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Supergrain quinoa meets its nutritious match in this healthy salad combination, perfect for a summer evening meal. Photo by Metro Creative

Greens & Grains

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Quinoa has long been a mainstay of healthy cooking and is an important component of vegan cuisine. Quinoa is rich in protein and fiber and has various vitamins and B minerals. Quinoa also is a complete protein, which means it has all of the essential amino acids in the amounts the body needs.

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Members of the ISDHIDA Dance Company come together to perform a dramatic story through movement. Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company

Photo submitted by ISHIDA Dance Company

Faraway, So Close

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Through the poetry of movement, Brett Ishida of Austin’s own ISHIDA Dance Company invites audiences to question traditional forms of motion and storytelling with Faraway, So Close, an evening of contemporary dance. The show will premiere in Austin on August 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. at the Dell Fine Arts Center at St. Andrew’s.

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Ambiente de calle color Paula Marcos Gutierrez, Madrid Spain. Photo by Linda Kelsey-Jones

Visualizing Music: Walker’s Gallery celebrates anniversary with new call for art

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

The Walkers’ Gallery celebrated its 24th birthday this July — having opened its first exhibit with the San Marcos Activity Center back in 1997.

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These will be your calla lilies next year and for always

Be My Main Squeeze calla lily intermingles with Rockin Deep Purple salvia.

Be My Sunshine calla produces flashy yellow blooms and here it intermingles with Sombrero Tres Amigos echinacea, Superbena Stormburst verbena and Sweet Carolina Medusa Green ornamental sweet potato.

With almost daily rains by August the pollinator garden has become a jungle, yet the Be My Heart calla lily blossoms seem to be popping up everywhere. Photos by Norman Winter

These will be your calla lilies next year and for always

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

If you have thought about growing calla lilies but doubted your abilities, know this, if I can do it, you can too. I was sent some bulbs for testing in late April. My first bloom was around June 1 and I still have dozens of blooms and can see more coming, but like you, I am still doubting myself.

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EXPLORING NATURE: BIRD BRAIN

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

It is considered an insult to call someone a “birdbrain.” In truth, it is probably a compliment.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Q. I am interested in raising chickens in the city limits. Can you help me find information about this?

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New permanent art installations add to natural beauty of Price Center Garden

Left, Living Sculpture, by Addie Lopez and right, Mi Jarden, by Susan Warren, are new additions to the Price Center Garden. Photos by Clay DeStefano

New permanent art installations add to natural beauty of Price Center Garden

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Seven new permanent works of art have recently been added to the front Garden of the Price Center by its Arts Committee. The colorful and whimsical pieces include a mosaic torso, a living chair, glass wind chimes, fanciful metal flowers, and naturally rendered twists on honey bees and elephant ear leaves. The new works compliment the Mermaid statue named Dianne that has anchored the corner of the downtown Garden since 2018.

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The Journey Continues: Building duty, honor and country through West Point speech

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

On my journey, the best stateside assignment was a tour of duty at the United

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Hamilton ticket buyers, beware: TPA seeks to protect consumers from fraudulent sellers

Sun, 08/08/2021 - 5:00am

Texas Performing Arts will present a limited two week engagement of “Hamilton” at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Dec. 7–19. Tickets for this engagement of Hamilton are not yet on sale. There are, however, numerous third-party sellers advertising tickets they do not actually have, at highly inflated prices. Currently, the only way to secure authentic “Hamilton” tickets for the Austin engagement is as an add-on to a Broadway in Austin season subscription. Texas Performing Arts encourages patrons to be diligent and exercise safe ticket-buying practices.

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Above, Los Vega's picadillo plate — s stewed ground beef with onions, potatoes and jalapenos served with a side of refried beans, rice, guacamole and flour tortillas. Below, Los Vega's beef enchiladas served with refried beans and rice. Daily Record photo by Nick Castillo & Lance Winter