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City Council votes to pass Freedom City Policy HEB Symphony 4th of July Concert & Fireworks AIPP restores “For La Raza” mural Sound & Cinema at Long Center

Pan-Am Hillside Concert Series’

60th Anniversary Tejano icon

Little Joe & La Familia will wrap up the series

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Dougherty Arts Center survey The Dougherty Arts Center, one of Austin’s oldest community arts venues, increasingly faces challenges such as lack of space, lack of technology resources, and missed opportunities to accommodate various activities. PARD is taking comments regarding the redevelopment project and future of the DAC. Take the survey, available in both English and Spanish, at www.surveymonkey. com/r/DACProject through July 25.

Automated vehicle tech testing Capital Metro will explore automated vehicle technology through evaluation demonstrations, with testing possibly beginning as soon as late July.

If testing goes well, a pilot service is expected to follow later this fall. Two phases of the autonomous vehicle pilot project are envisioned. The first will evaluate the performance of different autonomous bus vehicles from a few manufacturers. In addition to analyzing the vehicles, RATP Dev and the vehicle manufacturers will work with city officials to test signal components and on-street performance.

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between 11a.m.-7p.m. at the Austin Animal Center on 7201 Levander Loop.

Motorized vehicles prohibited on Parkland and Hike and Bike Trails In preparation for the busy July 4th holiday period, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department would like to remind the public that the use of any motorized vehicles on the hike and bike trails around Lady Bird Lake, or public recreational area is prohibited per Austin City Code 8-1-31.

The City Code “prohibits motor vehicle(s) and all motor driven devise(s) from being driven on public recreational areas other than a public roadway or in a parking area of a public recreation area.”

Exceptions to this rule are individual segways (not groups or tours), motorized wheelchairs for ADA accessibility, and an area designated for off-road bike use (presently, this only includes the Emma Long Metro Park Motorcycle Trails).

Wellness workshops on tap The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Travis County will present wellness workshops in Austin focused on promoting healthy weight in adults.

The first event is July 14 at the Millwood Branch Library, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Also, a 4H-Family & Community Health Workshop will be conducted from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on July 27 at 1600-B Smith Rd. The workshop will include the basics of nutrition knowledge, basic machine and hand sewing and basic cooking.

Austin City Council Votes In Favor Of #FreedomCity Policy

communities be allowed to be over-policed, discriminated against, and ripped apart from one another due to racist policies. The city deserve policies that reflect the best interests of community members. Last month, council members stood on the right side of history as they voted with the safety of people of color and immigrants in mind.

The Austin City Council hearing room erupted in cheers Thursday, June 14 when, in a unanimous vote, the Council voted to pass a Freedom City Policy, which favors measures to increase the safety of people of color and immigrants in Austin.

“We are excited about our victory tonight.

This is an important first step for the city to take,” said Rebecca Sanchez of Grassroots Leadership. “This is a long term struggle and we are in part one of what is actually a decathlon. We’re committed to fighting for a city where we redefine safety for ourselves, and not through badges, and where we determine how our communities thrive.”

People of color and immigrants in Austin have been facing a crisis as they are drastically overrepresented in arrests, jailings, and removal from the community. Policing of black and brown people unnecessarily tears families and communities apart. Passing a Freedom City Policy will take steps to reduce racial disparities in arrests, reduce discretionary arrests, require full vetting and reporting on requests by ICE for APD resources, and ensure officers who ask about immigration status inform people of their rights to not answer, as well as complete a report explaining the encounter.

Austin Library finalist for award The Austin Central Library has been named as a finalist for Public Library of the Year by the International Federation of Library Associations.

This award is given each year to a newly built library.

Each library is assessed on criteria including the extent to which the library takes into account new digital development, local culture, sustainability, and the wishes and needs of the users.

Summer camp for foster dogs Austin Animal Center is hosting the second annual Summer Camp Foster program for dogs living at the shelter. The Summer Camp program is an opportunity for members of the public to be a short-term foster for a dog in desperate need of a break from their kennel. Canine-campers can be picked up on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays

Austin Energy program yields honor For only the third time in 28 years, an Austin condo development has received a 5-star rating through the Austin Energy Green Building program. AEGB awarded the highest rating available to FOURTH& Condos, a 97-Unit mixed-use project developed

by Capsa Ventures. The last condo project to receive a 5-Star multifamily rating was the first phase of The South 5th in 2010.

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It is clear by the hundreds of people who showed up at City Hall that the community strongly stands with black and brown and immigrant communities. No longer should CONTRIBUTING STAFF // Anwuli Chukwurah, Rose Di Grazia, Callie Langford, César E. López Linares, Genoveva Rodriguez PRODUCTION SERVICES // Anthony Garcia CONTRIBUTORS // Alka Bhanot, Rick Carney, Roy Casagranda, Cat Cardenas, Cindy Casares, Lobo Corona, Nora De LaRosa, Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, Mark Guerra, Mari Hernandez, Ora Houston, Yadira Izquierdo, Chaille Jolink, Ryan Jordan, Ali Khataw, Ramey Ko, Harish Kotecha, Sonia Kotecha, Julia Lee, Isabel Lopez-Aguilar, Art Markman, Cynthia Aashi Morales, Cristina Parker, Richard J. Reddick, Oren Rosenthal, Paul Saldaña, Peter Salovey, Marion Sanchez, Sameer Shah, Blake Shanley, Dani Slabaugh, Corey Tabor, Rama Tiru, Carola Rivera, Aaron Rochlen, Lesley Varghese, Luis H. Zayas ONLINE EDITION // TODOAustin.com

José Garza, the director of Workers Defense Project, also expressed his approval. “[On June 14] City Council voted to uphold our values as a community by passing the #FreedomCity Policies. These policies will protect the constitutional rights of immigrants and make sure that Austin is a safe place to live for everyone regardless of race or immigration status.”

“As Trump and House Republicans in Congress are on a mission to pass two anti-immigrant bills that would build up Trump’s and Abbott’s deportation force, tear families apart, and militarize the homes of communities along the border, we appreciate the bold leadership from our local city council members to protect the community,” added United We Dream Austin leader Karen Reyes. “This victory would not have been possible without the organizing efforts of all the community members involved in combating the injustices facing people of color and immigrants in the city of Austin. We continue to organize to counter the threats to the immigrant community brought by SB 4 and work toward making Austin a Freedom City where we can thrive in the city we call home, because we are here to stay.”

