TODO Austin September 2018

www.todoaustin.com VOLUME X / SEP 2018

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City’s new equity mini-grant fund Austin-Pune Hackathon ¡VIVA MÉXICO! at the ESB-MACC “Crazy Rich Asians” a success in Austin

HAAM Day founders John Kunz, Laura Zappi and Reenie Collins

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Austin Revealed El Despertar Explore the struggle of the Chicano movement as Austin’s Mexican-American community unites to fight for quality education and equal representation.

Friday, Sept. 14, at 8 pm

Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III

A Song for You: Austin City Limits Story

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Hot August Night collection, this magical evening captures Diamond’s renowned musical prowess.

Take a sweet-sounding peek behind the music of the PBS series Austin City Limits, the longest-running music show in television history.

Saturday, Sept. 22, at 8 pm

Saturday, Sept. 29, at 8 pm

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Council candidate forums The City of Austin, in partnership with the City’s Ethics Review Commission and the League of Women Voters - Austin Area, will conduct a series of City Council candidate forums for the Nov. 2018 municipal election.

Five Council districts and the Mayor will be up for election November 6. Forums will consist of brief opening and closing statements from candidates and questions from the League of Women Voters moderator. Each forum will be an opportunity for Austinites to listen to candidates express their views so audience members can understand their positions and make informed voting decisions. The forums will take place: Sept. 6: District 1, Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, 6:00 p.m.

Sept. 27: District 5, South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Road, 6:00 p.m.* Sept. 27: District 8, South Austin Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca Road, 7:30 p.m.* Oct. 11: District 9, City Hall Chambers, 301 W. 2nd Street, 6:00 p.m.

Oct. 11: Mayor, City Hall Chambers, 301 W. 2nd Street, 7:30 p.m.

Besides the forums, the City will produce video statements from the candidates and The League of Women Voters also will publish answers to a questionnaire. The statements and questionnaire will be available on austintexas.gov.

City of Austin announces equity mini-grant fund

Community organizations focused on improving the quality of life for Austin’s most vulnerable populations are invited to apply for a grant from a new fund set up by the City’s Equity Office.

COA’s Open Data portal and Dell Med collaborate on health projects.

City and Dell tackle health challenges UT Dell Medical School and the City of Austin’s Open Data team kicked off a partnership to improve community health outcomes on August 28. The unique collaboration will be focused on identifying opportunities to utilize data available through the City of Austin’s Open Data Portal for population health projects and programs.

Public Library/AISD partner In conjunction with the City of Austin’s strategic plan and focus on lifelong learning, Austin Public Library and Austin Independent School District are partnering to make full-access library cards available to all district students. APL believes that intentional collaboration among the city’s elected officials, schools, and libraries can diminish barriers to access, improve education outcomes for students, and strengthen the community. The student card is free and available to all district students, including current cardholders, regardless of outstanding fines.

Nonprofits aim for census participation Area equity nonprofits are hosting a 2020 Census and Redistricting workshop to help improve under-represented Texans’ participation in the upcoming census. The workshop will be held on Sept. 15, 9 a.m.-noon, Huston Tillotson University, 900 Chicon. Sponsoring nonprofits include Center for Public Policy Priorities, HABLA, Common Cause Texas, Common Ground for Texans, League of Women Voters - Austin Area, MEASURE, Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin NAACP and Voces Tejas. “Every person counts,” said Meme Styles, President of MEASURE.

TEMPO public art program The City of Austin’s Art in Public Places Program, part of the Economic Development Department’s Cultural Arts Division, presents TEMPO 2018— a temporary exhibition of public art across Austin. Now in its sixth year, the TEMPO program showcases thought-provoking works by local artists that transform city spaces and catalyze community engagement. For the 2018 program cycle, a total of 23 public artworks will be exhibited: ten sculptures through the TEMPO program, twelve murals through the newly-established TEMPO 2D, and a reimagining of “Moments,” known more familiarly as the “blue signs” stationed along the Lamar Bridge Underpass, through the TEMPO Refresh pilot program.

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In response to the complex, cross-outcome needs within the community of Austin, the Equity Office is announcing a new City of Austin grant fund, the Equity Mini-Grant Fund.

City Council directed the creation of a new fund intended for small, local community organizations.

The fund was designed in partnership with the Economic Development Department and Austin Public Health. The deadline for applications to the new fund is September 10. Awards will be announced early October.

The fund provides flexible resources for local, community-based organizations to seed projects that are focused on eliminating structural barriers and/or improving the quality of life for the City’s most vulnerable populations. In addition, this fund will support projects that are aligned with advancing one or more of the six outcome priorities featured in Austin City Council’s Strategic Direction 2023 addressing equity concerns and disparities where gaps need to be closed.

THE EQUITY MINI GRANT FUND WILL PRIORITIZE PROJECTS THAT: • A lign with the strategic outcome priorities outlined in Strategic Direction 2023

e.g. being respectful of, and relevant to, the beliefs, practices, culture and linguistic needs of diverse consumer/ client populations and communities whose members identify as having particular cultural or linguistic affiliations

• L everage opportunities that are likely to have the greatest impact.

“We’ve heard from the community,” said Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer. “The City of Austin grant programs presented serious barriers for many local, grassroots organizations who lacked the resources to put together applications, reports, and administrative requirements these grant contracts create. We designed the MiniGrant Fund intentionally to remove these barriers.

We’re excited to be creating a new grant that is grounded in the community, evaluated by the community, and responsive to the community.”

