The Austin Duck Derby will launch 10,000 adopted yellow rubber ducks into Lady Bird Lake, where they’ll race to the finish line for prizes for their sponsors. Not only does Duck Derby support a fantastic cause, as it benefits the Austin Boys & Girls Club Foundation; it will also be pretty cool to see! For […]

12 p.m.: Yoga in the Galleries 5:30 p.m.: Beat the Rush Local “southern-fried vintage jazz” musician Datri Bean will discuss how music compositions that she’s chosen connect to paintings, drawings, and sculptures on display. Beat the Rush is a guided musical tour of performances by small ensembles in a sequence of galleries in the museum. […]

Join us on Thursday, November 20th for the 8th Annual Tree Lighting & Santa’s Arrival event! Enjoy a free holiday concert by The Vintage 15, face painting, and holiday carolers! The fun starts at 6pm, then Santa will arrive at 7pm escorted by the Lake Travis High School Cavalettes!  Then, stick around for the lighting […]

Art and science meet face to face when internationally acclaimed artist James Drake sits down with renowned physicist David Krakauer to discuss how artists and scientists envision the future. Admission and programs on Thursdays are free.

 HOTEL SAN JOSE LAUNCHES FALL JAZZ BRUNCH SERIES   WHAT:Hotel San Jose's is launching their first fall jazz brunch series starting September 20. Guests are invited to the hotel’s courtyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy live jazz, $3 mimosas and a buffet spread includes a vegetarian egg tart, glazed pepper bacon, San […]

2nd Annual Austin Meatball Festival Features Meaty Competition Between Top Austin Restaurants: Event to Benefit Local Charity Lifeworks (November 2014) Austin, TX ­— Austin’s latest food competition is a whole new ball game. The 2nd Annual Austin Meatball Festival, featuring a variety of scrumptious meatballs from as many as 15 of Austin’s favorite restaurants, will take place […]

The Austin Empty Bowl Project is an effort by locals to fight hunger. Local artists, art-class students, and other creative folks design hundreds of hand-painted bowls in countless shapes, sizes and colors for guests to choose from. You pick your favorite bowl from the lot, and then fill it with soup and bread donated by […]

   Gallery 702 wishes to thank all the incredible sponsors that have stepped up in support of “Lyrical Art”, a great event to benefit the One World Theatre on November 23rd. The mystical evening will embody the synergy of art and music, yielding opportunities for a better cause. The show will feature art from local […]

The Blanton invites you to explore the creative connections between art and music. UT Austin faculty and student musicians will give a live performance and discuss how their music relates to the visual arts. A tour after the performance will show how the music relates to a work of art on view in the museum. Midday […]