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Dear AW Readers: It’s quite a frenzy around the AW Media offices these days. Just when I thought – after nearly nine years of publishing austinwoman magazine – it was time to relax a little, the idea fairy struck again! I guess that’s the gift and curse of being an entrepreneur – the desperate need at times to take your foot off the gas and rest, but the more pronounced desire to dig in and do it all over again. Yes, I’m talking about the launch in June 2011 of ATXMAN – Austin Man Magazine. It’s exciting and stressful to be in the throes of a start-up again.

I know many of you are serial entrepreneurs yourselves, so you understand how thrilling – and scary it can be.

But for me, this time is very different. And for one key reason. It’s not that I’m older and wiser, although I know at least ONE of those is true! This time, I’m launching a product with my husband not just “at my side,” but on board – literally – co-founding and co-publishing and thriving more than I could have ever imagined on the excitement and “high” of it all. My husband has been in real estate the past seven years, so he has ridden the market’s rollercoaster. But now he’s on our “thrill ride” and I have never seen him happier. It’s funny, really. All those years I yammered on about the trials and tribulations of the publishing world (we got engaged at the one-year anniversary of austinwoman magazine) and to realize now that he actually listened to me – well, most of the time anyway! I have been fascinated by the sheer instinct he has – I must have been a really good teacher even though I didn’t know I was teaching – ha! I think the more likely reality is that when you are truly passionate about something – it comes easily. And, although working side-by-side with a spouse has its challenges, Christopher’s excitement and passion has rekindled something in me, too.

I am truly blessed in life, love and work. They are all so beautifully intertwined, that even on the most frustrating of days – or the days when my husband actually thinks he knows better than I do – I feel in sync. People – especially women – always talk about “balance” between work and life. And I don’t believe – especially for an entrepreneur – that “balance” is an attainable goal. I believe in integration – moment-by-moment, ever-changing priorities. One minute, it’s our 3-and-a-half-year old son (actually a lot of moments), one moment it’s my staff, or the approval of this month’s cover, or, our marriage – date night, random talk about anything BUT work! It’s actually a wonderfully guilt-free existence – I have control at every moment of my priorities – and I make them what I need them to be in that moment and then move on to the next. In sync. How many people do you know who are truly in sync? Are you? I can tell you honestly that it is not without bumps and missteps along the way, but it’s a good life – one that I’m not letting pass me by.

Many of you are mothers and entrepreneurs or business women, too—so a very happy Mother’s Day to you.

And for those of you who still, like me, have their mother’s in their lives, cherish them. I know I couldn’t do all I do without the help and guidance of my mother, who thankfully only lives and hour away.

Thanks for reading austinwoman and enjoy this special “generations” issue. It is truly a gift to me that we have so many fans. I hope we will honor your loyalty to us by putting out the very best magazine for and about the amazing men in Austin with ATXMAN – Austin Man Magazine. And I can’t wait for you to get to know my better half.

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ast month, I spent a few days over Spring Break with my 21-year-old daughter Emily and a few of her friends. We stayed at our family cabin in Estes Park, CO. It was a wonderful week. It made me incredibly nostalgic because we have vacationed in Colorado for years as a family. Hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park. Outings to the quaint downtown area known as Estes Park. Stopping by Laura’s Fudge for candy with eager, fidgety children.

But now, my daughter is older. Instead of early morning cartoons – we had late morning brunch. Things have changed.

But one thing didn’t change. Emily still insisted on making the annual Laura’s Fudge run. So we packed all the girls in the car and headed downtown to load up on candy and ice cream.

While enjoying the much-anticipated trip to the candy store, I was startled by how quickly Emily’s face seemed to change. One minute, I could see her face just as she was when she was a toddler.

Full of mischief. And fun. The very next minute, she was all grown-up. A young woman of 21.

While she was eating her ice cream (with characteristic gusto), I was flushed with memories of her childhood. I laughed and grabbed my camera to snap a picture. Pure delight! She was once again my little Emily. But just as suddenly, when I looked up again – she was 21.

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While laughing raucously at a tumbled bag of candy on the sidewalk, she looked just like the two-year-old I couldn’t get to go to sleep at night. But while posing with her friends for a group shot, she looked just like the rest of the girls … gorgeous and 21.

I became startled in realizing – though she has been coming to Estes Park since she was just a child – she is no longer a child.

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y mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 52, one week after I graduated from college five years ago. When I asked her about the neurologist appointment that evening, she said, “They don’t know why I got so old all of a sudden.” It was a pretty accurate statement. With no family history of the disease, my mother’s condition was a great mystery to my family members and medical professionals. The diagnosis finally sank in a few months later when an expensive PET scan confirmed that the inactive areas of her brain were completely consistent with the effects of the disease.

My mother, who probably exhibited symptoms of Alzheimer’s as far back as 2001, became increasingly childlike and helpless, meaning she could no longer be left alone for any amount of time. After rotating care of my mother between my father, myself, my younger brother and even my maternal grandparents, attempting to hire in-home help, while my father was at work and

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failing to find a care facility with both a secure wing and an available Medicaid bed in Austin, my family finally placed my mother in a nursing home in San Marcos in 2008. Achieving a balance with medication between sedation, (which keeps her in bed), and anxiety, (which causes her to pace the hallways and fall frequently), has been an ongoing and frustrating struggle for her nurses and doctors, not to mention, my family.

Unfortunately, we are not alone in this situation. According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s recent report, 2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, someone in the United States develops the disease every 69 seconds. Alzheimer's is the sixth-leading cause of death in the nation, and although death rates from other major diseases, including heart disease, stroke and HIV, have declined in recent years, the Alzheimer’s death rate has increased by 66%.

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association with the Alzheimer's Association in 2009. Shriver said, "I introduce myself to him every time I go visit him. I say, 'Hi, Daddy.

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While there is currently no cure for the disease, there are resources designed to ease the stress of caregiving. Locally, the Alzheimer's Association Capital of Texas Chapter facilitates support groups and provides informative workshops, including ALZ 101: An Introduction to Alzheimer's Disease on the second, third and fourth Wednesdays of each month and the four-part Facing the Challenge Caregiver Education Series five times per year.

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Once in the treatment room, I climbed onto the table and Chloe got to work making my skin look a little less Keith Richards-y. As I relaxed in the soft, dim light with my eyes closed, listening to the soothing spa music that’s only soothing if you’re in a spa (or in a coma), we began to talk about her impending motherhood

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I smiled wistfully as I told her how I looked like Chris Farley in a jean jacket when I was pregnant. How I dearly loved feeling the baby’s little kicks. How we hadn’t found out the sex of either of our children because we believe it’s the last great mystery in life.

How she probably wouldn’t remember the pain of childbirth, but that she should still demand 10 epidurals and a shot of Novocain, anyway. And I told her how overjoyed, over the moon, over the top in love I’d fallen with each of my beautiful boys from the moment I first laid eyes on them.

After my monologue and the facial were over, Chloe gently blotted my now dewy, fresh skin and helped me get down from the table. “Is there any other advice you’d give me?” she asked as I grabbed my ponytail holder and glasses from the counter. “Anything else I need to know? I love hearing what all of my clients have to say.”

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“I know it’s cliché,” I started, “but I just want you to know that you should try to enjoy every single mo … mo … moment of their childhood!” And that’s when big, heaving sobs bubbled to the surface and hot tears began to stream down my (very wellexfoliated) cheeks. They plunked one-byone onto my spa robe and instantly disappeared into the plush, soft fabric.

“What I mean,” I shakily continued, trying to quickly regain my composure because not only was I slightly humiliated, but I didn’t want to wreck my facial with what’s universally known as “ugly cry face.” “What I mean by that is that at first it

may seem endless – the nursing, the diapers, the potty training, the Fisher-Price toys that blare ‘Frere Jacques’ so endlessly that you think you’re doing time in a French prison camp – but really, all of it will just fly by. The babyhood. And the toddlerhood.

And even the preschooler-hood. My boys are only seven and nine-years-old now, but it still seems like a 100 years ago that I was swa … swa … swaddling them and oh, my God, I think I inhaled some lavender aromatherapy fumes because my eyes won’t stop watering! Are they getting puffy again? Do you have a spa blindfold I can use? Here comes ugly cry face! Wahh!”

As I furiously swiped away my fresh set of tears, Chloe handed me a tissue and smiled nervously as I tried to pull myself together. I was embarrassed that I’d pretty much had an emotional breakdown in front of her, which is saying a lot considering she’d just spent an hour looking at my Pore Grand Canyon

through a lighted magnifying glass. “I’m so sorry,” I muttered as she walked me over to the changing room. “I don’t know what came over me. I guess talking about those days made me feel a little melancholy. But trust me, you’ll love being a mother, Chloe. You really will.”

“I think I know what you’re trying to tell me,” she said with a sweet grin. “And I’ll try to remember it. That is, as long as you remember to stop using Vaseline as moisturizer. You’re not a lizard, okay?”

But as I got in my car a few minutes later, I knew she really didn’t understand what I was trying to tell her. In fact, there’s no way she ever could until she’d held her baby in her arms. Until she looked into that little face. Until she’d gone through all of the joy, pain, love, turmoil and craziness that motherhood brings.

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distant memory, and although I had been diagnosed with osteopenia (low calcium, a precursor to osteoporosis), I had increased my calcium intake and was focusing on daily, low-impact, weight-bearing exercises.

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Yet another trip to the doctor and to Seton Hospital revealed that in addition to my broken arm, I had actually broken my right hip. With this revelation, all vacation bets were off; I was in full medical-mode and thinking only of my health and subsequent recuperation.

My surgeon told me that not only had I broken my hip, but that my hip was ‘soft.’ I had no idea what that term meant, but I wasn’t in the mood to quibble or discuss phrase technicalities. Surgery was recommended and I wasn’t disposed to say “no.” I became a patient at Seton Hospital and was scheduled for surgery on December 11th, 2010.

At 7:30 in the morning, I was wheeled in for surgery. The next thing I knew, I was awake but groggy. I don’t remember much beyond my surgeon telling me the surgery had gone well and that the team was able to repair both my hip and my arm. Next, I have vague memories of a television airing a commercial for a hip-replacement recall. I would have preferred to watch a commercial advertising anything beyond joint replacement recalls, but obviously, I had no choice in the matter.

