CALENDAR (COMMUNITY LONESTAR MENSA MEETING Everyone’s invited, and everyone can feel like a smarty pants. This month Linda Edelstein talks about changes in tax code you should know. 7pm. Old Quarry Branch Library, 7051 Village Center Dr., 491-9881. Free. www.lsm.us.mensa.org. POOLSIDE LIVE The music of Atash accompanies the sound of your chattering teeth while you wade in the chilly waters of Barton Springs. 8:15pm. Barton Springs, 2101 Barton Springs Rd., 477-2320. $3 (free after 9pm). www.sosalliance.org.
w SIERRA CLUB PICNIC Join in on this tradition,
chat with the Sierra Club folks, and bring a dish for the potluck. No alcohol allowed. Reusable dishes will be provided. 6:30-10pm. Zilker Park Rock Garden picnic area. www.texas.sierraclub.org/austin.
` GAY & LESBIAN LEATHER SOCIAL meets the second Wednesday of every month. Grrrrr. Creak. Rainbow Cattle Co., 305 W. Fifth, 472-5288. www.austingayleathersocial.org.
OIL AWARENESS GROUP MEETING Come learn how permaculture can change your life and the direction this country is going by moving to renewable energy and local- and self-reliance. 7pm. Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, 3913 Ave. B. www.oilawareness.meetup.com/3.
` W4W Is it a coincidence that CP’s ladies’ night
falls on hump day? Dollar burgers, dollar drafts. Go! Go! Wednesdays, 9pm. The Cockpit, 113 San Jacinto, 457-8010. www.cockpitaustin.com.
` STEAK, CHOCOLATES, & TAKE IT ALL OFF
Steak night every Tuesday now features filet mignon. Save room for Chocolates for Charity, courtesy of the United Court. (Kiss Mona and Rona for us!) Stay late for Jame Perry’s original amateur strip-off and DJ Ritchie. Tuesdays, 6pm & 12mid. Charlie’s Austin, 1301 Lavaca, 474-6481. www.charliesaustin.com.
d SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENT If video games are what it takes to get kids to the library, then so be it. Enter a qualifying round today. Pick up a book while you’re there. See www.cityofaustin.org/library for a schedule of events. 2pm. North Village Library, 2505 Steck Ave., 974-7400. Free. d TORTUGA DEL MAR PUPPET SHOW Part of Austin Public Library’s One Green World Summer Reading Program, this show tells the story of two baby sea turtles on an epic adventure across the ocean. 2pm. University Hills Library, 4721 Loyola, 974-9820. Free. www.cityofaustin.org/library.
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SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.)
Cool Hand Luke @ Paramount, 7pm Harper @ Paramount, 9:30pm In Love We Trust @ Alamo Drafthouse South, 7pm
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Abe Vigoda Emo’s Silver Pines, Palit Beerland Vitamins, Full Stride Room 710 Pinetop Perkins’ 96th Birthday Antone’s
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ADULT OPEN COMPUTER CLINIC features one-on-one help with everything from typing and mousing to using Microsoft Word, e-mail, and the Internet. No registration required. Wednesdays, 5:30pm; Thursdays, 9:30am. Austin FreeNet Computer Lab, DeWitty Center, 2209 Rosewood, 236-8225. Free. www.austinfree.net.
d ASO: CHILDREN’S DAY ART PARK Learn about the symphony and its various instruments (and performers), take part in arts & crafts, listen to storytellers, and enjoy mimes, magicians, and more. Why not play a tune yourself at the instrument petting zoo? Each week features a performance by one of Austin’s favorite kid-friendly acts. Through July 29. Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30am. Symphony Square, 1101 Red River, 476-6064. 50 cents per child (free, adults accompanying a child). www.austinsymphony.org. d COMMUNITY NIGHT AT CHILDREN’S MUSEUM means cheap entry for all the exhibitions and activities you expect from this fun and educational kiddie mecca. Wednesdays, 5-8pm. Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado, 472-2499. $1 suggested donation. www.austinkids.org. ` DOYLE AND DEBBIE SNEAK Austin OnStage
presents a preview of The Doyle and Debbie Show featuring Bruce Arnston and Jenny Littleton before it runs at the Long. 10pm. Rain on 4th, 217 W. Fourth, 494-1150. www.austinonstage.com. FOOD FOR THOUGHT LECTURE This month, Alan Sokal talks about how he punked the world of postmodern academia. 7pm. Old Quarry Branch Library, 7051 Village Center Dr., 345-4435. Free. www.centerforinquiry.net/austin.
