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The Blanton: The First Year

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Continental Club and Lonestar Roundup co-founder Steve Wertheimer wants you to take part in the festivities this weekend.; events; SXSW party-goers keep cool by the pool at the JellyNYC and Gibson Guitar rooftop party in downtown Austin.; Music; Poster artists from around the world will be at The Austin Convention Center March 13th, 14th, and 15th for the bi-annual convention sponsored by the American Poster Institute as part of SXSW 2008. Jenni Jones AMERICAN-STATESMAN; events; Lyle Lovett performed "The Songs of Walter Hyatt" and presented Hyatt's family with an award as part of the 26th Annual Austin Music Awards on March 12, 2008 at the Austin Music Hall where Andy Langer was emcee.; Music; Lou Reed showed up to the SXSW screening of the documentary "Lou Reed's Berlin" at the Paramount Theater on March 13, 2008. Jenni Jones AMERICAN-STATESMAN; events; Hugh Forrest, event director for South by Southwest Interactive comments on SXSW being a global community of "digital creatives".; events; Hugh Forrest, event director for South by Southwest Interactive comments on growth and the Panel Picker process.; events; Omar Gallaga, Lilly Rockwell and Sarah Lindner discuss their picks for the 2008 SXSW Interactive Festival that runs from Friday March 7- Tuesday March 11, 2008.; events; Whiplash, the dog-riding monkey, performs at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo.; 360topvideo; events; About 1,000 elementary school students visited the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo on Wednesday morning to learn about longhorns, cowboys and some rodeo tricks. Here are some sights and sounds from the day.; events; Thousands turned out at this morning's Cowboy Breakfast at Auditorium Shores to kickoff the Star of Texas Rodeo. The event featured free food, demonstrations and live country music.; events; This past September, 45,000 area elementary students signed up for the nationally acclaimed Marathon Kids run/walk/nutrition program in which they agree to run a total of 26.2 miles in 1/4 or 1/2 mile increments. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 at Austin I; events; recreation; Austin's own Academicos da Opera Samba School and New York-based Beleza Brazil entertain a full house at the Palmer Event Center as Carnaval Brasiliero celebrates 31 years of bringing a little piece of Brazil to Austin.; events; The rain didn't keep the crowds from coming out to the University of Texas campus and the State Capitol on Monday morning for a parade in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Thousands marched in the parade, which went from UT to the; events; Hannah Montana fans lined up to have their picture taken by Statesman staff photographer Laura Skelding and be entered in the Austin American-Statesman sponsored Hannah Montana look-alike contest at Barton Creek Mall on Jan. 19, 2008.; events; People of all ages gathered at the Travis County Youth Livestock Show at the Travis County Exposition Center on Jan. 16, 2008.; events; David C. Smith and Leslie Luciano discuss Hill Country Ride for AIDS' most recent marketing campaign, in which the group placed 13 bikes around Austin with messages such as 'This bike equals one month's rent for a person living with AIDS.'; recreation; The First Night Grand Procession comes down Congress Avenue on December 31, 2007.; events; William Piner, executive director of Ballet Austin, talks about the upcoming production of 'The Nutcracker.'; events; Austinites young and old descend on Sixth Street for the annual Halloween celebration downtown.; events; Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino and various cast members walk the red carpet at the Paramount Theatre for the regional premiere of 'Grindhouse'.; events; After months of planning and remodeling, the Alamo is back downtown with a new Sixth Street location, the Alamo at the Ritz, and a whole slew of opening-night perks.; events; The Greater Tuna gals (Jaston Williams and Joe Sears) introduce their new show "Tuna Does Vegas" as well as a couple of new characters in front of the Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 2007.; events; American-Statesman reporters Omar L. Gallaga and Lilly Rockwell report on SXSW Interactive.; events; Poets from around the country descend on Austin for the 2007 National Poetry Slam.; events; Scenes from the 2004 Lance Armstrong Foundation Ride for the Roses.; recreation; Urban Assault Race; recreation;