Events in October 2008
Apr 1-Nov 1 Bat Watching
Congress Avenue Bridge
512-416-5700
www.batcon.org
Did you know the largest urban bat colony in the world is in downtown Austin? Just before sunset, 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats fly from the Congress Avenue Bridge to find their evening meal, making them one of the most unique Austin experiences available.
Peak watching times are August-September when the baby bats are old enough to fly. The bats return to Mexico each year when the weather turns cold.
Aug 20-Jan 20 Austin Americana: The Neal Douglass Photography Exhibit
810 Guadalupe St. Austin
(512) 974-7400
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/ahc/
The Austin History Center will open a new exhibit on August 20 called “Austin Americana: The Neal Douglass Photography Collection.” This exhibit will explore the life and career of photojournalist Neal Douglass, the first staff photographer for the Austin Statesman.
Aug 30-Nov 2 MODERN ART. MODERN LIVES. THEN + NOW
Austin Museum of Art - 823 Congress Ave.
amoa.org
A two-part exhibition organized by the Austin Museum of Art from AMOA’s permanent collection and local collections that explores how modern and contemporary artists merge art and life.
This unprecedented exhibition of works by Émile Bernard, Pierre Bonnard, Eugène Delacroix, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Vincent van Gogh, and Edouard Vuillard, among others, offers a unique opportunity to examine how modern art and modern lives intertwined. Curated by James Housefield, Adjunct Curator.
Featuring painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and video, this exhibition is an open-ended exploration that prompts viewers to consider how artists engage with the aesthetic and cultural issues of our time. Artists include Vija Celmins, Michael Ray Charles, Jenny Holzer, Chris Jordan, Barbara Kruger, Jonathan Marshall, David McGee, Julie Mehretu, Julie Speed, Carrie Mae Weems, and Kehinde Wiley, among others. Curated by Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director and Chief Curator.
Feb 1-Nov 2 Before Freedom: Texas Slave Narratives
Texas Capitol Visitors Center, 112 E. 11th St.
512-305-8400
www.TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
The Capitol Visitors Center's newest exhibit kicks during Black History Month and features a selection of personal interviews conducted during the 1930s and 1940s with former slaves.
In addition to the first-hand accounts, the exhibit includes photographs, dramatic readings, artifacts and audio recordings.
Feb 22-Feb 9 People's Gallery at Austin City Hall
City Hall - 301 W. 2nd
www.ci.austin.tx.us/cityhall/aipp.htm
The City of Austin Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office's Cultural Arts Division presents an annual exhibit to encourage public dialogue, understanding and enjoyment of visual art. The gallery showcases visual art that reflects the artistic excellence and cultural diversity of Austin and promotes the City’s cultural and economic initiatives. A listing all of the art pieces and artists is available on the second floor of City Hall.
Oct 1 Acton School of Business Information Session
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
1404 East Riverside
Jessica Blanchard
512-495-9925
www.actonmba.org
During these information sessions, we will engage you in a case-like discussion and an interactive alumni panel to showcase the program and its teachers. You will be able to speak with current students, alumni, teachers and friends of the program, ensuring you get the most well rounded understanding of Acton possible.
Oct 1 Kiwanis Young Professionals Group Meeting
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Brick Oven - 1209 Red River
Clint Carrens
512-699-7089
kiwanis.org
Austin Kiwanis Young Professionals is a brand new group for working men and women in their 20s and 30s. It is designed for young adults who want to give back to their community but have limited time due to hectic lives and work schedules. Its activities are tailored toward young professionals' preferences and expectations, providing hands-on volunteering opportunities, happy-hour-style socials, and career networking and development. And it provides a great opportunity to join a wonderful worldwide organization dedicated to serving children and communities.
We will be having our first meeting/informational session on Oct. 1 at the Brick Oven at 12th and Red River. Please RSVP to clintcarrens@gmail.com.
Oct 1 Austin Film Society Presents FREE Outdoor Film Series @ Republic Square Park: Dirt Road To Psychedelia
8:00 PM
Republic Square Park - 4th and Guadalupe
Paige Swift (paigeswift@gmail.com)
A folk-singing Janis Joplin, the dawning of the Thirteenth Floor Elevators and the first psychedelic venue in Austin, Texas created a fertile ground for the emerging counter culture of the 1960s. Seen as nonconformists, Beatnik-inspired hipsters were drawn together by folk, country and blues music. Traditional values became challenged as they sought a lifestyle outside of the system. Civil Rights and the war in Vietnam were galvanizing factors in 1960s American society, but the advent of psychedelics made it electrified. This documentary, by local filmmaker Scott Conn, tells how it all happened in Austin, Texas. Includes vintage footage of our beloved downtown historic parks as sites for love-ins and political rallies. 13th Floor Elevators tribute band, Tommy Hall Schedule, opens at 7.
Oct 1 GO OUT. GO EAT. GO TEXAN.
12:00 AM
Participating Austin Restaurants
Sarah Riggins
512-463-4039
www.GOTEXANRestaurantRoundUp.com
Celebrate the foods and wines of Texas during the first-ever statewide dine-out day on Wednesday, October 1. Go to www.GOTEXANRestaurantRoundUp.com for a list of participating restaurants. Proceeds support local food banks.
Oct 1 Patti LaBelle at The Long Center
8:00 PM
Long Center - 701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704
The Long Center
512-474-LONG (5664)
www.TheLongCenter.org
Patti LaBelle, the legendary American soul singer and songwriter, comes to The Long Center on Wednesday, October 1st. Best known for her passionate stage performances and wide vocal range, Labelle has been an integral part of the American music scene since the 1970s. In recent years, her songs such as "Lady Marmalade" have been re-sung by the likes of Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Pink, Maya, and Nelly; Labelle re-sang her own words in a remake by Outkast. Tickets are $69-$99.
Oct 1-Oct 30 All Systems Go
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Where do you want to go? How will you get there? This new feature exhibit is all about transportation methods, energy and safety. Take imaginary rides on the kid-size MetroRail and Bus, coordinate operations at the Control Center, change giant foam tires on a hybrid bus in the Maintenance shop and learn about energy basics of making things go in the Energy Lab. Time: T-Sat, 10am-5pm; W, 5pm-8pm $1 donation; Sun, noon-5pm; 4pm-5pm free. Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free
Oct 2 Pura Salsa Social
6:00 PM
600 River Street
Marion Sanchez
512-477-1018
www.Salsa-Bembe.com
Salsa y Bembe is proud to create an evening with 100% Salsa at the beautiful Mexican American Cultural Center.
Beginners Salsa Lesson will be held from 6pm until 7pm (10 per person) by Marion 100% Salsa Social from 7:30 pm until 10pm
Oct 2 October West End Gallery Night: 1st Thursday
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ART on 5th, 1501 W. 5th St., Austin, Tx 78703
512-481-1111
www.arton5th.com
West End Gallery Night: 1st Thursday, open until 8:00 pm. Eight galleries within walking distance are open late every 1st Thursday. October’s featured venue is ART on 5th. For years Hessam Abrishami’s dynamic compositions, powerful expressions, and vibrant colors have captured viewers around the world with their amazing depth and unique intrigue.
Hessam’s artwork has been featured in over 100 one-man gallery shows, 25 international exhibitions, and multiple museums.
The 1st Thursday event includes the following galleries: ART on 5th, F8 Gallery, Haven Gallery, Lotus Gallery, Russell Collection, Stephen L. Clark Gallery, Sterling Images, Wally Workman Gallery. Oct. 2nd, 6:00-8:00 p.m. For a map to galleries, http://www.artaustin.org/westend.htm
Oct 2 Jeff Dunham
8:00 PM
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center - 1701 Red River
Kelly Brademan
512- 477-6060
uterwincenter.com
Jeff Dunham is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ventriloquist and comedians around. His runaway success of shrewd, contemporary and cutting-edge comedy has moved Dunham out of small clubs and into sold-out concert halls and arenas.
Oct 2-Oct 4 Second Wind
8:00 PM
AustinVentures StudioTheater (at Ballet Austin's Butler Dance Education Center and Community School, 501 W. 3rd St.)
Eric Denner
512-474-8497
www.companychaddick.org
Chaddick Dance Theater presents their debut performance in Austin with three premieres by Cheryl Chaddick. A native Texan, this performance will mark Chaddick's first performance as a new member of the Austin arts community since returning from 20 years of choreographing, performing and teaching in San Francisco. The company is a participatory group of dancers who express common life experience through dance and theater to reveal the fundamental humanity in us all. The "Second Wind" program will include Chaddick's "The Gambit," "Bridgeboard," "Flights of Reality" and "The Oval World," as well as local choreographer and teacher Kathy Dunn-Hamrick's "Six Passing."
Oct 2-Oct 4 Chaddick Dance Theater persents
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM
501 West 3rd Street
Austin Tixs
512-474-8497
www.chaddickdancetheater.com
Hailing from San Francisco and returning to its ancestral home in Texas, Chaddick Dance Theater - a participatory group of dancers who express common life experience through dance and theater to reveal the fundamental humanity in us all - presents their inaugural Austin production: "Second Wind" for three nights in October.
Oct 3 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
Austin City Hall's outdoor plaza, 301 W. Second St.
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm
Each Friday, the Live Music Capital of the World invites you to relax outside City Hall and listen to live performances from local artists. Near the shores of Town Lake, City Hall's free concert series provides a nice afternoon in the city for visitors and residents alike.
Oct 3 Texas Two Sip Tasting
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
525 N. Lamar Blvd.
512.542.2340
wholecateringaustin.com/
Whole Foods Market regional wine expert and sommelier Devon Broglie will talk about varietals that are emerging as Texas' signature grapes, from Tempranillo and Sangiovese to Viognier. Participants will blind taste Texas wines with wines from all over the world. The class costs $45.
Oct 3 Rozone Productions Presents: An Evening with Terry Fator
7:00 PM
Austin Music Hall - 208 Nueces
512.263.4146
www.austinmusichall.com
Terry Fator will present his one-of-a-kind act that earned him 1 million dollars as the winner of last year’s “America’s Got Talent” at the Austin Music Hall.
This is the last chance for Austinites to see Fator’s unique act before he begins performing 48 weeks a year, 5 nights a week in The Terry Fator Theatre (currently The Danny Gans Theatre) in Vegas. Join Texas-native Terry Fator for an unforgettable night of ventriloquism and impersonations.
