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Fran Healy of Travis playing Austin church tomorrow

Planning Ahead, Austin  Wed, 10/14/2009 - 12:02pm

In what promises to be one of the most magical shows of the year, Travis frontman Fran Healy and Travis guitar player Andy Dunlop are playing an acoustic duo show at the Central Presbyterian Church downtown.

Inspired by Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road, the show is billed “A Chronological Acoustical Journey Through The Travis Back Catalogue: Laugh Out Loud Stories, Scottish Accents, Handsome Scottish Men, Naked Torsos.”



 

Scroll manuscript of "On the Road" departs June 1

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 9:22am

The scroll manuscript of Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road" will be displayed through June 1 in the Harry Ransom Center's exhibition "On the Road with the Beats" at The University of Texas at Austin.

Jack Kerouac's scroll manuscript of "On the Road." This manuscript is on loan from the collection of James S.

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TOP picks: March 17 - 23

That Other Paper  Mon, 03/17/2008 - 3:25pm

Monday | March 17 Austin St. Patrick’s Day Festival photo / chidorian   Throw on some green and head out to the 200 block of Sixth for a celebration of all things Irish — in fact, it’s the largest St.

Patrick’s Day party in central Texas. It’s a family-friendly event with live music, dancing, and, of course, a ton of beer.