Okay! Time for a little break from all the SXSW zaniness! Let's talk about women, shall we? Did you know that March is National Women's History Month? One of our favorite women, the Vortex's fabulous fearless leader Bonnie Cullum, clued us in to this fact a few days ago. To honor the so-called gentler sex, Vortex has created a menu of tasty treats for the entire month. I Look Like An Egg, but I... more ›

To kick off National Women's History Month, The Vortex is presenting Shrewd Production's Where Are They Now?, a "revived and revised" Cyndi Williams piece originally performed at Frontera Fest '05. We took it in, it all its glory, on opening night last Thursday. For starters, we feel compelled to state that Where Are They Now? is a moving and beautiful work, but it is unconventional in its story-telling, and it has the potential to... more ›

We've just arrived home from the Safe Place walk (for which Austinist raised $1035 in 48 hours, by the way! Thanks to all who donated!) only to discover that Austin has a National Women's Football Association (full-tackle, NFL rules) team called The Austin Outlaws. Today is their season opener. They will be playing the Denton Stampede at House Park (15th and Lamar) at 7:00 PM. We thought we'd share.... more ›