Three Austin artists are profiled in a look at the history and continuing appeal of mail art. And the good news is that he has only begun to explode. In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like. The year 2000 in the Austin arts, with Top 10 lists by Chronicle Arts critics and their picks for stories and personalities of the year.
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Our sassy quiz will match you up with the Austin theatre company of your dreams. In a photographic essay, Bret Brookshire captures on film some of the singular relationship that exists between classical musicians and their instruments. Working as one body. However, it can be and often is complicated. As he was completing the final design for the Austin Museum of Art's long-awaited downtown facility, architect Richard Gluckman took time to discuss the project, his approach to architecture, and what it means to design buildings for a boomtown.