Date: May 5th 2010

                       AUSTIN DEAF EVENTS
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 6 May 2010               Issue No. 120           Circulation 911
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¡¡ Feliz Cinco de Mayo !!

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Announcements:

HELP Solid Rock Baptist Church send children to Deaf camp by eating at Chick-fil-a on Slaughter close to I-35 on 1st Thursdays: May 6th, June 3rd, July 1st, Aug 5th, Sept 2nd, Oct 7th between 4-9pm. Let them know to put your receipt in the SRBC box. They will send SRBC a check for 10% of the night's receipts. Thank you!

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In this issue...
(OC) Open Captions; (SI) Sign Interpreted, (VI) Voice Interpreted

Sections
AAD - Austin Association of the Deaf
AA, NA Meetings
Churches -- http://austindeafevents.com/church.html Monthly Recurring Events (Deaf Coffee Chat, Deaf Seniors, etc.) Movies
Event listings by date

Alphabetic index:
2010 Statewide Conf. on Education for D/hh 07/22-24 4th Annual Diamond Event 05/06
64th Annual SWDBA (Southwest States) 05/06-08 AAD General business meeting; Banknight; Open for social 05/08 AAD Open for social 05/07, 08, 14, 15, 21, 28, 29 Abababa Road Tour -- ASL Storytelling 08/27 An Evening with Henry Butler (SI, CART) 05/11 ASL Mass by Fr. Tom Coughlin 05/23
Block Party at Solid Rock Baptist Church 05/22 Business Convention and Expo of the Deaf - Houston 05/27-30 Cultural Mediation workshop by AID 05/21 Deadline for signing up players for SWSAD 05/17 Deaf Blind Coffee Chat - Guadalupe (3rd Sat) 05/15 Deaf Seniors of Austin 05/06
Deaf Wine Chat - New Braunfels 05/08
Deafness Resource Specialist available (2nd Tue) 05/11 I Wonder Why -- Evening of Poetry and Stories (VI) 05/14 National Deaf-Blind Awareness Week 06/27--07/03 Poker League at AAD 05/07, 08, 22, 28, 29 Ranch-O-Rama Event by Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) 05/08 TEXxIslay 05/15

Date index:
05/06 4th Annual Diamond Event
05/06 Deaf Seniors of Austin
05/06-08 64th Annual SWDBA (Southwest States) 05/07, 08, 14, 15, 21, 28, 29 AAD Open for social 05/07, 08, 22, 28, 29 Poker League at AAD 05/08 AAD General business meeting; Banknight; Open for social 05/08 Deaf Wine Chat - New Braunfels
05/08 Ranch-O-Rama Event by Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) 05/11 An Evening with Henry Butler (SI, CART) 05/11 Deafness Resource Specialist available (2nd Tue) 05/14 I Wonder Why -- Evening of Poetry and Stories (VI) 05/15 Deaf Blind Coffee Chat - Guadalupe (3rd Sat) 05/15 TEXxIslay
05/17 Deadline for signing up players for SWSAD 05/21 Cultural Mediation workshop by AID 05/22 Block Party at Solid Rock Baptist Church 05/23 ASL Mass by Fr. Tom Coughlin
05/27-30 Business Convention and Expo of the Deaf - Houston 06/27--07/03 National Deaf-Blind Awareness Week 07/22-24 2010 Statewide Conf. on Education for D/hh 08/27 Abababa Road Tour -- ASL Storytelling

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AAD - Austin Association of the Deaf (Austin Deaf Club)

Confirm calendar at http://austindeafclub.org/events.htm

May
07 Fri Poker League 8pm (1st Fri); Open for social 08 Sat General business meeting; Banknight; Open for social 14 Fri Poker League 8pm (2nd Fri); Open for social 15 Sat Open for social
21 Fri Open for social
22 Sat Poker League 8pm (4th Sat); Open for social 28 Fri Poker League; Open for social
29 Sat Final Poker League; Open for social

June 6th !!
Deaf Clubhouse closes for one month starting Sunday, June 6. Members are welcome to help demolish some parts of the clubhouse at the beginning of the month, but then the renovation committee asks that no members including Officers and Board of Governors enter the clubhouse during the renovations. The clubhouse will reopen Friday, July 2, 2010. Interested to volunteer? Email Alex (texasdawg25 gmail.com).

• $1 for social games.

