Jul 21-23 Dialogues
McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 471-1444, americanrepensemble.org

Austin's premiere chamber musicians, American Repertory Ensemble, presents an innovative performance of music and dance. The extraordinary production features 15 outstanding artists performing classic and new works by choreographers George Balanchine, David Justin, Harrison McEldowney and composers Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Rob Deemer, Joe Cocker and more.

So who and what is this talented troupe? Robert Faires of The Austin Chronicle describes it best, "Classical musicians may often play for dancers, and dancers perform with classical musicians, but when it comes to organizations, they typically go their separate ways. Symphony and chamber groups here, ballet and dance troupes there, and never the twain shall meet. Well, not so with the newly formed American Repertory Ensemble. Figuring dance and music to be two great tastes that taste great together, the folks behind ARE are out to bring those art forms together in an organizational peanut-butter cup."

Tickets are $15 and may be purchased online at americanrepensemble.org.

Dialogues has been moved to the McCullough after flooding closed the State Theatre. Other performances, including American Fiesta (running July 27-August 13) have also been delayed and moved due to the damage our beloved theater on Congress sustained after a water main break deluged the performance hall in mid-June. Donations are being accepted to help repair and rebuild the State. For more information on how you can help, please go to austintheatre.org.

Jul 20-26 Classic Classics
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org

The curtain and week opens with Ernst Lubitsh films, noted for their sophistication and sly sexual tension, featuring James Stewart and Greta Garbo. Then the best of the best of Blake Edwards, Peter Sellers and George Cukor round out this week's classic film offerings. Go to austintheatre.org for full details, including schedule changes. Here's what lights up the screen this week:

20, 21 - The Shop Around the Corner, Ninotchka
23, 24 - A Funny Thing Happened on the the Way to the Forum (23rd only),
The Pink Panther, The Party
25, 26 - The Women, Adam's Rib

For more information on any film, visit imdb.com.

Jul 22 Antiques Road Kill
7:00 p.m.
Spaghetti Warehouse, 117 W. 4th
(512) 404-9123, capcitymystery.com

The Road Show Comes to Austin! The Capital City Mystery Players will premier a brand new audience interactive comedy whodunit with dinner. Antiques Road Kill, puts a new spin on the antiques appraisal business, complete with an annoying host, his identical twin brother, plus an assortment of very eccentric antique collectors/owners who personify the expression "Keep Austin Weird." You can probably guess the weapon of choice, and you'll fill out a "crime report," guessing who, how and why. The super sleuth of the evening wins a fabulous prize! All this, including dinner, for a mere $29.95!

Jul 25 Irreversible (2002)
7:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145, austinfilm.org

In one of the most controversial films ever produced in France, this film looks at an evening that ends in murder, rape and revenge in reverse. You'll want the camera to turn away as you go through this dark evening that shows sweetness and horror unfolding, irreversibly. This film is part of Austin Film Society's Summer Essential Cinema's "De/Re Constructing the Narrative: Global Experiements in Film Structure."

Jul 26 Children's Day Art Park: Biscuit Brothers
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Symphony Square Amphitheater, 1101 Red River
(512) 476-6064, austinsymphony.org

Children can experience the magic of the arts at Children's Day Art Park. This exciting summer program this week features the frolicking fun of the Biscuit Brothers. You and your kids will be giggling for the rest of the day after this performance! Youngsters can also visit the Instrument Petting Zoo (where they can see, touch and try to play the instruments), talk to symphony musicians and hear them play their instruments. A terrific morning outing!

Jul 26 'SUMMER' - Austin Film Society's 20th Anniversary Series
7:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145 x 213 , austinfilm.org

Austin Film Society (AFS) presents Eric Rohmer's SUMMER as part of its yearlong film series celebrating the organization's 20th anniversary. The 1986 French film, about "the ways in which we are eventually defeated, not by tragedy, but by routine," won awards at last year's Venice Film Festival. Admission is free for new or current AFS members and $4 for non-members.

Still on Stage...

To 7/30: Petra's Cuento, Dougherty Arts Center, teatrovivo.org
To 8/1: Roving Mars, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
To 8/5: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Th-Sun), Zilker Hillside Theatre, Zilker.org
To 8/19: Deep Sea 3D, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
To 8/27: I Am My Own Wife, Zach Scott, zachscott.com
Ongoing: Ride Around the World: A Cowboy Adventure, Texas the Big Picture in the IMAX® Theatre and The Star of Destiny in the Texas Spirit Theater, thestoryoftexas.com

Jul 20 ACMC- Advanced Students
12:05 p.m.
Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth Street
(512) 472-2445, centralpresbyterian.org

This week's Thursday Noonday Concert features ACMC- Advanced Students.

