A Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP

THEATRE: I will preface this by saying that I viewed the epic movie, SELMA! and the stirring play, The Mountaintop, within twenty-four hours of each other. While I was fairly young and living in the north when these events took place, I do have memories of dinner table conversations, front porch discussions, back porch arguments about the pros and cons of stirring up white folks … Continue reading A Review: THE MOUNTAINTOP

Grammy®-Award Winning Austinite Gary Clark, Jr. to Headline Huston-Tillotson University’s President’s Mankind Assisting Students Kindle Educational Dreams Gala Grammy®-Award Winner Chrisette Michele Also Scheduled to Perform

Grammy®-Award winning Austinite blues guitarist Gary Clark, Jr. will headline Huston-Tillotson University’s Twelfth Annual President’s Mankind Assisting Students Kindle Educational Dreams (MASKED) Gala with his trademark guitar sound and engaging vocal style. The black-tie affair is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the JW Marriott, 110 E. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas, at 6 p.m.  In addition, Grammy®-Award winning rhythm and blues singer Chrisette Michele … Continue reading Grammy®-Award Winning Austinite Gary Clark, Jr. to Headline Huston-Tillotson University’s President’s Mankind Assisting Students Kindle Educational Dreams Gala Grammy®-Award Winner Chrisette Michele Also Scheduled to Perform

Dave Hollister- The Storyteller

It is said that R&B music, has fallen in the crevices of mainstream hip-hop and rap and that it’s life expectancy is slim to none. Not when you have an artist like Dave Hollister around to remind you of why you fell in love in the first place or said, “I do”.  Dave is a storyteller and not just any storyteller. He has managed to … Continue reading Dave Hollister- The Storyteller

ZACH Theatre & IKEA Invite Austin Creatives to Design Challenge

ZACH Theatre, IKEA, and CITYGRAM Austin announce the launch of The Creative Spaces Challenge, a competitive re-design challenge inviting Austin’s very best stagers, space planners, organizers, and designers, students and professionals of all levels, to re-envision the use of administrative office space housed in ZACH’s Whisenhunt and Kleberg buildings. Following the 2012 construction of the beautiful and modern Topfer Theatre performance space, designed by Andersson-Wise, … Continue reading ZACH Theatre & IKEA Invite Austin Creatives to Design Challenge