6TH ANNUAL CREEK SHOW November 7-17, 6pm – 10pm nightly LOCATION: Waller Creek between 9th St. and 12th St. Waller Creek Conservancy is thrilled to announce that Creek Show will be back for its 6th year in 2019! Everyone is invited to this free, family-friendly event featuring a variety of light-based art installations designed to […]
Join Waller Creek Conservancy for our final installment of our New Orleans Club Revisited concert series with Taméca Jones and featuring Big Wy’s Brass Band! Enjoy food and beverages from Brick Oven Austin on-site at Symphony Square! 7:00 PM – Big Wy’s Brass Band 8:00 PM – Taméca Jones Come early – limited capacity! RSVP […]
The final installment of Cinema on the Creek: New Monuments for New Cities features a curated selection of short films including The Town I Live In (2017) and Graven Image (2017) and Christo’s Valley Curtain (1974) directed by Albert & David Maysles and Ellen Giffard. The screening will be accompanied by a community discussion focused […]
WCC is partnering with Monument Lab for a focused discussion around an open research question: “Who decides the fate of public space?” This free workshop is open to the public and will be lead by Monument Lab’s Paul Farber, co-founder and Artistic Director, and Laurie Allen, Director of Research. Presented with our current “New Monuments […]
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Pop-Up Picnic! We were bummed about the weather, but loved seeing all of your smiling faces for picnic basket pick up. We enjoyed all of the #PopUpPicnic social posts by guests creating their own indoor picnics with family and friends. Want to Write a Rain Check? […]
On the corner of Cesar Chavez and the I-35 frontage road stands the old Palm School building, the current home of the Travis County Health and Human Services and Veteran Services building, but the building is best known as the elementary school that stood in service to the communities of East Austin for 84 years […]
During this Black History Month, we’d like to profile one of many special stories on the history of Symphony Square. Have other stories or memories you’d like to share? Please let us know! Symphony Square was originally designed as a southeastward extension of Waterloo Park on both sides of East 11th Street east of Red […]
Giant tree to be moved from the State Capitol Complex on Sunday, February 24 City of Austin Contact: Sylvia Arzola, Development Services Department, 512-974-6448, [email protected] Waller Creek Conservancy Contact: Emily Ergas, Breakaway Public Relations, 512-761-4567, [email protected] Thanks to a partnership between the State of Texas, the City of Austin, and Waller Creek Conservancy, a heritage […]
Now entering its 6th year, Creek Show features light-based art works by local designers. Mark your calendars for Creek Show 2019: November 7-17, with a preview party on November 6. The event continues to grow in popularity, drawing more than 50,000 Austinites and visitors to Waller Creek last year. The objective of Creek Show is […]
Symphony Square, a hidden jewel along Waller Creek, has been revived by the Waller Creek Conservancy after a four-month restoration project. The historic site is a rare oasis in downtown Austin and a time capsule that represents so many memories and stories associated with it. “Putting down roots at Symphony Square has been a wonderful […]