Al Gore picks up Lady Bird Award from LBJ Foundation >
On April 24, the Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Johnson Robb handed over a blue globe resting in bronze hands to former Vice-President Al Gore as part of the 2018 Lady Bird…
Meet 5 Austin Women of Distinction, 2 Young Masters >
Each year, the Girls Scouts of Central Texas judiciously selects a small group of leaders to honor as Women of Distinction. They are saluted at a brisk, dignified luncheon, this…
John Graves leads off this set of best Texas books >
These new Texas books — plus one minor classic — reminds us how much is worth reading about our state in early 2018. “Myself and Strangers:…
Dixie Chicks to headline Mack, Jack and McConaughey fandango >
The Dixie Chicks will play ACL Live for the big Mack, Jack and McConaughey benefit on April 12. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. March 2. The last time that…
Glimpse inside Austin parties for history and the arts >
Two subjects galvanized this year’s Angelina Eberly Luncheon, which benefits the Austin History Center Association, the nonprofit ally of the Austin History Center. One hot topic was the Driskill…
Mark Updegrove returns to Austin and the LBJ legacy >
Mark Updegrove, who transformed the LBJ Presidential Library during eight years as its director, is returning to become president and CEO of the LBJ Foundation as of…
Austin and DC parties that trilled and thrilled this past week >
KMFA Classical 89.5, the Texas Book Festival and the LBJ Foundation showed us all how to do good and have a good time this past week.…
Dates set for big Mack, Jack and McConaughey benefit >
The Austin triumvirate of Matthew McConaughey, Mack Brown and Jack Ingram has already raised $7.5 million for youth charities through their Mack, Jack & McConaughey golf-plus-music-plus-dinner-plus-fashion-plus-auction-plus-good-will weekends. Now the Academy Award-winning actor, the…
Taking social flight with Travis Audubon, Waller Creek Conservancy, American Gateways >
It was like drifting from one waking dream to another. I first encountered that certain fantastical aspect to the Waller Creek Conservancy, which plans a series…
Best Texas books to read soon >
We pause during Austin festival season to read up on nature in a Texas national park, the career of a Texas script doctor, the third part…
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