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Austin
MUSIC/DANCE
Cactus Cole UT campus, the Texas Union, 24th & Guadalupe (512-475-6515) Feb 3 at 8: Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone. Feb 4 & 5 at 8:30: Robert Earl Keen
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Feb 7 at 7 & 9:30: Chris Smither and Steve James. Feb 12 at 7 & 9:30: Hot tuna, featuring Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy Feb 13 at 7:30 & 10: Hot Tuna, featuring Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy. Feb 14 at 7:30 & 10: Terri Hendrix Feb 18 at 8:30: Jimmy LaFave, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Kevin Welch Feb 20 at 9: Steve Forbert Feb 21 at 9: Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Feb 24 & 25 at 8: Guy Clark. Feb 27 at 7:30 & 10: Austin Lounge Lizards. Feb 28 at 7:30 & 10: Loudon Wainwright III. Call for prices. (W+)
One World Theatre 7701 Bee Caves Rd (512-329-6753) Feb 6 at 7 & 9:30: Yellowjackets; $29-$70 Feb 8 at noon: Lannaya Drum and Dance Ensemble; $16-$18. Feb 8 at 4:30: Nurit Pacht; $29-$70. Feb 17 at 7 & 9:30: Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio with Frank Vignola and Jon Burr; $29-$70. (W+)
Feb 4-28: Phantom of the Opera UT campus, Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-471-1444 or 800-687-6010) Feel the music of the night with the enchanting phantom. Tue-Fri at 8, Sat at 2 & 8, Sun at 2 & 7:30. Call for prices. (W+)
Feb 6: Jane Monheit Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469). The young jazz vocalist has drawn comparisons to Ella Fitzgerald. At 8. $33-$38. (W+)
Feb 7 & 8: Wizard of Oz Sing-A-Long Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469). Tap your sparkling red heels together three times, follow the yellow brick road, and sing your heart out at this interactive production. Sat at 8, Sun at 2 & 5, $13-$18.50. (W+)
Feb 12-15: Ballet Austin Paramount Theatre 713 Con gross Ave (512-476-2163) Director's Choice: 3x3. Shawn Colvin, Tucker Livingston, and Grupo Fantasma join choreographers Stephen Mills, Dwight Rhoden, and Gina Patterson for three jumpin' performances. Thur-Sat at 8, Sun at 2. $17-$61. (W+)
Feb 20: Ruthie Foster and Cyd Cassone St David's Episcopal Church, 7th & Trinity (512-472-1196). Will Taylor & Strings Attached give new arrangements to Foster's tunes, At 8. $20 ($15 adv). (W+)
Fob 20 & 21: Johnny Rivers Riverbend Centre, 4215 N. Capital of Texas Hwy (512-327-9416 or 512-306-8950) The rock and roll legend joins the Austin Symphony. At 8. $20-$35. (W+)
Feb 22: The Ultimate Cindy Walker Tribute Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) Texas Folklife Resources tips its hat to the late singer-songwriter, who was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997, with performances of some of the Texan's 500 plus songs. At 8. $27-$32. (W+)
Feb 27 & 28: Tapestry Dance Company Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave (512-469-7469) Featuring tap dancer Lane Alexander of the Chicago Human Rhythm Project, At 8. $19.50-$34. (W+)
Feb 27 & 29: La Tentacion de San Antonio UT campus, McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman Dr (512-471-1444 or 800-687-6010). Based on Gustave Flaubert's novel The Temptation of St Anthony, this UT Opera presentation makes its American debut and will be performed in Spanish. Fri al 8, Sun at 7. $16. (W+)
THEATER
FronteraFest 2004 Hyde Park Theater, 511 W 43rd and the Blue Theater, 916 Springdale (512 479 7529) This unjuried "fringe festival" celebrates its eleventh anniversary and features more than 800 local and national thespians Thru Feb 14. Call for schedule. $10-$14.
