March 27, 2009 - The Austin Chronicle

CALENDAR ( COMMUNITY SPORTS ARTS FILM MUSIC) LIS TINGSTUESDAY 31BIRDING TUESDAYS means two hours oftrail-walking and bird-watching with StanVanSandt of the Travis Audubon Society leading theway. Go online for specific directions to the meetingpoint. Bring your binoculars. 9am. Roy G. GuerreroColorado River Park, 8200 Grove Dr., 300-BIRD. Free.www.travisaudubon.org.w DOING IT FOR THE LADIES If you didn’tknow that Austin has a Commission for Women,its upcoming Women of the Commission: Past,Present, and Future Reception sounds like a greatway to find out. If you think so too, RSVP by Friday,March 27. 5:30-7:30pm. Austin City Hall,301 W. Second, 419-8988. Free.lindadmedina@gmail.com.FEMALE ORGASM SEMINAR Both sexes are invitedto learn about girl parts and what one can dowith them. Learn about female anatomy, the physiologyof arousal, masturbation, and sex toys from theexperts. No live demonstrations. 8pm. Home SlicePizza, 1415 S. Congress, 609/742-5175. Free.jenna.marie.mellor@gmail.com.HOW TO BOOTSTRAP YOUR BUSINESS TheAustin chapter of the Rice Alliance guides you inthe art of funding a new business without spendingyour own cash. 6-9pm. InterContinental StephenF. Austin, 701 Congress, 457-8800. $20 ($25,advance). alliance@austinricealliance.org.LIBBY LANGDON of HGTV presents her SmallSpace Solutions: Secrets for Making Any Room LookElegant and Feel Spacious on Any Budget. 7pm.Barnes & Noble Arboretum, 10000 Research #158,418-8985.MEXICO UNCONQUERED Author John Gibler discussesthe divisions in wealth between the fewrich and the destitute millions of Mexico. 7pm.MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop,407-6925.SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR Learn some of whatyou need to know to start or invigorate your smallbusiness. For what you don’t learn at this seminar,the experts can point you in the right direction forthe answers. 9-11:30am. Workforce Solutions,6505 Airport. Free. www.wfscapitalarea.com.SOCIAL MEDIA FOR YOUR NONPROFIT Are you anonprofit looking to capitalize on all that Web technologyhas to offer? Learn to blog, share, post, andtweet before the morning is through. 9am.Texas Hillel, 2105 San Antonio St., 228-0390. $169.www.socialmedia4nonprofit.eventbrite.com.` STEAK NIGHT & CHOCOLATES FOR CHARITYCome early for a $6 steak (or chicken) with all thefixin’s, plus the adventure in mouthfeel known asChocolates for Charity, run by the United Court tobenefit local nonprofits. Then stay late for JamePerry’s original amateur strip-off. Tuesdays, 6pm &12mid. Charlie’s Austin, 1301 Lavaca, 474-6481.www.charliesaustin.com.WORKAHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS Youknow who you are. Get your work habits under yourown control. Tuesdays, noon; Saturdays, 11:30am.St. David’s Episcopal Church, 304 E. Seventh,295-6816. Free. www.workaholics-anonymous.org.STORY OF THE TEXAS AUCTIONEER(See Monday.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Audience of One @ Alamo Ritz, 7:30pmUnder the Bombs @ Alamo Drafthouse South, 7pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Neko Case Stubb’sWEDNESDAY 01ADULT BEGINNERS COMPUTER CLINICfeatures one-on-one help with everythingfrom typing and mousing to using Microsoft Word,e-mail, and the Internet. No registration required.Wednesdays, 5:30pm; Thursdays, 9:30am. AustinFree-Net Computer Lab, DeWitty Center, 2209Rosewood, 236-8225. Free. www.austinfree.net.DIETING SUPPORT GROUP Break the cycle ofyo-yo dieting, surrounded by understanding folk.Wednesdays, 8pm. La Madeleine, 701 Capital of TXHwy. S. Ste. G, 771-3447. Free.w HIGH NOON TALKS Author of Latino Imagesin Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, and Resistance,Charles Ramírez Berg, talks about the Latino experienceas seen on film. Noon-1pm. Bob Bullock TexasState History Museum, 1800 Congress, 936-8746.Free with admission to museum.www.thestoryoftexas.com.METROPOLITAN BREAKFAST CLUB Mark Finger,vice president of human resources at NationalInstruments, talks about how his company alwaysgets on the Fortune list of the best places to work.7am. Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, UTClub, sixth floor, 2108 E. Robert Dedman, 479-9460.$15. www.mbcaustin.org.MOMENTUM: INAUGURAL MEN’S NIGHT OUT TheJewish Community Association’s Men’s Divisionbrings comedian Aaron Freeman to emcee and BretStephens, Wall Street Journal global affairs columnist,to keynote. Cocktails, kosher barbecue, andbeer will be served all night. 