Sep 19-Jan 15 Luca Cambiaso: 1527-1585
Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK
(512) 232-5171, blantonmuseum.org

The Blanton is pleased to present the first major exhibition of paintings by one of the principal figures of late 16th-century painting, Luca Cambiaso. The Blanton will be the exclusive U.S. venue for Luca Cambiaso, 1527-1585, providing a rare opportunity for the public to see first-hand some 60 paintings and 80 drawings by a fascinating artist whose work has largely remained in his native Genoa.

Cambiaso is a singular figure in the development of 16th-century style, the first great "modern" artist in Genoa, and the founder of its school's traditions, second only to those of Rome in innovation and influence through the early 18th century. The exhibition also includes comparative works that put his style in context. It is the first exhibition of Cambiaso's work in 50 years and the first presentation ever outside of Liguria.

You do not want to miss this important and rare exhibit.

Seen here: Adoration of the Magi, early 1550s, Oil on panel.

Sep 15-24 Land of the Feathered Serpent
Santa Cruz Theater, 1805 E. 7th St.
(512) 460-9256, aztlandance.com

The Aztlan Dance Company concludes its summer series with a fantastic theatrical dance production "Land of the Feathered Serpent." Friday and Saturday evening shows begin at 8:00 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. The Aztlan Dance Company has presented cultural programming in Austin for more than thirty-two years. Tickets: $12 adults, $10 student/senior/child. Tickets available through AUSTIX at 474-TIXS (8497).

Sep 17 African Folk Tales & Music for Children
2:00 p.m.
Scottish Rite Theatre, 207 West 18th
512-472-KIDO (5436), scottishritetheatre.org

Through the ancient form of oral story-telling, Debo Adejobi entertains, informs, inspires and educates listeners about the diversity of African Culture. His charismatic presence and deep, riveting voice enchants young audiences as they listen raptly to the folk tales of his youth. With a unique brand of humor, Adejobi has entertained listeners in schools, libraries and bookstores nationwide, and is now perfecting a larger scale theatrical performance to debut at the Scottish Rite Theatre.

Sep 17- 21 American Fiesta
8:00 p.m.
McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman
(512) 477-6060, utpac.org

It's back by popular demand! The revival of Steven Tomlinson's beautiful, funny, redemptive monologue, American Fiesta has just been added to the UT Performing Arts Center's 2006|07 Season and will be performed this week at the McCullough. This homegrown play written and performed by Steven Tomlinson and commissioned by the State Theatre, where it premiered in October 2005 and since has earned rave reviews and countless awards. The one-man show explores family dynamics, contemporary politics, neurochemistry and the surprising world of vintage dishes. Take part in theater that takes in the whole heart of America.

Sep 19 These are the Damned
7:00 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 409 Colorado
(512) 322-0145 x 213, austinfilm.org

Austin Film Society (AFS) presents the 2006-07 Season of its Essential Cinema Series, "Surviving the Blacklist: Joseph Losey in Europe." Instead of submitting and enduring the anti-Communist mania of the early '50's, Joseph Losey went to Europe to exert his creativity and AFS celebrates the results of his intriguing efforts. Almost sci-fi, this film looks at the dark roles of gangs and scientists, with one group's work far more damanging to society. This series runs though October 10. Go to austinfilm.org for details.

Still on Stage...

To 9/17: Hairspray, Bass Concert Hall, utpac.org
To 9/17: Crowns, Zach Scott, zachscott.com
To 9/17: Keepin' It Weird, Zach Scott, zachscott.com
Ongoing: Superman Returns, 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

Sep 14 Piano Classics
Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth Street
(512) 472-2445, centralpresbyterian.org

This week's Thursday Noonday Concert features Akiyoshi Tamagawa on piano.