Oct 3 Carlos Mencia “At Close Range Tour”
8:00 PM
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center 1701 Red River
Kelly Brademan
512-477-6060
uterwincenter.com
What happens when you take the awe of Sam Kinison, mix it with the political edge of George Carlin, add the frenetic pace of Jim Carrey and sprinkle more than a dash of the racial daring of Richard Pryor? A sizzling hot, spicy dish of MENCIA MADNESS and the madness will hit The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on October 3.
Oct 3-Oct 7 SIMS Week at The Driskill
7:00 PM
Driskill Bar at the Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos Street
(512) 472-1008
www.simsfoundation.org
WHO: The SIMS Foundation WHAT: SIMS Week at The Driskill WHEN: Friday, October 3 - Tuesday, October 7 Opening show 10/3 at 7 pm COST: No cover, all ages
The SIMS Foundation Invites Austin's Music Followers to "SIMS Week at The Driskill" A Week of Live Music Benefiting SIMS' Support of Austin Musicians
The SIMS Foundation, an organization connecting Austin's musicians with mental health and addiction recovery services since 1995, invites you to "SIMS Week at The Driskill" for nightly live music shows at The Driskill Bar in the heart of downtown. In addition to performances by some of Austin's famed musical talent, the Driskill Bar will offer drink specials with a percentage of the proceeds benefiting The SIMS Foundation.
THE LINE-UP Friday, October 3 • 7 - 9 pm TBA
• 9 - 11 pm Will Evans Project
• 12 pm - 2 am Jeremy Nail
Saturday, October 4 • 7 - 9 pm McLemore Avenue
• 9 - 11 pm Slowtrain
• 11 pm - 1:30 am Brannen Temple and Ephraim Owens with Sarah Temple
Sunday, October 5 • 7 - 10 pm Graham Reynolds and the Golden Arm Trio
Monday, October 6 • 7 - 9 pm Nakia
• 9 - 11 pm Bruce Smith Band
Tuesday, October 7 • 7 - 9 pm Randy Weeks with Will Sexton
• 9 - 11 pm Dustin Welch
Oct 3-Oct 14 ProArts Collective: BAM Festival
Various locations downtown
Lisa Byrd
(512) 236-0644
www.BAMAustin.org
The ProArts Collective will be hosting its third annual Black Arts Movement (BAM) from October 3 to October 14. The festival will feature diverse performances at venues all around the city; the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center, the Long Center for the Performing Arts, Ballet Austin, the King Seabrook Chapel at Huston Tillotson University, and the Off Center.
The festival will also feature spoken word, Hip Hop, traditional theatre, dance, music and a one man show and discussion by acclaimed actor Charles Dutton. “The focus is on the contemporary Black Arts Movement and the work of new and emerging artists.” Byrd says “The goal of BAM is to put the spotlight on the Black aesthetic in the 21st century.” Tickets for the BAM festival events will be available through the Long Center for the Performing Arts, the official box office of the festival.
Oct 3-Nov 9 13th Annual Young Latino Artists: Everything's Going to be Okay
419 Congress Avenue
Alexandra Landeros, pr@mexic-artemuseum.org
(512) 480-9373
www.mexic-artemuseum.org
Curated by Leslie Moody Castro, YLA 13 is about the moments of vulnerability that can turn into our greatest strengths. The artists in this exhibition do not define themselves by the blood running through their veins or their ancestral history, but rather the personal histories they’ve worked through.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 3
Oct 4 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 4 Golden Hornet Project Presents: Big Band Frenzy 2
7:30 PM
Wooldridge Park, 9th Street and Guadalupe
graham@grahamreynolds.com
goldenhornet.org
Austin's own Golden Hornet Project (GHP) will once again blow the audience away as the sun sets on October 4, when master collaborators Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski present their major concert for 2008 - "Big Band Frenzy 2." Last year, GHP introduced their big band extravaganza "Big Band Frenzy" as their showcase concert (customarily a symphony) to the delight of a packed house, critics and fans alike. This year, "Big Band Frenzy 2" will feature trumpets, trombones, saxes, guitar, piano, bass, Brannen Temple on drums, and compositions by Stopschinski, Reynolds, Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma, and Duke Ellington.
The program includes a contemporary take on Ellington's "Caravan" and the premiere of a reggaeton piece by Reynolds, inspired by his recent travels to Belize. The Jazz Pharaohs will open for the Frenzy.
Sponsored by the Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin Music Foundation, Affordable Sound and Motorbalde Postering Service. This project is also funded in part by the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division and by a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.
Oct 4 Sketching in the Galleries
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
823 Congress Ave
Andrea Mellard
512-495-9224
http://www.amoa.org
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art. Join artist Eric Zimmerman as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing skills. Eric's architectural drawings were featured in AMOA's New Art in Austin and Art Palace.
This drop-in art activity is open to all experience levels. Please bring your own drawing materials, or borrow them from the FamilyLab or purchase from the Museum Store. (Only dry media permitted in the galleries.)
Oct 4 Crawl for Cancer: A Pub Crawl through West 6th Street benefiting Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
West 6th Street (Tiniest Bar in Texas, Mother Egan's, J. Black's, The Ranch, Wahoo's, Little Woodrow's, Key Bar, Union Park and Momo's)
Dianna Petrick
512/544.0900
www.crawlforcancer.org/austin/index.html
For the first time in Austin, participate in a pub crawl to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Central Texas (BCRC), which provides programs and services for women in Austin and the surrounding areas who have been affected by breast cancer. The Crawl for Cancer is a chance to socialize and have a great time while doing your part for charity. On Saturday, October 4, teams of 10 will travel to five assigned West 6th Street bars where they will be given four tickets valid for four pitchers of beer. After parties will be held at Momo's and Union Park for all the teams to celebrate together with live music. Team registration ends on September 15 or when 150 teams have entered. Team registration package includes a Crawl for Cancer T-Shirt for team members and beer for the Crawl and after-party. BCRC is also accepting canned food items to benefit the Capitol Area Food Bank. For every 10 canned food donations you make you will receive a $10 taxi voucher for a safe ride home! Barrels for food donations will be located at Tiniest Bar in Texas.
Oct 4 Engineering Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Children and families can explore engineering first hand with activities presented in collaboration with students from UT's Cockrell School of Engineering. Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free
Oct 4 Art Across the Americas
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
201 E. 2nd St
Carol Hayman
512-477-3099
www.austinlima.org/
The Austin Lima Sister Cities Committee is presenting the art exhibition, Art of Peru and Texas, featuring Peruvian and North American painters and sculptors at the International Center of Austin, 201 E. 2nd St. Austin, Texas. The exhibition opening will be Saturday, October 4, 2008, with an artists' reception from 6-9pm, which will include music and refreshments. Art work sales from the exhibition will go to the artists and to the Center for Adolescent Mothers, in Lima. In May 2008, the Lima chapter of the Austin Lima Sister Cities, organized an art exhibition of Austin and Limeno artists, at the Terrazas Club, in Lima. Austin artists featured in that exhibition were Carol Hayman, Angela Hayes, and Becca Hayes.
Oct 4 Giant Chess at Wooldridge Square
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The battle rages every Saturday from about 12:30 to 3:30. There's no telling who'll show up -- sometimes the players are new to the game, sometimes they're advanced, usually they're in-between -- so every game is an adventure.
Join in on the fun at one of downtown Austin's beautiful historic squares named after Alexander P. Wooldridge who served as Mayor of Austin from 1909 to 1919. Over the years, the park has been the setting for countless speeches, rallies, concerts, festivals, weddings, and chess matches.
Oct 4-Oct 5 AIA Austin 23rd Annual Homes Tour
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Austin Center for Architecture - 801 W. 12th Street
Sally Fly, Executive Director
512-452-4332
www.aiaaustin.org
This year’s tour offers the public a “sneak peak” at an exciting group of ten homes designed by architect members of AIA Austin for real clients representing a wide range of client lifestyles. The featured firms have demonstrated the abilities of an architect to translate the needs, the lifestyles, interests and the dreams of the client into a beautiful solution! In addition, AIA Austin is pleased to also show off the work of two of its Emerging Talents – members who are working toward their licensure, and demonstrating talent that show great promise. Great new products, finishes, furnishings and design techniques will be highlighted as well as showing just how important the team approach is to the design and construction.
The visitor will tour one-of-a-kind homes designed by new architects to the tour such as Studio R, Studio Robins Dempsey, Seaux-Pierce Architects, Anthony Alofsin, AIA and Lamme & Misi Urban Studio. Returning this year with new work are some of Austin’s most well known residential firms - Alterstudio, Clayton Levy Little Architects, Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects, CGA Partners, and Canada + Associates. And designs by emerging and noteworthy Central Texas design talent such as 9 Square Studio and Barron Custom Design. Several of the architects and designers will allow you a look at their own homes.
Oct 5 Vanessa Lively, Shelly K. Yates Art
2: PM - 4: PM
Paciugo - 241 West 2nd Street
Ann Davis
512-474-7600
paciugo.com
Vanessa Lively and Shelly K. Yates will show their artwork at Paciugo Gelato for the month of October. Their opening reception will be on October 5th from 2-4pm.
Oct 5 Blessing of the Animals
12:30 PM
St. David's Episcopal Church, 304 East 7th St.
Jeanie.S@stdave.org
472-1196
www.stdave.org
St. David's will host a Blessing of the Animals in honor of St. Francis Day. This event is free and all pets and service animals are invited to attend. Large animals can enter through the 7th St. Courtyard.
Oct 5 Science Sunday
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Join the Society of Women Engineers for some hands-on activities! Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free; Museum free on Sundays from 4-5pm
Oct 5 Art Opening at Paciugo Gelato
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
241 West 2nd Street
Ann Davis
512-474-7600
Stop by to check out artwork by Vanessa Lively on display for the month of October. 20% off gelato during the Art Opening!
Oct 5-Feb 15 Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas
112 E. 11th Street Austin, TX 78701
Kyle Schlafer
512.305.8400
www.TexasCapitolVisitorsCenter.com
Citizens at Last recounts the 70 year struggle of Texas women to receive the right to vote. The exhibit uses archival photographs, newspaper clippings, cartoons, cards and text to detail this important historical movement.
