• Trash Dance: The Forklift Danceworks’ Trash Project performance attracts over 700 people to a “trash truck ballet.”
• The New York Times visits our Guadalupe Mountains, falls into a West Texas cactus.
• Even with the start of this $135 million Texas beach enrichment plan, Austin’s own Okkervil River will still be singing “Lost Coastlines.”

Last year, when Allison Orr and Forklift Danceworks presented Skate! A Night at the Rink it was one of the most uplifting performances of 2008. The event brought together professional dancers on skates with dedicated longtime rink skaters in a breathtaking series of dances that were both fresh and nostalgic. This weekend, for one night only, Orr is once again employing her gift of taking ordinary folk (which is to say, non-professional dancers) and shining a spotlight on their inner dancers. The show is called The Trash Project and you needn’t be psychic to know this is going to wind up as one of 2009’s most uplifting performances. more ›