Sep 15 Jud Newcomb Live From the Plaza
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
City Hall, 301 West 2nd Street
(512) 974-9310, ci.austin.tx.us/music

Jud "Scrappy" Newcomb has worked with a number of Austin all-time favorite artists including The Resentments, Jon Dee Graham, Ian McLagan and The Bump Band and Ray Wylie Hubbard. His guitar playing is stand-alone but his solo work puts the spotlight on that whisper-like voice and image-inducing songs. This week's $6 Special is freshly cooked Fried Catfish or Shrimp by Mr. Catfish.

Sep 15 Sufjan Stevens
Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress
(512) 472-5470, austintheatre.org

This multi-talented musician, singer and songwriter takes the folk revival in indie pop to new heights. He'll be performing with My Brightest Diamond. Doors/Bar open at 8:00 p.m. Show begins 9:00 p.m. Purchase Tickets Online or call (866) 4GET-TIX. For more information visit: asthmatickitty.com.

Sep 15- 17 Austin CIty Limits Festival
Zilker Park, Barton Springs Road
aclfest.com

3 Days, 8 Stages, 130 Bands - Austin City Limits Festival. 1-day tickets for Friday and Sunday are still available. 3-day passes are gone. The only three-day passes available are with travel and VIP packages. Once the single-day passes are gone, the Festival will be sold out for good. At least for 2006. This year's lineup includes some biggies, including: Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, John Mayer, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. Hope you get to be there for this nowhere-but-Austin annual music spree.

Sep 14-Oct 1 Red Hot Dot
Art Buying Spree & Silent Auction
Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca
(512) 477-1064, womenandtheirwork.org

Look for the red dots. They'll be dotting all the walls at Women and their Work. This popular - and amazing - art sale puts you in touch with the work of more 170 artists. The Red Hot Red Dot Art Spree is an exquisite and really neat opportunity to purchase paintings, sculpture, drawings, photographs, and mixed media works - all for $500 or less. Be sure to trot over to Women & Their Work to spot your dots. You'll be glad you bought.

Sep 14-17 Blanton Blasts
Blanton Museum of Art, Congress & MLK
(512) 232-5171, blantonmuseum.org

Here's what's happening at Blanton this week.

Sep 14 - Free Admission Thursday

Public Tours: People's Choice - 3:00 & 7:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - People's Choice - Choose the works of art you want to explore and discuss in this interactive tour of the Blanton's collection. The 7:00 p.m. tour - The Art of Nostalgia

Blanton Book Club - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Immerse yourself in the life of a different artist each month. The Blanton Book Club makes connections between the subject, idea, or theme to a work in the collection or special exhibition. This month discuss The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Find this month's book at BookPeople.

Sep 16 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.

Sep 17 Public Tour: America/Americas - 2:00 p.m.
The museum offers themed tours on the collection and special exhibitions. Free with museum admission. Free with museum admission.

Sep 15-17 Hot and Cold:
The Best of Canadian Contemporary Art
Art on 5th, 1501 W. 5th
(512) 481-1111, arton5th.com

And if you don't get to go to the ACL Festival - or even if you do - take heart and part with this 3 days only art event. "Hot and Cold" returns to Austin with over 300 unframed pieces on canvas and paper. Come see the hottest pieces from up north! Featured Artists: Gerard Castonguay, Sharon Ruttonsha, Pica Birt, and Natalie Savard.

Sep 15-Oct 1 Los Rostros Del Son Jarocho
12:00 p.m.
Republic Square Park, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 480-9373, mexic-artemuseum.org

During Diez y Seis de Septiembre Celebration, Mexic-Arte Museum proudly presents Los Rostros del Son Jarocho (The Faces of Son Jarocho). The exhibition is a multi-disciplinary project combining oral history, field recordings, and visual art by artist and musician Alec Dempster. The exhibition is a series of 29 linoleum cuts on outdoor banners serving as a tribute to instrumentalists, singers and dancers from the municipalities of Santiago and San Andrés Tuxtla who have spent their lives struggling to preserve their native folk music. These intricate works will be on display through October 1st at Republic Square.

Still On Display Downtown...