On to my hospital room with three square meals a day and pain pills available night and day, I was beginning to get used to the idea of confinement to a hospital room. That was a Saturday,

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The doctors and nurses warned me that CTRH was physically demanding and a team of physical and occupational therapists worked daily with patients in tailoring

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I had been told two patients shared a room in CTRH, however, once I was wheeled to my future home, I was pleasantly surprised. Instead of finding two beds sideby-side, I had my own room (television set, telephone and guest chair included), with a full curtain between myself and my

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The lead doctor visited my room daily; he said that most patients stayed three-toeight days, depending on mitigating factors.

I realized that the eighth day fell on Christmas Eve. I set a goal to stay as long as possible. Fortunately, I was a patient with health insurance and the healthcare staff seemed to be in jovial moods. My wish was realized and I had eight days to build my strength before leaving the hospital.

All of the patients were in a hurry to go home to celebrate Christmas; they had poinsettias and wreaths decorating their rooms. I, however, was getting used to the hospital and was biding my time filled with trepidation about leaving CTRH and

heading home. Most patients find that they heal much quicker when they are at home and comfortable in their own environment.

“Okay,” I thought to myself, “I’ll give it a try.”

Thanks to my husband, my home was prepared in advance – wheelchair, shower stall and walker – all ready for assistance. I even had therapists visit my home for continued exercise, walking, leg lifts and more. After a week, I was referred to outpatient therapy for more exercises, including water therapy.

A post-injury visit to my primary physician included a prescription for Actonel, a bone-building drug. My family and I are moving to a condo in downtown Austin, to a new land of elevators, swimming pools and fitness centers. Lifestyle changes are on the horizon!

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In women, the rate of bone loss increases significantly

by osteoporosis, there are far fewer loops in the microscopic field. The holes within the loops are much more prominent and the ‘rims’ are not as thick and some may even appear to be translucent or broken. Because osteoporotic bone has fewer loops, and the loops that are present are not as thick and strong, the bone is not as strong, which is why people with osteoporosis are at increased risk of bone fractures.

What many people don’t realize is that bone is dynamic. Because our skeletons seem hard, many people mistakenly believe that our bones are these hard, static entities that developed when we were children and are simply hardening to the point of becoming more brittle throughout the rest of our lives.

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Our bones are continually breaking down and being restored. In children, the rate at which bone is made is faster than the rate at which bone is lost, allowing for normal skeletal growth. Skeletal growth peaks in the teens and early 20s and this is the time when our bones are at peak bone mass.

After about age 25, and each decade thereafter, we all begin losing bone faster than we make and restore it. In women, the rate of bone loss increases significantly immediately after menopause and this increased rate of

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loss continues into the senior years. The rate at which women lose and rebuild bone varies and is dependent on many factors such as genetics and lifestyle.

Kerry Watson is the oldest of four sisters. While Kerry’s mom and the sister next to her have osteoporosis, Kerry was told after her DEXA scan that she has “the bones of an 18-year-old.” Her younger sister with osteoporosis was told that she has “the bones of a 68-year-old.” (The two younger sisters have not yet been tested.)

So how come the difference?

“I think that genetics definitely has something to do with it,” says Watson. My mother and sister are very similarly built, lean and thin. I look like them, with the same fair skin, blonde, Nordic features, but I am built more like my father’s family. I really

think that has a lot to do with it.”

Watson and her sister have both been very active adults. Watson is a runner and has been a runner all of her adult life. She has run a marathon and has run several 10K races. Currently she is into endurance horseback riding, where she rides anywhere from 25-to-100 miles at a time. “I love endurance riding,” she says. “I hope to do it for as long as I can, even into my 80s.”

Watson also credits her bone strength to her diet. “I love dairy and eat a lot if it,” She says. “I also eat a lot of greens, but probably not as many as I should. I do my best.”

“Diet and lifestyle are important to help delay the onset of and problems associated with osteoporosis,” says Patrick Nunnelly, MD, senior partner of The OB/GYN Group of Austin. “But recently, there have been specific genes found that are associated with osteoporosis. These genes put people at greater risk for developing osteoporosis and the effects of the genes can’t be undone by lifestyle. “ The OB/GYN Group of Austin performs Dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, previously DEXA) scans in their office for their patients. “The procedure is like a regular x-ray, but we focus on the hips, lower spine and the left and right femoral heads. We’ve come to

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“We really want to know about the hip, because we know that 20% of women aged 70 or older will die within six months or so after a hip fracture.”

know that these are critical areas for osteoporosis, so we measure bone density in the areas we want to know about the most,” say Nunnelly. “We really want to know about the hip, because we know that 20% of women aged 70 or older will die within six months or so after a hip fracture.”

DXA scans work by x-raying the bone.

Bone density is assessed based on how much x-ray is able to pass through the bone. Based on this reading and consideration of other factors, Bone Mass Density is calculated.

So what can women do to help have healthy bones? There are a number of risk factors associated with Osteoporosis (see sidebar). While many are not modifiable (such as gender, age and family history) many other factors women can control. Dr. Nunnelly offers this advice to his patients:

“The take-home message is that we can’t change a woman’s genetics or the fact that she may have osteoporosis. But she can delay the onset of problems or lessen their severity by: • Taking 1200 milligrams of calcium daily • Taking 800 to 1000 milligrams of vitamin D daily • Participating in weight-bearing exercise-such as walking, running, bowling or tennis – for 30 minutes, three-to-four times a week.

Many women have been advised to engage in weight or strength training using hand weights or weight machines. According to Nunnelly, while this type of exercise is good, it is not as helpful as once thought for osteoporosis. “The most helpful exercise is exercise that applies pressure to the muscles that will pull on the hips and spine, areas most at greatest risk of fracture and result in the most debilita-

tion if they are in fact fractured.”

Finally, we must educate young women about bone health and the importance of building healthy bone in the teens and early 20s. A mother with osteoporosis or even osteopenia (low bone mass) must give her daughter the gift of education about bone health and guidance about building up her bone mass instead of just passing on osteoporosis. It is extremely important that young women take in enough calcium and vitamin D and engage in weight-bearing exercises so that they have the building blocks necessary to build strong bones. A woman’s bone mass density in her mid 20s will in large part determine her rate of bone loss and risk for developing osteoporosis in her 50s and 60s. Her actions in her 20s will determine to what extent she does “become her mother.”

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The top Austin fitness programs for both expecting and experienced moms

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Where does a fitness routine fit in? Luckily, we have rounded up some of the most mom-friendly fitness programs in Austin, ranging from those that are specialized for expectant mothers to those that encourage your children to be present, making it easier for you to make fitness a priority both before and after you give birth.

Austin Prenatal Yoga This intimate yoga studio, run inside the home of owner and teacher Lisa Young, provides an intimate prenatal yoga experience, with class sizes ranging from about 4-to-8 women. “Many women today want a natural birth, and I feel yoga can serve as a weekly childbirth class (in addition to other childbirth education classes) because it teaches natural pain coping strategies such as breathing exercises, muscle relaxation, focus, visualization, vocalization and different yoga poses that are beneficial during labor and birth, like squatting and pelvic rocking. In yoga, awareness of breath is cultivated throughout class, as well, as the art of relaxation and letting go – all of these qualities are key in coping well in labor and birth.”

In addition to holiday yoga certifications, Young is also a certified doula (birthing coach), has a Master's in counseling psychology and is a mom, bringing a wide range of specialties and experience to her students. She also offers a Couples Yoga Workshop and teaches private clients in their homes.

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Lavender Home Yoga, brought to Austin by Audra Kinser, is the

their fitness, all while keeping their baby closeby in a stroller. This

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60-minute interval-based class combines both strength work and

Kinser comes to you. After teaching at a premier yoga studio for over

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seven years, Audra felt it was important to personalize the yoga ex-

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who runs the Austin program, excitedly states what women can get

worry about driving somewhere, finding a babysitter for the kids, or

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learn new practices, and ends sessions with lavender oil during

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Sandy Alcalá, Con Mi MADRE’S executive director, explains the challenges the families face. “An increasing number of students in our program are being raised by their grandmothers or aunts and they move from family-to-family. Talking about sex with your young female adult is often taboo in the Hispanic family and not even 5% of our Hispanic moms polled at a conference even knew what ‘sexting’ was,” she notes.

“This is an example of where we come in to educate, empower and inform.”

Alcalá, 45, is a wife, mother of son Augie Alcalá III, volunteer and serves as president of The Junior League. Multitasking is nothing new to this energetic and personable woman who went to work with her dad to the family’s printing business in downtown Austin when she was only three years old.

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“I was Daddy’s best volunteer and didn’t get paid until I was in my 20s,” recalls Alcalá with a laugh. “I would walk over to the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store across the street. As I look back now and wonder why I go down these rabbit trails, I realize it was there I was first wired for work ethic and volunteerism. There is no separation for me.”

Alcalá expresses confidence about Con Mi MADRE’s independence in 2012, the first full year after the completion of the organization’s three-year transition plan, which greatly reduces the financial support they will receive from The Junior League of Austin grant. She is also extremely proud of the students’ accomplishments – 96% of Con Mi MADRE’s 200910 seniors went on to college.

“What we have discovered about these little girls is not that they don’t have the ability to learn, but with the highest rate of depression, high school dropout and teen pregnancy among this group, what supports them?” asks Alcalá.

“Our model is one of being proactive and guiding them about how to live a smart, healthy and safe life – and, not just become another statistic.”

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In early May, Con Mi MADRE sponsors an annual Mother’s Day brunch, saluting women who make a positive impact in their community and family lives. Sonya Banda, 2010 Corázon Award winner, received an early and memorable gift last year.

“The reason I would like to nominate my mom for this award is because I feel like she does so much to make my life, as well as my sister’s, good and does not get enough recognition for all this dedication she puts towards us,” wrote her daughter, Gabby, on her nomination form. Now a ninth-grader at The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, Banda’s daughter credits Con Mi MADRE with making a big difference in her life.

“I feel that when my mom and I attend the different conferences, we leave and have things to discuss and have a good talk,” says Gabby. “The program has brought us together closer and also taught me that being Hispanic has, and gives, so many opportunities to explore and realize who I am.”