Oct 6-Oct 27 Baby Bloomers
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Program for children ages 3 & younger & their caregivers. Discover the exhibits and play in a relaxed atmosphere with other families with small children when the Museum is open exclusively for this age group. Storytime 9:30am; Sing-a-long 10:30am; The Little Explorer’s Lab 11:00am. Price includes Museum admission. Date of event: Mondays Time: 9am-noon Cost: $4-$8 per parent/child couple
Oct 7 Heart O' Texas Orchid Society's Annual Plant Auction
6:45 PM - 9:15 PM
Zilker Botanical Gardens Center; 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78746
Philip Zbylot, 1707 FM 3237, Wimberley , TX 78676 (Telephone 512-445-4300; e-mail philipzbylot@yahoo.com)
512-477-8672
www.hotos.org/
Here's your chance to begin or expand your devotion to orchids! Orchids are some of Mother Natures most wonderful plants, which bloom in every color of the rainbow. You may bid on a spectacular selection of great plants which will be available from local area orchid growers, as well as some local vendors. Some of the plants will be in bud or bloom. There will be orchid related items up for auction as well. This is our largest fundraiser of the year, so please come and help support your local Orchid Society. For more information please visit our web-site:
Oct 7 October 7 Special Presidential Debate Watch Party
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
701 W. Riverside Drive
512-477-7500
http://www.actblue.com/page/longcenter?refcode=downtownaustin
Join us for a very special event on October 7. We are fortunate enough to have the Long Center for the historic second debate between John McCain and our Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama. Bring your friends and family and join us!
$5 Suggested Donation.
Oct 9 Revolution dance spectacle at The Long Center
8:00 PM
701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704
The Long Center
512.474.LONG (5664)
www.TheLongCenter.org
Revolution is a sweaty, sultry mix of live music, sex appeal and some of the world's best Irish and tap dancing. Creators Mike Schulster and Joel Hanna of Riverdance are joined on stage by a live rock band and a dance ensemble direct from Broadway. For Revolution's website, visit www.revolutiontheshow.com
Oct 10 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
Austin City Hall's outdoor plaza, 301 W. Second St.
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm
Each Friday, the Live Music Capital of the World invites you to relax outside City Hall and listen to live performances from local artists. Near the shores of Town Lake, City Hall's free concert series provides a nice afternoon in the city for visitors and residents alike.
Oct 10 The Activist Impulse Opening Reception
6:00 PM
1710 Lavaca Street
Katherine McQueen
512-477-1064
http://www.womenandtheirwork.org/activist.htm
Born itself of an activist impulse in 1978, Women & Their Work created a new venue in revolt against women's invisibility in museums and galleries. Now 30 years later and still thriving, Women & Their Work asks itself, 'What role does activism play in art today?' In video, photography, drawing, and performance, six artists curated by Regine Basha explore some of the thorniest issues of our time in subtle, complex, even humanistic ways.
Oct 10 Hot Science, Cool Talks Outreach Lecture Series
5:45 PM
UT Campus, Welch Hall 2.224
Thais Perkins
512.828.2996
http://www.esi.utexas.edu
Indoor air can be much more toxic than the air we experience outdoors, but isn't regulated by any agency. Where do these toxins come from? How well do air filters or ozone generators clean indoor air? Students, teachers, families, and the general public are invited to attend an evening of scientific exploration as the Environmental Science Institute at UT Austin presents “Is Your House Killing You?” by Dr. Richard Corsi, indoor air quality researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. Join us as Dr. Corsi answers these questions and shows us how some very common (and presumably safe) products that we use in our homes present challenges to maintaining healthy indoor air quality.
Make sure to come early to experience exhibits and activities presented by our partners! Free refreshments will be provided. K-12 teachers are also invited to join us for a free workshop and pizza before the event, tailored to provide background useful for the classroom. CD-ROMs with lecture materials and lesson plans are provided free to teachers at these workshops.
Oct 10-Oct 19 410 [GONE] & SUMMER PEOPLE
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8:00 PM
300 E. 23rd St
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.2787
http://www.utpac.org
The University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance opens the 2008-2009 Season with ‘In-Repertory,’ featuring two new works by University of Texas students.
410 [GONE], directed by Charlie Otte, is a poignant look at a young woman’s attempt to understand her brother’s suicide. Born in America of Asian parents, she and her brother live in a world that is both old and new – Eastern and Western – and his death precipitates a look not only into family relationships, but an investigation into cultural and historical assumptions about life and death. Sad, funny, literary and slapstick, the play mixes styles and conventions to create a universal landscape where ancient Chinese myth meets modern technology. Chinese Gods and modern-day Asian Americans meet in a hi-tech Chinese Land of the Dead, where prayers are answered via internet or cell phone and Tai Chi mixes with Dance Dance Revolution to form a new ritual. For additional information on 410 [GONE] please visit http://www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad/productions/production_season/2008-2009/410_gone/index.cfm.
Oct 11 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 11 Second Saturdays are for Families
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Austin Museum of Art-Downtown, 823 Congress Ave.
495.9224
amoa.org
Super-duper Swinging Sculptures. Come and see how artists throughout two centuries have shown how art and life merge in "Modern Art, Modern Lives: Then + Now." As you explore the galleries, find Beth Campbell's wire sculpture "It's never as simple." Next, swing on into the Community Room to make your own modern-day mobile!
Oct 11 Sketching in the Galleries
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
823 Congress Ave
Andrea Mellard
512-495-9224
http://www.amoa.org
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art. Join artist Pat Falconer as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing skills. Pat Falconer is a practicing artist and is also employed as a film animator. She has been a member of the Art School faculty since 1998.
This drop-in art activity is open to all experience levels. Please bring your own drawing materials, or borrow them from the FamilyLab or purchase from the Museum Store. (Only dry media permitted in the galleries.)
Oct 11 Giant Chess at Wooldridge Square
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Wooldridge Square - 9th and Guadalupe
www.giantchess.org
The battle rages every Saturday from about 12:30 to 3:30. There's no telling who'll show up -- sometimes the players are new to the game, sometimes they're advanced, usually they're in-between -- so every game is an adventure.
Join in on the fun at one of downtown Austin's beautiful historic squares named after Alexander P. Wooldridge who served as Mayor of Austin from 1909 to 1919. Over the years, the park has been the setting for countless speeches, rallies, concerts, festivals, weddings, and chess matches.
Oct 12 Music March for Heroes Benefit Concert, helping 'Hope for Heroes' Program
5:00 PM - 11:00 PM
612 W 4th St, Austin, TX
carianne schulte
512-554-1351
http://www.myspace.com/musicmarchforheroes
Music March for Heroes was created by three Austin women that were compelled to impact the lives of the men and women serving our country in the military within our community. They are unseen here in Austin.
All proceeds to benefit The Samaritan Center's 'Hope for Heroes' Program, which provides confidential, no charge counseling to military personnel and their families affected by the Iraq/Afghanistan war.
250 soldiers a day are calling the National Suicide Hotline...while 18 a day attempt to commit suicide...help us give these individuals a safe place to heal in our community. The program helps those living in Georgetown all the way down to San Marcos!
Event tickets ($35) can be purchased online www.lazonarosa.com.
Artists include: Reckless Kelly, Micky & the Motorcars, Sara Hickman, Levon Ingram
Donations accepted online at www.musicmarchforheroes.com or www.myspace.com/musicmarchforheroes
Oct 12 “SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE” TOUR 2008
7:30 PM
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center
Kelly Brademan
512- 477-6060
uterwincenter.com
The highly anticipated season finale of “So You Think You Can Dance” is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the dancing stops there for this season’s Top 10 dancers! Fans of the No. 1 summer show can catch all of their favorite dancers perform live in Austin at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on October 12. The tour will feature popular routines from the TV show as well as new pieces choreographed for the tour.
Oct 12 Polkas in the Park with special guest Flaco Jimenez
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wooldridge Square - 9th and Guadalupe
512.799.8184
downtownaustin.com
An evening of polka music produced by Bradley Williams celebrates the diversity and commonality of one of the oldest music styles played by many local communities.
The lineup at Wooldridge Park Square will feature Conjunto and Polish-American polka with the Fabulous Polkasonics "honky-style band, Los Reyes de La Calle 6 (The Kings of 6th Street) and five time Grammy award winner, Flaco Jimenez.
-Sponsored by Texas Gas Service, Austin Latin Music Association, Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin in collaboration with Texas Commission on the Arts.
WHAT TO BRING:
Blankets and chairs for seating. Food and drinks permitted but no glass bottles, please. This is a FREE community event.
This event is part of a downtown parks revitalization project by the Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin Parks Foundation and City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department. The purpose of the project is to bring life to our city's historic downtown community gathering spaces with new community partners, events and activities. For more information about this revitalization effort or for a schedule of events, please visit downtownaustin.com
Oct 12-Oct 15 Austin Restaurant Week
Matt Swinney
www.restaurantweekaustin.com
Austin Restaurant Week celebrates Austin's best restaurants. Here's how it works: Three courses for either $25 or $35 and you can pick a different restaurant for eight total nights. Choose from more than 50 of the city's hottest spots!
Oct 12-Dec 14 The Flying Theater Machine's Monster Families
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hideout Theater; 617 Congress Ave.
Jessica Arjet
(512) 971-3311
www.flyingtheatermachine.com
Baby monster can't sleep. Come help us make up monster bed time stories, the sillier the better.
Austin's only improv theater for children.
Reservations Strongly recommended.
-Every Sunday at 2pm.
Oct 13 C-Day Camp: Maker Kids
8:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
It’s a student holiday from school, but the fun & learning doesn’t have to stop! Children ages 7-10 can join the “Maker Kids” full day camp at ACM. Do you love to create, invent, hack, break and make things? Then this camp is for you! Advance registration required. 472-2499 x201. $50/$60, Member/Non-member
Oct 14 AFS Essential Cinema: HEAD-ON
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
austinfilm.org/film/head_on_gegen_die_wand
An alcoholic middle-aged man, Cahit Tomruk, has stripped himself of all vestiges of his Turkish roots, but when he realizes he is left with nothing, he determines suicide is his way out of depression. As with so many things, he fails and ends up in rehab, where he meets Sibel, another suicidal Turkish-German. The younger woman sees something in Cahit we can’t – a means of escaping her conservative family. She proposes they get married – in name only – and live together. This seems to be a good deal for both – he gets a clean apartment, she gets freedom, but an almost inevitable love complicates and sweetens the arrangement. -- Chale Nafus, Director of Programming, Austin Film Society
FREE for AFS members/ $4 for general public
Oct 14 Mariposa
9:30 AM
1421 W Riverside Dr.
Education
512-476-0594 X236
www.zachtheatre.org
A Mexican tale about the beautiful Monarch butterfly making her way toward Mexico to find her family at the Dia de los Muertos celebration.
-Who:Great for Ages 3 to 7! Schools, Daycares, Playgroups and Families are welcome.
-When: Weekday mornings Oct 14-31. Plus Saturday, Oct 25 at 1pm!
Call 512-476-0594 x236 for Weekday Times.
Call 512-476-0541 x 1 for Saturday Performance.
