Jul 17 DAA seeks Arts & Parks Director

5:00 PM

www.downtownaustin.com/daa/whoweare/employment/

The Downtown Austin Alliance Board of Directors recently approved the addition of one new position -- Arts & Parks Director. Information about the position is posted at www.downtownaustin.com. We encourage you to help us spread the word about the opportunity.

The Downtown Austin Alliance seeks a seasoned urban Arts & Parks Director who can build on the Alliance's partnerships to create a more exciting, creative and connected downtown through parks, open spaces, plazas, art institutions, public art, entertainment and the creative culture in the community.

Download the job description online. Deadline for application is Friday, July 17, 2009 at 5:00p.m.

Jul 4 East-West Game Day Event

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Palm Park, E. 3rd @ I-35
Sabino Pio Renteria
478-6770

A family-friendly, old-fashion neighborly 4th of July event is planned to build new relationships between Downtown and Westside Austin residents and East Austin residents!

Bring your lawn chairs, picnic basket & swim suit! There will be games for people of all ages including a swim party & Watermelon dives supervised by PARD Aquatics staff. Participants can chose to compete as an east-sider or westsider with ribbons for winners in each competition. After the event, participants can walk down to Lady Bird Lake to watch the fireworks from shore or catch a ride on watercraft organized by the new East Austin Yacht Club.

Jul 4 H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Auditorium Shores at The Long Center - 701 W. Riverside Drive


www.austinsymphony.org/tickets/events/h-e-b-austin-symphony/

This is the largest 4th of July event in Austin. Held at Auditorium Shores at The Long Center, more than 100,000 Austinites will attend. The Austin Symphony will perform patriotic music, including the 1812 Overture, which will feature the shooting of cannons by the Texas National Guard Salute Battery. Fireworks will be shot over Lady Bird Lake. The orchestra will begin playing at 8:30 p.m. and fireworks start at 9:30 p.m., lasting through 10. Arrive early to grab a good spot! The event is free and open to the public. Please note that alcohol and glass containers are not permitted, but concessions will be sold.

Ride the Bus to the July 4 Celebration:

Forget about the traffic on July 4 and leave the driving to Capital Metro.

Capital Metro offers several routes to get you to and from The Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks, including the 1L/1M, 3, 7, 10, 20, 30, 328, 338, 483 Night Owl Southeast, 484 Night Owl Lamar/S. 1st and 486 Night Owl Dove Springs. Most routes operate until around Midnight and the Night Owls run from 12 - 3AM. We recommend that you plan your trip ahead. Visit our Web site www.capmetro.org to view some maps with helpful information.

Jul 4 4th of July at Wooldridge Square Park with the Invincible Czars

1:00 PM

9th & Guadalupe


www.invincibleczars.com

From www.showlistaustin.com:

The Yellow Bike Project presents The Invincible Czars (performing Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture), Rebecca Havemeyer, Little Stolen Moments at Wooldridge Square Park (9th and Guadalupe) [1pm, free]

Jul 11 Art Ride

8:30 AM

The University of Texas at Austin
Leah Griffin
512-495-4315
www.landmarks.utexas.edu

Join Landmarks and Mellow Johnnys Bike Shop for an easy ride around the UT campus and visit Landmarks public art projects. For people with an adventurous spirit and a passion for the outdoors, there is no better way to experience public art than from the seat of a bicycle!

Departs from Mellow Johnnys Bike Shop (400 Nueces), 8:30 a.m. Total distance is 6 miles, on-campus distance is 3 miles. Travels at a novice-friendly pace. Bike Helmets required.

Jul 13 Downtown Austin Plan Affordable Housing and Density Bonus Town Hall Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Road, Room 130

512-974-2856
www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/default.htm#dntnplan

The City of Austin will present revisions to the Downtown Austin Plan (DAP) affordable housing and density bonus reports from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 13 at Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Road, Room 130.

The Austin City Council asked the City's DAP consultants to provide recommendations about the potential for a Downtown density bonus program, as well as recommendations for a Downtown affordable housing strategy. The City sought public feedback on the draft density bonus and affordable housing reports released in May, and made revisions to the draft reports incorporating community input. At this town hall meeting, City staff will summarize the revisions made to the consultants' earlier reports, and the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback. Final recommendations about Downtown density bonuses and affordable housing will be presented to City Council at a briefing on July 23, 2009, with possible action thereafter.

