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Austin Friday, August 1 Events
B scene at The Blanton Musuem of Art. Join us as the city's most talented wordsmiths wax poetic as the Blanton hosts the Austin Poetry Slam, featuring live music, tour, art activities, cash bar, and much more.
Amuse-Bouche Exhibition. Amuse-Bouche marks the seventh consecutive year of collaboration between Department of Art and Art History graduate students on a summer exhibition at the Creative Research Laboratories. This select group of work represents a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, large-scale works on paper, and video. Location: UT Austin Campus. Event ID 8/16
ZACH Theatre presents THE CLEAN HOUSE. ZACH Theatre presents the Austin premiere of "The Clean House." Written by one of the most original new voices in American theatre, this 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner is a quirky and moving comedy about love, loss and the power of a good joke. Event ID: 8/17
Baby Bloomers
Discover the exhibits and play in a relaxed atmosphere with other families with
small children when the Museum is open exclusively for this age group. Location:
Austin Children's Museum. Call 512-472-2499 for more info. Event ID:9/2
The People's Gallery at City Hall
The 2008 exhibition of the People's Gallery at City Hall features over 100
artworks on loan from Austin artists, galleries and museums. Location: City
Hall, 301 W. Second Street. Call 512-974-9313 for more info. Event ID:1/30/09
On the Road with the Beats
This exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the cities, landscapes, and
communities that fostered and shaped the most important works of the Beat
Generation, from the early 1940s to the mid-1960s. Location: Harry Ransom
Center. Call 512-471-8944 for more info. Event ID:8/3
Play It By Ear
Come explore the art and science of tinkering with sound in our new feature
exhibit. Bring to life artworks created by sound artists. Make your own sound
art. Experiment with echoes. Change your voice to sound like a robot. This
exhibit takes a creative, playful approach to learning all about sound
production and reception. Location: Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
Time: T-Sat, 10am-5pm; W, 5pm-8pm $1 donation; Sun, noon-5pm; 4pm-5pm free..
Event ID:9/14
Bat Watching
The 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats that live beneath the Congress Avenue
Bridge take flight in a mass exodus each night at dusk. Located at Congress Ave.
& Cesar Chavez St. Austin, TX 78704.