{"id":57365,"date":"2025-11-20T07:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/57365\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T07:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T07:10:07","slug":"jim-franklin-celebrated-future-austin-weirdos-supported-the-austin-chronicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/57365\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Franklin Celebrated, Future Austin Weirdos Supported \u2022 The Austin Chronicle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jim Franklin Day is Nov. 6 thanks to an official proclamation from the city of Austin. The designation honors the visionary artist<\/a>, whose contributions to local posters, murals, and album covers helped establish the aesthetic of Armadillo World Headquarters, crafting the titular nine-banded armadillo into the de facto symbol of Austin\u2019s Seventies countercultural movement. His artwork and its lasting impact on Austin\u2019s intertwined arts scenes have also recently been commemorated in the documentary film Armadillo Man: The Trips of Jim Franklin<\/a>, which premiered at Austin Film Festival this October.\u00a0<\/p>\n

HOMEcoming campaign<\/a>, a citywide fundraising effort harnessing $1 of ticket sales and proceeds from select purchases at venues across town to benefit local nonprofit HOME, continues through the end of November. Launched<\/a> in 2012, HOME provides financial housing support for aging Austin musicians in need. Saxon Pub, Antone\u2019s Nightclub, Continental Club, 3ten ACL Live, Emo\u2019s, Stubb\u2019s, C-Boy\u2019s Heart and Soul, Donn\u2019s Depot, Paramount Theatre, Hole in the Wall, and more are participating in the campaign, as are airport bars operated by Delaware North. \u201cAustin music has always been about community, and HOMEcoming is proof of that,\u201d writes founding board member Marcia Ball in the campaign press release. \u201cEvery venue and partner involved is helping ensure that Austin\u2019s musicians have a safe place to live and the support they need to keep creating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dick Chalmers, a beloved Red River Cultural District employee and community icon, passed away last weekend. A lifelong Austinite, Chalmers was well known in the district for his distinct style, outgoing personality, and love of music. He worked as the lead videographer and lighting director at Empire Control Room & Garage for eight years, after spending time in several other roles at the local venue. \u201cThere\u2019s not many people who have been by my side for this whole crazy journey and Dick was really my first friend in town and his passion inspired me so much,\u201d says Empire owner Stephen Sternschein. \u201cOver the past 13 plus years we were privileged that he chose to bring his intellect, passion, charm, encyclopedic knowledge of films, and deep love for Red River and its denizens to Empire,\u201d he wrote<\/a> on Empire\u2019s Instagram.<\/p>\n

Jon Dee Graham, guitarist in the Skunks and longtime Austin songwriter, has undergone a series of complicated spinal surgeries in recent months. The Raul\u2019s regular has been a staple in Texas\u2019 roots music scene since the Seventies and, in recent years, has turned his talents to simple bear cartoons, illustrating a book and mug collection, in addition to music<\/a>. His family asks<\/a> for prayers and financial support in the form of art purchases<\/a> as Graham recovers and hopes to be back at the Continental Club for Christmas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is now open for enrollment through Dec. 15. HAAM membership is free for performers, industry professionals, and their dependents to join year-round, but all members are asked to renew their membership during the annual renewal window, between Nov. 1 and Dec. 15. Certain programs, like Premium Assistance, may only be available during the open enrollment period. Interested parties must complete the HAAM application to confirm eligibility and enroll in coverage through the healthcare.gov<\/a> Marketplace, if they haven\u2019t already, before requesting Premium Assistance. Visit HAAM\u2019s website<\/a> for more information.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jo\u2019s, the beloved local coffee chain known across town by its red dot and the much-photographed \u201ci love you so much\u201d mural at its South Congress location, opened a new spot in West Campus on Nov. 7. The 23rd and Rio Grande outpost features a signature drink, a whipped cream-topped concoction of maple, peach, and cinnamon fittingly dubbed the Longhorn Latte, a nod to their central UT locale.<\/p>\n

This article appears in November 21 \u2022 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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