July 3, 2009 - The Austin Chronicle

CALENDAR ( COMMUNITY SPORTS ARTS FILM MUSIC) LIS TINGSMONDAY 06d BABY BLOOMERS Bring the kiddiestof kids (ages 3 and younger) fora playdate including storytime, a sing-along, theLittle Explorer’s Lab, and more childish and educationalantics. Mondays, 9am-noon. Austin Children’sMuseum, 201 Colorado, 472-2499. $4-8.www.austinkids.org.EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS No dues or fees, justsupport for people with unmanageable emotionalproblems. Mondays, 7:30pm. Shoal Creek Hospital,3501 Mills, 458-9525. Free.www.emotionsanonymous.org.w ENVIRO TEEPEE CAMPOUT The PolymorphicPlastic Parade comes through Austin and constructstheir teepees made of salvaged and renewableresources. It’s social commentary and installationart. Mon.-Tue., July 6-7. Republic Square Park, 422Guadalupe, 974-6700. Free.` LAST DAY TO APPLY FOR CAMPUS CAMPTrade kayaking, crafting, and kissing a cutie underthe covers in your bunk for developing strongerundergraduate GLBT and ally student leaders: Enrollfor Campus Pride Summer Leadership Camp 2009.Today is the deadline, so get your butt in gear. Webet there will still be some cutie-kissing. TowsonUniversity, Towson, MD. www.campuspride.org/camp.asp.` MANTIE MONDAYS Get your undies in a wadfor the Wet Underwear Contest. Kelly Kline hosts,and the Manwatch Dancers set the standard for thecompetition. Mondays. Charlie’s Austin, 1301 Lavaca,474-6481.d SCOTTISH SOCIAL DANCING FOR KIDS(See Thursday, 7/2.)ART OPENINGS (See Visual Arts.)Progress CoffeeSPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)200 Motels @ Alamo Ritz, 10pmTony Manero @ Alamo Drafthouse South, 7pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Pentagram Emo’sTUESDAY 07ALLERGY RELIEF PRESENTATION 7pm.Peoples Rx, 3801 S. Lamar, 328-3888.www.risinglotus.net.BACKPACKING 101 Let the pros at REI showyou how to pack, prepare, and plan for your nexttrailblazing expedition. 7pm. REI, 601 N. Lamar,482-3357. Free. www.rei.com.EAST AUSTIN SPEAKER SERIES Get a bettersense of the past, present, and future of theEastside from the area’s grassroots leaders.Topics include activism, housing, jobs, and education.First and third Tuesdays, 6pm. East AustinCommunity Center, 6002 Jain, 462-2181. Free.www.swkey.org.` FREE HIV/STD TESTING Keep it clean, fellas!Tuesdays, 1-3pm & 8-11pm. Midtowne Spa,5815 Airport, 302-9696. www.midtowne.com.LEADERSHIP AUSTIN EMERGE KICK-OFFPARTY Yuppies unite for schmoozing. 5:30pm. SixLounge, 117 W. Fourth, 472-6662. Free.www.leadershipaustin.org.Saturday 9am-1pmTornado of TomatoesBY ASH BELL AND KATE X MESSER gayplaceTHIS IS NOT HOW WE INTENDED TO REMEMBERSTONEWALL As of press time, the story of thisweekend’s perversely timed raid of a Fort Worthgay bar is still unfolding. According to the DallasVoice, seven people were arrested on the eve ofthe Stonewall anniversary in a police raid thatsome eyewitnesses are calling “brutal.” One of themen taken in the Fort Worth police/TABC raid wassent to intensive care with head trauma seriousenough that it may require surgery. Dallas VoiceSenior Editor Tammye Nash has beendiligently posting extensive updateson the newspaper’s blog Instant Tea(www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea). ByTuesday, the story of the raid on theRainbow Lounge had reached theCNN website and had been featuredon The Rachel Maddow Show onSend gay bits togayplace@austinchronicle.com.Visitaustinchronicle.com/gayplaceblog.MSNBC. While the timing of the raid is disturbingenough, the violent nature of the incident sparkedoutrage and protest in Fort Worth. Two Fort WorthCity Council members, Joel Burns, District 9, andKathleen Hicks, District 8 (the district in whichthe Rainbow Lounge is located), have called foran investigation. Human Rights Campaign (thelargest LGBT advocacy group in the U.S.) andTexas state lobbyists Equality Texas are likewisecalling for a full investigation. Furthermore, ET haslaunched a page to encourage supporters toget active and send letters to Fort Worth’smayor and council. We have provided adirect link on our Gay Place Blog to theET Take Action page, featuring sampleletters and easy ways for you to makeyour voice heard. (See www.equalitytexas.organd austinchronicle.com/gayplaceblog.) a u s t i n c h r o n i c l e . c o m JULY 3, 2009 T H E A U S T I N C H R O N I C L E 55