2. July 2009 by admin.

On Saturday July 11th…be sure to stop by the Austin Handmade Market to check out all the awesome local vendors!

Afterward, Austin Handmade will be hosting a featured artist reception for local artist of the month Nathan Jensen from 4-6pm.

Jensen, who studied art and architecture at the University of Texas, paints on conventional canvases, as well as on 3-D surfaces.

Drinks sponsored by Bacardi & entertainment to be provided by the lovely ladies at Team Fabrication!

http://www.austinhandmade.com

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1. July 2009 by admin.

Gallery Art Cocktail Party Press Release
Event Date: Thursday July 9^th, 2009 8pm
Location:  upstairs at The Mohawk on Red River  
Members of an Austin band have decided to commemorate their musical conquests a little differently.  They’ve teamed up with the usual suspects: a local record label, a local recording studio, local bands, and a local music venue…but with an artistic twist.

Frontperson & fiber-artist, Whitney Lee, has tied her crafty, arty, and sometimes risqué fiber-arts background with her local rock band, Black Cock.  So local visual artists—not just musicians—will be the centerpiece of the event.

Upstairs at The Mohawk will be an RSVP-only party featuring pieces submitted by local artists, free drinks provided by Real Ale Brewing Company, and free food provided by 2Dine4 catering and Wicked Cakes. An awesome DJ will set the musical mood. And extra fun will be in order with Trevor Ray’s photo booth. 

Downstairs will be a rock show featuring some of Austin’s most unconventional and exciting bands, including When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Woodgrain, Transmography, This Horn of Afrika (San Antonio) and of course, Black Cock.  Rosa Madriz of Transmission Entertainment says, “It’s good to see local bands taking initiative to build up the music scene but also linking the event back to the community.”

All of the bands are closely associated with Ohm Recording Facility, Australian Cattle God records…and the host, Black Cock.  And all the musicians involved recognize how powerfully visual art shapes the community.  The visual artists participating have a chance to win $500 and other prizes for participating.  The artwork on display is rumored to be “rooster-themed” for the band’s next musical release. 

Some of the participating artists include Hope Perkins  of Hot Pink Pistol,  Michelle Foster , an up-and-comer making waves on Austin’s east side,  Laura Balch, an illustrator who has recently relocated to San Francisco, and Rell Ohlson,  who’s lived everywhere from Austin to Chicago to Las Vegas and now Phoenix.

Overall the members of Black Cock wanted to celebrate a lot of good things that have happened in the past year for the band.  But they wanted to do it at a venue where you could wander around and enjoy music and art simultaneously or completely separately. 

Mohawk bar manager, Rene Gilbert mentions that there have been lots of improvements to the outside stage, the full-service private bar upstairs, and the expanded balcony.  “It gives the bands, visual artists, and anyone interested in a cool party the chance to actually interact.”  July 9^th 8pm @ The Mohawk on Red River– rsvp@blackcockrock.com.

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29. June 2009 by admin.

 Monday June 29^th, 2009

Dallas’s very own fashionista at heart, Jacqueline Maccann launches a new social shopping network for designers in the fashion industry. From multimedia design to fashion show production, Jacqueline’s knowledge and creativity will aide in redefining the local world of fashion. As a graduate from the Art Institute of Dallas, Jacqueline’s mission has become to offer a helping hand to budding local designers giving them new and innovative ways to market and sell their products. Her company, named under a dual premise. Comes from the modern ideals of today’s social media interactions with networking as its central focus. Maccann feels that specific types of interdependency, such as values, visions, ideas, and financial exchange, all play a critical role in determining the ways in which organizations are run. In its simplest form a social network is a representation of the relevant ties between individuals in any type of community.

Design society intends to strengthen it’s various users in specific areas of networking, self-promotion, and marketing. Creating an empowering environment that better serves as an outlet for designers who need to promote their individual creativity but lack the voice to do so. With DesignSociety.net, designers can market and sell products through various social networking avenues. Designsociety.net offers to provide the tools to advance each individual’s company whether: designer, photographer, model, or buyer. In addition to providing this free marketplace of ideas for designers, Design Society makes it easier to post resumes and build business contacts by sharing an on-line profile with the world. Including features such as adding digital portfolios, video uploads, and individual listing in DesignSociety.net’s exclusive business directory.

In celebration of the launch of it’s newly created website Design Society is hosting a drawing with the winning prize set to giveaway a brand new search engine optimized website worth $600! In order to enter, designers participating in the contest must upload product photos (no posting fees involved) to DesignSociety.net no later than Monday the July 15^th. The winner to be announced by July 20^th, 2009.

Website: http://designsociety.net

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9. June 2009 by Candace Carlisle.

The All Austin All Handmade Bash-

Come out and support All local & All handmade businesses (primarily women owned) on Friday July 31st at Beauty Bar from: 7-11pm! Music by Monster Girl, DJ Blend*e, & Salvo. Shop local vendors such as Sublime Stitching,  *annemarie*, Opal-Black, Peace Boutique & more. Fabulous food & drink sponsors such as Sweet Leaf Tea, Paula’s Texas Spirits, Blue Note Bakery & NadaMoo! The raddest non-dairy ice cream in Texas…

Tons of awesome activities for adults (sorry kids it’s 21 and up only) such as on-site DIY projects presented by the newest edition of Austin’s creative-force, The WonderCraft. Fashion Show presented by the lovely ladies at Team Fabrication with accessories by Broken Ear Productions, up-dos by Siren’s Salon, massages by Meador Massage, manicures, & a rock’n photo-booth by local photographer, Trevor Ray Thompson.

