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Volume VI / July 2014

INSIDE Delia Garza Observing Ramadan African American Pioneers Austin Aces Pro Tennis

SAME OLD SONG?

Austin’s creative culture divide

AUSTIN’S MUSEUMS & CULTURAL CENTERS Planet Music 2014-2015 Local Music, Global Grooves FREE and Family Friendly

July 12, 2014 - Ustad Ghulam FaridNizami Aug 8, 2014 - Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies Sept 6, 2014 - Salsa Under the Stars Oct 18, 2014 - Polkapocalypse Nov 1, 2014 - Dia de los Muertos

Diversity in Community Programming • Free arts workshops for families • Low cost arts and cultural camps and children • Low cost visual and performing arts classes for adults • Free Gallery and Museum exhibits at eight sites • Free annual events for families including O.Henry Pun-Off, Juneteenth Celebration, Dia de los Muertos, and more • Summer Musical • Shakespeare in the Park

Nov 2, 2014 - Susanna Dickinson’s B-Day Jan, 2015 - Planet Music Sampler Mar 2, 2015 - Texas Independence Day Mar 28, 2015 - Austin Samba April, 2015 - Music from Africa May, 2015 - Ney Day June, 2015 - Juneteenth Celebration More Information on artists & locations: WWW.AUSTINTEXAS.GOV/PLANETMUSIC The City of Austin is proud to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance in our programs or use of our facilities, please call (512) 974-4000.

Services for Artists

• Latino Arts Partners Residency Program at the ESB-MACC • Emerging Teaching Artists—Professional development for artists moving into the education field (Scholarships still available) • “Pizza and Paperwork”: Artist Resource Fairs next at AARC July 17 at 6:30pm • Collaborations and Co-sponsorships of cultural events benefitting the Austin community • Providing a workplace for over 10,000 artists per year.

Over 440,000 people served VISIT OUR WEBSITE: WWW.AUSTINTEXAS.GOV/MUSEUMSANDCULTURE

Diversity of Cultural Sites • Asian American Resource Center 8401 Cameron Rd, 512-974-1700 • Austin Fire Museum 401 E. 5th St, 512-974-3835 • Austin Nature & Science Center 2389 Stratford Dr, 512-974-3888 • Dougherty Arts Center 1110 Barton Springs Rd, 512-974-4000 • Elisabet Ney Museum 304 E. 44th St, 512-458-2255 • Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center, 600 River St, 512-974-3772 • George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, and Genealogy Center 1165 Angelina St, 512-974-4926 • Joseph and Susanna Dickinson Hannig Museum, 411 E. 5th St, 512-974-3830 • O. Henry Museum 409 E. 5th St, 512-472-1903 • Zilker Hillside Theater 2206 William Barton Dr, 512-477-5335 SEE MORE ONLINE

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Austin CityWorks Academy Have you ever wondered how much a fire hose weighs or how many City of Austin vehicles operate on hybrid technology? The 6th annual CityWorks Academy is an opportunity to learn the “A to Z” of City operations, serving as a unique opportunity for community members to learn about how the City government runs and get an inside look at various city departments. Executive team members, department directors and other City staff will host interactive and informative sessions from 6-9 p.m. on Tuesdays and some Wednesdays from September through December. Applications are being accepted through July 15. Find the application and learn more about CityWorks at www.austintexas.gov/Cityworks. Applications may also be picked up at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd St., in the third floor reception area. Call (512) 974-2955 with any questions.

Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas Luncheon Join Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas - Austin at Chez Zee to celebrate amazing scholars and hear from the youngest elected official by the State Board of Education, Marisa B. Perez, as she shares her insight on the state of education. The annual “You Hold the Power Education Luncheon” is Thursday, July 10, at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are available at co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default. aspx?wid=79829

and singer. Films shown in Spanish with English subtitles. Seniors can enjoy a healthy lunch immediately following the film. On July 29, 9:15 a.m., join in for El Bolero de Raquel.

Art After Six @ The People’s Gallery On Wednesday, July 9 at City Hall, Art After Six will feature artists Tom Athey, Sarah Collins, David Culpepper, and John Sager. Artist talks begin at 6:15 p.m. and Self-Guided Tours from 6-8 p. m.

Artworks are on display on the first three flowers.

Pick up a gallery guide on the first floor. Parking is available in the City Hall garage. Bring your parking ticket inside to get validation.

SPLASH! Presents Living Springs: a full moon film series. Hosted by Sheffield Education Center and produced by U.T. faculty member, Karen Kocher, this series features selections from “Living Springs,” an interactive documentary about the history, science, and culture of Barton Springs and the Edwards Aquifer. Saturday, July 12, 8:30-9 p.m. on the porch of the Bat-house at Barton Springs (2201 Barton Springs Rd). For more info go to AustinTexas.gov/Community or Call Austin 311.

YWCA Women of the Year YWCA Greater Austin announced its 2014 Women of the Year honorees, including Ruby Fisher (Young Woman of Achievement), Christine Chen (Leader of Promise), Monica Benoit-Beatty (Lifetime Achievement), Sheryl Cole (Economic Empowerment) and Shubhada Saxena (Racial Justice).

‘Coming to Light’ at the Wittliff The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University’s Alkek Library’s “Coming to Light” is a photographic exhibition showcasing 42 internationally acclaimed and emerging photographers, recently acquired and shown by the Wittliff for the first time. The images range from portraiture and the Southwest’s natural and invented landscapes to themes related to Mexico’s history, beauty, and cultural impact upon the United States.

Coordinated by Carla Ellard, with assistance from Erik Garcia, “Coming to Light” is presented in the original galleries, which are complemented by authentic Saltillo tile.

Free City of Austin events in July The City of Austin is alive and bustling with all sorts of free, family-friendly adventures in July, from film screenings to live music for the entire family to enjoy. Indulge yourself in the cultural diversity and artistic creativity that makes this city great.

The Emma S. Barrientos-MACC presents Cine De Oro the last Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. with screenings films starring Cantiflas, who was a prolific and productive Mexican actor, comedian,

City Council candidate forums set The City of Austin in partnership with the City’s Ethics Review Commission and the Austin League of Women Voters will conduct a series of single-member district City Council Candidate Forums for the November 2014 election in September. For the first time in Austin’s history, voters will select an Austin City Council from 10 geographic singlemember districts. More information is available at www.austintexas.gov/10-ONE.

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Volume VI, Number 3 PUBLISHER/EDITOR // Gavin Lance Garcia info@todoaustin.com ART DIRECTOR // Dave McClinton // dmdesigninc.com ASSOCIATE EDITORS // Evelyn C. Castillo, Paul Saldaña, Katie Walsh, Erica Stall Wiggins SENIOR EDITORS // Lobo Corona, Sonia Kotecha, Diana Sanchez, Lesley Varghese, Yvonne Lim Wilson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS // Anthony Garcia, Mia Garcia, Harish Kotecha, Alexandra M. Landeros, Callie Langford, Genoveva Rodriguez, Monica Peña, Blake Shanley

ArtPlace America awards funds to two Austin projects

The City of Austin’s Economic Development Department announced on June 25 that two Austin projects have received grants from ArtPlace America (ArtPlace), a consortium of leading national and regional foundations, federal agencies, and banks, dedicated to accelerating the field of creative placemaking. The department’s Cultural Arts Division is a partner in both projects.

The first Austin project, currently known as Drawing Lines, is receiving a grant of $256,500.

The project is a public-private partnership between the Cultural Arts Division and GO collaborative with Public City, Fisterra Studio, and Austin Creative Alliance. The project seeks to harness the power of arts and artists to directly engage the political transformations taking place in Austin as a result of the 10 newly drawn Council Districts. The project expands upon the Cultural Arts Division’s current initiative to map Austin’s cultural assets, a project funded through the National Endowment for the Arts.

The second project, “thinkEAST Living Charrette to Shape a New Creative Community” (thinkEAST Living Charrette), is receiving a grant of $400,000. The project is led by Fusebox, the local nonprofit that produces the annual Fusebox Festival; Richard deVarga and Robert Summers, owners/developers of the thinkEAST Creative District; Fred Schmidt, Bullseye Business Development/Capital Factory; and the City of Austin Economic Development Department /Cultural Arts Division.

The two projects are happening within the larger context of the developing 10 Council Districts, Imagine Austin and Creative Economy Priority Program implementation, the Land Development Code Revision, CIP Strategic Planning, and implementation of other cultural economic strategies by the City of Austin, the Austin creative sector, and the larger Austin community.

“Individually, each Austin ArtPlace project is outstanding – thinkEAST Living Charrette models a future that will provide a new standard for current fast growing development in Austin, informing how creatives can have an impact on neighborhood, town centers, and corridor development as identified in the Imagine Austin Growth Concept Map; Drawing Lines will support Austin in shaping creative conversations around positive growth within the new Council District identities. It is an honor to be selected for the ArtPlace America grants, and we believe separately and together, these projects enable Austin’s creative sector to be a leader in the making of Austin as a livable, vibrant, sustainable City,” said Cultural Arts Division Manager Megan Crigger.

WRITERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS/ARTISTS // Güner Arslan, Skylar Bonilla, Maria Cristina GutierrezBoswell, Veronica Briseño Lara, Adriana Cadena, Roy Casagranda, Alejandro Caceres, Cindy Casares, Priscilla Cortez, Anais Cruz, Nora De LaRosa, Delia Garza, Rose Di Grazia, Christian Gonzalez, Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, Harmony Eichsteadt, Layla Fry, Jessica Garza Cherry, Mark Guerra, Mari Hernandez, Ryan Hutchison, Yadira Izquierdo, Korina Jaimes, Chaille Jolink, Ryan Jordan, Ramey Ko, Heather Lee, Julia Lee, Liz Lopez, Otis Lopez, David Marks, JoJo Marion, Caitlin Moore, Shivgami Natesan, Alberto Nuche, Cristina Parker, Joy Pecoraro, Esther Reyes, Marion Sanchez, Parc Smith, Dani Slabaugh, Corey Tabor, Blanca Valencia, Kristina Vallejo, Tara Veneruso, Xavier Wan, Bowen Wilder

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Committed to improving the lives of all Austinites

By Delia Garza

Austin, Texas is a wonderful place. During my frequent visits to Austin as a college student, I fell in love with the city’s youthfulness, active and healthy culture, progressiveness, and diversity. I knew after my first visit that I wanted to make Austin my home, and moved here the day after I graduated college in 1999.

becoming a city of the haves and havenots, but I believe we can stem the tide of growing disparities by turning a critical eye to our current practices and approaching our future through a lens of equity and fairness.

I will champion efforts to break the cycle of working families being priced out of living in Austin. I will support all efforts to make Austin more affordable including instituting a much overdue city homestead exemption.

I will champion ensuring transparency and efficiency in City government; alleviating traffic congestion and improving access to public transit; equitable economic development that provides jobs with living wages, safety protections, and good benefits; collaborating with AISD to provide quality education and opportunities for Austin children; protecting our environment and securing our water supply; providing resources to encourage health and wellness; and protecting the community with exceptional public safety services.

Inspired by my father’s 36 year career as a San Antonio firefighter, I decided to serve as an Austin Firefighter and quickly became very active in my union and involved in city politics.

My entire service as an Austin Firefighter was passed at stations in South Austin. I purchased my first home in the Sweetbriar neighborhood in 2003 in the responding territory of the fire station where I worked, and I still live there today. I was honored to be one of the first Mexican-American female firefighters in the Austin Fire Department, appointed to two bargaining teams, elected to the executive board of our Local 975 to represent Battalion 4, and the first female appointed to Chair the Political Action Committee.

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By María Cristina Gutiérrez-Boswell

Someone pinch me … has it been a year already? A year since Wendy Davis stood on the Texas State Capitol Senate floor and began to defeat (with her feet) SB5? Has it been a full 365 days since I sat in the Senate gallery and watched her, without a break of any kind, including any bathroom, sitting— heck even leaning against a person or object for support—engage the entire world with her eloquent arguments, pertinent testimonies and ninja-like dodging of the opposing party’s attempt to have her “concede the floor,” fight and win the passing of one of the harshest anti-abortion bills in the nation?

Sen. Wendy Davis filibusters on June 25, 2013.

Bob Daemmrich photo/Texas Tribune.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013. I was there. The famous letter exchange between Leticia Van de Putte and David Dewhurst convinced me to go. Leticia’s dad had just passed away in a tragic car accident the Friday before. The story went that when she asked Lt. Governor Dewhurst for a suspension of a vote on SB5 in the first special session, he denied her request in a letter, citing that deaths in the family were not good enough reason to stop.

Her father was going to be buried on the last day of the special session, the day of the now famous Wendy epic filibuster. Amidst her heartbreak she made the announcement she would go. I thought to myself, “If she’s going to be there for us, then I’m going to be there for her.”

Wanting to extend the reach of my advocacy for working class families, I made one of the toughest decisions of my life and left the Austin Fire Department to pursue my law degree.

I knew I was leaving a wonderful job, great colleagues, and good pay and health insurance, but moved on nonetheless knowing that my law degree would make me a stronger advocate for the community I cared about. I now work as an attorney for the state, helping people who are struggling to support their families.

Coming from a working class family and living in a working class neighborhood, I understand the needs of families in District 2. I want to fight for working families struggling to stay in Austin.

After serving on the City’s 2012 Charter Revision Committee, I worked diligently for geographic district representation because I believed it was the fairest way to give South Austinites and Latinos more voices on the City Council.

Residents in District 2 deserve a Council Member that advocates for a long neglected community, and I’m ready to fight to ensure that they finally have strong representation at City Hall.

Remembering Wendy’s epic filibuster

screen projector streaming it live. I cannot explain it, but somehow we all knew what to do. We ran out and towards the Senate gallery. I ran up three flights of stairs and was stopped by a DPS officer. I wanted to get to the third floor (the entrance to the gallery). I was disappointed until I turned around and saw I was right in front of the Senate floor doors. Within an hour, thousands were behind me.

I showed up early, got a seat in the front row of the gallery. Wendy walked onto the Senate floor like one of those superheroes who materialize from nowhere. The crowd began to roar and clap! An entire sea of various shades of orange shirts (the Texas color of pro-choice) erupted into a chant of “WENDY” over and over (which was sung, intermittently, all day long). It started.

My work as a firefighter, community advocate, and attorney has given me extensive experience in addressing injustices, mediating competing groups and interests, and solving complex problems. I look forward to the opportunity to earn your support and to continue to serve our community as your first District 2 City Council representative. As I stated, Austin is a wonderful place and I look forward to making it even better.

I lost my seat around hour five of the filibuster. I thought I would get it back, but the line grew longer as the day went on. I wandered around. I met many hundreds of pro-choice activists like me, however, there were THOUSANDS! Throughout the day I learned the Capitol had two levels underground, and a new word: “germane,” which was thrown at Wendy by the Senate Republicans like dodgeballs.

Fast forward past the three unfair “strikes” against her, which ended the filibuster. I was in the main auditorium. There was a large

People shared power on their computers to recharge phones. Updates came from a girl receiving updates in the front and were passed back into the crowd. We chanted loudly! Different chants. “WHO’S CHOICE? (men)? OUR CHOICE! (women).” Then, the last minutes before midnight, we screamed at the top of our lungs, encouraged by the Democratic Senators who held “peace signs” in the air. Success! We killed the SB5!

Let me dispel the big myth that somehow what happened that day and into the night was planned. Looking back, no one could have choreographed that. Our common wills directed us. We were not unruly, but determined to get our way… and we did!

The recently opened Genealogy Center at the George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center will provide convenient guidance to help you get started with your personal history search. The Center will be the link that helps put you in control by supplying important tools for your journey of family discovery. The Carver’s main task and joy is to help you find the answers to your questions about your own unique family.

“Saje Nwa? (How is the market?),” is an exhibition of mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance by Olaniyi Rasheed Akindiya, now through August 30.

The Folktales Book Club gathers on Friday, July 18 at 6 p.m. in the classroom. On Friday-Saturday, July 18-19, “Broadway Bound Anything Goes” is at 7 p.m. in the Boyd Vance Theatre.

On Sunday, July 20, the show starts at 2 p.m.

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is proud to offer Leer y Crear, a bilingual story time for families, on a monthly basis. Each program date, an instructor will read a story from our library and lead participants in a themed activity that relates to the book. The program is free and all ages are welcome. Select Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. July 12, “Dear Primo,” by Duncan Tonatiuh; August 9, “What can you do with a paleta?,” by Carmen Tafolla; Sept. 13, “Diego Rivera,” by Duncan Tonatiuh. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a participating adult. It is suggested that participants arrive 30 minutes early to secure a parking pass and fill out proper registration forms. Space is limited.

In the Sam Z. Coronado Gallery, Patricia Greene and Oscar Silva once again cross paths in the exhibit, “Caminos Compartidos/Shared Paths.” Each artist breaks the boundaries of traditional weaving techniques and explores their own

On Thursday, July 24, “Cultural Lounge” is at 6 p.m. in the Boyd Vance Theatre. Then on Friday-Saturday, July 25-26, “Broadway Bound Beauty & The Beast” is at 7 p.m. in the Boyd Vance Theatre. Sunday, July 27, the show begins at 2 p.m. On Saturday, July 26, is the Genealogy Workshop at 1p.m. in the classroom.

Complying with ICE threatens public safety in Austin

By Alejandro Caceres

Each legislative session, conservative politicians unite against Austin for its “soft” policies on immigrants, even calling Austin a “sanctuary city” for the immigrant community. But they are wrong.

Austin is anything but a haven for immigrants.

Every week, 19 immigrants are deported in Travis County, which represents one of the highest deportation rates in the country. Under the supervision of Sheriff Greg Hamilton, the number of people who are referred for deportation has skyrocketed and because he continues to meet the guidelines of a faulty federal program that brought the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE for its acronym in English) to local jails, Hamilton has allowed the widespread use and unprecedented

textile process.

