This year’s Austin Wine & Music Festival (AWMF) Award will feature winning Texas Wineries including Flat Creek Estate, Driftwood Estate Winery, Stone House Winery, Spicewood Vineyards, Dry Comal Creek, Pillar Bluff Vineyards, Wimberley Valley Winery, and Duchman Family Winery under the gorgeous pavilion at Driftwood Estate Winery for, “A Sunday Affair”, on May 27th from 1PM to 7 PM. Local beer providers and food trailers will be on site to provide a variety of delicacies including Fired Up … [Read more...]
East Austin band students play Stubbs with their Music Pro Mentors
On May 20th, performances on the Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater will feature East Austin music students in grades 6–12 who have spent the last several months receiving individual instruction from some of Austin’s finest professional musicians through Anthropos Arts. Anthropos Arts’ music-education programs, now in their 13th year, pair students from Title I schools in East Austin together with musician-mentors for free in-school lessons on music theory, performance, technique, and … [Read more...]
CASA recognizes Rep. Dukes for leadership
State Representative Dawnna Dukes presented Huston-Tillotson University President Dr. Larry Earvin a check for $20,000 during the 13th Annual African American Community Heritage Festival. The previous record amount of $15,000 was donated in 2010. “With this year’s donation, we have now given over $100,000 to the University over the past 13 years,” said Rep. Dukes. “We’ve worked hard to provide a free, family-friendly event everyone could enjoy and the fruits of our labor will grant a deserving … [Read more...]
2012 Clear Your Clutter Day recap
As a result of this year’s Austin Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) clear your clutter day event and the 445 cars that dropped off items at Bethany United Methodist Church in support of Get Organized Month, several nonprofits received needed items. Austin Groups for the Elderly received 30 items including wheelchairs and medical/mobility assistance devices while Dress for Success Austin obtained two carloads (approximately 300 items) of women’s career … [Read more...]
APD recruiting for new officers
In these challenging economic times, where several employers are making cutbacks and consolidating, the Austin Police Department is currently recruiting and encourages all qualified applicants to apply. Applications are available for download for cadet classes starting in December 2012, April 2013 and August 2013. APD will continue to accept applications until all testing dates are full. Testing dates are now posted on the web site(http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/police/recruiting/) for testing in … [Read more...]
Local gallery owner and community activist may face closure
Community activist, author and entrepreneur Joyce Adejumo has spent a lifetime helping the community. After establishing Mitchie’s Gallery, she opened the gallery doors for an extensive list of programs including weekly children activities such as science and math tutoring, art workshops, sign language with story time, monthly family friendly poetry, a Co-Dependent No More-Women Support Groups and numerous other events all at no charge. Again, at no cost, she has allowed the community and … [Read more...]
The Souvenir Menu – Milano Café
To me, food tastes better on vacation. It could be because it is a vacation; lack of stress, better restaurant options when not pressed for time, or often just unusually good regional specialties. But, I am always astonished at how the humblest places in Italy seemed to have better food than many pricier places in the States. Often the same simple ingredients here just don’t seem to come together the same way. Recently, some friends took me to Milano café and I got a big surprise; a small, … [Read more...]
Austin’s African-American Chamber of Commerce appoints new president
On Aug. 29, the Capitol City African-American Chamber of Commerce (CCAACC) board of directors named Natalie Madeira Cofield new president and CEO. The board appointed Cofield based upon her expertise in economic and business development, program management and public affairs. The CCAACC was looking for a fresh, youthful new leader who could keep the Chamber at the forefront of Austin’s booming technological and art savvy populace. With her impressive background, Cofield is expected to … [Read more...]
Sultry Sade brings tour to Austin
The Frank Erwin Center has announced Sade will perform September 7. “Directed by longtime collaborator Sophie Muller, and with production and lighting design by Baz Halpin, the tour is groundbreaking from a visual perspective,” the Frank Erwin website boasts. “With a 23’ x 52’ high resolution LED screen behind the band, and enormous projection screens all around the stage, beautiful, larger than life images accompany the music which has made Sade one of the most adored and enduring live bands … [Read more...]
“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 the keynote speaker. Since 2006, the Harvest Foundation has successfully managed one of the largest on-going school and community-driven education … [Read more...]
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