To 9/24: Workspace: Carol Bove, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
To 9/25: duck, duck, GOOSE, Volitant Gallery, volitant.com
To 9/25: The Long Drive South, Volitant Gallery, volitant.com
To 9/29: Color, Mind & Form, Arthouse of Ionic Futurism, ionicfuturism.com
To 9/30: Kevin Greer: At the Edge, Gallery SOCO, gallerysoco.com
To 9/30: Gladys Poorte & Naomi Schlinke, d berman gallery, dbermangallery.com
To 10/1: YLAII: Juventud Desenfrenada (Youth Gone Wild), Mexic-arte Museum, mexic-artemuseum.org
To 10/7: Honora Jacob and Eliza K. Thomas, Wally Workman Gallery, wallyworkmangallery.com
To 10/13: Rays of Light, Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, lapena-austin.org
To 10/21: The World of Lacquer, Fielding Lecht Gallery, fieldinglecht.com
To 10/21: Daniel Bozhkov: Recent Works, Arthouse at the Jones Center, arthousetexas.org
To 11/5: Lu Ann Barrow "Soul Journer's," Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 11/5: Mary Lee Bendelph, Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 11/5: William Kentridge, Weighing...and Wanting, Austin Museum of Art, amoa.org
To 12/9: Rembrandt's Etchings, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org
Ongoing: European Paintings from the Permanent Collection and America/Americas, Blanton Museum of Art, blantonmuseum.org

Sep 15 Fiesta de Independencia Foundation Diez y Seis Celebration
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Waterloo Park, 15th & Red River
(512) 452-1100, ci.austin.tx.us/news

The City of Austin, the Consulate General of Mexico and the Fiesta de Independencia Foundation will host the annual Diez y Seis celebration at Waterloo Park. The festivities mark the anniversary of Mexico's Independence from Spain. The event will feature an official commemorative ceremony of Mexico's Independence and a re-enactment by Consul General of Mexico Jorge Guajardo of the "El Grito," Father Miguel Hidalgo's cry for independence in 1810. This year's celebration is free to the public and will include music by Yahari, a band from the state of Coahuila, Mexico; Emocion from Austin; Mariachi Nueva Generacion; and Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico de Texas. Great day of family fun with all the trimmings available.

Sep 15 5th Annual Diez y Seis at Republic Square
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Republic Square Park, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 974-6715, ci.austin.tx.us

Are you ready for a fiesta? Want to enjoy lunch Austin style with good food and live music? Then be sure not to miss the Fiesta being planned by the City of Austin, Parks and Recreation Department at Republic Square. Live music from the Texas Wranglers and Mariachi Jalisco will fill the air. You'll receive a City of Austin welcome from Council Member Mike Martinez and hear the history of Diez y Seis from the Consul General of Mexico, Jorge Guajardo. For lunch, vendors will provide cool soft drinks and delicious tacos. You will find some nice shade under the beautiful trees or under the huge tent erected at the park. You can stroll through the park and enjoy the outdoor art exhibit provided by Mexic-Arte Museum. So, come and join Austin Parks & Recreation, bring your friends and celebrate Diez y Seis at historic Republic Square!

Sep 16 Austin ISD 125th Anniversary Parade
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Congress Avenue
austinisd.org
(512) 414- 3991

125 years of excellence in education. On September 12, 2006, marks the Austin Independent School District's 125th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, AISD is hosting a parade this Saturday that starts at the Capitol and ends at Auditorium Shores. High School bands, floats, antique cars, and old fashioned fun await the whole family. Additional celebratory events will be held through the school year. (See street closings below for additional details.)

All of September Take the Commute Challenge for Prizes!
Throughout Austin
commutesolutions.com

Save money, use less gas, improve air quality, reduce stress and win exciting prizes! What could be better? September is Commute Solutions Month and time to take the Commuter Challenge! Try an alternative to driving alone in your car and you just might win! Prizes include: a $250 San Marcos Outlet Mall gift card, a $250 Simon Mall gift card, a stay at the Driskill Hotel, and gift certificates to great local eateries and businesses!

