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Grand Opening of the Hurst Creek Sculpture Garden
Join us for fun grand opening festivities for the newest park in Lakeway! The Hurst Creek Sculpture Garden (104 Cross Creek, Lakeway, TX 78734) is a beautiful new park located in Lakeway, Texas. It is home to a collection of bronze sculptures by local artists. On Sunday October 15th at 4pm, there will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony with the mayor to celebrate the opening of the new sculpture garden and the start of a new era for the arts in Lakeway. Following the ceremony, there will be another signature Arts in the Afternoon concert featuring the Band of the Hills playing outdoors in this beautiful, shady park. The…
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Hot Jazz for a Cool Arts Crowd
Join us on Saturday August 26th as the City of Lakeway Arts Committee and the 2023 Cool Arts Show present the talented Christian Wiggs Trio! Don’t miss this entertaining live jazz performance located outdoors from 1:30-4:30pm in the Lakeway Activity Center courtyard. Based out of Austin, Texas, Christian Wiggs has become one of the city’s most notable and dynamic jazz vocalists. Taking inspiration from greats such as Kurt Elling, Mel Torme, & Chet Baker, Christian brings a unique sound to the bandstand, incorporating subtle nuances of the prolific voices, jazz styles and distinct instrumentation. Born to a choreographer, Christian was raised in the theatre from an early age where he first became familiar with…
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Austin Brassworks Ready to Shine in Lakeway
Join us as the City of Lakeway’s Arts in the Afternoon program showcases the Austin Brassworks performing “Showstoppers” on Sunday Aug 6th at 4pm at the Lakeway Activity Center. This free and family friendly concert is for all brass band lovers! The Austin Brassworks formed in 2018 to explore original works for brass quintet, including those by the Nineteenth Century composer, Victor Ewald, and more contemporary composers of quintet literature, such as John Cheetham and Michael. Over time, the group’s repertoire has broadened to include high-quality transcriptions of music in a wide range of styles that were originally voiced for other instruments. Though first and foremost a brass quintet, the…
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Arts in the Afternoon: Pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa
Join us for another delightful “Arts in the Afternoon” performance with a summertime classical piano concert featuring the extraordinary Kiyoshi Tamagawa at 4:00pm on Sunday, July 23rd at the Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway, TX. There may even be some holiday music surprises! This concert is free to the public and brought to you by the City of Lakeway Arts Committee. Concert Program Five Variations on a Japanese Song “Akatonbo” [Red Dragonfly] (1956-57) by Haruna Miyake Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann Children’s Corner (1905) by Claude Debussy Rondo in C minor, Op. 1 by Frédéric Chopin About Kiyoshi Tamagawa He received his D.M.A. in 1988…
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Join Us for Jazz & Art at the Lakeway Photo Festival Reception!
Join us for a jazzy celebration of all the talented local photographers who entered the 21st Annual Lakeway Photo Festival this year! There were 164 beautiful photographs entered from 54 talented local Lakeway photographers. On Sunday June 11th at 4pm, Lakeway photographers, friends, and families are invited to attend the 21st Lakeway Photo Festival Awards Reception where the winners and honorable mentions will be announced. All are welcome to enjoy an arts filled afternoon admiring the outstanding winning photos while listening to live jazz and enjoying cookies and refreshments. Awards reception will be held at the Lakeway Activity Center (105 Cross Creek). See you there!
