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5/23
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7TH ANNUAL DIAMOND CHEF’S GALA
7TH ANNUAL DIAMOND CHEF’S GALA – MAY 23
HILTON DIAMOND CHEF GIVES DEAF STUDENTS OPPORTUNITY TO SHINE
FUNDRAISING EVENT SUPPORTS WORK AND COLLEGE READINESS PROGRAMS FOR TEXAS STUDENTS WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
WHAT: Presented by the Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) Foundation – KICK UP YOUR HEELS for TSD’s 7th Annual Diamond Chef’s Gala – a student prepared, multi-course banquet with wine pairings, silent and live auctions, and “Boots & Bling” themed fun.
Hilton Diamond Chef, Mark Dayanandan, gives a select group of TSD culinary students the opportunity to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime experience in the back of the house of the renowned Hilton-Austin – working alongside Dayanandan on his signature, locally sourced, gourmet creations for more than 200 special guests.
The annual Diamond Chefs Gala showcases the talents of TSD students and celebrates the rich history of TSD’s 150+ years of providing an exemplary education, tools and experiences to Texas’ students, ages 0-22, who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Proceeds will support the Texas School for the Deaf, and the approximate 5,000 deaf and hard of hearing Texas children, their families, professionals, and the networks of support that hold us all together.
Generously sponsored by: Hilton-Austin, Ste. Michelle Wineries, CSD, Image Microsystems, The DiMare Family, Purple, Sorenson VRS, Z-VRS, Auction Source, Mark Seeger & Jeffrey Harper, Baird-Farrelly Criminal Defense, Austin Trust Company, Sprint, Texas Relay, The Law Firm of Blazier-Christensen-Bigelow-Virr, The Better Hearing Center of Austin, Cochlear America and Enlighteneering, Inc.
WHEN: Thursday, May 23, 2013
6:00 pm
WHERE: Hilton Austin Downtown
500 East 4th Street
MORE: For tickets, sponsorships and more information, visit: https://tsdfoundation.org/diamond.
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ABOUT THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF (TSD)
The Texas School for the Deaf is the oldest continuously operating public school in Texas. Educating deaf and hard of hearing students of Texas since 1856, the campus also provides outreach and educational resources for students, their families and professionals in the field throughout the state of Texas. With educational excellence and a strong belief in a culture and community at TSD, students form a unique identity based on their individual strengths and talents. TSD is an environment where students learn, grow, and belong. For more information about the Texas School for the Deaf, visit http://www.tsd.state.tx.us/.
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6pm,
at Hilton Austin Downtown
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5/25
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Carry the Load- Austin
Reveille Peak Ranch is honored to host Carry the Load-Austin on May 25 to help celebrate a meaningful Memorial Day through a 20.13-mile event honoring veterans and active duty service members, law enforcement officers, firefighters and their families. Teams will walk and “carry the load” in honor of fallen or injured heroes while raising funds to support local nonprofits working with veterans and their families. The event will also showcase the military, law enforcement and firefighting readiness capabilities of the State of Texas in a live demonstration. Learn more and get involved at http://rprtexas.com/2012/10/may-25-carry-the-load/
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6/1
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Leaning Tree Adventures Sponsors Mud Adventure Race
Leaning Tree Adventures Sponsors Mud Adventure Race
In an arena dominated by national companies, Leaning Tree Adventures is staging its first mud adventure race, Miles of Mud. Operating at Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas, the three-year- old-company is expanding beyond mountain bicycle races to build on the interest of runners whose goals seem to be getting wet and muddy. Leaning Tree has already hosted several national races of this sort at the ranch, but is coming up with a bigger and better course for local enthusiasts, that is to say more obstacles and more mud.
The June 1st Miles of Mud, the first of the company’s semi-annual races, will feature 35 or more obstacles and incorporate elements developed for its race training program. Each race in the series will feature 100% comprehensive registration fees, an unusual feature of such races. Proceeds will benefit various charities or non-profit groups, including Wounded Explosive Ordinance Disposal Warrior Foundation (WEODWF) through the Texas Patriot Challenge scheduled for 2014. Other beneficiaries will be Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Freedom Is Not Free, and Austin International Poetry Festival.
A schedule of activities sponsored or hosted by Leaning Tree Adventures can be found on the company’s website: www.rockyhillranch.com. For information about Miles of Mud, contact Greg Maxwell through the races site at www.milesofmud.com.
About Leaning Tree Adventures
Leaning Tree Adventures is owned and operated by Greg Maxwell (Bastrop, TX) and Ron Jorgenson (San Antonio, TX). Its activities are centered on the 1200 acres of Rocky Hill Ranch, one the premiere mountain bicycle facilities in the state. Since assuming a management role at the ranch in 2011, the company has expanded the number of mountain bicycle races and trail runs, and has added mud adventure races and festivals to the ranch’s profile.