Oct 14 A Night of Island Wishes with Celebrity Chef Roy Yamaguchi
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Roy’s at 340 E 2nd Street Austin Texas 78701
sara@redvelvetevents.com
512-329-9474
www.centralandsouthtexas.wish.org/roys08.htm
An Evening of Island Elegance is a fundraising event benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas. Fine foods, celebrity appearances and live entertainment kick the night off and lead into an exciting live auction of incredible items and even better...granting wishes! Don’t miss this opportunity to make the wish of children come true!
Oct 15 6th annual Film & Food Charity Party
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos
Austin Film Festival
512-478-4795
www.austinfilmfestival.com/new/film_food
Do you like good food? Good film? Good works? The Austin Film Festival presents Film & Food, one of the most talked about food-centric events in the city!
CONFIRMED RESTAURANTS include: Driskill Grill, Eddie V's, Primizie Osteria, Ranch 616, Roaring Fork, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Siena Ristorante Toscana, Lamberts, Parkside, Citrus, Yume, Sagra, Starlite, Teo, ROSCAR Handcrafted Chocolates, Passion Cafe Exotic Coffee, Viking Home Appliance, Cissi's Market, Polkadots Cupcake Factory.
Don't miss out on the exciting silent and live auctions or open bars located inside the historic Driskill Hotel - the food and drink will be flowing all night long, served by the top chefs from Austin's most notable restaurants.
All proceeds from the ticket sales and event auctions benefit AFF's Young Filmmakers Program which provides free programs to AISD high schools and partners with the Dell Children's Hospital to provide an annual camp retreat for patients and sponsored infusion room.
Oct 15 AFS Documentary Tour: CAN MR SMITH GET TO WASHINGTON ANYMORE?
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Alamo Ritz Downtown (320 E. 6th St.)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
austinfilm.org/film/can_mr_smith_get_to_washington_anymore
“The film questions how we elect our political leaders by showing that candidates with access to power and money have significant advantages over any contenders, regardless of their abilities. It shows what confronts fresh political faces with new ideas and passionate supporters when they go head-to-head against a political system that maintains power by manipulating a largely apathetic electorate. As a result, we tend to elect brand-name politicians despite their obvious shortcomings. The film offers an unvarnished look at the inside of what national pundits called one of 2004's surprising campaigns. And the film asks if it is still possible in America for voters excited by a person's ideas and ability to get involved in the political process and elect a candidate who has not sold out, or bought into the existing political establishment” [official website]
$4 for AFS members, $6 for all others
Oct 15 6th Annual Film & Food Party presented by the Austin Film Festival
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St.
512.474.5911
www.austinfilmfestival.com
The 6th Annual Film & Food Party, hosted at the historic Driskill Hotel, is an evening of cocktails, film-themed lounges and incredible cuisine created by 17 of Central Texas’ most notable restaurants. The evening will also include both silent and live auctions benefiting Austin Film Festival’s Young Filmmakers Program. Confirmed restaurants: III Forks Citrus Driskill Grill Eddie V's Lamberts Parkside Primizie Osteria Ranch 616 Roaring Fork ROSCAR Chocolates Ruth's Chris Steak House Sagra Siena Ristorante Toscana Starlite Teo Viking Home Appliance Yune
Oct 15 Graphic Novels Book Club Meeting
7:00 PM
218 W. 4th Street
Bonnie Brzozowski
974-7360
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/apl_bc.htm
WHO? The Austin Public Library’s new Graphic Novels Book Club
WHERE? Halcyon Coffeehouse
WHEN? 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 15.
WHAT? We will be discussing Black Hole by Charles Burns. In this bizarre tale rich in metaphor, Burns’ precise and unnerving artwork lends itself to discussion. Join us for great coffee and conversation!
Oct 15 Ballet Austin's Studio Spotlight
11:30 AM - 6:45 PM
Butler Dance Studio - 501 West 3rd Street
512-476-9151
www.balletaustin.org/studiospotlight
Explore the creative process by joining Ballet Austin for a rehearsal viewing at the Butler Dance Education Center! Learn about our upcoming Season Opener from the artistic director, guest speakers and sneak a peak at the company dancers in rehearsal.
This event free to anyone taking classes at Ballet Austin or purchasing a ticket to an upcoming production ($5 fee for anyone else at the door). To receive the complimentary admission, you must pre-register for the specific Studio Spotlight you would like to attend.
Oct 15 Luis Miguel
8:00 PM
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center - 1701 Red River
Kelly Brademan
512-477-6060
uterwincenter.com
Luis Miguel has just announced he will be bringing his “Complices Tour 2008” to The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on October 15! Known by many as “El Sol de México,” Luis Miguel is indisputably one of the most popular singers in Latin America and best known for his smooth vocals and romantic ballads.
Oct 16 Satirist Neal Pollack Reads at ACC
7:00 PM
1212 Rio Grande Mainstage Theater
Darla Johnosn
223-3226
www.austincc.edu/ah
Satirist Neal Pollack Reads at ACC on October 16
7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater at Rio Grande Campus, 1212 Rio Grande Ave.
Award-winning satirist Neal Pollack is bringing his “Alternadad” universe to Austin Community College on Thursday, October 16.
The event is free and open to the public.
Reviewers have described his work as “bracingly honest,” “amusingly cranky,” “manic tongue-in-cheek,” and “laugh-out-loud funny.”
In addition to Thursday’s event, Pollack will visit Folkins’ creative writing students Wednesday night (7:05 p.m. in Room 220).
Oct 16 AFS Co-Sponsored Screening: WRITING BEHIND BARS
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Mexican American Cultural Center (600 River St)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
austinfilm.org/film/writing-behind-bars
Red Salmon Arts and the Mexican American Cultural Center present WRITING BEHIND BARS, a special screening of Susanne Mason's documentary WRIT WRITER, about jailhouse lawyer Fred Cruz, and poetry reading by Jorge Antonio Renaud, winner of nine PEN awards while incarcerated in the Texas prison system.
This event is FREE!
Oct 16 DAA Issues and Eggs - DOWNTOWN TV Website
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz - 320 E. 6th St.
www.downtownaustin.com
Issues & Eggs
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Join us as we launch our new DOWNTOWN television website – www.downtownaustintv.org Limited Seating Available
-TIME: 7:45 – 9:15am
-WHERE: 320 East 6th Street
Alamo Drafthouse at the Ritz
-FREE PARKING: Southwest Tower Parking Garage
211 East 7th Street (Parking Validated at Meeting)
-RSVP by October 15th
-CALL: 512-381-6270 or Email: rsvp@downtownaustin.com
For the first time you, your friends and the world will be able to watch all 142 segments of DOWNTOWN TV on the web. Come and learn how you can add the media player to your website, us the backend tools to build your own electronic video newsletter, or build your own Austin page. Join VM Foundry’s Jim Eustace, Dan Gilkison and DAA’s Molly Alexander as we teach you how to utilize the site for sales, marketing, orientation, recruitment, and more.
Who should attend?
• Webmasters: Learn how to incorporate the site into your website
• Sales/Real Estate Agents/Others: Learn how to utilize the electronic newsletter template to communicate with clients and help close deals
• Human Resource Directors: Learn how to utilize the content to recruit and retain top talent.
• Marketing Directors: Learn how to use the content to promote Austin as a great place to live, work and play, and to illustrate the value of your company’s Austin presence.
• Everyone!: Learn how to share your favorite segments with friends and family!
Oct 16 St. David's Forum Lunch
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
St. David's Episcopal Church, 304 East 7th St.
Jeanie Sablatura, 610-3556
472-1196
www.stdave.org
Dave McNeely, former Austin American-Statesman reporter, will discuss Bob Bullock and his legacy at the next Forum Speakers Lunch. All are welcome to attend. Cost is $10. Free parking is available at the St. David's garage at 8th St. and Trinity. To reserve a spot, contact Susie Scruggs at 472-1196 before October 14.
Oct 16-Oct 23 Austin Film Festival & Conference
Downtown
(512) 478-4795, (800)310-FEST
www.austinfilmfestival.com
For fifteen years the Austin Film Festival has been dedicated to celebrating the art of storytelling through film. The AFF features a four-day conference, eight days of films and parties with one-of-a kind networking opportunities for filmmakers, screenwriters and film lovers.
The AFF and Conference provides unparalleled access to A-list producers, studio executives, agents and managers, as well as professional screenwriters and filmmakers. These industry pros are looking to buy and sell your work and help you navigate the entertainment industry effectively.
Austin is a friendly, laid-back city and the AFF and Conference definitely follows suit. No velvet ropes or VIP rooms here. The AFF and Conference panels create an intimate and casual setting for attendees and panelist to discuss the creative process of screenwriting and filmmaking. After a day of panels, festival attendees and panelist alike head to film premieres, networking parties and the legendary Driskill Bar to discuss screenwriting and filmmaking. The Conference provides over 80 inspiring and interactive panels, roundtables and meet and greets with established screenwriters and filmmakers.
The Festival boasts an outstanding program of narrative, animation and documentary features and shorts, including premieres, advanced screenings, and independent films. Film screenings are complemented by lively and informative Q&A sessions with cast members and filmmakers.
Oct 16-Nov 2 Get Your Art On!
Downtown
www.nowplayingaustin.com
Austin Circle of Theaters is inviting everyone to enjoy a two week citywide celebration of Austin's Arts, Culture, and Creativity with an arts awareness and celebration called GET YOUR ART ON! Encompassing all the disciplines of art, there is something for everyone as we spotlight the everything from Free Night of Theater, Austin Film Festival, Texas Book Festival, and La Dolce Vita to the Congress Ave Art Stroll, Thrill The World Austin, Austin Art Garage, Tapestry Dance, and DiverseArts! As stated in our Mayor Wynn's proclamation, October 16th - November 2nd is the time to Get Your Art On! (www.nowplayingaustin.com)
Oct 17 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
Austin City Hall's outdoor plaza, 301 W. Second St.
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm
Each Friday, the Live Music Capital of the World invites you to relax outside City Hall and listen to live performances from local artists. Near the shores of Town Lake, City Hall's free concert series provides a nice afternoon in the city for visitors and residents alike.
Oct 17 GO TEXAN Food and Wine Dinner
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
525 N. Lamar Blvd.
512.542.2340
wholecateringaustin.com/
Chef Todd Duplechan, TRIO, and Devon Broglie, Whole Foods Market Regional Wine Expert celebrate local Texas food and wine with a tasting of small plates, each paired with one of the Lone Star State's finest wines. Menu to be determined based on the availability of local, seasonal ingredients.
