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Westwood Together — Waves Forever
Another winning summer league season for Westwood Waves By Trey Kohlhausen
Aquatics Director, Westwood Country Club
The Westwood Waves definitely attacked the competition this season. They finished their summer league season UNDEFEATED in 2026. They were 7- 0; the Waves got 1,156 best times, had 89 undefeated swimmers, achieved 251 BRONZE, 193 SILVER, and 71 GOLD motivational time standards. All Waves enjoyed an exciting celebration of the season at our awards banquet on June 10 th . After the awards presentation and slideshow/ video in the poolside lawn, the party moved to the pool area, where there was a water slide that the swimmers really enjoyed, the fun “bouncy house” was out for the swimmers to jump, then the swimmers did a raft race, a greased watermelon race and a relay where the swimmers put on heavy clothes and had to swim to the other side and pass off the clothes. The finale was a Westwood favorite, as always, Soda Scramble. What a fantastic celebration highlighting a successful season. At the Waves Banquet, Judah Schwartz received the coveted Price Malone Award for outstanding sportsmanship and leadership. The award is given to an 11 & up swimmer who is a team leader on the Waves. Judah
Farrah Uglietta, Tatum St. George, Kendall Newberry Hayes Newberry, Charlie Edmonds, Coach Sean
is an excellent athlete/student and all the swimmers on the team look up to him for advice, swimming help, and “fun” In the past, Judah received the Most Improved Award, Coaches' Choice Award, and Most Outstanding Swimmer Award. Most deserving of his Price Malone Award, for sure, and we salute Judah and his family for this great accomplishment. Again this year, Westwood Waves hosted a GRAND PRIX swim meet. This was our swim league’s CHAMPIONSHIP swim meet. The league was divided into the Blue Team and the Gold Team. Westwood was part of the blue team along with Austin Country Club and the Hills Country Club. The gold team was Westlake CC, Barton Creek CC, and Western Hills Athletic Club. The 8 & under swimmers competed, and the BLUE team trailed the GOLD team at the beginning of the
Kendall Newberry and Tatum St. George
meet, then the lead changed hands and finally the GOLD team ended the meet ahead of the Blue Team; congrats, Gold. All 9 & over swimmers competed on a different night and the BLUE team BEAT the GOLD team easily. Way to go BLUE! High Point awards were given out at the event in all age groups: Julia Van Houten and Hayes Newberry (age 15-17), Kenneth Uglietta (age 11-12), and Madeline Pierson (Age 9-10), Lilly Embrey and Collier Dipasquale (age 13-14) and Grace Garigliano (age 6 & under) won the High Point Award in their age groups. Runners-up in high points were Charlotte Mazzarella, Will Opalka and Lochlan Caskey (age 7-8), Luke Opalka (age 9-10), Rebecca Pierson, William Fowler and Yates Cowan (age 11-12), Kendall Newberry, Forrest Johnston and Tomas Romano (age 13-14), Carson Dipasquale and Finley Perez, Judah Schwartz and James Fox
Coach Trey with Charlotte Mazzarella
Waves Swimmers Age 11 and up
(age 15-17). Way to go Waves!! The Coaches were so proud of the team. In our regular season, we swam at Austin Country Club, Barton Creek Country Club, Westlake Country Club, Hills of Lakeway Country Club, and Western Hills Athletic Club. Team camaraderie was at an all-time high this season as it always is….the strength of the Waves, as many of our families say, is the cohesive spirit and loving atmosphere that we all have, swimmers, parents, and coaches. The swimmers are easily motivated to swim FAST!
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CONGRATS on a great season! Thanks to all our parent volunteers who help us have swim meets! Waves parent volunteers worked extra hard. We appreciate you all. Our Waves President, Liz Opalka, is INCREDIBLE! Thanks to her for an amazing year leading our team. Liz helped us organize and run our Waves with 300 swimmers and their parents. The coaches love you, Liz, more than you know. Continues on page 7
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Around the Neighborhood: opening
expanding
celebrating
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MATOK BAKERY Matok Bakery reopened August 8th after a brief summer vacation. Located at 2300 South Lamar, the bakery sells artisanal cakes, pastries, and croissants. 1
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Shug’s Bagels soft-opened on August 9th at 1206 Parkway, Austin. The bagel shop is known for its authentic New Yorkstyle bagels and boasts a large menu including sandwiches, special drinks, and desserts.
TAQUERIA DE DIEZ Taqueria de Diez opened their Westlake Hills location in spring 2026. The restaurant serves Tijuana-Style street tacos, quesadillas, and more at their three Austin locations, with two more opening soon in the Domain and on Guadalupe St.
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Neko Yubu opened on August 8th at 1910 Guadalupe St. on West Campus. The Dallas-born spot specializes in Korean-style yubu, a fried tofu skin marinated to taste juicy and sweet. 5
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Around the Neighborhood: opening KATZ'S
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Katz’s, an Austin staple restaurant since 1979, began construction at its original location on August 11th. This will be Katz’s sixth location, and the restaurant is projected to open in late spring of 2027 at 618 W. 6th St.