Offcenter 2211 Hidalgo (512-476-7833) Don't Drown--the Rude Mechanicals's adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1826 science fiction novel The Last Man is set in 2100 (the last year of the world), when a plague wipes out the entire human race except one lone survivor. Jan 26-Feb 11: Thur-Sat at 8 Gen adm $10. senior citizens & students $8. (W)
State Theater 719 Congress Ave (512 472 5143) I'm Not Lying--Jaston Williams, half of the Greater Tuna duo, plays (surprise, surprise) himself in this self-portrait performance. Feb 11-29: Wed-Sat at 8, Sun al 2:30 & 7. $24.
Zachary Scott Theatre 1510 Toomey Rd (512-476-0541) It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues--a history of the blues, from Africa to the States and on through the Delta, Chicago, and Texas Thru Mar 14: Thur-Sat at 8, Sun at 2:30. $33-$40. (W+)
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Austin Museum of Art-Downtown 623 Congress Ave (512-495-9224) Thru Feb 1: Terry Allen: Dugout--the West Texas native's latest series, which is based on the lives of his patents, a baseball player and a ragtime phone player Feb 21-May 23: Jim Hodges--some 20 works from the past decade in which light is both subject and medium. 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. Feb 28-Aug 22: Texas Flags 1836-1945--explores the history, symbolism, and events behind more than two dozen rare Texas banners. 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 37 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 twentieth century Feb 12-Mar 11 (at the Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado): Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant Garde Film 1893-1941--a series of screenings of restored pre-World War II 35 mm and 16 mm films; call for schedule 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. Jan 30-July 18: Fishing in International Waters: New Acquisitions From the Latin American Collection--thirty recently commissioned, purchased, or gifted works from a variety of Latin American artists: also 500 Years of Prints and Drawings--works from the Blanton collection, one of the largest in the country, 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 Feb 16: Seasons Greetings: Christmas >From the White House--holiday cards and gifts from James Madison to George W Bush; also White House in Miniature--a one-of-a-kind, 60-foot-long scale model replica of the White House. Open daffy 9-5 Free. (W+)
Mexic-Arte Museum 419 Congress Ave (512-480-9373) Thru Mar 16: Photographs and New Video Installations by Willie Varela--the El Paso native and independent film pioneer's photographs created between 1981-2001, plus four new video installations, Open Mon-Thur 10-6, Fri & Sat 10-5, Sun noon-5 Gen adm $5, senior citizens & students $3, children 12 & under free. (W+)
SPORTS
Austin Ice Bats Travis County Exposition Center, 7311 Decker Ln (512-927-7825) Feb 4 & 7: Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Fob 8 at 3 Tulsa Oilers. Feb 13: Corpus Christi Rayz. Feb 21: Laredo Bucks Feb 22 at 3: Bosier-Shreveport Mudbugs. Feb 27: San Angelo Saints Feb 28: Corpus Christi Rayz. At 7:30 unless otherwise noted $10-$30. (W+)
Austin Wranglers Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River (877-289-6235). Inaugural season of the Arena Football League team Feb 22: Tampa Bay Storm. At 2 $8-$150. (W+)
OTHER EVENTS
Art Ball: Bacchanal 2004 Four Season's Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd (512-495-9224) The Austin Museum of Art host its eighth annual gala with a gods-and-goddesses themed dinner and dance, as well as a live auction. The money raised at this year's affair will go to fund future exhibits and educational programs Feb 28. Call for time $500 (after-party tickets $100). (W+)
Harlem Globetrotters Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River (512-477-6060) The basketball showmen par excellence. Feb 5 at 7. $12-$75. (W+)
HW Brands BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar (512-472-5050) The author of the Lone Star Nation loins moderator and Texas Monthly writer-at-large Mike Shea for the monthly meeting of the Texas Monthly Author Series Feb 25 at 7. Free (W)
Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson UT campus, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, 2313 Red River (512-475-9021) The co hosts of CNN's Crossfire square off for KLRU's Distinguished Speaker Series. Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith moderates Feb 16...
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