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Carnaval Austin Celebrates its 35th year!

NOW THE LARGEST INDOOR BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL ON EARTH!
Carnaval Brasileiro, one of Austin’s longest-lived annual events, is busily readying for its 35th year as the city’s biggest and best party. Carnaval, which has grown into the largest indoor Brazilian Mardi Gras celebration anywhere on the globe, explodes at 9:00 p.m., February 4,  2012 at Austin’s Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road.

 

 

Wicked Half Price Seats

Day of Performance Lottery.

Half price Wicked TicketsA day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of $25 orchestra seats will be held prior to each performance of WICKED, playing January 25 – February 12 at Bass Concert Hall.

 

 

Cirque du Soleil Quidam

Tickets Now On Sale.  Cirque du Soleil is pleased to announce that the critically-acclaimed production Quidam will be performing in Austin from February 29 - March 4, 2012 at the Cedar Park Center for eight performances only.

 

Spicewood Fire Survivor Trying to Rebuild

Larry Williams stands beside the wood forms into which he hopes to pour the slab for his new house, replacing the one that burned in the Labor Day wildfires at Spicewood.  He's not sure whether his tools will be sufficient to the job of spreading and smoothing the concrete, and whether there will be anyone to help him.  Read more to find out how you can help...

 

 

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22 questions

22 Questions With Jesse sublett
Jesse sublett has been a musician and media writer  in Austin for as long as I can remember. Our paths first crossed back in the early 1980s, when an old girlfriend Geneveve  Glidden turned me onto them. Their energy was immediately addictive and they were one of my favorite Austin bands to see live.  Years later,our kids went to the same school for a spell, and our paths crossed again. I have worked in surgery over the past 13  years to support my musical career, and our paths crossed again, as I know his ENT surgeon,Dr. Melba Lewis, quite well from many cases we scrubbed  together at Childrens Hospital.Small world. Awhile back  I caught his Murder Ballads act that he does with Jon Dee Graham,and recommend you do,too... it's not like anything else in town,and that's saying alot.
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