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Apr 7-Sep 29 98.1 KVET's FREE Texas Music Series

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Hill's Cafe - 4700 S. Congress Avenue

www.texasmusicseries.com

Another Texas Spring is upon us, which means that it is time for another 98.1 KVET’s Texas Music Series.

Every Wednesday night, Texas Country’s biggest stars will be performing at Hill’s Café in South Austin. All shows are open to the public and absolutely free. On April 7th, the event will be kicked off by Roger Creager and Ryan Beaver, two big names in Texas music. Throughout the 26 week series, artists such as Walt Wilkins, Corry Morrow, Wade Bowen, and Reckless Kelly will be performing their hits and spreading their love for Texas. All shows will broadcast live on 98.1 KVET FM from 8 to 9 p.m. This is the 8th year of the Texas Music Series, created to showcase the best of Texas Country and to provide great seasonal entertainment for Austin’s country fans. For more information about the line-up or to hear past performances, check out TexasMusicSeries.com.

Market

Aug 7-Oct 30 BODY MIND SOUL EXPERIENCE 2010

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Art Of Living Austin Center, 5555 N Lamar Blvd. Suite C104, Austin, TX 78751
workshop@artoflivingaustin.org
512-366-3828
www.secure.artofliving.org/event_details.aspx?event_id=5912

Participants find a profound transformational experience during these sessions. They take with them valuable lessons to implement life(Practical Wisdom for getting the most out of life), with powerful techniques to continue a few minutes daily at home. The theme of these workshops is appreciation of life in its fullness -- not in some near or far future, but right here and now -- in the present moment.

These sessions present the basics of Yoga,Meditation, Breath work to beginners and more experienced practitioners alike. During these sessions emphasis will be given to learning the rhythm of our breath to increase our overall focus, awareness, centeredness.

We have Yoga Mats, backjacks, water, cushion etc everything provided at the center. You can attend 1 or more session to your choice. The entire series will build sequentially so it is sure recommended to do the whole series. There is a discount if you register for more than 3 sessions.

Participants are requested to arrive at least 10 minutes early for registration and getting seated.

Space is Limited and we expect to sell out real quick! So book you seats NOW.

Feel free to contact us for any further question/information.

Aug 18-Sep 5 Jersey Boys

Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/jersey

“TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony® Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30. JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and, most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!” proclaims TIME MAGAZINE.

Feb 6-Oct 2 Wells Fargo First Saturdays

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
contactus@thestoryoftexas.com
(512) 936-4649
www.thestoryoftexas.com/the_museum/public_events.html

The Museum offers free admission to the exhibits from 2 - 6 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month with Wells Fargo First Saturdays. Visitors can also take advantage of the monthly thematic TEXplorations Family Story Time from 2 - 4 p.m. on First Saturdays.

As the state history museum for all Texans, the Museum believes that this effort is very important because of its unique capability to present historic treasures from around the state and its wealth of educational resources. These benefits have the capacity to make history come alive for individuals and increase their chances of academic success.

Feb 8-Feb 11 Austin Mobility Forums: Setting Transportation Priorities

transportation@ci.austin.tx.us.
(512) 477-1018
www.ci.austin.tx.us/transportation/

The City of Austin is developing a Strategic Mobility Plan to provide the most efficient, cost-effective and sustainable roadway, bikeway, walkway, and transit systems for our community and the surrounding region. This planning process will allow Austin to articulate its local and regional transportation needs. The plan will provide direct input into CAMPO's 2035 Plan and to the Austin Comprehensive Plan Update. The plan will inform potential future mobility bond referendums.

You can help shape Austin's future by attending upcoming Austin Mobility Forums and sharing your thoughts on how we can improve Austin's transportation system.

For more information about the forums, please contact Lindsey Reed by phone at (512) 477-1018 or email us at transportation@ci.austin.tx.us.

Monday, Feb. 8 from 6-8 p.m.
Reagan High School
7104 Berkman Dr.
Austin, TX 78752
(512) 414-2523

Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 8-10 a.m.
Mexican American Cultural Center
600 River Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 478-6222

Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 6-8 p.m.
Bowie High School
4103 West Slaughter Lane
Austin, TX 78749
(512) 414-5247

Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.
One Texas Center
505 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 476-2315

Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.
Murchison Middle School
3700 North Hills Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 414-3254

Thursday, Feb. 11 from 6-8 p.m.
Widen Elementary School
5605 Nuckols Crossing Road
Austin, TX 78744
(512) 414-2556

2nd Street

Feb 22-Jan 30 The People's Gallery Exhibition

Austin City Hall - 301 W. Second Street Austin, Texas 78701
Jean Graham (512) 974-9313

www.ci.austin.tx.us/cityhall/gallery.htm

Austin City Hall showcases the talents of local artists with an extensive annual art exhibition in the atrium and open areas of the first three floors. The People’s Gallery is designed to encourage public dialogue, understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts.

Approximately 150 contemporary artworks are on display, including paintings, photographs, sculptures and other mediums.

You may view the exhibit for free any time the building is open. Pick up the People’s Gallery brochure in the atrium or second floor lobby for a self-guided tour and information about each artwork.

Jul 9-Sep 15 Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin (AIR-Austin) Registration

registration is virtual
Teenya Franklin
512-305-0311
www.knowbility.org/air-austin/

Accessibility Internet Rally for Austin (AIR-Austin) Registration

Knowbility is proud to be hosting our 12th year of AIR, the Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR). AIR is an annual web design competition that increases awareness of the tools and techniques that make the Internet accessible to everyone- including people with disabilities.

