Art and the Future of Democracy

"Art and the Future of Democracy" by Robert Shetterly

Event Date: Jan. 25, 7-9 p.m.,

Event Location: Robert and Pearle Ragsdale Center, Jones Auditorium

                                    St. Edward’s University

                                    3001 South Congress Avenue

                                    Austin, TX 78704

Event Description

Artist Robert Shetterly will discuss how portraits of great Americans are examples of what it means to have the freedom to speak the truth, while they remind us of our responsibility to make sure we are told the truth. This is in conjunction with Shetterly's exhibit which will be on display from Jan. 15-Feb. 15 in the Scarborough-Phillips Library.

RoboCup 3D Simulation League Talk

The RoboCup 3D Simulation League is an international competition in which autonomous simulated humanoid robots play soccer against each other in a physically realistic environment. Computer science Ph.D. student Patrick MacAlpine discusses the key components of the UT Austin Villa 2011 RoboCup 3D Simulation League team.
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
Location: Painter Hall (PAI) 3.14
Admission: Free
URL: http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ai-lab/fai/ 

Bright Lights. Big City.

Students present an evening of Broadway hits
Description: "Curtain Up!" is evening of Broadway showstoppers by Department of Theatre and Dance students.
Time: 8-10 p.m.
Location: Laboratory Theatre Building (LTH)
The Laboratory Theatre Building is located between the Jackson Geological Sciences Building (JGB) and the F. Loren Winship Drama Building (WIN) near 24th and San Jacinto.
Admission: Free

We Are Our Words

Forum explores how our words reflect who we are
Description: Some of the most forgettable words in our vocabulary say the most about who we are. Dr. James W. Pennebaker uses his groundbreaking research in computational linguistics to analyze the many small function words we use, and what they say about us. RSVP to Austin Forum at info@austinforum.org.
Time: 5:45-7:30 p.m.
Location: AT&T Executive Education & Conference Center (ATT)
Admission: Free and open to the public; RSVP
URL: http://www.austinforum.org

When Everything Changed

Time:	12:45-2 p.m.
Description:	The Center for Politics and Governance at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs will present a speech by Gail Collins, New York Times columnist, author and noted women's historian. This event is part of the center's ongoing Perspectives@CPG series and is co-sponsored by the New York Times inCollege program, which works with universities to plan engaging events to promote learning outside the classroom. Collins will talk about her 2009 book "When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present." She will tell the story of women's struggles and successes from the time the first colonists arrived in America, to the open sexism of the 1960s, to Hillary Clinton's historic run for president. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register online. Free parking will be available in Lot 38 in the LBJ Library and Museum parking lot.
Location:	Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Atrium; 2313 Red River St. Austin, TX 78705
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Contact:	kdb2248
Sponsor:	Center for Politics and Governance
Admission:	Free and open to the public; Registration is required

Author Speaks

Time:	7:30-9:30 p.m.
Description:	The Michener Center for Writers presents a talk and reading by Jennifer Egan, who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in fiction for her novel "A Visit from the Goon Squad." Egan's other works include "The Invisible Circus," which was released as a feature film in 2001, "Emerald City and Other Stories," "Look at Me" and the bestselling "The Keep."
Location:	Applied Computational Engineering & Science Building (ACE) Avaya Auditorium, 2.302
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Contact:	Marla K Akin | 512-471-1601
Sponsor:	Michener Center for Writers
Admission:	Free

Austin Pecan Street Festival

On 6th and 7th streets, between Brazos and IH35

Free Movie

Dick Nichols District Park

Location: 8011 Beckett Rd

Remember Tomorrow

Dr. Preston, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Section of Neurobiology at The University of Texas, focuses on understanding memory and how it is implemented in the human brain. Preston will explore how we form new memories, how we remember past experiences, and how our memory from the past can influence our present behavior.
Time: 5:45-8:30 p.m.
Location: Welch Hall (WEL) 2.224
Admission: Free

What We Have Wrought

The Center for Sustainable Development screens the experimental documentary "Baraka," a diverse collection of video clips taken around the world that depict natural beauty and the effects that humans have had on these landscapes and on each other.
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Location: Goldsmith Hall (GOL) 3.120
Admission: Free

Learn To Eat

Join the Austin Public Library and the Sustainable Food Center for a series of discussions about strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. All APL programs and events are free and open to the public. For more information please call (512) 974-7400 or visit www.austintexas.gov/library.

How to Shop at the Farmer's Market
Tuesday, September 20 at 7 p.m.
North Village Branch,2505 Steck Ave. 

Dark Side of Chocolate

RSVP, CLICK HERE Dark Side of Chocolate is a documentary about the continued allegations of trafficking of children and child labor in the international chocolate industry. While we enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate, the reality is strikingly different for African children. Consumers around the world were outraged to discover that child labor and slavery, trafficking, and other abuses existed on cocoa farms in the Ivory Coast, a country that produces nearly half the world's cocoa. Although the industry agreed to voluntary protocols to end abusive and forced child labor on cocoa farms, has anything changed?  6pm – 9pm
Soma Austin Community Church 4201 S. Congress, Suite 300

Indivisible

http://www.borealisdance.com/