Postino WineCafé is opening a third location at the Village at Westlake in late summer 2026, located at 701 S. Capital of Texas Hwy., Ste. J760, Austin. The hip wine bar is known for its unique charcuterie boards and expansive wine menu.
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Toastique and FS8 are hosting a collaborative “Brunch and Burn” event in the Domain on September 5th from 9 to 11 a.m. Enjoy a free Pilates class at FS8’s Pilates studio at 11101 Burnet Rd, Suite 190. Stick around after for a $20 brunch special catered by Toastique. The event is free, but spots are limited.
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As the saying goes, she “came by it natural.” A bookworm growing up, she devoured fiction and nonfiction and was fascinated by the word choices authors made. By the time she came to Austin and enrolled at the University of Texas, she knew she wanted to tell her own stories. It was only natural that she gravitated toward the journalism and public relations curriculum. Her favorite professor – Dr. Frank Walsh, who still lives in Pemberton – taught his students how to craft stories for companies, organizations, nonprofits, and governments, and how that process played a role in the news each day. “I found that working with the ‘newsmakers’ – getting inside the heads of leaders, and in the guts of an organization – was far more fascinating than just reporting on it,” Lynne says. After getting her start with an internship at the Austin Aqua Festival, and then an account executive position at a local advertising and public relations firm, Lynne became the Director of Business Development and International Marketing with the Austin Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Division in 1991. Her work there involved promoting The Capital City as a great place to do business, both through media and directly with corporations. She
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is still proud of the work their “small-but-mighty team” did to rally community leaders for each corporate site selection team they pitched.
Going National Her first client was Apple Computer. She worked with Angelos Angelou and others at the chamber to recruit that company’s U.S. Customer Support Center of 250 employees, a major coup. That was the beginning of a long relationship. Lynne says that they ate more barbecue and Tex-Mex “than humanly possible” with the Apple team while winning the account. Meanwhile, they ran full tilt to create a love affair between Austin and the national media. With her significant accomplishments at the chamber under her belt, Lynne was tapped to run GCI Read-Poland/a WPP Company – a firm with 40-plus bright young PR professionals handling over 40 clients. One of their major efforts was serving multiple Dell Computer clients – such as enterprise, small business, corporate and public affairs, and environmental. Ultimately, they consolidated the work of hundreds of agencies worldwide that served Dell’s communications efforts into one at WPP—a stunning success. One story from that era
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ber 1, 2005 – two days after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, United Airlines initiated “Operation Air Care,” sending humanitarian aid to the stricken area. The airline delivered food, water, paramedics, medical recovery workers, and more to NOLA, and then airlifted people – including a planeload of amputees – to ABIA and San Antonio’s Lackland AFB. The head of PR at United Airlines urgently asked their agency to handle the stories – from working with the press to monitoring the needs of evacuees and determining what more they could do. With one of her colleagues, Lynne stood on the ABIA tarmac for hours, doing everything she could to facilitate the operations. She says that it was one of the most gut-wrenching days of her life.
The Austin Cup Lynne and I have known each other for decades, and we started emailing after I posted something on Facebook about Robert Putnam's popular sociology book Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, which brings a mountain of research to bear on declining social engagement in the USA. Lynne’s story on this score dates back to 1999, when she was working for the legendary venture capital firm Austin Ventures. The partners had asked her to devise a way to engage their portfolio companies – get them together after hours. In typical overachieving Lynne Skinner fashion, she developed an idea with serious staying power. Here is her backstory on the idea. “My parents met at a corporate bowling tournament in St. Louis. My dad and my mom’s father (my grandpa) were two standout athletes in their company, and not only bowled together but also golfed and played softball on the corporate teams. My grandma brought her then-20year-old daughter to the big tournament because she had wanted her to meet the young engineer studying at Washington University. The rest is history. But those corporate teams were a big deal in the Midwest, and my dad and grandpa had won a lot of trophies together. Those stories were part of our family history. And even though we moved to Texas when I was a toddler, our game room held shelves of trophies.” Drawing on her family’s stories, Lynne says that the idea of corporate teams and the social capital they created both within companies and in the business community was
At the 2006 Rose Bowl Game – Lynne, her daughter Taylor, and her sister Kathy Skinner
always compelling to her. In an “aha! moment,” she decided to create an invitation-only bowling tournament where the portfolio firms would go toeto-toe for an annual trophy. Before she presented her idea, one Austin Ventures General Partner – also from the Midwest – saw “Bowling Tournament” scribbled on a folder on her desk. He didn’t leave Lynne’s office until she elaborated on the proposal. She told him what she was thinking, and he jumped up and clapped – “That’s it!” He gave her the green light, and it was full speed ahead. For the next 15 years, Austin Ventures underwrote the cost
of The Austin Cup until the firm dissolved in 2016. Lynne says that from the beginning, however, they expanded the invitation list to include all technology companies in the region and set out on a mission to more deliberately build stronger social capital within this community. They created very specific awards encouraging internal participation, external fundraising, and so on. Engaging more tech employees in the giving process and highlighting the impact they had each year created a movement. While preparing for the first event held in February 2001, Putnam’s book was released.