Mayor Steve Adler, UT prof Alba Sereno and Brion Oaks. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin

The Equity Mini-Grant Fund is being launched with $75,000 in ongoing funding. Organizations may apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. A Grant Review Panel comprised of Commissioners from the four Quality of Life Commissions, aided by advisement from representatives of EDD, APH, and the Equity Office.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply online at https://coaequity.az1.qualtrics.com/ jfe/form/SV_0PWfpCKv07eECwt. For questions, please email Brandon Kroos.

Incorporate a structural analysis

of inequities in development and The City of Austin Equity Office works to achieve implementation of the proposed activity a vision of Austin in which race, orientation, or Build on, align, and further work that has gender do not predict a person’s outcomes. Our and is being done to advance equity/ work includes the Equity Assessment process to eliminate inequities in community outcomes, and eliminate structural inequity evaluate potential inequities within Departmental programs and policies, and a Quality of Life Center around the lived experiences of Budget Work Group that assisted the four Quality those most impacted of Life Commissions in impacting the base budget Demonstrate “Cultural responsiveness,” at a proposed $6,000,000 level.

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Combating sexism in academia starts with combating implicit bias

levels in many fields, the persistently low numbers of female faculty members at the highest levels can contribute to an organizational culture of sexual harassment. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently issued a report that found more than 50 percent of female faculty members and 20 to 50 percent of female students surveyed acknowledged having experienced some form of harassment in academia.

By Laura Suggs

News reports show the challenges women face in academia. Harassment, sexism and archaic cultural norms make gender diversity difficult to achieve, particularly in STEM fields. Many agree that to change things, we need more women in positions of power.

Another school of thought suggests that work/ life balance is to blame. Improving access to child care, greater job flexibility and improved technology to help reduce travel times might lead to increased female applicants.

But arguments for or against the “pipeline” approach and calls for changes in “work/life” balance in higher education are distractions. If we want more women leading our universities and participating in academic science, technology, engineering and medical fields, we must combat implicit bias.

This wisdom is flawed. Workplace improvements such as these would be good for all employees, regardless of gender.

However, I fail to see how they might change the balance for women. The nursing profession, for example, frequently requires shift work during extended periods and at night. It is extraordinarily difficult with respect to child care, and the work/life balance for such jobs is challenging. Even with these barriers, more than 90 percent of nurses are women.

What has been historically posited to explain gender inequality is the “pipeline problem.”

As one progresses through the educational journey from high school to undergraduate admission to a full, tenured professor, there are leaks along the way.

The “solution” frequently proposed is to increase input at the spigot. That is, encouraging more female students at the source or attempting to fix the leaks along the way.

To help separated families, tap the experts

By Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. and Luis H. Zayas

As the Trump administration moves slowly toward reuniting refugee parents and children, we are hearing reunification stories from the front lines. Accounts from families, journalists, activists, political leaders and clinicians tell of the enormous distress that refugee children and parents have endured.

A Honduran father reunited with his three-yearold son after three months said: “He just kept looking at me, crying. He wouldn’t talk to me.”

The boy won’t let anyone except his father hold him. It has been difficult to gain his trust as it was before. His son felt that he was abandoned.

A mother reunited with her two sons, ages 7 and 11, after a month said the boys don’t leave her side. They keep asking their mother to hold them for fear that immigration officers will take them away again Versions of these stories will be enacted by countless refugee families who fell under the “zero tolerance” and “family separation” policies that ripped children from their parents 04 TODO AUSTIN // SEP 2018 // TODOAUSTIN.COM

Although efforts to increase women in STEM fields during the past several decades have resulted in improvements at the undergraduate and graduate

There are other, less obvious, examples. In 1970, women comprised less than 15 percent of accountants. Today, more than 60 percent of accountants are women. Why? It’s simple: Women have moved into accounting because they CAN.

at the border. As more reports come out, we will truly know the scale of damage wrought by a policy as inexplicable as it was heartless.

These families are facing a mental health crisis.

The damage inflicted by the policy and practice of separating families under such chaotic and punitive circumstances will take a long time to heal and be treated. Now that the damage is done, we bear the responsibility of fixing the damaged family bonds and the psychological traumas of children and parents.

The No. 1 recommendation of the report is that academia must institute polices to create a “diverse, inclusive and respectful environment.” The most important step toward this end is to implement procedural changes to achieve equity in hiring and promotion. Not only must institutional changes be made, we must simultaneously guard against gender bias. Only then can faculty members, male and female, be made aware of the implicit stereotyping we’re all guilty of.

We have to level the playing field by exposing and combating bias that limits women’s participation and drawing attention to any kind of biased behavior, including sexual harassment, that will deter the women of the future from entering STEM. Only then are we going to forge an organizational climate without discrimination or barriers.

Laura Suggs is a professor of biomedical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. is missed. Together, members of this team will recommend the treatment.

There’s much that state leaders and Congress can do. States can work with nonprofits that can provide the mental health services that will initiate this healing process. But they must be cautious: The same organizations that imprisoned children and parents cannot screen, assess and provide treatment. These families need people and services they can trust and that won’t hurt them. Congress can move swiftly to release funds so that they reach every town, every social service agency in our country.

Not only young children will show the ill effects of separation and detention. Children of all ages have suffered in different ways depending on age, health and the conditions of separation and detention. But younger children will not grasp why this happened to them as well as older children. Their young minds cannot comprehend immigration policy and enforcement. They’ll ask, “What did I do?” or “Why did my mommy or daddy leave me?”

It is self-centered thinking; it’s what young children do. All children, younger and older, will show behavioral and emotional reactions: bedwetting, nightmares and night terrors, clinging, mistrust, nervousness, defiance, opposition, depression, somatic complaints, separation anxiety, fears of new people and places — just about every known symptom of post-traumatic stress, depression and disrupted attachments.

