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Event: Actor, activist and philanthropist Eva Longoria will deliver the 2012 Lozano Long Conference keynote address. The conference theme is “Central Americans and the Latino/a Landscape: New Configurations of Latino/a America” and is sponsored by the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and Center for Mexican American Studies. When: Saturday, Feb. 25, 4:30-5:30 p.m.…   » Continue Reading

Event: “New York Stories,” a contemporary opera written by Daron Hagen, will debut in its entirety at the Butler Opera Center at The University of Texas at Austin later this month. Advance tickets are available at Texas Performing Arts. $20, $17 seniors and UT faculty/staff, $10 students. When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24; Sunday, Feb.…   » Continue Reading

Event: The Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music will host a memorial to honor the late Gerre Hancock, organ and sacred music professor, who died Jan. 21 due to cardiac arrest. “Celebrating the Life of Gerre Hancock” will include speeches reflecting on Hancock’s life and legacy in addition to musical performances from students, faculty…   » Continue Reading

Event: The Austin Forum on Science, Technology & Society will host “A Preview to SXSW Interactive: Social Media & Non-Profits” presented by Hugh Forrest, South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi); Heidi Adams, LIVESTRONG; and David J. Neff, Lights. Camera. Help. When: 5:45 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7. This event is free and open to the public. Where:…   » Continue Reading

Event: Rebecca Henderson, oboe, and Sandy Yamamoto, violin, will join The University of Texas at Austin Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) in the ensemble’s first performance of the semester. Henderson and Yamamoto, world-renowned musicians and beloved faculty members at the Butler School, will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor. The ensemble…   » Continue Reading

Event: Education Dialogue on Health and Wellness in K-12 Public Education featuring Marissa Duswalt, Truman Albright Fellow in the U.S. Department of Agriculture When: Thursday, Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m. Where: UT Elementary School, 2200 E. Sixth St. Background:  UT Elementary School, a public charter school with a mission to share research-based best practices in urban…   » Continue Reading

Event: To commemorate Black History Month, the Butler School of Music, in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University, will present a free concert celebrating black composers of the past and present. When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3 Where: Bates Recital Hall, MRH Building. Background: This is the sixth collaborative black composers concert performed by students from the…   » Continue Reading

Event:  The Courtyard Gallery features the artwork of faculty and alumni of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Fine Arts. Senior Lecturer Sarah Canright’s Watercolors, a collection of delicate works on paper, will be on exhibition from Feb. 2 thru April 20. There will be a reception for the exhibition…   » Continue Reading

Event: “Super Sousa Sunday” is a free concert featuring the Austin Symphony Brass Quintet performing works by John Philip Sousa. When: Sunday, Feb. 5, 1– 2 p.m. Where: Gregory Gym, 2101 Speedway, The University of Texas at Austin campus. Background: The Austin Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet will present a free concert of music by John…   » Continue Reading

Event: The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), The University of Texas at Austin Department of Computer Science, and the International Game Developers Association-Austin are presenting a first-time event on the future of video games in Austin. The event will open with a lightning round of introductions and prognostications by local luminaries from the university and…   » Continue Reading