Jul 17 News: Time to Nominate for 2008 DAA IMPACT Awards

www.downtownaustin.com/news

The Downtown Austin Alliance invites you to submit a nomination for the 2008 IMPACT Awards.

Nomination forms can be found online here: http://tinyurl.com/6rfux4

All information must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008.

Winners will be recognized at the 2008 DAA IMPACT Awards Luncheon on Friday, October 31 at the Sheraton Downtown Austin, 701 East 11th.

If you have any questions, please contact Lacy LaBorde at 512-469-1766 or via email at lacy@downtownaustin.com.

Thank you, and Good Luck!

Jul 28 Capital Metro Bus Rapid Transit Public Meeting

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

323 Congress Ave

512-385-0190
capmetro.org

Capital Metro is seeking public comment on the proposed development of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes within its service area. Bus Rapid Transit, known as MetroRapid in the Austin area, is part of Capital Metro’s Long Range Transit Plan: All Systems Go (ASG) adopted by the Capital Metro Board of Directors in 2004. These comments are part of an application to receive Federal Transportation Administration Very Small Starts grant for bus transit corridor improvements.

Presentations and opportunity for public comment on the proposed corridors will be held at the following locations:

Monday, July 28
Central: Capital Metro Transit Store
323 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701
11:30am-1pm, (served by all downtown bus routes)

North: Redeemer Lutheran Church
1500 W. Anderson Ln, Austin, TX 78757
6-7:30pm, Served by routes 5 and 350

Wednesday, July 30

South: Skyline Terrace-Foundation Communities (1st floor conference room)
1212 W. Ben White Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
6-7:30pm, Served by routes 16 and 328

Information on the proposed BRT routes is also available at capmetro.org.

Jul 24 Beary Stylish Auction Kick-off Party

7:00 PM - 10:30 PM

The Belmont - 305 W. 6th St.
The Belmont
512-457-0300
www.thebelmontaustin.com

Ace Tailor’s Celebrity Designed Teddy Bear Auction Kicks off with a Preview Party at the Belmont.

The “Beary Stylish” auction is a part of the Ace Tailor’s Teddy Bear Hospital fundraiser benefiting the Austin Children’s Shelter.

The Beary Stylish Auction Preview Party gives the public a chance to preview the celebrity designed bears as well as kick off the bidding on eBay. Admission is a $5 donation at the door, and bidding stations will be set up in the Beary Stylish Bidding Lounge on the Belmont patio. The eBay auction closes on Wednesday July 30th at midnight.

Jul 24 "Hard Road Home" Documentary

7:00 PM

Mexican American Cultural Center - 600 River St.

(512) 474-5222
www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/macc_index.htm

Odds are that if you go to prison and are lucky enough to get out, you will be going back sometime soon. Julio Medina, however, beat the odds. A drug-dealing gang leader when he entered prison, Julio left 12 years later a changed man. He created Exodus Transitional Community, a program in Harlem dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration that ensnares so many. The trick to Exodus is that its staff knows firsthand what it is like to go to jail. "HARD ROAD HOME" tells the story of this high-risk, high-drama world and the extraordinary task of turning around the fate of any person born into it. Directed by Macky Alston. Discussion to follow screening.

Jul 24 Show Me the Money! -- Fundamentals of Fundraising

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

International Center of Austin: 201 E. Second St.
Barbarar Sparks
512-974-7854
www.cityofaustin.org/redevelopment/cad.htm

New to fundraising? Where do you start? Cultural organizations and individuals learn tools to examine their resources in order to determine the best way to begin, fundamentals for achieving fundraising objectives, and introduction and expansion on various approaches to fundraising, These include web based, individual donor based, “piggy backing,” marketing, entrepreneurial and the “old tried and true ones.” The session is free and available on a first come, first served basis. Seating is Limited. Parking will be validated.

Jul 26 Public Art Crawl

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Austin Museum of Art - 823 Congress Ave.

(512) 974-9314
www.cityofaustin.org/aipp

Calling all Austinites for the Public Art Crawl & to volunteer for the Art in Public Places Program and find out about public art in your neighborhood! Sit back and enjoy a guided downtown tour of the City's Public Art Collection, meet with a local Arts Conservator to learn about the effect of environmental factors on outdoor art, and then team-up for some investigative reporting on the condition of public artworks throughout the City. Participants become honorary members of the AIPP Task Force 2008 and will be provided with field notebooks and T-shirts to report on the condition of an artwork of your choice. The condition assessments generated from this workshop will be used to develop a plan for the ongoing care and maintenance of public art in Austin. First Come First Serve Basis - Seating is Limited! Participants in the AIPP Task Force 2008 must be at least 18 years of age, NO EXPERIENCE NECCESSARY!

