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The “Bonus Tracks” area at Austin City Limits Music Fest on October 4, 2024.

Photo Gallery: ACL Fest 2024 Weekend 1 Friday

Coco Becker, Associate Photo Editor October 5, 2024

Dance collective tells immigrant stories through visual, performing arts production

Dance collective tells immigrant stories through visual, performing arts production

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 23, 2024

Austin-based non-profit dance company Early Era Collective celebrated immigrants through a dance and film exhibit-style production at the George Washington Carver Museum. Audience members walked through...

A vendor sells Mexican flags at Viva Mexico on Sept. 14, 2024.

“Viva México” celebrates Mexican Independence Day in Austin

Mehana Ondreyka, Senior Life&Arts reporter September 19, 2024

Bustling with around 1,200 attendees, the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center celebrated Mexican independence with a diverse display of music, food and artisans on Saturday. Including...

Refugee Arts & Crafts Bazaar hosts vendors selling homemade goods, art

Refugee Arts & Crafts Bazaar hosts vendors selling homemade goods, art

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

Amidst the scent of samosas and bolani and the colorful sight of Afghan embroidered dresses and Ukrainian flower crowns, different corners of the world met at the TownLake YMCA.  A nonprofit providing...

Singers Aden Botschway (left) and Nico Medel (right) of the band "Lady Monday" smile on 6th Street before their performance at the Pecan Street Festival on Sept. 15.

47th annual fall Pecan Street Festival showcases Austin’s heart, spirit

Katherine Jones, General Life&Arts Reporter September 17, 2024

Before earning its notorious nickname “Dirty Sixth,” Sixth Street was known by a different name: Pecan Street. The stretch of road, now synonymous with nightlife, transforms twice a year for the...

Michael Valencia, owner of Mikey V's hot sauce, serves samples of his hot sauce at the hot sauce festival hosted by the Austin Chronicle on Sept. 8.

Victory tastes hot: Contest winners at Austin Chronicle Hot Sauce Festival turn passion for spice into businesses

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 10, 2024

Locals know the Austin Chronicle’s Hot Sauce Festival for its tasty sauces of all flavors and heat levels, live music and the annual hot sauce contest. For some, winning the contest was the peak of their...

Associate Curator Claire Howard gives a tour of the "Long Live Surrealism!" Blanton Art Museum art exhibit on Sept. 6.

Expect the unexpected: The Blanton’s new exhibit celebrates 100th anniversary of surrealism

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 8, 2024

Dream-like and distorted images of the bizarre decorate striking pastel pink walls — what curator Claire Howard (art history, ‘20) said pays homage to a 1959 international surrealist exhibition in...

Latinx-owned businesses to support this Hispanic Heritage Month

Latinx-owned businesses to support this Hispanic Heritage Month

Mehana Ondreyka, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 4, 2024

With more than 300,000 people identifying as Hispanic or Latino, Austin is a bustling hub of Hispanic innovation. With Hispanic Heritage Month kicking off soon, The Daily Texan compiled a list of Latinx-owned...

Team bot or team human thought?: Comedians, word-players face AI in com-pun-tition

Team bot or team human thought?: Comedians, word-players face AI in com-pun-tition

Analise Pickerrell, Senior Life&Arts Reporter September 3, 2024

From producing visual art to chaotic memes, artificial intelligence has been showing up in new and unexpected ways, drawing concern from creatives about the new technology’s abilities.  Local pun...

Members of the original Chicano Squad, including José Selvera, answer questions following the show's screening in The Texas Union on August 29, 2024 alongside the show's director and Selvera's son, who was involved in the documentary's production.

UT alumni series highlighting first all-Latin homicide detective unit screens at Union

Riley Walsh, General News Reporter September 1, 2024

The Latino Studies department screened the first episode of the unreleased documentary series “The Chicano Squad” at the Union on Aug. 29. Produced by two UT alumni, the series chronicles the history...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather downtown near the Austin Pride Parade on Aug. 10, 2024 to protest pinkwashing, a strategy to draw attention to LGBTQ+ freedoms instead of damaging actions.

Austin celebrates Pride amid controversy over renounced anti-Palestinian statement

Tyler Pullum, General Life&Arts Reporter August 13, 2024

Every year, Austin Pride gathers in August to host a celebration of the city’s LGBTQ+ community and the diverse groups it encompasses. This year, the festival and parade were mired in controversy over...

Dominic Gross, left, performing at Illinois Shakespeare Festival.

Students, alum bring classic texts to life at Illinois Shakespeare Festival

Stephanie Jumper, General Life&Arts Reporter August 2, 2024

When chasing theatrical aspirations, many envision Broadway lights or Hollywood sets, but this year three students and two alumni made a stop in Illinois on their acting journeys. The Illinois Shakespeare...

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