now . . . ACCESS AWARDS NOMINATIONS On this 19th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Committee for People With Disabilities requests nominations of businesses that strive to be accessible to everyone. Nomination forms and a list of criteria can be found at www.cityofaustin.org/ada/access_nomform.htm. Nominations must be received by July 9. AFS FOREIGN EXCHANGE Open your home to a foreign exchange student, or work as a liaison to both students and host families. Either way, you’re making that cultural bridge a bit more pleasant to traverse. 800/876-2377. ANIMAL FOSTER CARE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Austin Humane Society needs your help taking care of animals on a short-term (or long-term) basis. They supply the instruction and support, and you supply the love and time so AHS can help more animals in need. 685-0120. www.austinhumanesociety.org.
Thinking twice about taking care of the kids all summer? Our Summer Camp Guide is still being updated for people who overestimate their ability to deal with their children. We understand. Go to austinchronicle.com/sc for respite.
SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.) Cool Hand Luke @ Paramount, 9:25pm Harper @ Paramount, 7pm Psych-Out @ Alamo Ritz, 12mid
MUSIC (See Music Listings.)
Golden Animals, All in the Golden Afternoon Beauty Bar
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KidsActing’s advanced play class presents its family-friendly adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. Thu.-Fri., July 9-10, 7:30pm; Sat., July 11, 3 & 7:30pm; Sun., July 12, 2 & 6pm. Center Stage, 2826 Real, 836-5437. $12-14. www.kidsactingstudio.com.
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ESTATE & MEDICAID PLANNING WORKSHOPS Got questions about living trusts, wills, protecting assets, reducing estate taxes, powers of attorney, or Medicaid eligibility? Then one of the Greening Law Firm’s free seminars is probably right for you. Go online for a schedule with locations and times. 476-0888. www.greeninglawfirm.com. HEALTHY WOMEN, HEALTHY FAMILIES Help gather info and stories about the state of women’s health in Texas. Go online, and take the survey, or share a story about a health-care challenge you’ve faced. The group hopes to take these stories and figures to the Legislature to raise awareness of Texas women’s health issues. 462-1661. www.healthywomenhealthyfamilies.org. HUMAN POTENTIAL CENTER This South Austin nonprofit has myriad classes and workshops – from yoga and Reiki to art classes and dream interpretation – just waiting to maximize your potential. Check out the website for more info. Human Potential Center, 2007 Bert, 441-8988. www.humanpotentialcenter.org.
d KIDS SUMMER MOVIES Summer means fun in the sun, but, in Texas, sometimes it means cooling down in a dark room. For those times, theatres all over town screen kid-friendly flicks on the cheap (sometimes free). Check out our Special Screenings listings, p.xx, for dates, times, and locations. LIFEWORKS LITERACY PROGRAM VOLUNTEEERS NEEDED Volunteers are needed to tutor adult basic education and English as a second language classes. No prior experience or knowledge of a second language needed. 2222 Rosewood, 478-7323. kirsten.hollis@lifeworksweb.org, www.lifeworksweb.org.
Do you like, want, or need money? Then apply to the Lesbian Writers Fund of the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, offering a $10,000 prize and two $1,500 runners-up prizes; at least one grant will go to a lesbian writer who is based west of the Mississippi River. So get to typin’. Deadline: July 15. 212/529-8021 x44. grants@astraeafoundation.org, www.astraeafoundation.org.
d MAKERKIDS All summer long the Austin Children’s Museum gets kids into the DIY spirit with 20 activities in fiber arts, printmaking, sculpture, cardboard creations, and more. Austin Children’s Museum, 201 Colorado, 472-2499. $4.50-6.50. www.austinkids.org.
