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Austin Thursday, June 15 Events
Blues on the Green
On alternate Wednesdays, free music from some of Austin’s best musicians fills
the summer night from an outdoor stage. Location: Zilker Park. Visit
http://www.kgsr.com for more
details.
Capital of Texas Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of slaves in Texas following the end of
the Civil War. Festivities include pageants, parades, carnival and battle of the
bands. Location: Congress Avenue and various locations. Call 512-832-9058 for
more details.
Requiem
Join Blue Lapis Light/Sally Jacques as we send the Intel Building off in style.
The new large scale site-specific dance production, titled Requiem, will be led
by Artistic Director and chief choreographer Sally Jacques in collaboration with
an ensemble of dancers, climbing experts, musicians, technical designers, and
rigging experts. Performances will be held at the Intel Building in downtown
Austin in June 2006 over three weekends (June 7-11, 15-18, 22-24), at 8:45pm,
including a pay-what-you-wish performance to start the run. Location: Former
Intel Building, 400 W. San Antonio. Call 512-736-9700 for more details.
Children's Day Art Park
Members off the Austin Symphony Orchestra stroll the Square to visit with
children about their instruments and play favorite tunes. Kids can also visit
the Instrument Petting Zoo to can see, touch and play real orchestral
instruments. Location: Symphony Square, 11th and Red River Sts. Call
512-476-6064 for more details.
Cronkite Moon Rock exhibit
Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite’s moon rock will be on display at UT’s Texas
Memorial Museum. The moon rock awarded to Cronkite is part of the 842 pounds of
samples brought back to Earth during the six Apollo lunar expeditions from 1969
to 1972. Location: Texas Memorial Museum. Call 512-232-5654 for more details.
Cowboy Noises
Having regaled audiences from Austin to L.A with his one-man show I’m Not Lying,
Jaston Williams returns to debut a new cycle of original stories. The artist’s
observation and humor fuels the comedic madness. Location: The State Theatre. Call 866-4-GET-TIX or visit
http://www.austintheatre.org.
Austin Symphony Concerts in the Park
Each Sunday, a different ensemble will be featured under the gazebo, performing
arrangements by composers from Mozart to Ellington to Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Concert goers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blanket and make it a
family affair. Location: Wooldridge Park, Ninth and Guadalupe Sts. Call
512-476-6064 for more details.
I am My Own Wife
Charlotte is an unforgettable real survivor of the Nazi regime in Germany, the
Soviet-dominated Communist dictatorship of East Berlin, and the fall of the
Berlin Wall. In a reunited Berlin, Charlotte now runs a small, fantastic museum
of memorabilia where this soft-spoken, but tenaciously gender-bending male,
portrays more than 40 characters in the performance of a lifetime. A shattering
secret is revealed that calls into question Charlotte's entire life story in
this testament to the will to survive. Location: Zachary Scott Theatre. Call
512-476-0541 or visit
http://www.zachscott.com for more details.
Over + Over: Passion for Process
Ordinary materials—from paper cups and pencil stubs to tires, twist ties and
playing cards—are transformed by a dozen artists into extraordinary art. As the
digitized image on the plasma screen becomes the ubiquitous means of
communication, and the keyboard supplants the hand, a number of artists are
turning to traditional hobbies and craft expressions as foundations for their
art. Their manual work includes meticulous hand beading, sewing, quilting,
silhouette cutting, collaging and collecting. Informed by process art of the
1970s, and attached to the grid that has organized much of the art of the last
fifty years, these artists are reenacting some of the tenets of the Arts and
Crafts movement of a hundred years ago. Location: Austin Museum of Arts
Downtown. Call 512-495-9224 for more info.
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.
Shear Madness. The longest-running comedy in ZACH's history
returns in an all-new production! It's murder among the curlers in this
hilarious whodunit where you play armchair detective, uncover the secrets, and
help an outrageous cast of characters solve the crime amidst a trendy Austin
hair salon. Location: Zachary Scott Theater
Call 512-476-0541.