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Austin Sunday, January 28 Events
Dear Edwina, Jr.
A musical comedy of manners starring a cast of talented Austin-area kids. Move
over Dear Abby, here comes Dear Edwina. For the best advice in town, visit
Edwina Spoonapple and the neighborhood kids as they present their zany
advice-giving show, answering children's letters through a series of creative
and comical musical numbers. Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call 512-476-0541
for more info. Event ID:2/17.
Carnaval Brasileiro Poster Exhibit
The South Austin Museum of Popular Culture will host this historical poster
exhibit celebrating 29 years of Carnaval Brasileiro in Austin, Texas. Producer
Mike Quinn has provided the Museum with the array of posters, including the one
created for the 30th Anniversary of Carnaval! 2007 celebration. Location: South
Austin Museum of Popular Culture. Call 512-542-7124 for more info. Event
ID:2/10.
Present Laughter
This semi-autobiographical, madcap farce is one of Noel Coward's finest and
funniest comedies. Stylishly attired and devastatingly charismatic, Garry
Essendine is a famous, self-dramatizing actor who never met a mirror he didn't
like. He teeters reluctantly towards middle age, while everyone who encounters
him is completely infatuated with him. Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call
512-476-0541 for more info. Event ID: 3/11.
FronteraFest
Every year, FronteraFest showcases Austin's dynamic and diverse performing arts
community by opening its stages to participants ranging from actors to dancers
to performance artists and beyond. Location: Hyde Park Theatre and other
theatres. Call 512-479-7529 for more info. Event ID: 2/17
The Artist's Market
The Artist's Market will be open every Saturday in January on the deck at Mother
Egan's Irish Pub at 715 West 6th Street. The Artist's Market is a festive
outdoor art fair that features a variety of work by local artists and craftsmen
including paintings, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, stained glass,
clothing, candles and much more. Location: 709 W. Sixth St. Call 512-535-5761
for more info. Event ID: 1/27.
Rockin' Christmas Party
Zach's award-winning cast will shake, rattle and roll down Santa Claus Lane with
new songs guaranteed to lift your spirits. A glossy, glitzy sleigh ride through
MoTown in YoTown for the holidays! Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call
512-476-0541 for more info. Event ID: 1/27/07.
The Santaland Diaries
The comedy tells the real-life story of Sedaris' tour of duty as the elf
Crumpet, and what it takes to juggle tots and tottering Santas during a
painfully festive time of the year. A laugh 'til you cry evening of merrily
subversive entertainment to delight adult audiences. Location: Zachary Scott
Theatre. Call 512-476-0541 for more info. Event ID: 1/27/07.
Radical NY!
The Austin Museum of Art presents a landmark exhibition illuminating two
transformative periods in New York City. New York is more than just a location,
it’s an attitude—and, that attitude forever changed the face of American art and
culture. Radical NY! is a two-part exhibition presenting The Downtown Show: The
New York Art Scene, 1974-1984 and Abstract Expressionism: 1940s-1960s opening
November 18, 2006 with works by over 200 groundbreaking artists including
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Cindy Sherman, and
hundreds of paintings, sculptures, drawings, videos, and photographs. Location:
Austin Museum of Art- Downtown. Hours: Tues. - Sat. 10 - 6, Thurs. 10 - 8, Sun.
Noon - 5, Closed Mondays and Holidays. Admission: $1 - $5 (Free for Members).
Call 512-495-9224 for more info. Event ID: 1/28/07
Power to the People: The Electrification of Rural Texas
Walk into a world before television, computers, the i-pod, even refrigerators
and running water. The exhibit, Power to the People: The Electrification of
Rural Texas, is a unique story of one of the most dramatic events in Texas
history. Rural Texas in the 1930s was still in the dark as electric lines hadn’t
penetrated the beautiful, but rugged Texas Hill Country. Location: LBJ Library
and Museum. Open Daily 9-5 (except Christmas) Free Admission. id:5.2.07
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.