Thursday 10/2
Ballot Boxing: District 7 Forum Alamo Village, 2700 W. Anderson.
Saturday 10/4
National Night Out Kickoff Event Celebrate National Night Out with a daytime kickoff party featuring free games, music, and food. 10am-2pm. Mueller Airport Lake, 4550 Mueller Blvd. www.nnoaustin.org.
Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training Last week for this popular program! Please RSVP, include “VDR Training” in the subject line. 10am. First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover, 512/452-6168. Free. maptrick@gmail.com.
Monday 10/6
Texas Inmate Families Assoc. Meeting Get your questions about the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice answered the first Monday of each month. Sunrise Community Church, 4430 Manchaca. Free. www.tifa.org.
Ballot Boxing: District 9 (See p.18.) 7pm. KUT Studio 1A, 300 W. Dean Keeton (at Guadalupe).
SXSW eco Examine the critical challenges of our time through a kaleidoscopic lens of design innovation, policy tipping points, technological breakthroughs, conservation practice, and a culture of creativity to transform inspiration into action. (See p.26.) Mon.-Wed., Austin Convention Ctr., 500 E. Cesar Chavez. www.sxsweco.com.
voter registration deadline It’s the last day to register to vote, or update your name or address for the Nov. 4 election. Check to make sure you’re registered at www.votetravis.com. To assist last-minute registration, the tax office will be open from 6am-12mid, and every ThunderCloud Subs location will have volunteer registrars from 10am-10pm. ThunderCloud Subs, various locations. www.traviscountytax.org.
Tuesday 10/7
National Night Out Show crime who’s boss! Events such as cookouts, block parties, and neighborhood walks all occur simultaneously. 7-9pm. www.austintexas.gov/nno.
Wednesday 10/8
11th Annual Reproductive Equity Awards The Lilith Fund honors Lucy Felix and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, who work tirelessly to educate, organize, and mobilize the Rio Grande Valley. Ticket sales benefit the Fund and the honorees. 6-9pm. Mercury Hall, 615 Cardinal. $50-1,000, reduced rates available. www.lilithfund.org.
Ballot Boxing: District 10 (See p.18.) 7pm. LCRA HQ, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd.
Thursday 10/9
Insure Central Texas trains volunteers to help people get health insurance. Come learn about volunteering (bilingual volunteers especially needed), or for free help getting health insurance. 6-8pm. Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron. www.insurecentraltexas.org.
Ongoing
Call for Platelet Donors The supply of platelets has fallen to an unsafe level. Please call and make a donation appointment as soon as possible. The entire process takes about 60-90 minutes. Seven days a week. Blood Center of Central Texas, 4300 N. Lamar, 512/206-1266. www.inyourhands.org.
This article appears in October 3 • 2014.