5. August 2009 by admin.

Electric Promotions (we) launched the new Creative Side Academy website a couple of weeks ago! We are super excited to promote this little hidden gem off Allen St. &  7th in Austin next to the Co-Lab. At Creative Side | Jewelry Academy of Austin you can take your jewelry making skills to the next level! Creative Side offers classes and workshops taught by metal craftsmen and women who will assist you in your artistic growth .The mission of the Creative Side Academy of Austin is to uncover the creative skills of each student. Creative Side’s artist workshops and classes include many techniques in the jewelry making trade, allowing their students to try a little of everything and better identify their underlying passions and skills.

If you need a new creative outlet or are just wishing to gain new skills, check them out online & register today: www.creativeside.org Also, Creative Side will be one of the stops of The WonderCraft’s creative mobile crafting studio class schedule. Visit www.thewondercraft.com for more details.

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21. July 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 Treaty Oak Rum, 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, makeup by W3LL People, massages by Meador Massage, manicures, & a rock’n photo-booth by local photographer, Trevor Ray Thompson.

Also tickets to the charity raffle are available for purchase the night of 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 an event flyer. 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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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 Treaty Oak Rum, 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, makeup by W3LL People, massages by Meador Massage, manicures, & a rock’n photo-booth by local photographer, Trevor Ray Thompson.

Also tickets to the charity raffle are available for purchase the night of 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 an event flyer. 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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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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17. May 2009 by admin.

http://www.nuttybrown.com
12225 Highway 290 West
Austin, Texas
Phone: 512-301-4648
Sun - Wed: 11am - 10pm

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15. May 2009 by admin.

FYI… I received this in my inbox yesterday.

The Campaign to Save Paste

Dear Paste readers,

We write this letter with great appreciation for all you’ve done for Paste, as well as sorrow that we need to come to you and ask for further support. The economy has taken its toll on Paste, and we need your help to continue.

As the global recession has continued, many of you have written us (especially as ad pages shrunk) to say, “If you ever need help, let us know.” That day has come.

Today, we are launching the “Campaign to Save Paste” to raise money to keep Paste coming to your mailboxes and computer screens. If you are in a position to give even a little, please consider donating. As thanks for your generosity, over 70 amazing artists (including The Decemberists, Neko Case, Bob Mould, Cowboy Junkies, Indigo Girls, The Jayhawks, Brandi Carlile, John Roderick of The Long Winters, Patterson Hood, The Avett Brothers and Josh Ritter—with more to come) have gathered and donated rare & exclusive MP3s for all who join us in the campaign. Here’s what artists are saying about why Paste should be saved.

As a completely independent company, Paste has struggled for the past nine months as advertisers have decided to wait out the recession. As most of you realize, magazines are heavily subsidized by advertising. Industry experts estimate that an average subscription for a monthly publication would cost $60-$80 per year without advertising support.

But last month was brutal. Cash received unexpectedly reached an all-time low, and turned a tough situation into a short-term crisis.

Long-term, Paste will emerge in good shape. Even with the fall-off at the end of the year, 2008 was our best year yet—print subscribers, print ads, online readers and online advertising were all at record levels. Readers (print and online) remain strong. And new advertisers have come on board even in the recession, with more ready when their advertising budgets come back.

In the meantime, we’ve adjusted our business to weather this storm. We’ve cut costs, and we developed a robust online business that’s among the best in the industry. Fundamentally, we’re in good shape and won’t need another appeal down the road. But it’s taken us until this point to get there—leaving us critically low on cash, without some large corporation behind us to bridge the gap.

We’ll make it through this short-term economic crisis—but it’s only with your help. Our fate is (and has been and always will be) in your hands. Big-time investors are not “in the game” right now—but readers can rise up and “invest” in Paste’s future. Will you be a part?

We appreciate all of your support so far—everyone who’s subscribed, given a gift, or even read a story online or opened a newsletter. It’s all enabled us to make it this far. Now, we humbly ask you to consider giving a little more.

It doesn’t take much. Every little bit helps and you can be a part of continuing our efforts to help you find signs of life in music, film and culture. If $1 (yes, one dollar) came in from everyone on our e-mail lists (or $10 from 10% or $100 from 1%), we’ll reach our goal and emerge from this recession as a stronger magazine and website. While we’re not a non-profit (this isn’t a tax-deductible gift), know that every dollar you give goes into keeping Paste alive and, ultimately, making it even better.

While you’re at it, also let us know what more you’d like to see from Paste. What should we do (or do better) online to help you discover new music, film and more? As advertising comes back and the magazine thickens, what would you like to see in print?

CLICK HERE to give via PayPal or credit card.

With our sincerest thanks,

Josh, Tim and Nick for the entire Paste family

PS. As thanks for your help, a number of our favorite musicians and labels have donated free rare & exclusive MP3s (from artists including She & Him, Arrested Development, Shawn Mullins, Samantha Crain, State Radio, Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, Rogue Wave, Passion Pit, Over the Rhine, The Minus 5 and more) for everyone who donates. And as more artists contribute, you’ll have access to those songs as well. We also have a number of goodies (such as signed R.E.M. posters, an ocean-view cabin on next year’s Cayamo cruise, and more) to give to donors in random drawings. And, anyone giving $350 or more will receive a lifetime subscription to Paste as a thank you.

You can read more about the drive in our Save Paste FAQs. View all the campaign resources (including banner ads for your website) at the Campaign to Save Paste page.

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18. April 2009 by admin.

Ice cream social, art show, and local music blowout with Chris Riley, City Council Candidate Place 1.

Q+A w/ CHRIS @ 11:20pm

Chris Riley is a strong advocate for music & arts, sustainability and local business. Come hear him speak about his plans to cultivate Austin’s character.

Vote Early for Chris Riley! Monday, April 27 - Tuesday, May 5 at ANY early voting location. Election Day is Saturday May 9.

Free ice cream provided by NadaMoo. Come early before it runs out!

Also, free Myka organic sugar scrub samples.

No Cover. All Ages.

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30. March 2009 by admin.

April 4th, 7pm ’til
Spider House Cafe, 78705
A fundraiser for the Austin EcoSchool

See: http://www.artseenalliance.com for more info.

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