Also don’t forget to purchase a ticket for our charity raffle at the event with fabulous local business sponsors like Austin Handmade, Soigne, 302 Designs, Rae Cosmetics, Leighelena, Uchi, Siren’s Salon, Creative Side Academy, Electric Promotions,  Independence Brewery, Jerry’s Artarama, Paggi House, Buffalo Exchange, Legendary Beads, TXRD, Kickbutt Coffee, Nepenthe’s Bathtime, W3LL People, Lucy Blue Studio, Paired Hearts, Broken Ear Productions, & Snuggle Herd.

Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the community outreach program for The WonderCraft. Entry is $2, but you get 1/2 off with online SIGN-UP or by bringing in one of our fliers to the event. Proceeds from the cover charge will be donated to Austin Dog Rescue. More Info on the event can be found at http://www.electricpromotions.com/bash.html

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8. June 2009 by admin.

First there was Memorial Day Weekend in 2007.

Then there was some random day in June of 2008.

Can anything prepare us for this year’s ultimate day of reckoning?

We’ve seen what the giant veggie dog can do by itself. It can pick people up and look like its going to eat them. It can get very angry and crack the ground just by stomping around.

But what will happen when it comes back to our city with a whole army of its kind?

Join us on INDEPENDENCE DAY to make sure it all turns out the right way!

Entry is $5 and comes with a ticket redeemable for 1 free veggie dog for those not competing.
Also, free NadaMoo ice cream, live music, and special guests for all!

SIGN UP NOW to compete in either the SOLO or DOUBLES categories: http://tinyurl.com/veggiedogcontest

Grilling by the Hot Dog King. All Ages.

iLoveMikeLitt promotes art, culture, and progressive values w/ lots of community participation. This is our 20th event in 2 yrs. All proceeds after expenses will go towards more events.

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7. June 2009 by admin.

FREE SHOW!! Fastball w/ opener Black and White Years @ Republic Square Park

Solar Powered Concerts are created to take advantage of Austin spring weather in beautiful outdoor setting and benefit Blue Dog Rescue. Blue Dog Rescue is an Austin area foster organization dedicated to rescuing dogs from our local shelters and adopting them into new homes. Blue Dog Rescue and their four legged friends will be on site for each show.

All music production is solar powered which means artists and audience will experience “pollution free” music. In other words – no stage hum. Solar powered production is not only the better for the environment but also provides a sonically clean sound. Come out and hear for yourself.

Read the article in the Austin Business Journal on Solar + tunes = energy efficient concert series: http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/06/01/daily41.html

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2. June 2009 by admin.

The Golden Filter (NYC) was a huge success at SXSW 2009, and they’re back in Austin for an impromptu show at Beauty Bar on Wed, June 10th at 9 pm.

Joining The Golden Filter will be VEGA, Harlovve, and a DJ set by Learning Secrets!

Tickets are $5 at the door, but tickets will go fast.  Advance tickets are available at www.frontgatetickets.com.

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29. May 2009 by admin.

There is a brand new issue of misprint magazine: Vol5 No1 The Hard Times Issue

Happy hour party at the mohawk

Upstairs in the green room. The misprint dudes will be guest bartenders. Cheap drinks and free food, courtesy of The Woodland (first come first serve obv). Starts at 5.

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26. May 2009 by Candace Carlisle.

DIY Object Art Show! Skateboard Decks! Imagine what you could do with an all wooden blank 7ply Canadian maple SKATE DECK!

Wanna participate? of course you do!

The Rules are Simple… Here’s what to DO:

No.1… VISIT a) The Parlor Hyde Park at 43rd and Guadalupe or b) Find n Grind Skate Shop at 701 E. 53rd St.

No.2… PURCHASE one or more BLANK SKATE DECK(s) for the incredibly low price of $20 each. MAKE SURE TO LEAVE YOUR NAME, EMAIL and/or PHONE #

No.3… CREATE your very own work of art which you may keep, sell, skate, trash, whatever after it has been displayed for 1 month at the Parlor HP, Just make sure that if it can’t be Hung by the holes in the DECK you arrange for some other method of displaying your MASTERPIECE!.

So What are you waiting for? Get yourself a BLANK SKATE DECK and START CREATING NOW! A.S.A.P.
The OPENING PARTY will include:

LIVE SCREENPRINTING!
LIVE BANDS w/ the !!RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS!
Skaters w/ a SKATE RAMP provided by FIND N GRIND Skateshop.

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23. May 2009 by Candace Carlisle.

RSVP on Do512 for $5 Entry!

GAT5 textiles presents:
the SUMMER SIZZLE fashion show

ANTONE’S NIGHTCLUB
thursday 06.04.09 8pm

a complete fashion experience including:

runway show:
loves, mariessa. pink salon. renee geneava. ryan nicole. soigné. team fabrication. tripp. GAT5 textiles.
avenue 5. electra. frenchy’s. girl rx. rae cosmetics. sirens. topaz. urban betty. waterstone aesthetics.

music:
tribella + prep mode

photo booth:
dustin downing

video installation:
kid nice productions

poster installation:
three box model

snow cones:
frosty slim

live screen printing:
twin villain

market:
GAT5. HOPE. twin villain. text and object + more

scooters:
austin moped

after party:
beauty bar

tickets:
$5 Do512 rsvp
tickets + info at www.antones.net

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