Oct 17 4Th Annual Interfaith Arts and Music Festival Concert
8:00 PM - 10: PM
200 E. 8th St.
Greg McDonell
512-472-2445
http://www.austininterfaithfestival.org
Grammy Nominee Beth Nielson Chapman in concert. Ms. Chapman will be performing many songs from her latest Albim, "Prism" Tickets on sale for $35 call 472-2445 or purchase on line www.austininterfaithfestival.org
Oct 17 GAITHER HOMECOMING “LOVIN’ LIFE” TOUR 2008
7:00 PM
Frank Erwin Center - 1701 Red River
Kelly Brademan
512-477-6060
uterwincenter.com
Gospel music fans everywhere are “Lovin’ Life” as Bill Gaither and his Homecoming Friends bring their inspirational music and message across America with the Gaither Homecoming “Lovin’ Life” Tour 2008 hitting the Frank Erwin Center on October 17 at 7 p.m. They are hot on the heels of the release of their latest CD, Lovin’ Life, The Gaither Vocal Band, along with a bevy of beloved Homecoming artists, share the classic and timely Gospel sounds of the Gaither phenomenon live with audiences in more than 32 cities.
Oct 17-Oct 18 Austin Energy AltCar Expo and Conference
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Palmer Events Center - 900 Barton Spring Road
512-404-4500
www.austinenergyaltcar.com
The Austin Energy AltCar Expo and Conference is a one-of-a-kind event featuring the nation’s largest variety of alternative vehicle and energy technologies and showcasing dozens of small and large manufacturers. Experts in the fields of transportation, public policy, sustainability and automotive technology will share valuable insight on emerging technologies and strategies for eco-friendly living and driving through a series of presentations and panel discussions. Visitors will have hands-on opportunities to experience the new technologies through a ride-and-drive area featuring cars, Segways, scooters and interactive demonstrations. Austin Energy will calculate ecological footprints on site.
Oct 17-Oct 18 Tour-De-Fat Activities at the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
301 San Jacinto
Suzy Shaffer or Martha Tauke
512 476 8300
www.rioaustin.com
Would you trade your car for a bike?
On Saturday October 18th, costumes and decorated bikes reign supreme as New Belgium Brewery's annual Tour-De-Fat returns to Austin. The Rio invites you to ride with our green-team in the spectacular bike parade then gather for some live music, entertainment, and tasty beer.
Amid the hoopla, Tour de Fat raises money - $806,000 to date! - for local charities. Join us for a pre-event kick-off party on Friday October 17th.
More details can be found on www.tour-de-fat.com
Oct 17-Oct 19 Austin Community College Drama Department Presents
8:00 PM - 2:00 PM
1212 Rio Grande Gallery Theater
darla Johnosn
223-3240
www.austincc.edu/drama
ACC presents Proof
David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama tells the story of a young woman struggling to discover how much of her father's mathematical genius and madness she may have inherited. It earned two Tony Awards in 2001, including best play.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $6; students and seniors are $3. Tickets are on sale at the door.
For more information please call (512) 223.3240 or visit www.austincc.edu/drama.
Oct 18 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 18 Barkitecture 2008
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2nd Street District
Veronique Michalik
512-476-5050
www.austinloftydog.com/
Join 2ND Street District for Barkitecture Austin 2008 and enjoy a silent auction of designer dog houses, spectacular shopping, and an always extravagant Lofty Dog Fashound Show at 2pm.
-Karen Ngo will have a book signing for her new photography book Indognito A book of Canines in Costume.
All proceeds benefit Austin Dog Rescue, Forgotten Friends, Blue Dog Rescue, and Lil Paws.
Oct 18 Asylum Street Spankers at Wooldridge Square Park
7:00 PM
Wooldridge Square - 9th and Guadalupe
downtownaustin.com
ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS
Punk-folk and country blues performed by the The Asylum Street Spankers. Defiantly acoustic, fiercely independent and absurdly good. Sponsored by Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin Parks Foundation and the City of Austin . Bring a blanket or chair. Food and drink permitted. No glass bottles. Starts @ 7p. FREE!
This event is part of a downtown parks revitalization project by the Downtown Austin Alliance, Austin Parks Foundation and City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department. The purpose of the project is to bring life to our city's historic downtown community gathering spaces with new community partners, events and activities. For more information about this revitalization effort or for a schedule of events, please visit downtownaustin.com
Oct 18 Sketching in the Galleries
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
823 Congress Ave.
495-9224
www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/945852627?JServSessionIdr001=mqlnw4pju1.app14a&view=Detail&id=105241
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art! Join artist Jules Buck Jones as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing skills. Jules Buck Jones large-scale animal drawings were featured in New Art in Austin and he's currently teaching drawing at the University of Texas.
This drop-in art activity is open to all experience levels. Please bring your own drawing materials, or borrow them from the FamilyLab or purchase from the Museum Store. (Only dry media permitted in the galleries.)
Oct 18 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 18 Engineering Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Children and families can explore engineering first hand with activities presented in collaboration with students from UT's Cockrell School of Engineering. Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free
Oct 18-Oct 19 4th Annual Interfaith Arts and Music Festival
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
200 E. 8th St.
Greg McDonell
512-472-2445
www.austininterfaithfestival.org
Two days of beautiful art on display and for sale and live music every hour on the hour.
Oct 19 Cowboys and Presidents exhibit opening celebration
1:00 PM
1800 N. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
Robert Hicks
(512) 936-8746
www.thestoryoftexas.com
Howdy Partner!
Celebrate the opening of the new exhibit Cowboys and Presidents at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum with cowboy storytellers and other performers from Bandera, Texas, “The Cowboy Capital of the World,” and meet Texan Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Sam Houston in the exhibits.
Things to do:
-Make a cowboy hat of your own to wear home!
-Create a special leather craft at our family leather stamping workshop ($2 materials fee applicable).
-From 3:30-5 pm, Ben Sargent, Pulitzer prize-winning political cartoonist for the Austin American-Statesman, will provide insight into the political cartoons you'll see in the exhibit, sharing wit and humor through his own presidential cowboy cartoons.
Members Free, $2 Non-Members Reservations required. Call (512) 936-4649.
Oct 19 3 Mo' Divas at The Long Center
7:30 PM
701 W. Riverside Drive
The Long Center
512-474-LONG (5664)
www.TheLongCenter.org
Marion J. Caffey's 3 MO' DIVAS is an exciting musical journey celebrating the amazing versatility of the female voice! The theatrically staged concert is a magnificently entertaining evening performed by some of the most phenomenal talent the world has to offer. It follows the great success of Broadway writer/director Marion J. Caffey's international hit Three Mo' Tenors. Caffey was originally inspired by the mega hit, The Three Tenors in concert, and the subsequent success of his Three Mo' Tenors naturally makes way for a sister act - 3 MO' DIVAS.
An excellent and spectacular concert for the entire family, 3 MO' DIVAS is guaranteed to have audiences standing and cheering for Mo'!
Oct 19 AIDS Walk Austin 2008
9:30 AM
Austin City Hall
AIDS Services of Austin
512-406-6114
www.aidswalkaustin.org
AIDS Walk Austin is AIDS Services of Austin's largest community event. Proceeds from the 5k go to prevention and client services right here in Austin.
Oct 19 5th Annual Downtown Living Tour
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
www.downtownaustin.org/DLT.html
Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA) is hosting its annual Downtown Living Tour.
This event showcases homes and the benefits of living in downtown Austin.
This year's tour, with title sponsor Urbanspace Realtors, will feature the 360 Condominiums, Gables West, Austonian, and other residences. Second Street retailers will also be catering to the tour’s attendees, and a happy hour (5 - 7 pm) with complimentary food and beverages will follow the tour at the Belmont.
-On the eve of the event, VIP ticket holders will enjoy music, food, and drinks poolside at the 360 Condominiums.Tickets are available through DANA's website.
Prices range from $15 for the Tour and $30 for the Tour and VIP party. The Austin Parks Foundation will receive a portion of the proceeds from this year’s tour which is.
For a list of homes on the tour, please visit Urbanspace Realtors at 100 W. 5th Street.
Oct 19 Texas Wine & Song Festival
3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Copper Tank Events Center, Trinity and 5th Streets
Josh Coffee
512-750-6541
www.texaswineandsong.org
The Texas Wine & Song Festival highlights the finest in regional wines, foods and Austin’s music scene. Participating restaurants include Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Roy’s and Dona Emilia’s among others. More than eight award-winning Texas wineries will be on hand including Llano Estacado, Messina Hof, Fall Creek and Becker Vineyards plus beverages from Savvy Vodka and Sweet Leaf Tea. The festival also offers food and wine pairing seminars and cooking demonstrations.
Oct 19-Oct 22 Austin Restaurant Week
Matt Swinney
www.restaurantweekaustin.com
Austin Restaurant Week celebrates Austin's best restaurants. Here's how it works: Three courses for either $25 or $35 and you can pick a different restaurant for eight total nights. Choose from more than 50 of the city's hottest spots!
Oct 20 AFS Premiere: THE ORDER OF MYTHS
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
austinfilm.org/film/the_order_of_myths
The oldest Mardi Gras celebration in America, this time-honored ritual has always been racially segregated. Filmmaker Margaret Brown, herself a daughter of Mobile, escorts us into the parallel hearts of the city's two carnivals to explore the complex contours of this hallowed tradition and the elusive forces that keep it organized along color lines.
$4 for AFS members/ $6 for general public
Oct 20-Nov 9 Dia de los Muertos Altar Exhibition
Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701
Alexandra Landeros, pr@mexic-artemuseum.org
(512) 480-9373
www.mexic-artemuseum.org
Each autumn Mexic-Arte Museum invites individuals and organizations in the Austin community to participate in the creation of their own altars in remembrance of their relatives or friends. The altars are adorned with traditional ofrendas (offerings) including flowers, photographs, and images of calaveras (skulls).
We are also inviting individuals and organizations to create portable altars for the Procession on Saturday, Nov. 1.
Oct 21 AFS Essential Cinema: DESIGN FOR LIVING
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
austinfilm.org/film/design_for_living
PLOT: Tom, a playwright, and George, an artist, share a garret in Paris where they have struggled for success for 12 years. Gilda, a lovely young commercial artist, enters their lives and their hearts and brings them success. Amazingly, the ménage a trois manages to work out the kinks in their complicated relationship – even after Gilda marries her stodgy boss. This decidedly pre-Code comedy got onto American screens right before the Hollywood censors cracked down on a whole host of representations of “immorality.”
