Monthly Archives: May 2008

SATURDAY, May 31st, 6:30-9:30pm BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Austin Texas 78751 Family Fun: Trevor the Magician, Face Painting and Balloon Art, and Musical Storytelling with Jan Seides Evening Festivities: Cello music with Mollie Fischer; Two Spirited Blessing and … Continue reading →

RESCHEDULED to May 31, 2008 at 6:00pm at Ruta Maya 3601 S. Congress, Austin , Texas We think Bugs Bunny and Friends said it best: “Overture, curb the lights. This is it, the night of nights. No more rehearsing or … Continue reading →

Saturday May 31st from 6pm to 2am, United States Art Authority and Spiderhouse, 29th and Fruth St. Festivities include music by Magnifico and Foot Patrol, a bike art show, silent auction and the YBP Gold Sprints. There will be a … Continue reading →

Friday May 30, 7pm, Resistencia Bookstore, casa de Red Salmon Arts, 1801-A South First St. Save Our Youth (SOY), a project of Red Salmon Arts, presents Truth of Mind: Youth Poetry Reading featuring Johnston High School student writers: Emanuel Alejo-Mendez, … Continue reading →

Thursday, May 29, 8 p.m. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. MonkeyWrench Books Spanish Language Film Series, “En el País de No Pasa Nada” (2000, 91 min., México, in Spanish with subtitles in English) Maricarmen de Lara, best known for … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 28, In front of the Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas. Read the Statement by Iraqi Federation of Oil Unions to 2008 Chevron and ExxonMobil Shareholder meetings 8:00 a.m. – The War Profiteering/Global Warming News Conference: A … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 28th, 10am, Federal Building, 300 E. 8th St, Austin, TX Texans United for Families is holding a press conference opposing the SAVE Act’s provision to create more “Hutto-like” family detention centers around the country. Local immigrant rights organizations, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 27, 8 p.m., MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop. To commemorate and reflect on the upheaval of 1968, MonkeyWrench Books will be hosting film screenings for the rest of the 2008. We start with: La Dialectique Peut-Elle Casser … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 27, 7:00 PM, Little City Coffee Shop, Congress Ave. between 9th and 10th Streets The CEDP will host a series of informal coffee hours over the next few months, where folks can come and take part it discussions, … Continue reading →

Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 PM, Travis Co. Courthouse, Guadalupe between 10th and 11th Streets TRAVIS COUNTY HAS THE WRONG MEN IN THE YOGURT SHOP CASE. TELL THEM: DROP ALL THE CHARGES NOW ! Come to a press conference and protest … Continue reading →

Monday, May 26, from 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM, Belton Lake (Belton, TX), Belton Lake Outdoor Recreational Area, Live Oak Pavilion The Ft. Hood chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War is planning an event to remember fallen comrades. There … Continue reading →

Sunday, May 25th, 8pm, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 708 Sturgis Street, Taylor, TX The East Williamson County Democratic Club invites you to “Documentaries Under the Stars” featuring The Short Life of Jose Antonio Gutierrez and Hutto: America’s Family Prison, … Continue reading →

May 24, 2008, 12:00 PM – 4:00 pm, T. Don Hutto ‘Residential’ Facility, 1001 Welch Street, Taylor, TX Freedom Walk and Protest Vigil Assembles at Heritage Park, 4th & Main St., Taylor, TX Assembly Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM … Continue reading →

THURSDAY, May 22nd, 7pm, BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Austin Texas 78751 Sehba Sarwar’s first novel Black Wings was published in 2004 (Alhamra Publishing) and her essays, poems and stories have been published in newspapers, anthologies and magazines in … Continue reading →

Thursday, May 22, noon – 1 p.m., Outside of the Austin Convention Center (500 Cesar Chavez, between Trinity and Red River). Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition (AIRC) is organizing a public action at the Global Border Security Conference and Expo to … Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 21, 7 p.m. Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, at the newly renovated Ritz Theater location, 320 E. 6th Street Tickets – $8.25 general / $6 student, senior – are available at the door or online Gendun Choephel Gendun Choephel (1903-1951) … Continue reading →

TUESDAY, May 20th, 7pm, BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Austin Texas 78751 The Kingdom Of Ordinary Time is a much anticipated new volume from Marie Howe. Hurrying through errands, attending a dying mother, helping her own child down the … Continue reading →

Saturday, May 17th, 7 PM, BookPeople Mike Farrell, actor and activist, will be coming to town for a book signing of his book “Just Call Me Mike”. You perhaps know Mike at B.J. Hunnicutt in the series M*A*S*H or for … Continue reading →

Saturday, May 17th, 3:00 pm, MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop Jessica Mills will read from her new book, My Mother Wears Combat Boots (AK Press, 2007) Jessica Mills is a touring musician (Citizen Fish), artist, activist, writer, teacher, and … Continue reading →

May 17 and 18, 2008, 2209 West Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78757 The Friends group and the Austin Public Library are holding a full-blown Monster Book Sale on Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 18, … Continue reading →