Since 1998, AIR-Austin has strengthened the capacity of more than 265 non-profit organizations that focus on health, human services, the environment, the arts and more in Central Texas by providing them with professional websites (or redesigns of current sites) that are designed to be accessible to everyone – including people with disabilities. (http://www.knowbility.org/air-austin/) How it works:

Teams of technology professionals learn from Knowbility experts about how and why to implement design techniques that allow Web sites to be accessed by people with disabilities. Meanwhile, non-profit organizations sign up online to be selected as one of the non-profits to receive a new accessible Web site. Non-profit participants, usually two to four representatives per agency, attend training in outreach efforts, crafting their message, and the best uses of the Internet to serve their constituencies. Both non-profit and for-profit participants attend disability awareness workshops. Once everyone has been trained, groups of Web designers and developers are matched to representatives of a local non-profit organization to create the AIR-Austin teams. Why this is important:

The need to access information and services over the Web or using other technologies cannot be exaggerated in our society today. Children with disabilities can benefit from advances in telecommunications as they strive to stay up with the rest of their grade level and make the most of their educational opportunities. Youth with disabilities can participate in online educational, social, and consumer activities previously closed to them. Adults with disabilities can benefit from computer-based employment and telecommuting. In order to realize this potential, information technology must be accessible to people with disabilities.

Just as ramps and curb-cuts create access to physical space, there are tools and techniques that allow visitors with disabilities access to online places. For example, a blind visitor to a Web site may use a text-to-speech device called a screen reader. If this assistive technology encounters an image, which many Web designers use for navigation and other critical functionality including shopping carts, there is no way for the device to render the meaning of the image into words. However, by using a small bit of code to insert alternative text, the programmer can provide information that will not change what the sighted user sees but will help the blind user to navigate and get information from the site.

The same is true for access keys for mobility-impaired users who do not use a mouse, deaf users who cannot receive aural information such as a song or a bit of dialogue, and color blind users who cannot respond to color-coded signals. There are “electronic curb-cuts” to address all of these impairments, but only if the programmer is aware of them and how to use them effectively. AIR delivers this knowledge to the community in a series of training workshops that also serve to engage tech sector volunteers in the vitality of the Austin community. AIR-Austin Dates : Last day to register online: September 15, 2010

Training Dates: http://www.knowbility.org/air-austin/?content=trainingSchedule

Kick-Off: September 28, 2010 (location to be determined)

Rally Day: October 16, 2010 Location: MicroAssit of Austin 8500 Shoal Creek Building IV, Suite 225 Austin, Texas 78757

Awards Ceremony: TBD

Jul 11-Sep 11 Creative Arts Sociey 2010 Member Show

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

700 Lavaca St.
Greta Olivas

www.creativeartssociety.org

The 2010 members of the Creative Arts Society of Austin will feature 2D fine art of all mediums and sizes in their annual show hosted by Chase Bank Corridor of Art downtown.

Jul 20-Sep 1 HGTV Is Casting in Downtown Austin!

Megan Golliday
303-712-3283
www.highnoonentertainment.com

Buying your first place in DOWNTOWN AUSTIN? Then HGTV is looking for you!

MY FIRST PLACE, HGTV’s hit series, is coming back for an ninth season and we’re looking for first-time home-buyers (and their agents!) in the Downtown Austin area RIGHT NOW!

We are looking for fun, high-energy people who are just starting the home-buying process for their first place and would like to share their story with HGTV! Our goal is to capture all the trials and tribulations of looking for, bidding on and buying your first place.

Taping takes place this summer. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic buyers with a great story to tell and a desire to share their experiences. Singles, couples and families are all invited to apply!

Candidates who complete taping will receive a surprise housewarming gift as part of the show and also a DVD copy of their episode to document their first home buying experience for all time!

Request an application by email or call:

mgolliday@highnoontv.com

Sep 1 High Noon Talks: Campaigning in the Digital Age

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78711

512-936-8746
www.thestoryoftexas.com

It seems like everyone is online these days-and that includes political candidates. How has the internet and social media changed the game for politicians, and what are they doing to keep up? James Henson of the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Tribune will discuss the political impact of the internet and how campaigns are using social media and other digital tools during this election cycle.

Sep 1 Create an Art or Photo Book

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701
Jann Alexander
512-391-0999
www.austindetailsart.com

Create an art or photo book you can finance, print and sell with online tools.

Fine artist Suzanne Lewis shows you to turn your artwork or photography into a high-quality book via a print-on-demand publisher, and how you can publish it, and finance your book project with online fundraising tools for art projects.You'll learn:

* effective ways to design and present your work, using online printing and publishing sites * how to get funding for your book project with alternative online methods * how to set a retail price that will sell your book * how to market your book to bookstores * how to arrange packing, how to handle shipping * the best methods for financing your art book project (as presenter Suzanne Lewis did successfully with her Dune Shack Summer art book) * successful ways to promote your book, using social media, an email newsletter, book signings, gallery exhibits and "Keynote" slide lectures

Suzanne Lewis, a former art director and freelance photographer for major US ad agencies, is an accomplished visual artist working in photography, painting and mixed media, and a Hunting Art Prize Finalist in 2009 and 2010. Her self-published book, Dune Shack Summer, records her summer as a juried participant in the Provincetown, MA Dune Shacks Artist-in-Residency Program 2008.

Cost: $75

2nd Street

Sep 1-Sep 29 What What Wednesdays at Malverde

10:00 PM - 2:00 AM

400 W. 2nd St.

www.malverdeaustin.com

Hip-hop you don't stop!

Longing for the days of old school hip-hop and Bronx beats? Come check out the new Wednesday nights at Malverde, every week starting in September. What What Wednesday will feature Deejay Honeycomb and $3.00 Lonestar tallboys. All vinyl. All night.

21 and up. No cover

Sep 1-Oct 20 Free Outdoor Yoga

7:30 AM

Emily

www.yogagroove.wordpress.com

Emily Victoria Kuser has been practicing yoga for over 15 years and teaching yoga for 7 years in USA, Turkey, Thailand, and Indonesia. Emily lived the past two years in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia teaching yoga at The Yoga Barn as well as to Balinese children and their families throughout Ubud. She has studied with great Anusara teachers worldwide. Always check website! Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays @ 7:30 am–8:30 am —Dougherty Art Center park: 1110 Barton Springs Rd. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays @ 12:00pm-1:00pm — Eastwoods Park: 3001 Harris Park Ave.