For example, prior to 1975, women were not legally allowed to open a line of credit without a man’s signature. Once legal barriers were removed, women began quietly taking over domestic finances. Now, more than 50 percent of household finances in the U.S. are managed by women. The fact that women are perceived to be competent at home managing finances is a bias buster in the workplace.

None of this can be done or done well until families are together and children securely in their parents’ arms. The children, like the 3-year-old boy, deserve our attention and care.

We owe it to them, and we owe it now. We must earn their trust.

The process starts with screening children and parents to identify those most harmed and most in need. Good clinical screening with valid instruments and skilled clinical observations will certainly help us make these distinctions.

Octavio N. Martinez, Jr. is a psychiatrist and executive director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin.

Screening should be followed by a full assessment, in which multiple clinicians collect and evaluate more details to make sure nothing

Luis H. Zayas is a clinical social worker and dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin.

Saturday, Sep. 8 and 22, 1-5 p.m. Chang Sen Xue Longevitology Association Presents: Longevitology Workshop. Longevitology practice improves our body’s healing ability through channeling and adjusting energy flow in the body. The practice is offered, free of charge, to those who are interested in maintaining health without medical intervention. Visit longevitology.org for more details. Free. Community Room 1.

Thursday, Sep. 13 and 20, 6:45-8:45 p.m. Aikido Classes. Aikido embodies the unifying philosophy of yin and yang and opens a path to universal balance. Beginner or advanced, all are welcome to join us for this traditional Japanese martial art that us practiced by more than a million people around the world. Free. Classroom 1.

Wednesday, Sep. 19, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Heartfulness Meditation.

Ballroom.

Tuesday, Sep. 25, 10-11 a.m. Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce Presents: Basics on Business Lending. Your business is expanding and you need money to serve all your customers. Do you know different sources of financing and how to prepare yourself for the loan discussion? Find out the answers in this workshop by Amplify Credit Union’s Shirley Sheffield. Free, but please RSVP at austinasianchamber.org. Conference Room.

Artist Residency Program to launch at Cunningham Elementary MINDPOP, Austin Independent School District and City of Austin Department of Economic Development, Cultural Arts Division, announce “Village of the Arts,” a new initiative that provides local artists and arts organizations with studio space at select public schools in exchange for their service to students and families. The program will be officially launched and celebrated on September 6 at 5 p.m. at Cunningham Elementary. The event is free and open to the public.

“We are thrilled to begin this partnership with MINDPOP, the City and local artists,” Cunningham Principal Heather Petruzzini said.

“Cunningham is a diverse community school and we know that this relationship will lead to greater outcomes for students, staff, and family.”

Comprised of four annex classrooms on Cunningham’s campus, the Village of the Arts hosts five artists in residence who pursue their own artistic endeavors while providing unique arts-learning opportunities for area students and their families. Local arts organizations Bibliographia, Teatro Vivo,

Saturday, Sep. 1. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Mexamericon. This unique event will showcase an array of Mexican American and Latino artists and entertainers of comic books, graphic novels, zines and other related media. Individual artists will have tables showcasing their work and interacting with attendees. There will be panel discussions and speakers discussing topics relating to comics and Chicano/Latino culture. Independent Comic/Super Hero themed movies will also be shown. Food truck vendors on site. Auditorium and Black Box Theatre. Free admission.

Saturday, Sep. 1. 2 - 4 p.m. Gallery Talk with Andy A. Villarreal.

Villarreal will give a gallery talk on his exhibition “Indigenous Warriors and Rituals of Mesoamerica.” This exhibit will be on view of the last day on September 1 in the Sam Z Coronado Gallery. The artist may speak about his inspiration, symbolism, and artistic process. Light refreshments will be served.

Thursday, Sep. 6. 7:30 p.m. Los Bohemios Perdidos Present: A Night of Caribbean Music. Los Bohemios Perdidos bring to life the music of Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean. Come listen to nueva trova, guaracha, son montuno and more as arranged for strings, brass and percussion. $10 online, $15 at the door. Auditorium.

Theatre Heroes, Paramount Story Wranglers, and Pollyanna Theatre Company have been selected for the program’s inaugural year.

“The Village of the Arts represents the kind of collaborative innovation that is needed to address Austin’s affordable creative space crisis,” added Meghan Wells, manager of the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division. “We are pleased to partner with MINDPOP and AISD on this program that will certainly enrich the lives of local artists and students alike.”

In addition to providing much-needed space for local creatives, the Village of the Arts also introduces arts into areas of Austin that present the opportunity for more cultural programming.

The program underscores MINDPOP’s commitment to providing students across Austin with access to the transformative power of arts and culture.

For more information, please visit mindpop.org.

Saturday, Sep. 8 and Sunday, Sep. 9, 12 p.m. The 8th Annual International Music Festival, presented by Texas Museum in collaboration with the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural, and Genealogy Center.

SATURDAY SCHEDULE 12:30 - 2:15 Traditional Chinese Music and Dance 2:30 - 3:15 Austin Polka Band - Music of Germany and Poland 3:30 - 4:15 Batuque Raiz Drumming & Dance of Brazil, Caribbean & Latin America 4:30 - 5:15 Atash Music of the World SUNDAY SCHEDULE 12:30 - 1:15 Los Bohemios Perdidos Music of Latin America 1:30 - 2:15 Indrajit Banerjee Sitar Music of India 2:30 - 3:15 Kunitan Music of South America 3:30 - 4:15 Flying Balalaika Brothers Music of Russia, Ukraine & Balkans 4:30 - 5:15 Traditional African Music and Dance Friday, Sep. 21, 6 p.m. Folktales’ Black Women’s Literary Society Book Club meets the third Friday of each month. The September book is “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. “Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.”