“Delitio Fantástico” features works by Manuel Miranda in the Community Gallery. Miranda says his work “is an automatic exercise in remembering characters from real life, literature, film and many other sources. It’s a very fun process.”

withholding of ICE documentation used to apply for prolonged detention of immigrants in local jails without probable cause.

The program, ironically named, “Secure Communities” (S-Comm), has only succeeded in deepening distrust and fear of the police among many immigrants while undermining public safety.

The Asian American Resource Center (8401 Cameron Road) will host Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a six-week educational series designed to help unpaid family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. Caregivers develop a wealth of self-care tools to reduce personal stress, communicate their needs effectively in challenging situations, deal with difficult emotions and make tough caregiving decisions. You will benefit from this class whether you are helping a parent, your spouse, a friend or someone who lives at home, in a nursing home or across the country. Session dates begin July 26. Pre-registration is June 24-July 18 online or by phone at austintexas.gov/aarc or 512-9741700.

Texas Folklife presents a public listening party and reception on Friday, July 18, 6-8 p.m., for audio documentaries produced by teachers and students in the “Stories from Deep in the Heart” Summer Institute program. Stories from “Deep in the Heart” is Texas Folklife’s award-winning youth radio program that teaches high school students and teachers how to document family and community traditions through audio documentaries, presented in collaboration with the Asian American Resource Center. For more information, see www.austintexas.gov/aarc and www. texasfolklife.org/storiesfromdeepintheheart.html

As director of the Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, an organization run by immigrants, I see the negative impact on public safety when immigration and law enforcement join. We were recently reminded of the devastating impact the program has on our communities when a mother with a local organizer spoke about her fear of interacting with the police. During the weekend, her 13 year old daughter was raped, but she dared not report the crime because she had heard that the police had begun to ask about the immigration status of people in the local jail. She feared deportation of herself and her daughter.

Because the Sheriff’s decision to collaborate with Hamilton/ICE, immigrants are forced to choose between being safe and seeking help when facing injustice, or being separated from their families.

This self-imposed silence does the opposite of what is expressed by the S-Comm program’s name: it, in fact, makes our communities more dangerous because people do not call the police to report crimes, which allows criminals to gain strength without facing the consequences of their heinous acts.

In recent years, Sheriff Hamilton and Co. received public condemnation for their participation in Secure Communities by local religious groups, community groups, and immigrant and civil rights organizations. He responded to these criticisms by stating that his hands were tied and that federal law requires working with ICE and detaining undocumented immigrants. But when the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit of the United

States issued a decision this past March that said the involvement of local police in the program is voluntary, and even noted that detaining migrants without prosecute could expose cities and counties to liability for violating the constitution, Sheriff Hamilton changed his tactics, recognizing that the decision to participate in the program was at his discretion.

The undocumented immigrants are an integral part of Travis County: working in our workplaces, attending schools with our children, and are our neighbors. The immigrant community deserves to have confidence that if they are victim of a violent crime, or if they witness a crime, they will be protected when they decide to speak. It is the responsibility of our Sheriff to serve and protect all of our residents; however, continuing to respect their decision withholding ICE weakens their ability to fulfill this promise, not only with the immigrant community but with all Travis County residents.

It is time that the sheriff accepts that his Secure Communities tactics cause more harm than good. In recent weeks, a wave of sheriffs and county governments in Colorado, Oregon and Washington have done exactly that. It’s time to recognize that ICE detainers keeping people behind bars exposes the county to lawsuits based on the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.

Thirty-one counties in Oregon, 10 in Colorado and 20 in Washington refuse to comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Travis County should join this list as soon as possible.

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traditions. I say apparent because once you look closely, you really see how similar they are and how they are based on the same values.

Güner Arslan

AA: What does the American Dream mean to you?

GA: The American Dream to me is the total American experience. The rights that America gives to all citizens overlap pretty nicely with the rights that Islam promises us – right to life, freedom, equality, justice, fair trial, freedom of religion, freedom to own property and the right to education are some examples. This may sound strange to some but what I’ve seen is that one can live a better Muslim life here in the U.S. than one can in many “Muslim” countries, and I’m including Turkey in those countries.

By Asian Austin staff

Dr. Güner Arslan is one of the founding members of the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest (formerly Institute of Interfaith Dialog) where he also acts as a speaker and the director of the Austin chapter. Arslan left Turkey for Austin in 1998 to pursue a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at UT Austin. He earned his degree in 2000 and has been working as a design engineer at local technology companies. He serves on the boards of Interfaith Action Central Texas (iACT; formerly Austin Area Interreligious Ministries) and the Austin-Antalya sister city. Arslan is married and has four children ages 11, eight, six and 10 months.

Asian Austin (AA): How did you first get involved with The Dialogue Institute of the Southwest?

Güner Arslan (GA): I came to Austin in 1998 for graduate education at UT. One of the first things I realized was that people didn’t know much about Islam and Muslims. On the other hand, although I had a basic understanding of Christianity, I didn’t know the differences between all the different churches around campus. I wasn’t alone – with other Turkish friends with similar thoughts we started the Islamic Dialogue Student Association where we invited people of all faiths to learn about each other. After September 11, 2001, we realized that the work we are doing is important but needs to be done on a larger scale. I remember the first meeting with graduate students and academicians from Houston, Dallas, College Station and Austin to discuss how we can be active on a larger scale.

This was the meeting where we came up with the original name for the organization: The Institute of Interfaith Dialog, and we immediately started planning our first event on the first anniversary of September 11. I remember just knocking on the doors of random churches and telling them we are Muslim and would like to start a dialogue with you. Many welcomed us, some asked us where we had been and that they were looking for Muslims to dialogue with, and a few politely told us they are not interested in dialogue.

AA: Did you know what you wanted to do with

your life or did it just happen?

GA: I am a full-time electrical engineer working for a local company. I decided to become an engineer in my first year of high school and I am very grateful for having had the opportunities to accomplish this.

The work with the Institute was not planned on my end, at all. I am very grateful that I somehow get involved in this project because I know that we are doing an important job for all - most importantly our children.

AA: What was your attraction to your vocation?

What drew you to do the work you do, your profession and charitable work?

GA: The Dialogue Institute is an organization that grew out of the Gulen movement which is a civil society movement that started in Turkey and has spread all over the world. The movement emphasizes two important concepts to make the world a better place to live: education and dialogue. But for me, the most important property of this movement is the “act rather than complain” mindset. Everyone talks about all the things that we need to fix or improve but very few act on it.

The Dialogue Institute is all about acting to bridge the apparent gap between cultures and faith

AA: Is there anything particular about Austin that inspires you?

GA: Austin is the city where I lived longer than any other city I lived in. What makes Austin special to me is the diversity you see wherever you go. All these diverse people make up Austin and the vibrant city that it is. Besides cities in my home country of Turkey, I have not felt more welcomed in any other city that I’ve lived in.

AA: Are there generational issues, or cultural issues, or both, between young and old Eurasians and Asian American Austinites?

GA: I cannot talk about others, but the TurkishAmerican community is small and very young, meaning we are mostly first generation migrants in Austin. I’m sure as our children come to age, we will run into generational issues which I believe is inevitable and necessary for progress. If our children think and act exactly as we do, we did not take a single step forward. By this I don’t mean they should be assimilated into the American culture.

I hope our children become proud Americans who are also proud of their Muslim identity, and become better bridges between the mainstream American culture and the Muslim minority.

AA: Eurasians and Asian Americans are becoming a powerful force in Austin economically, culturally, politically and otherwise. How do you see them fitting into the larger Austin culture and community?

GA: It is only natural that as the numbers of a minority group increases their influence increases with them. I firmly believe that what makes America the most powerful nation in the world

is the diversity, which is in return a consequence of the American values of freedom and equality. I believe this is an exciting time in Austin’s history as the city recognizes the diversity and modifies the city government structure to better address the diverse community needs.

AA: What do you consider the most important cultural value for you and for those close to you?

GA: Not sure if religion is included in the definition of cultural value but the most important value for me would be Islam. The five daily ritual prayers put life back into perspective in the busy daily life we experience here in the States. The annual alms that we give to the poor and needy acts as a reminder to be thankful for all we have. Fasting in the month of Ramadan really reminds you who the Owner of all things is.

AA: How can Ramadan, Eid and other Muslim events be shared experiences in Austin?

GA: We actually ask this question to ourselves every year in preparation to Ramadan. Ramadan is as much about sharing with the friends, family and community as it is a personal relation with God. So far, we have come up with several projects.

We first started by organizing Ramadan fastbreaking dinners at our cultural center to our fellow Austinites, which is very well received. We also have a family matching program where Austinites who are interested in having dinner with a Muslim family contact us with available dates and we find volunteer hosts who invite them to their home and share a fast-breaking iftar dinner with them. Finally, we organize iftar dinners at local churches where our community prepare the food and shares it with the hosting community in their place.

