July 3, 2009 - The Austin Chronicle

CALENDAR ( COMMUNITY SPORTS ARTS FILM MUSIC) LIS TINGSLONESTAR MENSA MEETING Everyone’s invited,and everyone can feel like a smarty pants. Thismonth Linda Edelstein talks about changes in taxcode you should know. 7pm. Old Quarry BranchLibrary, 7051 Village Center Dr., 491-9881. Free.www.lsm.us.mensa.org.POOLSIDE LIVE The music of Atash accompaniesthe sound of your chattering teeth while you wade inthe chilly waters of Barton Springs. 8:15pm. BartonSprings, 2101 Barton Springs Rd., 477-2320. $3 (freeafter 9pm). www.sosalliance.org.w SIERRA CLUB PICNIC Join in on this tradition,chat with the Sierra Club folks, and bring a dish forthe potluck. No alcohol allowed. Reusable disheswill be provided. 6:30-10pm. Zilker Park Rock Gardenpicnic area. www.texas.sierraclub.org/austin.` STEAK, CHOCOLATES, & TAKE IT ALL OFFSteak night every Tuesday now features filet mignon.Save room for Chocolates for Charity, courtesy ofthe United Court. (Kiss Mona and Rona for us!) Staylate for Jame Perry’s original amateur strip-off andDJ Ritchie. Tuesdays, 6pm & 12mid. Charlie’s Austin,1301 Lavaca, 474-6481. www.charliesaustin.com.d SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENTIf video games are what it takes to get kids to thelibrary, then so be it. Enter a qualifying round today.Pick up a book while you’re there. Seewww.cityofaustin.org/library for a schedule of events.2pm. North Village Library, 2505 Steck Ave.,974-7400. Free.d TORTUGA DEL MAR PUPPET SHOW Part ofAustin Public Library’s One Green World SummerReading Program, this show tells the story of twobaby sea turtles on an epic adventure across theocean. 2pm. University Hills Library, 4721 Loyola,974-9820. Free. www.cityofaustin.org/library.w ENVIRO TEEPEE CAMPOUT (See Monday.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Cool Hand Luke @ Paramount, 7pmHarper @ Paramount, 9:30pmIn Love We Trust @ Alamo Drafthouse South, 7pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Abe Vigoda Emo’sSilver Pines, Palit BeerlandVitamins, Full Stride Room 710Pinetop Perkins’ 96th Birthday Antone’sWEDNESDAY 08w ADULT OPEN 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. Austin Free-Net Computer Lab, DeWitty Center, 2209 Rosewood,236-8225. Free. www.austinfree.net.d ASO: CHILDREN’S DAY ART PARK Learnabout the symphony and its various instruments(and performers), take part in arts & crafts, listen tostorytellers, and enjoy mimes, magicians, and more.Why not play a tune yourself at the instrument pettingzoo? Each week features a performance by oneof Austin’s favorite kid-friendly acts. Through July 29.Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30am. Symphony Square,1101 Red River, 476-6064. 50 cents per child (free,adults accompanying a child). www.austinsymphony.org.d COMMUNITY NIGHT AT CHILDREN’S MUSEUMmeans cheap entry for all the exhibitions and activitiesyou expect from this fun and educational kiddiemecca. Wednesdays, 5-8pm. Austin Children’sMuseum, 201 Colorado, 472-2499. $1 suggesteddonation. www.austinkids.org.` DOYLE AND DEBBIE SNEAK Austin OnStagepresents a preview of The Doyle and Debbie Showfeaturing Bruce Arnston and Jenny Littleton before itruns at the Long. 10pm. Rain on 4th, 217 W. Fourth,494-1150. www.austinonstage.com.FOOD FOR THOUGHT LECTURE This month, AlanSokal talks about how he punked the world of postmodernacademia. 7pm. Old Quarry Branch Library,7051 Village Center Dr., 345-4435. Free.www.centerforinquiry.net/austin.` GAY & LESBIAN LEATHER SOCIAL meets thesecond Wednesday of every month. Grrrrr. Creak.Rainbow Cattle Co., 305 W. Fifth, 472-5288.www.austingayleathersocial.org.OIL AWARENESS GROUP MEETING Come learnhow permaculture can change your life and the directionthis country is going by moving to renewableenergy and local- and self-reliance. 7pm. Hyde ParkPresbyterian Church, 3913 Ave. B.www.oilawareness.meetup.com/3.