Thursday 10
AUSTIN CHRONICLE ADULT SPELLING BEE Join our fine proofing staff and volunteers from BookPeople and the Austin Public Library in this scintillating evening of
vocabulary edification. Registration begins at 4:30pm. 6pm. Threadgill’s World HQ, 301 W. Riverside, 472-9304.
Sunday 13
WDP FIELD WORK DAY Help the Workers Defense Project improve its soccer field, hang lights and swings, and plant its summer garden. Snacks and drinks provided. 1-4pm.
WDP, 5604 Manor Rd., 391-2305.
THIRD COAST SUNDAY Watch a screening of Koch Brothers Exposed, enjoy vegan donuts from Red Rabbit Cooperative Bakery, and join in the discussion. 6-9pm. 5604 Manor Rd.
Tuesday 15
PROPERTY TAX TOWN HALL MEETING New residents and established homeowners alike can learn about property valuation, the protest process, exemptions, and more. 6:30-8pm. Twin Oaks Library, 1800 S. Fifth. Free. www.facebook.com/TravisCountyTaxOffice.
CARY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER BENEFIT School bullying and violence expert James Fox keynotes the sixth annual Council on At-Risk Youth benefit. Silent auction and reception begin at 5:30pm. Reservations required. 7pm. AT&T Conference Center, 1900 University Ave., 404-1900, 877/744-8822. www.councilonatriskyouth.org.
Wednesday 16
JOURNALISM IS DEAD! LONG LIVE JOURNALISM? UT’s Robert Jensen explains journalism’s failure to create a democratic media and the ways its business model isn’t viable in the Digital Age. Reception follows; registration required. 6:30-8:30pm. Thompson Conference Center, 26th & Red River, 471-2933. http://cie.austin.utexas.edu/informalclasses.
Thursday 17
CENTRAL TEXAS HEALTH CARE St. David’s Hospital Foundation CEO Earl Maxwell discusses the state of health care in our region. Register by May 15. 11:45am. St. David’s Episcopal Church,
301 E. Eighth, 610-3500. $10 for lunch.
I-35 IMPROVEMENTS OPEN HOUSE The city and TxDOT want your ideas to fix I-35 from U.S. 290 to William Cannon. The I-35 Corridor Development Program was approved by voters in the 2010 Mobility Bond. 3-7pm. Austin Energy, 721 Barton Springs Rd., 472-1253.
Ongoing
SIGN THE SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS PETITION Tell state leaders it’s time to stop underfunding our schools and over-testing our kids. Add your name and help keep Texas smart! www.savetxschools.org.
This article appears in May 11 • 2012.