Banda, who has been employed by Texas Parks and Willdlife for 19 years, just received her Bachelor’s degree. She and Gabby volunteer at their church and pitch in for Blue Santa. They also give of their time to Palm Elementary School, where Banda’s younger daughter attends.

“Gabby is a typical teenager who goes shopping, to movies, has lots of friends and family activities, plays tennis and is on the track team,” boasts Banda. “It’s important for mothers to be involved in Con Mi MADRE and let our daughters know they can make it to college.”

Silvia Martinez’s two daughters, Daniela, 18, and Adriana, 16, have been involved in the program during the past five years. “We are participating in many of their activities, like the YMCA Christmas party where we entertain the younger kids and wrap their presents,” says Martinez.

She has seen a major change in her younger daughter’s attitude since they first participated in Con Mi MADRE. “Adriana didn’t want to go to anything.

I had to push her. Now, she has met new friends in the program and is really enjoying it,” she says. Martinez, who moved to Austin from Mexico in 1992, co-owns a cleaning company. She is thankful to Con Mi MADRE for helping Daniela’s goal of college become a reality and for bringing her closer to her daughters.

“Daniela says it is hard, but I support her and tell her she will have to work hard to go to college. She will be the first person in our family to go,” shares the proud mother.

Sandy Alcalá’s Advice to Young Women If I could give this gift to them, it’s the self-discipline to make the right decisions in life. There are certain things you can do in life and others you no have control over; for example, who your parents are or a sickness that is handed to us.

But, if you have the good fortune to live here, have support from family and others and your health, you can do anything. This is my response when young women ask me, “Why do some people get there quicker in life?”

Best Advice from Her Mother My mom, Constantia, (“she was ‘Marta’ to family and friends”) is still active in the printing business at age 71. Her best advice to me: “You have to laugh at life.” This is something she practices daily in our home and at work. When others would have fallen to the ground in distress, my mother finds humor to keep going.

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A Jewel in the Crown of Austin Arts Advocacy

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tubborn? Or dedicated? A good friend once told her, “You would charge hell with a bucket of water if you thought you were right.” While in her own eyes, that makes her stubborn, for countless arts lovers, it makes arts advocate and supporter Jo Anne Christian dedicated. The reality of her resolve – a decades-long effort undertaken with her dear friends Jane Sibley and Jare Smith – culminated in the 2008 opening of Austin’s Long Center for the Performing Arts.

It was a proud moment for Christian when the Long Center opened its doors.

After all, she’d been instrumental in raising an unprecedented $80 million dollars. The resulting entertainment center has become what she dreamed of: an icon of Austin’s vibrant downtown landscape, serving the entire range of Austin’s arts and cultural groups – whatever their size. Yet what made the opening gala particularly special was having her six children and their spouses gathered around her.

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“I love them – and like them – all,” says Christian, admiring the photo of the handsome evening dress-clad group taken that night, which now has pride of place in her spacious Northwest Austin home. “And there is a difference,” adds the trim 74-yearold. That distinction – and willingness to admit it exists – gives a first glimpse into Christian’s straight-talking nature. She’s a grounded, down-to-earth woman, with a keen and far-reaching curiosity, combined with the stomach to champion a cause she believes in until its successful completion.

Why that cause became the arts lies in her Fort Worth upbringing. Born the first of four children to Pauline Goolsby and Hobart Earle Martin, Jr., from an early age she was schooled in all the performing arts.

“My mother was a very fine pianist. She had been something of a child prodigy, and she loved the arts, too,” recalls Christian. “Mine was a modest talent,” she says with a selfdeprecating chuckle. “But I do love it all.”

She was able to put her skills to practical use, as she worked to pay her own way from the age of 11. Over the years, her love of the arts has shown

Born : Jo Anne Martin, June 12, 1936, Wichita Falls, TX. Raise d: Fort Worth, TX Colleg e : TCU (History major, English minor); University of Texas Law School, ’58 - ‘62.

Marrie d: 1959 H usband: George Christian.

President Johnson’s White House Press Secretary, 1966 - 69. Died in 2002.

Childre n : 6 (Elizabeth, Susan, George Scott, Bruce, John, Brian) G randchildre n : 12 Ch urch : All Saints Episcopal Describes herself as: Stubborn + constructive Comm unit y e ngag e me nt: Founding member + Chairman of Board of Trustees of Austin Lyric Opera Blanton Museum of Art Austin Symphony Orchestra The Ransom Center CreateAustin Plan Board member of St. David’s Foundation Former member, State Bar Committee, District 9

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Mom Knows Best, No Matter How Old You Are At 74, Jo Anne Christian exudes energy and purpose. She exercises avidly – Zumba (aerobics to a Latin beat) and Pilates, but also, with a wide smile, credits being the oldest child of four. “You come equipped – excuse me, you get equipped – with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility.” Then, there’s Christian’s healthy diet, something she learned from her mother, and laughs that it’s still hard to shake.

“Growing up, every night for dinner, we had a yellow vegetable, a green vegetable, a starch, a salad and a meat. We never had soft drinks in the house. Even when I was grown, and could have junked every bit of it and done exactly what I wanted to, I always kind of had the feeling that if I didn’t eat my vegetables, she was standing right there!”

J o A n n e, a g e 10 Jo Anne Christian, 10 years old. “My mother couldn’t curl my hair, so she’d braid it.”

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l @ L a w S c h oo As a senior in law school, Jo Anne Christian received the Portia Award, the “It Girl” award of the time. “George used to have this hanging on his side of the bed,” says Christian of her husband, who died in 2002.

Wed ding Day, 1959, age 23 Married in 1959 at 23 to young widower George Christian, Jo Anne Christian wore her friend’s wedding dress. “I didn’t like anything my mother sent me to look at, and this was a beautiful dress.”

Photo by: TRI-FOTO Fort Worth

itself not only in her fight for the Long Center, but also in her support of Ballet Austin, the Symphony (she’s a longtime member of the Women’s Symphony League) and the Opera. “My car automatically goes to either the Long Center, or the Opera’s office,” says Christian. A founding member and past president of Austin Lyric Opera, today she’s Chairman of the Opera’s Board of Trustees.

It was her leadership in the Opera that caused her, along with Sibley from the Symphony and Smith from Ballet Austin, to be tapped as the three-pronged driving force in the initiative to return Palmer Auditorium to its original use as a performing arts center. The new center would provide a permanent space for their three organizations plus support for countless smaller community groups. “We got the black ball,” she laughs.

Begun in earnest in 1993, fighting for what became known as the Long Center (following the $22 million gift from Joe and Teresa Long) took Christian into plush corporate offices, City Council chambers, the halls of the State Capitol and even the site of the former airport. One person she refused to lobby though was son-in-law and then Mayor of Austin, Bruce Todd. “That’s just not cricket. I said, ‘I’ll talk to every one of the other City Council people until the world looks level, but I will not put him in that position.’” Sixteen years passed, with Christian’s astute legal mind carefully picking through the tangled web she found herself at the center of. Finally, the $80 million was raised – the largest cultural campaign the city had seen.

Was the relentless grind of fundraising daunting, as she constantly asked for donations? “I could never have done it if I was asking for something for me,” says Christian of the campaign, during which she wryly notes, “we talked to everyone known to man” to win support and funding, “but we had nothing to gain financially from the proposal.” And for the realistic Christian,

who loved arbitration and mediation when she was an attorney because she’d rather solve a problem than fight about it, the Palmer proposal was “the least expensive and most logical thing to do. We were trying to be practical and start with a basis for discussion.”

Bolstering her determination was Christian’s deepseated belief in the value of bringing the arts to everyone. “I really believe they are all absolutely necessary. They give you a breadth of knowledge and appreciation,

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I really believe [the arts] are all absolutely necessary. They give you a breadth of knowledge and appreciation, adding a dimension to your life that you can’t get anywhere else. They feed the soul.

adding a dimension to your life that you can’t get anywhere else. They feed the soul.”

What does the future hold for the arts in Austin? It’s a topic that fascinates Christian – who is always ready to explore new ideas – particularly as she sees a real opportunity to spread the word of the arts, and give wider distribution and access to the arts at lower prices, by fully embracing digital technology. It’s a concept she heard discussed at length during the keynote address at the 2010 Opera America Conference, and one the Long Center, along with other venues around town, is embracing. On a recent spring weekend, Christian was able to see an HD performance of New York’s Metropolitan Opera at her local movie theater,

followed the next day at the Long Center by a performance from Genoa, Italy. With tickets for those performances around $20 – a price she hopes will attract a younger audience – and good broadcast quality, Christian sees the only major stumbling block as the question of performing rights payment to the artists. It’s a topic she’s looking forward to exploring further at this month’s Opera America Conference.

With the arts feeding her soul, Christian feeds her intellect with a wide variety of classes, including The University of Texas at Austin’s Forum continuing education series. And it was the opportunity to learn something new that led her 20 years ago to become involved with the St. David’s Foundation, where she now sits on the board.

“She’s a lifelong learner,” says daughter Elizabeth. Today Christian chuckles over the words of one of the Roman Catholic nuns who taught her back in 9th and 10th grades: “As long as you stay curious, you will never get old.” An “unabashed generalist who likes everything” she particularly enjoys geeking out on history (she majored in history as an undergrad at TCU). Her eclectic slate of recent classes includes a series on modern American architecture, along with one on playwright Tom Stoppard. She’s relishing the prospect of upcoming classes on making movies, and Iran. That’s not to mention the Friday afternoon mix of literature, politics and philosophy she’s been clearing her calendar for these past 30 years at UT’s British Studies faculty seminar. An avid reader, “there is so much to learn, and so little time,” she exclaims. And the way you learn? “By listening to other’s opinions – which helps satisfy our curiosity,” she says. Her formal education took her from Fort Worth’s TCU to the Law School at The University of Texas at Austin, where she was one of only two women to graduate in 1962. Until changes in the clerking system, Christian also bore the distinction of

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being one of only two people to have clerked twice for the Supreme Court of Texas.

