26th Annual Austin Film Festival

26th Annual Austin Film Festival

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Date: 10/24 – 10/31 | Location: Paramount Theatres & Stateside Theatre

Annual Austin Film Festival is recognized as one of the top film festivals in the country.

This cinematic event shines the spotlight on both top-billed films and indies alike.

Austin Film Festival furthers the art and craft of storytelling by inspiring and championing the work of writers, filmmakers, and all artists who use written and visual language to tell a story.

In addition to an 8 day film festival and 4 day Conference, we offer Year Round Events, a Young Filmmakers Program, a TV show, Radio show, Podcast and more!

Austin Film Festival furthers the art and craft of filmmaking by inspiring and championing the work of screenwriters, filmmakers and all artists who use the language of film to tell a story.

What AFF is probably best known for around the world is its annual October Austin Film Festival & Conference.

The Film Festival & Conference was the first event of its kind to take the lead in bringing professional and amateur screenwriters (and now filmmakers) together. For this reason, they celebrate the role of the screenplay in filmmaking, Addionally, they discuss the considerable creative possibilities of writing for film and television. Equally important, the Conference brought producers, agents and screenwriters together to foster the sale of screenplays and launch long-term successful careers.

Hundreds of writers’ groups, services and festivals have followed the Conference’s model over the past ten years. This is reinforcing the value of its continuing mission to recognize the art of screenwriting.

For more information on the 26th Annual Austin Film Festival, click here.

2019 Pro Bono Week Texas Legal Answers eClinic (Austin Area)

2019 Pro Bono Week Texas Legal Answers eClinic (Austin Area)

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Date: 10/23 | Time: 4 PM – 7 PM | Location: Pro Bono Texas

National Pro Bono Week eClinic

Please RSVP through Eventbrite link.

Getting the Austin Area pro bono community together to nosh and answer civil legal advice questions online. Participate in person and get a free dinner – or login from the comfort of your home or office. 🙂

We will begin with an informative CLE ACCREDITED presentation at 4:00pm, for those who have never volunteered with Texas Legal Answers. Then we will open it up for dinner and the eClinic will begin at 5:00pm.

For more information on 2019 Pro Bono Week Texas Legal Answers eClinic (Austin Area), click here.

Beginner Series at Tango Tribe

Beginner Series at Tango Tribe

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Date: 10/22 | Time: 7 PM – 8 PM | Location: Tango Tribe​

Passionate, sensual and instinctive, Argentine tango is the most captivating dance of modern times.

A new beginner series at Tango Tribe starts with the first Tuesday of each month, and they welcome drop-ins, too.

Each week they weave into the lesson some of the history of the dance, the natural movements basis of the dance, the codigos (codes) of the milonga (the social dance party), the styles of the famous orchestras. This series of classes will prepare you to begin attending the many milongas and practicas in Austin and elsewhere with confidence.

No experience, no partner, no dance shoes required.

Week One
Caminar Abrazados — to walk in an embrace
Famously, Argentine tango is a dance of the beautiful walk, where we move in an intimate embrace with our partner across the floor with elegance, grace, power, musicality, and creativity.

Week Two
Spirals — a universal force of beauty
Spirals of muscles in our body power our turning, pivoting movements, and spirals create beautiful patterns on the dance floor. Learn la media luna figuras.

Week Three
La Cruzada — the cross
One partner takes a “shortcut” so as to confront their partner. An iconic move and one of the unique elements of Argentine tango. Add interesting musical accents to the dance.

Week Four
Systems — beautifully simple principles that form the dance
Tying together all that they’ve learned this month,  see how a handful of simple ideas (two walking systems and three steps choices with respect to our partner) create all the rich improvisational possibilities of the dance.

For more information on the Beginner Series at Tango Tribe, click here.

Austin Arthouse Film Festival - Year 2

Austin Arthouse Film Festival – Year 2

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Date: 10/21 | Time: 5:30 PM – 11:30 PM | Location: AFS Cinema

2019 Austin Arthouse Film Festival

Back for its second year, Austin Arthouse Film Festival presents three blocks of the most astounding, visionary and utterly unique arthouse films from across the world. Each block is followed by a short Q&A with filmmakers and an awards presentation at the end of the night.

Block A – 5:30 PM / Block B – 7:00 PM / Block C- 9:30 PM

30% off for AFS Members – Must be signed in to receive the discount online.

For more information, click here.

Austin Food Truck Taste-Off

Austin Food Truck Taste-Off

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Date: 10/19 | Time: 12 PM – 6 PM | Location: Austin American Statesman

Austin’s Original $10,000 Food Truck Taste-Off is here, here in its 7th year, ready to give away its 70,000th dollar!

10% of each ticket goes to support Keep Austin Fed & translates to 25 tastings for you & 45 full meals to our neighbors in need!

Taste samples from 25 food trucks & trailers all competing for your $10,000 vote… And support local charity Keep Austin Fed while you’re at it!

Only the first 1,000 judges (first to purchase tix ahead of time) can taste and vote for $10K winner, so get em while you can! 💰

Also open for general feasting once judge’s passes sell out, OR if you just want to come for a “normal” amount of food + music.

🍔 Step #1 Get Your Wristband (only judge’s can taste + vote)

🍕 Step #2 Pick up wristbands at the Statesman after 11 on day of event

🌮 Step #3: Feed your face! (eat)

❤️ ❤️ Step #4: Spread the love (vote) ❤️❤️

There will be beer, wine, sodas, and water… Oh, and MUSIC (no outside food/beverage please)! 🍷 🍺

And well-behaved pups are welcome too 🐶

For more information on the Austin Food Truck Taste-Off​, click here.

