The 18th Annual Austin Film Festival ended last week, and Austin is still reveling in the films, conferences, parties and special appearances. AFF kicked-off on October 20th with films screening all over the city.  This year’s …

Candy, witches, bats, pumpkins, altars, marigolds, and most importantly people in the streets in costume—October is the best damn month of the year! Being a lover of Latin American traditions, I get excited about Día de …

Hystrionics and the Forgotten Arm, by Margaret Meehan, opened on October 6th at Women and Their Work. The show was one of many to make Glasstire’s 2011 Fall Preview, where Meehan is a contributing writer.  However, …

This past weekend, October 7 – 9, 2011, marked a few great events.  One involved just over an inch of precipitation in central Texas—a truly glorious occasion, while the other took place an hour outside of …

With Governor Rick Perry throwing his proverbial hat into the race for Republican presidential nominee, Texas has been thrust into the national spotlight.  I wish I could say the country is learning favorably about the Lone …

Fall in Austin marks not only a break from summer’s heat but also the beginning of the film festival season – Fantastic Fest, Austin Film Festival and before we know it SXSW.  This year marked the …

Candy Cornbread, the most recent show to grace the walls of grayDUCK Gallery, is playful, colorful and full of wonderful prints.  The show features the work of six Austin artists – Jason Archer, Jaime Cervantes, Satch …

The 2011 summer comes to a close, and Cinema East wraps up its second, annual summer film series.  A relative newcomer to the Austin area, Cinema East had a bit of rocky beginning this season.  But, …

Summers in Austin provide a wide range of outdoor activities from swimming at Barton Springs to seeing a play at the Zilker Hillside Theater; KGSR’s Blues on the Green and the Austin Symphony’s concert in the …

HEIR today, gone tomorrow is currently on view at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), curated by Austin-based collective, Los Outsiders. Despite the curators’ interest in distancing HEIR today from the label of …