Happy Hour 7 - 10pm Fridays and Saturdays. Open social: Fridays and Saturdays 7 pm - closing. Admission: Friday $5, Saturday $7

Where: Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748

Social Affairs: Connie Dannels secretary@austindeafclub.org Newsletter: Melissa Montoya-Calogar (austindeafclubeditor yahoo.com)

----------------------- AA and NA MEETINGS ----------------------

TCSDHH provides sign language interpreters for the following AA and NA meetings in Austin:

Mondays evenings 7:00-8:30pm NA Support Group 212 E Monroe

Wednesday evenings 5:30-7:00pm AA Support Group 901 Trinity, 3rd floor, Adult room #4 (First Baptist Church)

Saturday afternoons 11:30am-1:00pm AA Support Group - Women only 601 Bouldin Ave

Saturday afternoons 1:00-2:30pm AA Meeting - Open to all 601 Bouldin Ave

You can contact the Austin AA Hill County Intergroup at: 24-hour hotline 512-444-0071(v) or http://www.austinaa.org/.

Call Travis County Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at 512-854-9221 to request an interpreter for other meeting times.

Also, AA meetings via WebCam led by Deaf and HoH sobriety facilitators: http://doda.nefsis.com/doda

---------------------------- CHURCH ----------------------------- Church Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Please see: http://austindeafevents.com/church.html

-------------------- MONTHLY RECURRING EVENTS ------------------- DEAF SENIORS OF AUSTIN (South Central)--Every 1st Thursday, 1-4pm 05/06 Senior Activity Center, 3911 Manchaca, Austin TX 512-448-0787, TDD: 512-462-2853

Deaf Chat Coffee schedule for Austin area: http://www.deafcoffee.com/html/tx_austin.html Open to everyone (deaf, hearing) with an interest in ASL.

AUSTIN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF--3rd Saturday each 3rd month, 9a-Noon 06/19 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748
Committee: Sally Porter, Brenda Mills, Brenda Oates, Beth Strain

STARBUCKS COFFEE (West)--Every 2nd Saturday, 7-10pm 05/08 6600 S Mopac Expy, Austin TX 78749
Host: Monica Mason monicamandrew/yahoo.com

DEAF BLIND COFFEE CHAT
STARBUCKS COFFEE (Central)--Every 3rd Saturday, 6-8pm 05/15 3706 Guadalupe St, Austin TX 78705 (corner of Guadalupe and 38th Street)

Please join our growing Deaf Blind Chat for drinks, snacks and fun chatting. Every month we see both new and familiar faces, and we welcome signers of all skill level, so tell your friends, family and classmates about us, too!

Host: Lizzy Berry Elizabeth.Berry@dars.state.tx.us

DEAFNESS RESOURCE SPECIALIST available
Tue May 11 1pm - 4pm (Monthly at 1pm on the second Tuesday) TCSDHH, 2201 Post Rd #100, Austin TX 78704 Contact: Brian Determan DeafnessRS7a@dars.state.tx.us

DEAF WINE CHAT
Gruene Winery (New Braunfels)--Every 1st Saturday 5-10pm 05/08 1308 Gruene Rd, New Braunfels TX. http://www.gruenewinery.com Host: Debbie Parker (debbie81 gvtc.com). NO KIDS PLEASE.

---------------------------- MOVIES ----------------------------- Find captioned movies by zipcode or city, state with this link: http://captionfish.com/

Captioned movie trailers and search for captioned web videos. http://ccmovies.org/

YouTube Captioning
http://captvids.com/

Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (OC)
http://www.originalalamo.com/Default.aspx?l=4

AMC Barton Creek Square 14. 2901 Capital of Texas Hwy. (RWC) ph 306-1991, Auditorium #7.
http://movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=6059

Bob Bullock State History Museum (RWC)
1800 N Congress Avenue at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd IMAX Theatre (some films) and Spirit Theatre http://thestoryoftexas.com/special/site_accessibility.html

Cinemark Tinseltown 17, 5501 IH-35 (OC) S I-35 North Of Stassney Ln, Austin TX 78744 http://www.cinemark.com/

Regal Gateway Stadium 16, 9700 Stonelake Blvd - 343-5480 (OC) For show times go to http://insightcinema.org/links.html and follow the links to the theatres, or call theaters for details.

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Austin Deaf Club Poker League
Sep 2009 - May 2010 8pm (see below for days) Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748

May 07, 08, 22, 28, 29 Final.

Schedule updates will be posted at: http://adcpl.austindeafclub.org/.

League is open to ANYONE!
For more information email adcpl@austindeafclub.org.

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Art From Life - Life Drawing (SI on request) Mondays, Apr 12th--May 10th, 6pm – 7pm VSA arts of Texas, 3710 Cedar St, #7, Austin TX 78705

COST: $10 per lesson (Minimum 8 class members / Maximum 12) ASL offered upon request.

MATERIALS: You will be provided a brief materials/resource list. Most materials provided by VSA arts of Texas.

Instructor: Carol Strensrud, Ed.D., CTRS-Carol is a certified recreation therapist, professional artist and inclusive arts consultant with many years of teaching experience.