Healthier Texas Summit

Healthier Texas Summit

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Date: 10/17- 10/18  | Time: 5 PM | Location: AT&T Hotel and Conference Center

The Healthier Texas Summit is a collaboration between IT’S TIME TEXAS and the University of Texas System.

The Healthier Texas Summit is a two-day event for Texas’ thought leaders and health champions from diverse sectors to make connections that will catalyze their work. This is only health event of its kind in the state. The Summit offers informative sessions, town hall conversations, and interactive workshops, with education credits available for numerous professions. If you work to improve the health of Texans, this event is for you.

We know that improving health in our communities requires collaborative work. We would work with partners outside of our organizations, disciplines, silos, sectors, and comfort zones. Cross-sector work is key to preventing chronic disease, addressing social determinants of health, improving health equity, and receiving the greatest value from our health dollars. We also know that cross-sector collaboration can be difficult. But we believe Texas is up to the challenge.

At this year’s Healthier Texas Summit, we will hear stories and enter into conversations not only about our collaboration successes, but also about where it gets hard. We will hear how challenges can be resolved, so we can more fully unite for a Healthier Texas.

For more information, click here.

Educators' Night 2019

Educators’ Night 2019

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Date: 10/17 | Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Location: Thinkery

Mix, mingle and kick off the 2019–20 school year at Thinkery Educators’ Night in collaboration with Austin Museum Partnership.

Educators’ Night features opportunities for educators to play in our galleries, connect with colleagues, discover other local museums, and learn more about our hands-on, STEAM-focused educational programs and resources.

Wear your school spirit and come ready to play! School teachers, administrative staff, and informal educators are all welcome to attend this FREE event. Ready for refreshments, door prizes, and tons of fun?

For more information on the Educators’ Night 2019, click here.

Baby + Work = Chaos

Baby + Work = Chaos

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Date: 10/16 | Time: 5:30 PM – 7 PM | Location: Old West Austin

Join Partners in Parenting (PIP) and The Riveter as they tackle the personal and practical side of working as a new mom or dad.

Jessica Burleson, Executive Director of PIP, will moderate discussion with Jessica Gaffney (Women@Austin and Pro Mama) and Naya Weber, IBCLC (Its More Than Milk Lactation Services) on Baby + Work = Chaos. Discussions will be on the realities of life as a working parent. Participants will leave having developed priorities for their new identity as working parents. And they will have a practical guide for establishing balance and rhythm post-baby.

ABOUT PIP:

Building a village for all new parents. Partners in Parenting supports all of Austin’s new parents so they are confident, connected, and have the tools to reach their full potential. Their proven approach connects parents of babies with peers, trained facilitators, and experts.  This will allow them to share the joy and weather the storms of new parenthood together. PIP believes that we we build the foundation for healthy families by supporting parents in this early phase of parenthood. By helping Austin’s parents thrive, we help our entire community thrive.

ABOUT THE RIVETER:

The Riveter is a national network of community and coworking spaces built by women, for everyone. Through its best-in-class professional and personal development programming, robust membership, and collaborative workspaces, The Riveter is working to elevate the conversation and progress around gender equity in work and business. Launched in May 2017 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, The Riveter has grown to include seven locations in Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and Dallas. This expansion is spurred by The Riveter’s recent announcement of a $15 million Series A funding round in December 2018. The Riveter’s mission to redefine the future of work has been featured in The Washington Post, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., Quartz, Bloomberg Technology, and more.

For more information on Baby + Work = Chaos, click here.

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Paramount Theatre

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Paramount Theatre

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Date: 10/15 | Time: 8 PM – 11 PM | Location: Paramount Theatre

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Paramount Theatre, Presented by KUTX’s Sunday Morning Jazz

A legendary trumpet player, Herb Alpert’s extraordinary musicianship has earned him five #1 hits, nine Grammy Awards, fifteen Gold albums, fourteen Platinum albums. Additionally he has sold over 72 million records. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass propelled his sound into the pop music limelight. Surprisingly at one point outselling the Beatles two to one. In 1966, they achieved the since-unmatched feat of simultaneously having four albums in the Top 10. He continues to perform and tour across the country with his wife, Grammy-winning singer, Lani Hall.

Lani Hall started her singing career in 1966. She first started as the lead singer of Sergio Mendes’s breakthrough group, Brasil ’66. She left behind her city roots in Chicago. And for 5 years, she performed throughout the world and wrote the English lyrics for many of the band’s Brazilian songs. She has the distinction of recording more than 22 albums in three different languages.

For more information on Herb Alpert & Lani Hall at Paramount Theatre, click here.

Monster Makers Art Camp!

Monster Makers Art Camp!

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Date: 10/14 | Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Location: The Art Garage Austin

“Makin’ Monsters” Art Camp

Head to The Art Garage Austin to participate in the Monster Makers Art Camp. Join them in a slightly messy and definitely quirky day camp all about monsters! Get creative as you paint your own ceramic monster mug- will it have rainbow stripes and polka dots or several eyeballs and spiky fur? Learn about colour theory with the monster-themed canvas painting and join them for when science and art collide in their “slime lab”. Make your own festive slime! (Ages: 6-12)

The Art Garage has been doing this for 10 years and Their camps always fill up fast due to high return rate.

To register your child to the Monster Makers Art Camp, click here.