Sep 2 Austin Responds: Jazz Performance

7:00 PM

AMOA-Downtown, 823 Congress Avenue at 9th Street
egarcia@amoa.org
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org

World-renowned jazz trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe plays his new compositions inspired by Romare Bearden’s art. Come honor Bearden on what would have been the artist’s 99th birthday.

Sep 2 Theology on Tap

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Jeanie Sablatura
512-610-3556
www.stdave.org

St. David’s Episcopal Church will be hosting its monthly “Theology on Tap” on Thursday, September 2. Young adults are invited to join us for a discussion on real faith in the real world! We will meet at a local pub from 6-8:30 p.m. Contact Amy Moehnke at amy.m@stdave.org for more information.

Sep 2 DRAGAOKE with Kings N Things

2906 Fruth Street
eatonjohnson@gmail.com

www.kingsnthings.org

Kings N Things present, by popular demand, DRAGAOKE! Bring a song, or pick one of ours!

Transformation station to help get you into drag! Enjoy the performance stylings of Kings N Things and special friends!

Proceeds to benefit sending the troupe to IDKE (the International Drag KingCommunity Extravaganza)! ...Come bend your gender with us!

NEXT Thursday, September 2nd United States Art Authority 2906 Fruth Street (attached to the Spiderhouse coffee house)

9:00 doors, 10:00 show

ALL AGES!!!!! $5 dressed to impress $7 otherwise

Sep 3-Sep 4 Mouse.About's CD Release Party

9:30 PM - 2:00 AM

304 west 4th st
shane
512-879-4472
www.theghostroom.com

Mouse.About is happy to announce the release of our second cd Shades of Blue. Come celebrate with a great night of music at The Ghost Room (304 west 4th st). No cover and many guest artist as well as Hard Luck Down and Ugly Elephant. Show starts at 10pm.

Sep 3-Sep 6 Labor Day Weekend at Lakeway Resort and Spa

101 Lakeway Dr. Austin, TX 78734

www.lakewayresortandspa.com

Lakeway Resort and Spa is hosting a four-day Labor Day celebration with live music and family friendly activities for registered hotel guests. Activities include pool games, BBQ dinners, sailing cruises on Lake Travis, and performances by Andrea Marie & The Magnolia Band and the George Devore Trio. Champions Day Camp will be set up all weekend to entertain kids leaving parents free to relax with a host of regular Lakeway amenities, including massages and spa treatments.

Cost varies by activity, must be registered hotel guest.

Sep 4 Grilling/Tailgating Sampling at Newflower Farmers Market

11:00 AM - 2:00 AM

12700 Shops Pkwy #300, Bee Cave, TX, 78738

512-263-5336
www.newflowermarkets.com

Join us for our tailgate sampler! Featuring tasty foods that you will be excited to feature at your next party! Austin & Bee Cave locations only

Sep 4 The Fiction: Paintings and Collages by Dana Brown

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

3507 South First Street
Adam Diaz
512-444-0013
www.plantescapegardens.com

Dana’s bright and colorful paintings are set against his systematic collages. The exhibit plays with the idea of these two different modes of working, one controlled and one loose. In each case, colors and materials are united to add to the narrative within each piece. Each result is a surprise as the predetermined process plays out, like a game.

Sep 4-Nov 13 Public Tours

2:00 PM - 2:

AMOA¬-Downtown, 823 Congress Avenue at 9th Street
egarcia@amoa.org
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org/

Every Thursday and Saturday Free Public Tours with Museum admission!

Sep 4-Dec 5 Yard Show

1317 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704
Texas Folklife
512-441-9255
www.texasfolklife.org

Yard Show is based on the book Yard Art and Handmade Places by Jill Nokes and features photographs, stories and installations from the yards of individuals who have turned their personal property into sanctuaries, sculptural fantasies and cultural landmarks. September 4 through December 5, 2010. Two locations: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739 Hours: Tues-Sat 9am to 5:30pm Sun noon to 5pm Admission: $7 seniors, $8 adults, $3 children 5-12 & Texas Folklife Gallery 1317 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704 Hours: Mon- Fri 11am to 6pm Admission: free

Sep 5 Education for Ministry

301 East 8th St.
Jeanie Sablatura
512-610-3556
www.stdave.org

Want to read the Bible? Education for Ministry is a guided study of the Old Testament, New Testament and church history, developed by the University of the South (Sewanee). St. David’s Episcopal Church, 301 East 8th St., will start a new group in September to examine Christian tradition, culture, theology and their own personal beliefs. For further information, contact Brook Brown (515-327-0954) or David Percer (512-300-9515). Additional information may be found at the home page: http://www.sewanee.edu/EFM/index.htm

Sep 7 Digital Photography for Artists

5:30 PM - 5:30 PM

106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701
Jann Alexander
512-391-0999
www.austindetailsart.com

Getting the most from your digital camera, and using it for creative inspiration in your art practice, is taught by photographer and painter Jann Alexander, founder/director of Austin Details Art + Photo gallery and known for her vivid, detailed Vanishing Austin photography series.

If you’ve been shooting on AUTO ever since you got your digital camera, and have been mystified by what all those buttons and menus are about, you’ll:

* learn how to set up your camera properly for better quality images * get an understanding of your camera’s features and how to use them * see the possibilities you’ve never before explored with your camera * understand how to control lighting, exposure, contrast, sharpness, saturation and more, in-camera * find out how to use your camera’s colorspace settings for better web and printed results * feel comfortable with navigating your camera’s menus, dials and features * finally be able to use your camera for creative exploration and artistic results

Bring your camera and your camera manual (Yes! we’ll tackle your manual with your camera).

Sep 8 Austin Film Festival's Made in Texas FIlm Series: THE POSITIVELY TRUE ADVENTURES OF THE ALLEGED TEXAS CHEERLEADER-MURDERING MOM

7:30 PM

Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum 1800 Congress Avenue, Austin

512-478-4795
www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/cheerleader_murdering_mom

$5, free for AFF/TSHM members Tickets are available by calling 512-936-4649 or at the ticket window on the day of the screening.

