- DECEMBER 3 | POETRY , DANCE AND
VOCALIST COMPETITION : 3 EVENTS IN 1 NIGHT
btg
music entertainment presents expressions of the mind-poetry
competition, just dance-solo dance competition, and the
showcase-vocalist competition. 3 events, all in 1 night!
we
have gathered a group of talented individuals for what is promised to
be a memorable experience. join us every thursday through december 10th
beginning at 8 pm @ the parish room (on 6th between san jacinto/brazos)
with expressions of the mind poetry competition, followed by just dance
solo dance competition at 9 and the showcase vocalist competition at
10.
the contestants are competing for a total of $7000 in
cash prizes as well as 3 trips to las vegas. the audience will vote on
their favorite acts of the evening. $5 cover all night. 400+ expected!
FMI: web
| tel: 789.2484
[submitted by b. carter]
- DECEMBER 3 | NEO-SOUL LOUNGE
& POETRY READING
New night. New place. Same experience. Join us every Thursday for an
open mic session at Club Illusion. Sign-up starts at 8:00 p.m. This
event is hosted by B. Fran and nationally known poets and artists. The
Neo-Soul Lounge stimulates your mind, body and soul. Must be 21 and
older, dress code enforced. $6 cover charge.
FMI: web |
tel: 844.5491
[submitted by h. mason]
- DECEMBER 3 | "TUMI"AFRICAN
'SPIRIT' DANCE /MOVEMENT CLASSES
As part of the 2009 East Austin Studio Tour, Rootz Afrikan Artisans'
Collective and Sankofa'Asafo Ilu/Ofié presents "Tumi Afrikan
Spirit Dance/Movement" classes. Tumi combines subtle contemporary and
West Afrikan dance movements with Khemetic Yoga-inspired positions with
a new Akan-Adinkra alignment system to release stress and tap into your
inner spirit. You will find balance and calmness through slow paced
rhythmic movements and gentle stretching exercises.
No prior dance training or gymnastic abilities needed. This 1-hour
class is designed for all body types and conditions — elders
and non-atheletic individuals. Limited space. Pre-registration
required. Ages: 9 (with parents/guardians) & up.
Saturdays, 5 & 12 december @ 9am and Thursdays, 3 & 10
december @ 6:30pm. $10/session - $32/4 sessions. 2011 SL Davis Ave.
Visit our website to RSVP.
FMI: web
| tel: 552.6277
[submitted by n. akinyemi-sankofa]
- DECEMBER 4 | A CULTURALLY CLASSIC
CHRISTMAS PLAY
Join Sight Ain't Seeing Productions for an evening of great
entertainment and fun as we put a cultural spin on the Christmas season
with an assortment of holiday productions including The Three Divas'
Christmas Brunch, The Elevator, Mary and Joseph as well as comedy and
singing provided by Rodney Geter and Andrea ‘Miss
Dre’ Bridgeman!
Please come out and support our annual fundraiser for Sight Ain't
Seeing Productions and food drive benefiting PROJECT HOPE, a program
benefiting children of homeless and transitional families. Refreshments
available from Southern Hospitality Restaurant.
FMI: web |
tel: 739.6247
[submitted by j. hill]
- DECEMBER 4 | TEG PRESENTS: LOL
COMEDY LIVE
Come get your laugh on with White Chocolate and friends at Aces Lounge,
December 4th. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:00 p.m.
We guarantee laughter!!
Pre-sale tickets are $10 and are available at frontgatetickets.com. $12
at the door for 21 and up; $15 for minors. Bottle service will be
available!!
FMI:email
| tel: 502.4012
[submitted by j. taylor]
- DECEMBER 4 | FREE JOB TRAINING
FOR DISADVANTAGED ADULTS
Workforce Solutions is excited to announce a new training program,
funded through Travis County that provides training to specific
populations. The Gainful Employment Model (GEM) can assist you in
training for a career as and Administrative Assistant 7 weeks long, or
as a Bookkeeper/Accounting 10 weeks long.
All participants must meet one of the following criteria: Formerly
incarcerated individuals; Recipients of Public Assistance such as
Travis County Emergency Assistance, TANF, Food Stamps, or SSI; Young
Adults aging out of the foster care system. All participants must meet
the all of the following requirements: Must be 18 years of age or
older; Must be eligible to work in the United States; Must have be a
High School Graduate or have a GED.
As a participant in the Workforce Solutions GEM program you will
receive the following: Vocational Assessment to help guide your
training selection; Training in a high demand occupation; Sponsorship
for tuition, books, and other training related expenses; Job placement
upon successful completion of the training program. If you meet the
criteria listed above and you are genuinely interested in receiving
training that will enable you to secure gainful full time employment,
apply today!