--randomhousebooks.com.

International Hackathon to be held in Austin and Pune, India Sept. 8

be comprised of members in both cities,

By Austin-Pune Sister City Initiative

the participants, and experienced business

Austin and the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India will be host cities for the City of Austin’s first ever International Hackathon on September 8-9. The Hackathon will be hosted by the University of Texas Blackstone Launchpad and by the Pune Institute of Computer Technology.

collaborating in person and virtually using Zoom. Teams of two to four members will be partnered together prior to the start of the Hackathon and will have 24 hours to create and find the best solution for their chosen problem statement. Local subject matter experts in each city will serve as mentors to venture experts will serve as judges. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

Partners in this venture with Austin-Pune Sister City Initiative are the City of Austin Economic Development Department GBE Division, University of Texas Blackstone

The event will occur simultaneously for a 24hour period in Austin and Pune, beginning at 8 a.m. Austin time (6:30 p.m., Pune time) on Saturday, Sep. 8, and ending Sunday, Sep. 9.

After evaluations of the projects by panels of judges in both Austin and Pune, an awards ceremony will follow at 9 a.m. Austin time, Sunday, Sep. 9.

Launchpad,

The Hackathon will focus on smart city solutions in the areas of energy, education, waste management, water and sewage, healthcare, mobility, prosthetics, disaster response and recovery, and data management. The international teams will

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Chamber of Commerce, Pune Fashion Week, ThoughtWorks, the Pune Institute of Computer Technology, and local and international business sponsors, including Aspire to Age and ARM. This project is supported in part by the Global Business Development Department.

Registration is free and is available at atxbound.us.

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¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!

Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper.

Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We’re just waiting for our country to recognize it.

¡Viva México!

— Jose Antonio Vargas

Pol. Adv. Pd. by Sarah Eckhardt Campaign

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Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center ¡Viva México!

The ultimate goal of artist friends, Pat Molina, Jennifer Polnaszek, Beatrice Baldwin & Helen Faythe is to provide a prospective of the people, both strange and familiar, that surround us in our daily lives.

“El Grito” officially commences the festivities of Mexico’s Independence Day celebration. You are invited to participate through a series of performances, presentations and workshops showcasing the vibrant culture and traditions passed on through generations.

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5 - 10 PM

Dougherty Arts Center 40 Years Anniversary Gala!

Happy Birthday, Dougherty Art Center!

Join the DAC Family and Friends to celebrate 40 amazing years with art, performances, dance and food.

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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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¡VIVA MÉXICO!:

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center Celebrates Mexican Independence Day with music concert and two gallery exhibit openings On Saturday, Sep. 15, from 5 – 8 p.m., the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center will be celebrating Mexican Independence Day with a music concert, ¡VIVA MÉXICO!, and two gallery exhibit openings. The music being presented will feature a concert remembering Anthony Ortiz, Jr. Entertainment includes the Roy Lozano Ballet Folklorico Dancers, the up and coming Latin pop singer, and recipient of the 2018 Awards of Excellence Emerging Artist Award, Lesly Reynaga. Also performing will be the Ortiz Family-- Mariachi Corbetas will be playing some of the late Anthony Ortiz Jr.’s favorite Mexican songs with a special performance by Eric Ortiz, the ten year old accordionist following in this late brothers’

footsteps. Juan Diaz will also be performing on accordion in the Black Box Theater from 5 pm - 8 pm.

There will be free parking on the premises and also shuttle bus service from 5 - 9 p.m. at Sanchez Elementary and Martin Middle School.

On the same day, the ESB-MACC will also be opening a new exhibit, “La Yerba Buena” by Peter F. Ortiz, in the Sam Z. Coronado Gallery, running through November 25.

Peter F. Ortiz was born on December 20th, 1960 in Austin, and was raised in the Southeast Austin neighborhood of Montopolis. He developed his artistic style while living in L.A. and New York between 1981-1992, and his experiences in the richness of the arts and cultures in those cities added texture, depth and perspective to the experiences he had while growing up. Ortiz’s current studio is in the same Montopolis neighborhood, adding an important artistic voice to the cultural legacy of his family and to Latino Arts community in Austin.

“I feel my art is to be explored allowing for some interpretation,” Ortiz said. “I absorb information or inspiration on a constant basis and believe subconsciously at the right

HAAM Day 2018: Support health care access for local musicians

11 or by simply making a cash donation

On Tuesday, Sep. 11, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM), along with presenting sponsor Whole Foods Market, will host a citywide benefit raising support for local musicians.

musicians that make this city “The Live

directly to HAAM. Supporting organizations like HAAM helps to foster and nurture Austin’s unique creative appeal, and takes care of the Music Capital of the World.”

This year, HAAM hopes to raise $565,000 to

time, this information will reflect in my work.

Inspiration may be the structure of a plant and blossom, light, water or humankind at its best or worst, capturing an emotion at that time. I find pleasure in the application of mediums, watching the paint as it leaves my brush, ink as it bleeds into a puddle of water, pastels as they melt onto the surface or pencil appearing to be soft on a surface. This sensory experience even has an influence on the artwork itself. In my images or stories, I describe some as spiritual or earthly matters using people in not so ordinary colors to connect with all races, fish, water and plants. I try not to use contemporary elements or clothing in belief As part of the evening’s events, students in the ESB-MACC’s Caminos program will also present a collection of their artwork in the Community Gallery. This exhibit invites the viewer into the visual world of Austin’s youth, providing insight into the artistic process that students undergo in the Caminos program, which is a paid, year-long immersive fellowship.

Both exhibit receptions are from 7-9 p.m.

For any questions about the event, please contact Linda Crockett, lindac@austintexas. gov or 512-232-4856.