Located in the Texas Spirit Theater of the Bob Bullock History of Texas Museum.

In the early 90’s, America was hungry for sensational stories delivered by programs like Hard Copy and A Current Affair. From Amy Fisher to Lorena Bobbitt, it seemed that every state had their own crazy to throw into the mix and Texas didn’t want to get left out. In steps Wanda Holloway who, in order to provide her daughter with the best possible shot at making her cheer squad, enlists her brother-in-law to kill off a rival student. In what had to be the most sensational story of its time comes the award-winning dark comedy whose title says it all.

Presented by Austin Film Festival, in partnership with The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and sponsored by the Texas Film Commission, the Made in Texas Film Series features a program of movies filmed in Texas.

Sep 9 Free Concert featuring Patrice Pike

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

607 Congress
Marketing
512-836-5901
www.goamplify.com/promos/CongressDowntownOpening.cfm

Amplify Credit Union has a new branch at 6th and Congress.

We’re inviting you to help us bring the unique Amplify experience to downtown Austin at our Grand Opening celebration!

Sep 9 Jean Piché

8:00 PM

McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/jean

Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music Texas Performing Arts invites you to push the envelope of new music with pioneering composer and video artist Jean Piché. Since the early 1970s, he was one of the first composers to employ emerging digital audio technologies in a cycle of fixed media works acknowledged as seminal to the form. His works cross every genre of electro-acoustics but now center on video-music in which electronic visuals become an extension of musical discourse. His work aims for poetic expression beyond any avowed formalism, while alternately described as confounding, colorful and virtuosic. “Like pure musique-concrète in which all the sounds emerge from recordings of the real world, Piché‘s stunning visual images are derived from the rich movement and color from his unique video recordings. The three screen projections synchronized with his very original musical style are stunning and totally captivating. I believe that his video-music is indeed a new and very powerful genre.” BRUCE PENNYCOOK, UT BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC PROFESSOR IN COMPOSITION

Sep 9 Make a Video to Promote Your Art

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701
Jann Alexander
512-391-0999
www.austindetailsart.com

Videographer and art promoter Roy Gatling takes you through all the steps to create your own art video, showing you how to use it to promote your art online.

Did you know that approximately 60% of all web traffic is video-related? Or that over 70% of people surfing the web watch online video? As an artist working alone in your studio, having your video about your art online means huge potential to connect with your current and potential customers.

In a workshop designed for easy understanding of the video process, you'll:

* delve deeper into why video is important in your marketing efforts * review how the video creation process flows * learn what you can do with video to drive greater awareness of your work and increase art sales * understand how to create an art video that enhances a strong connection between you and your audience * brainstorm creative ways of presenting yourself and your work in video form * discover techniques and tips for making a strong art video that's likely to be shared

Sep 9 Story Department: Bad Habits

7:30 PM

AAMP, 411 W Monroe St
info@austinbatcave.org
512-524-1489
austinbatcave.org

It’s not a reading, but you’ll hear stories. It’s not stand-up, but you’ll probably laugh. What is it? It’s the Story Department, a new monthly series of storytelling evenings to benefit Austin Bat Cave, a writing & tutoring center for kids. Each month we bring you new stories based on a new theme; no two Story Department events are the same! This month's theme is Bad Habits. Storytellers lined up to date: L.B. Deyo, Shannon McCormick, John Spong, and Consuelo Allen. Tickets are $5, and proceeds benefit Austin Bat Cave programs. The Story Department is inspired by The Moth, a series of live storytelling performances established in NYC in 1997. *Note: This event is created for adults (read: people over 21).

Sep 10 Envision Central Texas 2010 Forum Series

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Seton Administrative Offices Auditorium
Sally Campbell - scampbell@ envisioncentraltexas.org

"Turning Challenges into Opportunities"

Don't miss the 2010 Envision Central Texas Regional Forum Series which will give you the inside track on the critical conversations and tough choices shaping our region's future.

Forum III: Getting the Biggest Bang for our Buck: Can We Improve the Way We Grow in Central Texas?

This Forum will continue the infrastructure discussion begun at the March 31 event including how regional cooperation can affect the cost and efficiency of infrastructure.

To make reservations, call 512.916.6037.

Sep 10 Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile; Loudon Wainwright III

8:00 PM

Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/punch

Presented in partnership with L Style G Style Texas Performing Arts celebrates the best of American acoustic music with a special double-bill featuring the exciting bluegrass/folk sound of the Punch Brothers with Chris Thile and folk music icon Loudon Wainwright III. Collecting five singular abilities and viewpoints into one musical force, Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile have established their place among the most dynamic and talented presences across the full range of contemporary music-making. As performing and recording artists, composers and interpreters, technicians and stylists, they continue to push the boundaries of possibility while maintaining an unerring devotion to the basic audience experience. For nearly forty years Loudon Wainwright III has been one of America’s most cherished music icons. His legendary wit and satirical genius have expanded his cultural reach from troubadour to silver screen regular. Using a witty, self-mocking style, Wainwright has recorded over twenty albums on eleven different labels, including 2009’s High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project which won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. His critically acclaimed 2007 release, Strange Weirdos, music from and inspired by the movie Knocked Up, won him a new generation of fans. “...this top shelf acoustic quintet is a virtuosic revelation…” BOSTON GLOBE on the Punch Brothers “Mr. Wainwright wrings more human truth out of his contradiction than any other songwriter of his generation.” NEW YORK TIMES

Sep 10

6:00 PM

101 Lakeway Dr. Austin, TX 78734

Bob Schneider will perform at Lakeway Resort and Spa’s 2010 Summer Concert Series “Live at the Lake” on Friday, September 10. Resort features pool with swim-up bar and a variety of food and drinks.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and Schneider plays at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the performance are $20, with 20% of proceeds benefitting Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM).

