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May 2003
SUNDAY MONDAY 4 5 The burial plot Alice Sebold, thickens today the author of when Fort Worth's The Lovely Bones, Kimbell Art gives a talk today Museum opens at the Charles "A Quest for W. Eisemann Immortality: Center as part Treasures of of Dallas' Arts and Ancient Egypt." Letters Live literary series. 12 The Round Rock Express play a home game against the El Paso Diablos at the Dell Diamond. 18 Roger Banks (above) and the Pards kick off the summer series of the Fort Concho Campfire Concerts, in San Angelo. 25 26 Bring an appetite, a spoon, and a case of Tums for the Return of the Chili Queens, a food fair at the Market Square in San Antonio. TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 13 Two-time Pulitzer prizewinner and famed LBJ bio- grapher Robert Caro tries to win the hearts and minds of hard-core Johnson loyalists tonight at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin. 20 21 Cathy Rigby (left) The outspoken can do it in the air. Natalie Maines She can do it any- and the other Dixie where. Tonight she Chicks play the stars, on a lark, in Frank Erwin Center Seussical the in Austin. Musical at Dallas' Music Hall in Fair Park. 27 28 The KLRU Distin- guished Speaker Series presents Ann Richards and Henry Cisneros at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum in Austin tonight. THURSDAY FRIDAY 1 Spot the future Peles at the Sun Bowl International Soccer Tournament, which starts today in El Paso, as boys' and girls' teams from the Southwest and Mexico get on the ball. 9 Check out a Tribute to Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators tonight and tomorrow night at Galveston's Old Quarter-Acoustic Cafe. You're not gonna miss it, baby. 17 22 23 Look, Mom, no "First Families: mines! Dolphin Photographs by Bay a 400,000- Harry Benson From gallon lagoon and Eisenhower to home to Sundance George W. Bush" and Kimo, opens at closes at the the Texas State Meadows Museum Aquarium in in Dallas. Corpus Christi. 30 Hog Heaven: A parade and party on Sixth Street kick- start the Republic of Texas Biker Rally in Austin. Tomorrow Jerry Lee Lewis performs. SATURDAY 3 A seven-acre pasture is the venue for the first Sculptor's Dominion invitational, an outdoor sculpture show in San Antonio that begins today. David Everett's Cypher, 1998 10 Miss Lavelle White (below) and others jam during the Red Rock N Blues Fest at the Fayette County fair- grounds in La Grange. 17 Today traditional Hong Kong--style boats make their way down a 250- meter course dur- ing the Houston Dragon Boat Festi- val, which is part of Bayou Beckons, Houston's annual waterfront affair. 24 The Panhandle- Plains Historical Museum in Canyon opens "Let the Good Times Roll," an exhibit featuring wheel-y interesting Americana, including rare cars and classic Harley-Davidson motorcycles. 31 See Thomas Edison's patent application for the lightbulb in "American Originals: Treasures From the National Archives," which opens today at San Antonio's Witte Museum. Austin MUSIC/DANCE Austin Symphony (512-476-6064 or 888-462-3787). At the UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr: May 23 & 24 at 8: Director Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 film, Alexander Nevsky, with Prokofiev's score. With the Conspirare Choir. Rose Taylor, mezzo-soprano. Craig Hella Johnson, choir director. Peter Bay, conductor. $19-$35. At the Palmer Events Center, S. 1st & Riverside: May 30 & 31 at 8: Maureen McGovern with the symphony Pops. Peter Bay, conductor. $20-$35. (W+) One World Theatre 7701 Bee Caves Rd (512-329-6753). May 2 at 7 & 9:30: Lila Downs; $29-$50. May 16 at 7 & 9:30: Michael Franks; $34-$75, May 31 & June 1 (Sat at 8, Sun at 4:30): Davis Robertson & Maia Wilkins of the Joffrey Ballet; $40-$70. (W+) Stubb's Bar-B-Q 801 Red River (512-480-8341). May 4: Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Clarence Fountain; $30,50-$38,50. May 6: Meshuggah; $18.50. May 7-9: Willie Nelson; $36.50. May 17: Monique Powel of Save Ferris; $13.50. May 24: Pete Yorn; $28.50. Call for times, (W+) May 8: George Jones 4214 Riverbend Centre, N. Capital of Texas Hwy (512-469-7469). Cowboy Bill Martin opens for the sometimes elusive country music legend. Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30. $38. (W+) May 9-11: Ballet Austin UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-469-7469). A Midsummer Night's Dream (choreography by Stephen Mills, music by Mendelssohn), Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 2. $18-$62. (W+) May 10: Jennifer Holliday Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469), The Grammy award-winning vocalist gives a benefit performance for Austin's Zachary Scott Theatre, At 8. $35.50-$125.75. (W+) May 21: Dixie Chicks Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River (512-477-6060 or 512-471-7744). Joan Osborne opens for country music's popular female trio. At 7:30, $35-$65. (W+) THEATER Miss Saigon UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-477-6060 or 800-687-6010). Claude-Michel Shoenberg, Richard Maltby, Jr, and Alain Boublil's reworking of Puccini's Madame Butterfly; national touring production. May 27-June 1. Call for schedule & prices. (W+) Zachary Scott Theatre 1510 Toomey Rd (512-476-0541). Side Man--Warren Leight's dark comedy about musicians whose lives are affected by a fading jazz culture. May 15--June 22: Thur-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30, $28-$33. (W+) MUSEUMS/GALLERIES Austin Museum of Art-Downtown 823 Congress Ave (512-495-9224). Thru May 4: Alex Katz: Small Paintings--the national premiere of approximately 75 of the artist's more intimate works; also, Robert Frank Photographs: Selections From the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston--some 60 prints spanning the American photographer's career from his journeys to South America in the late forties to his portraits of mid-fifties America. May 17-Aug 10: Embracing the Present: The UBS Art Collection--paintings, sculpture, and photographs from some of the most prominent American and European artists of the past four decades, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Chuck Close, Andreas Gursky, Gerhard Richter, Edward Ruscha, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Kiki Smith, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol; the UBS Art Collection, formerly named the PaineWebber Art Collection, is considered one of the foremost collections of contemporary art in the U.S. Open Tue, Wed, Fri & Sat 10-6; Thur 10-8; Sun noon-5. Gen adm $5 ($1 on Tue), senior citizens & students $4 ($1 on Thur), children 12 & under free. (W+) Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 N. Congress Ave (512-936-8746). This museum, which is named for the former Texas lieutenant governor, houses three floors of exhibits that trace the history of Texas. Thru May 4: How the West Was Worn--more than 150 items of clothing (including things that belonged to Gene Autry, Tom Mix, Roy Rogers, and John Travolta) along with photography, period advertising, and design sketches, Opening May 3: Texas: The Big Picture--created for the museum, this new IMAX film, which will open worldwide in September, captures the myth, majesty, and magnitude of the state (shows daily; call for times & prices). Open Mon-Sat 9-6, Sun noon-6. Gen adm $5, senior citizens $4.25, children 18 & under free. (W+) Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center UT campus, 21st & Guadalupe (512-471-8944). Items in the center's collection range from a Gutenberg Bible to the world's first photograph (taken in 1826). The center also houses some 30 million literary manuscripts including those by James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Tennessee Williams. After a $14 million renovation, the HRC opens its doors May 13 to its new exhibition galleries and space, allowing for more room to display its renowned holdings from its research, photography, and art collections. Highlights of the inaugural exhibit, In A New Light (thru Sept 14), include original art by Frida Kahlo, photographs by Walker Evans, manuscripts of Sinclair Lewis, and samples of theatrical designs by Norman Bel Geddes. Open Mon-Fri 9-5, Sat 1-5 (hours subject to change, call ahead). Free. (W+) SPORTS Kinko's Classic of Austin Hills Country Club, 26 Club Estates Pkwy (512-732-2666). Tim Kite and Ben Crenshaw will be informal hosts while players including Hale Irwin, Tom Watson, and Ray Floyd compete for a $1,6 million purse. May 5-11. Call for schedule, $10-$1,000. (W+) Round Rock Express Dell Diamond, 3400 E. Palm Valley on U.S. Hwy 79, Round Rock (512-255-2255). Minor league baseball with the Astros' AA affiliate. May 9-12: El Paso Diablos. May 13-16: San Antonio Missions. May 26-29: Midland RockHounds, May 30 & 31: Frisco RoughRiders. At 7:05 (except May 14 at 12:05). $4-$9. (W+) OTHER EVENTS Alegria In a big top at the former Robert Mueller Airport, Manor & Pershing (800-678-5440). The North American tour of Cirque du Soleil's internationally acclaimed production. Apr 24-May 11: Tue-Thur...
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