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DKR Research Fund Benefit at ACL Live
If football is secular religion in Texas, then this benevolent event turned downright sacramental. Whitney Mosley and Drax Marlow Willie Nelson, patron saint of Texas music, offered up sacred sounds...
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This year, Peter Hillary headlined the Nature Conservancy luncheon. He’s the son of New Zealand adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary. Like his father, the speaker has climbed Mt. Everest. He’s also sledded to...
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REAL Magazine: Old Bastrop profile
This was published Friday in REAL magazine. There’s no denying that Old Bastrop is old. It is one of the oldest continuously settled spots in Central Texas. Yet what makes Old Bastrop attractive in the...
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People's Community Clinic Luncheon
As emcee Evan Smith pointed out at the top of the meal, the Medicaid expansion debate at the State Capitol provided a backdrop for People’s Community Clinic luncheon. Smith repeated one point: 6.2...
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Sally Brown on Mack, Jack & McConaughey
The idea dropped at 1 a.m. “All of Jack’s texts are at 1 a.m.” jokes Sally Brown, wife of Longhorns football coach Mack Brown, about text messages from country artist and family friend Jack Ingram....
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Short Preview: Euphoria Music Festival
Admit it, the name, Euphoria Music Festival, sounds like a euphemism. From 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. April 12-13, adherents of electronic dance music will gather at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels...
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Profile: Elizabeth Mack of Freestyle Language Center
When Elizabeth Mack took a break from the University of Texas for a semester abroad, she elected to study in Provence, France. Tough assignment. Dreamy landscapes. Delectable cuisine. Lots of art....
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Grand Opening for Helm Boots
I didn’t stop by for long. But what I saw and heard impressed me. Helm Boots opened a new bricks-and-mortar store at 900 East Sixth St. There, rough wooden slats give a stylish twist to the boxy shop...
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LBJ Presidential Suite Dinner with Mayor Castro and U.S. Rep. Castro
It’s hard not to feel a bit privileged by the occasion, the setting and the company. And that’s surely one point of the invitation. Yet I wouldn’t have traded away this intimate dinner in the LBJ...
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AMOA/Arthouse 5x7 at the Jones Center
Leave it to the social columnist to attempt drawn-out conversations during 5x7. Elizabeth and Aaron Stanley The crush of art lovers at this AMOA/Arthouse event is overwhelming. Hundreds of small works...
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Kenny Chesney at new Austin360 Amphitheater
“Opening night,” says Jim Ginger of Round Rock. “And already it’s my favorite outdoor venue in Texas” Ginger was not alone in his enthusiasm. Nearly 14,000 Kenny Chesney fans gave a rousing welcome to...
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Hispanic Chamber, Rawson Saunders and Purple Party
Some day, an impartial arbiter will sort it all out. Meantime, Austin social givers were forced to choose among eight galas on Saturday. I made three, all within walking distance, which helps...
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Andy Roddick on tennis, teaching and life in Austin
Retired tennis star Andy Roddick walks briskly through the casual West Austin eatery. A cap masks his searching eyes and sun-seared forehead. The best American male player of his generation — and one...
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The day in 1915 when Waller and Shoal creeks collided
On April 22, 1915, it rained hard in Austin. Shoal Creek rose rapidly, as did Waller Creek. Then age 7, Mrs. Gladys McCarty Shearer lived at 610 Wood Street. Now a small surface parking lot for the...
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Profile: American YouthWorks' Parc Smith
In rural Erath County, white townsmen in hoods once threatened Parc Smith’s grandfather. “They demanded: ‘Why are you employing a black man when there’s white men out of work,’” Smith, 41, recounts....
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Mack, Jack & McConaughey, Part 1
Big names. Big gifts. Big ideas. Mack, Jack & McConaughey had it all. And there’s more tonight. Nikki Burch and Andy Reese The first collaborative benefit from Longhorns coach Mack Brown, country...
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Mack, Jack & McConaughey Part 2 + Firehouse Hostel + Snorin' Dogs
The second night of the inaugural Mack, Jack and McConaughey was decidedly less frenetic than the first. The initial gala on Thursday packed the lower levels of ACL Live with celebrities, local,...
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Art City Austin, Waller Creek Pop-Up Picnic, A Day to Shine, Elizabeth Ann...
Art City Austin has shrunk considerably. The former Fiesta, which raises money for local museums, presented far few artists this year. Barely two blocks of downtown closed down for the brilliant April...
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Petcasso, Night of the Tarantula and Bogey Down
First, some advice for party planners: Finger food. Have some. Party people need sustenance. If you make everyone wait for the buffet or the sit-down meal, they get irritable. Humans are social...
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Toast of the Town, Gabbiano at Estilo and Cameron Silver in West Austin
“Texans don’t like back-shooters.” The surprise hit of the fourth Toast of the Town party this season was District Attorney Danny Buck. At a West Austin home with a spectacular view of the skyline,...
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