Ever wonder what those Life Drawing sessions were like? We have one just for YOU! Art from Life! is a life drawing, mixed media course for beginner and intermediate teen and adult artists. We will explore capturing still life, gesture and clothed models in this course. Group and individualized instruction provided. We will work primarily in pencil graphite sticks and collage. For students with visual impairments, an option of three-dimensional materials and tactile teaching will also be offered. Class is open to teens and adults with and without disabilities.

http://vsatx.org/, 512-454-9912, info@vsatx.org

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Middle Eastern Belly Dancing (SI on request) Tuedays for four weeks Apr 13--May 18 6pm – 7pm (no class May 11) VSA arts of Texas, 3710 Cedar St, Austin TX 78705

COST: $10/per lesson. (Minimum 8 class members / Maximum 12) MATERIALS: VSA arts will provide most of needed equipment. Class members will be provided a short list of materials/resources. WHAT TO WEAR: Comfortable casual sport/dance/workout/yoga type clothes.

Instructor: La Shen - A professional belly dancer with 25 years of performance and instruction experience. La Shen is also an experienced mixed ability dance teacher.

Joy, self-confidence, spirit and fun are all yours for a shake and a shimmy! We will learn basic warm ups for dancers and what dancers wear for practice. Basic belly dance moves, moving to music, expression through dance and costuming will be covered. This course is for dancers and non-dancers and open to teens and adults with and without disabilities. ASL offered upon request.

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Deadline for signing up players for Southwest Softball Association of the Deaf May 17, 2010.
http://www.swsad.org/coachespage.htm

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ASL Mass with Fr. Tom Coughlin
Sun, May 23, 3pm – 4pm Sun, Jun 6, 3pm – 4pm St. Edwards University, Mang House, 3001 S Congress Ave, Austin TX

(Remember to park in the back and not near the library.) Fr. Tom Coughlin will lead mass for the Deaf at 3pm. Potluck meal will follow. Contact: Sarah Bannon (bannon354 aol.com) http://www.stedwards.edu/ministry/info.html

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4th Annual Diamond Event
Thu May 6 6pm
Hilton Austin, 500 E 4th St, Austin TX

Welcome to the 4th Annual Diamond Event, An Exquisite Culinary Experience Presented by: the Texas School for the Deaf Foundation

Students from the Texas School for the Deaf’s (TSD) Culinary Arts career training program are featured for an evening of exquisite dining.

Guests will indulge in gourmet, wine-paired, courses, thrill to silent and live auctions, and enjoy special entertainment featuring TSD students & the premiere of a TSD documentary by Elephant Productions.

http://www.tsdfdiamondevent.com/
Email: info@tsdfoundation.org
Voice: 512.462.5328
V/TTY: 1.800.DEAF.TSD

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Ranch-O-Rama Event by Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) Sat May 8 9am - 3pm
Pioneer Farms, 10621 Pioneer Farms, Austin TX 78754

http://PioneerFarms.org/
Explore over 20 historical buildings on 200 acres. Buggy rides, hay rides, pony rides, etc. BBQ and drinks for sale.
Many vendors will be there.
Reasonable admissions fees for families. Contact: Marilyn Swanson marilyn@deaftexas.org

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An Evening with Henry Butler (SI, CART) Tue May 11 6pm – 9:30pm Palm Door, 401 Sabine St, Austin TX

Sight. Sound. Soul presents... An Evening with Henry Butler benefiting VSA arts of Texas and Knowbility

It may be hotter than a Saturday night on Bourbon Street right now, but baby - you're gonna be cool when you attend the swingin'est gala Austin's ever seen! Join us for a unique experience that combines music and painting into one unforgettable experience of accessible performing arts.

GENERAL ADMISSION
$45/person - Hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Catering by Pink Avocado. Live and Silent Auction

RESERVED SEATING
$120/person (table seating)
Discounted pricing is available for groups of ten or more. Call 512-454-9912 to reserve.

Visit Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/104633 for online ticket purchase.

ASL Interpretation, Open Captioning and Audio Description provided by VSA arts of Texas.

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"I Wonder Why" An Evening of Poetry and Stories with Terrylene (VI) Fri May 14 7:30pm – 8:45pm ACC's Rio Grande campus, Mainstage Theater, 1212 Rio Grande, Austin TX 78701

“I Wonder Why” is a fund-raising event for the National ASL and English Bilingual Early Childhood Education and ACC's Interpreter Program Scholarship. http://clercschildren.com/

ASL performance will be voice interpreted.

Advanced Tickets $15. ($20 at the door) Available at ACC's Rio Grande Campus in room 201. 10am to 4pm M-Th or IWonderWhy@terrylene.com

Doors open at 7pm.

Check out Terrylene's vlog at http://www.terrylene.com/

For more information or to RSVP contact aslterp@austincc.edu

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TEXxIslay
Sat May 15
http://www.tedxislay.com/

TEDxIslay--http://www.tedxislay.com/--Revolutionizing our community.

