Covering the Limelight in ATX

The Texas Campaign For The Environment presented the 2017 Trash Makeover Challenge at RIO Nightclub on September 16, 2017.  Since 2011, the Texas nonprofit has held this one-of-a-kind fashion show where each original entry is comprised of at least 90% recycled materials. This year's theme for the Trash Makeover Challenge was "Living Masterpieces." Each designer chose a category of art, Realism, Impressionism, Pop Art, or Modern Art, and an artist's work to highlight in their creation.  Some of the artists the designers emulated were Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol, and Georgia O'Keeffe. Grand Prize The Grand Prize winner of the 2017 Trash Makeover Challenge was from the Impressionism category and was inspired by Georges Seurat's painting "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte." This original masterpiece was designed by Allison Lowery.  Ms. Lowery was also responsible for the model...

Daryl Hall and John Oates brought their blue-eyed soul to Central Texas on September 22, 2017, when they roll into the HEB Center in Cedar Park, just northwest of Austin.  Supporting Daryl and John on this tour was St. Paul and The Broken Bones. Hall and Oates Daryl Hall and John Oates    first met in 1967 while in college while each was leading other groups. They signed to Atlantic Records and released their first album "Whole Oates" in 1972. Since then Hall and Oates has released 18 albums, sold over 40 million records and are considered one of the world's best-selling music duos, with more than 20 Top 40 hits and 6 Number One singles. Daryl Hall and John Oates Hall and Oates In 1982, 1983, and 1984, Hall and Oates were voted the Favorite band, duo, or group by the American Music Awards. In addition to several other awards bestowed on them over the years, Hall and Oates was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Daryl Ha...