AIA Austin is holding its annual Homes Tour the weekend of October 2 – 3, 2010. This year marks the 24th anniversary of the self guided tour, which has earned a regional and national reputation. It will feature 12 Austin area homes with both traditional and contemporary designs. The firms who will be showcased on this year's tour are: Alterstudio Architects, LLP
 Bercy Chen Studio, LP CG&S Design-Build
 Chris Lewis Architects 
 Cottam Hargrave 
Dick Clark Architecture
 Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects
 John Mayfield Architect
 James D. LaRue Architects
 Nick Deaver Architect
 Third:Land, Inc.
 Webber + Studio AIA Austin Homes Tour October 2 and 3, 2010 Noon to 6:00pm Tickets will go on sale September 1st by credit card at AIA Austin and by cash/check at Zinger Hardware and ...

"...at the head of the class acts." – The Washington Post "...the evening was a tour de force." – The Washington Times Nine-time Tony award-winner Tommy Tune teams with longtime collaborators The Manhattan Rhythm Kings for a personal look back at his incredible career, featuring timeless standards, elegant choreography, and Tommy's own unique charm and warm-hearted humor. Don't miss this rare chance to view the personal side of this quintessential song-and-dance man. The Long Center Presents:Tommy Tune & The Manhattan Rhythm Kings September 19, 2010

Before Elvis...before Hank Williams...there was a fiddler from West Texas by the name of Bob Wills. This lively re-telling of Wills' career and his contribution to American music has become a Texas audience favorite. The Long Center Presents:A Ride With Bob – The Bob Wills Musical Starring Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel September 17-18, 2010

Tango Alpha Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum celebrates 100 years of record-setting achievements, gravity-defying feats, and the soaring human spirit that drives our state's aviation history. This special exhibition tells the story of Texas aviators, designers, manufacturers, and services – past, present, and future. Included in the exhibit are 5 large scale models of aircraft including an AT-6 Texan, B-24 Liberator, Southwest Airlines Lone Star One, Mooney Acclaim Type S, a Bell V-22 Osprey, and a 1/2 scale Vought F-4U-4 Corsair. Visitors can try their hand at flying a Curtiss Jenny, an AT-6 Texan, and a Bell XV-3 tiltrotor helicopter through interactive video simulators. And over 120 objects in the exhibit� from flight suits worn by Howard Hughes and Katharine Hepburn in the 1930s, to astronaut Ed White's helmet from Gemini 4, t...

3rd Annual Dripping with Taste Wine & food Festival is a great excuse to see what's going on in the booming area SW of Austin. The event is September 11 from noon-7pm at the Creekside Pavilion in Driftwood Texas—rain or shine. Hosted by the Dripping Springs Chamber, the festival showcases 14 Hill Country Wineries, now the 2nd fastest-growing wine destination in the nation. There will also be Micro-Brewers, Food Vendors, Music, cooking demonstrations, and Texas art & gift items. Details including tickets, schedule and directions at DrippingWithTaste.org. Dripping with Taste Creekside Pavillion Driftwood, Texas Benefits Dripping Springs Visitors Center

Thank you, Austin, Thank you. Not only do you really love us, you love us three times over. Thank you for warm fuzzies. KUT takes home three Austin Chronicle Best of Austin Reader's Poll awards this year: Best Music Station Our readers have a favorite radio frequency, and it's home to local singer-songwriters, talk radio, and even metal (AC/DC, Rush, UFO). Larry Monroe scholars out the first, morning man John Aielli inhabits all modes of the second, and last month's superb Armadillo soundtrack took care of the last ("In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida," yo). Jay Trachtenberg holds down the afternoons, Paul Ray hosts eternal Twine Time, and Michael Crockett dishes picante Tex-Mex (Horizontes). For those about to rock: KUT, we salute you. Best Radio Music Deejay: John Aielli, KUT 90. 5 FM Though his playlists today might not be quite as free-ranging (and surprising) as they were when he spent ...

Grand Paris Texas, a film by Austin based artists Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler, is being screened on Thursday, September 9 at the Paramount Theatre. The event presented by Lora Reynolds Gallery in cooperation with the Austin Film Society and Arthouse at the Jones Center includes a post-film Q&A with the artists and Ned Rifkin, Director of the Blanton Museum of Art. Doors open at 6pm; film at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. Details at www.lorareynolds.com.

Blurring the Lines: Public Art Re-Examined, a full-day symposium hosted by the City of Austin's Art in Public Places Program, will feature an intimate look at The High Line, the award-winning urban redevelopment project built on a section of a former elevated freight railroad spur in New York City, as well as presentations served up by the local creative community, and an interactive panel discussion with experienced public artists and arts administrators. Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director; and Lauren Ross, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Curator & Director of Arts Programs of Friends of the High Line, will present the event's Keynote Address from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. This exploration of public art, creative partnerships, and civic engagement will take place from 9 am – 3 pm on Saturday, September 11th at Ballet Austin's Butler Dance Education Center, ...