Give up the Ghost

1 7 50389 Give up the Ghost This is a 1 Night Happening!  Give up the Ghost showcases the eerie and macabre works of many different artists on the theme of Giving up the Ghost.  What does that look like?  You must come and check that out yourself.  Please be aware that we've invited the artists, and their ghostly friends too.  There will be performance art and performances by Luna Tart 8pm and Songs Against Sex covering the album In the Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel...."Ghost" will be performed especially for this show 9pm. You must be here for this one night Happening.  The art will chill your spine, and the music will warm your heart!  Come and enjoy the beer steer!  See you there! http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/give-up-the-ghost http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/give-up-the-ghost.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T000000Z/20080418T050000Z false 0 29.2358 07:00 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 14 FRI http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/35627/1so8y7phvdkld_sq_90.jpg Austin Figurative Gallery 1619 Austin Figurative Gallery http://do512.com/venue/austin-figurative-gallery http://do512.com/venue/austin-figurative-gallery.xml

411 E. St Elmo

Austin TX 78745 austinfigurativegallery http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/130263/title_poster.png http://austinfigurative.com/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/35627/1so8y7phvdkld.jpg Luna Tart http://do512.com/band/luna-tart http://do512.com/band/luna-tart.xml lunatart http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/71317/Luna_Tart_poster.jpg 83046419 http://www.myspace.com/lunatart 60320 Punchline stand-up comedy | BYOB Punchline is Austin's best stand-up comedy show. But if you've been, you know that.BYOB! $5! Jokes!   http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/punchline-stand-up-comedy-byob http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/punchline-stand-up-comedy-byob.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T030000Z/20080419T030000Z false 0 10.6667 10:00 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:00:00 -0500 2 FRI http://punchline.thatotherpaper.com http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/43741/punchline_flyer_sq_90.png ColdTowne Theater 780 ColdTowne Theater http://do512.com/venue/coldtowne-theater http://do512.com/venue/coldtowne-theater.xml

4803-B Airport Blvd

Austin TX 78751 coldtowne http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129807/ComedySticker_poster.jpg http://coldtownetheater.com http://punchline.thatotherpaper.com http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/43741/punchline_flyer.png 57897 Taste of Mexico 2008 Please join Mexic-Arte Museum for our largest annual fundraiser supporting 24 years of unparalleled art exhibitions and education programs. Take the opportunity to taste an array of savory Mexican-influenced cuisine prepared by distinguished Austin chefs. The evening will feature an exciting silent auction, contemporary Latin music by DJ Trey Lopez and dance performances by Salsa Candelas, and art-inspired decorations based on the current exhibition La Caja / The Box Contemporary Museum of Art. Taste of Mexico is a legacy that transforms art and food into a memorable delight – come make history with us!   The Mexic-Arte Museum Board of Directors is pleased to welcome KXAN’sMichelle Valles as our 2008 Taste of Mexico Chair   The 2008 Cocina de Oro Award is proudly presented to Chef Roberto Santibañez from New York City, who will prepare a private brunch for VIP Sponsors and Special Guests on Sunday, April 20, at the Shoreline Grill. A limited amount of tickets are available to the public for $100 each.      http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/taste-of-mexico-2008 http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/taste-of-mexico-2008.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T003000Z/20080419T003000Z false 0 8.0 07:30 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:30:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:30:00 -0500 2 FRI http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/40427/TOM_PR1_sq_90.jpg Marker 10 at the Hyatt Regency 6496 Marker 10 at the Hyatt Regency http://do512.com/venue/marker-10-at-the-hyatt-regency-austin-downtown-on-the-lake http://do512.com/venue/marker-10-at-the-hyatt-regency-austin-downtown-on-the-lake.xml

