The social and arts seasons are revving up quite nicely this weekend.
Sept. 14: Words of Hope for Caritas. JW Marriott.
Sept. 14: Filigree Theatre Gala. Springdale Station.
Sept. 15-17: Ballet Austin’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Long Center.
Sept. 15: …
We cherish these memories of strolling through Aldridge Place and its sibling district, Hemphill Park.
Originally published Dec. 16, 2010.
Walking through an old Austin neighborhood with a sharp eye is like scrutinizing the tree rings of …
We’ve learned more about the Nueces River, Texas birding, a standout West Texas Congressman, the King Ranch and Texas swimming holes.
“The Nueces River: Rio Escondido.” Margie Crisp with artwork by William B. Montgomery. Texas A&M Press. …
Hope this rain of tropical proportions doesn’t return to spoil these choice Austin plays and parties.
June 7: Book Launch: “The Swimming Holes of Texas.” Barton Springs Bathhouse.
June 6-8: “Circus 1903: The Golden Age of Circus.” …
The large auditorium filled up quickly. True standing room only. Guests leaned forward and drank in the words.
Onstage sat their idol, Victor Emanuel, the Austinite who runs one of the world’s finest nature tour operations. He also …
We’ll count this as the first week of summer in Austin. Sure feels like it outside. And we’ve got shows and parties to launch you into that first warm week.
May 30-June 4: “Something Rotten” from …
Back from two weeks at a ranch in Bosque County. Bliss. Pure bliss.
Kip and I took our two dogs, Lucky and Nora. We brought along a dozen books and two dozen magazines. Kip wrote. And …
The Nature Conservancy Lunch is one midday repast that I rarely miss.
Folks from worlds of business, government and conservation gather in a big room each year to hear about measurable results around the state from this nonpartisan, science-based advocacy …
The Angelina was the last of the larger Texas rivers traced during our 10-year program to follow 50 of them from their sources to their mouths, or vice versa. Actually, it was also the last river …
Attoyac Bayou is only 60 miles long. Yet it often appears on lists of significant Texas waterways. So we attacked it with our usual vigor.
RELATED: How to Trace the Medina River.
It rises in Rusk …
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