The nightlife ain’t no good life: Musician work stress impacts mental health

By Dr. Lloyd Berg Musicians have significantly higher rates of depression and suicide than the general population.

continue to expand services and meet the HAAM Day is an annual, all-inclusive Austin experience that gives Central Texans access to over 200 free performances from local musicians in Austin clubs, restaurants, retail stores, bank lobbies, and more across the city at any given time. Many of these events are family friendly.

needs of Austin’s working musicians so the

HAAM provides access to affordable healthcare for Austin’s low-income, underinsured working musicians with a focus on prevention and wellness. HAAM delivers a lifeline to Austin musicians, and since 2005, has helped more than 4,900 musicians access over $44 million in healthcare services, ranging from primary and specialty care, dental, vision, hearing, mental health and other services.

or in the evening after work. Make sure to

This entertaining day is made possible by the many businesses, supporters and lovers of live music that care about HAAM. More than 200 Austin-area businesses show their support by becoming a sponsor, pledging a percentage of their sales on September

eat, drink and enjoy live music!

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live music scene can continue to thrive.

Expect a day full of music everywhere you go Tuesday, Sep. 11--whether on your way to work, for your coffee or lunch meeting come out and support HAAM Day with a purchase or cash donation. Time and cost for each event (the majority of them are free) will vary by location. Black donation boxes will be placed within supporting venues where music supporters can make monetary contributions to help keep Austin music alive and well. So get out and shop,

For full up-to-date music listings for HAAM Day visit myhaam.org. To make an online donation please visit myhaam.org/donate.

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These findings have important implications for the mental health of musicians.

In our previous research, we showed that musicians receiving mental health services through the SIMS Foundation report strong satisfaction and perceive great benefit from counseling, psychiatric medication management and addiction recovery services that are accessible, affordable, and delivered by professionals familiar with their concerns.

Many attribute this to the often-repeated myth of the tortured artist, which assumes musicians are assisted in their creativity by despair and pain and embrace emotional suffering as a prerequisite to musical inspiration. What most people do not appreciate is that musicians struggle with multiple work stressors, including unpredictable work opportunities, low wages and holding multiple jobs to support their music careers.

Mental health professionals knowledgeable about musician occupational stressors can tailor interventions to increase resiliency with their musician clients. Shifting the cultural mindset from myth to evidencebased treatment planning can greatly benefit our musician community.

SIMS Foundation, in collaboration with Lloyd Berg, Ph.D., a faculty researcher with Dell Medical School’s Department of Psychiatry, recently teamed up to investigate the impact of musician work and financial stress on mental health.

To read the full report go to http:// simsfoundation.org/lloyd-berg-study/

This study, presented at the 2018 Performing Arts Medicine Association International Symposium, is the first to identify occupational and financial stress as independent risk factors for depression and anxiety in musicians.

We are planning to conduct further research on the social determinants of musician mental health.

Lloyd Berg is a board certified clinical health psychologist with the Seton Mind Institute and assistant professor of psychiatry at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. His specialties include hospitalbased clinical practice and researching social determinants of musician mental health in the Live Music Capital of the World.

Dr. Berg is the principal investigator for this musician stress research.

Austin audiences crazy for “Crazy Rich Asians”

By Yvonne Lim Wilson

“Crazy Rich Asians” has become a milestone for Asian American representation in film, exceeding industry expectations and bringing in $76.8 million in two weeks, showing an unprecedented hold in sales in its second weekend. As the first Hollywood movie to come along in 25 years featuring an all-Asian cast, the enthusiasm for the film reaches beyond Asian and Asian American audiences as positive reviews grow.

In Austin, more than 2,000 people turned out to the Austin Asian American Film Festival’s Crazy Rich Asians VIP Soiree and Night Market, Aug. 4 at the Long Center. VIP attendees met and mingled with actors and screenwriters from the film, while others enjoyed the free, family-friendly night market outdoors.

“Crazy Rich Asians” actors Ronny Chieng and Chris Pang, as well as screenwriters Adele Lim and Peter Chiarelli, participated in a panel discussion moderated by actor and community activist Minji Chang of Kollaboration, and met with attendees afterwards.

“It’s my first time in Austin... I’m loving it so far,” Pang said. “I love the feeling on Austin. You feel instantly at home.”

The night market provided a rich experience including various Asian foods and drinks, live music by DJ KidStylez, voter registration, community booths and copies of “Crazy Rich Asian” were on sale by Kinokuniya, Austin’s newest Japanese bookstore. The variety of experiences also showcased the diverse contributions of Asian Americans.

“There aren’t a lot of Asian female artists,” said Houston artist Anna Vy, who created a mural on-site inspired by Constance Wu. “It breaks the stereotype.”

Chef and MasterChef winner Christine Ha created a special menu for the event. Designer and Project Runway winner Chloe Dao and celebrity hair and makeup artist Tiffany Lee of Studio Tilee also showcased their works.

“The film is all about high fashion.,” Dao said.

“It’s about the crazy, rich Asians who can afford all the top designers. It shows how diverse we are as Asians.”

Overwhelmingly, the general sentiment of the evening was that it was time to see Asian Americans better represented.

“I think it’s great they’re showing us as people,”

said Austin-based actor Roger Chan. “You never see Asian men and Asian women in a love story. They see us as [a stereotype] and that’s insulting.”

With the AAAFF event’s success as the largest activation event for the film in the country, Texas represents an important frontier in the Asian American community.

“This is a great opportunity to scale up to show Austin can be a bastion for media and arts,” said AAAFF board member Wajiha Rizvi.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE LARGEST US ACTIVATION EVENT FOR “CRAZY RICH ASIANS” I had the chance to ask Austin Asian American Film Festival Board Members Andrew Lee, Christine Hoang and June Lien more about the event and how it came to be.