Asian Austin at www.AsianAustin.com is an online news source featuring news about Asian American people, organizations and events in Austin. Visit the Asian Austin website and “Like” us on Facebook for calendar and event details! Contact publisher Yvonne Lim Wilson at yvonne@asianaustin.com.

Ramadan in Austin

Islamic Center of Greater Austin. 5110 Manor Road. (512) 926-9221. www.austinmosque.org

Austin Muslims are currently observing Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast during the daytime, through Monday, July 28. As Austin’s Muslim population continues to grow with some 10,000 served by several mosques, Ramadan is a time where those from other faith communities are invited to share in the breaking of the fast— known as iftar—with a meal after a day of reflection on the poor and homeless who suffer from hunger. Below is a list of local mosques where people are invited to explore Islam.

Masjid Ibrahim. 1701 W. Ben White Blvd. (512) 693-2924. www.masjidibrahim.org

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North Austin Muslim Community Center. 11900 North Lamar Blvd. (512) 491-7148. www.namcc.org

Islamic Ahlul Bayt Society.12460 Los Indios Trail. (512) 291-9855. www.iaba-austin.org Nueces Mosque. 1906 Nueces Street. www.nuecesmosque.com Mary the Virgin Mosque. On the campus of St. Edward’s University. (512) 788-7786 Ahmadiyya Muslim Comm./Baitul Muqeet Mosque. 800 Deepwood Dr. Round Rock. amcaustin.org Islamic Center of Brushy Creek. 1950 Brushy Creek Road. (512) 850-4786. www.icbrushycreek.org Islamic Center of Round Rock. 1951 Hampton Lane. (512) 730-3644. www.roundrockmasjid.org

City honors 22 African American civic leaders The City of Austin unveiled 22 new portraits bordering the existing public art at the African American Cultural and Heritage Facility on June 9 and announced more portraits will be added each year.

The unveiling of the African American Portrait Project was part of a standing-room only reception for honorees and their loved ones commemorating “Portraits of African Americans Who Made a

Difference” that took place in front of the “Reflections” mural at 912 E. 11th St., Austin.

The celebration highlighted African Americans who have made a long-lasting impact in the city and who were—or continue to be—pioneers in their areas of service.

The African American Resource Advisory Commission oversees the portrait profile selection process.

On the unveiling of the artwork of the 22 new honorees, Commission Chairman Greg Smith noted: “There were so many great submissions that the Commission felt compelled to find a way to include more outstanding African Americans.

We are happy the artist and the Commission were able to collaborate to include more honorees annually to the beautiful mural.”

The “Reflections” mural, unveiled in March 2013, pays tribute to many important people, places and events in Austin’s African American community.

Building upon that legacy, the African American Portrait Project will annually celebrate contributions of additional civic leaders who have made a difference. The newly added portraits can be seen vertically bordering each side of the “Reflections” artwork mosaic.

The African American Resource Advisory Commission set guidelines for selection of future

honorees, including contributions to the African American community, and contributions to the greater Austin community. Nominations must be presented during a Commission meeting.

2014 honorees include: Joyce Hunt Adejumo, Gary Bledsoe, John Mason Brewer, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, Onie B. Conley, Algerine Craig, Rep. Dawnna Dukes, Rev. Ermant. M. Franklin Sr., Dr. Timothy George, Roy Green, Constable Tommy Gregg, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, Nathaniel Kindred, Bill “The Mailman” Martin, Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Alberta Phillips, Della Phillips, Friendly R. Rice, Eleanor Faye Sims, August “Gus” Swain, Captain Louis White, and TEA Commissioner Michael Williams.

From left to right: Korvette Phillips, Cheryse Phillips, Nikole Vaughn, Gary Bledsoe, Karla Broadus, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, the Honorable Wilhelmina Delco, Billy Brooks. Betsy Woldman photo.

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DIVIDED AUSTIN

SAME OLD SONG? Austin’s creative culture divide

By Genoveva Rodriguez and TODO Austin staff

As Austin’s vaunted creative culture generously supports the arts, many will argue that it has historically fallen short in engaging and benefitting all communities in the city. Austin’s ethnic minority cultural arts groups are an untapped source of economic development for Austin, but some stakeholders feel they are underserved and do not receive the same opportunities as the dominant culture in the city. What must be done to ensure that the needs of our diverse local artists and arts organizations are met?

Harold McMillan, the founder/director of DiverseArts Culture Works, has experienced the trials of non-support. He argues that “demographics of the city have a lot to do with the disparity in funding cultural arts activity and organizations in Austin.

Austin is a very Anglo town, but there is also a large Latino population here. African Americans, at this point, probably don’t comprise as much as ninepercent of Austin’s population.

“Having said that, I do believe that the City has a responsibility to apportion funding and resources in such a way that these major cultural communities are served at a significant level. A level that matches our contributions to the cultural life and identity of the city.”

One area where cultural disparity is evident is Austin’s largest and most renowned signature events—SXSW, ACL Fest, F1 Fan Fest, etc.—each of which essentially draw from one predominant ethnic audience. Though Austin has successfully raised its profile internationally through these events, none of which are minority-owned, their brand and reputation don’t reflect the city’s demographics.

Another telling truth that is rarely discussed in Austin’s entertainment industry is Austin’s overall lack of support for genres of music like urban/ Hip Hop, jazz, Tejano, Rock en Español, Norteño, banda, Carnatic, Hindustani, other South Asian and Asian categories, and the list goes on. Examining decades of old periodicals at the Austin History Center, including the Austin American-Statesman and Austin Chronicle, there is a marked lack of coverage of these genres in the entertainment sections. If these records are accurate, the Latino and African American music communities have either existed in a vacuum or simply not been worth mentioning.

Likewise, the city’s largest performing arts institutions, from symphonic music to theatre to dance and opera, have difficulty finding proportional ethnic patronage. In the case of the city’s major performance halls, poor ticket sales, half-filled houses and in some cases, failed minority marketing strategies, are the norm for shows of color.

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Apparently, in Austin, cultural diversity is an afterthought

1001 Nights Orchestra and Ravaan Persian Dancers at the Dougherty Arts Center. Brad Emmons photo.

The City of Austin’s African American and Hispanic Quality of Life initiatives provide a sound foundation for the claims that, indeed, there has been a lack of progress for Hispanic and black cultural arts organizations. The groups, basically, still continue to face the burden of finding audiences, media support and affordable and permanent space to conduct artistic visions.

At the core of the 2009 Hispanic Quality of Life Initiative (HQLI) community forums on cultural arts was the issue of how Hispanic’s expectations have changed from wanting inalienable rights to wanting more resources to fund their projects, and for these resources to be distributed amongst the community.

The group behind the HQLI study identified an extreme necessity for the City of Austin to fund a department dedicated exclusively for assisting all forms of art non-profits that would enable them to go into public schools to assist in Hispanic/Latino arts history and cultural enrichment activities.

Moreover, the group articulated that equal access to resources within the Hispanic community appears to be limited.

“Arts, culture, and creativity are essential keys to the city’s unique and distinctive identity and are valued as vital contributors to our community’s character, our approach to solving civic issues, our citizens’ social well-being, and our robust economy,” said Melissa Alvarado of the City of Austin’s Economic Development Department. “The numerous programs of the City’s EDD work to provide equal opportunities to all. Within these programs there are a myriad of ways the department supports, encourages, and invests in local creatives.”

Just as vital as the arts is to contributing to the evolution of the city and community, it’s important to not only have city departments that are focused on equal opportunity, but also city representatives and community leaders backing the charge, as well.

The City answered the HQLI’s call with a program that was developed to match groups with the quintessential showplace for Latino arts, the Emma

Geeti Shirazi Mahajan, Ravaan Persian Dancers.

Brad Emmons photo.

S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC), thus creating opportunities for both Hispanic/Latino artists and generating additional income for the City. The MACC’s Latino Arts Residency Program, launched in 2013, presents the work of chosen local theatrical and dance groups in a positive light, encouraging patronage and market visibility.

Another prevalent issue raised in the HQLI findings was funding for the Hispanic cultural arts community. Over the years, the City has revamped the cultural arts funding process with good intentions of fair and equitable distribution; however, local Hispanic and Latino artists state that access to equitable funding remains a challenge.

Andrew Ramirez, founder of Bellas Artes Alliance, which produces Pan Americana Fest, said, “The disparity in the allocations of resources in the cultural arts, as well as most other City of Austin resources, have traditionally been dispersed disproportionately since time immemorial.

Whether you look at parks, libraries, or the arts, that has always been the case.”

The unfortunate realization here is that some community members are not aware of, educated, or have plain given up on fighting the fight to benefit from some of our City’s best assets.

Perhaps, the City has promoted and prioritized city growth over community or cultural growth.

“I do not know how the City of Austin apportions out the funding and resources, but the focus does seem to appear to be on the economic impact it brings to the city, first and foremost, and then the cultural value,” said Liz Lopez, a music promoter who is heavily involved with the Austin Latino Music Association. “The community keeps changing and drawing people in from other parts of the country who do not seem to respect the history and the culture of the current residents and do not hesitate to change it to satisfy their own taste. Unfortunately, intentional or not, the funding appears to be provided as something for

the organizations to ‘hang in there’ with instead of being vitally supported by the greater community.”