The leadership of GCI Read-Poland, circa 2007: Jeff Hunt, Lynne Skinner, and Julian Read
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Lynne ran out and bought it, and she is still fascinated by it. Parts of it read like what you’d expect from the Harvard professor he is -- providing data, indexes, and proof points – but it offers brilliant insights into social changes that both diminish and build social capital in communities. Since 2001, The Austin Cup has hosted 161 different technology companies, fielding 706 teams and 3,530 bowlers. Thousands of fans have filled bowling alley concourses year after year for the tourneys. Collectively, they raised over $1.25 million for the Center for Child Protection, and in 2008, The National Children’s Alliance presented Lynne’s team with the Volunteer Leadership Award in Washington, D.C. Lynne says that their big 20th Anniversary event was scheduled for April 18, 2020, but the COVID pandemic quashed that. For a few years, companies didn’t allow employees to gather in public places, and the tournament was shelved. “Our bowlers and company executives (sometimes one and the same) have been clamoring to bring it back,” Lynne says. She is fervently working on a restart. Just a couple of notes about Lynne’s personal life. She has had her toes in a lot of different waters—agencies, corporations, consulting, economic development—yet has always shared her talent outside her paid job. She is a strong proponent of skills-based volunteering and encourages everyone to help nonprofits however they can. Also, Lynne has lived in West Austin for 30 years. Both of her daughters – Taylor (AHS ’11) and Daisy (AHS ’20) – went to Casis, O. Henry, and Austin High. She points out that she was very deliberate about raising her girls in a neighborhood where people were actively working to better their community. “In hindsight, I was a smart cookie.”
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Victoria Gonzalez, Becky de Haro, Jamie Olson, UW Board Chair Kristin Marcum, Cheryl Katon, Levente McCrary, Lindsey Woods, Yael Lawson, and Lauren Hammonds
Preschool Director, Cielito Lindo Spanish Immersion Center Maria Dominguez and UW Associate VP for Early Learning and Advancement Denisse Baldwin
Women United’s Gathering for Good Creates Lasting Change More than 300 Austin women, outfitted in their loveliest spring attire, filled the Branch Park Pavilion for United Way for Greater Austin’s (UW) annual Gathering for Good luncheon, hosted by Women United. The celebratory afternoon highlighted the power of collaboration in creating opportunities for women, children, and families across Central Texas. Guests were seated at beautifully decorated tables showcasing spring’s finest blooms. The luncheon featured delicious, fresh salads, refreshing drinks, and an inspiring program filled with uplifting stories and meaningful conversations. Kate and Scott Powers served as event chairs, helping showcase how UW and its partners are breaking down barriers and ensuring that every Central Texan has the resources and support needed to thrive. A highlight of the afternoon was a fireside chat with Denise Davis, Austin Chamber of Commerce Board Chair; Denisse Baldwin, UW Associate Vice President for Early Learning and Advancement; and Maria Dominguez, Preschool Director at Cielito Lindo Spanish Immersion Center, a UW partner. The conversation explored the connection between childcare and economic advancement and the impor-
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tance of investing in childhood education, which serves as a catalyst for future success in the region’s labor force. “We are the workforce behind the workforce. When children have safe, loving, nurturing care, families can stay stable and businesses can stay strong,” said Dominguez. “If we don’t have consistency for our children, then families can’t stay stable and businesses can’t stay strong.” The afternoon also featured raffle prizes from local women-owned and women-led businesses, including yoga memberships, spa packages, jewelry, and
more. A photo booth offered fun moments of connection, and Typewriter Rodeo delighted guests with spontaneous, custom poems typed on on retro typewriters, adding whimsy to the day and providing guests with creative mementos of a lovely spring afternoon. Women United is a vibrant, women-driven philanthropic network dedicated to creating lasting change in our community by improving the lives of women, children, and families. For additional information, visit unitedwayaustin.org.
