Life & Arts

ASO's new Executive Director, David Pratt, has only been on the job for a couple of months but he's been busy planning for what he hopes to be a return to normal for the symphony.

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Ya'Ke Smith, associate dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and an associate professor of film at the University of Texas at Austin.

KUT's Get Involved spotlight for June 2021 focuses on E4 Youth, a nonprofit that uses the arts, sciences and technology to help underserved youth find and pursue pathways to successful careers.

This episode is about whether or not the change in mask guidance for vaccinated individuals coupled with the big reopening in Austin music venues signals the end of the pandemic for Austin’s music scene.

As people get back to in-person work, it may be a difficult transition for dogs and their owners. One tip from a veterinarian: Don't make a big deal about leaving and coming back home.

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Lavaille Lavette, president and publisher at Ebony Magazine Publishing and author of Ebony: Covering Black America.

Greg Larson's new book 'Clubbie' chronicles his life as a clubhouse attendant in Class A minor league baseball.

We asked 15 Austin musicians the same questions: Have you performed during the pandemic? Are you ready to perform now? What would it take to make you feel comfortable performing the way we used to pre-pandemic?

The stations have managed the live music venue and bar on the UT Austin campus for the last decade.

The documentary film 'Miss Snake Charmer' chronicles a high school pageant in Sweetwater, Texas, in which contestants must kill and skin a rattlesnake at the start of pageant week.