This Freedom City Policy is a step in the direction to make Austin a truly inclusive community for all who reside within it.

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Separating children: The damage has been done, but states shouldn’t be the ones left to fix it

By Luis H. Zayas

young brain is not allowed to develop normally.

Exhausted, the brain’s natural growth in cognition, judgment, decision-making, problem-solving and interpreting of social cues is harshly truncated.

When the stress is traumatic, such as when that natural bond with the parent is suddenly severed deceitfully, the damage is compounded. The wounds will last a lifetime.

Listen to the audio recordings of children crying in the holding cells of detention centers in South Texas. You hear the mournful wails of children calling for “Mami” or “Papi.” These are unlike the cries of a child who is hungry or needs a diaper change or who just got a boo-boo. The sobs are the sounds of a child who has suffered a major loss, asking: “Where is my Mami and my Papi?

Will I ever see them again?”

Research shows that detention of children, even for a brief time, does lasting harm to their psychological and physical conditions.

As a behavioral scientist, I know the pain I hear from these children is causing serious damage to these vulnerable lives. The need for the human bond is profound for infants, toddlers and older children. It is the attachment that helps in the development of positive social interaction, trust of others, and the regulation of emotions and behaviors.

It should not be left to the states to channel these funds. Locally, politicians tend to reward agencies irrespective of their capacity to provide sound care. Funds should not go to contractors who have held these children in prisons.

Even though President Donald Trump signed an order to reunite children with their parents “ASAP,” the damage has been done. Because it was government-sponsored child abuse, our government has to make sure that the services these children will need to repair them are available.

It will take social work, psychiatric, psychological and counseling services to start and see through the repairs. Teachers will have to adapt their lessons to take into account what these children have experienced. The refugee children will need emotional, physical, educational, spiritual, and, yes, civic repair. We need to help them learn to trust again in our government.

Under stress, the body naturally braces itself by emitting hormones and taking other physiological measures to protect the person. In the short term, it might not be very damaging, though still hurtful. But when the stress is unremitting and complex, the body begins to break down and the Immigrant Families NPR Photo

The Department of Homeland Security must work closely with the Department of Health and Human Services, especially its Office of Refugee Resettlement, to make sure services to help these children are funded.

Instead, the government must work through reputable national organizations such as the Children’s Defense Fund, Save the Children, the Ford Foundation, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation to work directly with ethical, responsible social services agencies on the ground who have proved their worth, their trust. Only nonprofit social service agencies that have not supported “zero tolerance” government actions can be trusted by refugee families.

The mournful cries of the children in South Texas and everywhere they are detained will haunt us as a nation, just as our treatment of Native Americans, slaves and U.S. citizens of Japanese heritage has.

We must listen to the sounds of trauma in the cries of these children and know that we as a nation, as a government, have a responsibility for repairing the harm that has been done.

Luis H. Zayas is the dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and the Robert Lee Sutherland Chair in Mental Health and Social Policy at The University of Texas at Austin.

After Starbucks’ racial bias training, what comes now?

By Richard J. Reddick

A 2015 article addressing another Starbucks race initiative noted that 16 percent of Starbucks executives are of color, while 40 percent of employees are of color.

After Starbucks closed for a day for companywide racial bias training, many observers and researchers on race expressed guarded optimism that a corporation of Starbucks’ stature and prominence had taken such a stand, but it’s evident that much more will be needed to eliminate prejudice in the organization. Starbucks needs to better leverage this opportunity and commit to being an antiracist, anti-bias corporation. And frankly, other American corporations and nonprofits should follow the same path.

Starbucks seems to understand that one day of training isn’t enough, with company officials saying this is only the start of a commitment toward creating a bias-free workplace.

In reality, it’s an opportunity to broaden the conversation about how Starbucks and other organizations can reassess their roles as a cultural phenomenon, and a leading indicator of social stratification in communities. In fact, perhaps the most immediate impact of the training is the ripple effect. Media outlets are revisiting the story, and other organizations, like MSNBC, are launching discussions on race.

But let’s address some long-term goals that Starbucks and other organizations can consider that can move the dial toward systemic change.

After the events of April 12 in Philadelphia, one often overlooked outcome was that the two black men arrested agreed not to file a lawsuit against police and instead asked for a $200,000 investment in young entrepreneurs in the city.

(Starbucks also reached an agreement with the men that included “a confidential financial settlement.”) Their request addresses a muchneeded concern for communities of color.

Cities often provide abatements and other incentives for corporations to open businesses, but fail to ensure that these same corporations commit to reinvesting in the communities where their stores reside. Corporations can ask internally whether they are hiring local residents at all levels — not simply at entry-level, lowwage positions, but also in managerial, whitecollar roles. And community stakeholders — elected officials and activists — must monitor externally and hold them accountable.

Organizations can also assess diversity among their staffs. In 2017, for example, Starbucks hired Rosalind Brewer as chief operating officer and group president, the second in command

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behind CEO and President Kevin Johnson.

Brewer is the first African American to hold this position at Starbucks and has stated her desire to see greater diversity in the company (while noting that the board is 29 percent women and 36 percent people of color).

This is also an opportunity to reflect on Starbucks’ impact on urban communities. Some research points to correlations between the opening of Starbucks stores and higher real estate prices — the stores may in fact serve as “prox[ies] for gentrification.” This raises a critical point that Starbucks should be active in discussing.

Framing the prior and existing businesses and economic development in these neighborhoods from an asset-based perspective is a critical aspect of being a positive and supportive presence in underresourced areas, rather than an unwelcome bellwether of gentrification.

As the flurry of media stories discuss Starbucks’ day of reflection on race and equity in addition to ABC’s decision to cancel “Roseanne,” we must hold all corporations and nonprofits to a higher standard over the long term. We must advocate for this form of self-reflection and action in the businesses we frequent and the organizations to which we belong every day.