6:30pm. Dell JewishCommunity Center, 7300 Hart, 795-9937. $40, plus$180 donation. www.shalomaustin.org/momentum.w TECHNOLOGY FAIR Informative sessionsfrom local reps of IBM, Apple, Sony, and Dell occurthroughout the day while software demos, games,vintage computers, prizes, raffles, and snacks keepyou entertained. Bring unused or outdated computerequipment to donate to those in need. 4-8pm.Concordia University, Bldg. D, 11400 ConcordiaUniversity Dr. Free. mary.smith@concordia.edu,www.concordia.edu.` THE TRIVIA NIGHT SHUFFLE We know moreuseless facts than the Guinness Book of WorldRecords. You, too? Well, Quiz Mistress Lois will thrillyou to the bones, plus, she’ll be giving away an iPodShuffle. Kitchen opens at 6pm. 7pm. Nueva Onda,2218 College Ave., 447-5063. www.nuevaaustin.com.VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE MARCH Violence,no way it’s ever OK. Take a stand against it. Comespeak out, and show your support for the survivorsof sexual violence at the Take Back the Night!March and Rally. 6:30-10pm. UT Main Mall in frontof the Tower, 475-6630. cmhc.utexas.edu/vav.html.YOGA IN THE PARK Austin Parks Foundation,Downtown Austin Alliance, and Yoga Yoga unite tooffer free yoga instruction every week. Wednesdays,noon. Republic Square Park, 422 Guadalupe, 380-9800. Free. www.yogayoga.com.STORY OF THE TEXAS AUCTIONEER(See Monday.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Ben X @ St. John Library, 6:30pmStrangers When We Meet @ Alamo Ritz, 7pmThe Trip @ Alamo Ritz, 12midMUSIC (See Music Listings.)April Ghouls Day Red 7Leonard Cohen Long Center for thePerforming ArtsCheck out our online list of local summer camps nowat austinchronicle.com/sc before next week when they’ll be allprettified and included in our print issue. It’s your last week to get a leg up on the Luddites whostill read print media. If you have a camp you’d like included in our guide, now’s your last chance.72 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E MARCH 27, 2009 a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o mTHURSDAY 02w ADOPT-A-PARK SEMINAR Bring yourcommunity group, parish, water-coolerpals, or just a group of friends, and see if there is apark that’s right for you. If you choose to adopt, youcould be cleaning, mulching, building trails, or whoknows what. The representatives from the Parks& Recreation Department and the Austin ParksFoundation know, that’s who. Call or e-mail to RSVP.6:30pm. Carver Library, 1161 Angelina, 477-1566.apf@austinparks.org, www.austinparks.org/itsmypark.html.ARCHITECTURE AT THE UMLAUF Nosh on somelight hors d’oeuvres before feeding your brain witha lecture touching on honesty in architecture. 7pm.Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum, 605 Robert E.Lee, 992-3574. $5 (free, members).www.aveone.com/community_nav.htm.AUDITORIUM SHORES RENOVATION PUBLICMEETING They’re renovating Auditorium Shores?Where are we going to have our pillow fights? Let theParks & Recreation Department know what you wantchanged and left alone at this beloved open space.6pm. Town Lake Center assembly room,721 Barton Springs Rd.CONCORDIA SPEAKER SERIES LUNCHEONElizabeth Christian discusses being a good businesspersonand just a good person. 11:30am.Concordia University, Bldg. A, 11400 ConcordiaUniversity Dr. Free. www.concordia.edu/speakerseries.COSMETICS RECYCLING PROGRAM KICKOFFBring your lipstick tubes, shampoo bottles, moisturizerjars, compacts, etc., and check out thisnationwide cosmetics recycling program. 10am-8pm.Origins, Central Park Shopping Center, 4001 N. Lamar.Free. www.origins.com.FIRST THURSDAY Music, food, and shopping. Fromthe river, south on South Congress. Free.GETTING CONNECTED BUSINESS RESOURCEFAIR Small-business owners can hobnob andschmooze with other little guys and hopefully createa little synergy. 3-7pm. Palmer Events Center,900 Barton Springs Rd., 974-7800. free.www.cityofaustin.org/sbdp.INFANT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Meet with otherfamilies that have lost a pregnancy or had an infantdie. 7pm. St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center,2400 Round Rock Ave., Classroom 3, Round Rock,512/341-1395. Free.LOUIS GREGORY SYMPOSIUM ON RACE UNITY Apanel of diverse guests discusses unity within thecommunity. The three winners of the essay contestpresent their words, and Dr. Joy DeGruy, author ofPost Traumatic Slave Syndrome, keynotes. 11:30am-5pm. King Seabrook Chapel, 900 Chicon. Free.www.austinbahai.org.` MAS MAS MAS: HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? “Aspringtime bonanza of avant-garde live music and performance”?Yes, please. The Mas Mas Mas SpringParty features new works by Silky Shoemaker and NoMas Bodas. And in the Silkiest tradition, it’s absolutelyfree. 7-10pm. Women & Their Work, 1710 Lavaca,477-1064. Free. mcqueen@womenandtheirwork.org,www.womenandtheirwork.org.OXJAM FESTIVAL Oxfam hosts this music and FairTrade fashion extravaganza. Local thrift stores supplythe threads while the Eastern Sea, Follow ThatBird!, and other rock outfits supply the jams. Partyfor human rights. 