Thursday 05
SUMMER COOKING OIL DRIVE As of July, Ecology Action is now recycling used cooking oil to make biodiesel. So bring your grease with the rest of your recycling to the Downtown center. Ecology Action of Texas, 707 E. Ninth, 322-0000. Free. www.ecology-action.org.
Saturday 07
WELCOME HOME IRAQ VETERANS The parade starts at 9am and runs
up Congress Avenue; a ceremony on the south steps and a job fair will follow. 9am. Texas Capitol Extension. www.welcomehomeiraqveterans.org.
RAIDING ROBERT JENSEN’S BOOKSHELF If you thought the stuff last summer was good, wait until you see the media studies, politics, philosophy, and feminist titles he held back on. Jensen reminisces at 2pm. Noon-8pm. MonkeyWrench Books, 110 E. North Loop, 407-6925.
Sunday 08
TEXAS OBSERVER SUNDAY:
SOLAR POWER Reporter Forrest Wilder talks about the affordable and accessible energy alternative. 6-8pm.
5604 Manor Rd. www.5604manor.org.
Monday 09
APL PRESENTS MUSIC FOR KIDS Austin Music Division and Austin Public Library present a six-week summer concert series. This time: Courtney Sanchez. See full schedule online. 4pm. St. John Library, 7500 Blessing, 974-7570. Free. www.austintexas.gov/library.
Thursday 12
TEXAS MONTHLY: WATER CRISIS A panel will discuss possible solutions in “Life by the Drop,” which is about
our state’s current water crisis.
RSVP online. 6-8pm. LBJ Library. Free. www.texasmonthly.com/rsvp/txwater.
Ongoing
APPLY FOR CITYWORKS ACADEMY Thirty participants will learn about city operations over the course of 12 Tuesday evenings, Sept. 11-Nov. 27. Applications available online, by phone, or at City Hall. Through July 13. Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second, 974-2969. www.austintexas.gov/cityworks.
SIGN THE SAVE TEXAS SCHOOLS PETITION Tell state leaders it’s time to stop underfunding our schools and overtesting our kids. Add your name and help keep Texas smart!
www.savetxschools.org.
This article appears in July 6 • 2012.