` W4W Is it a coincidence that CP’s ladies’ nightfalls on hump day? Dollar burgers, dollar drafts. Go!Go! Wednesdays, 9pm. The Cockpit, 113 San Jacinto,457-8010. www.cockpitaustin.com.Thinking twice about taking care of the kids all summer?Our Summer Camp Guide is still being updated for peoplewho overestimate their ability to deal with their children.We understand. Go to austinchronicle.com/sc for respite.SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)Cool Hand Luke @ Paramount, 9:25pmHarper @ Paramount, 7pmPsych-Out @ Alamo Ritz, 12midMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Golden Animals, All in the Golden AfternoonBeauty BarTHURSDAY 09d A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMKidsActing’s advanced play class presentsits family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s classiccomedy. Thu.-Fri., July 9-10, 7:30pm; Sat., July 11, 3 &7:30pm; Sun., July 12, 2 & 6pm. Center Stage, 2826Real, 836-5437. $12-14. www.kidsactingstudio.com.GENEALOGY AFTER HOURS This month’s meetingof the Williamson County Genealogical Societyfeatures a talk on rooting through foreign recordswhen you don’t speak the language. 7:30pm. RoundRock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock,512/218-7000. Free. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.` KATHY GRIFFIN LIVE IN A-TOWN In Austin, thissnarky D-lister is strictly A all the way. 8pm. LongCenter for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside,482-0800. www.thelongcenter.org.d SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENTSee Tuesday for more info. 2pm. Little Walnut CreekLibrary, 835 W. Rundberg, 974-7400. Free.TAI CHI Why not slow things down for a spell?Thursdays, 6pm. Ruta Maya, 3601 S. Congress Ste.D-200, 707-9637. Free with cafe purchase.www.rutamaya.net.` THE MAJESTIC Butch intimacy? House music?Now there’s an Eighties nostalgia we can get behind.Come see this majestic take on late 20th centuryqueer culture with a beat. 8pm. Victory Grill, 1104 E.11th, 902-5057. $20, includes afterparty.www.zorashorse.com.d TORTUGA DEL MAR PUPPET SHOW SeeTuesday for more info. 2pm. Carver Library, 1161Angelina, 974-9820. Free. www.cityofaustin.org/library.INSIDE BOOKS (See Sunday.)SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)The Hustler @ Paramount, 9:25pmMUSIC (See Music Listings.)Deer Tick Emo’sThe Story Of The ParishRadio Moscow Red 7now . . .ACCESS AWARDS NOMINATIONS Onthis 19th anniversary of the Americans WithDisabilities Act, the Committee for People WithDisabilities requests nominations of businessesthat strive to be accessible to everyone. Nominationforms and a list of criteria can be found atwww.cityofaustin.org/ada/access_nomform.htm.Nominations must be received by July 9.AFS FOREIGN EXCHANGE Open your home to aforeign exchange student, or work as a liaison toboth students and host families.Either way, you’re making that culturalbridge a bit more pleasant totraverse. 800/876-2377.ANIMAL FOSTER CAREVOLUNTEERS NEEDED The AustinHumane Society needs your help takingcare of animals on a short-term(or long-term) basis. They supply theinstruction and support, and yousupply the love and time so AHScan help more animals in need.685-0120. www.austinhumanesociety.org.` ATTENTION LESBIAN WRITERSDo you like, want, or need money?Then apply to the Lesbian WritersFund of the Astraea LesbianFoundation for Justice, offering a$10,000 prize and two $1,500 runners-up prizes;at least one grant will go to a lesbian writer who isbased west of the Mississippi River. So get to typin’.Deadline: July 15. 212/529-8021 x44. grants@astraeafoundation.org,www.astraeafoundation.org.AUSTIN MUSIC MEMORIAL NOMINATIONS Whowill be honored with an engraved disc on the LongCenter terrace? You decide. Go online for nominationrequirements. Suggestions must be submitted beforeAug. 31 since the induction ceremony will be Marchof next year. www.cityofaustin.org/music/memorial.htm.CAUTION, FLYING BISCUITS In weird-press-releasenews, don’t eat any biscuits that may fall from thesky. Most likely they are baits laced with the rabiesvaccine. No foolin’. However, rabies is on the riseand more dangerous than swine flu, so don’t assumean animal is rabies-free; get checked out.