Local filmmaker opens doors for actors of color
Austin-based TrendSmasher Productions will present its latest film, The Bag Lady, at Palmer Events Center on Saturday, Aug. 15, during Capital City Black Film Festival.
Through the Lens with Maria Soccor
Maria Soccor will make her Austin debut as a film director on Saturday, Aug. 15, at Palmer Events Center when her documentary, Lords of BSV, is presented during the Capitol City Black Film Festival.
Keep Austin Reel: Capital City Black Film Festival
The third annual Capital City Black Film Festival is back and better than ever Aug. 13 to Aug. 15 at Austin’s Palmer Events Center. The screens will feature more than 60 films in two days, with both feature-length and short-films in nearly every genre: romance, action, drama, comedy, horror, documentary, post-apocalyptic.
Black Butterfly Bath and Body Celebrates Community and 10 Year Anniversary
You are invited to join Black Butterfly this Saturday, Oct. 25, as we celebrate natural beauty, local food, business, and spoken word at the Second Annual Fragrance Fest and Small Business Bash at Black Butterfly Bath & Body on East 13th Street.
Mr. Richard Overton: 108 Years Young
Richard Overton recently celebrated his 108th birthday with family and friends at his home in East Austin. Overton was born in Bastrop County on May 11, 1906, and he is the oldest living WWII veteran.
Moustapha Bangoura
Guinean Moustapha Bangoura trained for 22 years with Les Ballets Africains, the world’s first African dance company and the national dance ensemble of Guinea. He teaches more than 60 traditional dances and is an official cultural ambassador for his country.
Collaborative Disruption
Khotso Khabele and Michael Strong are disrupting the nation’s existing educational model.
The Gospel According to Kirk Whalum
Kirk Whalum is brilliant, and it is an honor to have him headline Austin Jazz Festival for the year 2014.
Flippin’ It: Courtney Sanchez
Courtney Sanchez is a chameleon. She aligns her voice to the listener’s perception, all Ella Fitzgerald one minute, John Legend, Chaka Khan, or James Taylor the next.
In the Flow: Althea Rene
Detroit native Althea René does not take ‘No’ for an answer. So, when the jazz industry said that flute was not a jazz instrument…
Space and Time: Jackie Venson
Her profile claims she once got in a back alley brawl with the (former) planet “Pluto,” punching it “straight out of planetary existence.”
Three former presidents join President Obama at Civil Rights Summit in Austin
soulciti overviews the speakers and topics at the LBJ Library’s Civil Rights Summit, to be held next week in honor of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.