Jul 29 The Inside Track on Grantwriting

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Board & Commissions Room
Barbara Sparks
512-974-7854
www.cityofaustin.org/redevelopment/cad.htm

The City of Austin's Cultural Arts Division is offering several new workshops designed for artists, arts organizations and arts businesses.

Have you ever wondered, “What are funding organizations thinking? What makes some grant requests more attractive than others?” Approach grant writing from a funder’s perspective. The session is free and available on a first come, first served basis. Seating is Limited. Parking will be validated.

Jul 1-Jul 31 Paramount's Summer Film Series

Paramount Theatre - 713 Congress Ave.

512-472-5470
www.austintheatre.org

The summer's best films are at Austin's best theatre - more than 70 classic films as they were meant to be seen! Featuring many new prints, foreign classics, 70mm spectaculars, Warner Brothers cartoons and more!

Films in July:

• 7/1 Tuesday: Revenge of Frankenstein - 7:00pm; Frankenstein - 9:05pm
• 7/2 Wednesday: The Haunting - 7:00pm; Repulsion - 9:20pm
• 7/3 Thursday Repulsion - 7:00pm; The Haunting - 9:10pm
• 7/5 Saturday: 1776 - 2:00pm; Mr. Smith goes to Washington - 5:45pm; State of the Union - 8:25pm
• 7/6 Sunday: Mr. Smith goes to Washington - 2:00pm; State of the Union - 4:40pm; 1776 - 7:30pm
• 7/8 Tuesday: Young Mr. Lincoln - 7:00pm; Drums Along the Mohawk - 9:10pm
• 7/9 Wednesday: Drums Along the Mohawk - 7:00pm; Young Mr. Lincoln - 9:15pm
• 7/10 Thursday Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - 7:00pm; George Washington Slept Here - 9:05pm
• 7/11 Friday: George Washington Slept Here - 9:05pm; Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House - 9:05pm
• 7/12 Saturday: Swing Time - 2:30pm; Golddiggers of 1933 - 4:45pm; The Last Picture Show - 7:00pm; Hud - 9:30pm
• 7/13 Sunday: Swing Time - 1:30pm; Golddiggers of 1933 - 3:45pm; The Last Picture Show - 6:00pm; Hud - 8:30pm
• 7/15 Tuesday: The Best Years of Our Lives - 7:15pm
• 7/16 Wednesday: The Best Years of Our Lives - 7:15pm
• 7/17 Thursday: Picnic - 7:00pm; The Long, Hot Summer - 9:20pm
• 7/18 Friday The Long, Hot Summer - 7:00pm; Picnic - 9:45pm
• 7/19 Saturday: Gimme Shelter - 4:30pm; California Shelter - 7:00pm; The Cincinnati Kid - 9:20pm
• 7/20 Sunday: The Cincinnati Kid - 2:00pm; California Split - 4:30pm; Gimme Shelter - 7:10pm
• 7/21 Monday The Landlord - 7:00pm; Shampoo - 9:20pm
• 7/22 Tuesday: Shampoo - 7:00pm; The Landlord - 9:15pm
• 7/23 Wednesday: The Parallax View - 7:00pm; Three Days of the Condor - 9:10pm
• 7/25 Friday: Three Days of the Condor - 7:00pm; The Parallax View - 9:25pm
• 7/26 Saturday: Carousel - 2:00pm; Midnight Cowboy - 5:00pm; The French Connection - 7:25pm; Midnight Cowboy - 9:35
• 7/27 Sunday: Carousel - 2:00pm; The French Connection - 5:00pm; Midnight Cowboy - 7:15pm
• 7/29 Tuesday: Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 7:00pm; Village of the Damned - 8:55pm
• 7/30 Wednesday: Village of the Damned - 7:00pm; Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8:50pm
• 7/31 Thursday: The Time Machine - 7:00pm; Planet of the Apes - 9:15pm

Jul 25 U.S. Air Guitar Championships - Austin Regionals

Stubbs BBQ - 801 Red River

512-480-8341
www.stubbsaustin.com

Spandex, bright lights, explosive music, nonstop energy and crowd surfing -- the 2008 Cuervo Black US Air Guitar Championships presented by TouchTunes visits the Live Music Capital of the World with the Austin Regionals. Dozens of contestants vie to be the best in the only competition where everyone uses "an imaginary guitar that rocks for real." Performers with air guitar personas bring their own themes, stylized costumes, "playing technique," and song choice to the stage to rally the crowd and try to impress the judges, who critique their "airness." Air guitar has been around almost as long as rock music itself. Only during the last decade has the world stage grown to include an organized competition in the US.