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Sheila Jones, Andromeda Vega, Amber Huffman, UW Senior Director of Economic Advancement Becca Bice, and UW Chief Early Childhood and Advocacy Officer Aaron DeLao
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Book Review Waves Award Highlights - 2026
Westwood Waves - Continued from page 1
by Forrest Preece
COACHES’ CHOICE AWARD
TOUGH AS NAILS
Age 5 – Charlotte Duncan & George Gilman
Age 5-6 – Noli Grace Spencer & Tate Abblitt
Age 6 – Preston Anderson & Sam Dean
Age 7-8 – Cecilia Shands & Charles Fowler
Age 7 – Emerson Sims & Sam Swift
Age 9-10 – Liana Lindsey & Clark Little
Age 8 – Katherine Dillavou & Billy Hilliard
Age 11-12 – Daphne Turner & Bobby Johnston
Age 9 – Romilly Young & Drew Bohrer Age 10 – Louise Cowan & Jack St. George Age 11 – Maggie Kay & Winn Fowler
WACKIEST WAVE
Mudlark
Age 12 – Farrah Uglietta & David Coover
Age 5-6 – Reese Hill & Jake Stites
Age 13 – Lilly Embrey & Tomas Romano
Age 7-8 – Julia Turner & Anthony Craig
Age 14 – Eliza Miller
Age 9-10 – Callie Wayne & Charlie Swift
Age 15 – Mary Elizabeth Reynolds & Charlie Edmonds
Age 11-12 – Madeline Pieratt & Charlie Schonert
by Mary Helen Specht
Age 16 – Greta Wolfe Age 17 – Izzy Thomas
MOST IMPROVED SWIMMERS Age 5 – Tatum Victory & Hooper Duck Age 6 – Alice Bauer & Mark Kay Age 7 – Caleesi Murray & Peter Raden Age 8 – Sophie DeMeuse & Eliot Tucker
Luke Opalka, Charlie Swift, Sawyer Zandan, Louie Johnston
Age 9 – Marie Kay & Louie Johnston Age 10 – Frances Pieratt & Charles Glasgow Age 11 – Addie Craig & William Glasgow Age 12 – Lillian Tierney & James Donoghue Age 13 – Tatum St. George & Collier Dipasquale Age 14 – Nara Hale
James Fox, Hayes Newberry, Judah Schwartz, Charlie Edmonds, Gage Norris
MOST OUTSTANDING SWIMMERS Age 5 – Etta Freundt & Charlie Mardy Age 6 – Elle Zandan & Miles Zandan Age 7 – Charlotte Little & William Sawyer Age 8 – Charlotte Mazzarella & Will Opalka Age 9 – Virginia Fowler & Sawyer Zandan Age 10 – Madeline Pierson & Luke Opalka
Age 15 – James Fox Age 17 – Carson Dipasquale
Mary Helen Specht, author of Mudlark. Photo by Matt Valentine
Mudlark, by Austin author Mary Helen Specht, covers a lot of time and territory in the not-too-distant future. It begins with a separation between mother and daughter at the Burning Man Project and soon moves into an intricate back-and-forth that spans the following quarter century. The book begins with Jenny Sweet’s band performing at Burning Man in Nevada. Jenny knows that after this concert, the band will break up and so will her marriage to fellow musician Max. What she doesn’t realize is that, through missteps, she will also lose track of her teenage daughter, Neko, who came along to the concert. In a clever twist, Specht gives the reader definite time markers for each piece of action in this section, which contrasts with the turmoil when the narration shifts to Jenny’s daughter in the next chapter. During the rest of the book, the narrative rotates between Jenny’s existence and Neko’s adventures, 25 years later. When we catch up with the daughter in New York, devastating weather, the result of climate change and the ignoring thereof, has forced the country into a dystopian nightmare of multi-layered semi-governance. And some of the strongest players in this environment are the skilled Mudlarks like Neko – people who know how to make dives and find the detritus
Mudlark is available at bookstores around town and online.
of a wrecked civilization – a crystal decanter, spools of cable, heirloom jewelry, and even an Olympic Silver Medal and a bottle of Mezcal. Aboveground with her crew—her partner Iggy and their mentees Harriet and Jules -- they make a pilgrimage among a treehouse society, a rave, and a bunker where the social elite hold sway. Specht makes a pointed contrast between the contrivance of Burning Man (if you weren’t aware, it is a real annual event), which has purposely created but controlled confusion, and the nightmarish and ever-shifting societal and physical landscape that Neko and her crew have to traverse. During Neko’s journey, she is secretly trying to find a master of her mother’s last album – and I’m not going to be a spoiler. This intricately crafted book examines the themes of motherhood, the universal power of music, the weight of materialism, and the inevitable results of climate change, mostly set in a future where society hangs on by a few threads. It is a gripping read, and to use a cliché, I couldn’t put it down. Even if you are not a fan of dystopian stories (and I’m usually not), this novel will hold your interest. It may also make you wonder about how our social order might evolve under the right pressure. By the way, if you do read the book, do yourself a favor and search the internet for “Neko Sweets.”
