November in San Marcos marks a new set of productions by Texas State Theatre and Dance, such as “Fairview” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”.
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Pawn Stars Sans Celebs Proves Disappointing to Fans Visiting Shop in Vegas
Fans traveling to Vegas to get a glimpse of a celebrity at the World-Famous Gold and Silver Pawn Shop made famous by reality TV show “Pawn Stars” come away disappointed.
Escaping Reality: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed the Way We Play
By Henna Punjabi Longtime friends gather around the dining room table in their college apartment. Papers are strewn across the table, laptops and dice scattered and mixed up between the players. Fingers, still greasy from the shared pizza, rush to grab a pencil and hurriedly take notes on the directions to the next city. “Alright, […]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Grand Central Café
By Jorge B. Torres It seems that everyone is aware that Halloween is creeping on us around the corner. Just to get in the Halloween spirit, I will be taking us on a little adventure. I am sure everyone is familiar with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Oh yes, we are definitely going there, to the […]
Austin-Based Non-Profit Strives to Build Community Despite COVID-19 Setbacks
On one late Thursday, the non-profit Catalyst Collective hosted a Guys Movie Night Out at the Moviehouse & Eatery in Northwest Austin. The meet up began with an hour of discussion and drinks, which was then followed by the viewing of the action movie Bloodshot. Although the movie night was a guys centered event, there […]
Things I Can Do In My Cap and Gown Since I Can’t Graduate In It
By Anne Cox I’m a graduating senior in the class of 2020 at Texas State University. In the very early stages of coronavirus, before there were even a lot of confirmed cases in the US, I remember thinking that there was no possible way that it would get to this level. It felt far away, […]
San Marcos arcade creatively keeps staff employed despite COVID-19
With COVID-19 causing non-essential businesses to shut their doors, millions are out of work. Local arcade owner, Imran Acosta of Texas Gamer Lounge is fighting against this, keeping all of his employees on staff and working safely. “What do you do in this situation? You either turn it into a long, extended spring break and […]
Take a Dive into East Austin Studio Tour
By: Jay Prather East Austin Studio Tour, EAST, is a free, self-guided event every year for two weekends in November. The event allows the public access to meet Austin artists in their creative spaces. This year East tour dates were November 16-17 and 23-24, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. each day. We had the pleasure […]
Highly Anticipated Night Club Opens in Austin, Texas
Story and Video By Elizabeth Perryman The Coconut Club, the newest addition to the Hotel Vegas entertainment group, opened its doors on November 22nd at 10 PM. This was the soft opening of the night club, which had originally been scheduled to open during SXSW but they had run into problems with their permits because […]
Texas State Men’s Lacrosse Annual Alumni Game
By Zoey Alsbrooks Texas State men’s club lacrosse team hosts an alumni game every year to reunite with their old teammates. This year the game was held on Saturday, November 2, 2019, on campus at the Bobcat Soccer Stadium. There was a group of around 40 alumni that showed up to represent the old team. […]