7-11pm. UT campus, Main Mall,817/992-2121. Free. oxfamut@gmail.com,www.utexas.edu/txunion/calendar/event/863.UNIVERSITY OF GASTRONOMIC SCIENCES INFOSESSION This Italian school of food studies wantsyou to know more about it. E-mail your name andphone number to d.szanto@unisg.it to attend. 7pm.Habitat Suites, 500 E. Highland Mall Blvd.,467-6000, 800/535-4663. www.unisg.it.` HOLY CROSS SUCKS! (See Thursday, 3/26.)ART OPENINGS (See Visual Arts.)Art on 5th, Davis Gallery,Wally Workman GalleryMUSIC (See Music Listings.)The Alice Rose MohawkLeonard Cohen Long Center for the Performing Artsnow . . .HELPING HANDS CENTER needs strong,dependable males to help load/unload groceriestwice monthly. Helping Hands Center,1151 San Bernard St., 472-2298.w COMMUNITY TAX PREPARATION Don’t have themoney for a professional tax service but still unsureabout adding everything up correctly? If your income isless than $25,000 for an individual or $50,000 for afamily of two to four people, then you’re likely eligible.Call 211, or go to www.communitytaxcenters.org for a completelist of criteria, locations, and hours, as well as informationabout which forms to bring.d AQUATIC SCIENCE ADVENTURE CAMPSCHOLARSHIP Get your 9- to 15-year-old to write a onepageessay on why he or she wants to attend EdwardsAquifer Research and Data Center’s camp, and he or shemight just end up attending for free. The deadline foressays is April 3. www.bseacd.org/scholarship_program.htm.PUBLIC INPUT ON ZERO WASTE Austin wants to reducethe amount of landfill-bound waste by 90% by 2040. Thecity will need your help. Go to www.austinrecycles.com, andgive your two cents on the city’s attempts to curb garbage.TALK TIME features conversation practice for Englishlanguagelearners hoping to fine-tune their skills in a nonthreateningatmosphere. Call or go online for a schedule oftimes and locations. 974-7529. www.cityofaustin.org/library.FINANCIAL COACHING Mondays through Saturdays, individualsearning less than $25,000 and families earningless than $50,000 can get free, one-on-one help reducingdebt, fixing credit, and elucidating other money matters.Foundation Communities, 3036 S. First #200, 247-8613.katie.hazekamp@foundcom.org, www.foundcom.org.` HOMOS READ POMO Do you read? Eat? Drink? Likethe ladies? Do democratically chosen books such asOrlando: A Biography by Virginia Wolfe turn you on? They dopomo; they don’t even read pomo. pseudopants@gmail.com.DONATION REQUEST FOR ARCH Serving 400 homelessa day, the soap desk at the ARCH is in need of all mannerof toiletries (feminine-hygiene products, disposable razors,etc.), magazines, activity books (crosswords, etc.), gift cards,and phone cards. Check the website or call for specificitems. ARCH, 500 E. Seventh, 305-4174. www.frontsteps.org.HILL COUNTRY PHOTO CONTEST Start exploring the 17counties that make up the Hill Country, and find one ofthe myriad natural and picturesque spots. Snap it, andsubmit it to the Hill Country Alliance online, where youwill also find a complete list of rules. Deadline for submissionsis May 31. 560-3135. www.hillcountryalliance.org.VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE is April 9 if you wantto vote in the May 9 election. And you want to, becauseit’s the ever-popular joint and special elections. Hearthat? They’re special. 854-9473. www.traviscountytax.org.HEARING LOSS SCREENINGS Hearing HealthcareManagement is offering free hearing screenings throughoutMarch to make Austin aware of the link between diabetesand hearing loss. Better Hearing of Austin, 8700 Manchaca.` KISS & FLY Word on the street is that there’s a newkid in town, and by kid we mean club, and by new wemean it used to be Vicci. Now it is Kiss & Fly, namedafter a well-known airport drop-off point in gay Paris. It iscalling itself the largest gay night club in Austin. Kiss &Fly, 404 Colorado, 476-7799. www.kissandflyaustin.com.& later` COMING THIS FALL! AGLIFF 22 Twodecades and two years of Austin-bound LGBT cinematicsweetness. This fall marks year 22, but nowis the time for you to get hooked up while the hookingis cheap. Membership has its privileges. Tue.-Sun., Sept.8-13. Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar,302-9889. $40-1,200. info@agliff.org, www.agliff.org.FARM TO PLATE FUNDRAISER The city’s finest chefswill be using local, seasonal food items to create theirdelicious wares. Silent auctions and a not-so-silent setby La Strada await you if you go to the Sustainable FoodCenter’s website and buy tickets now. Thu., May 7, 6:30-9:30pm. Barr Mansion, 10463 Sprinkle Rd., 371-8770.$85. www.sustainablefoodcenter.org.