FREE for AFS members/ $4 for general public
Oct 22 DOWNTOWN Premiere After Party Featuring White Denim and Heartless Bastards
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Club DeVille (900 Red River)
Lacy LaBorde
512-381-6267
www.downtownaustin.com
The Downtown Austin Alliance, Action Figure and KLRU-TV invite you to celebrate the premiere of Season 4 of DOWNTOWN, Austin's multi-EMMY winning television series!
DOWNTOWN highlights the people, places, stories and situations that make DOWNTOWN: As Austin As It Gets™.
Club Deville hosts us as we rock out to Austin bands White Denim and The Heartless Bastards!
Get a sneak peek of Season 4!
Tickets are $9 in advance at www.frontgatetickets.com and $11 at the door.
Oct 23 DOWNTOWN Season 4 Premieres Thursday, Oct. 23 on KLRU-TV
8:00 PM
Downtown!
www.downtownaustintv.org, www.klru.org
DOWNTOWN Season 4 Premieres Thursday, October 23 on KLRU-TV, Austin PBS!
This week, enjoy the following segments:
New Urbanism: Creating a sense of place, how to fit all of the pieces together to create a downtown where people love to live, work and play. / Carp A Go-Go: Discover why people travel across the globe to meet some of Lady Bird Lake’s most treasured residents – Carp! / New Music Model: What happens when the Live Music Capital of the World goes digital? Discover how Austin’s music venues and bands thrive in the new music model. Interstitials: Urban Assault, Grounds Keeper
Tune in to KLRU-TV every Thursday at 8:00 p.m. to find out where to go downtown to catch a 50 lb. carp and get a straight razor shave. Experience iconic Austin events like Eeyore's Birthday and the ROT Rally through the eyes of its participants. Explore the rooftops and grounds of some of Austin's coolest buildings.....and more.
Watch segments from Seasons 1-3 at www.downtownaustintv.org
Oct 23 Wine, Dine and Support Caritas
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
202 W. Cesar Chavez
Jessica Aranda
512-646-1261
http://www.caritasofaustin.org
Help support Caritas of Austin and join us for SPARK's October Happy Hour! Come find out more about Caritas of Austin's Young Professional's Group SPARK, while benefiting those in the community. Taste Select Wines will host this months Happy Hour and will be donating 10% of all food bills in the SPARK party to Caritas. Come and Enjoy… -$5 dollar wine selections( white, red, and sparkling options) -Select appetizers ranging from $3 to $5 -For non-wine drinkers, Beer IS also available Join us for a great time for a great cause!
Oct 23 Ballet Austin Behind The Curtain
8:30 PM
Long Center for the Performing Arts:
www.balletaustin.org/contribute/feteorder.php
For the first time EVER, Ballet Austin is offering a $75 ticket to attend Fete, our annual fundraising gala. For $75, you can join the party at 8:30 for a 25 minute Ballet Austin performance and then stay for the legendary after party!
Oct 24 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
Austin City Hall's outdoor plaza, 301 W. Second St.
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm
Each Friday, the Live Music Capital of the World invites you to relax outside City Hall and listen to live performances from local artists. Near the shores of Town Lake, City Hall's free concert series provides a nice afternoon in the city for visitors and residents alike.
Oct 24-Oct 26 Vintage Poster Weekend
10: AM - 5:
1501 W. 5th St.
Jodi Brauner
512.481.1111
www.arton5th.com
WHEN:
Friday - Saturday, October 24-25, 10-6
Sunday, October 26, 12-5
WHAT:
From Europe, there will be hundreds of original vintage posters from 1900 to the 1970s.
Subjects will include movies, sports, music, fashion, travel and wine.
Oct 24-Oct 26 Ballet Austin's Inaugural Season Opener
8:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Ballet Austin - 501 W. 3rd Street
Lance Johnson
512/476.2163
/www.balletaustin.org
An evening of three works featuring the choreography of Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, and Stephen Mills.
Twyla Tharp’s "Nine Sinatra Songs" Made famous by Baryshnikov’s turn in the lead role in 1984, "Nine Sinatra Songs" is a dazzler of a ballet in which the Tony award winner blends romantic ballroom dancing and the familiar sounds of Frank Sinatra’s swinging style.
George Balanchine's "Episodes" Created in 1959 to compositional sketches by composer Anton Webern, Ballet Austin travels to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to perform "Episodes" with The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. The Suzanne Farrell Ballet will then visit Austin for a reciprocal collaboration to open the season at The Long Center.
Stephen Mills "World Premiere" To cap it all, award-winning and internationally sought-after choreographer, Stephen Mills, will create his first world premiere in the new Long Center, set to the timeless music of Mozart.
Oct 25 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 25 Heart O' Texas Orchid Society's 8th Annual New Growers Seminar, Exhibit and Plant Sale
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Zilker Botanical Gardens Center; 2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78746
Dave Levine, 6816 Old Quarry Lane, Austin , TX 78731 (Telephone 512-342-0145; e-mail dlevine10851@sbcglobal.net)
512-477-8672
www.hotos.org/
Join the Heart O' Texas Orchid Society's 8th Annual New Growers Seminar, Exhibit and Plant Sale October 25, 2008!
The event includes seminars, exhibits and plant sales. No charge for the seminar or exhibit, just come and learn. For more information please visit our web-site: www.hotos.org/
Oct 25 Meet Art Jewelry Designer at Mexic Arte Museum
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
419 Congress Ave Austin, TX. 78701
pr@mexic-artemuseum.org
512.480.9373
Wearable Art Jewelry by Alma Guerrero Meet jewelry designer, Alma Guerrero, from San Miguel de Allende. She will feature her original jewelry, including Day of the Dead pieces. Her unique "wearable art" jewelry is a contemporary fusion of natural elements and vintage accents
Oct 25 Sketching in the Galleries
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
823 Congress Ave.
495-9224
www.amoa.org/site/Calendar/945852627?JServSessionIdr001=mqlnw4pju1.app14a&view=Detail&id=105242
Observe, learn, and draw surrounded by art! Join artist Phillip Wade as you focus closely on the art on view and practice your drawing skills. Philip Wade has been a member of the Art School faculty since 1999.
This drop-in art activity is open to all experience levels. Please bring your own drawing materials, or borrow them from the FamilyLab or purchase from the Museum Store. (Only dry media permitted in the galleries.)
Oct 25 Austin Farmers' Market
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Republic Square (4th and Guadalupe)
512-236-0074
www.austinfarmersmarket.org
The Austin Farmers' Market (AFM), a growers-only market, is an exciting and bountiful place to buy your fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and plants. When you shop at the AFM, you get the freshest, most delicious foods available from the growers themselves! There are plentiful prepared foods, farm products turned into jams, salsas and honey, and hand-made crafts. Chef's demos, children's activities, and live local musicians make supporting local growers fun!
Oct 25 Engineering Saturday
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Children and families can explore engineering first hand with activities presented in collaboration with students from UT's Cockrell School of Engineering. Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free
Oct 25-Oct 26 2008 LIVESTRONG Challenge
7:30 AM
Kathryn Tesar
www.livestrongchallenge.org/austin
WHO: The Lance Armstrong Foundation
WHAT: Cyclists, runners, walkers, cancer survivors and spectators of all ages will join Lance Armstrong at the Austin LIVESTRONG Challenge, hosted by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and presented by Nike. A post-Challenge celebration featuring food, drinks and live entertainment will immediately follow.
WHEN: Saturday, October 25 – Sunday, October 26 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Registration: Friday, October 24, from 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: 5K Walk/Run (10/25): Texas State Capitol Bike Ride (10/26): Dripping Springs High School - 111 Tiger Lane, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
WHY: More than 1.4 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Funds raised by the LIVESTRONG Challenge support the LAF’s mission to inspire and empower people affected by cancer through programs and research at organizations throughout Pennsylvania and the U.S.
HOW: For more information and to register for the LIVESTRONG Challenge, visit www.livestrongchallenge.org/austin. Each Challenge participant is required to pay a $50 registration fee. There is an additional $250 fundraising minimum for cyclists, but no further fundraising requirement for walkers and runners, though everyone is encouraged to raise funds. The LIVESTRONG Challenge is open to participants of all ages, and participants can register individually or as a team, choosing to bike 10, 40, 70 or 100 miles, or walk or run in the community 5K. The combined walk/run allows individuals of all fitness levels to participate. In addition to walking, running and riding, the LAF urges members of the community to volunteer and cheer on participants during the event.
Oct 26 Meet Silk Scarf Designer at Mexic Arte Museum
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
419 Congress Ave Austin, TX. 78701
pr@mexic-artemuseum.org
512.480.9373
“Day of the Dead” Silk Scarf Designer- Liz Peña. Meet silk scarf designer, Liz Peña, from Austin, Texas. She will feature her Day of the Dead “wearable silk colorful paintings” which combine the traditional Mexican theme with a contemporary touch. Her silk scarves are a union of cultural art, fashion and artistic skill.
Oct 26 Bras Across the Bridge
11:00 AM
Congress Avenue Bridge
www.KASE101.com
Starting at 11 am on Sunday, October 26, 2008 KASE 101 invites Austinites to line up on the sides of Congress Avenue bridge with bras to donate to create a chain of people and bras in memory and tribute to women diagnosed with breast cancer. A moment of silence will be observed in honor of those who have passed due to breast cancer and once the event has concluded, KASE 101 will host breakfast and coffee sponsored by an Austin restaurant.
Once Bras Across the Bridge concludes all the bras used to create the chain on the bridge to Austin SafePlace, an organization that helps women who have faced violence and campaigns for violence prevention.
For more information visit KASE101.com or contact Tracy Walker at TracyWalker@ClearChannel.com
Oct 26 Cathedral School of Saint Mary
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
910 San Jacinto Blvd.
Evie Cascarano
(512) 476-1480 ext. 303
www.smcaustinptc.org
Cathedral School of Saint Mary Annual Fall Festival featuring Live Entertainment and Family Fun!
There will be lots of food, vendor booths, game booths and a silent auction. Live entertainment will be provided by Music Entertainer “Girlie Luna”, Musical Group “The 211 Band”, D.J. Rysk, Acoustic Guitar by “Dave Thies” and special guest “Johnny Gonzales”. This free family event is open to the public and will benefit the students’ education at Cathedral School of Saint Mary.
For more information, please call the school office at 476-1480 or visit our Fall Festival website at www.smcaustinptc.org.