It seems that the focus of city representatives would be on empowering the diverse culture of the city and support them in their growth. That would be a step in the right direction to becoming the city that is constantly commended across the nation as being a leading market for music, business, real estate and social diversity. One way for this reputation to become a reality is by stakeholders working together to influence the City to take more responsibility for uplifting all of its citizens and their cultural assets.

“Culturally and historically, Latinos and African Americans play a very significant role in defining what the ‘soul’ of Austin is all about,” said McMillan.

“And, because of decreasing numbers and the lack of balanced representation over decades, we are sidled with doing as much preservation of cultural traditions as celebrating contemporary cultural output.”

Harish Kotecha produces some of the largest Hindu-related events in Austin and is founder of Hindu Charities for America. “Speaking for the Indian community, in cultural arts, our activities have significantly grown with concerts and music/ dance schools ranging from Bollywood to semiclassical to classical,” said Kotecha. “The specific action we would like to see is outreach explaining what is available. It would also be a good idea to have some form of ethnic community quotas so that everyone benefits, give venue fee waivers when reputable cultural events or related fundraisers take place in facilities owned and operated by the city.”

The City of Austin’s 30-year municipal comprehensive plan, “Imagine Austin,” covers quality of life issues including Austin’s creative economy. The plan has been put in place in the attempt to accomplish equal opportunity in the city in accordance with the dignity and quality that all communities deserve.

“Imagine Austin includes a section called ‘Tackling the Ethnic Divide.’ This section points out the past injustices inflicted upon African Americans and Hispanics. It also points to the work of the African American Quality of Life Initiative and Hispanic Quality of Life Initiative, both of which identify arts and culture as focus areas,” said Sylvia Arzola of the City’s Planning and Development Review Department. “It concludes with a connection between these initiatives and the various priority program teams established by Imagine Austin.

Finally it states, ‘This plan should serve as a platform to ensure everyone in Austin is part of one or more of the city’s vibrant communities.’”

In speaking of the ethnic divide, it is sometimes only directly associated with ethnicity or religious groups. In reality, it strides across all kinds of lines, especially socio-economic.

Leonard Davila, lead singer of Street People and a founding member of the Austin Tejano Music Coalition and Crossroads Events, shared his perspective. “What I have come to terms with is that the only thing that rules is the guy with the most money. The guy that has the money and wants things their way can be from India, China, Mexico or East Austin. In my lifetime, it just depends who’s got the green.’”

To further exemplify missed opportunities, a group of minority cultural arts promoters (including Indian, Asian, Hispanic, African American and Anglo) came together in the spring of 2012 when the first Formula One Fan Fest was announced.

They attempted to put together an intercultural festival on E. 11th Street and approached the City for support.

Kotecha was among the group. “We tried to put an intercultural festival together on the East Side

and found it difficult working with the City. While we saw a lot of head nodding in support when meeting with City officials, no significant funding or venues were provided to encourage minority participation. It seemed the City wasn’t interested in supporting diversity. The City can and should allocate representation of cultures in such events by minority stakeholders.”

Alvarado’s understanding from the City’s Economic Development Department, was, “EDD worked with a group of minority music groups (some were education-based Cultural Funding Program recipients), and together produced a stage on Congress Ave. as part of the three-day ‘Formula One Fan Fest.’ They were a culturally diverse group that featured musicians and entertainers showcasing Austin’s cultural talent to an international audience. The goal was to highlight the cultural diversity of Austin through music and dance performances, visual art installations, and art-making activities. This was an unfunded initiative paid by the Cultural Arts Division. In 2013, there was an open call for proposals and performers were selected from proposals received and vetted through Circuit of the Americas. EDD contracted with several performers to perform on different stages organized by Circuit of the Americas.”

Though the diverse arts communities have support from EDD and other City departments, the unfortunate reality is that many among them have long been jaded and no longer trust the motives or sincere efforts of the City.

Davila, another of the promoters, recalls what he termed the “Formula One fiasco.” “I don’t believe it’s the City that is at fault, it’s the people that are in positions of influence that are at fault. Look at

Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.

the people on the Austin Music Commission— not all—that are industry ‘insiders’ who use their influence on the Commission for self-gain. It’s not what you know or what you do, it’s who you know.

All I can do is support the people that I feel or hope will be fair and impartial and hope that the money doesn’t ruin them.”

There is a middle ground yet to be reached in regards to planning and coordination of major events but it is one which can only truly and authentically be reached if the community finds a common goal. The City and the community must work together while the stakeholders, amongst themselves, must stay united and build trust.

Government can set the example. Perhaps, the answer lies in the new City Council that will be

Austin Samba School.

determined this coming November.

“I am hopeful that the new single member district form of government will help change things and a more rational and proportional distribution of resources will begin to take place,” Ramirez said. “But, certainly bringing attention to this issue will help citizens look at the disparity and hopefully unite citizens to demand a fair distribution of City resources.”

There are unresolved issues but there is hope and newfound belief and trust that things will change and that the City will show support. As McMillan explained, “For those African American organizations who do seek funding, that actually means that we have a more significant role to play — more work to do — in order to address the cultural programming needs of our constituencies. The amount of support that comes from the City comes very short of reaching the level that is needed to effectively serve our communities. In the community that my organization serves, the African American Cultural Heritage District, the demographic change of the neighbors and business nodes promises that over time this neighborhood will bare scant resemblance to the African American community that founded it.”

So, will the city ever see a signature minority cultural event on the scale of SXSW or ACL Fest, in Austin? “If the residents of Austin had wanted to have the minority cultures thrive and prosper, they would have voted for our cultural centers to have been built decades earlier and events could have grown, too,” said Lopez. “Had the residents of Austin embraced and respected the culture earlier in its history, the minority creative community could have had the same level of support from the city to develop large scale cultural events that draws tourists to the community.”

The cultural arts question will be on each new council member’s desk after the 2014 elections. The communities of color will continue to speculate and present a united front. For now, it’s a start; but the question remains – where do we go from here?

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New documentaries this month on KLRU

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POV: My Way to Olympia

POV: Getting Back to Abnormal

Monday, July 7, at 9 pm

Monday, July 14, at 9 pm

Who better to cover the Paralympics, the international sporting event for athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities, than Niko von Glasow, the world’s best-known disabled filmmaker?

Austin filmmaker Paul Stekler’s film presents a New Orleans that outsiders rarely see. What happens when America’s most joyous, dysfunctional city rebuilds itself after a disaster? This film that serves up a provocative mix of race, corruption and politics.

Also This Month on KLRU

Time Scanners

History Detectives

Arts In Context: Octopus Project

This six-part series examines how iconic structures were constructed, and in the process shows new discoveries about our ancestors’ lives and beliefs.

The detectives’ new mission: Solving the biggest mysteries in American history! The July 15th episode focuses on the 1885 murder of six African-American servants and two white society women who were killed in Austin.

Profiles Austin’s The Octopus Project, a band that creates exceptional experiences through elaborate multimedia experiments, lavish album packaging, and fun, loud live performances.

Tuesdays at 8 pm in July

Thursday, July 31, at 7:30 pm

Tuesdays at 7 pm in July

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Howlin’ Lobo

Wobeonfest news Wobeonfest hosts a party at One2One Bar (1509 S. Lamar) on Thursday, July 3, 8 p.m. with El Tule, Cuchillo e’ Palo, and DJ Orion. The

By Lobo Corona September 20 Festival, to be held at the Asian American Resource Center, has added Vivalda Dula, an Angola born singer, songwriter and percussionist of World Music, to the line-up.

Also on the bill will be Jordanian vocalist Farah “Cowboy” Donley earns NEA honor Siraj, Anthropos Arts Orchestra, Atash, Dende & National Endowment for the Arts’ Chairman Band, Kiko, Hoba Hoba Spirit, Maracatu Austin, Jane Chu announced on June 25 the latest Taj Weekes, and The Funky Knuckles. recipients of the NEA National Heritage Fellowships and NEA Jazz Masters awards, KGSR’s Blues on the Green rolls on the nation’s highest honors in the folk and June 25’s scheduled installment of KGSR’s Blues traditional arts and jazz fields. Among the on the Green with Tameca Jones and Shinyribs fellows recognized for their artistic excellence was rescheduled for July 16. The schedule now and efforts to conserve America’s culture for for the consecutive Wednesday dates is: July 9 future generations was Austin Tejano musician – Grupo Fantasma with Greyhounds opening; and singer, Manuel “Cowboy” Donley. Called July 16 – Shinyribs with Tameca Jones opening; the “Godfather of Tejano Music,” Donley, 86, July 23 – ACL Fest Preview: Robert Ellis with is known as both a bandleader in the orquesta The Nightowls opening; August 6 – Charlie style—which combines popular Latin musical Mars and Quiet Company. For event parking, styles, such as bolero and ranchera, with eastbound traffic will turn into the parking lots popular American musical forms, such as jazz on the South side of the park and Westbound and rock and roll—as well as the trío romántico traffic will turn right on Stratford Drive and use style. the parking lot near Mopac Bridge. Consider using alternate forms of transportation to and “Lost at 6th and Pedernales” fundraiser from the event.