UNDEFEATED SWIMMERS Preston Anderson, Marcela Bridges, Grace Garigliano, Bree Prather, Cora Sayers, Maggie Coover, Rory Glasgow, Vivian Hale, Charlotte Little, Charlotte Mazzarella, Annie Cardillo, Scarlett Clauer, Madeline DeMeuse, Virginia Fowler, Eleanor Fox, Annie Hilpert, Wren Hopping, Marie Kay, Georgia Matson, Goldie Navarro, Ava Nixon, Madeline Pierson, Charlotte Sawyer, Daphne Turner,
Age 11 – Caroline Fox & Kenneth Uglietta
Yate Cowan, Hunt DeShields, William Fowler, Winn Fowler, Hap Polan, Kenneth Uglietta,
Age 12 – Rebecca Pierson & William Fowler
Lilly Embrey, Maible Epp, Audrey Hartmann, Abbott Hassack, Hadley Matson, Eliza Miller, Genevieve Miller,
Age 13 – Kendall Newberry & Walker Lloyd
Kendall Newberry. Clara Schonert, Collier Dipasquale, Sam Fox, Forrest Johnston, Walker Lloyd,
Age 14 – Maible Epp Age 15 – Adelaide Cronin & Hayes Newberry Age 16 – Finley Perez
Tomas Romano, August Seats, Adelaide Cronin, Carson Dipasquale, Finley Perez, Mary Elizabeth Reynolds, Izzy Thomas, Julia Van Houten, Greta Wolfe, Charlie Edmonds, James Fox, Haye Newberry, Jackson Price, Judah Schwartz, and Miggs Thomas.
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WHERE I’M COMING FROM BY FO R R E S T P R E EC E
Elizabeth Crook
Author
1. What’s something about you that not many people know? Gosh, I can’t think of anything in that regard that anyone would actually be better off knowing. Co-host Sergio Garcia with Mack and Sally Brown at the 2025 FORE Kids ATX PAR-Tee
2. What was your first job?
FORE Kids ATX: Giving Back to the Children of Central Texas
Checker at an old HEB in San Marcos that no longer exists.
PHILANTHROPY SPOTLIGHT
Deceased family and friends I miss, but that list is too long. So I’ll say ancestors I never got to meet: My grandfather Rev. William George Crook on my dad’s side who preached for many years in Aransas Pass (he died before I was born,) and my great great grandmother Margaret Unthank Holdsworth on my mom’s side, who died in childbirth in England, leaving her husband and surviving son to migrate to Texas and homestead in Zavala County. For the third, I’ll include a non-relative, the writer Charles Portis. I’d be too awestruck to talk to him, but I think he’d be lovely to sit with.
Champion professional golfer Sergio Garcia, philanthropist Angela Garcia, and television personalities Chris Harrison and Lauren Zima all proudly call Austin home and share a deep commitment to giving back to the community they love. Together, they are leading FORE Kids ATX, a multi-day fundraising initiative dedicated to improving the lives of children and families across Central Texas. Since its founding in 2022, FORE Kids ATX has raised more than $8.5 million for Texas children’s organizations. As parents and active members of the Austin community, the Garcias and TV personality duo are passionate about helping children and families thrive, with a focus on healthcare, mental health, and family support services. FORE Kids ATX is a single, unifying opportunity for supporters to simultaneously contribute to four organizations making a meaningful difference in the lives of local children: The Center for Child Protection, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Experience Camps and The UGLI Foundation. The Center for Child Protection helps reduce trauma for children during the investigation and prosecution of crimes against children, serving approximately three to five new young victims each day. Dell Children’s Medical Center provides world-class care regardless of a family’s ability to pay, with a particular focus on vulnerable or underserved children. Experience Camps provides free summer camps and year-round programming for children grieving the loss of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. With support from FORE Kids ATX, the organization brought its programming to Texas for the first time in Summer 2026, opening a new camp to serve children and families across the state. Founded by Angela Garcia in 2021, the UGLI Foundation
3. If you could have dinner with three people — dead or alive, at any time in history —who would they be?
4. If you had to pick three musicians for a playlist, who would they be? Let’s just say when I’m driving I switch back and forth between Willie’s Roadhouse and Sixties on Six.
8. Favorite restaurant and watering hole Chez Zee. 9. What did you want to be when you were growing up? A ballet dancer or gymnast. (According to my mom, I was actually pretty good.) Or a guitarist and singer. (According to just about everyone, I was ((ha!)) no good.) Or, of course, a novelist. 10. Which living person do you most admire?
5. Favorite book and TV show? True Grit for the book, Lonesome Dove as the mini-series. 6. Most powerful movie you have seen. Co-host and television personality ChrisHarrison emcees the evening program at the 2025 FORE Kids ATX PAR-Tee
Elizabeth Crook
I’m drawing a blank on this one. I admire people for different reasons, but tend to admire them most after they’re dead. 11. What makes you happy?
Schindler’s List. 7. Favorite place in Austin? The room in my house that I use for an office.
Family and friends. Writing a good paragraph. Time on a porch with a nice view and a great book. 12. Best advice you ever received? That nobody’s really looking.
