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Journalist Hugh Aynesworth describes his memory of the Kennedy assassination

Eleanor Dearman October 29, 2013

Fifty years after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, four-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Hugh Aynesworth published “November 22, 1963: Witness to History.” As the only reporter to witness...

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Tapestry Dance Company’s 25th anniversary show combines poetry and dance

Eleanor Dearman October 27, 2013

Poetry and tap dancing share the stage in Tapestry Dance Company’s 25th anniversary show, “XXV - Anticipation of Next.”  Director, veteran choreographer and dancer Matt Shields’...

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Food at The Texas Book Festival

Eleanor Dearman October 23, 2013

What’s better than a good book? A good book and good food.  Experience both at the Texas Book Festival’s Central Market Cooking Tent. With 13 cookbook authors leading cooking demonstrations...

“Our Country’s Good” portrays the life of British prisoners in Australia

Eleanor Dearman October 17, 2013

The lights fade up to reveal exhausted prisoners lying on the ground with a fleet of ships in the horizon. It is a scene that could be taken out of a history book, but in reality, it is the opening moment...

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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival celebrates loved ones

Eleanor Dearman October 17, 2013

Candied skulls, skeletons, bright colors, mouthwatering food and dance-worthy music are a few of the things that come to mind when thinking about Dia de los Muertos. It is a celebration of life and loved...

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Q&A with Noah and the Whale’s Tom Hobden

Eleanor Dearman October 8, 2013

Four years after Noah and the Whale released First Days of Spring, the band’s second album that documented frontman Charlie Fink’s painful break-up with Laura Marling, the band is back to dancing...

Scared of creepy kids? “The Omen” has the creepiest

Eleanor Dearman October 8, 2013

For movie buffs, the month of October means one thing: 31 days of horror movies. With tons of horror flicks to choose from, The Daily Texan is going to be providing a daily horror recommendation. Whether...

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“The Book of Mormon” balances truth with comedy

Eleanor Dearman October 7, 2013

“The Book of Mormon” is not a literal stage version of the teachings of Mormonism. Instead, the nine-time Tony Award-winning musical has been capturing audiences for the past few years...

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“Dial ‘M’ for Murder” takes the stage

Eleanor Dearman October 1, 2013

It was Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the candlestick.  The theater department’s production of “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” by Frederick Knott is a classic murder mystery...

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UT faculty and grad students name their favorite banned books

Eleanor Dearman September 25, 2013

What do “Beloved,” “The Kite Runner“ and “Captain Underpants” all have in common? These three books all made the list of the most frequently challenged books in the...

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“Invariant Interval” gains inspiration from space

Eleanor Dearman September 23, 2013

Artist-in-residence Alyson Shotz’s “Invariant Interval” exhibit plays on space in more ways than one. The artist-in-residence program invites a well-established artist to create a...

PowerUP educates and entertains the community through dance

Eleanor Dearman September 17, 2013

Allison Orr has turned the linemen of Austin Energy into performance artists. Forklift Danceworks’ — a dance company dedicated to choreographing dance performances using unorthodox materials...

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University introduces selective Actor Training Program

Eleanor Dearman September 10, 2013

Twenty top students from across the state have been selected from a pool of about 900 to participate in UT’s new Actor Training Program. This “elite but not elitist” program welcomed...

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