Jul 21 MoPac and the Blue Suburbans Live
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street
(512) 974-9310, ci.austin.tx.us/music/calendar

MoPac and the Blue Suburbans is an Austin-based Jump Blues band. We're talking decades of old school jump-style swing blues. MoPac has been entertaining dancers and listeners in and around Austin for 10 years, and has opened for local legends. See them live and free this Friday at Live from the Plaza! This week's $6 lunch special by Pig Out! is a spaghetti and meatballs spread.

Jul 21 Mundi Under the Star
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-8746, thestoryoftexas.com

Mundi's slogan is "Where the Renaissance meets Rock." This is the featured group at this week's Music Under the Star. While enjoying the music, explore the Museum's three floors of exhibits - including It STILL Ain't Braggin' If It's True - for free from 6:00-9:00 p.m. The Story of Texas Cafe will be open with a limited menu, and a cash bar will be available on the Plaza. Free event parking is available in the Museum's underground garage.

Jul 22 Ray Davies
8:00 p.m.
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org

After more than 40 years as the Kinks' lead singer and primary songwriter, Ray Davies has released his first solo studio recording, Other People's Lives an album that's actually a reflection of who he is. Listen to his incredible sound at raydavies.info.

Jul 23 Big Band Sounds at Concerts in the Park
7:30 p.m.
Wooldridge Square Park, 9th & Guadalupe
(512) 476-6064, austinsymphony.org

Pack a picnic, let the kids frolic as the whole family listens to Big Band tunes at this week's Austin Symphony Orchestra/Hartman Foundation Concert in the Park. These enchanting outdoor park concerts are your ideal opportunity to enjoy some of the Capitol City's greatest pleasures - the fine music presented by the Austin Symphony in one of Austin's beautiful historic parks.

Jul 26 Blues on the Green: Guy Forsyth with
Carolyn Wonderland opening
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Zilker Park Rock Island, kgsr.com/blues

Come on out and hear two of Austin's absolute favs in the lush and totally cool surroundings of Zilker Park. This is a musical event that makes you glad to live in the great state of Texas. Go to the web for details on logistics and what to bring and what to leave home.

Jul 20-26 Get Your Art Fix at the Blanton
Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK
(512) 232-5171, blantonmuseum.org

Nurture your artistic self this week at the Blanton.

Jul 20 Free Admission Thursday

Art Fix - Flower Arranging - 6:00 p.m.
Get your creative fill with the Blanton's Art Fix series-short programs on art and art making, music, and lifestyle. In August learn about the principles of Feng Shui and gardening in connection with works of art in the Blanton's collection. This program repeats on July 26 at Noon.

Public Tour: Art is Nature- 7:00 p.m.
Choose the works of art you want to explore and discuss in this interactive of the Blanton's collection. For more information contact the Public Relations Dept. at (512) 232-5171. Free.

Jul 22: Public Tour: People's Choice - 2:00 p.m.
Choose the works of art you want to explore and discuss in this interactive tour of the Blanton's collection. Free with museum admission. For more information contact the Public Relations Dept. at (512) 232-5171.

Jul 23: Public Tour: America/Americas - 2:00 p.m.
Free with museum admission. For more information contact the Public Relations Dept. at (512) 232-5171.


Jul 21-Sep 24 Workspace: Carol Bove
Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK
(512) 471-7324, blantonmuseum.org

New York-based artist Carol Bove examines the turbulent decades of the 1960s and 1970s from the perspective of an artist, an amateur archivist, and a young woman raised in Berkeley, California in the 1970s. From Playboy centerfolds to period-specific furniture installations, her highly idiosyncratic provides an intriguing glimpse onto the cultural and social dynamics of an era that continues to occupy a prominent place in the public imagination. Bove will create new work for the Blanton.

Jul 22-Aug 19 Dana Sparks
Wally Workman Gallery,1202 West Sixth St
(512) 472-7428, wallyworkmangallery.com

Wally Workman Gallery presents the latest works by Dana Sparks. Opening Reception: July 22, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Jul 23 Science Sundays - Women Engineers
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Austin Children's Museum, 301 Colorado
(512) 472-2499, austinkids.org

Discover the fascinating world of science with special guests who bring their expertise to visitors on Science Sundays at the Museum. This week, meet members of the Society of Women Engineers. Don't forget, the Museum is free from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. on Sundays so come and enjoy some science!