Sergio Garcia welcomes players to the 2025 FORE Kids ATX tournament
A player tees off at OmniBarton Creek during the 2025 FORE Kids ATX tournament
works to combat bullying by encouraging children to embrace differences, practice kindness, and recognize their individual worth. FORE Kids ATX will bring the Austin community together this October through three signature events: the PAR-Tee gala at Fair Market on October 29th, followed by the Golf Tournament at Omni Barton Creek and the inaugural Mah-
jong for a Mission tournament at Austin Country Club, both on October 30th. Together, the events will bring Austin’s community together for a shared purpose. Through widespread generosity, FORE Kids ATX is helping ensure that children and families have access to the care, resources, and support they need – not only today, but for generations to come.
Paddles up during the FORE Kids ATX live auction, which raised over $2 million for Central Texas children
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The Vulcan Gas Company Lives
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Long, long ago, in a galaxy far away . . . No, wait, that belongs to another story. Let me start again. Long, long ago, in the mists of time, before there was Austin City Limits, before there was South by Southwest, even before Austin was graced by the Chamber of Commerce with the nom de guerre of “Live Music Capitol of the World” . . . No, wait again! There is one more “before”—Before even the famous Armadillo World Headquarters, where the absurd armadillo became a visual symbol for Austin, courtesy of the nimble mind of artist Jim Franklin, there was The Vulcan Gas Company. In 1967, improbably bursting forth in a then sleepy downtown, was the original Vulcan Gas Company, a small live music venue located at 318 Congress. This was a time when City Fathers were anxiously wringing their hands at the potential abandonment of the capital city’s downtown, signaled by the many vacant storefronts. Austin was still a relatively small town in 1967, with a population of about 224,000, its main source of economic stability precariously perched between The University of Texas and the State Office Complex. It was a time before the great tech revolution transformed downtown Austin into a place of behemoth skyscrapers. Interestingly, 1967 was also the year that IBM opened a major facility to manufacture Selectric typewriters, marking the beginning of the region’s destiny as a tech hub. Fifty-nine years later, Austin is home to the likes of Dell, Apple, Tesla, Oracle, and Google. How did the Vulcan Gas Company get its name? Here’s a possible theory. Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire and metal working. It’s also a hypothetical plant nearest the sun, whose existence was erroneously postulated to account
for pertubations in Mercury’s orbit. Was this the inspiration for the name? Certainly, the Vulcan Gas Company represented a pertubation in the received order of the world of the 1960s. For those consulting on-line dictionaries, “pertubation” means “a minor disturbance, change, or deviation in the state, motion, or trajectory of a system.” The Vulcan Gas Company certainly was that. In the 1960s, Austin was thrumming with small music venues. Among these were the Methodist Student Center on the University of Texas Drag, where Janis Joplin’s singing career began to take off, Threadgills in North Austin, the Ritz Theatre on East Sixth Street, and various night spots in East Austin like the IL Club, where the Blues reigned supreme. It was a time when the traditional folk music was beginning to be superseded by “rock n’ roll.” In 1967, a set of young entrepreneurs— Gary Scanlon, Don Hyde, Sandy Lockett, and Houston White— persuaded a downtown building owner, Joe Dacy, to rent them a large, vacant space. The walls had to be painted, the stage created, the lights hung. It was almost the classic “let’s put on a play in the garage!” There were no tables and chairs in the Vulcan, just benches. It was not air conditioned. Unlike today’s concert venues, tickets were cheap. You danced the night away anyway, fueled by the energy of the moment. It is true that although the Vulcan Gas Company did not have a liquor license, there were drugs being consumed on the premises. But what was occurring was so much more. The Vulcan has been called “Austin’s first hippie mecca.” For many, this has a mixed message. The music venue was a place where the counterculture ideals of peace, experimentation, and independence were expressed. It
Concert with Steve Miller, Freddie King, Shiva’s Headband, Johnny Winter
was a magnet for the young kids who had flocked to Austin from the far reaches of Texas to enjoy what many today still call “the Austin Vibe.” The late 60s was a
copied, genre on their own. The Vulcan famously mixed musical modalities, notably Rock and Roll with the Blues. This was something the Armadillo World Headquarters later would become popular for accomplishing. Not only were there concerts, but the Vulcan showed classic movies both by the Marx Brothers and the French “new wave,” like those of director Alan Resnais. It also held concerts at other locations, Doris Miller Auditorium in East Austin and the City Coliseum being examples. Of course, it held benefit concerts for young men incarcerated on marijuana charges. It was serving its constituency. The Vulcan Gas Company began to fail financially after the November 21, 1968, scheduled concert with Janis Jopin and Big Brother and the Holding Company was cancelled due to illness on the part of Janis. The famed performer, who grew
up in Port Arthur and saw her career bloom in Austin, was so popular that venue had to be moved from the small Vulcan Gas Company to the Hemisfair Theatre in San Antonio. (She also cancelled concerts in Dallas and Houston that week.) Janis’ cancellation was a disaster for the club, which was always on a financial tightrope. Most of the posters for the event, designed by Jim Franklin, were put in the trash, but a few remain. The Vulcan Gas Company closed in May, 1970. It would be a few more months until the Armadillo World Headquarters would be opened by Eddie Wilson. But the story of this creative and spirited era in Austin’s history is not forgotten. It actually gave rise to Austin’s famous sobriquet, “Live Music Capital of the World.” Shortly it seems, a documentary will air on the local PBS station on artist Jim Franklin. “The Spirit of the Vulcan Gas Company Lives.”
