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NOVEMBER 2003
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 3 4 DSC Pierre, the The Fort Worth author of Vernon Brahmas face God Little, off against chats with Texas the Memphis Monthly Book River-Kings at Group host Mike the Fort Worth Shea at Austin's Convention Center. BookPeople. 9 10 11 The wurst Harry Connick Jr. The Lyndon Baines news you've makes the Johnson Library heard all year. audience swoon and Museum In New Braunfels's at Austin's Bass Austin unveils Wurstfest Concert Hall. "White House ends today. in Miniature," a replica that spans sixty feet. 16 17 The Full Monty Members of the brings its blue Blue Man Group humor to its closing expose themselves show at the Hobby at NextStage in Center for the Grand Prairie. Performing Arts in Houston. 23 The Modern Art Museum of For, Worth opens "Julie Bozzi: Landscapes 1975-2003." Santa Monica Blvd. Near Bronson Ave Los Angeles, 1980 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 5 6 7 It's a bird! It's a Future Hamms plane! No ... it show off at the Big really is a bird! 12 Women's Soccer Naturalists flock Tournament, which to Harlingen, begins today at San where the Rio Antonio's Blossom Grande Valley Soccer Stadium. Birding Festival begins today. 14 The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth hosts an induction luncheon for Glenna Goodacre. Ann Secrest Hanson, Sheila Varian, and the late Velda Tindall Smith. 19 20 21 Disney's Jungle Leo Kottke Music lessons Adventures on Ice plays tonight and Mariachi students opens at Reunion tomorrow night at descend on San Arena in Dallas. the McNair Studio Antonio for a This must be in Fort Worth. weekend of what Tara Lipinski's workshops and nightmares a performance by look like. Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan. 26 27 28 What do Returned Iraq Aggies work off the leprechauns do prisoner of war post-Thanksgiving In November? Soshana Johnson tryptophan stupor An obvious- choice: marshals the Las with an adrenaline See Pat Green Palmas Del Sol Sun rush The Texas play Gruene Hall Bowl Parade today A&M Aggies in Gruene. in El Paso. play the Texas Longhorns tonight at Kyle Field in College Station. SATURDAY 1 San Antonio celebrates El Dia de los Muertos Grateful Dead fans stock up on skull knickknacks. 15 More than origami: DiverseWorks in Houston closes "The Paper Sculpture Show." Janine Antoni's Crumple, 2003 29 Santa Claus visits Galveston via helicopter tonight at the Holiday Lighting Spectacular. Rudolph seen pouting on the Strand. For additional information on theses events, see the city listings on the following pages.
Austin
MUSIC/DANCE
One World Theatre 7701 Bee Caves Rd (512-329-6753) Nov 2 at 4:30 & 7: Virginia Rndrigues; $29-$50. Nov 5 at 7 & 9:30: Solas; $29-$50 Nov 16 at 4:30: Harti & Illuminada; $29-$50. Nov 21 at 7 & 9:39: Tuck & Patti; $29-$70 Nov 23 at noon Puerto Rican Folklorico Dance; $16-$18 Nov 23 at 4:30 & 7 Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery; $29-$50 (W+)
UT Performing Arts Canter LIT campus (512-471-1444) At Hogg Aud. 24th & Whitis: Nov 2 at 7: Ghazal: Persian & Indian Improvisations; $20-$42. At McCullough Theatre. 2400 Robert Dedman Dr: Nov 2 at 7: UT Opera Presents Mozart's Don Giovanni; $16 At Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr: Nov 13 at 8: St Petersburg Academic Capella Choir; $20-$45 Nov 28-30: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico de Amalia Hernandez: Navidades: A Christmas Spectacular Fri at 7. Sat & Sun at 2 & 7 $20-$40. (W+)
Nov 7 & 8: Austin Symphony UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-478-6064 or 888-462-3787) Schubert: Symphony No 8 in B Minor (Unfinished). Welcher: JFK: The Voice Of Peace. Hugh Downs, narrator Peter Bay, conductor, At 8. $19-$35. (W+)
Nov 10: Harry Connick Jr UT campus. Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-471-1444). At 8 $31.50-$67. (W+)
Nov 12: Gladys Knight UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-4761444). At 8. $30-$65. (W+)
NOV 15: David Grisman Quintet Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469). At 8. $2850-$38.50 (W+)
Nov 16: John Mayer Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River (512-477-6060) At 7:30 $35.50. (W+)
Nov 19: Pat Green Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469). With Cory Morrow. Proceeds benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. At 8. Call for prices (W+)
Nov 21-24: Austin Lyric Opera UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-472-5992 or 800-316-7372). Puccini: Turandot. Peter Bay, conductor. Mon at 7, Fri & Sat at 8, Sun at 3 $15-$104. (W+)
THEATER
Salvage Vanguard Theatre The Offcenter, 2211 Hidalgo (512-474-7886). The Cry Pitch Carrolls--a nostalgic nuclear winter Christmas opera Oct 30-Nov 22 at 8. $12-$15.
State Theater 719 Congress Ave (512-469-7469 or 888-597-7827) The Woman in Black--a retired London attorney attempts to exorcise his demons. Oct 29-Nov 23: Wed-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30 & 8. Wed & Thur $24, Fri $40, Sat $33, Sun $32.