Jul 25 Lewis Black at Austin Music Hall

8:00 PM

Austin Music Hall - 208 Nueces

512-495-9962
www.austinmusichall.com

As "America's Foremost Commentator on Everything," he is a weekly political commentator on, Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and he has starred in comedy specials for the network. As a stand-up comedian, he has performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, The Montreal International Comedy Festival, The Irish Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland and Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Jul 25 Kathy Griffin

8:00 PM

Long Center - 701 West Riverside Drive

512.457.5100
www.thelongcenter.org

Join the Long Center for a hilarious one night of stand-up from Kathy Griffin.

Jul 10-Jul 31 Austin Chamber Music Festival

Downtown Austin

512-454-0026
www.austinchambermusic.org/

This summer's 12th Austin Chamber Music Festival features outstanding free concert performances and sessions by Austin's favorite local ensembles. Tosca String Quartet, Wild Basin Winds, and members of the Austin Symphony Orchestra round out this spectacular festival of chamber music.

Free Events Include:

• July 10, Noon: Joel Becktell, cello and Michelle Schumann, piano, at Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. 8th St.
• July 12, 3:00: Wild Basin Winds Children's Concert at Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
• July 16, 7:00: Cecilia String Quartet at Brighton Gardens, 4401 Spicewood Springs Rd.
• July 17, Noon: Festival Artists (Steve Girko, clarinet; Margaret Coltman, cello and Felicity Coltman, piano) at Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. 8th St.
• July 17, 7:30: Tribute to the Beat Generation w/ Tosca String Quartet at UT Harry Ransom Center, 21st St. and Guadalupe
• July 23, 12:30: Cecilia String Quartet Children's Concert at Armstrong Community Music School, 901 Barton Springs Rd.
• July 24, Noon: Student Chamber Music Highlights at Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. 8th St.
• July 24, 7:30: Cecilia String Quartet at St. James Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Rd.
• July 31, Noon: ACMC Adult Amateur Ensembles at Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. 8th St.

Jul 11-Aug 30 Music Under the Star

Bob Bullock Museum - 1800 North Congress Avenue

512-936-8746
www.thestoryoftexas.com

Music Under the Star, the popular World Music series, is back for a fifth hot season! Come out to The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum's Lone Star Plaza for four fabulous, family Fridays in July and August. Set out your camp chairs and blankets under the Star and listen to local artists perform music from around the globe. Explore the three floors of exhibits - including the special exhibition Dallas: Power & Passion on Primetime TV.

• July 11: Atash
• July 18: Ray Wylie Hubbard
• July 25: El Tule
• August 1 Austin Nights Brass

Jul 30 St. David's Episcopal Church Summer Film Festival- FREE

4:00 PM - 8:30 PM

St. David's Episcopal Church - 304 E. Seventh St.

512-472-1196
www.stdave.org

Join us each Wednesday night this summer. Children's films begin at 4 p.m. followed by dinner at 5:30 p.m. then a movie for the adults at 6:30 p.m. Check out our website for a full list of movies. Dinner is $3-$6.

Jul 26 Giant Chess in 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.

Jul 26 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!

Jul 19-Aug 30 Movies in the Park at Republic Square

Republic Square - 422 Guadalupe


www.austinparks.org

Excitement, adventure and the Nintendo DS await at Republic Square Park this summer! Bring a blanket and your best friends for a perfect ladies' night activity. Come early to grab a seat and play the hottest games on the Nintendo DS for free. Here's the lineup:

• Saturday, July 19- Clueless (PG13)
• Thursday, July 24- The Notebook (PG13)
• Thursday, August 7- Sweet Home Alabama (PG13)
• Saturday, August 9- The Devil Wears Prada (PG13)
• Sunday, August 17- How to lose a Guy in 10 Days (PG13)
• Saturday, August 30- 13 Going on 30 (PG13)

Movies start at dusk (around 9 pm). Pre-show entertainment begins at 7 PM, including:

Nintendo DS demonstrations

• info and giveaways from Austin Parks Foundation
• raffles and prizes galore
• vendors will be Amy's Ice Cream and The Hot Dog King of Austin (offering hot dogs and veggie dogs!)
• and more....