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Corcoran, Michael. “Austin’s first hippie mecca: Vulcan Gas Company.” Michael Corcoran Substack. December 01, 2021. Accessed August 6, 2026. Corcoran, Michael. “Acid Flashback: Vulcan Gas Company 1967-1970.” December 01, 2021. Michael Corcoran Substack, September 15, 2023. Accessed August 6, 2026. Personal poster collection from Anonymous. UT Austin, et.al. “Vulcan Gas Company, 19671970.” Clio Your Guide to History. July 8, 2017. Accessed August 6, 2026.
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company Concert at San Antonio’s Hemisfair, designed by Jim Franklin
MARTHA EXPLAINS THE TITLE Here’s why I am calling my column “Wallering Around in Austin’s History.” Partly, it’s a tribute to Edwin Waller, the man who led the planning of Austin, and partly it’s a joke on me. All I ever seem to do is “waller” around in history, not just Austin history, but about all history. “Waller” is how we in Texas pronounce “wallow.” Like in “hog waller.” When you consult the dictionary, you see that “wallow” is a verb meaning to roll about or lie in; to luxuriate or revel in; to flounder about; to billow forth. That’s all I seem to do these days in the always-absorbing realm of what went before.
time of an idealistic rebellion, its reverberations still felt today. This gumbo of ideas is wonderfully expressed by the poster for a concert featuring the 13th Floor Elevators, Shiva’s Headband, and the Conqueroo, all regulars at The Vulcan Gas Company. Fanciful names for bands, with interesting meanings embedded. The 13th floor traditionally did not exist in a building, for it signaled bad luck. Shiva is the Indian God of Hinduism, meaning “the kind or good one” and reflecting the increased interest in Eastern religions which was sweeping the youth of the period. A “headband” could sit on the crown of a hat or be a primary music band. “High John the Conqueroo” is both a folk hero and a dried root used on amulets for luck and victory. Combine that with the playful images from A. A. Milne’s childhood classic, “Winnie the Pooh,” and you will have the heady mix that represented the idealistic youth movement of the 1960s. Another innovation of the Vulcan was its light shows. Has anyone out there attended a large musical event lately? One where the sophisticated light and sound show overwhelms with visual excess? Well, such elaborate shows had their origins in places like the Vulcan Gas Company, where young creatives were striving to change the world through multiple slide projectors combined with liquids of dizzying colors that move and morph across the walls and the stage. Because the leading Austin daily newspaper refused to publish ads from the Vulcan Gas Company, its primary method of advertising became posters. Visually dramatic posters were churned in out in abandon by such artists as Jim Franklin, Guy Juke, Kerry Awn, Gilbert Shelton, and Danny Garrett. Many of these were inspired by the Art Nouveau style of the early 20th century. Through their sinuous curves and vivid colors, the posters, like the light shows, attempted to simulate the psychedelic experience. They have become a collectible, much
The Conqueroo Dance Concert at the Doris Miller Auditorium
Concert by Big Joe Williams, designed by Jim Franklin, 1968
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Austin Smiles Celebrates 40 Years of Changing Lives at the Wish Upon a Smile Gala An Evening Celebrating Four Decades of Cleft Care, Community, and Impact
Austin Smiles – The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation is celebrating a remarkable milestone this fall with its 40th Annual Wish Upon a Smile Gala, presented by AO2 Skin, on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the breathtaking Starlight Terrace at The Oasis on Lake Travis. Beginning at 5:00 PM, this special anniversary celebration will honor four decades of providing life-changing surgical and post-surgical care to children born with cleft lip and palate in Central Texas and across Latin America. For 40 years, Austin Smiles has brought together medical professionals, volunteers, donors, families, and community partners to ensure children born with cleft lip and palate have access to the comprehensive care they need to thrive. Since its founding, Austin Smiles has served more than 10,000 patients, transforming not only smiles, but the health, confidence, and futures of children and families throughout the communities it serves. The 2026 Gala will be led by Gala Co-Chairs Dina Melhem and Blanca Ibarra and will feature an unforgettable evening overlooking Lake Travis, including dinner, an open bar, a lively auction, and a special live performance by Grammy Award-winning Grupo Fantasma. The evening will be emceed by Yvonne Nava of KVUE. The celebration will also recognize two individuals whose leadership has been woven into the fabric of Austin Smiles since its earliest days. Dr. Fred Wilder and Dr. William “Bill” Gorman, both founding surgeons of Aus-
tin Smiles and current members of its Board of Directors, will receive the 8th Annual Cullington, Fox, Beckham International Service Award. Dr. Wilder and Dr. Gorman began their work providing cleft care locally, working alongside Austin Smiles’ other founding surgeons and supporting the Central Texas Cleft Lip and Palate Team. In 1988, their vision helped Austin Smiles expand its reach beyond Central Texas with its first international medical mission to Mexico. Over the decades, those missions grew to include communities in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and other countries throughout Latin America. Today, Austin Smiles has conducted more than 100 international medical missions, and Dr. Wilder and Dr. Gorman remain pivotal members of the organization’s legacy and leadership. Their decades of service have helped build a model of cleft care that continues to reach children both locally and internationally. The 40th Annual Wish Upon a Smile Gala is an opportunity to celebrate that legacy while looking toward the future. Guests can participate in an online auction and raffle, support Austin Smiles through donations and sponsorships, and help ensure children born with cleft lip and palate continue to receive the care they deserve. Supporters who cannot attend in person can still participate in the celebration, with thousands expected to watch the livestream beginning at 6:30 PM on Austin Smiles’ Facebook and YouTube platforms.