Zachary Scott Theatre 1510 Toomey Rd (512-476-8541). Thru Nov 2: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?--the Edward Albee classic about the love-hate relationship of one married couple. Thur-Sat at 7:30. Sun at 2:30. $27-$35 Nov 15-Jan 4: The Flaming Idiots--Austin's own juggling. flame-throwing vaudevillian troupe. Thur-Sat at 8. Sun at 2:30. $28-$35 Nov 28 Jan 4: Santaland Diaries--David Sedaris' NPR hit comedy Thur-Sat at 8 Sun at 2:30. $26-$31 (W+)
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Austin Museum of Art-Downtown 823 Congress Ave (512-495-9224). Thru Nov 9: Andy Warhol--more than 80 works by the pop icon. Thru Sept (at Laguna Gloria, 3809 West 35th): The Texas Landscape Across Four Generations--nature-themed works by eleven Texas artists. Nov 22-Feb 1: Terry Allen: Dugout--the West Texas native's latest series, which is based oil the lives of his parents, a baseball player and a ragtime piano player. 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 Tue), 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 Jan 4: Play Ball! Texas Baseball--original uniforms and equipment stadium details, and other memorabilia celebrate the excitement of the sport. Also check out the IMAX theater, which is playing T-Rex and Santa versus the Snowman (shows daily; call for times & prices). Open Mon-Sat 9-6, Sun noon-6. Gen adm $5.50, senior citizens $4 50, 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 36 million literary manuscripts including those by James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Tennessee Williams. Thru Mar 7: Make It New The Rise of Modernism--artifacts that represent the modernist movement of the first half of the twenlieth century. Open Tue, Wed & Fri 10-5; Thur 10-7; Sat & Sun noon-5. Free. (W+)
Jack S Blanton Museum of Art UT campus, UT Art Bldg, 23rd & San Jacinto (512-471-7324). Masterpieces of European Painting, a permanent exhibit, displays more than 40 works from the museum's Suida-Manning Collection, one of the country's largest collections of Italian paintings from the Renaissance and Baroque periods by such masters as Rubens, Veronese, and Parmigianino. Thru Jan 4: Prints From the Leo Steinberg Collection: Part II--more selections from the recent acquisition of 3,200 prints by Marcantonio Raimondi, Albrecht Durer, Matisse, Picasso, et al; also, Lo feo de este mundo: Images of the Grotesque--pieces of 20th-century Latin American art that explore the humanism behind abnormal works; also, Transgressive Woman--works by Yayoi Kusama, Lee Lozano, Ana Mendieta, and Joan Semmel. Open Men-Wed & Fri 9-5, Thur 9-9. Sat & Sun 1-5. Free. (W+)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum UT campus, 2313 Red River (512-721-0200). Items from Johnson's personal life and his presidency include photos and videos relating to the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War. Thru Nov 9: Declaration of Independence Road Trip--see an original copy of the document. Nov 11-Feb 16: White House in Miniature--a one-of-a-kind, 60-footlong model replica of the White House in a one-foot to one-inch scale that took one man more than 30 years to build. Open daily 9-5 Free. (W+)
SPORTS
Austin lee Bats Travis County Exposition Center, 7311 Decker Ln (512-927-7825). The Central Hockey League team's home season. Nov 7: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. Nov 8: Amarillo Gorillas Nov 14 & 15: Laredo Bucks. Nov 22: Fort Worth Brahmas Nov 26: Odessa Jackalopes. Nov 29: Corpus Christi Rayz. At 7:30. $10-$30. (W+)
Texas Longhorns UT campus, Darrell K Royal--Texas Memorial Stadium, 21st & San Jacinto (512-471-3333 or 800-982-2386). Big 12 Conference football. Nov 1: Nebraska Cornhuskers. Nov 15: Texas Tech Red Raiders. Call for times. $55 (sold Out). (W+)
OTHER EVENTS
DBC Pierre BookPeople, 603 N Lamar (512-472-5050). The author of Vernon God Little joins moderator and Texas Monthly write-at-large Mike Shea for the monthly meeting of the Texas Monthly Book Group. Nov 3 at 7. Free. (W)
Snowfest Austin Convention Center, 500 E. Cesar Chavez (800-831-3976) Experience a winter wonderland at this Austin American-Statesman-sponsored event, featuring more than 100 tons of man-made snow, beginner ski and snowboarding lessons, a giant tubing snow hill, plus vendors hawking ski equipment and apparel Nov 1 & 2 from 10 to 6. Gen adm $8, children 6-12 $5,5 & under free. (W+)
Texas Book Festival Southwest corner of the Capitol grounds, 11th & Colorado (512-477-4055). Shelby Hearon and Elmer Kelton are this year's honorees The 8th annual festival features a book-signing tent, a book fair with more than 100 vendors, a children's activities area, a spoken-word tent and a Texas music stage. Attending authors from Texas and around the U,S. include Sarah Bird, HW Brands, Oscar Casares, Kinky Friedman, Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Roy Blount Jr, Ridley Pearson, Amy Tan, Scott Turow, and more Nov 8 & 9: Sat 9-5 & Sun 11-5, Free. (Call for information about the following ticketed events: Nov 6: Ben Appetit Y'all Nov 7: The First Edition Literary Gala Nov 8: The Author's Party.)
POINTS OF INTEREST
Austin Farmers' Market Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe (512-236-0074). A project of Sustainable Food Center that features fresh produce, local food products, chefs' demonstrations, children's activities, and live music. Thru Nov 22. Every Sat from 8 to noon. Free. (W+)
The Capitol 11th & Congress Ave (512-463-0063). The statehouse, dedicated in 1888, was completely restored in 1994. Open Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-10 pm., Sat & Sun 9-8. Free tours Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30, Sat 9:30-3:30, Sun noon-3:30 (call ahead for groups of 10 or more). (W+) The Capitol Visitors Center (11th & Brazos, 512-305-8400), located in the 1857 General Land Office Bldg, houses historical exhibits Open Mon-Sat 9-5, Sun noon-5. Free. Parking at 12th & San Jacinto (first 2 hours free). (W+)
Dallas
MUSIC/DANCE
Dallas Opera Music Hall at Fair Park,...
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