Richard J. Reddick is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, and the Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

Friday, July 13, 6:30 p.m. “Taking Israel: A Journey Of African American Students” free film screening. That’s My Face is a young adult film series. July’s film is “Taking Israel: A Journey of African American Students” (2016), directed by Vincent Singleton. From 1988-2002 over 150 African American students from Wilberforce University in Ohio went to Israel each summer to observe the political, social and educational environment. They worked at Kibbutz Ramat Menashe near Haifa, ran a youth summer camp in the Tel Aviv suburb of Holon and spent time at the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace at Givat Haviva. This is their story and impact.

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Saturday, July 14, 1 p.m. Smithsonian Presents: “Black Wings” free screening. For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - conquering the forces of racism. Meet the men and women who took to the skies throughout the 20th century, proving to a segregated nation that skin color doesn’t determine skill level. From biplanes to commercial jets, and from barnstormers to war fighters, meet the pathbreaking pilots who opened the skies for all-- and contributed in countless ways to the development of aviation.

of its demise. Indigenous people and deities from Yucatan

Williamson County votes to end contract with T. Don Hutto immigrant detention center Decision gives ICE six months to renegotiate contract; advocates stress importance of freeing women at detention center, including mothers separated from kids, immediately

By Grassroots Leadership

On June 26, the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to end the intergovernmental service agreement with the T. Don Hutto immigrant detention center in Taylor, Texas. The move follows months of public pressure from formerly detained women, advocates, members of the faith

EXHIBIT:

“Indigenous

Warriors

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MesoAmerica” by Andy A. Villarreal. Through September 1.

Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. | Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Sam Z. Coronado Gallery. Andy’s background as a Texan and a Hispanic male help form his aesthetics. For the past 20 years, the Mexican culture has been a major source of inspiration to him. The pride in Andy’s culture creates an intense energy and enthusiasm to create his art. The heartbeat of the culture is the roots of what Villarreal’s work is about. “I try to embrace and celebrate the richness of the culture and its achievements as well as the sadness interact in varying times and places in my art.”

ON EXHIBIT: “De Aquí Soy” by Ulises Garcia Vela. Through September 1. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Saturday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Community Gallery. “De Aquí Soy: Mi Mexico Callejero” is a series of photos that shows the vibrancy and variety of everyday life on the streets, paths and avenues of Mexico. From painted clowns to labor protests, street dances to neighborly chats, Mexico lives and breathes on its streets.

Friday, July 13, 6 p.m. “Duality and Dokdo, Lone Island” Exhibit Opening Reception. The AARC is proud to host an exhibit reception featuring works from artists Dan Pham (The Banana’s Identity Cookbook), Lauren Chai (A Place in this World), and Matthew Koshmrl (Dokdo, Lone Island). Refreshments and light snacks will be served. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, July 7, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Muslim Community Support Services. Members will be present the first Saturday of every month to field questions, help fill out forms, and help you navigate your new home in Austin. Have questions about how to open a bank account, where to attend school, how to set your kids up for success in a country where you can barely speak the language?

Come chat with MCSS. Free. Community Room 1.

Saturday, July 14, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Austin Japanese Minyo Presents: Bon Odori Festival. Come join the Austin Japanese Minyo Dance Group for an afternoon of summer dancing and Japanese snacks and onigiri! Food sold by Asahi. Free. AARC Ballroom.

Saturday, July 28, 1 - 3 p.m. AARC Produced: Culture and Fashion Workshop. Explore culture through fashion! Free. Community Room 8.

community and Williamson County residents The decision does not immediately close in the Shut Down Hutto Coalition who have the facility, but rather gives Immigration called for the closure of the for-profit prison. and Customs Enforcement until January to renegotiate a possible agreement. At least 35 The Hutto Detention Center is the only all mothers who have had their kids taken from women’s facility in the country for asylum- them at the border are being held the facility, seekers. Over 500 women are imprisoned and some are at imminent risk of deportation. there every day, locked up after escaping from violent gangs, domestic abusers, and One detained mom sent a letter from inside others’ hatred and prejudice at their sexual the Hutto detention center in June that identity or ethnicity. Many of the moms who details what it is like for a mother separated crossed over recently seeking safety, their from her children and detained by ICE. children cruelly stolen, were sent there.

“All the mothers were crying in anguish, Before the vote, hundreds joined a Jericho distraught from not knowing anything about March to reunite families and shut down our children, this is the harshest thing they Hutto. Marchers called for an end to the could do, to take our children from us,” the systems upholding the Hutto Detention translated letter text said. “They told us they Center and the Trump administration’s cruel were going to adopt our children out to other zero-tolerance policies that criminalize and people. I was in the kennel for 8 days without lock up immigrant families seeking safety. bathing or brushing my teeth, they treated Over 2,000 children were separated from us so horribly as though we were animals. their families at the U.S.-Mexico border in May Sometimes they punished us and didn’t give and June, bringing Hutto to the forefront as us water or food. We slept on the floor and communities all around the country opposed they gave us aluminum paper to cover us.” the federal administration’s policy.

On the same letter, this anonymous “This is an important step forward in the fight immigrant mother explained how she didn’t for justice at Hutto and a victory for all who hear her children’s voices until 21 days have raised their voices,” said Bethany Carson, later. She was taken from Laredo into the immigration organizer and researcher at Hutto detention center while her children Grassroots Leadership. “We thank all the were taken to Michigan. Both her son and members of the Shut Down Hutto coalition daughter claimed to be physically mistreated for their work to make this happen.” by immigration officers.

Grassroots Leadership has launched the Hutto Deportation Defense and Bond Fund to provide support for women detained at the facility. On July 8, hundreds of Episcopalians from across the country will gather at the Hutto detention center for a prayer service.

“There is still much to do,” Carson continued.

“We must first fight to ensure that every woman at Hutto, including all of the moms who have had their kids taken from them, are released from the facility immediately.”

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AUSTINTEXAS.GOV/MUSEUMSANDCULTURE

JULY 6 - AUG 18, 8:15 PM

JULY 7 - OCTOBER 27

Zilker Hillside Theater ALL SHOOK UP

George Washington Carver Museum Black Texas Gospel: An Biographical Exhibition

Journey back to the 1950’s with this Elvis inspired Zilker Summer Musical!