More information about the Downtown Austin Plan, including information about the consultants' initial density bonus and affordable housing findings, can be found at: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/default.htm#dntnplan.

The consultants' revised density bonus and affordable housing reports will be available online starting July 6 at the same location. Contact Erica Leak at Erica.Leak@ci.austin.tx.us or (512) 974-2856 for more information.

Jul 13-Jul 19 Austin Fashion Week

www.fashionweekaustin.com/about/austin-fashion-week/

Austin Fashion Week is a week-long series of fashion events hosted by participating boutiques and salons.

During Austin Fashion Week, check out Austin designers' work in gallery formats within each boutique and salon. Enjoy the work, get exposed to new up-and-coming labels coming from Central Texas. Additionally, surf the Austin Fashion Week website to check out the latest and greatest from Austin photographers, hair stylists, models and makeup artists.

Also, be sure you check out each participants' work and VOTE for your favorites to win Austin Fashion Awards.

Don't forget to SHOP! Buy a Passport to Fashion to receive 10% off all of your purchases and get a chance to win a $5000 SHOPPING SPREE every time you visit a new boutique or salon!

Jul 2-Jul 27 Big Chief, You Da Prettiest!

6:00 PM

Dougherty Arts Center: 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704

512-974-4000
www.ci.austin.tx.us/dougherty/gallery.htm

A two person exhibition featuring the photography of Gene Vandiver and video work by Donna Pardue. A look at the elusive Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans who are national treasures of outsider art. The gangs of Big Chiefs, Flag Boys, Spy Boys, Wild Men and Queens sew until their fingers bleed. They make dazzling suits of feathers and beads that will only be worn three times and have showdowns in the street to see who is the prettiest.

RECEPTION
Thursday, July 2, 6-8pm

Jul 3 B scene: Abstract Visions

6:00 PM - 10:30 PM

200 MLK (MLK and Congress)
info@blantonmuseum.org
512-471-7324
www.blantonmuseum.org

Join us for B scene, the Blanton's monthly art party. Enjoy a South American celebration and opening of Francisco Matto: The Modern and the Mythic. Plus, don't miss a live performance by Maneja Beto (9 PM), music by the Peligrosa All-Stars, and the Learning Secrets (Smith Building), free appetizers, cash bar, art activities, and more. The Blanton Cafe will offer tasty samples of their flatbread pizzas and will be open until 9 PM. The Museum Shop will also be open late (10:30 PM). Music curated by Transmission Entertainment. Media sponsor: GoHispano.

Cost: $5 members / $10 non-members. Buy tickets online at www.blantonmuseum.org or at the museum.

Become a member of the Blanton this evening and receive FREE admission to B scene!

Jul 5 Science Sunday at the Austin Children's Museum

3:00

201 Colorado St. Austin, TX
Julie Almaguer
512-472-2499
www.austinkids.org

Find out what it's like to be a veterinarian and work with animals that are scaly, furry, with four legs or no legs! Vets from Austin Vet Care will be on hand with live animals to give you the scoop on how they work to make animals' lives better. Learn about pet care, exotic animals, and careers in veterinary science and find out just how similar we are to our animal relatives! This week's theme: Pocket Pets.

Jun 13-Jul 9 Exhibit Opening: Original Work by Amir M. Lyles

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

DiverseArts: 1601 E. 5th St., Suite 106, Austin, TX 78702
info2@diversearts.org
512-477-9438
www.diversearts.org

DiverseArts is pleased to announce a collaborative exhibit with Pro Arts Collective, the opening of Africa Create Us featuring original work by Amir M. Lyles. This exhibit features a collection of acrylic paintings on Africa shaped boards, wood, and canvas mounted on wood. Central to the pieces are striking and crisp images of African and African American cultural heroes and cultural archetypes.

Jun 6-Sep 11 Austin Children's Museum presents "MakerKids"

10:00 AM

Austin Children's Museum - 201 Colorado Street


www.austinkids.org/

Grand opening of MakerKids, the new feature exhibit at Austin Children's Museum. Catch the do-it-yourself spirit in over 20 guided activities in fiber arts, printmaking, light play, paper play, cardboard creations and more. Within MakerKids, families will find interactive and visual art installations for creative inspiration and simple, graphic, step-by-step instructions on how to make things. Daily facilitation will help lead visitors' experiences one step further. ACM's Education and Exhibits teams designed and produced all the hands-on experiences in the exhibit, appropriate for everyone from toddler, pre-school to elementary aged children and their families. Build it. Glue it. Sew it. Fold it. Make it!

