All posts tagged foundation

BreatheCure Conference at Rice University

I don’t normally write about things super-far in advance, but you might want to plan to be in Houston for this one. The First Annual BreatheCure Conference comes to Rice University Recreation and Wellness Center October 29. The event supports the illness-to-wellness community with educational classes and lectures for participants of all ages and fitness [...]

Title IX at the Aspen Ideas Festival

Saturday night, I attended Aspen Ideas Festival panel The Promise of Play/Women & Girls: You Go, Girl! How Title IX Galvanized Play for Women Key players: Beth A. Brooke, Ernst & Young global vice chair of strategy, communications and regulatory affairs, ranked among Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women in the World, former Purdue basketball player [...]

Austin Music Foundation HEAR AND NOW Fundraiser

“Hi Austin. This is a strange time for those of us who make music. While anyone can make a record with a laptop and learn to play by watching lessons on YouTube, more than half of American teenagers have never paid for music and cannot be convinced why anyone would. What will happen next? Will [...]

Thursday Night Extravaganza

As usual, Thursday is hopping. But this Thursday we can all get our drink and food on, then head to lululemon (click for more info) before 9pm to dance-yoga our indulgences away with glowsticks. Before your rave day, check out: Christmas in July at Soigne Boutique, 6-8pm Mr. Clause will make an appearance a little [...]

Austin Music Mixer

Austin Music Mixer at Threadgill’s Join the Austin Music Foundation for the first Austin Music Mixer of the year to reconnect with your old friends and meet new ones to enhance your career opportunities in 2009. I’ve had musician friends make tons of connections at these events, so get yourself out there! Tuesday, January 20, [...]

Blondes vs. Brunettes Website Up!

Check it out: www.bvbaustin.com Get involved with this awesome event next spring!!

Friday Night Benefit at Tiniest Bar

Starting at 7pm Friday night, Team Spiridon, a local training group, is hosting a benefit concert at Tiniest Bar for empancipet and the Dick Beardsley Foundation–couldn’t decide between animals and people, I guess? Lovers of music, animals, and running will come together for a night inexplicably called Night of the Moustache, featuring a benefit concert [...]

I quote: “Free drinks and art viewing”

So said a friend of mine. About one of these events, but I can’t remember which. He had no idea Wednesday is the new Thursday this week and it is jam-packed with events. Wednesday Post-Work Agenda: 1) SHOP Join Austin designer Linda Asaf as she hosts her 4th Annual Austin Designer Sample Sale. Head to [...]

More Election Eve Festivities

In the interest of the election is on everyone’s minds anyway, I’ll fill you in on this completely partisan* event as well … party politics aside, it’s a great group of musicians! Election Eve concert “Red State Blues – A Concert for Change” at Austin Music Hall with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, James McMurtry, [...]

“I now have the strength of a grown man and a little baby”

That’s right, Dwight Shrute is coming to Austin! On October 25, Mona Foundation is hosting Lotus Night, an event featuring “the best of Austin’s Indian community including music, food and dance, will also provide an opportunity for locals to offer their support for girls and women halfway around the globe. The benefit features the collaboration [...]