2206 William Barton Dr., 78704 austintexas.gov/zilkerhillsidetheater JULY 25 & 26, 7:00 PM

Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center The Gardens of South Texas: Scenes From Peyoteros

A documentary by Eugenio Del Bosque featuring a tradition with roots dating back a millennia.

600 River St., 78701 austintexas.gov/esbmacc

This exhibition honors the rich history of African American and Texan gospel singers like Elmer Akins and Evelyn Franklin.

1165 Angelina St., 78702 austintexas.gov/carvermuseum JULY 27, 7:00 PM JULY 28, 1:00 & 7:00 PM

George Washington Carver Museum 42ND Street A 10th Anniversary Broadway Special: The story of a girl from Allentown, PA who intends to make it big on Broadway!

1165 Angelina St., 78702 austintexas.gov/carvermuseum

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 512-974-3914.

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Celebrate Independence Day

at H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert and Fireworks Spend this Independence Day with 100,000 of your closest friends at Austin’s signature Fourth of July event. Central Texans will hurry to claim their grassy spot with the Austin Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday, July 4 for the largest Independence Day Celebration in the state. Tens of thousands of families will be decked out in red, white and blue and heading down to Vic Mathias Shores (formerly Auditorium Shores) for an event complete with a fireworks display over the city skyline backed by symphonic patriotic classics.

The H-E-B Austin Symphony 41st Annual July 4th Concert and Fireworks is planned, produced, and performed entirely by the Austin Symphony, with the help of its generous sponsors. The Symphony will perform at 8:30 p.m., followed by “mile-high” fireworks at approximately 9:30 p.m. For those that can’t attend but wish to hear the concert while the fireworks are going off, tune in to Majic 95.5 FM. The event is free and open to the public.

When attending the July 4th Concert and Fireworks show, please keep a few things in mind to help make it a fun, safe event.

Plan a Safe Park Visit Austin/Travis County EMS recommends you stay hydrated, apply sunscreen and bug spray, as well

Pan-Am Summer Hillside Concert Series celebrates 60th anniversary

By Anna Maciel The Oswaldo A.B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary as the City of Austin’s, longest running live music series: The Pan-Am Summer Hillside Concert Series. The event will be held at the Hillside Theater, located at 2100 East 3rd St. The five-week concert series is a FREE event and will be held every Tuesday in July, and a finale being held on Saturday, August 4. Entertainers, media, and community partners will be honored at each date of Hillside: Manuel Donley, Ben Marines, Shorty Ortiz, Roy Montelongo, Alfonso Ramos, Ruben Ramos, La Prensa, John Trevino, Charles Villlasenor, Richard Moya, Peggy VasqueaAnthony Ortiz, Jr. Darlene Camacho, Manuel Navarro, Golden Gloves Boxers, Tom Renteria, and many other honorees.

On September 7, 1956, a new and larger center was dedicated at 2100 East 3rd St., just west of the old location, where it currently sits today.

The building adjoined Zavala Elementary School and shared some common space in partnership with the Austin Independent School District. In June 1958, the Pan Am Hillside Theater was built, sparking the start of what would later be known

as wear a hat to help with protection from the environment. Wear appropriate outdoor footwear and clothing and bring a flashlight if you are biking or traveling on the hike and bike trail. Picnic blanket, personal umbrellas and folding chairs with attached canopies are allowed.

Park Rules/Laws and Prohibited Items No glass or Styrofoam (food and beverage vendors will be on site). No alcohol allowed on site. Swimming in Lady Bird Lake is prohibited.

Smoking and vaping is prohibited in City of Austin parks and it is a Class C Misdemeanor. Drones are prohibited at the event per FAA regulations. Pets are not allowed (cannons and fireworks create severe stress for animals). Vending at the park site without a permit is a Class C Misdemeanor.

Grilling is prohibited at the event site. No personal fireworks on site, including sparklers.

during event hours. Downtown road closures and/or lane reductions associated with this event start at 10 a.m. Lady Bird Lake will be closed to all watercraft between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m., from 1st Street to the railroad trestle bridge. Motorized vehicles will be prohibited on hike and bike trails.

The lower portion of the Hike & Bike Trail on the north side of Lady Bird Lake will be closed at 10 a.m.

congestion in and around Lamar, Barton Springs Rd. and Riverside. Neighborhood no-parking restrictions will be in effect. Parking is prohibited on and along Cesar Chavez, as well as on all parkland. Several parking garages will offer all-day parking for a fee. ADA Parking will be by permit at the Palmer Event Center Garage on a first come, first served basis. Entrance is from the south via Barton Springs Rd. Cap Metro busses are also ADA compliant and will be providing service to the site.

Transportation and Parking For the best experience, park north of Lady Bird Lake in the downtown area to avoid the extensive

For more information, please visit austinsymphony.org.

Pet owners More pets are lost during 4th of July festivities than any other time of year. If you lose your pet, check with the Austin Animal Center. Pets should be left at home.

Parkland and Road Closures The event will significantly affect area traffic conditions and public recreational use of the park as Austin’s longest running live music series.

Hillside is a tradition of outdoor concerts that features Mexican American music and Tejano legends like Alfonso Ramos, Manuel Donley, Leonard Davila, Freddy Martinez, Johnny and the Sensations, Flaco Jimenez, Shorty and the Corvettes, and Nash Hernande Orquestra. In 1978, a mural was painted by artist Raul Valdez to enhance the community cultural essence of the Hillside Theater. Music is of the utmost importance to continue this legendary event to unite our communities, especially with the rapid growth surrounding central Austin. Mexican American music and culture are an integral part of Austin’s fabric and the Oswaldo A.B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center plays a big role in keeping that family tradition alive.

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To see the event’s full schedule, visit the To Do Música section on page 10.

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Austin Art In Public Places unveils restored mural at Holly Shores

For La Raza mural

The City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, part of the Cultural Arts Division of the Economic Development Department, announces the restoration of “For La Raza,” an iconic East Austin mural celebrating the Chicano heritage of the Holly Shores neighborhood. Originally created in 1992 by community muralists Robert Herrera and Oscar Cortez, the mural was recently restored as part of the City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department’s Holly Shores Master Plan, Phase 1 implementation. The project will be celebrated at a free, public event on July 21, 2018, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 2215 Riverview St.