FMI: web
| tel: 597.7286
[submitted by n. moore]
- DECEMBER 4 | FREE SELF DEFENSE
CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY
Austin Self Defense (ASD), is offering FREE self defense classes for
our neighborhood businesses employees, Neighborhood Watch Groups and
individuals. This is a free service in an effort to support the safety
of our community. Must sign an ASD waiver
If your company or group would like to take advantage of this free
training and take an active role in helping to build safety in the
minds of our community, please contact ASD for additional information.
FMI: web
| tel: 918.9999
[submitted by d. kiser]
- DECEMBER 4 | CHRISTMAS WITH "THE
WILLING WORKERS"
Come join St. Peters United Methodist Church on December 4,2009 at 7:00
p.m.for an evening of gospel music, featuring the famous gospel group,
"Willing Workers". Brother Karl Anthony Fisher and "Perfect Peace" from
Westley United Methodist Church will also be featured. St. Peter's is
located at 4509 Springdale Road. Rev. Jack C. Gause is the pastor.
FMI: email
| tel: 926.1686
[submitted by e. hunter]
- DECEMBER 5 | HOLIDAY SOCIAL
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP DANCE FUNDRAISER
The African American Heritage Network is hosting the 2009 Holiday
Social Annual Scholarship Dance, Saturday, December 5, from 7:00 pm to
11:30 pm at the Wells Branch Community Center, 2106 Klattenhoff Drive.
Presale tickets $10.00 or $15 at the door. Door Prizes and Appetizers.
BYOB!
FMI: email
| tel: 974.1200
[submitted by e. johnson]
- DECEMBER 5 | MT. SINAI MUSIC
MINISTRY PRESENTS HANDEL'S MESSIAH
The Mt. Sinai Music Ministry's Judah Chorale presents Handel's Messiah
on Saturday, December 5th at 7:00pm in the Main Sanctuary. Come out and
be blessed by music celebrating the life of Jesus Christ. 5900 Cameron
Road, Austin, TX 78723. Deric J. Lewis, Music Director. A.W. Anthony
Mays, Senior Pastor.
FMI: web | tel:
451.0808
[submitted by d. lewis]
- DECEMBER 5 | CARVER COMMUNITY
CLASSES: BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY -NATURALLY!
The Boost Your Immunity - Naturally! workshop will take place Saturday,
December 5, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the George Washington Carver Museum,
located at 1165 Angelina Street. The class will be facilitated by
Chandra Washington, a vegetarian for 40 years.
Class participants will receive information on how to strengthen their
immune systems and learn methods that will aid in reversing chronic
ailments by applying Natural Nutrition. $25. Publications will be
available for purchase , but are not required to take the class.
FMI: email
| tel: 929.5554
[submitted by c. washington]
- DECEMBER 5 | AFROBEAT SATURDAY
Bemba Entertainment plans to turn The Victory Grill into Austin's
version of Fela's Shrine. Come get sweaty and boogie down to the big
beats and the gyrating rhythm of AFROBEAT. We're gonna make this happen
every 1st Saturday of every month beginning in August. Cover is $5...
so cheap so CHEAP!!! DJ AQUAMAN will control the tempo before and after
HARD PROOF AFROBEAT grips your better judgement. Doors at 9:30 PM.
Hard Proof Afrobeat = all things funky from south of the Sahara. Come
see them do their thing live – expect lots of fresh, original
material and tasty covers, using heavy horns and funky polyrhythms with
mystical undertones.
FMI: web
| tel: 577.4460
[submitted by b. badillo]
- DECEMBER 5 | 4TH ANNUAL HOME
SLICE CARNIVAL-O-PIZZA
To celebrate our 4th anniversary and give back to the community that
has made us one of South Austin’s favorite eateries, Home
Slice Pizza is throwing a party in our backyard -- the 4th Annual Home
Slice Carnival-O-Pizza.
Bring the kids down to SoCo for games, carnival-style booths, raffles,
live music, break dancers, contests (Pizza Tossing, Extreme Pizza
Eating, Pizza Box Folding, and “Hands on an Eggplant
Sub”), beer, pizza (obviously) and much more! To
sign up for the contests, stop by for a slice at Home Slice Pizza
before the carnival to fill out a contest card, or check the web site
for more details.
FMI: web
[submitted by l. clink]
- DECEMBER 5 | INTIMATE SOUL
PRESENTS ART & POETRY
Join us for some unexpected pleasures with "Intimate Soul" a sultry
poetry and spoken word event @ STUDIO 132, 5811 Berkman Dr., #132. You
are invited to come share your "UnProtected" poetry or just listen to
some of the most sexy, gifted artists in Austin. Artist, Richard Jones
will be featured. Shopping, Networking, Meet & Greet @ 7pm -
8pm. "Intimate Soul" starts at 8pm - 11pm.
