Ranch.
    Photo by Keith Hajovsky
  • Kayaking on Lake Buchanan.
    Photo by Keith Hajovsky
  • Canyon of the Eagles Resort & Nature Park
    Photo by Keith Hajovsky
  • The sunsets over Lake Buchanan, as seen from Canyon of the Eagles, aremagnificent.
    Photo by Keith Hajovsky
  • Incredible stargazing at the Eagle Eye Observatory.
    Photo by Keith Hajovsky

central texas tradition

Spring brings wildflower season: Escape to the Hill Country for a truly Texangetaway

  • Star gazing at Zilker Park with a to-go cup of hot chocolate from Austin Java.
    Courtesy photo
  • Have fun looking through old records and dressing up in 80's clothes at theThrift store.
  • The Encyclopedia Show: This months topic Exercise.

cheap thrills

Date on a dime: A few budget-friendly ideas to hold you over until the nextHallmark holiday

  • Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Karma the Flying Pit Bull catches air during an exhibit with trainer LeRoyGolden at the third annual Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday atRepublic Square Park, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • The third annual Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday at Republic SquarePark, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, sought to celebrate pit bullsand their responsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • The third annual Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday at Republic SquarePark, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, sought to celebrate pit bullsand their responsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Love-A-Bull TITLE welcomes Donna Reynolds and Tim Racer, who rehabilitated the"Vick dogs," pit bulls rescued from a dog-fighting scandal involving footballplayer Michael Vick.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Cuddled like a baby at the third annual Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest 2011 onSunday at Republic Square Park, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, whichsought to celebrate pit bulls and their responsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Justice, a rescued pit bull, lolls in trainer LeRoy Golden's arms after anelectrifying Frisbee performance at the third annual Texas-sized Pittie PrideFest 2011 on Sunday at Republic Square Park, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. inAustin, which sought to celebrate pit bulls and their responsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • A baby-faced contestant in the costume contest at the third annual Texas-sizedPittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday at Republic Square Park, sponsored byLove-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, which sought to celebrate pit bulls and theirresponsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • A photo booth was one of several attractions at the third annual Texas-sizedPittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday at Republic Square Park, sponsored byLove-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, which sought to celebrate pit bulls and theirresponsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • Mudpuppies doggie day care and grooming does its part to Keep Austin Weirdat the third annual Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest 2011 on Sunday at RepublicSquare Park, sponsored by Love-A-Bull, Inc. in Austin, which sought to celebratepit bulls and their responsible owners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III
  • An adorable spin on a festival classic at the third annual Texas-sized PittiePride Fest 2011 on Sunday at Republic Square Park, sponsored by Love-A-Bull,Inc. in Austin, which sought to celebrate pit bulls and their responsibleowners.
    Photo by Charlie L Harper III

Texas-sized Pittie Pride Fest

With a face like that, what's not to love? Pit bull festival celebrates amisunderstood breed

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