Revilla Productions presents a Fajita Plate fundraiser with tickets just $7 a plate on Saturday, Metalachi on deck July 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Capuchino’s (2000 E. Metalachi, with Austin’s Vitera opening, play Cesar Chavez) to help a young Latina filmmaker The Belmont on Wednesday, August 6, 7 p.m. fund her film “Lost at 6th and Pedernales.” Call Metalachi is a group from Ciudad Juárez, (512) 474-9634 for more information.

Mexico, proclaimed as the world’s first and only

LOBO’S BITES

Pan Am Hillside Concert Series

By Liz Lopez

The Hillside Theater in East Austin, adjacent to the City of Austin’s Pan American Recreation Center, was built and completed in June 1958.

According to a statement on the A.B. Cantu Pan American Recreation Advisory Board Facebook page, local musicians have been providing live music to the East Austin community there since 1958, known as the Hillside Summer Concert Series.

The concert series has evolved over the years, earning an audience from all around the city as well as from surrounding communities. The concert series serves as a fundraiser and monies raised from sponsors and vendors go to the Pan Am Recreation Center’s Family Sponsorships and their annual events, including a Thanksgiving dinner and a Christmas with Santa program, among other community activities.

The Hillside Summer Concert series takes place Calle Seis

heavy metal Mariachi band, incorporating the trumpet, violin, cowbell, vihuela and guitarron.

Vitera fuses old-school American rock with Latin grooves and instrumentation as a backdrop for bilingual pop lyrics.

MAKING TRACKS Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath The alter ego of Austin-based psychfunk collective, Brownout, delve deep into reinterpreting the catalog of metal godfathers, Black Sabbath, on their new release. “Hand Of Doom,” featuring the 8-piece outfit with The Black Angels’ Alex Maas on vocals, is the debut single, with “The Wizard” as the B-side on the new release from Ubiquity Records. The full-

To Do Música

July 1 – 7 p.m.: Nash Hernandez, and 8 p.m.: Cinco Doce

Gina Chavez performs with her full band on Wednesday, July 2 from 6- 8 p.m. at Guero’s Taco Bar, 1412 S. Congress Ave. For more info, call (512) 447-7688 or visit www. ginachavez.com ------------------------------------------Beyond Therapy is scheduled for 8-11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 9 and 16 at Toro Negro Lounge, 615 W Slaughter Lane. For more info, call (512) 632-9949.

------------------------------------------Eduardo Veraza performs a variety of music on Ladies Night Thursdays from 7:30-10 p.m. at Mexico Tipico, 15200 FM 1825, Pflugerville.

For more info, call (512) 989-2888.

------------------------------------------Buzz Guerra is scheduled every Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at Whole Foods Market Arbor Trails, 4301 W. William Cannon. For more info, call (512) 348-2460.

------------------------------------------Paula Maya is scheduled to perform July 12, 8:30-11:30 p.m. at Russian House, 307 East 5th St. ------------------------------------------Karaoke with Mariachi Los Toros, July 20 at Toro Negro Lounge, 615 W Slaughter Lane.

For more information, call (512) 632-9949.

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July 15 – 7 p.m.-9 p.m.: Calle Seis with vocalists Devin Banda, Hugo Guerrero, Raulito Navaira; JR Gomez and Art Tijerina July 22 – 7 p.m.: Chris Casteneda Project, and 8 p.m.: Texas Wranglers July 29 – 7 p.m.: Los A-T Boys, and 8 p.m.: Ruben Ramos The Hillside Theater faces East 4th Street, adjacent to the A.B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center located at 2100 East 3rd St. For more information, call (512) 476-9193 or visit www.austintexas.gov/department/oswaldo-abcantupan-american-recreation-center.

“The Brown Sabbath idea started out like everything else we do, half inside joke, half psychotic. It was an overly ambitious attempt at challenging ourselves as musicians,” said Brownout guitarist Adrian Quesada. “Bridging the gap between our music and Black Sabbath is not as far of a stretch as it might seem though. Sabbath was not only heavy, but soulful and funky in their own dark way.

Half the band grew up as metal heads too, so it came naturally. The experience is already beginning to influence our next album of original music.”

Manuel Cowboy Donley with proclamation from Mayor Lee Leffingwell.

every Tuesday in July from 7-9 p.m., with the following acts scheduled to perform, many of whom have won numerous awards (including a Grammy) for their talent:

July 8 – 7 p.m.: Palacios Brothers, and 8 p.m.: Alex Ruiz y las Coronelas

length album, “Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath,” just hit the market on June 24.

By Liz Lopez

A.J.Vallejo is scheduled for July 5 and Chris Duarte on July 24 at The Roost, 2113 Wells Branch Pkwy. For more info, visit www. theroostaustin.com ------------------------------------------María del Pilar is scheduled at 9 p.m. on July 30 at The Belmont, 305 W 6th in Austin.

------------------------------------------Grupo Vidal has a new CD that can be downloaded from iTunes or by calling (361) 510-5011.

Paula Maya

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Film Austin

By Tara Veneruso

El Rey Network executives announced on June 10 that Austin will be home to the production and corporate headquarters for the new Englishlanguage cable network founded by local filmmaker Robert Rodriguez. It will be the first time a general entertainment network will have a formal production home in the state and signifies a major milestone in the history of Texas television and film production.

In addition to establishing its primary production and corporate headquarters in Austin, El Rey Network, currently available to over 40 million homes in the U.S., will film a wide range of scripted and unscripted content in the state, including the network’s first scripted original, “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.” The series was recently renewed for a second season and will begin shooting in Austin later this year.

Rodriguez joined forces with FactoryMade Ventures co-founders John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa and, with Univision Networks & Studios, Inc., launched El Rey Network, which unites the most culturally diverse generation in the history of television. With a primary target of men 18-49, El Rey Network’s mission is to fully represent and be inclusive of a growing and important American

HispanosNet Austin

Ruth Caporello and Dan Caporello Graciela Rodriguez and Ramon Solis

and Texan demographic: second and third generation Latinos who live in English-speaking households. Curated by Rodriguez and his artistic collective, the network will unite the most culturally diverse generation in history through fearless, badass and original content that awakens the renegade in everyone. The network’s actionpacked content is anchored by original signature dramas, feature films, grindhouse genre, cult classic action and horror/sci-fi.

El Rey’s choice of Texas highlights and accentuates Texas’ identity as a beacon state for American Latino culture and entertainment.

“Austin is home to creative, talented people who do pioneering, game-changing work, and Robert Rodriguez exemplifies our creative base of talent.

We’re pleased that the network has chosen Austin, which speaks volumes about our filmmaking environment,” said Mayor Lee Leffingwell. “Having the El Rey Network headquartered in Austin will strengthen our creative sector for years to come.”

Robert Rodriguez, whose own Troublemaker Studios has been based in Austin since 1998, said: “As a filmmaker and founder of El Rey Network, I can’t imagine a more iconic and inspiring location for our production headquarters or for the filming of our upcoming projects.”

to be a filmmaker, and his involvement in the Austin filmmaking community. The talk will cover his influences from Japanese cinema and his collaborators who were inspired by Japanese films.

The presentation will also include sample works from his portfolio including his film, commercial, and documentary work.

Yuta Yamaguchi

Yamaguchi” on July 10-11, 7 p.m., at Lamar Middle School Fine Arts Academy.

Yuta Yamaguchi is an award-winning JapaneseAmerican director and director of photography residing in Austin. With films that screened at Cannes in 2010, 2011, and 2014, Yuta went on to be lauded in 2012 by Indiewire for his “striking visual work” on “Wolf,” which premiered at SXSW and won the Panavision Best Texas Feature Film Award at the Dallas International Film Festival. The UT-Austin RTF graduate also served as Associate Producer on “August Evening,” which won the John Cassavetes Prize at the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. He was recently 2nd Unit Cinematographer for “Hellion,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and is also a partner at a creative content company called Arts+Labor.

The Japanese American Society of Greater Austin (JASGA) Cultural program series presents “Independent (Indie) Filmmaking by Yuta

Yuta will be talking about his background moving to the United States from Japan, why he wanted

By Diana Sanchez

X-Games Austin

Evelina Solis and Cody Karsky

Tara Veneruso is an award-winning film producer and director making films in Austin and Hollywood. For film casting, 3D, transmedia, animation or gaming news, write Tara at filmtodoaustin@gmail.com.

By Erica Stall Wiggins

ACVB’s Amanda Garcia, Waterloo Records’ John Kunz.

Laura Aguilar and Giovana Garcia

Skateboarder Rune Glifberg.

Curren Caples high-fives fans.

Skateboard Park winner Pedro Barros.

