The Cherrywood Art Fair returns this weekend with work from more than 80 artists. As always, the Cherrywood fair is hosted by Maplewood Elementary (38 1/2 St. at Maplewood) and admission is free! Proceeds from Cherrywood's always impressive silent auction benefit the school and arts and landscaping programs in central East Austin. Stop by on Saturday between 10am and 6pm or on Sunday from noon to 6pm to enjoy art activities, workshops from the WonderCraft, artist demos, live music, and more. Look over the complete list of participating artists and make sure to read about the inspiring Little Artist/Big Artist program with work for sale at the fair. more ›

There are many great art events taking place this weekend all over town - here's a rundown of the highlights: On Saturday night Monofonus Press is throwing farewell party for the multi-talented Eric Shaw. Shaw has been in town recording with Peter and the Wolf and also apparently hanging out at the Monofonus compound making mystical paintings and drawings. Matthew Palladino and Chaz Ganster will also have art on exhibit. The show will be followed by an after party at Baby Blue Studios (at 1522 E. 12th) with Peter and the Wolf and other musical guests. more ›

This coming February, Parts and Labour, the South Congress boutique that sells all things made in Texas, is moving to a new larger location. The store will remain in the city's retail ground zero and is moving into the old Ace tailoring building just across the street and down the block from its current location. In the mean time, store owners are looking to spruce up the new building a bit and have announced a mural contest. more ›

Brooklyn-based Parts and Labor do the kind of clangy tracks that get categorized as experimental, but it's experimental in a way that places it at intersection of rock and noise, listenable even when the blasts of sound are nearly overwhelming. B.J. Warshaw, the band's vocalist, bassist, and electronics expert forked over a few minutes of his time to talk to us about the band's new record, the festival circuit, and what exactly "experimental" means anyway. more ›