Thursday 12
PROJECT CONNECT OPEN HOUSE Learn more about the proposed urban rail project. 5-8pm. Dove Springs Recreation Center, 5801 Ainez. Free. www.projectconnect.com.
Friday 13
FATHERLESS DAY & EQUAL PARENTING RIGHTS RALLY Rally for family law reform. 11am. Texas State Capitol. Free. www.facebook.com/events/1419526184969317.
Saturday 14
CODENEXT/CODETALK: COMPATIBILITY Explore what’s working and not working with compatibility in Austin’s Land Development Code. 9am-noon. Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd. Free. www.austintexas.gov/department/codetalks.
SFC’S WATER CONSERVATION CLASS Learn water conservation techniques that you can use in your own backyard. Sustainable Food Center, 2921-C E. 17th. $35 (scholarships available upon request). www.sustainablefoodcenter.org.
Opening of the Carver Museum’s Cultural and Genealogy Center PARD celebrates the Center’s opening. 2pm. 1165 Angelina.
Tuesday 17
SPECIAL EVENTS FUNDING PUBLIC MEETING Share your ideas on how to fund festivals, road races, and other events. 5-8pm. One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Rd. Rm. 325.
TAI MOSES ON ‘ZOOBURBIA: MEDITATIONS ON THE WILD ANIMALS AMONG US’ Former managing editor of Alternet makes a case for compassionate stewardship. 7-8:30pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar. Free. www.thirdcoastactivist.org.
Ongoing
AUDITORIUM SHORES EAST LAWN RENAMING CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Have a better name than Vic Mathias Shores? Let the city know online, by phone, or in person, through Sept. 1. PARD Annex, 919 W. 28th, 512/974-9458. www.austintexas.gov/department/parks-and-recreation.
AUSTIN WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Pay tribute to the women who shaped Austin. Through June. www.austintexas.gov/whof.
This article appears in June 13 • 2014.