What does it mean to you for Austin to host the largest community-based event in anticipation for the movie premiere?

Hoang: It means that things aren’t just happening in L.A. and New York. Asian Americans in the South have a voice and can make an impact too. Austin is home to many passionate Asian American creatives and we make things happen here because we have talent AND we do the work. Hopefully our efforts will draw more focus on Asian Americans in the South and get folks interested in the stories we have to tell and the work we do.

Lee: AAAFF just became a non-profit organization in the winter of 2017, and while we’ve had 11 years of film festivals, I felt that AAAFF needed to match the scope of the national conversation through a calling card event that will help put our film festival on the map and that Austin will show up in a big way to represent Texas’s Asian population, the third largest in the nation.

Lien described the whirlwind pace in which the event came together with the celebrity guests from the film confirming attendance just four weeks ahead of the event. VIP tickets for the activation event were completely sold out.

Lien: We didn’t know we were going to be the biggest one. As we get closer to the event, the marketing group at Warner Bros. were telling us about other events. We were all floored but proud we were able to make it happen. It felt like it was our time.

What was the most memorable comment/ discussion point you heard during the panel discussion?

Lee: Ronny Chieng had commented on the idea that there was nothing more emasculating than Asian men talking about

being emasculated. He said that you just need to be masculine and that would be the best way to represent ourselves. The concept of putting aside our verbal/online complaints about representation and taking action TO BE what we want to be was a very affirming ideology that justifies our community to LEAD and not just be dissatisfied.

Hoang: I loved the entire panel discussion.

CRA screenwriter Adele Lim spoke so eloquently about the struggle of being Asian American and not quite fitting in in America, and then not quite fitting in in Asia. There are huge societal and familial pressures on Asian Americans to achieve certain levels of success and “make it” because of our parents’ immigration sacrifices, and Adele said those specific pressures are unique to the Asian American experience as she did not see that when she grew up in Malaysia.

The event had so many different elements to it: live graffiti art, DJ, night market with local vendors, celebrity chef, voter registration, art display, fashion display, makeup, outdoor screenings, red carpet lineup, as well as the VIP event and panel discussion. What was the idea behind the lineup?

Hoang: The idea was to highlight the best we have to offer here as an Asian American community in Austin, in Texas, in the country, and in the world. We had folks from Houston and Dallas also come down to represent. We had VIP panelists who flew in from Manila and Los Angeles. The diverse Asian American representation you saw at our “Crazy Rich Austin” event demonstrates

that we are more than the quiet, hardworking, “cause no trouble” model minority stereotype.

We are artists. We are voters. We are activists.

Why is it important to support this film?

Lien: This is a big deal for us. The success of this one movie will greenlight six different movies [featuring Asian American lead actors] at different studios that are waiting to see how this does. The stakes are so high for this movie.

This is a case of one equals six.

Hoang: Because it’s THE best Rom-Com of 2018. You don’t have to just take my word for it. Go read all the reviews supporting its 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. And it’s also important to support CRA because #RepresentationMatters.

We are mobilizing. We are doing the work.

As director Jon Chu said, “It’s not just a movie, it’s a movement.” It’s time.

Tell me about AAAFF and how this event fits into your mission and what you are trying to accomplish?

Lee: AAAFF has been a volunteer-run film festival over the past 11 fests. It just so happened that the release of “Crazy Rich Asians” had the most perfectly aligned message with AAAFF’s mission: to tell Asian and Asian American stories via media arts and help Asian Americans explore opportunities in cinema. Representation in mainstream media encompasses both those pieces of our mission!

Learn more about the Austin Asian American Film Festival at aaafilmfest.org.

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To Do Música BROWN SOUND NEWS

| By Liz Lopez

Gina Chavez is host for the annual “Niñas Arriba” benefit and EP Release. Opening for Gina are two incredible performers: Carrie Rodriguez and Jane Ellen Bryant. The 18 and over show is Saturday, Sep. 15, doors at 7 p.m. and show at 7:30 p.m. $17 - $50 --The Long Center is turning ten and celebrating with the community—by saying thanks with a free party! Jam out to Latin funk masters Grupo Fantasma, enjoy some Austin art and other fun activities planned. You can expect bag and cooler checks at the door, so no alcohol and weapons allowed. Call the Box Office for more information (512) 474-5664. Sunday, Sep. 9 from 1- 5 p.m.

--American Idol Auditions are coming to Texas: Sep. 3 in Plano, Sep. 4 in Houston, and Sep. 6 in Austin.

For more information, visit americanidol/auditions.

--The Texas State Legislature designates Texas State Artists during each Legislative Session. The Texas Commission on the Arts manages the Texas State Artists nomination process. These positions, including state musician, are one-year appointments. Appointees are selected for their years of excellence and dedicated commitment to the arts in Texas. Texas State Artists represent the best of Texas’ rich and diverse artistic community.

This designation is our state’s highest recognition for excellence in the arts.

The citizens of Texas can submit nominations in any of the four categories, and self-nominations are encouraged. Texas citizens may nominate more than one artist for this honor. TCA reviews all nominations and develops a list of finalists for submission to the Texas Poet Laureate, State Musician and State Artist Committee. The committee, composed of members appointed by the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, makes

the final selections. The Texas State Legislature officially designates the Texas State Artists during the Legislative Session. The nomination process is currently open through October 15. txoriginal. com.

--The SXSW Music Festival invites artists from all over the world to Austin, Texas for a week every March to perform in front of industry professionals and savvy fans. SXSW selects the best entries from the thousands of showcasing artist applications received each year to form the core of the festival.

