For more details and events, see Community Listings.
Thursday 24
FUNDAMENTALS OF FUNDRAISING Learn how to get money for your cause. 1-5pm. International Center of Austin, 201 E. Second, 974-7854. Free. www.cityofaustin.org/redevelopment/cad.htm.
HISPANIC VOTER OUTREACH MEETING 6pm. Travis Co. Democratic Party Coordinated Campaign Office, 1107 N. I-35. www.traviscountydemocrats.org.
SOUTHWEST AUSTIN DEMOCRATS MEETING 6:45pm. Hampton Library, 5125 Convict Hill Rd., 892-6680. www.southwestaustindemocrats.org.
Friday 25
AFRICAN-AMERICAN & HISPANIC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 7:30am-6pm. Hyatt Regency, 208 Barton Springs Rd. $85 ($25, students). www.texaslead.com.
Saturday 26
GENA MINNIX ON HOMELESSNESS Join Minnix, author of The Barefoot Legend, a fictional account of Austin’s homeless youth, for an evening of live music and a discussion on homelessness. 5-6:30pm. Central Market North, 4001 N. Lamar.
Sunday 27
ARMY RANGER NATE SELF discusses his memoir, Two Wars, in which he reveals the horrors of war and his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder. 3pm. BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar.
KOOP RADIO BENEFIT & RAFFLE PARTY Stop by to support this beloved community-run radio station. 4-10pm. United States Art Authority, 2908 Fruth, 480-9562. $5 (free with raffle ticket purchase). www.koop.org.
MUSIC MARCH FOR HEROES A night of live music to benefit Hope for Heroes, which offers free counseling to Iraq and Afghanistan vets and their families. 7-10:30pm. The Belmont, 305 W. Sixth. www.myspace.com/musicmarchforheroes.
RALPH NADER is on the campaign trail once again and stops in Austin tonight with running mate Matt Gonzalez to tell you what he can do for this country. 7:30pm. Trinity United Methodist Church, 600 E. 50th. $10 suggested contribution. www.votenader.org.
SAVE THE ENCHANTED FOREST Join in tonight as supporters of this South Austin art space and community hub gather to discuss how to rescue the beloved spot from its current zoning-violation morass before the issue goes to council in August (for details, see “Naked City“). 8-10pm. Enchanted Forest, 1412 W. Oltorf. www.austinenchantedforest.com.
Monday 28
COMMUNITY MEETINGS: CAPITAL METRO RAPID BUS PROPOSAL Let the Cap Metro folks know what you think of their proposal, to be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration for federal funding. Two new routes are included: North Lamar/South Congress and Burnet Road/South Lamar. See allsystemsgo.capmetro.org/capital-metrorapid.shtml for details. 11:30am-1pm, at Capital Metro Transit Store, 323 Congress; 6-7:30pm, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1500 W. Anderson.
Tuesday 29
REFUGEE SERVICES VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION Want to help people who had to flee dangerous situations in their home countries? Learn how, tonight. 6pm. Refugee Services of Texas, 3710 Cedar, 472-9472. Free. refugeeservicestexas.tripod.com.
Wednesday 30
COMMUNITY MEETING: CAPITAL METRO RAPID BUS PROPOSAL (See Mon., July 28.) 6-7:30pm. Skyline Terrace-Foundation Communities, 1212 W. Ben White.
WOMEN IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SEMINAR for women interested in a career with the Travis Co. Sheriff’s Office. 7pm. Sheriff’s Office, 5555 Airport, 854-9302. www.tcsheriff.org.
Thursday 31
AUSTIN COMMUNITY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OPEN HOUSE Does green design seem out of your price range? The folks from ACDDC hope to dispel that notion with their work providing “sustainable design, planning and development services to low and moderate income individuals, families and neighborhoods.” Stop by today, and learn more about their projects, including the Alley Flat Initiative (see “Naked City,” May 16, for more), the Skyline Terrace community, and the Guadalupe Saldaña Initiative. 5-8pm. 2108 E.M. Franklin, 481-1621. www.acddc.org.
TEXAS GREEN NETWORK MEETING E-mail to RSVP. 4pm. Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 700 W. Sixth. rsvp@texasgreennetwork.org, www.texasgreennetwork.org.
Ongoing
ACCESSIBILITY INTERNET RALLY It’s that time of year when nonprofits and Web professionals should sign up for the annual AIR-Austin conference (Oct. 18), which addresses Internet accessibility issues and pairs Web designers with nonprofits in need of a website face-lift. www.knowbility.org/air-austin.
LIVE MUSIC TASK FORCE SURVEY Visit www.cityofaustin.org/council/livemusictaskforce.htm before July 31, and let the city know how you feel about the future of live music in Downtown Austin. For Chronicle coverage of the issue, see Katherine Gregor’s story “Can the Bands Play On?” July 18.
This article appears in July 25 • 2008.