Republic Square Park is located at 5th and Guadalupe St. There is free parking on surrounding streets.

Dogs, picnics, and lawn chairs are welcome. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in the park.

Jun 1-Aug 24 The Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park

Long Center - 701 West Riverside Drive


www.austinsymphony.org

In its sixth summer season, these free ensemble concerts will move to the Hartman Concert Park in front of the Long Center City Terrace and will run on Sunday evenings from June 1st through August 24th at 7:30pm. A gift from the Hartman Foundation, these concerts are presented to the Austin community in thanks for its continued, generous support. Each Sunday a different ensemble of the Austin Symphony will be featured at the new Hartman Concert Park located on the grounds of the Long Center for the Performing Arts performing music from jazz and light classical to pops selections and film scores. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a picnic dinner and blanket and make it a group outing. Sorry, no alcohol is allowed at these events.

2008 SUMMER SCHEDULE:

• June 1 - Large String Ensemble (Classical)
• June 8 - Big Band (Swing)
• June 15 - Brass Ensemble (Father's Day Theme)
• June 22 - Woodwind Ensemble (Classical)
• June 29 - Big Band (Audience Requests)
• July 13 - Brass Quintet (Patriotic Theme)
• July 20 - Large String Ensemble (Light Classical)
• July 27 - Mixed Woodwind Ensemble (Light Classical)
• August 3 - Big Band (Count Basie; Duke Ellington)
• August 10 - Brass Ensemble (Pops)
• August 17 - Woodwinds/Brass Ensemble (Pops)
• August 24 - Season Finale (Mixed; Variety)

082 0 Street Closings: Austin Farmers' Market

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

From 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., W. 4th will be closed between Guadalupe and San Antonio

Aug 7 Street Closing: Moonlight Margarita Run - Town Lake Trail Foundation

Cesar Chavez, between Lavaca and MoPac, will be closed from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Exit ramps from MoPac to Cesar Chavez will also be closed.

Aug 9 Street Closing: Balance 5K for Women - National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Cesar Chavez, between S. 1st and Stephen F Austin Drive, will be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Mopac exits to Cesar Chavez will also be closed.

Riverside Dr. between S. 1st and Dawson, will be closed from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Jan 1 Ongoing Construction: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/mlk/default.htm

To access MLK from Lamar, northbound and southbound motorists should take W. 15th St. to Lavaca, and Lavaca to MLK.

Westbound MLK traffic between Lavaca and Lamar is not affected.

Additional information is available at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/mlk/default.htm

Jan 1 Ongoing Construction: Cesar Chavez Two-Way Traffic Conversion

As part of the Cesar Chavez Two-way Conversion Project, the City's contractor will close Cesar Chavez Street from east of Lavaca to east of Congress on Saturday, July 26. The closure will allow the contractor to pave the Cesar Chavez Street/Congress Avenue intersection. The closure will be from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m..

The closure will include the Ann Richards (Congress Avenue) Bridge. Detour routes include Riverside Drive, Barton Springs, South First Street and Second Street. Motorists are urged to follow the detour signs for each closure.

Work on the Cesar Chavez Two-way Conversion Project will require at least one more weekend closure within the project area.

For more information about the project, see http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/publicworks/cesarchavez/default.htm.

Jan 1 Ongoing Construction: Sandra Muraida Way

The crosswalk at the intersection of Cesar Chavez Street and Sandra Muraida Way will be closed for four months starting on June 28. Pedestrians will be detoured one block west to cross Cesar Chavez Street at B.R. Reynolds Drive.

Sandra Muraida Way will only be open to southbound traffic for approximately one month (through July) while a roundabout is constructed. Northbound Sandra Muraida Way traffic will be detoured north on San Antonio Street and west on W. Sixth Street. The southbound lane will remain open during this time.

Jan 1 Ongoing Construction: West Third Street - 300 block

Construction of the W Hotel has closed two lanes of W. Third, leaving two travel lanes open.

200 8 Ongoing Construction: East 4th Street Rail Improvement Project

The first phase of rail improvement begins the week of June 2. 4th Street will be temporarily closed from Waller Creek to IH-35. Subsequent phases will close the entire street from Trinity to IH-35.

Jan 1 Ongoing Construction: West Second Street - 100 block

Two lanes remain open on W. 2nd Street between Congress Avenue and Colorado Street. The other lanes have been closed to accommodate construction of the Austonian mixed-use development and the 101 Colorado project.