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Robert Rodriguez discusses El Rey’s “Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.” Jack Plunkett photo.

North Austin Influencers celebrates one year with mixer to support future Austin leaders

By Monica Peña

North Austin Influencers (NAI) is hosting a mixer to celebrate one year of providing opportunities to enhance leadership skills by building relationships with like-minded individuals on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Zed’s Restaurant. Business professionals will gather for an evening of networking and philanthropy.

NAI consists of members who exchange ideas, learn through educational workshops and mixers, and use their expertise in different fields to enhance leadership skills. The group is for individuals to continue learning in their profession or passions through connection building, self-improvement, using strategies for success and experience sharing. Monthly professional development programs from expert speakers have ranged in topics such as successful negotiating, profitability through diversity, handling mistakes effectively and improving leadership skills.

The group is celebrating many successful achievements in their first year including a membership of over 300 professionals; media recognition by two local publications, TODO Austin and The Austin Business Journal; and an active network on social media. Speakers have ranged from the founder of Social Good Summit Austin; Ruben Cantu on Work From Home Day (WFH), which takes more than 10,000 cars off the street on that day; the director of the Round Rock Public Library, Michelle Cervantes on Round Rock/Williamson County

CASA

(Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Travis County

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Al Lopez spent much of his career as a finance executive with IBM and Dell before running the Economic Growth Business Incubator, an organization where he combines his business experience with a community and economic development mission. Al has always been active in his community. He serves on advisory boards for two public charter schools and he and his wife, Judy, are very active at the Austin Stone Community Church and its’ For the City Network non-profit. Despite being busy and having three grown children and eight grandchildren, Al finds time to be a CASA volunteer advocating for teenagers.

Austin Stone focuses on helping children in foster care among its congregation.

“Judy and I are at a stage of

outreach; licensed clinical social worker and director of volunteers, Sonia Kotecha, on CASA of Travis County; and founder and publisher of Ujima Magazine, Damita Miller-Shanklin, sharing the importance of Black History Month which helped raise awareness on many initiatives.

A silent auction will be held at the July mixer to benefit future leaders in the Austin community. Proceeds will benefit scholarship programs at the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium and The National Black MBA Association Austin Chapter.

By eliminating traditional barriers to higher education and professional success, The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium cultivates leaders ready to meet our community’s most critical needs. What began as a small collaborative group committed to scholarship is now a synergistic organization focused on the academic, leadership, professional and philanthropic development of Central Texas youth with scholarship as a point of entry and source of ongoing support.

The National Black MBA Association Austin Chapter provides access to qualified, diverse individuals; continuous professional development; and educational, career, networking and entrepreneurial opportunities, resulting in economic development for Central Texas members, partners and the community.

Tiny Taiga Condensation

By Blake Shanley

If I may, truth be told.

I am sometimes in blissful awe and simultaneously out of sorts.

Overwhelmed by the simple and perfect complexity of it all.

The weight and the airiness, the paralyzing stress and breezy joy, the humanity and the spirit, Playing playing playing ... and always fearing a fall.

Ahhh!! I AM filled with emotion When I stand back and let myself see the Tiny globe, the moss and greens, the Heart, and my soul giggling at the You and the Me. THIS, what we are doing here, it is life, it is hard, it is easy.

Heavy as a feather, light as a star.

Always always always...

THIS present is the greatest present to me.

If it don’t feel good, I just ain’t gonna effin do it.

And/but I’m truly having a friggin blast.

Truth be told.

life where we weren’t going to adopt or foster, so I thought being a CASA volunteer could be my way of participating with kids in the system,” said Al. “I think every child deserves the opportunity to have somebody advocate for their best outcome. This is a very important and rewarding role. Sometimes, we’re one of the only folks who are investing our own time to develop a relationship and an understanding of where that kid is.”

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Austin Aces serve professional tennis to city

By Alberto Nuche

For a city that is as sport hungry as Austin, there are very few opportunities to see professional sports, especially when it comes to tennis.

Thankfully, that will not be the case after this July as Austin will be home to the Austin Aces, part of Mylan World Team Tennis.

World Team Tennis (WTT) is in its 39th season since its inception in 1974, co-founded by Billie Jean King. One of the 20th century’s most respected and influential people, trailblazing new inroads for both genders, King has long been a champion for social change and equality.

She continues to make her mark today through endeavors such as WTT. WTT is different from the traditional men’s and women’s professional tours as it features a format where both men and women compete on a team where their contributions are equal, a first in any professional sport. Each match consists of five sets: one set each of men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed

doubles. In a kick-off luncheon held at Vince Young Steakhouse on June 10, King reiterated the sentiment, saying that WTT offered a chance for people, especially children, to see a highly competitive professional sports team where both men and women contribute equally.

Of course, bringing a professional team to any city is no small feat, but WTT minority owner Andy Roddick, formerly the world’s top male player and an Austin resident, had a “decent-sized hand,” as King put it, in bringing the Aces here.

“All the pieces fit. We have an enthusiastic owner with Lorne Abony, a team that needed to be moved and we had players that were interested in coming to Austin, so it seemed like a natural fit,” said King. Abony also brings savvy acumen likely to be unparalleled in WTT as a businessman and former CEO of numerous ventures in Canada, as well as sitting on the competition committee of the men’s professional tour.

The Aces, previously the Orange County Breakers, sold in November of last year. They’ll be one of seven teams competing in the league with seven home matches being held at the Cedar Park Center from July 8 to July 19. The Aces will be headlined by Roddick and Marion Bartoli.

Roddick, a well-known fixture around Austin, is most noted for winning the U.S. Open in 2003,

Vamos a La San Antonio!

By Rose Di Grazia

San Antonio is one of those places where you can go repeatedly and discover a new area each time. I have visited a thousand times but recently discovered Morgan’s Wonderland. This is a wonderful place for adults and disabled children. It was created for Morgan, a young woman who inspired the world’s first ultra-accessible theme park, a very special playground for kids of all ages.

Come aboard the train and pass through the imaginary world of the Orient and Italy at Morgan’s World. After that, ride the Carousel. You will have a hard time deciding which animal to ride; the choices are endless. If fast cars are your thing, take a drive in the Off-Road Adventure Ride. You can steer the car yourself or let it magically steer itself. It’s fun for the whole family. Kids can enjoy the swing area or Butterfly Playground.

Or head inside the Sensory Village and let the kids go through the sensory grocery store and play cashier at the register. They can also stand in front of the green screen and see themselves on the television as they pretend to be a meteorologist. There’s also the Fishing Wharf where fishing actually takes place (but you mostly throw whatever you catch back into the water).

On a hot day, you and the kids will love the Water Works area.

Watch the water go in and out of the tubes as it cools your little ones hands. After a stroll through the park, stop in at the snack area for some delicious treats. For this 4th of July, head over to the park and enjoy free hotdogs and apple pie while supplies last from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, go to www.MorgansWonderland.com 14 TODO AUSTIN // JULY 2014 // TODOAUSTIN.COM

being the youngest American year-end No. 1 on the men’s tour, and leading the U.S. to the Davis Cup in 2007. Bartoli is the defending ladies single champion at Wimbledon and only recently retired last August while achieving a career-ranking of No. 7 on the women’s tour. The team is rounded out by other singles and doubles standouts from the men’s and women’s professional tour who are currently competing at Wimbledon. On paper, the Aces have a very strong team, but will have to overcome legends around WTT like Martina Hingis and Venus Williams, along with rising American star, Sloane Stephens.

If you have ever been to the San Antonio Zoo, then hopefully you stopped at the Japanese Tea Garden directly across the street. The garden is located inside Brackenridge Park. The park, which opened in 1901, is filled with lots of exotic plants, a lily pond and a waterfall. This is the perfect place for a wedding, shower, or birthday party. Have lunch at the Jingu House, a lovely teahouse cafe. Sip on one of their exotic teas and feast on one of their many sandwiches or order a Bento box lunch.

Don’t forget dessert to go with your tea also. The gardens are located in the heart of San Antonio. It offers a picturesque romantic setting for any wedding or affair. For rates go to www.jinguhousesa.com If you are traveling with kids and pets spend the night at the comfy Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham. The hotel is an extended

While WTT is a professional sport league, there will be a large community focus throughout the season with various play days, a free family tennis festival, and charitable donations and support, especially tied to the Andy Roddick Foundation, which has raised more than $11 million for charity since 2001. Tickets will also be less expensive than other professional sports events with individual tickets starting at $19 and season tickets available for $14 per match. For ticket information, go to AustinAcesTennis.com.

Austin Aces owner Lorne Abony and Billie Jean King.

stay hotel for anyone traveling for business or pleasure. My room was quite large and had a full-sized kitchen in it with everything you might need to cook a meal. The rooms are very modern and clean and were decorated with neutral tones of tan and olive green. The room also had tile flooring in the living room, which is great if you have pets. After an afternoon of swimming in the pool, plop down on the sofa bed and enjoy the flat screen television in the living room and bedroom. In the morning, feast on the complimentary buffet breakfast that offers eggs, sausage, muffins, bagels, cereal, yogurt, fruit and java. Guests can also enjoy working out in the fitness center.