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See Website,
at Bastrop
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6/1
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THIRD ANNUAL AUSTIN BLUEBONNET EGG SHOW
THIRD ANNUAL AUSTIN BLUEBONNET EGG SHOW
"Celebrating the Beauty of The Egg
Inside and Out"
JUNE 1, 2013: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Callahan's General Store
501 Bastrop Highway / 183 S.
Austin, TX 78741
Do you have backyard chickens and eggs? Its time to start saving those eggs! The Brazos Valley Poultry Club is pleased to announce the third annual Austin Bluebonnet Egg Show, which will be held June 1, 2013, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm, at Callahan's General Store, 501 Bastrop Highway, Austin, Texas. We'll also be launching the first annual Austin Bluebonnet Egg Drive, in partnership with Keep Austin Fed.
The Austin Bluebonnet Egg Show is an Open Breed Egg Show, featuring eggs from all breeds of chickens. Beautiful chickens are a joy to own, and its easy to produce high quality food in your backyard, even in the city. Urban backyard poultry owners and breeders will have their best eggs on exhibit, with juniors and adults competing head to head for top honors. The show features two main judging divisions, SHELL Classes andCONTENTS Classes. Classes are divided by color and size, with categories that anyone can enter, even if you just have one egg.
SHELL classes are judged based on uniformity of the eggs with regard to size, shape, color, texture, and cleanliness. CONTENTS classes are judged on interior qualities like yolk color, and features that indicate freshness. Pick your prettiest freshest eggs and see how they stand up to the rest! A Grand Champion and Reserve Champion will be awarded at the conclusion of the show, with prizes from Coyote Creek Farm, Callahan's General Store, Randall Burkey, and Happy Hen Treats.
The show also includes a SILENT & LIVE AUCTION, LIVE PHOTO BOOTH, LIVE EGG JUDGING, RAFFLE, and a few vendors from around central Texas. Even if you don't have chickens, you can still take home some unique handcrafted poultry items, bid on some fertile hatching eggs, or some rare breeding pairs and trios, or just some fun poultry stuff to add to your collection!
We will also launch our first annual Austin Bluebonnet Egg Drive, in partnership with Keep Austin Fed. The Egg Drive will run from June 1-Dec 31, 2013, with a goal of collecting and donating 1000 dozen eggs by the end of the year. A Keep Austin Fed donation booth will be set up at the front of the store on June 1st to kick off the drive. Drop off your surplus eggs and other nonperishable items to support the cause.
Thank you for your support. The Brazos Valley Poultry Club is a non-profit organization and welcomes your donations to promote exhibition poultry in Texas. See you at The Show!
For more information please visit: www.BluebonnetClassic.com
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10a - 12:30p,
at Callahan's General Store
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6/1 - 6/2
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NXNA Garden Tour
First-ever NXNA Garden Tour – Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2
Benefiting North Austin Schools!
Kick off your summer with an event that is truly North Austin - and help our schools at the same time! Be part of the first North by North Austin Garden Tour.
There will be 19 gardens on the NXNA Garden Tour, Saturday, June 1. This is your chance to see, up close, 13 private home gardens, 5 school gardens and a community garden, all across North Austin, the hidden gem of Austin. From exotic succulent and cactus collections to funky chicken coops, classic Texas hideaways, and a "Keep Austin Weird" gem that will blow your mind... this tour has it all.
The tour is a new annual event for North Austin to promote the livability and beauty of our
neighborhoods and the vibrancy of our schools.
1. Self-guided Garden Tours – Saturday, June 1 – 10 am to 4 pm at gardens across North Austin
2. Garden Talks, Watershed Tour & Photography Exhibit – Sunday, June 2
10 am noon – Watershed tour starts at North Star Greenbelt Watershed, 1165 Parkfield
noon-4 pm – Talks and exhibits at North Austin YMCA, 1000 W. Rundberg
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online:
https://nxna.ticketbud.com/nxnagardentour
Detailed maps and programs are available to ticketholders at three garden tour locations:
11922 Oakbrook Drive
1701 Pheasant Roost
8600 Bridgeport Drive
A limited number of tickets will be available for purchase (cash only) at the three map locations.
The tour will be held rain or shine!
Proceeds from the tickets and sponsorships go to Austin Voices and will be used by the North Austin Community School Alliance for gardens and beautification of North Austin Schools!
Learn more online or check out details on Twitter or Facebook:
Lovenorthaustin.com
Nxnagardentour.blogspot.com
Facebook.com/nxnagardentour
@nxnagardentour
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6/1
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Texas 4000 Atlas Ride
Texas 4000 is a community of cancer fighters. Our riders, all University of Texas students, are the passionate young people at the heart of the organization. They train, fundraise, educate, and bring hope to those with cancer.