“The restoration of this beloved artwork simultaneously honors the history of the Holly Shores neighborhood while also looking towards its future,” said Sue Lambe, Manager of the Art in Public Places Program. “Representing multiple generations and artistic styles, the new mural celebrates the distinguished heritage of the community and reflects its values and character.”

“For La Raza” is one of several murals sited on the exterior wall of the decommissioned Holly Street Power Plant near the Holly Shores and Festival Beach area in east Austin. Over the years, the mural fell into disrepair, with much of its vibrant imagery—including Aztec gods and symbols of Mexican history and identity— having faded or been painted over or “tagged” by other artists. As part of the Phase 1 implementation of the Holly Shores Master Plan, the Parks and Recreation Department worked with Art in Public Places and the community to identify historic murals at the Power Plant in need of restoration. “For La Raza” was selected as the first mural to be addressed.

Arte Texas—a community organization working to save historic murals in east Austin and execute new ones, which includes Herrera and Cortez — was commissioned to develop a restoration plan that would once again make the mural a point of pride for the neighborhood. As part of that process, the artists introduced a new generation to the mural painting tradition. In addition to meeting with neighborhood groups and associations, Arte 08 TODO AUSTIN // JUL 2018 // TODOAUSTIN.COM

Texas worked with students from the eastside community. Under Herrera’s leadership, the youth were instructed on the process of mural painting and its history and significance in the Mexican-American tradition. They were also given an opportunity to paint sections of the wall, resulting in a unique artistic collaboration blending generations from across the community.

“This mural represents the strength of our people and serves as a cherished cultural expression of our survival as Mexican Americans and Chicanos,” said Bertha Delgado, Founder and Executive Director of Arte Texas.

Founded in 1985, the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program acquires and maintains works of art for City facilities and parks through commissions, donations, and loans for the cultural enrichment of Austin’s community. By City ordinance, AIPP allocates two percent of eligible capital improvement project funding to the acquisition of site-specific public artwork.

Austin is the first municipality in Texas to make a commitment to include works of art in construction projects.

Since 1928, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) has been the trusted steward of the City of Austin’s public lands. PARD protects and maintains parkland and Austin’s urban forest, preserves trails and offers a variety of sports, recreation, educational enrichment, arts programs, cultural opportunities, nature and aquatic activities.

PARD is as diverse as the community it serves.

PARD strives to honor the past while embracing the challenges of the future, and to serve an entire community while maintaining meaningful connections with individual participants.

For more information, visit austincreates.com.

Blanton Museum to exhibit Vincent Valdez: The City

housing, even down to the placement of parks and trees.”

“The City” was inspired by Gil Scott-Heron’s 1980 song “The Klan,” and Philip Guston’s “City Limits,” a 1969 painting of cartoonish Klansmen that he saw in the Blanton’s presentation of “Witness: Art The Blanton Museum of Art at The University and Civil Rights in the Sixties” in 2015. of Texas at Austin will present “Vincent Valdez: The City” in its Contemporary Project gallery, “For centuries, artists, writers, and musicians opening on Tuesday, July 17. Acquired by the have dealt with questions of identity, fear of the Blanton, “The City” paintings are comprised of two works: “The City I,” a large, four-part ‘other,’ and the threat of violence,” elaborated canvas portraying a group of men, women, and the exhibition curator, Veronica Roberts, a toddler in Ku Klux Klan regalia on a bluff above Blanton curator of modern and contemporary a glowing metropolis; and “The City II,” a single art. “Although The City I offers a symbolic canvas depicting a pile of mattresses amongst representation of American society, in many ways, I see it as a contemporary history painting, other discarded trash. helping us to reflect on the ways the past “Expanding knowledge and human continues to inform the present.” understanding is among the university’s core values and central to the Blanton’s The Blanton’s showing of “The City” follows mission,” said Blanton Director Simone its acquisition and exhibition of two paintings Wicha. “The university serves as a platform from Valdez’s “The Strangest Fruit” series, which for complex inquiries into societies past and refers to the overlooked history of the lynching present, and at the Blanton we cultivate these of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in the conversations around great works of art.”

American Southwest during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Blanton has developed programming around “The City” that includes an opening day “Vincent Valdez is a virtuosic painter tackling conversation between Vincent Valdez and Maria some of the most challenging aspects of Hinojosa of NPR’s Latino USA July 17 at 6:30 p.m. American identity and culture,” said Roberts.

“The Blanton’s commitment to Valdez’s work Valdez’s “The City” confronts the ongoing reflects our larger mission to support significant ubiquity of racism in the U.S. The 30-foot long Texas and Latino artists among the diversity City I painting uses a grisaille palette to evoke of perspectives and histories we share in our historical photographs of a past era. However, modern and contemporary art galleries.” symbols from contemporary life including Nike shoes, a glowing iPhone, a Chevrolet truck, as The City was acquired for the Blanton’s well as a modern cityscape, mark the painting as permanent collection with support from firmly set in the present day.

Guillermo C. Nicolas and James C. Foster in honor of Jeanne and Michael Klein, with “These individuals could be any Americans,” said additional support from Jeanne and Michael Vincent Valdez. “There is a false sense that these threats are contained at the edges of American Klein, and Ellen Susman in honor of Jeanne society, in small town landscapes or in the and Michael Klein. Major funding for the Contemporary Project is provided by Suzanne American South.”

McFayden.

The urban setting of “The City” also suggests the A San Antonio Native, Valdez is best known for physical components of structural racism. his monumental portraits of contemporary “The designs of many American cities today figures. His drawn and painted subjects capture still reflect segregation,” explained Valdez. “The universal struggles within various socio-political plotting and location of train tracks, city dumps, arenas and eras. Valdez currently lives and works land claimed through eminent domain, junkyard in Houston. locations, city jails and police stations, storage and industry sectors, underfunded schools and To learn more, please visit blantonmuseum.org.

