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Live Shot: Wild Hearts Tour delivers heart-filled songwriting to Moody Amphitheater

Ava Motes, Life and Arts Reporter August 4, 2022

True to its name, the Wild Hearts Tour gripped Waterloo Park’s Moody Amphitheater on July 25 with untamed, heart-wrenching lyricism. The tour’s split bill was opened by Quinn Christopherson and featured...

Sister duo continues to harmonize through college transition

Ava Motes, Life and Arts Reporter July 21, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 19, 2022 flipbook. After weeks spent writing lyrics to keep busy during quarantine, Lila Gonzalez invited her older sister Sofia into her creative...

UT students Evan Carlson and Jackson Froelich are cast members of Zilker Hillside Theater’s production of Newsies. Newsies is the first Zilker Summer Musical held in the park since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Zilker Summer Musical returns to Zilker Park with ‘Newsies’

Ava Motes, Life and Arts Reporter July 14, 2022

Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the July 12, 2022 flipbook. The sun sets over the Zilker Hillside Theater on July 8, casting shadows over newsboy stands lining the stage. The crowd holds...

Live Shot: Pride in Local Music festival celebrates Austin’s LGBTQ+ artists

Live Shot: Pride in Local Music festival celebrates Austin’s LGBTQ+ artists

Ava Motes, Life & Arts Reporter June 27, 2022

On Saturday, Long Center’s concert lawn was packed for the third annual Pride in Local Music festival. The event featured nine live music performances from Austin-based LGBTQ+ artists and larger out-of-town...

UT-Austin student organizes donation drive in support of LGBTQ+ youth

UT-Austin student organizes donation drive in support of LGBTQ+ youth

Ava Motes, Life & Arts Reporter June 23, 2022

On a sweltering June evening, Mia Ternus sits outside the Circle C Swim Center, gesturing to a handmade sign that promotes Food Truck Night, a monthly event in her neighborhood. For the biochemistry sophomore,...

Austin Pride Run celebrates, builds community among queer runners

Ava Motes, Life and Arts Reporter June 13, 2022

The first thing Lindsay Legé noticed about Erin Clark was her socks: a flash of rainbow in stark contrast with the gravel trails on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Legé and Clark first met at a Saturday...

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