For a woman of Jo Anne Christian’s wide-ranging interests, the move to Washington, D.C. in 1966, when her husband George became President Johnson’s press secretary, was fascinating. As in Austin, she worked part-time in the nation’s capital, as Assistant General Counsel at the U.S. Information Agency – a job she loved because of the variety of legal work she was able to sink her teeth into. The couple’s busy social life demanded that this time she had a live-in housekeeper to help with the then five children. “We were fortunate to spend many lovely evenings at the White House,” she recalls. However interesting and stimulating those times were, with George Christian’s job as White House Press Secretary making him the public face of the Johnson administration from 1966-1969, the raging passions and heated

the newly-wed 23-year-old acquired not only a husband but also his two daughters – Elizabeth, then five, and Susan, age three.

(George Christian’s first wife died two years earlier.) In a 2009 interview for austinwoman, Elizabeth Christian said, “One of my mom’s – Jo Anne’s – biggest gifts was encouraging Susan and I to have a relationship with my mother’s family. That says a lot about Jo Anne.” Maintaining contact with the girls’ maternal family, even as she and George went on to have four more children together, was an important first step in binding the family into a cohesive unit, says Jo Anne Christian today, grateful she has avoided the problems encountered by so many other stepparents.

“We just took our time,” she says. And she was always open: “I remember telling the girls when they were growing up, ‘this situation is not easy.’ ” Harder times were to come. And while

You can destroy yourself either clinging to the bad , or alternatively clinging to the good . Every thing has an impact on you in some fashion , and it is how you handle that and move on that dictates whether you are going to lead a decent life. debates of the Vietnam era also made the Christians’ Washington years turbulent and challenging.

Like many families, the Christians have had their fair share of other challenges to cope with. It started when Jo Anne Martin was paying her way through law school by working as a secretary in Texas Governor Price Daniel’s office. There she met George Christian, then Executive Assistant to the Governor. In 1959, when the pair married,

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it’s true that time is a great healer, old memories of her son’s teenage depression are still painful. No one wants to open old wounds, yet Jo Anne Christian recognizes that sharing how she returned to the normal rhythms of daily life can help others through their own adversity. “Bad things can’t define you,” she says. The comfort provided by letters of support is something Christian still recalls today, however above all, she believes in standing and facing a

challenge head on.

On a more recent – and in retrospect, lighter – note, when Bruce Todd’s 2005 life-threatening bicycle accident landed him in an ICU, not only was his wife Elizabeth at his bedside constantly, but his mother-in-law Jo Anne Christian shared the vigil. Slowly, Todd began to recover. It was Christian who witnessed Todd’s now infamous dazed response to the nurse.

Aged 55 at the time, he told the nurse he was 39. Checking his chart, the nurse corrected him: to which the former mayor responded, “Bummer.” With her dry and droll humor, Christian loved this, retelling the story so, that it’s now passed into the annals of family legend.

Much as she loves her large family of six children, five of whom are married, and 12 grandchildren, Christian’s recipe for keeping connected is from the “less is more” book. “I do not call them all the time,” she says. “You have to let them go.” It is also an approach that’s consistent with Christian’s attitude to life in general: learn from your past, but then let go – however good or bad it was – and look forward, seeking ways to apply what you’ve learned in as constructive a way as possible. “You can destroy yourself either clinging to the bad, or alternatively clinging to the good. Everything has an impact on you in some fashion, and it is how you handle that and move on that dictates whether you are going to lead a decent life.”

Good advice, indeed, but it also doesn’t hurt to have a large dash of initiative and persistence thrown in – whether it’s to gather the gang for a family photo, or to raise $80 million.

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What Others Say “Jo Anne was part of the museum’s first support group – the Friends Steering Committee. She was a staunch supporter, always willing to step up to the plate to do whatever she was asked, and an important voice of support in the community. Jo Anne’s background as a lawyer was always evident in her carefully considered and sensible advice.”

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racy La Porte is no stranger to life’s hardships.

The 38-year-old once spent her childhood days with her parents, who struggled with drugs,

homeless on the streets of Tennessee. Her mantra then, whispered during the cold nights, continues to be her rally cry today.

“If life throws you a challenge, you just figure it out!

When I was a little girl, God was the father to whom I would talk. I had that spiritual instinct around me from birth, it seems,” says La Porte.

Her youth was spent raising her siblings in an orphanage or in foster homes, depending on where her “donors” (La Porte’s name for her birth parents) left them.

At age 17, she found herself a single mom with no support from the child’s father. She doggedly raised Adam, her newborn, while juggling her pharmacy job and finishing her high school degree, before tackling college courses at night school over many years.

Her faith and determined spirit helped La Porte survive those difficult years and she went on to prosper throughout the late 1980s and 90s as a food critic and music scene writer, publisher of Austin Venue Magazine

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and owner of Affinity Marketing Group, a marketing and corporate housing company.

AW: What was your vision when you first thought of MMOT?

She recently celebrated 14 years with hus-

Tracy La Porte: We needed a local

band Lorne, partnering with him in their

group to assist veterans and those who give

commercial business Fitness in Motion and

us so much each day for our freedom; [as well

Fitness HQ.

as] assist in deployment and be there for the

La Porte embraces her life that has

families left behind for anything that may

blessed her with four children: Adam, Col-

arise. It’s the least we can do. When I could

leen, Savannah and Cash, ages two-to-22

not find a group after Adam left to serve his

years. In 2009, however, the most emotion-

country, he told me, “You know how you are,

ally challenging event entered the family’s

Mom. Start one yourself!”

seemingly peaceful world. “Adam was de-

AW: What has been one of the

ployed to Iraq for 13 months. I was very ac-

most rewarding MMOT programs

tive in his life as a young mother and we

for you?

TL: “Deployed Night Out” is one of my favor-

I needed to figure out who else was out there and going through this.

ites, because of how expensive it can be for a family before their service member is deployed.

They should be sent out like royalty before they go and during R&R, and not have to worry about the expense to do this.

AW: How do you connect with Adam – when he was in Iraq, and now, stationed in Georgia?

members. We ask each other, “Have you seen your green dot today?” I can tell Adam is online when I see that button on his page and know he is okay.

AW: Can you give me examples of how MMOT has helped the famTL: MMOT has helped thousands, from help-

ferent type of bond,” shares La Porte. “When

ing to rebuild a home for a soldier, whose grand-

he left, the emotion was so overwhelming

mother was living on her own, to being there for

and I could not see to this journey on my

late night panic calls from new members.

Her search for an active organization,

2. Pick up extra care package items at the store, such as jerky, candy, trail mix or drink mix.

3. Get involved with Operation Green Santa through the donation of a toy or money to cover the costs of items, such as Christmas meals and trees and shipping.

4. Join The Fallen Hero Quilts and Giving Tree Program. Help underwrite a quilt or tree planting.

5. Texas is Number One in recruits. Attend an event, volunteer your time and spread the word.

For more ideas on how to donate or volunteer, go to militarymomsoftexas.org.

TL: Facebook. It’s the way I keep up with

ilies of Texas troops?

there and going through this.”

1. Sponsor a family for Deployed Night Out – donate entertainment tickets and dining certificates.

him, as well as connect with other MMOT

went through a lot together – had a very dif-

own. I needed to figure out who else was out

Five Things You Can Do To Help:

AW: In addition to raising your family and running MMOT, do you have time for anything else?

which could not only support her emotional

TL: I mentor the foster children of other

rollercoaster, but also stand up and take ac-

families. And, since I’ve been there, I also

tion, came up empty-handed. Once again, La

help women get prepared to go into the work-

Porte took charge of her situation and found-

force. I have spent hours coaching them to

ed Military Moms of Texas (MMOT), a non-

interview and have purchased clothes for

profit that supports troops at home and

them to do that. Someday, I want to take pho-

abroad, veterans and their families.

tography and painting lessons.

What Others Say About Tracy: “Tracy is dedicated to helping others and maintains an uplifting, joyful attitude about life. Her can-do attitude makes her a role model for many others in our community.”

- Lisa Birkman, Williamson County Commissioner, Precinct 1

“Tracy is committed to service to our military, community and all mankind.

As a retired Soldier and fellow volunteer with the Sertoma Club, I thank her and her team for all they do.”

– Will Williams, Sertoma 2010 Service Award winner

“Tracy is amazing! Through her tireless efforts and kind heart, MMOT provides a source of support and an avenue for those who want to give back to our Troops. She embodies ‘Army Strong.’”

– Angela Roberts, MMOT member and mother of Lance Corporal Ryan Thompson

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I have been in a relationship for a year. Recen tly my boyfrien d’s ex moved back to tow n. Witho ut w ar ning or explanation, ou r relationship ap pe ar ed to just stop. I tried to ta lk to him , bu t he refused to return my ca lls . The on ly way he wou ld com municate w ith me was th roug h text . We ende up arguing cons d ta ntly. I don’t kn ow w ha t to do and I honestly don’t know whe re w e ar e.

If it is over, as I susp ect it is, I neve r re ally got any kind of closure.

W hat shou ld I ha ve done and what shou ld I do now?

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Oh, dear … I’m so sorry. Obviously, he is avoiding confronting you and the truth. He is hiding behind the

keys on his phone and it needs to stop. Send him one last text and tell him that you will no longer communicate with him through text and when he wants to talk, he can call you. I’m afraid the relationship is over. He has essentially disconnected and is just giving you words that are confusing and meaningless. I hope one day he will talk to you and tell you the real truth of what happened. You deserve it.

In the meantime, you will have to get closure without his input. He simply isn’t available.

Your situation brings up a larger issue plaguing many relationships today: Using text as a vehicle for communication and connection.