Artist Vincent Valdez by Zeke Peña

MUSIC INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT:

Rick Carney

By TODO Austin staff

Rick Carney is a musician, songwriter, producer, engineer and educator. A veteran of the American underground music scene, Carney arrived in Austin in 1986 as a bassist with the infamous hardcore band EMG. In 1991, he switched to guitar and founded Jesus Christ Superfly, a mainstay of the Austin Punk scene. JCS was a critical and popular success, and celebrates its 28-year anniversary in June 2018. From 1997-2005, Carney also fronted Gravy Boat, a Roots Rock outfit that blended Southern Rock and Honky Tonk.

As a performer, Carney has played nearly 1000 live shows and released records in the U.S., Australia and Europe. In 2004, he won the Crossroads Guitar Competition and has received a four-star review in Guitar World magazine for his work on JCS’s Texas Toast CD. While primarily a guitarist-vocalist, Carney also plays bass and drums. Besides his positions as national Manager of Music Education for the School of Rock and local Music Director for the Austin school, Carney serves as Vice Chair of the Austin Music Commission. The school has over 30,000 students internationally and the Austin school is the third largest branch in the system with around 350 students.

Rick Carney on guitarDavid Kindler Photo

Rick Carney at Cavity reunion Photo by Larry Stern

215 schools now, the Austin location was the 8th branch to open. I was introduced to the founder Paul Green by a mutual acquaintance, Jake Szufnarowski, who is a NYC concert promoter and general bon vivant and adventurer. For years, Jake would come visit for SXSW and stay with us. One year he brought along Paul who was the subject of a documentary film in the festival. I asked Paul what brought him to Austin and he replied, “I am here to offer you a job” and the rest is history!

We have schools in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Panama, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the Philippines. We are hoping to establish a cultural exchange program with our Mexican schools very soon. The Austin school will also be hosting schools from Australia and Canada alongside schools from MN and TN on July 1 at the North Door. Music truly is an international language and Rock and Roll resonates with the world.

Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center need to be fully funded so that their communities histories can be preserved and, in turn, the shared history of Austin can be celebrated.

TODO Austin: What is the importance of equity and diversity in music?

TODO Austin: As a musician, what are the challenges artists face today that you didn’t when you began your career?

Without diversity and equity, we aren’t able to tell the full story of what makes Austin the TODO Austin: What about Austin inspires you cultural center that it is. As our city becomes to work in the music industry? less affordable, the first communities that The music business is a completely different are adversely affected are those of color. We “I am very grateful for the Austin music animal now than when I was coming need to recognize the contributions of all community and its deep roots. I moved up. The communications and entertainment here with my college band in 1986 and industries have seen more changes driven the groups that have made Austin great: we immediately were accepted by the by technology and are still evolving at an the Tejano pioneers, the African American underground scene and soon by the exponential speed. The ability to hear any Gospel an Blues greats as well as the many established clubs. People like Brad First (SXSW, song on demand essentially for free is mind Psychedelic, Blues, Punk and Cosmic Cowboy Cannibal Club, Cave Club and Club Foot) blowing. The challenge is protecting the bands that we are famous for. Going forward and Mark and J-net Pratz (Liberty Lunch, TODO Austin: Based on your experience intellectual property rights of artists while we want to make sure that the next generation Continental Club) were early supporters. I working with students, what is the importance satisfying the consumption preferences of the (and beyond) have a place at the musical table. employ musicians that I met over 30 years of training new generations to be the best consumer. That is a major concern that I deal ago as well as younger players in their 20’s. musicians they can be? with both in my work at the School of Rock TODO Austin: What kind of initiative or The Austin music “family” is tight knit yet still and on the Music Commission. As an artist We use music as a tool to teach myself, I am acutely aware of the challenges change would you like to see happen in the accepting of new blood. music industry so it can continue to live up to empowerment. We are a performance-based from all angles. its reputation as the Live Music Capital of the TODO Austin: Tell us about your most recent program, we put kids on real stages to play concerts, not recitals. Teaching them an TODO Austin: From your experience working World? and/or upcoming projects. instrument and giving them the opportunity in the Music Commission, what priorities I still play regularly with Jesus Christ Superfly, to express themselves on stage prepares them should the City have to support the industry?

We need to get in front of the technology we’ve been playing since 1991. We are playing for anything that life throws at them. Some that is driving innovation. Protecting the a Beto O’Roarke event at the Hole in the of the kids realize that music is their calling We need to help working musicians monetize intellectual property of artists is essential for Wall July 4th. I also have a Roots Rock band and we prepare them to be successful in the their efforts and help to insure that there will their financial survival but this is seemingly at called Gravy Boat that still plays a few dates a industry. Our Austin kids play ACL every year be always be a local culture that values music odds with the current music business model in and get to see how the music business works. and those who make the culture possible. If year, mostly in the South East.

We do around 100 performances a year, we value our culture, we need to invest in its play. As a culture we have de-valued music to TODO Austin: What led you to work with the not just locally but at ACL, Lollapalooza and future. I believe that our musical heritage is a commodity as opposed to a cultural benefit.

Summerfest in Milwaukee.

School of Rock? unique and special and should be protected as I would love to see a real music appreciation we would protect any other natural resource curriculum introduced to our local school Along with my wife Mary Ann, I opened TODO Austin: How can the School of Rock such as Barton Springs. Along those lines, system to help develop future audiences as the Austin school in 2005. While we have connect international communities? cultural institutions such as The Emma S. well as creators.

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To Do Música BROWN SOUND NEWS

| By Liz Lopez

The Oswaldo A.B.Cantu Pan-Am Hillside Summer Concert Series 2018 returns this year to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Austin’s longest running outside concert series and is hosted by A.B. Cantu Pan-American Recreation Center Community Advisory Board. Held every Tuesday in July, the free, family friendly shows begin on July 3, celebrating the holiday and ending with a grand finale on Saturday, August 4. Suggested items to take with you include blankets and lawn chairs, can drinks (no glass containers), and sunglasses.

Plan to arrive early. There will be free street parking available all around the park area at 2100 E 3rd St. The following is the lineup and is subject to change. It is recommended to view the Facebook pages for the weekly artists scheduled.