Sep 10 Envision Central Texas 2010 Regional Forum Series

9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Seton Administrative Offices Auditorium

512-916-6037
www.envisioncentraltexas.org

Forum III: Getting the Biggest Bang for our Buck: Can We Improve the Way We Grow in Central Texas?

The first ECT Regional Forum in March laid out challenges and identified strategies for how Central Texas can best address its most pressing infrastructure needs. Forum III will build on the energy and ideas generated in that session, with a focus on priorities and action. This interactive event will get down to the "nitty-gritty", including how regional cooperation can affect the cost and efficiency of infrastructure, particularly in this time of limited resources.

Table sponsorships are available for $500 at each event. Individual tickets can be purchased for each event for $40.

Sep 10-Sep 11 Austin Symphony Orchestra Presents Andre Watts, Piano

8:00 PM

Long Center for the Performing Arts - 701 West Riverside Drive
Austin Symphony Orchestra
512-476-6064
www.austinsymphony.org/tickets/events/andre-watts-piano/

Austin Symphony Orchestra Andre Watts, piano Peter Bay, conductor

“A formidable technical arsenal, a still more-powerful intellect. It would be hard to ask more of a pianist and musician.” – The Washington Post

Program: Schuman - New England Triptych Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Schumann - Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61

Please call us or visit our website for ticketing information.

Sep 11 Gallery Talk with Joseph Phillips & Shawn Smith

1:00 PM

d berman gallery, 1701 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78701
susi@dbermangallery.com
512-477-8877
www.dbermangallery.com

Please join us for a gallery talk with artists Joseph Phillips and Shawn Smith as they discuss works from their concurrent shows at d berman gallery. Both of these Austin artists create seemingly whimsical works that examine human interaction with the natural world and the often artificial attempts to control and perceive it.

Sep 11 Second Saturdays are for Families

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

AMOA¬-Downtown, 823 Congress Avenue at 9th Street
egarcia@amoa.org
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org/

Drop in and create! And don’t forget to visit our hands-on FamilyLab, open regular Museum hours! See www.amoa.org for activities and special guests. Families $7, Member Families $5

Sep 11 Ghost Twon Hootenanny

4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

14219 Littig Rd, Manor, TX 78653

512-922-2683
www.ghosttownhoot.com/

The Ghost Town Hootenanny is a benefit for the Arc and will have games, prizes, food, drink and of course... live music. All proceeds will benefit The Arc of the Capital Area, a non-profit providing community support and services for Central Texas citizens with developmental disabilities.

With musical performances by: Dale Watson, Brandon Wayne, Shotgun Party, Killing Industry, Black Magic Kit, Bloody Stiletto, Perfect Pants, and Aubrey Slackey & The Slackey Family, and Beth Lee

Ticket prices are: Normal Pre-order: $15 At the gate: $20

GET TICKETS NOW! There will be a Photo Contest, "SHOOT THE BAND", and we will have prizes for the best band photos.

Convention Center

Sep 11-Sep 14 2010-2011 Capital City Dance Team Auditions

12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

24 Hour Fitness at Parmer Lane (12400 N IH 35)
Jolene
210-236-8333
www.austintoros.com

Do you like to dance? Come try out for the Austin Toros dance team (Capital City Dancers). Must be 18 years or older and High school graduate.

Sep 12 Ballet Austin's Come Dance! 2010

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

501 West 3rd Street

512-476-9151
www.balletaustin.org

Ballet Austin once again invites everyone to the Butler Dance Education Center and Community School for a day of FREE dance/movement/fitness classes. The event is open to the public and welcomes all ages to celebrate the third birthday of the 34,000 sq ft downtown facility. Participants will have a chance to choose amongst a broad selection of FREE classes (ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, hula, and more) and much more! View a demonstration, take a class or dance all day at this family friendly event.

Sep 12 redneck Brewer's Picnic

4:00 PM

1530 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704

512-476-0100
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149715471706238&index=1

Bring your brother, cousin-sister and friends! Its time for the Redneck Brewer's Picnic!

A 5-course meal will be served with paired beers masterfully brewed to complement for each course.

Reception beings at 4pm, Dinner will be served at 4:45pm.

Tickets are $40.00 per person. To RSVP call your Uncle at 512.476.0100

Sep 12 What Can Improv Do for You? Find Out at The Merlin Works Free

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

alvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Road, Austin, TX 78722
Shana Merlin
512-657-3005
www.merlin-works.com/public/austin-improv-comedy-classes.html

The Merlin Works Institute for Improvisation invites you to our free Intro to Improv class, where you can get to know our teachers and our style as we play fun, fast-paced group games that teach us how to be more playful, spontaneous, and flexible.

Improv training can help people in performance, presentations, interviews, writing, professional life, and personal relationships. All are welcome, from complete beginners to experienced actors.

If you enjoy your experience with Intro to Improv -- or if you already know you want more -- register for Improv 101, an eight-week course that covers all of the fundamentals of improvisation. More information is available at http://merlin-works.com/public/austin-improv-comedy-classes.html.

Instructor: Shana Merlin

Reserve your spot by sending your name to shana@merlin-works.com.

Sep 12-Jan 9 Tango-Alpha-Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701

512-936-4649
www.thestoryoftexas.com

Come join us at the opening of our latest, Tango-Alpha-Charlie: Texas Aviation Celebration, exhibit this September. The year 2010 marks the centennial of flight in Texas. This special exhibition will tell the stories of people who exemplify the spirit that continues to drive the aviation industry in Texas.

Exhibit will run September 12, 2010 - January 9, 2011. $7 for adults, $6 for seniors/military/college students (with valid ID), $4 for youth ages 5-18, free for ages 4 and under.

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Sep 14 Foundation Academy Presents: The Art of Wine & Food Pairing Class

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

III Forks Restaurant, 111 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701
Sarah Murray
512-327-7555
www.winefoodfoundation.org

Join us on Tuesday, September 14th for a delicious crash course in wine and food pairing led by Austin sommeliers Marc Sauri (III Forks) and Daniel Kelada (Gusto Tastings). The practice of pairing wine and food has been around for a long time but what is really happening when one serves a particular food with a particular wine? We will explore basic flavor and taste components as well as discuss how preparation methods may affect pairings. What makes a memorable pairing and what to avoid? With exquisite cuisine, first-rate wine and the alluring interior of III Forks' private dining room, this class is the ideal atmosphere for wine and food education. All knowledge levels welcome.