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I have not come to this conclusion without a

survive. As a matter of fact, texting can be a

great deal of thoughtful analysis. In fact, I have

way of avoiding deep emotional intimacy and

decided that there is indeed only one reason to

attachment. Although it gives us the false illu-

text and that is simply when there is no other

sion of connecting and keeps us from a sense

option. Some examples of that would be when

of loneliness, it lacks the depth of true heart

there is too much background noise for a phone

and, in the end, it keeps us alone. Texting

call or there is poor reception or where there is

keeps us from presence with the people around

an emergency situation and privacy is para-

us when we are doing it and, of course, with

mount. As a form of real communication, how-

the ones we are texting.

ever, it fails almost every time. The possibilities

for misunderstanding through text are endless.

make one’s heart flutter, but if those same

without a word being spoken. There is a

Because of its lack of tonality, there is no way to

words can’t be said face-to-face, then texting is

union that happens when two people are to-

determine sincerity, excitement, enthusiasm,

just a safe place to hide. It becomes a shield

gether in the same space that can never be

sarcasm, anger or any other form of emotion.

from transparency and vulnerability, which are

achieved through any means of electronic

the essence of a true relationship.

communication.

could be a useful tool on the rare occasion that

emotions are so charged that our feelings can’t

There are so many different definitions of this

meaningful, authentic relationship, keep the

be communicated effectively in any other way.

word that it is impossible to understand its in-

following in mind about texting: It is not the

In this case, the very lack of tonality makes tex-

tent or the depth of its meaning without body

way to start a relationship. It is not the way

ting a good stopgap while our thoughts are

language, facial expression or tonality. Using

to ask for a date. It is not the way to get to

gathered. However, it is no substitute for the

the word “love” in a text can never be under-

know someone because, well, you can’t.

real discussion that needs to follow.

stood in the same way that it can in person.

Time-wise, getting to know someone via

text takes way more time and attention than

The one caveat to my texting policy is that it

Since more than 80% of communication is

Sweet words of affirmation in text may

Let’s take the word – “love” – as an example.

Hours of texting cannot compete with a

If you are hoping to initiate (or stay in) a

done without words, there is no chance that a

simple touch of the hand that says, “I am

does a cup of coffee.

relationship that is dependent on texting as

here, I am with you, I support you, I love you.”

the primary form of communication can

More importantly, this gesture is understood

to avoid connection: Use it to call and arrange to

So, don’t hide behind that keypad as a way

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n the year 2000, San Antonio’s culinary scene was enhanced by the arrival of the New World Wine and Food Festival, a celebration of the richness

and diversity of the cuisine of the Americas. Under its new name, Culinaria , this nonprofit now focuses on promoting San Antonio as a premier wine and food destination.

T

he change came about last year. After

scene. ‘Culinaria’ really captures the essence

growth. “San Antonio’s dining scene is the

a successful New World Wine & Food

of the organization and celebrates the conflu-

most exciting it has been in years, and we're

Festival in November 2009, the annual

ence of culture that we celebrate every year at

proud to be part of helping put the city firmly

the festival.”

on the map as a premier culinary destination,”

event was re-branded as Culinaria just a few months later in May 2010. According to the fes-

San Antonio has been steadily growing its

says Taranto. “We have so many talented chefs

tival’s president and CEO, Suzanne Taranto

food and wine culture, and is now home to

and foodies that want to ensure their suc-

Etheredge, the change came about without

many nationally recognized restaurants and

cess. And yes, everything going on at Pearl is

missing a beat. “We were thrilled with the

chefs including James Beard Award nominees

contributing to the excitement and the feeling

positive response from all of our stakeholders:

and guest chefs. The arrival of the Culinary

that the sky is the limit when it comes to food

chefs, festival guests, the media and our spon-

Institute of America campus and subsequent

as a true adventure in the Alamo City.”

sors,” says the dynamic Taranto, who has

development at the Pearl Brewery complex,

Culinaria is a nonprofit organization whose

headed the endeavor since 2005. “Our biggest

which includes San Antonio’s biggest farmers’

goal is to promote San Antonio as a premier

challenge has been making sure that people

market and restaurants by acclaimed CIA

wine and food destination, as well as support

are pronouncing our name correctly, which is

graduates Andrew Wiseman (il Sogno and

local students in culinary arts and

why we now say we are putting the ‘cool’ in

Sandbar) and Johnny Hernandez (La Gloria), is

food-related aid organizations. The Fes-

food, wine, spirits and more in the San Antonio

testimony to the city’s burgeoning culinary

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additional events throughout the year that include a Jazz festival in August and the popular “Hole in Wine Golf Scramble” in October.

Many diverse events take place during the May festival, from a winery lunch at Becker Vineyards to elegant winemaker dinners in area restaurants, wine and food seminars, a black tie affair, and a fun run. This year’s program is packed with events, including the new Burgers, BBQ, Beer & Texas Spirits at The Pearl. “One of the things we're most excited about is our firstever tequila competition,” says Taranto. We had a panel of judges select the very best from among the many fabulous tequilas that entered.”

The results will be announced at Best of Mexico, a favorite Culinaria event that showcases many of Mexico’s best chefs alongside San Antonio’s top cuisine from south of the border. As far as other visiting chefs, Taranto is delighted to welcome Trina Hahnemann back to the festival.

“Trina is a very exciting Danish chef, author and creative director who wowed the crowds in 2009. She left Texas with new boots, a fabulous cowboy hat and a strong desire to return, so we're tickled that she will be back with us,” she says. Another hot celeb they are thrilled to welcome is Nadia G. from the Cooking Channel’s

Bitchin’ Kitchen. “We think she will certainly

Culinaria Event Schedule Wednesday, May 11 Sip, Savor & Shop

The Shops at La Cantera 6:30 p.m. • $35 presale, $50 at door The Shops at La Cantera host the annual event that showcases the best of San Antonio's wine, fashion and food, combining wine tasting, samples from many local restaurants and special shopping incentives and giveaways.

Thursday, May 12 Winemaker Dinners

Various Restaurants • 7:00 p.m.

Advanced ticket sales only.

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Becker Vineyards Winery Lunch 12 p.m. • $65 presale only

Black Tie The Westin La Cantera Resort Palo Duro Room • 7:00 p.m. $250 per person or tables available.

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ver hear the old saying, “It’s hot enough to fry an egg!” during a sweltering summer heat wave? As timeworn as the cliché might be, it is closer to the truth than you think. It appears solar technology has finally found its place as a (still emerging)

major energy source that will allow you to fry your egg, turn on your lights, use your blow dryer and heat and cool your house for a fraction of what it costs to generate electricity through traditional sources. As with wind, the sun is a perpetual source of free energy.

Unlike wind, harnessing and distributing its power on a broad scale has perhaps required more advanced technology than was available in the past. But research in recent decades has put solar power on the map – or, more importantly, on the power grid of our state.

As with wind, humans have been capturing and putting the sun’s energy to good use since ancient times. Primitive man learned that the exposure and positioning of a shelter in reference to the sun made a difference in how much warmth could be gleaned in harsh weather.

Early cooks knew they could use the warm afternoon sun to steep a pot of tea or herbs in spring water. Humans have traditionally placed windows and doorways to take advantage of sunlight, and the glass enclosures we now call greenhouses (to capture the light and heat needed for plant life) date back to Roman times. In recent centuries, as civilization began harvesting energy for secondary uses (such as to power locomotives, run

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machinery and fuel our cars), various devices

SunPower Corporation (based in California) an-

were developed to harness the solar heat or

nounced it would locate a major facility in Aus-

light for industrial purposes, but these were

tin, with about 450 employees to be added over

generally too costly for general use.

the next four years. Corporate executives credit

Average households measure power con-

the state’s ‘welcoming’ attitude, along with

sumption (electricity) in watts, kilowatts and

Austin’s reputation as a Green-thinking city as

megawatts. When you buy a 60-watt incandes-

being deciding factors for opening the Austin

cent bulb, you are purchasing a bulb that will

campus.

use 60 watts of power in an hour (although you

“Texas is ready to see solar power expand,”

are probably buying it based on how bright it

said Julie Blunden, SunPower’s executive vice

will be). The power needed for your microwave

president for public policy and corporate com-

oven will be listed in kilowatts (1.1 kW, for ex-

munications. “This is poising us to grow in a

ample). The scale of magnitude increases in

market-oriented environment.” A few years

powers of 10, which means it would take 10,000

ago, she said, about 4,000 megawatts of power

100-watt light bulbs (or 5,000 computer sys-

were added each year through commercial so-

tems) to consume one megawatt of power. A

lar generators in the United States. Last year,

P-51 Mustang jet fighter consumes 1.3 mega-

the industry added 20,000 megawatts to the

watts of power. Major plants that produce

nation’s power grids, and more growth is ex-

power for commercial consumption are mea-

pected.

sured in megawatts. The scale increases expo-

Although Texas’ reputation for enjoying a

nentially through terms like gigawatts, tera-

lot of sunlight each year (that sounds a bit nicer

watts, petawatts and beyond. About 174

than saying we suffer through relentless heat)

petawatts of solar energy reaches Earth’s up-

makes the state a logical place to harvest solar

per atmosphere. Even though a percentage of

energy. But that doesn’t rule out northern states

the solar energy reaching the planet is reflected

from adopting solar as a power source.

back into space, by 2002, it was estimated that

Blunden, who has been with SunPower for

the amount of solar energy absorbed by Earth’s

six years, said solar energy is extremely pre-

landmasses, oceans and atmosphere in only

dictable and that even on cloudy days, energy

one hour would power the entire world for a

can be harvested and used. “Solar power works

year. The amount of solar energy reaching

anytime the sun is in the sky,” she said. “It con-

Earth’s surface each year is twice as much as

tributes more (energy) as the solar light intensi-

will ever be harvested from oil, gas, coal and

fies.” This makes solar power an appealing re-

uranium throughout all of history.

source for energy producers, and it makes life

Perhaps you’ve seen solar panels on com-

easier for those who track consumption on a

mercial or residential rooftops. The panels are

large scale. Solar energy, she said, is easier to

coated in silicon and absorb energy from sun-

‘scale’ than some other energy resources might

light (light, not heat, is the driving force here),

be. The industry average for efficiency (the

which is then converted into electricity. The

amount of energy captured and used) is 16%;

solar energy industry as we know it today is

Blunden said SunPower’s systems are 22% effi-

about 50 years old. In recent years, it has real-

cient.

ized a bigger market share in energy produc-

Solar panels are usually installed on roof-

tion, and Austin is currently positioned to be a

tops. Homeowners who want to convert a resi-

major industry player in Texas. In late 2010,

dence to solar energy will want an adequate

amount of space to install panels, preferably with a south or west exposure, and in an area not shaded by trees. Depending on the amount of sunlit space, the exposure and the pitch of the roof, homeowners can generate a portion or even all (in some cases) of their power through solar energy.