July 3 - 6 p.m. J.R. Gomez y Los Conjunto Bandits; 7 p.m. David Farias; 8 p.m. Chente Barrera with special guest Ram Herrera. Honoring: Manuel Donley, Ben Marines, Shorty Ortiz, Frank Nunez, and Alfonso Ramos.

July 10 - 7 p.m. Bidi Bidi Banda; 8 p.m. Devin Banda; 8:15 p.m. Sunny Sauceda. Honoring: Gracie Limon, Darlene Camacho, Rocky, Tom Renteria, Manuel Navarro, Golden Gloves, Joel Lozano.

July 17 - 6:30 p.m. Los Diamantez, 7:15 p.m. Nikki Lopez; 7:30 p.m. Los Texas Wranglers with special guests Joe Bravo and Augustin Ramirez; 8:30 p.m.

Santiago Jimenez and Flaco Jimenez. Honoring: Sendero, Joe’s Bakery, Brown Distributing, Donn’s BBQ, Fiesta Patrias.

navigating a shared journey through mortality, grief, the after-life and compassion for differing perspectives. When we returned to Austin, we began building our new home and recording the new album. ‘The Other Side’ chronicles chapters of life, of history, and of the paths we’ve crossed and traveled.” Album Credits: Miranda Dawn vocals, acoustic guitar Chris Hawkes - vocals, acoustic, baritone, electric and bass guitars, piano, Wurlitzer, percussion, production, engineering, mixing Zeke Benenate - upright bass, additional engineering Clint Simmons - drums. Trevor Nealon - Hammond, Mellotron. Chico Oropeza mandolin. Artwork by Ellie Hammack.

The album release show will be Friday July 6, 8 p.m. at the Cactus Café, 2247 Guadalupe St. Tickets available at cactuscafe.org. Summer and fall tour dates to follow and visit dawnandhawkes. com.

--Tejano Music Alliance of Texas will host a big line up with artists from Austin and Central Texas. $10 tickets at the door. 512- 496- 4930 for table reservations. Doors open at 7 p.m. Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. H &H Ballroom 4404 Brandt Rd. For more information, visit TMAT via their Facebook page.

--The 80H Project will release new music with a CD release party on Friday, July 20 at 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the One-2-One Bar, 1509 S. Lamar Blvd, Ste. 600. For more information, visit the artist Facebook page.

--The Austin Public Library welcomes you to a panel discussion about Austin’s lesbian music scene and LGBTQ+ history on Saturday, July 7 at 3 p.m. at the Austin History Center, 810 Guadalupe St. This discussion accompanies the photography exhibit

July 24 - 6:30 p.m. Trampia & Lench Martinez; 7:00 p.m. Los A-T Boyz; 8:15 p.m. Ruben Ramos & the Mexican Revolution. Honoring: Lalo Campos, Rosita Ornelas, Marcelo Tafoya, Isidro Lopez, Jose Jaime Garcia Jr, Fred Cantu, La Prensa, Peggy Vasquez.

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“We’ll Just Rock for Ourselves: Selections from the Lisa Davis Photograph Archive,” which presents images of Austin’s lesbian musicians and activists of the early 1990s.

Discussion panelists are Jana Birchum, a staff photographer at the Austin Chronicle for over a decade, and Kate Messer, who currently serves as Communications Director for Austin City Council Member Jimmy Flannigan of Council District 6.

Curran Nault is the discussion moderator. He holds a PhD in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, where he is a joint lecturer in RTF, Asian American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies.

The exhibition “We’ll Just Rock for Ourselves: Selections from the Lisa Davis Photograph Archive” focuses on Davis’s documentation of the lesbian music community in Austin during the early 1990s. Lisa Davis earned a degree in photojournalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1986 and remained in Austin working as a staff photographer for the Associated Press. She also freelanced for numerous publications. The panel discussion and the exhibit are free and open to the public. For more information call 512-9747480 or visit austinhistorycenter.org.

August 4 - 5 p.m. Oaxaca Arte En Movimiento; 6 p.m. Nash Hernandez Orchestra; 7 p.m. Michelle Chel; 7:30 p.m., Yayo Castillo y Rumores; 9 p.m.

Little Joe y La Familia. Honoring John Trevino, Richard Moya, Gonzalo Barrientos, Lloyd Doggett, Mayor Steve Adler, City of Austin PARD Dept, Council Member Sabino “Pio” Renteria. *The City of Austin is proud to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance for participation in programs or use of our facilities, please call (512) 978-2425.

--Dawn and Hawkes have been collecting healing stories and songs of bravery and good hope, and are ready to share them on their new album “The Other Side” available everywhere on July 6. The artists stated, “In the last year, we stored our possessions and lived on tour while writing a collection of new songs. We found inspiration from what we saw around us: American deserts and mountains to the South Australian coast while

Dawn and Hawkes

R E C O M M E N D E D

Reina del Cid

S H O W S

Let’s dance around the world together. There are two great shows with world music: Bamako Airlines, Wache, Roleros Cosmicos, Rattletree on Friday, July 6 at 7 p.m. - 12 midnight, and Cilantro Boombox, The Human Circuit, Dj Manny perform on Friday, July 13 at 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. $6 presale tickets on Eventbrite. Later in the month, Grupo Massa (8 p.m.), Atash (10 p.m.) and Roland and the Roots (12 midnight) take the stage Friday, July 27 with a $10 cover at The Sahara Lounge, 1413

Webberville Rd. saharalounge.com.

--Mariachi music by Mariachi Corazon De Tejas on Thursday evenings Don Darios’ Cantina, 8801 S. IH 35, Ste D. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Visit the restaurants Facebook page for updates.

--The Castaneda Project performs weekly on Tuesdays at Cedar Street, 208 W. 4th St. with no cover charge. Thursday, July 5 they will be at the Speakeasy. They perform in many venues in Austin and beyond and are celebrating the release of their new music, “Labor of Love Live.” goldmanrecords. com.

--Patricia Vonne (joined by Rick Del Castillo, Scott Garber, Hector Munoz and David Perales- set time 8 p.m.) and Joe King Carrasco (9:30 p.m.) will be performing Saturday, July 7 at Threadgill’s South, 301 W. Riverside. The new album, “Top of the Mountain,” is available at the listening station at Waterloo Records. Visit patriciavonne.com for more live dates.