Sep 15-Sep 16 Operación Clown: Cállate (Shut Up)

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/clown

Adriana Duch, artistic director

Presented in partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Texas Performing Arts presents two evenings of unique theatre from Veracruz, Mexico. Operación Clown is renowned for their innovative use of masks, puppets, and cabaret theatre based on theatrical clown technique.

This internationally celebrated theatrical group will bring the acclaimed piece Cállate to the McCullough stage. Narrated with an explosive mixture of melodrama and irreverent humor, this love story set at the time of the Mexican Revolution combines drama, comedy, wrestling and images inspired by the Golden Age of Mexican cinema to fuel a cast of characters based on stereotypes of the period.

ArtesAméricas performance

“Actually, there are just two things you’ve got to know: the title means “shut up” and the show is so wildly funny that that’s the one thing it’s impossible to do.” ON STAGE SCOTLAND

September 15, 2010 | 8:00 pm (Performed in Spanish) September 16, 2010 | 8:00 pm (Performed in English)

Sep 16 BASH – Insights Art Show & Sale – Discover Unanticipated Genius

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

816 Congress Avenue, 18th Floor, Austin, TX 78701
Debbie Trammell
512-419-2300
www.ashvolunteers.org

BASH – Insights Art Show & Sale – Discover Unanticipated Genius Thursday, September 16th 816 Congress Avenue, 18th Floor 6pm - 9pm Free Parking

In an effort to bring awareness of mental health issues facing our community, Austin is invited to experience, view and purchase art produced by patients at the Austin State Hospital. In addition, many of Austin’s top professional artists donate works. All proceeds support year-round programs. Tickets are $20 and available at www.ashvolunteers.org or by calling 512-419-2330.

Sep 16 Red Dot Art Spree

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Women and Their Work 1710 Lavaca St Austin, TX 78701
Women and Their Work
512-477-1064
www.womenandtheirwork.org

Red Dot Art Spree 220 Artists & A Silent Auction September 16 - 25, 2010

Opening Reception Thursday, September 16, 7 to 10pm

Don't miss your chance to collect some of the best contemporary art being created today. Choose from a selection of 200 works by famous and soon-to-be-famous artists from Texas and beyond. It will be a night of fun, fabulous food and spirited art buying, with a silent auction of destination packages, evenings with local celebs and other goodies. For 15 years, this event has attracted bold face types who are bold about art.

Sep 17 Sonia Nazario:

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

UT's AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center; 1900 University Blvd; Austin, TX 78705
Jo Ann Swahn
512-778-5502
www.hondurasgoodworks.org

This fund-raising event headlines Sonia Nazario, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of "Enrique's Journey", the story of a young Honduran boy who risks it all, riding on tops of trains through Central America and Mexico to find his mother in the U.S. The Academy Award-nominated HBO documentary "Which Way Home" is also shown and follows six children who attempt this perilous journey in a desperate grasp for a better future in the U.S. VIP ticket-holders are admitted to the VIP Reception, author book signing, and Honduras Marketplace. Proceeds benefit the Honduras Good Works scholarship program.

Sep 17-Sep 19 Austin Area Quilt guild (AAQG) Quilt Show,

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, Texas

www.aaqg.org

Come see 400+ judged quilts made by local artists. Shop over 50 vendors plus the boutique and silent auction with items made by AAQG members. Enter for a chance to win the award winning raffle quilt. Quilt related demonstrations such as a bed turning with narration of antique quilts.

Sep 18 Special Lecture: Fabrication and Disintegration of Contemporary Art

2:00 PM

The Blanton Museum of Art- MLK at Congress
Brady Dyer
(512) 471-7324
www.blantonmuseum.org

Profiled in the New Yorker as "the art doctor," Christian Scheideman, a leading conservator of modern and contemporary art and founder of Contemporary conservation Ltd. in New York, explores issues related to the conservation of contemporary art.

Sep 18 Art Ride

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

400 Nueces
Leah Griffin
512-495-4315
www.landmarks.utexas.edu

For people with an adventurous spirit and a passion for the outdoors, there’s no better way to experience public art than from the seat of a bicycle.

Join Landmarks and Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop for an easy ride around the UT campus and visit Landmarks public art projects. Members of the Landmarks Docents will guide the rides.

Sep 18 Educator Resource Fair

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, 1800 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701

512-936-4649
www.thestoryoftexas.com

Discover the latest in classroom materials, educational programs, and field trips from exhibitions in the fields of science, social studies, arts, math and more. Explore the Museum's exhibits and learn how to make your field trip TEKS and STEM aligned. Collect valuable classroom resources from dozens of vendors and discover new ways to make educational material come alive. $20 covers admission to both theaters and try to the exhibitor showroom. Appropriate for K-12 classroom and home school educators.

Sep 18 Drag Kings: The Musical 4

8:00 PM

916 Springdale Rd
eatonjohnson@gmail.com

www.kingsnthings.org

Drag Kings: The Musical 4 Featuring your favorite performers from Kings N Things and some amazing guests!

@ the Blue Theatre, 916 Springdale Rd. It's a little sneaky, tucked away behind the Goodwill on Springdale Rd, right next to Blue Genie: http://bluetheatre.org/

Two shows for your viewing pleasure! Friday, September 17 Saturday, September 18

Doors @ 8pm Show @ 9pm

The show is all ages, but take note that the show may include mature language and themes.

Tickets can be purchased online for $10.

*Standby line: In the instance that tickets sellout online, a standby line will be available the night of each show. If tickets are not claimed prior to 15 minutes before the show starts, they will be resold to the public for $10 cash (per ticket).