FMI: ebonysunink@ymail.com | tel: 524.1494
[submitted by m. marlah]
- DECEMBER 5 | NAACP'S 44TH ANNUAL
DEWITTY/OVERTON BANQUET
The Austin NAACP will host the 44th Annual DeWitty/Overton Banquet on
Saturday, December 5 at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol.
The annual fundraiser will feature remarks from key community leaders,
dinner and local entertainment as we celebrate the 100th anniversary
for the NAACP and the contributions our Austin chapter has made to the
Civil Rights movement throughout the years.
This year, Sheriff Greg Hamilton will receive our prestigious
DeWitty/Overton award and we are excited to have human rights activist,
Kaleema Al-Nur, as our keynote speaker.
For ticket or table information, please contact Polly Street at
rpstreet@aol.com. To purchase an ad in our annual souvenir journal,
please contact Shirley Terry at Shirley.terry@austinnaacp.org.
FMI: web
[submitted by s. terry]
- DECEMBER 5 | HOLLY BAZAAR CRAFT
EVENT
Please join us for the Holly Bazaar Craft Event which will be held
Saturday, December 5th from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Space 12, 3121 E. 12th
Street.
Unique, hand-made crafts will be available. Clothing, bead work,
knitting, crocheting, paper crafts, handbangs, glass works, and more
will be featured. Free admission! Some spaces still available for
vendors. Canned good donations accepted for the local food bank.
FMI: email |
tel: 983.1805
[submitted by c. brown]
- DECEMBER 5 | ENGINEERING
SATURDAYS AT THE AUSTIN CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
The Austin Children's Museum Engineering Saturday program is sure to
get your mental gears turning! On select Saturday mornings, children
and families can explore engineering first hand through playful
activities presented in collaboration with students from The University
of Texas's Cockrell School of Engineering.
Projects could include paper airplane design, catapults, building a
working circuit and sailboat cars. Check out this website, designed by
a parent, that shows the step-by-step process his daughter took in her
sailboat car project at one Engineering Saturday.
Activities will be held in the Tinkerer's Workshop at 201 Colorado
Street and are included with admission unless otherwise noted.
Activities change all the time so come by soon for some engineering
fun!
FMI: web
| tel: 472.2499
[submitted by c. soontornvat]
- DECEMBER 5 | AFRICAN AMERICAN
KIDS' STORYTIMES AND SIGN LANGUAGE
Every 2nd and 3rd Saturday, Mitchie's hosts Storytime and Sign Language
for Kids at 11 AM-Noon. It will be a joyful hour full of
African-American folktales and sign language. Kids receive
refreshments, a free gift, and a 30% discount off of a book purchase.
Storytime is free and open to the public. Volunteer readers are welcome.
FMI: web
| tel: 323.6901
[submitted by j. adejumo]
- DECEMBER 5 | MUSICAL FESTIVAL
FUNDRAISER FOR KENYA
The Austin Friends of Kenya invite you to a fundraiser on Saturday
December 5th, 2009 from 5-8:00 pm.at the First Evangelical Free Church
, located at 4220 Monterey Oaks Blvd.
Come and enjoy live entertainment featuring "In His Presence" Dance
Ministry and other invited guests. A silent auction will be held and
refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and a love offering to
support the Kenyan Medical Mission December 2009 will be accepted.
(Tax-deductible-One Stop Agape Inc. 501 C3). Unwrapped gift donations
for the children of Kenya will also be accepted.
FMI:email
| tel: 784.6758
[submitted by c. harris]
- DECEMBER 6 | BALLET AFRIQUE
AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Dance in December! Join the Afro-Caribbean Dance Workshop on Sunday,
December 6, 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Ballet Afrique Dance Studio, located
at 3111 Manor Road.
Haitian and Cuban dances show African origin not only in their
religious foundations, but also in their rhythmic movements and
patterns. The movement of African culture to the New World contributed
to the cultural diversity of these new lands. This was due in part to
time, distance, and the arduous circumstances of slavery imposed on the
devotees.
Drop In Class Rate is $12; Student/Professional Rate is $10
FMI: web |
tel: 228.7060
[submitted by c. smith]
- DECEMBER 6 | FAMILY BOOTCAMP
SERIES
New Light Church Austin presents Family BootCamp! From spouse and
children to siblings and parents,one thing in life is
certain; learning how to to manage family relationships is vital. GET
READY to WHIP YOUR RELATIONSHIPS INTO SHAPE! This new interactive
teaching series will be held live on Facebook and Twitter at our Austin
Location by Bishop I.V. Hilliard.
You will learn:
1.How to "argue"successfully with the ability to bring resolutions to
situations.
2.How to raise your children with a God consciousness when they are
exposed to unrighteousness.
3.How to bring back the love and respect in your marriage.
