Celebrate the 6th annual Bastrop Music Festival this September

BASTROP, Texas – Live music from over 30 artists of various genres will be performing at the Bastrop Music Festival in September. The festival, which runs from Sept. 26-29, celebrates the Lost Pines region of Texas at various venues across Bastrop. Recommended Videos During the day, the festival will have free activities open to the … Read more

New theatrical production company opens in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio has a new theatrical production company in town. The Alamo City Stage Company will be led by Shawn Kjos, the former director of the Harlequin Theater, and will be a division of the nonprofit “Alamo City Arts.” Recommended Videos In a press release, Katie Rodriguez Hall, the Artistic Director of … Read more

Vince Vaughn, ‘Ted Lasso’ co-creator Bill Lawrence bring good fun to Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey’

There’s an old saying “don’t meet your heroes” but for TV creator, showrunner Bill Lawrence, it was a dream come true. Lawrence’s new series “Bad Monkey” for Apple TV+, premiering Wednesday, is based on a novel by Carl Hiaasen, one of his favorite authors. “I started reading Carl Hiaasen books when I was 15-years-old. There’s … Read more

Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies

Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and a guiding light in independent cinema as a star in groundbreaking movies by her director husband, John Cassavetes, and who later charmed audiences in her son’s tear-jerker “The Notebook,” has died. She was 94. Rowlands’ death was confirmed Wednesday by … Read more

Book series ‘Uglies’ penned by Texas-born author hits Netflix Fall of 2024

The series entered the forefront of the YA dystopian genre in February of 2005. SAN ANTONIO — Fans of the beloved Scott Westerfeld series “Uglies” will soon see the characters on Netflix nearly 20 years after the first book’s debut.  The “Uglies” series entered the forefront of the YA dystopian genre in February of 2005. … Read more