TIckets available now! http://dktm4.eventbrite.com/

Sep 19 Austin Museum Day

www.austinmuseums.org

The Austin Museum Partnership is proud to host the 13th annual Austin Museum Day - a free, city-wide rediscovery of Austin museums. Take the entire family out on the town to enjoy local exhibits and activities at 31 participating institutions! Special activities planned include: free guided bus tours of Austin heritage, culture and environment with the Austin Tour Guide Association; live music at the Texas Music Museum; a chance to make your own sculpture at Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum; and take a step back into the golden age of railroading with the Austin Steam Train Association. For a complete list of activities and participants please go to www.austinmuseums.org.

Sep 19 Austin Museum Day

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

AMOA¬-Downtown, 823 Congress Avenue at 9th Street
egarcia@amoa.org
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org/

A free city-wide celebration of Austin¹s museums. Join AMOA for collaborative art activities and music performances by Austin Jazz Workshop!

Sep 19 GUEST SPEAKER - Dr. Ariana Finklestein - Avian Preventative Care

2:00 PM

3710 Cedar Street
Tracey
512-217-4699
www.austinparrotsociety.com

Dr. Ariana Finklestein talks on preventative care (i.e. preventing medical and behavioral problems through providing a safe, nurturing, and enriching home environment)

Sep 21 Rae Cosmetics Throws 5th Anniversary Party

6:00 PM

1204 W. 38th St. #3102, Austin, Texas 78705
lisa@newtononeill.com
512-494-6178
www.raecosmetics.com

WHO: Rochelle Rae, founder and CEO of Austin-based Rae Cosmetics, celebrates the 5th anniversary of Rae Cosmetics with customers, staff and friends.

WHAT: A party in conjunction with HAAM, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, featuring live music, beauty, food and drink. Rae will unveil new eye, blush and lip shades for the fall and donate 10% of all sales between September 20 – 27 to HAAM, www.myhaam.org. PLUS, be one of the first to try out Rae’s new “Red Dress” lip set benefiting the American Heart Association of Austin

PROGRAM INFO: Guests will enjoy live music from Billy Dee (6pm) and Alex Henley (7:15pm), delicious hors’ d’oeuvres by 512 Catering and cocktails by Grey Goose. Rae makeup artists will be providing complimentary makeup sessions. Dominic Anton Models + Fashion will also be in the studio showing off the latest fall makeup trends. PHOTO OPPS: • Dominic Anton Models displaying Rae Cosmetics’ fall makeup trends • Rochelle Rae, HAAM executives, party-goers About Rae Cosmetics Austin, Texas-based Rae Cosmetics is a mineral-based cosmetics line designed specifically for women with active lifestyles. Professional makeup artist and founder Rochelle Rae developed the line in 2005. Its heat, humidity and perspiration resistant design won't crease, cake or smear while at work or play. A micro-crushed blend of clinical-grade nutrients and anti-oxidants repair and protect your skin, while non-chemical sunscreens and moisturizers guard against the sun's damaging rays keeping your skin healthy and radiant. Rae Cosmetics studio is located at 1206 W. 38th Street, Suite 3102 in Austin, Texas. The line is also carried in a number of locations throughout Texas, as well as Georgia, Louisiana, California and Oregon. For more information, visit www.raecosmetics.com

Sep 21-Sep 22 Mike Daisey: The Last Cargo Cult

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

McCullough Theatre, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/daisey

The Last Cargo Cult (Texas Premiere) Created and performed by Mike Daisey Directed by Jean-Michele Gregory

Presented in partnership with Fusebox Festival and the Department of Theatre and Dance

Hailed by The New York Times as “the master storyteller” and “one of the finest solo performers of his generation,” Mike Daisey’s extemporaneous monologues skewer, illuminate, and ultimately celebrate our world with equal parts humor and heart. Monologues like Tongues Will Wag, If You See Something Say Something and How Theater Failed America have become classic staples in Daisey’s repertoire.

Performing his critically acclaimed monologue, The Last Cargo Cult, Daisey masterfully tells the story of his journey to a remote South Pacific island whose people worship America and its “cargo.” Set against an examination of the international financial crisis that gripped the globe, this narrative confronts the financial system that dominates our world. Part adventure story and part memoir, Daisey explores each culture to unearth a human truth between the seemingly primitive and achingly modern.

“One of the elite performers in the American theater…with an effortlessness that comes from years of spinning tales, he imbues this trip with the punch of the first explosion of an action movie.” NEW YORK TIMES

Sep 22 Graphic Novels Book Club

7:00 PM

Halcyon Coffee 218 W 4th St
Austin Public Library
512-974-7400
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/

The Austin Public Library’s Graphic Novels Book Club will be meeting at Halcyon Coffee at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, September 22nd to discuss Queen & Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken Ground by Greg Rucka. Illustrated by Steve Rolston, this story follows Tara Chace as she navigates the heady world of espionage, both as a special operative and as a target herself. New members welcome—please join us!

Sep 22 Presentation is Everything

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701
Jann Alexander
512-391-0999
www.austindetailsart.com

Your work shines when it's presented professionally and creatively. Make sure it stands out from the crowd.

Gallery founder and director Jann Alexander, who's seen hundreds of art and photo presentations as a former art director (in a three-decades-long career working for international advertising and editorial accounts), and who's also presented her own fine art photography and paintings in many creative formats, shares presentation methods that get your art noticed and admired.

You can expect personalized suggestions and ideas for:

* methods to make your work stand apart from the rest * how to create professional print presentations * how to present your work online for optimal viewing experience to dazzle the viewer * how to use new media methods to share your work via slide shows, book formats, PDFs, Keynote presentations, email campaigns and more * preparing your work with archival methods for gallery and museum presentations

Sep 23 Delfos Danza Contemporánea

8:00 PM

Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/delfos

Claudia Lavista, artistic director Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan (When the Disguises are Hung Up)

Presented in partnership the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies and the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Founded by Mexican choreographers Vìctor Manuel Ruiz and Claudia Lavista, Delfos Danza Contemporánea creates and presents works of contemporary dance while developing a dance space that fosters education, exchange and communication. This year, founding member and current dancer/choreographer Omar Carrum was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.