Oct 26 Science Sunday
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Join Alpha Phi Sigma, UT’s Premed Honor Society, in making edible models of a DNA double helix! Cost: $4.50-$6.50, kids under 12 mos. free
Oct 27 Practical Wisdom for Getting the Most Out of Life
6:30 PM
Hilton Austin, 500 E. 4th Street
Anoop Iyer
1-877-523-2154
secure.artofliving.org/event_details.aspx?event_id=1729
Art of Living Foundation, which is one of the biggest volunteer based non-profit organizations in the world active in over 157 countries. The Foundation promotes global harmony and uplifts society by strengthening one individual at a time.
Internationally renowned humanitarian, spiritual leader, and teacher of the "art of living" Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will share a powerful approach to living artfully, drawing upon the practices of pranayama; meditation; and profound insight on relationships, health, fulfilling your potential, and how to stay calm even when life seems to be moving fast.
Oct 27 Practical Wisdom: a seminar with Sri Sri
6:30 PM - 6:30 PM
500 E 4th St (Hilton Austin), Austin TX 78701
info@artoflivingaustin.org
1-877-523-2154
events.artofliving.org
Experience life as it is meant to be lived in the Practical Wisdom Evening Seminar, where you will learn valuable tools for living a more joyful, balanced, and fulfilling life.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will share a powerful approach to living artfully, drawing upon the practices of pranayama (breathing techniques); meditation; and profound insight into relationships, health, and how to stay calm in the midst of any storm that life brings.
Sri Sri, the founder of the Art of Living Foundation, is a master who has taught yoga and meditation to 20 million people in 150+ countries worldwide; has inspired the adoption of 30,000 villages for economic and social change in Asia, Africa and Latin America; has received many honors for peace; has mediated for conflict resolution. He is known as the Guru of Joy.
Oct 27 Be an Artist with Darden Smith and Paris 49
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
2905 San Gabriel Street
Lydia Fiedler
474-2905
be-an-artist.com
Enjoy a four course meal, a private performance of Austin's own Paris 49 on the patio, and the unique opportunity to meet Darden Smith in an informal and fun setting.
The Be An Artist Program seeks to encourage and explore the untapped artist in all of us. Through innovative and inspirational songwriting sessions with students of all ages, Darden Smith shares his belief that we don't have to become artists -- we're all born artists.
With his guitar and a guiding creative hand, Darden leads a fast-paced exercise of writing an original song, encouraging each student to contribute a word, a few lines or a theme. He then records their song in the classroom with a microphone and his laptop, allowing students to enjoy the immediate results of their songwriting session.
Tickets to the event are $100, which is a 100% tax deductible charitable contribution to Be an Artist.
If you cannot attend and would like to support the Be an Artist program, please visit www.be-an-artist.com today.
Reserve your seat today at www.be-an-artist.com
Oct 29 AFS Movies in the Park: VIVA LES AMIS
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Republic Square Park (4th & Guadalupe)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
www.austinfilm.org/film/afs_movies_in_the_park_viva_les_amis
Les Amis Café - the Parisian-inspired, bohemian meeting place just off the UT Campus flourished for 27 years in Austin, Texas. VIVA LES AMIS shows the counterculture of the 70's, punk rock of the 80's, and rapid growth of the 90's as seen through the eyes of one local establishment. Filmmaker Nancy Higgins explores how a place like Les Amis Café contributes to the culture and identity of a city by capturing the café's long history and eclectic clientele. Live music by Little Big Man at 6 pm. Movie to follow at 7. Bring blankets and chairs for seating. Food and drinks permitted but no glass bottles, please. This is a FREE community event.
Oct 29 AFS Avant Cinema 2.2: Experimental Films from Romania
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Austin Studios Screening Room (1901 E. 51st St.)
afs@austinfilm.org
512.322.0145
www.austinfilm.org/film/experimental_films_from_Romania
Romanian cinema has recently caught the attention of world audiences. AFS proudly presents young Romanian visiting filmmaker Sergiu Lupse and a selection of his intriguing experimental films.
$4 for AFS members and students with school ID, $6 for all others
Reserve your tickets online before 3:00pm on the day of the screening at: www.austinfilm.org Remaining tickets will be available at the screening. Doors open at 6:30pm.
Oct 29 Faces and Places Opening Reception, photographs by Matt Lankes
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Ray Goldstein Gallery at the JCAA, 7300 Hart Lane
Amy Roberts
512-922-0637
www.mattlankes.com
Matt Lankes, a seventh-generation Texan, grew up in Austin playing soccer and watching his father take pictures for the Austin American-Statesman.
The Faces and Places exhibit is made up of 4x5 black and white large format images and shots using a plastic kids camera from the 60’s called a “Diana”. The Diana is made entirely of plastic and was produced in Hong Kong during the 60’s to about the mid 70’s. It uses medium format 120 roll film (color or black and white).
Lankes' clients include The Lance Armstrong Foundation, HBO, Fox Searchlight, Texas Monthly, New York Times, Interview, Time Inc. Newsweek, GSD&M, Austin Monthly, Lee Jeans, Random House, Warner Brothers, Cowboys and Indians, and Pentagram Design.
Oct 29 Austin Film Society presents
7:00 PM
Republic Square Park, 5th and Guadalupe
Paige Swift
254.366.2716
During the 1970’s, a counterculture of hippies, musicians, mimes, protesters and a few lost souls flocked to Les Amis Cafe. In the 1980’s, punk rock dominated the landscape. Combining interviews with former customers and staff, photography, and video footage, local filmmaker Nancy Higgins gives a sense of the café’s 27-year history and its eclectic clientele. Film opens with a short documentary film about artist and musician Biscuit Turner.
Oct 29 AnthonyNak for W3LL Collection Exclusive Debut
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
215 S. Lamar and Riverside
info@w3llpeople.com
512-336-7963
www.w3llpeople.com
> WHAT: AnthonyNak for W3LL Collection Exclusive Debut
> WHERE: W3LL / @ The Bridges / 215 S. Lamar & Riverside
> WHEN: Wednesday / Oct. 29th / 6 – 9pm
> WHY: To look fabulous, naturally
> RSVP BY Oct 24TH: info@w3llpeople.com
Join W3LL PEOPLE in the debut of an exclusive AnthonyNak for W3LL Collection. The fashion world’s star designers have gone green in a collaboration with W3LL PEOPLE. Elements of the collection include sterling silver and recycled rubber. 100% of profits from the signature “Eco 3” icon go to environmental partner, World Wild Life Fund, taking fashion philanthropy and environmental consciousness to an unprecedented level.
Oct 29 Terrell Blodgett Book Signing and discussion
6:30 PM
810 Guadalupe: Austin History Center of the Austin Public Library
Mike Miller
512-974-7480
www.ci.austin.tx.us/library/news/nr20080930.htm
Meet the Author, Terrell Blodgett, for a discussion of his book, The Land, the Law and the Lord: The Life of Pat Neff, a biography of the former Texas Governor (1921-1925) and President of Baylor University (1932-1947).
A book singing will follow Blodgett’s presentation. This discussion is free and open to the public.
Oct 29 AFS Movies in the Park:
6:00 PM
Republic Square Park, 4th and Guadalupe
Paige Swift
254.366.2716
www.austinfilm.org
Austin Film Society presents "Viva Les Amis", a documentary about Les Amis Café - the Parisian-inspired, bohemian meeting place that flourished for 27 years in Austin, Texas. The film shows the counterculture of the 70's, punk rock of the 80's, and rapid growth of the 90's as seen through the eyes of one local establishment. Filmmaker Nancy Higgins explores how a place like Les Amis Café contributes to the culture and identity of a city by capturing the café's long history and eclectic clientele.
Live music by Little Big Man at 6 pm, movie to follow at 7.
Oct 29-Oct 30 Ballet Austin Offers
11:30 AM - 8:15 PM
Ballet Austin's Butler Dance Education Center, 501 W 3rd Street
Vicki Parsons
512.476.9051 ext. 126
http://www.balletaustin.org/community/index.php
WHO: Ballet Austin's Butler Community School
WHAT: "Thriller" Classes: Gearing Up for the Zombie March and "Thriller" Performance on 6th Street
WHEN: Two classes: Wednesday, October 29 at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm and Thursday, October 30 at 8:15 - 9:30 pm
COST: $10 per class
Ballet Austin helps take "Thriller" to 6th Street for the first time! Partnering with Mexic-Arte and other local sponsors, Ballet Austin will offer two classes open to the public and featuring the choreography of Michael Jackson's famous horror film spoof to prepare Austinites for a simultaneous group performance during Mexic-Arte's annual Day of the Dead processional down Sixth Street.
On November 1, participants in zombie costume will break into the impromptu dance as the Dia de los Muertos march comes to a halt in front of Alamo Drafthouse Downtown. On the Wednesday and Thursday leading up to the event, Ballet Austin theater dance instructors and former Broadway dancers Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique will teach Austin's zombies the moves from the early 80s cult classic. Join Ballet Austin as they help "Thriller" fans get ready for the big day in style!
Oct 30 DOWNTOWN TV Viewing Party
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
121 W. 8th Street
512-236-1606
www.theamscafe.com
Join us as we watch the second episode of Season 4 of DOWNTOWN, the EMMY Award-winning television series about the people, places, stories and situations that make DOWNTOWN: As Austin As It Gets.
We will watch the show from the Amsterdam Cafe, 121 W. 8th St. (8th & Colorado)
Happy Hour prices will apply.
Show starts at 8 p.m.
Invite your friends & family!
Oct 30 Argentine Tango @ Aralyn's Downtown
8:00 PM
910 Congress Suite 200, Austin, Texas
Stephen Shortnacy
512.876.5752
www.GeorgetownTango.com
Mardi Brown & Stephen Shortnacy of Georgetown Tango teach Argentine tango classes at Aralyn's Downtown. Classes at Aralyn's are an immersion into close space dancing, social style tango.
Important Info:
Class meets every Thursday for four weeks starting October 30th. Cost is $40 per person. No partner is needed because everyone rotates partners. Space is limited. Call or email info@GeorgetownTango.com to reserve your place.
Oct 30 The Austin Club's Halloween Masquerade Mixer
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
110 E. 9th Street
Melissa Russo, Marketing Director
512.477.9496
www.austinclub.com
Members and Guests are invited to our Halloween Masquerade Mixer, "Be Masked & Be Savvy," in our Medallion Ballroom on the 2nd floor.
--Sponsored by:Twin Liquors Fine Wine & Spirits and SAVVY HANDCRAFTED VODKA. Admission free. Complimentary SAAVY VODKA, & full bar also available.
PLEASE RSVP at 512.477.9496.
Oct 31 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
Austin City Hall's outdoor plaza, 301 W. Second St.