Visit commutesolutions.com for Commuter Challenge details and to learn more about your commute options!


Totally Austintacious

Sep 16 & 17 Austin Farmers' Market - Open on Sunday this Week!!!
Republic Square, 4th & Guadalupe
(512) 236-0074, Austinfarmersmarket.org

To join in the ACL festivities and the fun of the shuttle setting off from Republic Square, the Austin Farmer's Market will be open both Saturday and Sunday this week. The market will also remain open one hour later until 2:00 p.m. Come down and enjoy. Free admission.


Sep 16, 17 The Artists Market
518 E. 6th
(512) 345-3468, theartistsmarket.com

The West 6th Street Artist's Market has moved to a new location and now has a new name, but is the same 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.

ADEO TOURS
(512) 699-3467
adeotours.com

Guests in town for ACL Fest? Don't have time to take them around to all the sites? Here's a new way for them to see the sites of Downtown Austin - take a walking tour using your IPOD. AdeoTours audio walking tours for individuals who want a historic, culturally relevant and entertaining Austin experience. Balance out your tightly-scheduled ACL festival days with a well-deserved, leisurely Austin experience. Take an AdeoTour on your own time?and at your own pace?

You can get the inside scoop on Austin's famed music scene and visit some of Austin?s best music venues with the Live Music Capital of the World Tour which leads you through local music hot spots. Or, take the Absolutely Austin Tour, and get the lowdown on the cultural attractions like the State Capital, the Governor's Mansion, Austin?s infamous bat colony and more.

While taking the tours you can take as many breaks as you like or repeat any information you like, then resume the tour with one simple click of a button. Stop for a quick bite, take a peak in a shop that catches your eye or just take a breather. Music tracks performed by the city?s most renowned musicians are courtesy of AdeoTours. All tours begin at the Austin Visitors Center at 209 East Sixth Street; the $14.95 price of each tour includes IPOD rental, a map and easy-to-follow instructions. If you already own an MP3 player, simply visit their website to download a tour: www.adeotours.com.

Sep 15 -17 Austin City Limits Festival
Zilker Park Barton Springs
aclfest.com

From 4:00 a.m. on Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, the following closures will be in effect:
- W. 4th Street, from Lavaca to Nueces,
- Southbound lanes of San Antonio, from W. 3rd to W. 6th and
- Northbound lanes of San Antonio Street, from W. Cesar Chavez Street to W. 6th.

Additional closures will be in effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday:
- Barton Springs, from Robert E. Lee to the southbound MoPac Frontage Rd.
- Stratford Dr., from Barton Springs Rd. to Nature Center Dr.

Capital Metro will be providing free shuttle service from Republic Square Park (4th & Guadalupe) to the festival between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. each day of the festival.


Sep 16 AISD 125th Anniversary Parade
Congress Avenue
austinisd.org

The following streets will close between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and will re-open by noon.

- Congress Ave., from 11th St. to Lavaca
- W. 13th St. and W. 12th St., from Lavaca to Colorado
- E. 11th St., from Congress to San Jacinto
- W. Riverside from S. 1st St. to Lee Barton Dr.
- S. 1st St., from Cesar Chavez to Barton Springs Rd.
- W. Cesar Chavez, from San Antonio to Congress
- Guadalupe, from W. 2nd St. to W. Cesar Chavez
- W. 2nd St. from Congress to Guadalupe
- W. 11th St. from Lavaca to Congress


Sep 16 & 17 Austin Farmers' Market
Republic Square Park, 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.
Additional closures will be in effect from 9:00 a.m. on Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday:
- Barton Springs, from Robert E. Lee to the southbound MoPac Frontage Rd.
- Stratford Dr., from Barton Springs Rd. to Nature Center Dr.

Sep 20 Arts & Entertainment Marketing Committee
8:30 a.m.
211 E. 7th Street, 7th Floor Conference Room
(512) 469-1766, downtownaustin.com/daa/whoweare

Chair: Nancy Burns, Staff Liaison: Cilla Temple