The Texas 4000 family also consists of those who support our cause, including our board of directors, sponsors, partners at LIVESTRONG and MD Anderson, host families, countless donors, and all of our volunteers who help make Texas 4000 a reality every year.
Date & Start time: Saturday, June 1, 2013 50 & 70 mile ride will start at 8:00 AM; 25 Mile Route will start at 10 AM.
Start Location: 50 & 70 Mile Route: Running Brushy Middle School (2303 N. Lakeline Blvd. Cedar Park, TX)
25 Mile Route: Pillar Bluff Vineyards (300 CR 111 Lampasas, TX)
Finish Location: Texas Legato Winery - Lampasas,TX
Course Descriptions: Course distance options include a 25, a 50, and a 70-mile route. Riders enjoy beautiful views, gently rolling hills, and wildlife of the Texas Hill Country. The 50 & 70 mile routes are one-way rides. Transportation back to the start is provided for a $20 fee (or cyclists can arrange their own rides back to the start). The 25 mile route will start and finish at the Pillar Bluff Vineyards.
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Registration
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Opens 9/4/2012
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$50 from until 3/3/2013; $60 until 5/29; $70 at packet pickup and race day
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Optional Shuttle Fee
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Returns to Cedar Park
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$20.00/rider
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*There will be a registration table setup the day of the ride 6:30-7:30 am. Non-riding spectators can purchase Food and Drink Tickets (called Partner Passes) to enjoy BBQ & finish line activities for $20.
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For Atlas Ride Registration Questions contact: Richelle Criswell
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Email: richellecriswell@me.com
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Phone: 512-585-5034
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8a,
at Texas Legato Winery
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6/2
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Guitars For Swaziland
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GUITARS FOR SWAZILAND
Holds Inaugural Dinner Event
at Wink Restaurant
Guitars for Swaziland, providing guitars to the aids orphans and underprivileged children of Swaziland, will introduce the new non-profit organization’s goals and needs with an exquisite intimate dinner and concert at Wink Restaurant, 1014 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas on June 2, 2013. A virtual Who's Who of Austin's musicians, music professionals, and music lovers are coming together to help.
Wink Restaurant stresses the innovative use of the freshest ingredients and wine is their passion! Chefs Mark Paul and Stuart Scruggs are planning a five-course dinner with wine pairings donated by our friends at Cape Classics, to be followed by a concert featuring:
Denny Freeman, Eric Johnson, Gurf Morlix, Redd Volkaert, Randy Weeks,
Chris Maresh, Brannen Temple, Stephen Doster, Wayne Salzmann II
Doors: 5:30 p.m. a bit of guitar music and bubbles in the bar
Seated Dinner: 6:30 p.m.
Concert: 8:30 p.m.
Event Tickets are $150 per person and are fully inclusive of tax and tip. Please call Wink at (512) 482-8868 to make your reservation now!
A Note from Our Founder Stephen Doster
In May of 2012, Stephen Doster was honored to represent the US State Department's Arts Envoy Program in Swaziland, Africa.
"I gave multiple guitar and songwriting demonstrations and performed concerts for people of all ages. Many of the children we worked with were AIDS orphans. Swaziland has the highest rate of HIV and AIDS in the world. A staggering 15% of the population is AIDS orphans.
The highlight of my visit was a performance at the Bushfire International Festival of the Arts. At the festival we performed with the Swazi duo, Dusty and Stones, and 34 children from the SOS Village Children's Choir from the AIDS orphanage in Mbabane. I have a lasting image of driving away from an orphanage down a long, dirt road. A group of children, who had seen us play earlier, began waving and playing "air-guitar" as we passed. This was all the inspiration I would need."
