Second Annual Texas Science & Engineering Festival kick-off
The Texas Science and Engineering Festival will kick-off its second annual celebration of science and engineering on Saturday, October 15 at the south steps of the Texas Capitol from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Complete with live movie stunts and free Gatti’s Pizza, guests will get a preview of what’s to come at this year’s [...]
Austin Classical Guitar Society opens 22nd season with Austin Pictures
Austin Classical Guitar Society (ACGS) launches its new International Concert Series with Austin Pictures at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater for their one night only performance on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Modest Mussorgsky’s masterpiece, “Pictures at an Exhibition,” will be brought to life on solo guitar by the youngest [...]
Texas Lead 2011
On Friday August 26th, 2011 starting at 7:30am the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) and The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) will host their 9th Annual TEXAS LEAD Conference at the at the UT Commons Conference Center at 10100 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX. “Take Charge. Be Relevant” a Leadership, Education and Diversity Professional Development [...]
“Aspire To Be Me” Talent Showcase
On July 16th the African American Men and Boys Harvest Foundation (AAMBHF) hosts their second annual “Aspire to Be Me” fundraiser at Stateside at the Paramount , an “American Idol, Urban style” talent showcase. Native Austinite and rising star from Necessary Roughness, True Blood, and Desperate Housewives, Mehcad Brooks will host the evening and be [...]
Benefit for the Boys and Girls Club and Amy Wedgworth Foundation
The Manifest Foundation, Nancy Lieberman Foundation, and several local Austin businesses are hosting a series of three fundraisers throughout the summer to help efforts of Boys and Girls Club of Austin and the Amy Wedgworth Foundation. The first event raised almost $7,000 toward the goal of $33,000. Part two of the three part Charity Fundraiser [...]
Austin’s Citywide Internship Fair
On May 15th, an estimated 200 companies and 600 students/candidates from 8 area colleges will attend the nation’s first Citywide Internship Fair at the AT&T Conference Center with the purpose of connecting students and start-ups, small businesses, and nonprofits in Austin looking for an internship/intern this summer. The “Connect” event will be from 2:00-4:00 PM [...]
The Umlauf Garden Party
The 13th Annual Umlauf Garden Party benefiting the museum’s education programs on April 28th, 2011, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. will celebrate the work of 20th-century American sculptor and Austin resident Charles Umlauf (1911-1994) while guests mingle in the grounds of the beautiful Umlauf Sculpture Garden, sip wine, and are treated to culinary creations prepared by twenty [...]
Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders
Subiendo is a five-day intensive leadership program on the University of Texas Campus open to 11th graders across the state of Texas. The academy will be held June 12th – 16th and is an opportunity for students to explore living on a University campus, as well as networking with nationally prominent community, political, and business [...]
Austinites make recycling reality with Dare to Go Zero
As part of the Solid Waste Services Department’s Zero Waste Strategic Plan to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by 20 percent in 2012 and 90 percent by 2040, a reality-based show, ‘Dare to Go Zero,’ is scheduled to air in late April. The City of Austin currently diverts about 39 percent of waste [...]
The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium’s I Am A Number Campaign
The Hispanic Scholarship Consortium (HSC) hosted its annual I Am a Number, at the home of John Hogg, M.D. (HSC Board President) and David Garza (HSC Board of Director).The event gave donors the opportunity to invest in a pool of highly motivated students eager to earn college degrees and give back to the community with [...]