To help artists best represent themselves in their application, members of the SXSW Music Festival Team provide some helpful tips at sxsw.com.

-----Each year on HAAM Day, a city-wide celebration of Austin music, the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) hosts over 200 free concerts across Austin, beginning at 5am and continuing late into the night (presented by Whole Foods Market). Whole Foods – Downtown: Vallejo (10am); Billy Wilson of Latin at Heart (1pm) and Lesly Reynaga (5pm).

Vanessa Lively at Whole Foods – Arbor Trails 1pm (The hard-working and compassionate singer/ songwriter Vanessa Lively has a strong love for community and is known for her profound and unique lyrics and vocals. In 2017 Lively was given the Artist Activist Award by Music to Life. She then went on to create her dream project in her hometown Austin, Texas. Her nonprofit music program, Home Street Music, works with people who have experienced homelessness. http:// vanessalively.com/ Stephanie Bergara at Whole Foods – Domain 2pm; Danny Santos Duo at Whole Foods – Gateway (6pm) Singer/songwriter Danny Santos is determined to make a name for himself across the United States by creating a unique blend of country/folk tinged with bluegrass and the blues.

Originally from South Texas, Santos learned guitar at a very young age and singing/songwriting seemed to naturally come after. He is heavily influenced by the whole Texas singer/songwriter genre, including artists such as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clar. Band Website http://www.dannysantos.com/ Superfonicos at ABGB 9:00 PM ABGB For more information, visit myhaam.org/haam-day.

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In collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico, Fiesta de Independencia Foundation, the City of Austin, Univision, the State Preservation Board, and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, Austin’s annual Fiesta de El Grito de Independencia is a musical celebration and historical re-enactment of Mexico’s call for independence from Spain. The event takes place each year on the South Steps of the State Capitol.

This family-oriented celebration is alcohol free.

Special programming includes music, folklorico dancers and food vendors. The highlight of the evening is the re-enactment of “El Grito,” by the Honorable Carlos González Gutiérrez, Cónsul General de México. The Fiesta de El Grito will be

Gina Chavez

held at the grounds of the State Capitol. Sep. 15 6-9:30 p.m.

--Jonas Alvarez Band schedule: Cafe Mueller, Saturday, Sep. 15, 7-9 p.m.; Central Market North, Sunday, Sep. 16, 6:30-9 p.m.; Hills of Lakeway Country Club, Friday, Sep. 2, 6-9 p.m.; Central Market Westgate, Friday, Sep. 28, 6:30-9 p.m.

--Los Bohemios Perdidos will perform their own interpretations of music from Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Hispanic Caribbean. Listen to nueva trova, guaracha, son montuno and more as arranged for strings, brass and percussion. Thursday, Sep. 6 7:30 p.m. ESB-MACC, 600 River St. $10 online, $15 at the door.

--Money Chicha and Kalu James and the Electric Joint take the stage on Saturday, Sep. 15 at 10 p.m. at The Continental Club, 1315 S Congress Ave. --Lesly Reynaga is gearing up for a busy fall with several live shows in September: HAAM Day on Tuesday, Sep. 11 at 5 p.m. at Whole Foods Market downtown; Viva Mexico! A Concert Remembering Anthony Ortiz, Saturday, Sep. 15 at 5 p.m. at ESBMACC; Lesly Reynaga & Latin at Heart, Friday, Sep. 21 at The Saxon Pub; and Pecan Street Festival, Saturday, Sept. 22 at 1 p.m., Neches Stage. Visit her Facebook page and website for more.

--Southwest Key Latino Arts Preservation Program and Children’s Promise will host an event with performances from Hawaiian Kona Isle, LAPP Teatro, Ballet East Youth Folklorico, Ashe Arts,

LAPP Mariachi, Love of China, Austin Dance India and LAPP Ballet Folklorico. Saturday, Sep. 15, from 12-4 p.m. A free event for the entire community featuring food, arts and crafts. Southwest Key Programs, 6002 Jain Ln. --Guelaguetza in Austin 2018 will be held at Zilker Hillside Theater to enjoy an unique experience of culture and traditions. Family friendly and free to all. Hosted by Ballet Folklórico de Austin and Oaxaca, Arte En Movimiento Saturday, Sep. 8 from 6-9 p.m. 2206 William Barton Dr. --Mission Pachanga celebrates San Antonio’s unique heritage and culture, past and present.

The diverse spirit of our city, rich in history, food, folk art and musical tradition will come to life.

Live entertainment by renowned musicians and artists will be featured. Money Chicha and Bidi Bidi Banda will take the stage along with Nina Diaz and Santiago Jimenez Jr. among others. Familyfriendly. Saturday, September 8 10am– 6pm.

Mission County Park, 6030 Padre Dr, San Antonio. worldheritagefestival.org.

--Peter F. Ortiz will be having his work exhibited at the ESB-MACC on September 15 from 7-9 p.m. and, as part of the opening night festivities, there will be a Cerronato Reunion performance, including Clemencia Zapata, Brad Taylor, Mike Maddux and Javier Palacios. The art work/reception and performance will be in the Sam Z. Coronado Gallery, ESB-MACC. For more information, visit the Facebook page for Peter Ortiz.

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BRIDGE2BRIDGE From Montopolis Bridge to 360 Bridge, Everything Austin

FANTASTIC FEST

By Meredith C. Cox

Experience the All Geders, Lifestyles and Identities Film Festival, a signature LGBTQI+ cultural event in Austin, from September 6-9. aGLIFF is the oldest and largest gay and lesbian film fest in the Southwest and there will be monthly screenings around town. For more information on badges and events, go to agliff.org.