Delfos performs their piece Cuando los Disfraces se Cuelgan (When the Disguises are Hung Up), an interesting choreographic search that integrates various languages such as dance, video, computer animation, and music. The theme is the unveiling of our interior world, continuously covered by the many costumes or disguises of daily life.

ArtesAméricas performance

Sep 23 Conversation: OKAY MOUNTAIN

7:00 PM

AMOA-Downtown, 823 Congress Avenue at 9th Street
egarcia@amoa.org
512-495-9224
www.amoa.org

Artist collective Okay Mountain shares the inspirations and collaborative process for making the New Works video installation. Free with Museum admission

Sep 23 Use the iPad to Create and Promote Your Art

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701
Jann Alexander
512-391-0999
www.austindetailsart.com

The iPad is a dazzling tool to show off your art or photo portfolio, as Patrick Jordan, nationally-known Just Another iPad Blog blogger demonstrates. But it’s more than a slick portfolio presentation device--it’s the ultimate new digital canvas that’s already in use by many famous and accomplished artists around the world. It’s at once a superb source of inspiration, a powerful and portable tool for creating art, and a great medium from which to share and showcase your art.

If you already own an iPad and want to tap its creative options, or if you’re thinking of buying one but want to see it go for a test-drive, you’ll:

* satisfy your curiosity about the capabilities of Apple's magical new tablet as both a creative and promotional tool * learn all the amazing ways the iPad can assist in the creative process, and in showcasing your creative work * discover some superb apps for inspiration, for creating and for sharing your art * find yourself rushing out to get an iPad if you don’t already have one--with an understanding of which one is right for you * get personal attention from an expert about any iPad question or quirk you’d like addressed

Sep 23 Eat.Drink.Emerge.

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

305 W. 6th St.
Kevin Lovelace
512-444-7199
www.emergingleadersonline.com

Come join us at the Belmont for the third annual Eat. Drink. Emerge. event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. The party will feature live performances by Vallejo, SPEAK and The Eagle Pritchard Murray Band. General admission can be purchased at the door or online. VIP tickets include complimentary food and drinks as well as special access to the VIP area. All proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area. Come enjoy a great night of entertainment, for a great cause.

Sep 26 The UT Wind Ensemble with Joseph Alessi and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band

7:00 PM

Bass Concert Hall, 23rd & Robert Dedman, Austin, TX 78713
Ticket Office
512-471-1444
www.texasperformingarts.org/season/utwindensemble

Jerry F. Junkin, conductor with special guests, Joseph Alessi, trombone and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band.

Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music.

Conducted by Jerry Junkin, The University of Texas at Austin Wind Ensemble has firmly established itself as one of America’s elite wind bands. Since 1988, the group has been an active commissioner of new music for wind ensemble and has premiered works by composers such as John Corigliano, Michael Daugherty, Donald Grantham, David Maslanka, and Dan Welcher.

In this first program of the performance season, the UT Wind Ensemble continues its commitment to new work with the premiere of John Mackey’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble, performed by Joseph Alessi, principal trombonist of the New York Philharmonic; and the premiere of the wind ensemble arrangement of Frank Ticheli’s Playing With Fire, featuring San Antonio’s own Jim Cullum Jazz Band.

The University of Texas Wind Ensemble debuted at the Napa Valley Festival del Sole during the summer of 2007 and maintains a relationship with IMG Artists. They appeared in concerts at major venues in England, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria and Spain during a seventeen-day tour in July of 2008. The UT Wind Ensemble records for the Reference, Klavier, and Naxos labels. Its CD Bells for Stokowski was named one of the Best Classical CDs of 2004 by The New York Times.

“The performance by Jerry Junkin and The University of Texas Wind Ensemble is just stellar. It is amazing to think that this is a college group.” SAM PLUTA, NEWMUSICBOX.COM

“...(Allesi’s) extraordinary accuracy and rhythmic dexterity…His variety of sound, from drainpipe low drones to trumpetlike high notes, was remarkable.” NEW YORK TIMES

“The Jim Cullum Jazz Band, in our estimation, is the best traditional band in the country, and quite possibly the world.” JAZZ-JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL

Sep 26 Silicon Labs Austin Marathon Relay

7:15 AM

Riverside Drive
Marlene Lopez
512-499-8025
www.austinmarathonrelay.com

When: Sunday, September 26, 2010 at 7:15a.m. Where: Auditorium Shores What: 5 person Marathon Relay Race benefiting Junior Achievement. The five relay legs are run in the following order: 12K, 10K, 10K, 5K, 5K. All Relay legs will hand off in the same location near the start/finish line. Registration is online at www.austinmarathonrelay.com Beneficiary:

Your participation supports Junior Achievement of Central Texas. This year we are asking each runner to raise $100 from friends and family and receive great prizes from generous sponsors like American Airlines and Yeti Coolers. Plus, the funds you raise will teach important financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work preparedness programs to over 12,000 Central Texas students. This is an especially vital education given today's economic climate. Click here to give a one time donation. Packet Pick-Up:

Back by popular demand! Packet pick-up is at the Riverside RunTex. Course:

Start/Finish and all Exchange Zones are located at Auditorium Shores. The final Course Map will be posted in August. Parking:

Race Day Complimentary parking will be available in the Silicon Labs parking garages at both 200 W. Cesar Chavez and 400 W. Cesar Chavez. There are 1400 general parking spaces available with 32 ADA spaces. Think Green! Carpool- one team, one vehicle. Picnic Area:

Auditorium Shores will be open for all teammates, families and volunteers to gather. There will be food vendors, a place for runners to warm up and activities for the spectators. We encourage you to bring a picnic with your food and beverage of choice (alcohol is not allowed to be brought onto the premises). Timing:

The event will be timed by Run-Far Racing Services and will use the ChampionChip technology. All five runners on the Relay team will be chip timed.