With current technology, the initial cost of installing solar panels for residential use can run $21,000 to $45,000, Blunden said. Large-scale users (such as governmental agencies or mega-corporations) can often see a payback of their investment within a few years; smaller users may take longer to realize a cost benefit. Solar power is sustainable, has no moving parts and does not pollute the environment the way traditional power sources do. Blunden said solar energy installations are built to last for decades; some have been in use for 35 years.

Homeowners who install solar energy panels (or other renewable systems) sometimes generate more power than they consume. “Net metering� can be used to put the excess energy back into the system or power grid (in other words, your neighbors can use it), and save you additional dollars over the amount of electricity consumed for your own residence.

As with other renewable power sources, various rebates and tax incentives are available for installing solar energy systems (including water heaters).

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How Healthy is Your Checkbook?

by Lo r a l L a n g em ei er

What Your Checkbook Has to Say About Your Financial Health

Your financial health has a direct correlation to your monthly cash flow. The concepts

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more areas to think about, but the financial

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Knowing your checkbook provides clear insight into your financial IQ, which makes it a perfect place to check your progress. Tracking your experiences and advancements over a period

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aw talks with ...

holland

taylor

Emmy Award

winning Actress

brings Ann Richards to the Paramount

by D eb o r ah Hamilto n - Lynne

H

olland Taylor is a force of nature – witty, spiritual, intelligent and kind in a spunky sort of way – much like

‘The Governor’ she so genuinely portrays in her new play. What began as a journey to understand the persona of a Texas icon admired by Taylor and so many others became a three-year quest filled with intensive research and numerous interviews with those who knew Ann Richards best. The result is a theatrical experience, which portrays the heart and soul of the larger-than-life Ann Richards. Although best-known for her roles in television (The Practice, Two and ½ Men) and films (Legally Blonde, The Wedding Date), Taylor began her career on stage in New York and studied with the legendary Stella Adler.

She brings her “Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards” to the Paramount stage May 4th through May 8th.

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AW: What was the most interesting

AW: What part of Austin do you see in

thing you learned about Ann Richards?

Ann Richards?

HT: Honestly, everything I learned moved

HT: She loved Austin. She was candid. She

me, everything interested me and every-

was independent. She accepted everything

thing was of value. It was all fantastic. Every

and everybody no matter how ‘weird.’ She

aspect of her was intriguing. Everyone I

adored the individuality and the freedom of

talked to had stories. Even if they didn’t real-

Austin. She had no judgment and no preju-

ize how delightful it was, I would hear a story

dice in her. She liked all kinds of people and

and go “cha-ching!” and it would go into the

Austin was the perfect city for her because

play. Ann herself reported that if you wanted

Austin is all-embracing.

to understand her, you had to understand

AW: You are returning to your first love

the women who made her. Sandra Castelan-

– theatre. How has that been and what

nos told me a story that I knew immediately

kind of reception has the play received?

would be the end of the play.

HT: The easiest part of this play has been

AW: Who were some of the people that

acting it. The preparation and research was

you interviewed for the play?

arduous and difficult. I fall in bed very tired,

HT: The women Ann felt helped her be-

but I finish the play very uplifted. I feel flood-

come who she was. Claire Korioth who

ed in light. It is a wonderful ride. Like barrel-

was a lifelong friend – each of them raised

ing down the highway in an 18-wheeler. The

AW: How did the idea for a show about

four children and were closely tied to poli-

reception has been phenomenal. People are

Ann Richards come about?

tics. Jane Hickie – another close friend

able to see and experience the joy of Ann

Holland Taylor: When Governor Richards

and her assistant in the County Commis-

more sharply delineated on stage than in

died, I mourned in a way that seemed exces-

sioner’s office who also ran campaigns for

regular life. The qualities about her – very

sive. We were not close friends, but I realized

Ann and was involved in many women’s

accessible and human – really come to life

that she meant more to me than I had ever

groups. Cathy Bonner – she made the

and people love it.

known. She was a very reassuring, comforting

Women’s Museum happen and was Ann’s

AW: What is your hope for the play?

figure to me and to many. Texas allowed her to

head of commerce and brought a great

HT: I would like for people to know that this

become a heroine for men and women who

deal of industry to Texas under Ann’s ad-

is not just a play for women. I would like to

speak their truth and fight the good fight. She

ministration. The fourth woman was Mary

see as many men as women in the audience

was fair and funny and the combination was

Beth Rogers who ran her campaign for

when I walk on stage. When people would

explosive. I began to think of how to play her

governor and was her Chief of Staff. Other

ask Ann to talk about “women’s issues,” she

and realized that never was there anybody

women I should mention are Barbara

would say, “And what would those be?” be-

more suited for a live performance. The idea of

Chapman, Sandra Castelannos and Jen-

cause she believed that women’s issues were

Ann Richards talking to a live audience hit me

nifer Treat. They were all important to

everyone’s issues. I want to promote this

with a thunderclap and I set about a regimen

Ann and extremely helpful to me.

play in The Wall Street Journal and The New

of work the likes of which I had never followed

AW: Finish this sentence: Ann Richards is.

Yorker. She was a man’s woman so this is a

in my career. I had several years of research

HT: Ann Richards is fabulous. It is a word

play for everyone … just like Ann.

which involved travel and talking at great

she herself used a lot and a word I associate

length to many people who knew and worked

with her because she was a fabulous human

with her. I poured through the archives of her

being. I notice when people talk about her

papers. I watched hours of videos and studied

they light-up and are excited. No one ever

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her. What I was in pursuit of was her persona.

talked about her without smiling or laugh-

The play wasn’t going to be about history or

ing. She trusted people and gave a lot of

Ann: An Affectionate Portrait

politics. It wasn’t going to be about Governor

young people many opportunities. She was

Ann Richards. It was going to be about a wom-

a mentor to many and could be tough on

an who for four years was governor.

them but was very kind.

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Starring Holland Taylor The Paramount Theatre May 4 - 8, 2011 austintheatre.org

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weekend

Savvy

A

BY N i c o l e C a r b o n

San Antonio

Escapade

In a City That is Fast Becoming a Culinary Epicenter

I

usually go kicking and screaming when I have to drive on I-35, but when I caught wind that Liz Lambert’s fingerprint had touched a historic hotel in San Antonio, Chef Andrew Weissman opened an authentic Italian outpost and James Beard Award-Winning Chef John Besh set up shop with his first Texas venture, Lüke; I was champing at the bit to get on that interstate. San Antonio is a destination best known for its rich history, The Alamo and the touristy River Walk – whose walkways are jam-packed with bars and restaurants serving overpriced margaritas and stale chips and salsa. Leave it to Lambert, Weissman and Besh to get a jump on a savvy San Antonio experience anchored by what is fast becoming Texas’ new culinary epicenter.

When you get to town, check into the Hotel Havana. It’s situated downtown on the north end of the River Walk, away from the touristy part.

Lambert – best known for her remarkable renovations of boutique hotels that include the iconic Hotel San Jose and nearby Hotel Saint Cecilia in Austin – had been visiting the property for nearly a decade. When she caught wind it was up for sale she jumped at the chance to get her fingerprint on it. From the outside, it looks almost like a house

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Hotel Havana photo by Allison V. Smith

instead of a hotel with an inviting front porch that begs you to cozy up and chill out on. It was, in fact, a residential hotel when it first opened its doors in 1914. The guts of the hotel remain the same, but it has been cleaned up and outfitted with reupholstered furnishings and Lambert’s unique aesthetic touches of San Antonio mixed with Cuban flair.

Original bath fixtures remain, as do the rich hardwood floors. Luxurious linens dress the extra comfy beds and the bath amenities are by Red Flower. The mini bar is actually a full-sized Smeg refrigerator stocked with traditional Mexican specialties, including Topo Chico mineral waters, cervezas and a tequila set-up with all the fixings. A snack basket sits on top with savory snacks and silly toys. Lambert kept the underground “secret” bar intact – a kooky space, dimly-lit, that has long been a favorite hotspot for the locals-in-the-know.

This north end of the River Walk is called the “Museum Reach” as it continues past the San Antonio Museum of Art up to the new urban village on the grounds of the historical Pearl Brewery.

The waterway is occupied by efficient water taxis instead of the touristy river barges. If weather permits, opt for the mile-or-so stroll instead of a taxi ride, on the lushly landscaped

Luke’s Pressed Cochon de Lait Poboy courtesy of Besh Restaurant Group

from left to right: Smeg refrigerator photo by Allison V. Smith, Chefs Steve and John at Lüke courtesy of Besh Restaurant Group

Lüke 125 East Houston Street San Antonio, TX 78205 210.227.5853 lukesanantonio.com

The Alamo 300 Alamo Plaza San Antonio, TX 78205 210.225.1391 thealamo.org

Hotel Havana 1015 Navarro Street San Antonio, TX 78205 210.222.2008 havanasanantonio.com Rates start at $145

San Antonio Museum of Art 200 West Jones Avenue San Antonio, TX 78215 210.978.8100 samuseum.org

Pearl Brewery 200 East Grayson Street San Antonio, TX 78215 210.212.7260 atpearl.com

Sandbar 200 East Grayson Street, Suite 117 San Antonio, TX 78215 210.222.2426 sandbarsa.com

il Sogno 200 East Grayson Street, Suite 100 San Antonio, TX 78215 210.223.3900 atpearl.com

Mariposa at Neiman Marcus 15900 La Cantera Parkway San Antonio, TX 78256 210.694.2550 neimanmarcus.com/store/info/store. jhtml?storeId=37/SA&_requestid=20703/

pathway to work up your appetite for the dining options at the Pearl Brewery. Chef Andrew Weissman, known for his five-star Le Rêve that has since closed, started the trend when he moved Le Rêve’s sister location, Sandbar, to the Brewery. Here, dine on freshly shucked oysters and don’t miss the ceviche. For something heartier, the fish and chips and lobster roll don’t disappoint. Along with a knack for all things seafood-related, Weissman has a talented hand for traditional Italian cooking and it shows, (or should I say tastes and smells), with the inception of il Sogno. il Sogno doesn’t take dinner reservations, so I suggest going for lunch.

Here, an antipasti bar entices as you peruse the menu. Your waiter accompanies you to the antipasti bar set-up and guides you through the daily offerings. Opt for the small portion and do your best to save room for your main entrée.