AUSTIN MUSIC MEMORIAL NOMINATIONS Who will be honored with an engraved disc on the Long Center terrace? You decide. Go online for nomination requirements. Suggestions must be submitted before Aug. 31 since the induction ceremony will be March of next year. www.cityofaustin.org/music/memorial.htm.
MEALS ON WHEELS AND MORE VOLUNTEERS are desperately needed as summer approaches and volunteers go on vacation, not to mention an increased demand for the nonprofit’s services. Go online for details, or call to volunteer. 476-6325 x131. www.mealsonwheelsandmore.org/volunteer.
CAUTION, FLYING BISCUITS In weird-press-release news, don’t eat any biscuits that may fall from the sky. Most likely they are baits laced with the rabies vaccine. No foolin’. However, rabies is on the rise and more dangerous than swine flu, so don’t assume an animal is rabies-free; get checked out.
d MODERN TIMES – 19TH CENTURY LIFE FOR KIDS The Neill-Cochran House Museum brings three classes that bring history to life while learning about life, art, and play of eras past. Preregistration is required. Neill-Cochran House Museum, 2310 San Gabriel, 478-2335. $30-50. www.neill-cochranmuseum.org.
GENEALOGY AFTER HOURS This month’s meeting of the Williamson County Genealogical Society features a talk on rooting through foreign records when you don’t speak the language. 7:30pm. Round Rock Public Library, 216 E. Main St., Round Rock, 512/218-7000. Free. www.rootsweb.ancestry.com.
` KATHY GRIFFIN LIVE IN A-TOWN In Austin, this snarky D-lister is strictly A all the way. 8pm. Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside, 482-0800. www.thelongcenter.org.
d SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL TOURNAMENT See Tuesday for more info. 2pm. Little Walnut Creek Library, 835 W. Rundberg, 974-7400. Free. TAI CHI Why not slow things down for a spell? Thursdays, 6pm. Ruta Maya, 3601 S. Congress Ste. D-200, 707-9637. Free with cafe purchase. www.rutamaya.net.
` THE MAJESTIC Butch intimacy? House music?
Now there’s an Eighties nostalgia we can get behind. Come see this majestic take on late 20th century queer culture with a beat. 8pm. Victory Grill, 1104 E. 11th, 902-5057. $20, includes afterparty. www.zorashorse.com.
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Tuesday for more info. 2pm. Carver Library, 1161 Angelina, 974-9820. Free. www.cityofaustin.org/library. INSIDE BOOKS (See Sunday.)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS (See Film Listings.) The Hustler @ Paramount, 9:25pm
MUSIC (See Music Listings.) Deer Tick Emo’s The Story Of The Parish Radio Moscow Red 7
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DONATION REQUEST FOR ARCH Especially during the sweltering summer, the soap desk at the ARCH is in need of all manner of toiletries (deodorant, etc.), hand-held fans, lip balm, sunscreen, and water bottles. Check the website, or call for specific items. ARCH, 500 E. Seventh, 305-4174. www.frontsteps.org. ECKANKAR CENTER WORKSHOPS The Eckankar Center of Austin hosts seminars and discussions of all things spiritual. Connect with the divine, interpret your dreams, conquer fear, master change, and more at one of its myriad free gatherings. Call or go online for a complete schedule. Austin Eckankar Center, 223 W. Anderson Ste. 206-B, 453-0331. www.eckankar-texas.org.
NAME THOSE TREES What a shame. That grove of trees just south of City Hall where South First splits needs a name. Perhaps you have a suggestion. The Shire? Already used. Jog-in-Place Triangle of Delay? Too wordy. Submit your name online at www.cityofaustin.org/parks/namingform.htm, return a completed form to the Parks & Recreation Department’s main office (200 S. Lamar), or fax it to 974-6756. Get your tree-grove names in before Aug. 26. 974-6716. RED CROSS SUMMER CLASSES in everything from CPR to water safety to the popular Babysitter Bootcamp. Go online for a complete schedule or to register. 929-1294. www.centex.redcross.org/classes/index.php.
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