Board of Believers
Denny Freeman, Charlie Sexton, Redd Volkaert, David Holt, John X Reed, Gurf Morlix, Will Sexton, Randy Weeks, Van Wilks, Chris Maresh, Eric Johnson, Monte Montgomery, Ernie Durawa, Peggy Sue Honeyman-Scott, Steven Fromholz, Scrappy Judd Newcomb, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth-Carter, Barbara Nesbitt, Malford Milligan, Tommy Elskes, Anthony Farrell, Andy Salmon, Kim Harrigan, Bob Cheevers, Louie Ortega, Teal Collins, Larry Harteker, Tom and Teala Hurley, Melinda Doster, Michael David, Jay Sims, Kerry White, Nick Buxton, Wayne Nagel, Greg Izor, James and Sara Stevens, Tim Flannery, Speedy Sparks, Will Indian, Josh Zee, Bill and Gerry Schoening, Greg and Maureen Engle, Dylan Phillips, Philip Gibbs, Andy Barham, J.J. Johnson, Brannen Temple, Dony Wynn, Wayne Salzmann II, Hunter Perrin, Terry Lickona, Joe Priesnitz, Roger Allen Polson, Cash Edwards Denny Freeman, Charlie Sexton, Redd Volkaert, David Holt, John X Reed, Gurf Morlix, Will Sexton, Randy Weeks, Van Wilks, Chris Maresh, Eric Johnson, Monte Montgomery, Ernie Durawa, Peggy Sue Honeyman-Scott, Steven Fromholz, Scrappy Judd Newcomb, Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth-Carter, Barbara Nesbitt, Malford Milligan, Tommy Elskes, Anthony Farrell, Andy Salmon, Kim Harrigan, Bob Cheevers, Louie Ortega, Teal Collins Larry Harteker, Tom and Teala Hurley, Melinda Doster, Michael David, Jay Sims, Kerry White, Nick Buxton, Wayne Nagel, Greg Izor, James and Sara Stevens, Tim Flannery, Speedy Sparks, Will Indian, Josh Zee, Bill and Gerry Schoening, Greg and Maureen Engle, Dylan Phillips, Philip Gibbs, Andy Barham, J.J. Johnson, Brannen Temple, Dony Wynn, Wayne Salzmann II, Hunter Perrin, Terry Lickona, Joe Priesnitz, Roger Allen Polson
www.facebook.com/GuitarsforSwaziland www.guitarsforswaziland.org
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6:30pm,
at Wink Restaurant
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6/3
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Free Career Training For Texas Veterans
The National Notary Association is offering free career training to all Texas Veterans at its annual Conference in Austin on Monday, June 3 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Austin Renaissance Hotel. The Veterans have the option of taking two free courses that can prepare them for a part-time or full-time career as a Notary Public. Pre-registration and proof of Veteran status required. Space is limited. To get more details or sign-up, Veterans should email: veterans@nationalnotary.org or call 800-876-6827 and reference Veterans Training Day.
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8am - 6pm,
at Austin Renaissance Hotel
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7/13
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5th ANNUAL BOWL-A-THON
LOCAL ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER HOSTS 5th ANNUAL BOWL-A-THON
Texas Humane Heroes Hosts 5th Annual Bowl-a-thon Fundraising Event!
Texas Humane Heroes, formerly known as the Humane Society of Williamson County, invites community members to join in the fun at the 5th Annual Bowl-a-Thon fundraising event on Saturday, July 13, 2013 from 1:00 - 4:00pm, held at Mel’s Lone Star Lanes in Georgetown, TX. The goal of this family-fun event is to raise life-saving funds in an effort to end pet homelessness throughout Central Texas.
Bowlers are encouraged to register in advance at www.TexasHumaneHeroes.org/bowl. Register as an individual for $25 or for a 4-person team and save! Registration includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, team and door prizes, and much more fun all for a great cause. A large silent auction and a raffle for a new Kindle Fire HD will also be hosted at the event for more fundraising opportunities.
“We are so excited to host our 5th Annual Bowl-a-Thon as this event has always been such a great success and the perfect summer activity to beat the heat!” said Eran Fehily, Director of Community Relations and Development. “In addition to this fun, community event, there are great sponsorship opportunities for local businesses to gain great marketing exposure all while supporting a terrific cause!”
Presenting and Lane Sponsorship opportunities are available for local businesses to participate in the event, as well. Additional information can be found at www.TexasHumaneHeroes.org/bowl.
For further information or to register as a participant or sponsor for the 5th Annual Texas Humane Heroes Bowl-a-Thon on July 13th from 1:00 - 4pm held at Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, 1010 N Austin Ave, Georgetown, TX, please visit www.TexasHumaneHeroes.org/bowl or call 512-260-3602.
Texas Humane Heroes Background Information
The mission of Texas Humane Heroes is to provide innovative programs and services to eliminate pet homelessness and to improve the lives of pets and people throughout Central Texas. Formerly known as the Humane Society of Williamson County (HSWC) and the CenTex Humane Society Second Chance Adoption Center, the organizations combined resources and merged into Texas Humane Heroes on in January 2013. Supporting two adoption centers in Central Texas, Texas Humane Heroes has locations in Leander and Killeen, Texas. Texas Humane Heroes is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, 100% funded by donations, grants and modest fees for services and receives no government funding. The corporate office is located at 10930 E. Crystal Falls Parkway, Leander, Texas. For more information, please visit www.TexasHumaneHeroes.org.
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1 - 4pm,
at Mel's Lone Star Lanes
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