--Part singer-songwriter, part rock band, you can find Reina del Cid at the intersection of lyrical storytelling and scorching solos. In January of last year, Del Cid released a music video for the song “Death Cap,” filmed in Iceland and directed by the band’s longtime creative collaborator, Jason Ho. Their music has been featured by Paste Magazine, NPR, and Baeble Music. Their new release “Rerun City” is out now. Sunday, July 29 at 7 - 10 p.m.

Tickets at brownpapertickets.com. The Sahara Lounge. reinadelcid.com.

CELEBRATING

DIVERSITY

BRIDGE2BRIDGE From Montopolis Bridge to 360 Bridge, Everything Austin

Come experience Africa Rocks Austin with the African Children’s Choir and special guest Bruch Robison on Monday, July 1 for a family friendly night of singing, worship and interactive fun. There is also a cultural workshop for children during the day to learn drumming, dancing, and singing. For tickets go to africarocksaustin.com.

Austin Flamenco Academy presents Forasteros as part of the first annual Austin Flamenco Festival, July 7 – 8, which features multiple opportunities for spectators and participants of this beautiful and passionate art. Local, national and international flamenco artists are scheduled to teach and perform as part of the festival. For more info go to austinflamencofestival.com.

Sound & Cinema The Long Center

In partnership with the Alamo Drafthouse and Do512, grab your friends and family and come experience the cool vibes of Sound & Cinema on the Long Center’s front lawn—live and local music combined with classic movies and cult films projected onto the Drafthouse’s giant, inflatable outdoor screen.

The lineup includes “Wayne’s World” Ft. Billy King & The Bad Bad Bad on Wednesday, July 11; “Grease” Ft. Huggy & The Feel Goodz on Wednesday, July 25; “Mean Girls” Ft. Go Fever on Wednesday, August 1; “O Brother Where Art Thou” Ft. Rattlesnake Milk on Wednesday, August 15.

Arrive early to get a good spot on the lawn, and bring picnic blankets, snacks and a deck of cards for the interim between acts. Coolers are not allowed at this event, but do bring a refillable bottle. Expect bag checks at the door, and please leave your alcohol and weapons at home. Your pets are welcome on the lawn, but be sure to bring a leash.

For each event, food trucks will open at 6 p.m., music begins at 7:30 p.m., followed by the film screening after sunset. The Long Center is a friend to Austin food trucks so they draw in some of the best vendors. As the sun sets, great local acts will provide the soundtrack before a picturesque backdrop of the city skyline.

After the sun goes down, movies are shown on an inflatable screen with a view of the downtown skyline behind the stage. Sound & Cinema is a great free event that is fun for fans of every age, so make sure to save room on the calendar every other Wednesday.

For more details, please visit thelongcenter.org.

Experience Hatsune Miku Expo on Sunday, July 8, a world concert tour, organized by Crypton Future Media, that brings along a variety of sub-events (exhibitions, workshops, club events, concerts and more) where fans of all backgrounds can meet up and share various aspects of the creative culture surrounding Hatsune Miku. For more info, visit mikuexpo.com.

Indulge yourself in some of Austin’s finest up-andcoming artists, photographers and creators at the Chocolate and Art Show on July 20 – 21. There is something for everybody including live body painting, vendors, live music, face-painting, and free chocolate.

For ticket info, please go to chocolateandartshow.com.

Encore ATX and Afreeca Clothing present Reggae and Afro-Beats 7.21, the best of Afro-Beat, Reggae and Caribbean music. Experience a night of music, dancing, food and drinks with African-inspired clothing for opportunities to win a cash prize for the best dressed.

Sounds by DJ Jr. Vibes and DJ Lakerz at Hanovers 2.0, 8 p.m. – 2 a.m. Cover charge at the door is $10. For more information, contact 817.403.7281.

Float Fest 2018 on July 21 – 22 combines two of Texas’ favorite activities, tubing and live music, to create a one-of-a-kind festival experience. This year, the festival features Tame Impala, Bassnectar, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Run The Jewels and more. Festival goers can also enjoy camping on site under the starts. Ticket information available at floatfest.net.

The Long Center presents National Geographic: Symphony for Our World, featuring a live performance

by Austin Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, July 28 in Dell Hall. Combining stunning National Geographic natural history footage with an original symphony, Symphony for Our World is a breathtaking musical journey through some of the planet’s most incredible wildlife phenomena.

For ticket info, go to thelongcenter.org.

ALL SHOOK UP ZILKER HILLSIDE THEATER

Zilker Theatre Productions is kicking off its 60th anniversary season with its production of “All Shook Up,” celebrating six decades of free musicals in Austin with a callback to the rock ‘n’ roll era. “All Shook Up” combines all the magic of the Broadway and the hip-shaking rock ‘n’ roll of Elvis Presley. The free show features 24 of Elvis’ hits in a family-friendly story celebrating the power of music, inclusion and good old-fashioned roustabout rebellion.

This season’s run includes 26 hip-shaking performances every Thursday through Sunday, from July 6 to August 18. Keeping with Austin tradition, the show is open to the public and absolutely free. Join Zilker Theatre Productions as they celebrate one of Austin’s oldest and most treasured summer rituals.

“All Shook Up,” set in 1950’s Middle America, is a new twist on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” The ZTP Team brings this toe-tapping, hip-shaking musical comedy – featuring 24 Elvis hits – as well as lots of laughs, love songs and leather jackets.

Originally created as a project of the Austin’s Parks and Recreation Department in 1959, the Zilker Summer Musical continues to provide high-quality musical theater entertainment to Central Texans and visitors from around the world.

Zilker Theatre Productions (formerly known as “Friends of the Summer Musical”) has been dedicated since its inception in 1987 to preserving this special gift to Austin audiences by producing the Zilker Summer Musical as well as sponsoring a variety of other community outreach and youth training programs.

Zilker Theatre Productions, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides award-winning, free admission entertainment, boasts an audience of over 45,000 annually. It is dedicated to the celebration and preservation of that unique American art form, the Broadway musical, by mounting large-scale musical productions at the Beverly S. Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater.

For more information, visit zilker.org.

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