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News/Press Releases
Parks and Recreation Department earns national accreditation
The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department recently became the only major city in Texas and one of 73 cities nationwide that earned national accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies.
Grants for Neighborhood Parks and Trails.
Austin Parks Foundation offers grants small and large to volunteer groups working to improve their neighborhood parks.
Our grantees are dedicated, creative in the face of obstacles, and inclusive in building a sense of neighborhood ownership for their parks.
The next grant application deadlines is September 30, 2008. Please go to website www.austinparks.org/npg.html for
more information on Austin City Limits Grants program and Neighborhood Park Grants program.
Special Event Calendar
The Parks and
Recreation provides and supports many special events,
community events and other activities. View Parks
and Recreation Department Calendar of Events, for a
complete listing of upcoming events.
July 10 - August 31st, 2008
The Secret Life of Torsos by Jose Luis Acosta at Mexican American Cultural Center.
Comprised of three distinct groups of sculpture For more information, please call (512)478-6222
July 17th - 19th, Thursdays-Sundays, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Beauty and the Beastat Zilker Hillside Theatre.
Join us for the 50th Annual summer musical, presented by Zilker Theatre Productions. Admission: FREE.
2201 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704 For more information, please go to www.zilker.org.
Saturday, July 19th, 2008, at dusk.
Splash Party Movie Nights - "Bee Movie" at Deep Eddy Pool.
Float in the spacious spring fed pool, picnic on the lawn, enjoy refreshments from our concession stand and watch a feature film at dusk, every summer Saturday night.
The regular pool entrance fee covers the movie and pool entrance fee. Phone 472-8546 for more information!
Saturday, July 19th, 2008,7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Central Texas Women's Amateur Golfat Jimmy Clay/Roy Kizer Golf Complex.
6 hole championship of individual stroke play. Flights will be determined after the first round of play.
5400 Jimmy Clay Drive,Austin, TX 78744.
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008, 7:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tom Kite, Junior Golf Tournament at Morris Williams Golf Course.
All tournaments are open to boys and girls who have not reached their 19th birthday, and who have not entered college.
For more information, check Junior Golf Tournaments.
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Blues on the Green at Zilker Park, features Carolyn Wonderland.
Bring the family to Zilker Park's Rock Island for Austin's largest FREE concert series.
For more information, please go www.kgsr.com/blues.
Thursday, July 24th, 2008, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
'Double Identity' Photo Exhibit Reception at Dougherty Arts Center.
Join us for the reception celebrating the exhibit of Double Identity, photographs by Andrew Long and Michael Long.
For more information, please call (512)397-1469.
July 24th - 26th, Thursdays-Sundays, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Beauty and the Beastat Zilker Hillside Theatre.
Join us for the 50th Annual summer musical, presented by Zilker Theatre Productions. Admission: FREE.
2201 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704 For more information, please go to www.zilker.org.
Saturday, July 26th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Original Texas Indians Lecture Series & Conference:The Xinachtli Project at Mexican American Cultural Center.
Using indigenous concepts in elementary schools. Presented by Carlos Aceves, M.Ed. For more information, please call (512)478-6222
Saturday, July 26th, 2008, at dusk.
Splash Party Movie Nights - "Shrek the Third" at Deep Eddy Pool.
Float in the spacious spring fed pool, picnic on the lawn, enjoy refreshments from our concession stand and watch a feature film at dusk, every summer Saturday night.
The regular pool entrance fee covers the movie and pool entrance fee. Phone (512)472-8546 for more information!
July 31st - August 3rd, Thursdays-Sundays, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Beauty and the Beastat Zilker Hillside Theatre.
Join us for the 50th Annual summer musical, presented by Zilker Theatre Productions. Admission: FREE.
2201 Barton Springs Road, Austin, TX 78704 For more information, please go to www.zilker.org.
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Blues on the Green at Zilker Park, features Sonny Landreth.
Every other Wednesday evening in June through August, Zilker Park becomes an array of blankets, couples, families and dancing as thousands converge on
the grassy highlands of Zilker Park. Bring the family to Zilker Park's Rock Island for Austin's largest FREE concert series from 7:30 - 9:30pm.
For more information, please go www.kgsr.com/blues.
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Blues on the Green at Zilker Park, features Doyle Bramhall/Gary Clark Jr.
Bring the family to Zilker Park's Rock Island for Austin's largest FREE concert series.
For more information, please go www.kgsr.com/blues.
Saturday, August 30th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Original Texas Indians Lecture Series & Conference:International Declaration of Indigenous at Mexican American Cultural Center.
Stuggles leading to the recent adoption by the U.N. of the International Declaration of Indigenous Rights. Presented by Cemelli de Aztlan. For more information, please call (512)478-6222
Saturday, September 27th, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
Original Texas Indians Lecture Series & Conference:Native American Contributions at Mexican American Cultural Center.
Little known facts about indigenous contributions such as brain surgery, image projectors, genetic engineering, and more. A thought provoking
re-examination of pre-Columbian Native Americans presented by Dr. Mario Garza. For more information, please call (512)478-6222
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