Vincent Kitch
512-974-9310
www.cityofaustin.org/music/live.htm
Each Friday, the Live Music Capital of the World invites you to relax outside City Hall and listen to live performances from local artists. Near the shores of Town Lake, City Hall's free concert series provides a nice afternoon in the city for visitors and residents alike.
Oct 31 Carrie Underwood
7:30 PM
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center - 1701 Red River
Kelly Brademan
512-477-6060
uterwincenter.com
She stole all of our hearts on American Idol, and now Carrie Underwood will be bringing her powerful country vocals and southern charm to The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on October 31! Carrie Underwood was an instant success from the second she hit the American music scene, and has a host of trophies from the AMA, ACM, CMA, People’s Choice, Billboard, and many others to prove it! For the second year in a row, she was named the Academy of Country Music Awards Female Vocalist of the Year, and also took home two Grammy awards in 2008, including Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song for “Before He Cheats.”
Oct 31 Street Closing: Halloween Festivities on 6th Street
6:00 PM
Halloween Festivities on E. 6th Street The Austin Police Department will close E. 6th Street, between the IH-35 access road and Brazos Street at approximately 8:00 p.m. Also at that time, the following cross streets will also be closed between E. 5th and E. 7th:
* San Jacinto
* Trinity
* Neches
* Red River
* Sabine
All vehicles need to be removed from the closure area. At 6:00 p.m., APD will begin towing vehicles still parked within the area.
Oct 31 DAA 2008 Downtown IMPACT Awards
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Sheraton Austin Hotel: 701 East 11th Street
rsvp@downtownaustin.com
512-381-6270
www.downtownaustin.com
The Downtown Austin Alliance invites you to attend our 2008 Downtown IMPACT Awards Ceremony.
Join us as we honor individuals and organizations that have made a positive impact on our downtown community.
The 2008 IMPACT Award Winners Are:
- Chair Emeritus Award: Art City Austin
- Individual IMPACT Award: Wade Cooper
- Organization IMPACT Award: Ballet Austin
- Design IMPACT Award: Long Center for the Performing Arts
- Project IMPACT Award: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema at the Ritz
- Crystal IMPACT Award - Individual: Mayor Will Wynn
- Crystal IMPACT Award - Organization: City of Austin’s Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office (EGRSO)
The 2008 Downtown Austin IMPACT Awards will be presented on Friday, October 31, 2008 in the Capitol Ballroom of the Sheraton Austin Hotel: 701 East 11th Street.
Networking opportunities will begin at 11:30 a.m. and the program will begin at noon.
One seat: $48
One table of ten: $480
Self-park: $5
Valet: $14
RSVP by Monday, October 27, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. by calling 512-381-6270 or emailing rsvp@downtownaustin.com.
Oct 31 R.L. Stine’s Halloween Party
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org
Author of Goosebumps series will read from his new book, Goosebumps HorrorLand: Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz, talk about his life and writing process and do a communal ghost story. He will also be signing copies of his new book, Goosebumps HorrorLand: Dr. Maniac vs. Robby Schwartz. Presented by Texas Book Festival and Austin Children’s Museum. FREE up to 350 guests
Oct 31-Nov 1 The Belmonster Bash
9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
305 West 6th St. Austin, TX 78703
info@thebelmontaustin.com
512-457-0300
www.thebelmontaustin.com
BELMONSTER BASH October 31, 2008
-Style is a Drag Costume Contest featuring performers Saffire T. Stone, (Voted "Austin's Best Drag Queen" by the Austin Chronicle) and Goldie Haynes as the evening's emcees.
-Donations will be accepted at the door and will benefit AIDS Services of Austin. They will also announce the grand total of funds raised from the 2008 Aids Walk Austin.
-Body painting by Joey Burks
-DJ Tomas spins from 9 pm-2 am
-Fabulous prizes
Oct 31-Nov 9 Still Life With Iris
8:00 PM - 2:00 PM
23rd & San Jacinto in the F. Loren Winship Drama Building on the UT campus.
Gene Bartholomew
512-471-2787
www.finearts.utexas.edu/tad/productions/production_season/2008-2009/still_life_w_iris/index.cfm
The University of Texas Department of Theatre & Dance presents the magical adventure story for all ages, STILL LIFE WITH IRIS, October 31 – November 9, 2008, at The University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center’s B. Iden Payne Theatre.
Written by UT’s own award-winning professor of Playwriting and Screenwriting, Steven Dietz, STILL LIFE WITH IRIS chronicles a young girl’s quest to regain her memory, her past, and with it, her home.
STILL LIFE WITH IRIS is the sophisticated and engaging story of a courageous young girl on journey through a magical world, on a mission to find her home through memories of her past. Under the direction of nationally recognized M.F.A. in Drama and Theatre for Youth candidate, Wendy Bable, Still Life with Iris is imaginative, striking and playful, appealing to audiences of all ages.
MORE INFO:
Show times are October 31, November 1, 5, 6 & 7 at 8:00 p.m.; November 1, 2 & 9 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets ($20 adults, $17 UT faculty & staff, $15 student) are now on sale and may be purchased at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Frank Erwin Center, most H-E-B stores at all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.utpac.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.
Sep 6-Oct 25 How to Murder a Millionaire
7: - 7:
Spaghetti Warehouse - 117 W 4th
Gary Payne
512 404-9123
capcitymystery.com
Audience interactive comedy murder mystery with dinner performed by the Capital City Mystery Players on most Saturdays at 7 p.m. at Spaghetti Warehouse, Fourth and Colorado downtown. Call 404-9123 for reservations
Sep 6-Nov 2 RESET/PLAY - Exhibition at Arthouse
Arthouse - 700 Congress Ave
info@arthousetexas.org
512-453-5312
www.arthousetexas.org
RESET/PLAY is an exhibition attempting a critical exploration of contemporary art inspired by video games. Questioning the history, control mechanisms, political and art-historical implications of electronic games, RESET/PLAY assembles a formidable group of international artists who made a significant impact on this growing post-game artistic sub-genre. Artists include Cory Arcangel, Michael Bell-Smith, Mike Beradino, Brody Condon, Alex Galloway, JODI, Guthrie Lonergan, Kristin Lucas, Joe McKay, Michael Smith, Eddo Stern and Keita Takahashi.
Sep 10-Oct 29 Downtown Tai Chi @ ARC
Austin Recreation Center - 1301 Shoal Creek
Dan Boone
916-8919
AustinTaiChi.com
Tai Chi is great exercise. It is also meditation, preventative medicine, and Kung Fu. This is a traditional Chinese art of self-discovery and awareness. Quiet the mind and strengthen the body. Live long and prosper. Classes are Wednesday, morning (9:15 – 10:15) and evening (5:15 – 6:15). Please call before coming to your first class.
Sep 18-Nov 9 ZACH Theatre Presents "Caroline or Change"
8:00 PM - 2:30 PM
ZACH's Kleberg Stage (1421 W. Riverside Drive)
512.476.0541, ext. 1
512.476.0541, ext. 1
www.zachtheatre.org/stages/caroline_or_change.html
It’s 1963 in Lake Charles, Louisiana and the nation is reeling from the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement and the Kennedy assassination. Caroline, working as a maid for a southern Jewish family, is struggling to keep afloat emotionally and financially, while Noah, the young son of her employer, seeks solace in the company of Caroline following the death of his mother. When Noah’s step-mother tells Caroline that she can keep the change she finds in Noah’s pockets when doing laundry, she ignites a combustible powder keg that will forever change everyone in the household. Filled with stirring music that pulses with the beat of the 1960’s, this groundbreaking musical has been hailed as a major milestone in American musical theatre.
Sep 19-Dec 12 Live From the Plaza
12:00 PM
City Hall - 301 W. Second Street
Amber King
(512) 974-7870
www.cityofaustin.org/music
Stop by City Hall for free lunchtime performances every Friday on the outdoor plaza of City Hall from noon to 1p.m.
All concerts are FREE! An optional $6.50 lunch special will be offered by a local vendor each week.
- 9/19/08 Bo Porter & His Dixie Rockits
- 9/26/08 Rajamani
- 10/03/08 Suzanna Choffel
- 10/10/08 Julieann Banks and the Activates!
- 10/17/08 Tameca Jones
- 10/24/08 Debra Peters and the Love Saints
- 10/31/08 Leeann Atherton
- 11/07/08 Meridian West
- 11/14/08 The Frank Gomez Band
- 11/21/08 Troy Campbell
- 12/05/08 Chicken Strut
- 12/12/08 Nakia & His Southern Cousins
Sep 25-Oct 11 The Art of Hessam: Expressions of Life
Art on Fifth - 1501 W. 5th St.
Jodi Brauner
512.481.1111
www.arton5th.com
Experience the bold expressions of Iranian figurative artist Hessam Abrishami. His bright colors and whimsical figurative pieces are joyful and celebrate life. Hessam will be unveiling his newest originals and limited editions in person.
Sep 28-Jan 18 The New York Graphic Workshop: 1964 - 1970
Blanton Museum of Art
Brady Dyer
http://www.blantonmuseum.org
This exhibition is the first comprehensive presentation of a crucial, yet little-known, episode in the history of American and Latin American Conceptual art. Showcasing over 100 prints, drawings and mixed media works, the exhibition will explore contributions made to the Conceptualist movement of the 60’s and 70’s through the printmaking of the The New York Graphic Workshop (NYGW). The NYGW was founded in 1964 by three young Latin American artists in New York - Luis Camnitzer, José Guillermo Castillo, and Liliana Porter - whose mission was to redefine the practice of printmaking in conceptual terms, focusing on the mechanical and repetitive nature of printmaking, rather than its traditional techniques.
Sep 28-Jan 18 Reimagining Space: The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York
Blanton Museum of Art
Brady Dyer
www.blantonmuseum.org
The Park Place Gallery was a prominent artist’s cooperative space in 1960s New York, shared by five sculptors (Mark di Suvero, Peter Forakis, Robert Grosvenor, Anthony Magar, and Forrest Myers) and five painters (Dean Fleming, Tamara Melcher, David Novros, Edwin Ruda, and Leo Valledor). With their unique interest in dynamic, complex space in sculpture and painting and their active engagement with contemporary cultural issues, the group was often at odds with the predominant movements and philosophies of most artists of the day. As a result, Park Place has rarely been treated in histories of the 1960s. By assembling a selection of major works rarely seen or seen together since that era--as well as photographs and documents chronicling the group’s activities--this exhibition opens a new window on the 1960s art world. In doing so, it reveals the decade to have been a period of much richer artistic possibility and complexity than standard art historical narratives ever suggest.