Austin Downtown
Arts Magazine

April 1999
Volume 5 Number 3

Ah, Fat! by Manuel Gonzales
Fiction requires mystery, questions unanswered, thoughts unheard, actions unseen. What a writer leaves out of a story is as poignant as those details left in, and it is a good and powerful writer who knows what should be guarded and what should be revealed.

An All-American Film Adventure by Kelli Ford
I'm gonna see a movie -- hopefully a good one -- for free so I can report back to you guys. The Heavens are a-shinin' today.

Brakhage by Grace McEvoy
Through standard documentary devices such as interviews, home movies and pieces of Brakhages films, the life, ideas and creative output of a prolific and influential avant-garde filmmaker is revealed.

Hear or Be Heard by Shilanda Woolridge
There are many places to experience poetry in Austin. When taken at face value one may feel that they can't tell one venue from the other.

Heritage Blue:
Poets Reading at the East 13th Street Heritage House by Debra Call
Eleven locally based poets and six Southern California poets have contributed their works to the anthology.

How to Make a Hero poetry by Jayne Fenton Keane

Inspiration poetry by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Marsha A. Gomez by Bridget Gomez Day
There are not enough words to describe my sister Marsha.

Mr. Large by Samira Selod
When visiting Mr. Large it seemed utterly impossible to free him of his toy circuits, which he had hooked up to surround sound, causing the room to vibrate the alphabet in a slow droning voice in various frequencies. Apparently he had been at it for twelve hours straight.

Notes from the Woodshed by Paul Klemperer
Jazz artists who could successfully communicate the vitality of their art within commercial settings were able to build up enough support that their unique artistic expression transcended the limits of popular music.

The Poet's Blood poetry by Moshe Benarroch

Untitled poetry by Maria Rios

Salvage Vanguard Theater in 1999 by Rachel Staggs
Salvage Vanguard Theater will rock you. It will take you out of reality while slapping reality in your face. It will not give you answers, but push you to ask more questions.

Signs of Spring poetry by Ruth Solomon

Springtime for Poets in Austin by Stazja McFadyen
Austin is a festival-loving, arts-friendly city if ever there was one, hosting such festivities as the 1998 National Peotry Slam, Frontera Fest, and most recently, three days of SXSW spoken word programming.

Up All Night by Harold McMillan
By and large, most of my columns have a lot to do with issues that are real to me.

Verities by Stazja MacFadyen
I've written poetry since I learned to write. Poetry taught me things about life. And gave me a voice to answer back. Poetry has influenced me more than family, teachers or evening news.