/tags/arts-and-culture Arts And Culture en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 07 May 2025 14:15:34 GMT /austin/2025-05-07/austin-arts-groups-downsize-and-cancel-programming-after-federal-grant-cuts Arts organizations in Austin are losing tens of thousands of dollars in federal funding that supported youth art programs and music and dance festivals. Wed, 07 May 2025 14:15:34 GMT /austin/2025-05-07/austin-arts-groups-downsize-and-cancel-programming-after-federal-grant-cuts Luz Moreno-Lozano /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Venue owners worry fewer restrictions on resale tickets will harm concertgoers. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:23:10 GMT /business/2025-04-28/texas-bill-aims-to-make-ticket-prices-more-transparent-critics-say-it-boosts-resellers Marcheta Fornoff /austin/2025-04-15/austin-tx-brigitte-bandit-drag-politics-events Brigitte Bandit is helping LGBTQ+ Austinites and allies keep up with the news and find resources for political advocacy. Her weekly "LegiSLAYtion & Liberation" event combines education with music, dance and queer joy. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:03:00 GMT /austin/2025-04-15/austin-tx-brigitte-bandit-drag-politics-events Chelsey Zhu /austin/2024-10-14/acl-austin-city-limits-photos-weekend-2-chappell-roan-blink-182 Austin surpassed 100 degrees on Sunday, creating a potentially dangerous cocktail of heat and dust at Zilker Park. Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:38:44 GMT /austin/2024-10-14/acl-austin-city-limits-photos-weekend-2-chappell-roan-blink-182 KUT/X Staff /austin/2024-10-07/austin-city-limits-acl-chappell-roan-leon-bridges-dua-lipa-photos The red-headed pop "femininomenon," decked out in cowboy chaps and a belt-buckle top, performed hits like "HOT TO GO!" and "Pink Pony Club," as well as unreleased song "The Subway." Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:54:36 GMT /austin/2024-10-07/austin-city-limits-acl-chappell-roan-leon-bridges-dua-lipa-photos KUT/X Staff /life-arts/2024-04-09/austin-poet-laureate-proposal Poet KB Brookins is circulating a petition to add a city program that would promote literacy and the arts in Austin. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 18:21:41 GMT /life-arts/2024-04-09/austin-poet-laureate-proposal Olivia Aldridge /education/2022-04-11/texas-education-agencys-new-school-library-standards-push-for-more-scrutiny-and-parental-input School districts are not required to adopt the agency’s recommendations but can use them as guidance as they develop new procedures or alter their policies for selecting or removing library books. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 23:08:42 GMT /education/2022-04-11/texas-education-agencys-new-school-library-standards-push-for-more-scrutiny-and-parental-input Brian Lopez /life-arts/2021-12-31/betty-white-a-beloved-icon-and-actress-since-the-beginning-of-tv-has-died-at-age-99 TV favors the young � but Betty White only got more famous as she got older. White's career began in the earliest days of television, and she was active until her death at the age of 99. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 20:39:26 GMT /life-arts/2021-12-31/betty-white-a-beloved-icon-and-actress-since-the-beginning-of-tv-has-died-at-age-99 Kyle Norris, Kyle Norris /texas/2020-03-24/you-dont-have-to-miss-out-on-museums-just-because-their-doors-are-closed From Texas Standard:Many Texas institutions and places of culture and learning are closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic � that includes museums.� Tue, 24 Mar 2020 21:25:31 GMT /texas/2020-03-24/you-dont-have-to-miss-out-on-museums-just-because-their-doors-are-closed Joy Diaz /texas/2018-04-25/remembering-the-man-who-made-zero-our-hero From Texas Standard.For many Texans of a certain age, learning civics and math and grammar began as we sat cross-legged on the floor in front of a big� Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:58:19 GMT /texas/2018-04-25/remembering-the-man-who-made-zero-our-hero Leah Scarpelli, Rhonda Fanning