| BOOK & PAPER ARTS FAIR (SEE SUNDAY)DONATION REQUEST FOR ARCH Especially duringthe sweltering summer, the soap desk at the ARCHis in need of all manner of toiletries (deodorant,etc.), hand-held fans, lip balm, sunscreen, and waterbottles. Check the website, or call for specific items.ARCH, 500 E. Seventh, 305-4174. www.frontsteps.org.ECKANKAR CENTER WORKSHOPS The EckankarCenter of Austin hosts seminars and discussions ofall things spiritual. Connect with the divine, interpretyour dreams, conquer fear, master change, and moreat one of its myriad free gatherings. Call or go onlinefor a complete schedule. Austin Eckankar Center,223 W. Anderson Ste. 206-B, 453-0331.www.eckankar-texas.org.ESTATE & MEDICAID PLANNING WORKSHOPSGot questions about living trusts, wills, protectingassets, reducing estate taxes, powers of attorney,or Medicaid eligibility? Then one of the GreeningLaw Firm’s free seminars is probably right for you.Go online for a schedule with locations and times.476-0888. www.greeninglawfirm.com.HEALTHY WOMEN, HEALTHY FAMILIES Help gatherinfo and stories about the state of women’s healthin Texas. Go online, and take the survey, or share astory about a health-care challenge you’ve faced. Thegroup hopes to take these stories and figures to theLegislature to raise awareness of Texas women’s healthissues. 462-1661. www.healthywomenhealthyfamilies.org.HUMAN POTENTIAL CENTER This South Austin nonprofithas myriad classes and workshops – from yogaand Reiki to art classes and dream interpretation –just waiting to maximize your potential. Check out thewebsite for more info. Human Potential Center,2007 Bert, 441-8988. www.humanpotentialcenter.org.d KIDS SUMMER MOVIES Summer means funin the sun, but, in Texas, sometimes it means coolingdown in a dark room. For those times, theatresall over town screen kid-friendly flicks on the cheap(sometimes free). Check out our Special Screeningslistings, p.xx, for dates, times, and locations.LIFEWORKS LITERACY PROGRAM VOLUNTEEERSNEEDED Volunteers are needed to tutor adult basiceducation and English as a second language classes.No prior experience or knowledge of a secondlanguage needed. 2222 Rosewood, 478-7323.kirsten.hollis@lifeworksweb.org, www.lifeworksweb.org.d MAKERKIDS All summer long the AustinChildren’s Museum gets kids into the DIY spirit with20 activities in fiber arts, printmaking, sculpture, cardboardcreations, and more. Austin Children’s Museum,201 Colorado, 472-2499. $4.50-6.50. www.austinkids.org.MEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE VOLUNTEERS aredesperately needed as summer approaches and volunteersgo on vacation, not to mention an increaseddemand for the nonprofit’s services. Go online fordetails, or call to volunteer. 476-6325 x131.www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org/volunteer.d MODERN TIMES – 19TH CENTURY LIFE FORKIDS The Neill-Cochran House Museum brings threeclasses that bring history to life while learning aboutlife, art, and play of eras past. Preregistration isrequired. Neill-Cochran House Museum, 2310 SanGabriel, 478-2335. $30-50. www.neill-cochranmuseum.org.NAME THOSE TREES What a shame. That grove oftrees just south of City Hall where South First splitsneeds a name. Perhaps you have a suggestion. TheShire? Already used. Jog-in-Place Triangle of Delay?Too wordy. Submit your name online atwww.cityofaustin.org/parks/namingform.htm, returna completed form to the Parks & RecreationDepartment’s main office (200 S. Lamar), or fax it to974-6756. Get your tree-grove names in before Aug.26. 974-6716.RED CROSS SUMMER CLASSES in everythingfrom CPR to water safety to the popular BabysitterBootcamp. Go online for a complete schedule or to register.929-1294. www.centex.redcross.org/classes/index.php.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 57