Exhibit opens Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10am-5pm. Exhibit runs through September 11, 2009.

Cost: $6.50 per person, $4.50 children 12-23 months, children under 12 months are free

Jun 20-Aug 23 New American Talent: The Twenty-fourth Exhibition

700 Congress Ave
info@arthousetexas.org
512-453-5312
www.arthousetexas.org

New American Talent juror, Hamza Walker, Curator and Director of Education, The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago

Admission is free and open to the public.

The twenty-fourth in a series of annual juried exhibitions, New American Talent features the work of emerging artists working in a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, photography and new media. Each work on view was selected by New American Talent juror, Hamza Walker, Curator and Director of Education, The Renaissance Society, The University of Chicago. This year's New American Talent exhibits the work of 26 artists from the United States--12 of whom currently live and work in Texas.

Jun 20-Aug 29 Malaquias and Maceo Montoya: Dos Vistas un Camino al Rumbo de la Humanidad

Mexican American Cultura Center - 600 River Street
Herlinda Zamora
512.478.6222
www.maccaustin.org

Malaquias and Maceo Montoya: Dos Vistas un Camino al Rumbo de la Humanidad is the first comprehensive exhibition of the artwork of Malaquias and Maceo Montoya. For the past five years both father and son have focused on issues of globalization and immigration. Though there are clear parallels in their work, both the artists bring their own unique vision to this far-reaching and multifaceted subject.

Jul 4 Austin Farmers' Market

8:00 AM - 12:00 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!

Jun 7-Aug 23 Austin Symphony Hartman Foundation Concerts in the Park

7:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Long Center for the Performing Arts City Terrace, 701 W. Riverside
Don Hill
512-476-6064
www.austinsymphony.org

The Hartman Foundation "Concerts in the Park," presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra, brings together ardent enthusiasts and unwitting attendees alike just as similar events did in town centers years ago.

In its seventh summer season, these free ensemble concerts take place at the Hartman Concert Park in front of the Long Center City Terrace and will run on Sunday evenings from May 31st through August 23rd at 7:30 p.m. A gift from the Hartman Family 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 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.

2009 Schedule:
- May 31 -- Large String Ensemble (Classical)
- June 7 -- Big Band (Swing)
- June 14 -- Brass Ensemble (Father's Day Theme)
- June 21 -- Woodwind Ensemble (Classical)
- June 28 -- Big Band (Audience Requests)
- July 12 -- Brass Quintet (Patriotic Theme)
- July 19 -- Large String Ensemble (Light Classical
- July 26 -- Mixed Woodwind Ensemble (Classical))
- August 2 -- Big Band
- August 9 -- Brass Ensemble (Pops)
- August 16 -- Woodwinds/Brass Ensemble (Pops)
- August 23 -- Season Finale (Mixed, Variety)

Jun 10-Jul 29 Austin Symphony Children's Day Art Park

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Symphony Square Amphitheatre, 1101 Red River
Don Hill
512-476-6064
www.austinsymphony.org

For just 50 cents per child, kids and adults can experience the magic of the arts at Children's Day Art Park. This exciting summer program features local musicians, dancers, storytellers, magicians, mimes and crafts people. Youngsters can visit the Instrument Petting Zoo (where they can see, touch and try to play the instruments), talk to symphony musicians and hear them play their instruments, see a Ballet Folklorico, hear a Latin jazz band, follow a real Pied Piper along the Lemonade Trail to the Magic Oak Tree and try their hands at different art projects under the Art Tent.

2009 Performance Schedule:
- June 10 -- Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico
- June 17 -- Beto y los Fairlanes
- June 24 -- Biscuit Brothers
- July 1 -- No Children's Day: Have a happy July 4th!
- July 8 -- Joe McDermott
- July 15 -- Cowgirl Sue's Teddy Bear Picnic (Bring your bear!)
- July 22 -- Lucas Miller
- July 29 -- Jon Emory

Jul 9 Kathy Griffin at The Long Center

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704
The Long Center
512-474-LONG (5664)
www.TheLongCenter.org

Emmy Award-winning comedienne Kathy Griffin returns to Austin for one night only with at concert at The Long Center on July 9th. The star of Bravo's Emmy-Award winning series Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List, Griffin performs at 8p.m. in the Dell Hall.