208 Barton Springs

Austin TX 78704 marker10atthehyattregencyaustindowntownonthelake http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/254500/hyatt_poster.jpg http://austin.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/entertainment/lounges/index.jsp http://www.mexic-artemuseum.org http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/40427/TOM_PR1.jpg 58695 UT New Theatre "UTNT (<abbr title="University of Texas">UT</abbr> New Theatre) is our yearly showcase of the finest ongoing work by our 3rd year <abbr title="Master of Fine Arts">M.F.A.</abbr> playwrights. In this, UTNT's inaugural year, we are proud to present one–act works by Soo–Jin Lee, Robert Sanchez and Erica Saleh. These plays feature vivid characters and compelling stories, told in a wide variety of theatrical styles. New plays are how the art form regenerates, changes and grows. Please join us for the launch of these new works, and these emerging playwrights."– <a href="http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad/about_us/profiles/faculty/dietz.cfm">Steven Dietz</a>, professor, curator of UTNT. http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/ut-new-theatre http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/ut-new-theatre.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T010000Z/20080426T050000Z false 0 1.0 08:00 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:00:00 -0500 1 FRI UT Lab Theatre 3134 UT Lab Theatre http://do512.com/venue/ut-lab-theatre http://do512.com/venue/ut-lab-theatre.xml

Winship Drama Building

Austin TX 78712 utlabtheatre

59694 Beat Poet Anne Waldman Ann Waldman discusses her life as a Beat poet with Harry Ransom Center Curator of British and American Literature Molly Schwartzburg on Friday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Waldman co-founded with Allen Ginsberg the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, where she is the Artistic Director of the Summer Writing Program. She has published dozens of books of poetry, and her work has been translated into several languages. This program is presented in conjunction with the Ransom Center’s current exhibition On the Road with the Beats, curated by Schwartzburg. The exhibition, which traces the travels of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and their friends across America and the globe, runs through August 3. http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/beat-poet-anne-waldman http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/beat-poet-anne-waldman.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T000000Z/20080419T000000Z false 0 0.877551 07:00 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 0 FRI http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/42973/AnneWaldemanBookCoverKUT_sq_90.jpg Harry Ransom Center 911 Harry Ransom Center http://do512.com/venue/harry-ransom-center http://do512.com/venue/harry-ransom-center.xml

301 W 21st ST

Austin TX 78712 harryransomcenter http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129927/1_poster.jpg http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/42973/AnneWaldemanBookCoverKUT.jpg 59831 Nancy Reed, Brendon Walsh, Doug Mellard Shows at 9:30 and 11:30pm www.thevelveetaroom.com http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/nancy-reed-brendon-walsh-doug-mellard http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/nancy-reed-brendon-walsh-doug-mellard.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T023000Z/20080419T050000Z false 0 0.196429 09:30 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:30:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:30:00 -0500 1 FRI Velveeta Room 685 Velveeta Room http://do512.com/venue/velveeta-room http://do512.com/venue/velveeta-room.xml

521 E. Sixth

Austin TX 78702 velveetaroom http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129735/1_poster.jpg http://www.thevelveetaroom.com

60251 Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance with score by Philip Glass  Please join the Austin Public library in celebratin Earth Week with a screening of Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance with a score by Philip GalssFriday, April 18th, 3:30pm at Terrazas Branch Library, 1105 Cesar Chaves 78702 512.974.3625<a href="http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20080327.htm">http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20080327.htm</a> http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/koyaanisqatsi-life-out-of-balance-with-score-by-philip-glass http://do512.com/event/2008/04/18/koyaanisqatsi-life-out-of-balance-with-score-by-philip-glass.xml Friday 04/18/08 20080419T000000Z/20080419T000000Z false 0 0.0 07:00 PM Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:00:00 -0500 1 FRI http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/43597/Koyaanisqatsi_album2_sq_90.jpg Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch 3398 Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch http://do512.com/venue/austin-public-library-terrazas-branch http://do512.com/venue/austin-public-library-terrazas-branch.xml

1105 E. Cesar Chavez St.

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