Austin Smiles’ work extends far beyond surgery. In Central Texas, the organization provides wraparound support and social and emotional services to hundreds of children and families each year, helping address the many challenges that can accompany a cleft diagnosis. Internationally, medical mission teams provide surgical care alongside dental, speech, and other essential services, working with local partners to create a continuum of care for children and families. A cleft lip and/or palate can affect a child’s ability to eat, speak, communicate, and thrive. With timely, comprehensive care, children can overcome many of these challenges and grow into healthy, confident, and productive adults. For four decades, Austin Smiles has been committed to making that care possible. The 40th Annual Wish Upon a Smile Gala is more than an evening of celebration. It celebrates the surgeons who started the mission, the medical professionals and volunteers who have carried it forward, the families whose lives have changed, and the community that still believes every child deserves the opportunity to smile. After 40 years and more than 10,000 patients served, Austin Smiles is celebrating how far the organization has come—and inviting the community to help shape the next chapter. Tickets, sponsorship opportunities, donations, raffle information, and auction details are available at onecau.se/wish2026.
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JoyRx Mentorship Program Expands to Texas A community of supporters gathered at Brazos Hall in downtown Austin on a beautiful spring evening for the Children’s Cancer Association’s (CCA) 6th annual Live from the Heart celebration. It was a night of music, storytelling, and the exciting announcement of the expansion of CCA’s JoyRx Mentorship program into Texas. More than $445,000 was raised to fund JoyRx programs across the state, providing children music and connection during the hardest days of their lives. The mentorship program will pair seriously ill children with trained adult volunteers who visit them in the hospital each week with bags of games and activities specifically for that child. It is the only program of its kind in the nation. The expansion comes as CCA’s JoyRx Music program celebrates serving more that 50,000 children at 12 pediatric sites across Texas since 2013. Music Specialists walk hospital hallways and sit with children in infusion rooms, taking song
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Austin Heart Ball Goes “All-In” for Heart Health The American Heart Association’s (AHA) annual Heart Ball gathered 650 Austinites at the Fairmont Hotel to celebrate the year’s achievements, bring the community together in support of cardiovascular health, and honor the 2026 Class of Heart of Austin Award winners. More than $1.1 million was raised to further AHA’s mission of funding life-saving research, improving access to care, and inspiring healthier lifestyles. This year’s casino-themed event, chaired by Erik Day of Dell Technologies, highlighted both the reality of cardiovascular risk and the power of choice, encouraging guests to go “all-in” for heart health. Throughout the evening, guests met influential community members who keep the AHA’s mission moving forward, and they heard the story of St. David’s Healthcare nurse manager Tyler Hobson, who used “Hands Only” CPR to save the life of Jon Goetz after he collapsed from cardiac arrest while playing pickleball. Hobson had extensive experience working in labor
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Toast of the Town Raises Staggering $2.3 Million For one month every spring, Toast of the Town offers a unique series of one-of-a-kind experiences – from intimate dinners with leading coaches and best-selling authors to unforgettable live performances. The events bring the community together for remarkable evenings of celebration and entertainment, all to raise critical funds for the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship, the largest healthcare scholarship program in Texas. The scholarship provides merit- and needs-
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Fast Cars and Fine Wines at the Petrol Lounge Fast car enthusiasts enjoyed a rare, up-close opportunity to view some of the world’s finest cars while sipping fine wines from Napa’s Adobe Road Winery. Founded by pro racecar driver, Kevin Butler, Adobe Road Winery reflects his love for wine and car racing, producing ultra-premium red wines in California. Guests chatted with experts to learn about the exclusive cars,
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