Famous for her self-deprecating humor and lampooning of celebrity culture, Griffin is her known for her four-year stint on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan as Vickie Groener, Brooke Shields' acerbic colleague. In August 2005, Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List debuted on Bravo to rave reviews.

The second season of Kathy Griffin: My Life On The D-List was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Reality Program." The third season, which premiered June 5 2007, won Griffin her first Emmy for "Outstanding Reality Program."

Griffin's HBO stand up comedy specials are legendary, and she has has performed three very successful stand-up specials for Bravo TV. Her live shows continue to break records, and Griffin's Austin performance last year sold out far in advance.

Tickets are $59 to $89, and are available at the 3M Box Office at the Long Center, by calling (512) 474-LONG (5664) or online at www.TheLongCenter.org.

Jul 10 Bill Maher at Bass Concert Hall

8:00 PM

Bass Concert Hall - 2350 Robert Dedman


www.utpac.org/event/bill_maher

For the last fifteen years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on "Politically Incorrect" (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last seven years on HBO's "Real Time," Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-one Emmy nominations.

Maher has also written four bestsellers: "True Story," "Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits," "When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden" and most recently, "New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer."

Jul 11 Jamie Foxx Live and in Concert

8:00 PM

The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River Austin, TX 78701

512-232-4343
www.texasboxoffice.com

The multi-talented Jamie Foxx is gearing up for his upcoming Intuition Tour that will bring him to the Frank Erwin Center on July 11! Intuition was released on December 16, 2008 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. The first single off the album "She Got Her Own" rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. The second single, "Blame It" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and is currently at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, up two spots from last week. Intuition also features an impressive list of artists such as T.I, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Ne-Yo.

Jun 4-Jul 19 The Doyle and Debbie Show at The Long Center, direct from Nashville

7:00 PM - 7:00 PM

701 W. Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704
The Long Center
512-474-LONG (5664)
www.TheLongCenter.org

The Doyle and Debbie Show is sublime parody, simultaneously lampooning and idolizing country music's tradition of iconic duos and their subsequent battle of the sexes. Bruce Arntson and Jenny Littleton wield the vocals of vintage country stars and the acting chops of Broadway veterans, taking audiences on a freewheeling joyride through a wickedly funny script and slew of equally hilarious original songs. Over the past two years, Doyle and Debbie have developed a rabid cult following in Nashville, many of whom have seen the show over a dozen times--everyone from theater-going professionals to college students who wouldn't be caught dead in a theater or a country bar.

All show times:
June 4 at 7pm
June 5 at 8pm
June 6 at 5pm and 9pm
June 7 at 3pm and 7pm
July 9--10 at 8pm
July 11 at 5pm and 9pm
July 12 at 3pm and 7pm
July 16--17 at 8pm
July 18 at 5pm and 9pm
July 19 at 3pm and 7pm

Jun 7-Jul 26 Flying Theater Machine

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

The Hideout - 617 Congress Ave.
Jessica Arjet
512-971-3311
www.flyingtheatermachine.com

We return with our wildly popular Fairly Silly Fairy Tales. Help us mix, shake and rearrange these hilarious stories.

200 9 City of Austin Special Events Website

www.ci.austin.tx.us/specialevents/default.htm

Notice: The City of Austin has launched a new web sites dedicated to better informing the public about special events. For event calendars and maps of street closures, go to http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/specialevents/default.htm

200 9 CapMetro Detours

For a list of Capital Metro detours and bus routes to and from events, please visit this link

200 9 Street Closing: Austin Farmers' Market

Every Saturday, from 6:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., W. 4th will be closed between Guadalupe and San Antonio.

Jul 4 Street Closing: Fourth of July Fireworks

The following roads will be closed from 3:00 pm until 11:00 pm on Saturday, July 4:

- Cesar Chavez, from Lavaca Street to MoPac (One eastbound lane of Chavez will remain open between Guadalupe and Lavaca.)
- Southbound and Northbound exit ramps from MoPac to Cesar Chavez
- San Antonio, from Cesar Chavez to Second Street.
- Guadalupe will be reduced to one lane at Cesar Chavez.

Aug 1 Street Closing: Movie Premiere at Paramount Theatre

Congress Avenue, between 7th Street and 8th Street will be closed from noon until 11:59 pm on Saturday, August 1.

200 9 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.

200 8 Ongoing Construction: West Third Street - 300 block

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