STAPLE! Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex

STAPLE! The Independent Media Expo is a two-day lineup of events, workshops and family-friendly activities taking place Saturday, Sep. 8 and Sunday, Sep. 9 at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex in East Austin. Programming highlights include a live art show benefit, seven educational panels and an on-site Kid’s Zone presented by the Pflugerville Public Library.

The annual event, now in its 14th year, features more than 200 exhibitors showcasing independently made comics, zines, art and games. Visitors can interact with artists and attend panels on topics including “Paying Your Bills with Comics,” featuring Ngozi Ukazu, Madeline Rupert and Gaby Epstein; “You Can Draw in 30 Minutes,” a family-friendly workshop led by Mark Kistler; and “The Secret History of Marvel’s Underground Comix” with comic book historian Kevin Garcia.

This year, 15 students from the Mexican American Cultural Center’s Caminos program–an immersive paid fellowship empowering Austin-area teens to carve their own path in the creative arts–will be exhibitors with an artist table at the expo. These young artists have been creating a 24-page zine which focuses on issues surrounding inclusion, identity, family, tradition and belonging, and Latino youth experiences in a design workshop mentored by NAVA, the editor of Latino Toons.

Among the guest artists are Colleen Coover, Eisner Award-winning comic book artist; Jen Wang, Los Angeles-based cartoonist and illustrator, co-founder of the annual festival Comic Arts Los Angeles; Vanesa R. Del Ray, Cuban-born, Miami-based animation artist who has illustrated for Marvel Comics; and Ngozi Ukazu, creator of the graphic novel “Check, Please!,” which remains the most funded webcomics Kickstarter in history;

Hours for the two-day expo are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sep. 8 and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sep. 9. Tickets are available at the door; one-day passes are $10 and two-day passes are $15. Students and military personnel are eligible for a discounted $10 two-day pass with a valid ID. The event is free for kids 12 and younger.

Please visit staple-austin.org for a complete list of exhibitors and updates.

Waterloo Music Festival is an independent festival at Carson Creek Ranch that celebrates the roots of Austin music culture. On September 7-9, experience three full days of performances during a weekend of camping. The festival experience includes workshops such as group yoga, meditation, hooping lessons and more. For tickets and camping packages visit waterloofest.com.

The Long Center wouldn’t be what it is today without the community—and to say thanks there will be a free Birthday Bash With Grupo Fantasma. Stop by and jam out to Latin funk masters Grupo Fantasma, plus enjoy some true Austin art and activities such as goat yoga, a Tito’s Vodka lounge, and more. Event start time is 1 p.m., and doors for Grupo open at 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. (general admission sitting). More at longcenter.org.

The Pecan Street Festival is a free, bi-annual juried music, arts and crafts festival held on historic Sixth Street. This September 22-23, enjoy over 300 artisan vendors from all over the world who display and sell homemade art and craft work, as well as food vendors offering both indulgent and healthy options. For more info, go to pecanstreetfestival.org.

Austin Museum Day allows you to enjoy free access to exhibits and activities at the Austin-area museums and cultural sites on Sunday, Sep. 23. The day features over 40 museums, art galleries, cultural centers and outdoor venues offering something different for the community to experience. For more details, please go to austinmuseums.org.

Austin Saengerrunde celebrates the 6th annual Austin Oktoberfest at Scholz Garten, the oldest continuously operating tavern in the state, on Saturday, Sep. 29. Enjoy German heritage in Texas with beer, sausage, live music and bowling. General admission tickets are $50, and there is a limited number of early birth tickets available for $40. More information at austoberfest.com.

Encore ATX present the best of Afro-beats vs. hip-hop Saturday, Sep. 29. Experience an evening of good music (sounds by by DJ Lakerz, DJ Zetroc and DJ Donte), dancing, food and drinks. New food menu and $5 wine or wells all night at Hanovers 2.0 in North Austin. From 8 p.m. - 2 a.m., $5 pre-sale tickets or $10 cover charge at the door. encoreatx.com.

Fantastic Fest, to be held September 20-27 this year, is the largest genre film festival in the U.S. specializing in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, action and just plain fantastic movies from all around the world. The festival is dedicated to championing challenging and thoughtprovoking cinema, celebrating new voices and new stories from around the world and supporting new filmmakers.

This year will bring the “very best in mind-melting mayhem and madness from all corners of the globe, which also includes a cinematic trip back in time to South Korea, highlighting a period of filmmaking that was mad, bad and dangerous to know,” according to festival organizers.

The annual festival brings together audience members, guests, industry, press and others in an inclusive and fun environment for a week-long celebration of film in all its forms through carefully curated screenings and events.

Highlights this year will include the world premier of the bone-chilling WWII horror-thriller “Overlord,” produced

by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot, with director Julius Avery and stars Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Pilou Asbaek, John Magaro and Mathilde Ollivier in attendance.

Audiences can also expect “Apostle,” Gareth Evans’ (“The Raid”) take on the folk horror genre with Dan Stevens as a mysterious man infiltrating a sinister cult headed

by Michael Sheen to rescue his sister with eye-gouging results. Then, Timo Tjahjanto pits Joe Taslim against Iko Uwais in “The Night Comes for Us,” an action thriller where the body count breaks new records in bone-crunching fights, venomous violence and dynamic destruction.

Don’t have a badge but still want to get in on some of that Fantastic fun? There will be individual tickets on sale for any screenings that don’t completely sell out to badgeholders. Look for an updated list on the website every day of the festival of the screenings that aren’t immediately filled up by badgeholders. If any of these titles ring your bell, you can head down to South Lamar and stand in the individual ticket buyer line for that screening.

More information at fantasticfest.com.

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