Standout menu items include the Spaghetti Affumicati, which is a house-made pasta with bacon, smoked Fiore cheese and sweet peas. I selected the Branzino Al Cartoccio – a whole, roasted, branzino fish with capers, celery, olives and onions. The wine list offers well-thoughtout selections listed by Italian regions. We chose the Argiolas Cannonau from the island off of Italy known as Sardinia. The grape from this region, the cannonau, is similar to a grenache and has the highest antioxidant levels of all grapes. The people from this region of Italy live to be well over 100. I’ll drink to that!

Along with Weissman’s ventures, San Antonio is also making a name for itself in the food world as the Culinary Institute of America recently set up shop at the Pearl Brewery as well.

Add to that, famed Louisiana chef and TV personality John Besh recently moved into the neighborhood with his first Texas venture, a sister location of his bustling bistro known as Lüke that sits right on the River Walk. Steven McHugh, former executive chef at Besh’s other New Orleans venture, August, is taking the reigns in the kitchen here. Not-to-be missed menu items include traditional French bistro

fare such as the Croque Madame and the Pressed “Cochon de Lait” Poboy.

With a full belly, take a snooze or stretch out on the front porch back at the Hotel Havana. In the evening, make sure to make your way down to the Hotel’s underground bar whose cocktail list is heavy on mezcal, a distilled Mexican liquor from the maguey plant, a relative to agave from which tequila is made. Mezcal offers a smokey flavor that blends deliciously in the Margarita Mezcal.

After a good night’s rest take a detour on your way back home and head 15 miles west to make a lunchtime stop at Neiman Marcus’ cafe, Mariposa, located at The Shops of La Cantera. Grab a seat on the outdoor balcony that overlooks Six Flags and watch the rollercoasters zoom by while you enjoy an amuse bouche of their famed chicken consommé and popovers served with an addictive strawberry butter. Not many people know the history of Neiman Marcus’ cafés, so let me let you in on these little known dining gems. Stanley Marcus started them in 1953 at the original flagship Dallas location. Marcus was on to something and got serious with his department store café idea when he hired Helen Corbitt as food service director two years later. It was Corbitt’s idea to serve the complimentary popover with strawberry butter and chicken consommé.

This heavenly tradition still lives on today at all Neiman Marcus cafés throughout the country.

Well-rested and well-fed, the drive home on I-35 was actually bearable. A straight shot south, this is a weekend getaway that may become a routine. Great food, history and heavenly beds inside a stylish hotel ... “Honey, let’s gas up and hit the highway!”

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Uncorked

Beyond Margaritas

& Beer

by Cl au d ia Al ar có n

Few people know that the first place in the Americas to cultivate vineyards

and produce wines for consumption wasn’t California or South America, but actually Mexico. So why aren’t Mexican wines better known and distributed

in the U.S. when their quality is on par with the rest of world?

B

ack in the 16th century, viticulture was

the century. Thanks to Mexico’s favorable cli-

mission founded by the Franciscan monk was

introduced to Mexico by the Spanish

mate and terroir, viticulture and winemaking

San Diego de Alcalá (around which the mod-

conquerors, cultivated by missionar-

experienced substantial growth leading to

ern city of San Diego grew). Today’s burgeon-

ies who needed wine to celebrate Mass. In

wine exports to Spain, which lowered the

ing California wine industry is the direct result

fact, Hernan Cortez ordered every colonist to

prices of wine in the European country. Thus,

of the vineyards he planted.

plant 1,000 ft. of vines every year, which helped

in 1595, King Phillip II ordered the vineyards of

with the expansion of viticulture through the

the New Spain to be burned and destroyed in

yard in the Americas, was founded in 1597, it

Americas, from Mexico City to the eastern

order to preserve the wine industry in Spain,

wasn’t until 1888 when Mexican wine pro-

states of Querétaro, Guanajuato, San Luis Po-

leaving production of wine in the Americas

duction began in earnest with the founding

tosí and the Parras Valley in Coahuila. Jesuit

exclusively for religious consumption. In 1769,

of Bodegas Santo Tomas. After a

missionaries brought them to Baja California,

Fray Junípero Serra brought vines from Loreto,

rough period in the 20th century dur-

then Peru, Chile and Argentina by the end of

Baja California to then Alta California. The first

ing various civil and world wars, the

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Mexican wine industry has now resurfaced stronger than ever, and the quality of the wines produced in Mexico has received worldwide recognition, with many companies receiving awards, repeatedly, in the biggest competitions worldwide. Today, Mexican wine production and viticulture takes place on large tracts of land within the northern states of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Coahuila and Queretaro, with the principal appellation being the Valle de Guadalupe in

nearly as much wine as can be made in the

Rodriguez at Quinta Monasterio. The Meri-

Baja California, thanks to its privileged loca-

country. “As is traditional with Latin upper

tage Mexicana, a blend of Cabernet Sauvi-

tion and climate. Many wineries are owned

classes, price is generally not a deterrent to

gnon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, comes from

by Italian (L.A. Cetto and Villa Montefiori),

sales. Particularly with people that are just

winemaker Ernesto Camou of the prestigious

French (Cavas Valmar), North American

developing their palates and that have money

Chateau Camou. Both are from the Valle de

(Adobe Guadalupe), and even Russian

to flash around, the more expensive the bet-

Guadalupe, fermented in stainless steel with

(Bibayoff) immigrants, and some employ

ter. High price is a guarantee of quality and

oak staves. Only 4000 liters were made of

French winemakers, although the most re-

status.” In the current U.S. economy, a $40 -

each. Ermisch is working to add Cavas Val-

spected

Hugo

$50 bottle of extraordinary Mexican wine has

mar to its portfolio. He thinks his company is

D’Acosta and Víctor Torres. Other well-re-

no chance against better known California

the lone U.S. wine importer that seems to be

garded

Santo

labels sold at comparable prices, and with bar-

participating in what he predicts will be an

Tomás, Casa Madero, Monte Xanic, Mogor

gain buys arriving daily from Spain, Australia,

expansion in the Mexican wine “boom.”

Badan, Domecq, Chateau Camou, Barón

Argentina and Chile, wine drinkers in this coun-

“More wines will find markets in the USA,

Balch’é and Casa de Piedra. Mexican wine re-

try have a hard time spending more than $15 on

and many more Mexicans will convert from

gions produce a wide variety of grapes, from

a bottle of which they know absolutely nothing.

beer or spirits over to wine,” he explains. “Be-

Bordeaux varietals like Cabernet Sauvignon,

Southern Wine Importers currently brings

ing that Mexicans are fiercely nationalistic,

Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc

Villa Montefiori wines into Texas, as well as

Mexican wines will still be generally con-

and Chardonnay to Rhone varietals like Gren-

two blends under their proprietary label, Ju-

sumed in-country. But companies like ours

ache, Syrah and Carignan, but also Spanish

bileo. The Zapata Zinfandel is an Old Vine

will continue to seek out well-priced gems to

and Italian ones like Tempranillo, Barbera and

Zinfandel made by Ermisch in conjunction

share with the USA.”

Sangiovese. The best Mexican white wines

with winemakers Owen Laine and Reynaldo

are

Mexican,

names

include

including Bodegas

are perhaps made with Chenin Blanc.

Why, then, are these fantastic wines so

little known in the U.S.? “The short answer is

Wine Finder

small supply and high production costs,” says

Paolo Paoloni, a winemaker originally from the Italian region of Le Marche, arrived

Kirk Ermisch, resident and owner of Southern

in Mexico to work for Valle Redondo in Aguascalientes in 1985. In 1998, he started his

Wine Importers. “The [Mexican] wine indus-

own project in the Valle de Guadalupe, Villa Montefiori, with Italian varietals like

try is modernizing quickly now, but it was

Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo Brunello and Aglianico, producing his first vin-

only a few years ago that it was a bit stuck in

tage in 2005. Montefiori’s Cabernet Sangiovese blend is pure red fruit, with excellent

the past. It is a very traditional growing area,

minerality and a hint of ocean breeze and seashell, good acidity and herbal notes

and history shows us that these are always a

on the nose and palate. As expected, this wine pairs beautifully with spiced foods

bit slow to modernize.” Mexico has recently

and meat dishes. Think mole!

developed enough economically that wine

drinking is becoming vogue amongst the

for the Jubileo blends and more from Montefiori arriving in Austin soon. As always,

Mexican upper classes, says Ermisch. This

ask your favorite retailer to order the wine for you!

segment of the population is now absorbing

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I

am sitting across from Dimitra Kriticos

know what you don’t want, you get to what

Kriticos was ready to slow down from her

on a wool yoga blanket on the floor in a

you do want much further and faster.” She’s

fast-paced roles in operation management

studio at Yoga Yoga on South Lamar.

not afraid to ask for what she wants, and most

and business development. She was also im-

Thank goodness I wore my stretchy pants as

of the time, she gets it. Such was the case for

pressed with Austin’s food scene. So, she

this is not the typical setting in which to con-

this

moved on a whim and scrolled through

duct an interview. Kriticos is comfortable in

New Orleans transplant, when she decided to

Craigslist – not something she normally did

her chef pants and jacket. Embroidered un-

move to Austin about one year ago without a

– saw a listing for operations manager for a

derneath her name on the lapel are the words

job. She says she “asked” the universe to help

new natural cooking school, was intrigued,

“Operations Manager.”

her fall into the perfect situation and the rest

interviewed and was offered the job

is history.

the next day. She didn’t necessarily

“You gotta stir the pot,” says Kriticos and she means it – figuratively and literally. “If you

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Greek-American,

Houston-by-way-of-

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Students learning and having fun

she came from a family who had been in

years old. Her mother followed a strict mac-

the restaurant business since well before

robiotic diet and beat the cancer without

she was born. “It’s in my blood to be a chef,”

chemotherapy or radiation. Kriticos ate this

says Kriticos. She does not believe that one

way as well; processed foods and soda

diet type fits all. Some people need a vege-

were foreign objects to their home. She did

table-centric diet while others thrive on a

not rebel because it was the only way she

higher ratio of grains and proteins. She is

knew how to eat and because she felt good

not a strict vegan and does eat meat and

because of the way she fed her body. Eat

fish from time-to-time. She did, however,

good food, feel good as a result, go figure!

point out that the human body, every body,

Will you ever catch Kriticos with poor

can only process three ounces of meat per

diet choices? Sure, she’s human, and her

day. Kind of makes you go, “Hmmm…” when

weakness is popcorn mixed with peanut

you consider a “small” filet mignon in a res-

M&M’s. “You have to experience life through

taurant is double that size.