Church address is 5811 Berkman Dr. Austin.
FMI: web |
tel: 281.875.4448
[submitted by e. reynolds]
- DECEMBER 6 | GUMBO FOR YOUR SOUL:
FARMHOUSE DELIVERY HOLIDAY PARTY
Kick off the holiday season with a party on the farm on the banks of
Boggy Creek.Enjoy an evening of music by Lost Soul Revue,hot gumbo and
free beer! We hope you can join us!
Sunday, December 6th, 2009, from 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Rain Lily Farm,
914 Shady Lane. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at our website.
Kids are free!
FMI: web
[submitted by c. montgomery]
- DECEMBER 6 | "THAT TIME OF THE
MONTH"-THE PMS TOUR
Come out and enjoy yourself at Club Illusions 2700 W Pecan St.,
with live comedy, an exotic make revue and after party hosted by
comedian, Hope Flood.It's sure to be the most fun you'll have @ "That
Time of the Month" - Period!!
Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9pm.Doors open for the fellas
@ midnight. Tickets on Sale Now at Mitchie's Gallery.$15 General
Admissions.$25 VIP- Includes No Line,Table, and Goodie Bag.
FMI: web
| tel: 945.5383
[submitted by s. allen]
- DECEMBER 7 | A CIRCLE OF
MEN:SUPPORT GROUP FOR SEXUALLY ABUSED MEN
The subject of boys being sexually abused is not often discussed, but
Safeplace has created a safe haven for the healing to begin. Every
Monday from 6:30 PM-8:00 PM at 1515 Grove Boulevard, Safeplace holds a
support group for men who have been sexually abused. It's free and
confidential, and a licensed counselor is present. First time attendees
must register for a one time orientation session from 5:00 PM-6:00 PM
in which they will receive some educational materials and access to
free client services. Let the healing begin.
FMI: web
| tel: 356.1548
[submitted by m. divita]
- DECEMBER 7 | CARVER COMMUNITY
CLASSES-"PERFORM YOUR POETRY"
The "Perform Your Poetry" workshop is part of a series of weekly
classes held at the George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina
Street, facilitated by Chandra Washington.
Learn how to take your poetry to stage! Designed for youth, grades
8-12. Bring your favorite poems, pen and pad, and a willingness to
learn. This class will be held Mondays, Dec. 7-Jan. 11(6 wks) from 4 to
5: 30 p.m.$60.
FMI: email
| tel: 929.5554
[submitted by c. washington]
- DECEMBER 8 | PIANO LESSENS AT THE
CARVER MUSEUM FOR ALL AGES
Daphne M. McDole, accomplished pianist and cellist, is teaching piano
(Keys of Life Piano Instruction) at the Carver Museum located at 1165
Angelina St from 4:00-8:00 PM Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Keys of Life teaches students the value of music through
M.E.L.O.D.I.E.S. - Motivation, Education, Leadership, Opportunity,
Discipline, Individuality, Excellence, and Structure. Students meet
once a week (Tuesday or Thursday). The program is offered to students
ages four and above.
FMI: web
| tel: 974.4926
[submitted by d. mcdole]
- DECEMBER 8 | CARVER MUSEUM
COMMUNITY CLASSES: LEARN TO GROUP SING IN HARMONY
The Learn to Group Sing in Harmony! workshop will be held weekly, n
Tuesdays Dec. 8-Jan.12, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m, at the George Washington
Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street. The class will be facilitated by
Chandra Washington.
If you love to sing, but have trouble blending when singing with
others, this is your opportunity to improve your harmonizing and group
vocalizing skills in a supportive, nurturing setting. Class series
costs $60.
FMI: email
| tel: 929.5554
[submitted by c. washington]
- DECEMBER 10 | CARVER MUSEUM
COMMUNITY CLASSES: DANCING YOUR SOUL
Dancing Your Soul is not just a dance class, but an exhilarating
experience where participants gain greater insight of self through
movement exploration. Music is specially programmed to evoke emotional
responses, which participants translate into their personal movement
expression.
Classes will be held on Thursdays, Dec. 10-Jan. 7 from 6:30 to 8:00
p.m. at the George Washington Carver Museum,1165 Angelina Street. $10
per class or $45 for the series.
FMI: email
| tel: 929.5554
[submitted by c. washington]
- DECEMBER 10 | PEACE AND GOODWILL
TO ALL: PEACE SUNDAY
Peace Sunday is hosted every Sunday at the Human Potential Center as a
Meditation for World Peace with a potluck brunch. There is no cost to
attend. It takes place from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM and is open to those
ages 14 and up.
he Human Potential Center is located at 2007 Bert Avenue in
south-central Austin, three blocks north of Ben White just off
Manchaca.
FMI:web
| tel: 441.8988
[submitted by r. mcgarey]
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