For more information, call (210) 655-9491 or go to www. hawthornsanantonio.com.

Morgan’s Wonderland

CELEBRATING

DIVERSITY

RHYTHM ON STAGE

BRIDGE2BRIDGE From Montopolis Bridge to 360 Bridge, Everything Austin

Mexic-Arte Museum and the Serie Project present “Women of the Serie Project,” a selection of serigraph prints produced by women who have participated in the residency program. The varying works in the Annex Gallery reflect the over 20 years of diverse discussions women are having about contemporary culture, offering unique interpretations of the artists’ experiences. mexicartemuseum.org

The Long Center and Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School present “Rhythm on Stage,” a part of All Summer LONG at the Long Center.

Another summer family favorite – take part in free dance lessons on the Meredith Family Stage in Dell Hall. Learn several styles of dance, featuring instruction by one of the professionals from Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School. “Rhythm on Stage” happens the first four Tuesdays in July, and with no cover charge, you have no excuse not to come and get your groove on!

July 1: Zumba with Rebekah Fowler. Fowler studies and shares the dance traditions found in Bahia, Rio and beyond. Since 2000, she has taught dancers how to samba “like they do it in Brazil,” focusing on footwork, technique and the spirit of “alegria e charme” (joy and charm).

July 8: Bollywood with Prakash Mohandas.

Mohandas, founder of Agni Performing Arts, is trained in Bollywood, Hip Hop and Jazz.

He is also a filmmaker, entrepreneur, actor, and musician, and produced and directed a Bollywood musical, “Om Shanti: Once Upon a Time in Bollywood.”

July 15: Hip-Hop with Shepherd Allen. Allen is a dancer/choreographer who has been teaching and choreographing since age 14.

He is a co-founder of the dance crew Urban Transit, is a member of the Dancers Rock Touring Convention, and currently teaches at numerous area studios.

July 22: West African with Jean Claude Lessou.

Born and raised in Abidjan, Ivory Coast in West Africa, Lessou began dancing professionally at age 15, and performed with the Dante Theater Company for five years before touring the U.S. as principal dancer with Ballet Jolem.

Doors open at 7 p.m. every Tuesday with instruction beginning at 7:30 p.m.

In 2010, the Long Center launched the world’s first LiveAction Graphic Novel, “The Intergalactic Nemesis.”

On September 5, they’ll premiere the third and final installment in the trilogy, but before they do, they’ll present again the first two installments on Wednesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 6. 8 p.m.; 3 p.m. Sunday.

The year is 1933. Are you ready for the adventure? thelongcenter.org The Pan Am Hillside Concert Series is back every Tuesday in July from 7-9 p.m. at the A. B. Cantu Pan American Rec Center (2100 East 3rd St.). The free concert series, which began in 1958 with local musicians performing on summer nights for the East Austin community, serves as a fundraiser with monies raised from sponsors, vendors and donations. Call (512) 476-9193 for artist line-up.

Zilker Theatre Production’s musical “Oklahoma!” is set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys providing the colorful background against which a handsome cowboy and a winsome farm girl play out their love story. Thursday-Sunday evenings, approx. 8 p.m., July 11-August 16 at the Hillside Theatre.

Free. zilker.org

AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 4th of July Concert and Fireworks CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS Spend this Independence Day with thousands of your closest friends and the Austin Symphony Orchestra at the Circuit of The Americas (COTA).

While Auditorium Shores is under renovation, COTA will host ASO’s 38th annual July 4th Concert and Fireworks. Claim prime viewing at one of the largest Independence Day Celebrations in the state. The spectacular H-E-B Austin sponsored celebration is planned, produced, and performed entirely by ASO. Tens of thousands of families will be decked out in red, white, and blue and heading to COTA’s award-winning Austin360 Amphitheater for an amazing event complete with a fireworks display, symphonic patriotic classics, and even a little auto-themed music for the race fans in attendance.

The Asian American Resource Center hosts a free concert featuring Pakistani musician, Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami, on Saturday, July 12. Doors open at 7 p.m. A master of Classical Indian, Ghazal, Geet, Qawwali, Bhajan, Pakistani Folk and Sufi music, Nizami brings his soulful music to the stage as part of the Austin Parks and Recreation Department’s Planet Music Series. austintexas.gov/planetmusic

July 4th Concert and Fireworks “Day Of” Information:

The Alliance Française D’Austin presents the 19th annual Bastille Day Festival on Saturday, July 12, 6-10 p.m., on the grounds of the Historic French Legation Museum (802 San Marcos St.). With Christine Albert French Band, Pétanque contests, face painting, balloons, jugglers, marionettes, French food, pastries, wines, beer and more. GA $10 in advance; children 12 and under free. afaustin.org

Up-close parking available on Lots H & A for $10/ vehicle.

Austin Chamber Music Center’s 6th Annual Pride Concert is Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm at St. James Episcopal Church (1941 Webberville Rd.). The program includes music of Handel, Adès, Anderson, Copland, Weber, Thomson and Eastman. Featuring Liz Cass, Philip Hill, Turner Partain, Adam Bedell, Ricardo Chaves, Seetha Shivaswamy, Jim James and Russell Reed. Free. austinchambermusic.org

Parking lots open at 3 p.m.

Gates open and COTA activities begin at 4 p.m.

Concert begins at 8:30 p.m. and fireworks go off around 9:30 p.m.

Free parking in COTA Lots F.

Austin360 Amphitheater general and lawn seating is open to the public on a first come, first serve basis.

Other lawn areas are open and can be used by any one on a first come, first serve basis.

On-site camping is available. Pricing will be announced at a later date.

A map can be located on the austinsymphony.org website and free mobile app. It will also be available on the COTA website.

To receive up-to-date information, download the Austin Symphony’s free mobile app in Android’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store.

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Held on the last Tuesday of each month!

Summer / Fall 2014

La Colección de Cantinflas

Cantinflas was a prolific and productive Mexican actor, comedian and singer. Born in 1911 and passing away in 1993, he appeared in more than 55 films throughout his career. The films below will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles and were directed by Miguel Delgado.

El Bolero de Raquel - After arriving late and tipsy to his friend's funeral, Cantinflas is left in charge of his friend's son by the widow. Cantinflas and the boy, Chavita, meet Chavita's teacher, who convinces Cantinflas that he should also go to school. When 1957, 101 min Cantinflas meets the teacher again, they confess their love.

JUL 29

El Analfabeto - Cantinflas plays a young illiterate who receives a letter informing

AUG him that his rich uncle has passed away leaving him a great fortune. However, he'll 26 need to learn to read and write before understanding the letter.

1961, 128 min SEP 30

El Padrecito - Cantinflas stars as the new priest in a town set in its ways. Thinking he is going to take the place of their beloved priest, none of the townspeople like him.

While there, he stirs up controversy with his eccentric ways of doing things.

1964, 130 min

Su Excelencia - Cantinflas works at the embassy for his native Los Cocos,

OCT distributing visas to those visiting his homeland. At this time, the world is divided 28 into two sections: those countries that are red and those that are green. Because

both sides are evenly matched and Los Cocos has the deciding vote, Cantinflas becomes the Ambassador of Los Cocos and both sides try to persuade him to join them.

1967, 133 min

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Screenings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am. Admission is free.

For a special screening, contact Linda Crockett at 512-974-3789 or linda.crockett@austintexas.gov.

FEATURED JULY 2014 EVENTS:

FREE

Oklahoma! Zilker Theatre Productions’ Summer Musical

600 River St ., Austin, TX 78701 | www.maccaustin.org | (512) 974-3772

July 11 - August 16, Thursday - Sunday evenings, approx. 8:30pm Zilker Hillside Theater, 2201 Barton Springs Road - www.zilker.org

The City of Austin is proud to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require special assistance for participation in our programs or use of our facilities please call 512-974-3772 or 711 Relay Texas.

Waterloo Watercolor Group Art Exhibit

La ciudad de Austin está comprometida al Acta de Americanos Incapacitados. Si requiere asistencia para participar en nuestros programas por favor llame al teléfono número 512-974-3772 o 711 Relay Texas.

Now until August 2, Reception: July 16, 6pm. Julia C. Butridge Gallery Dougherty Arts Center, 1110 Barton Springs Rd - www.doughertyartscenter.org

Saje Nwa? (”How is the Market?”) Art Exhibit by Akirash Now until August 30, George Washington Carver Museum 1165 Angelina Street - www.carvermuseum.org

FREE Featured this month:

Global Grooves, Austin Moves www.austintexas.gov/planetmusic

Ustad Ghulam Farid Nizami

A master of classical Indian, Ghazal, Geet, Qawwali, Bhajan, Pakistani Folk and Sufi music

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Saturday, July 12, 7pm - 9pm, Free. Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road

Visit our Facebook page for all upcoming events! www.facebook.com/ArtsInParks The City of Austin is proud to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance for participation in our programs or use of our facilities, please call 512-974-4000.

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