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Opened since August 2010, The Natu-

decisions,” says Kriticos. She cannot resist

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“When you reach your hand in and take a

Rich Goldstein. It is one of a kind, in that it

bite, you never know what your going to

is the only 100% plant-based professional

get!” She also recognizes a healthy balance

chef-training program in the country. Chefs

and when she does go off on a once-in-a-

are trained in macrobiotic, vegetarian, veg-

blue-moon pig-out, she’ll balance it with

an, Ayurvedic, raw and living food disci-

good food. For instance, she educated me

plines. The program is based on the beliefs

on the wonders of daikon. Daikon is a Japa-

of conscious cooking and a health-support-

nese white radish often served grated,

ive, plant-based diet with a focus on local,

alongside tempura in Japanese restaurants

seasonal and natural foods. The addition of

to help aid in the digestion of oil and pro-

a cooking school in conjunction to the yoga

tein. She explained that food cravings are

studio was a natural fit because the two go

just a fix for something emotional going on

hand-in-hand. Slowing down, breathing

inside of us and food is just a temporary fix.

and awareness are key elements in the phi-

Listen to your body and make small chang-

losophy of both entities.

es. You cannot take away everything from

Along with being the operations man-

someone, it’s like taking candy from a baby.

ager, Kriticos would also like to be referred

She advises to trade in the soda for water

to as the “director of fun.” She asks her stu-

and curb the craving for crunch by trading

dents to leave their worries and any nega-

in chips for raw crackers or veggies.

tive energy at the door. Her classroom is

When she sees a child at a 7/11 with a

about fun and love. S he believes that the

Twix, soda and Slim Jim, she cringes and

negative energies you have inside you go

gets upset and frustrated. Does she yell at

into the cooking and food should be an ex-

the parents? No, but she wants to, and this

pression of love and goodness.

is also the driving force to go out into the

“You can control disease through diet,”

world and touch and educate as many peo-

states Kriticos. She believes that food is

ple as she can about the importance of

medicine and witnessed this firsthand with

healthy eating. She cannot stress enough

her mother’s battle with cancer. Her mother

that eating healthy can, and does, taste

was diagnosed when Kriticos was just 13

good and you don’t have to sacrifice flavor

and presentation for health. I witnessed this at the school’s open house. I could have sworn the mushroom soup was creambased and the raw, vegan, chocolate truffles I ate were better than traditional truffles found in the finest specialty stores in Paris and New York.

Kriticos advises that we should take the time to learn about what we don’t know anything about. Right now she is focusing on different varieties of beans. Each bean comes from a different place and possess different health benefits. She buys her beans fresh from the bulk section of the market and soaks them overnight. She stresses the importance of properly washing the beans to remove dirt and stones.

Seems like a lot of work. I asked how the canned type stack up to the fresh kind you have to soak overnight. She compared it to fresh versus canned green beans. Point taken, I’m soaking!

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The Wildflower Center presents National Public Gardens Day Tours will focus on native plant drought tolerance and the wildlife habitat native plants provide. wildflower.org

SCORE Workshop Social Media 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $35 Go to scoreaustin.org and click on workshops to register Build the HYP Gala HYP is the young professionals fundraising arm of Austin Habitat for Humanity. This gala provides the financial support necessary to construct a home for an Austin family in need.

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Austin Children’s Museum presents Imaginarium Gala 6:30 p.m.

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Austin Woman’s Federated Club Luncheon Event Speaker: Jeanne Goka, Principal, Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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horoscope May 2011 b y D e b o r a h C a r t e r

Aries

• Mar.21-apr.20 By now, you should be smack in the middle of your ‘Extreme Change’ and wondering what the heck happened. But this month, money opportunities deluge you like leaves from a live oak in March. Everything you touch can benefit you financially, every idea in your head and word out of your mouth can generate income, and every action you take can reap rewards.

You feel lucky again. Don’t second-guess yourself: you’re on to something. As the year progresses, it keeps getting better. You have an almost psychic, sixth sense about work, and on the 17th you may have an actual vision.

Taurus

• Apr.21-May.21 My Italian great-grandmother had a vision, defied the conventions of her time and made her sons build her a church. She had something to say and followers to say it to. I’m telling you this because you remind me of her this month. Charisma and personal magnetism join forces with an almost spiritual calling, which others follow like ducks follow breadcrumbs. An inspiration or ‘aha’ moment on the 17th reveals a way to transform a belief system, an exotic or local educational opportunity or follow a ‘calling’ into ‘bricks and mortar.’ You may find yourself with your own ‘church’ (of sorts).

Gemini

• May.22-June.20 Some claim you guys live in your own minds, that most of what’s truly important to you isn’t outside of your head, but inside. This month, that’s true. In your mind and heart you are quietly (unusual for you) amassing your fortune, planning your future, building your nest egg with your partner and sharing your resources. You are mystically intuitive about your career direction and creatively solid. So, what’s with all the planning? Plot first, act later – that’s what your heart says.

Don’t worry: Your fan base is going viral, so this month, cocoon with your iPad. In a few months, you won’t have time.

Finally, a kind and easy stretch of time. The stars align in harmony and all is right with the world. Consider May your reward for surviving the last few months. You can easily see the light at the end of the tunnel, so keep moving forward, away from your comfort zone. Embrace your new life direction and have faith: your authenticity will be rewarded with abundance.

Cancer

• June.21-July.22 You remember the national campaign, “Just Say NO”? This month, the opposite is true: You need to “Just say YES!” Say YES to work. Say YES to parties. Say YES to speaking engagements, meetings and partnership offers. Especially partnership offers. You should be inundated by offers of joining this organization or that group, and all of them could mean coins in your pocket, so move on all opportunities. Embrace career change, because change should open up opportunities for more changes, and each change should bring more prosperity. This should be your mantra: “Change is prosperity, change is prosperity.”

Leo

• July.23-Aug.23 Wow! May is quite a career month for you!

Don’t drag your feet. Move, grow, expand and transform your career in beautiful ways and watch the dust fly. Transformation is the key to your success: Stop doing what you have always don`e, the way you have always done it and you’ll feel immense joy and a rush of prosperity. This happens in ways you couldn’t have imagined, so don’t be a ‘half-empty’ kind of person. Embrace the ‘New Career’ you. Embrace the new, exotic direction of your career, embrace new opportunities for education, and embrace your new ‘half-full’ philosophy.

Virgo

• Aug.24-Sept.22 Wait for it, because I’m going to put my turban on. It’s time to read your fortune: “On Tuesday, May 17th at around 12:30 p.m., you can expect a major career explosion. It will involve new, jointly held resources and have something to do with monetary benefits connected with the arts and foreign influences, higher education, or philosophy. This will have a ‘fated’ feeling to it, like it’s ‘meant to be.’” There. Was that specific enough?

Libra

• Sept.23-Oct.22 Something intense is calling to you from a big corporate office, beaconing you to join the ranks of the financially prosperous and stable.

This may arrive in the form of a big insurance settlement, a bequeath from a will, or a large, fun project where you work with a big institution. It’s another partnership of one kind of another, and one you can sink your creative teeth into. Maybe this involves film, or music, (or drugs and alcohol.) Expect to work hard, and to put your back and some serious time into the project, but it’s all going to pay off big.

Scorpio

• Oct.23-Nov.21 Change is in the air for everyone in different ways, but for you, it’s important that you change the way you’ve been working. There’s something you can do to make your work environment healthier for you and the people you work with. There’s something new out there, something you’ve just discovered, that you can commit time and energy to. When you do it, everything will change for the better. So, knowing this, you should have the courage to go full speed ahead with the transformation. You feel true excitement and lots of energy regarding your partnerships, so cherish them this month.

Sagittarius

• Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Once again, your work overwhelms you, but in such an interesting, powerful, fun and creative way that even though you’re working your fingers to the bone, you wear a grin from ear-to-ear. I have a mental image of you right now, both fists full of money, running around selling, buying, serving, moving things, giving orders, taking orders, driving all over town and immersed up to your neck in busywork. Fortunately, home is your own personal bubble, so if you can ever manage to get home, it’s a place of mystical respite.

Try to spend some time there this month.

Capricorn

• Dec.22-Jan.20 It’s funny – Capricorns are usually known as serious. I’ve seen the fridge magnet: “Resourceful, ambitious, determined, organized, realistic, canny, patient, goal-oriented, strong-willed, hardworking, responsible, steadfast.” The thing is, this month you are none of those things. You’re outrageous and creative and funny and fun. You only want to have a good time, and you don’t want to be reminded about responsibility. Even your living situation is a little unstable, like you’re standing in a canoe on a fast-moving river. It’s a balancing act: At some point, you will be forced to pay attention to your career again.

Aquarius

• Jan.21-Feb.19 So many ways to communicate these days: Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, texting, emails, it goes on and on. And, astrologically, you posses the innate ability to master electric communications – you can easily get ahead of this game. One of the advantages to these forms of communication is that you can manage them all from your comfy home. And, that’s where you’re doing the real busy work. This month, your home is the ultimate hub of activity, full of guests and parties and family. It’s a good thing you can work from your computer, because you may not be able to leave home.

Pisces

• Feb.20-Mar.20 In this year’s hit movie The Social Network, a college student had a new idea that became a global revolution. Six years and 500 million friends later, he’s the youngest billionaire in history. This story could be yours this month. New communication ideas, new forays in social networking, new websites, new blogs, fresh emails – any new form and direction in communication, especially if it can grow, will make you very prosperous indeed. This is a travel month, too. A month for road trips and shopping trips. You might consider buying a new car this month. All the stars are aligned for it.

Deborah can be contacted at: PinkWestAstrology.blogspot.com • Pink West, 28515 Ranch Road 12, Dripping Springs, TX • 512.447.2888 or deborah@pinkaustin.com.

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