Jul 26 High Noon Talks
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 N. Congress
(512) 936-8746, thestoryoftexas.com

Want to know all the behind-the-scenes stories and nitty-gritty details of the STILL Braggin' exhibit? Sherry Byrd, a fourth generation quilter, will talk about the stories behind her family tradition. Free with exhibit admission.


Still On Display Downtown...

To 7/20: Between the Lines,Wally Workman Gallery, wallyworkmangallery.com
To 7/29: Nevermore, Women & Their Work, womenandtheirwork.org
To 7/29 Candace Briceno: Nevermore, Women & Their Work, womenandtheirwork.org
To 7/30: The Last Picture Show, f8 Art Gallery, f8fineart.com
To 8/6: Over+Over-Passion for Process, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 8/6: Again+Again-Cycles in Video & Light, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 8/13: Wild & Bushy: A Texas Summer Show, Volitant, volitant.com
To 8/13: Paul Chan, The Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/13: New Now Next: The Contemporary Blanton, The Blanton Musem of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 8/19: below the surface, d berman Gallery,dbermangallery.com
To 8/20: New American Talent: The Twenty-First Exhibition, Arthouse at the Jones Center, arthousetexas.org
To 9/10: It STILL Ain't Braggin' if it's True: The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, thestoryoftexas.com
Ongoing: America/Americas, The Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
Ongoing: European Paintings from the Permanent Collection, The Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
Ongoing: Prints and Drawings from the Permanent Collection, The Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org

Jul 23 Austin Farmers' Market
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 236-0074, Austinfarmersmarket.org

The market downtown features fresh and local vegetables, herbs, cheeses, eggs, meats, breads, honey, flowers, prepared foods, drinks and artisan crafts. Free parking around the park and in the State parking garage at 3rd and San Antonio. Free admission.


Jul 22-23 West 6th St. Artists Market
709 W. 6th
(512) 698-8099, 6thstreetmarket.com

The West 6th Street Artist's Market is a festive outdoor art fair, featuring a variety of work by independent artists from Austin and Central Texas. Open every Sat. & Sun, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Jul 22 Star Flight 5K
Zilker Park, Barton Springs Road
starflight5k.com

Bring the whole family and join your local flight team for the STAR Flight 5K. The race is going to be a looped course through Zilker Park finishing near Barton Springs Pool. The day will begin with the 5K at 7:00 a.m. to be followed by the Kids K at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the STAR Flight Fund, used to for ongoing medical education of the flight team. Come and meet the team and take a look at the new STAR Flight Helicopter. The Austin Fire Department will also be on site, misting participants as they cross the mid-race point. Awards will be given for all divisions.

Jul 22 REI Texas State Championship Adventure Race Series
terrafirmapromo.com

For the hearty and adventurous at heart, the Austin Urban Race includes a 2-3 mile trail run, 7-10 mile mountain bike, 20 - 35 minute canoe, mystery events. Events usually take 2 hours. Learn more about this rigorous fun at terrafirmapromo.com.

July 22 Cops and Joggers 5K Walk/Run
pomf.org/copsandjoggers/

The race will start on E. 13th between Trinity and San Jacinto.
Runners will go south on San Jacinto to 2nd Street,
- west on 2nd to Lavaca,
- north on Lavaca to Martin Luther King,
- east on Martin Luther King to San Jacinto,
- and south on San Jacinto to E. 12th.

Thirteenth Street will be closed between Red River and Neches. All other streets will have a single lane closed. The event will end by 9:30 a.m.


July 22 Austin Farmers' Market
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
austinfarmersmarket.org

From 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., W. 4th St. will be closed between Guadalupe and San Antonio for the Austin Farmers Market.

"Best" of DOWNTOWN!
Thursday - 7/20 - 7:30 p.m.
Friday - 7/21 - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 7/26 - 9:30 p.m.
KLRU-Your local PBS Station, Channel 18/Cable Channel 9
Downloadable on Time Warner Cable's Lone Star on Demand (Channel 1400)
downtownaustin.com/news/tv

Episode #213 - "Best" of DOWNTOWN
Roll the Presses - from story creation to doorstep delivery. / "Catch a rising star" - Austin Museum of Art's "22 to Watch" Exhibit looks at some of the most creative, innovative and "up and coming" artists in the art world. / Austin?s growing Hip Hop scene ? meet MC?s with a message and internationally known B-Boy City.

Jul 26 Security & Maintenance Committee
8:30 a.m.
211 E. 7th Street, Room 111
(512) 469-1766, downtownaustin.com

Chair: John Nyfeler, Staff Liaison: Bill Brice