TED -- http://www.ted.com/ -- Hosts "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world."

TEDx denotes independent spin-off groups modeled on the fascinating TED presentations. Islay is the name of a 1986 novel by Douglas Bullard, who envisioned a place of our own: a country that deaf community calls home. We picked the name because TED requires us to name our event after a place, and if there’s a place for the deaf community, it’s Islay. On 05.15.10 in Austin, we’re debuting with an inaugural event that will unite 100 progressive, positive, and passionate thinkers and doers for a day sure to inspire.

We’re planning on a big day filled with new ideas and actualizing them. We’ll be making a difference in the deaf and hard of hearing community, and we’re planning on a carefully curated program of riveting speakers.

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Cultural Mediation workshop by Austin Interpreters for the Deaf Fri May 21 12:30pm – 4:30pm Austin Community College – South Austin Campus, Multipurpose Rm 1130, 1820 W Stassney Ln, Austin TX 78745

Am I violating the Code of Ethics? Do these people understand each other? Many interpreters find themselves in situations where they are unsure whether their behavior is an ethical conflict, or cultural mediation. In this seminar we will discuss the definition of cultural mediation and the role of the interpreter as the cultural mediator.

We will look at the pros and cons of the dual role, and the appropriate way to provide cultural information without violating our code of ethics. We will discuss common situations that arise in our field and determine appropriate ways to address cultural concerns in those settings. Finally, we will review the Code of Ethics and open a discussion in which interpreters have a safe environment to ask questions to their colleagues on "what would you do?"

Info: AID Vice President Sonja Smith (baylorterp yahoo.com) or 512-736-3407.

Cost: $40 ($5 discount for AID, and for RID/TSID membership) Flyer and registration form: https://docs.google.com/a/austindeafevents.com/fileview?id=0B-ibUIKsWQxRMjQ3ZTIxODYtOTFiZC00YWUzLWJhMDktNjcyM2NkOTQ3YTIz&hl=en

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Block Party at Solid Rock Baptist Church Sat May 22 10am – 4pm Solid Rock Baptist Church, 608 Ralph Ablanedo Dr, Austin Tx 78754

• Fun and games for the kids
• Free food
• Inflatable castles
• and More!

Info: Michael Rinker (michael_rinker sbcglobal.net)

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Business Convention and Expo of the Deaf - Houston Thu May 27 - Sun May 30, 2010
Houston TX

http://wpress.deafbusiness.org/registration http://wpress.deafbusiness.org/opportunity/exhibition

This premier business event is a call to action, participate, inspire and bring prosperity to more deaf people. In addition to networking opportunities, this event will give us the tools we need to deal with challenges effectively during these difficult and uncertain times. This convention offers benefits for everyone. Let us take charge of our destiny and move onward to a better future!

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64th Annual SWDBA (Southwest States)
Thu May 6 - Sat May 8
AMF Diamond Lanes, 267 N Forest Blvd, Houston TX 77090

Southwest Deaf Bowling Association Tournament Hosted by Lone Star Deaf Bowling
Info: Joe Ed Thompson (joeedt aol.com)
Fan Info: Jose Ybarra (LSDB2010 gmail.com)

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Coffee & dessert chat at AAD
Sat Jun 19 9am - Noon (Every 3 months at 9am on the third Saturday) Austin Deaf Club, 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748. VP: 512-410-1522, 866-949-4210

Some desserts are homemade, yummy! There are some prizes for lucky winners.

For more information about the event you can contact committee: Sally Porter, Brenda Mills, Brenda Oates, Beth Strain, or Susan Kallina.

Admission: Member - Free, Non-Member - $5.

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National Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
Sun Jun 27 – Sat Jul 3

This year's theme is the need for Support-Service Providers (SSP). Helen Keller National Deaf-Blind Center for Youths and Adults http://www.hknc.org/

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2010 Statewide Conference on Education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing July 22-24, 2010
Omni Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas

Biennial conference of professionals (administrators, audiologists, speech pathologists, diagnosticians, regional education service center personnel, private agencies, and interpreters) and parents of students who are deaf and hard of hearing, representing every school district in the state of Texas as well as other states.

Now accepting applications for sponsorship, program advertising, and exhibit space. Contact Sandy Chance at 281-897-6425 or sandra.chance@cfisd.net.

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Abababa Road Tour -- ASL Storytelling
Fri Aug 27 7pm
Austin Community College, Eastview Campus, Multipurpose Room 8500, 3401 Webberville Rd, Austin TX 78702

Since 2004, Alan R. Abarbanell has toured the United States with his critically acclaimed, one-man show, "The Abababa Road Tour" chronicling his experiences growing up hearing in a Deaf family. ABABABA--a name given to him by a friend who could not pronounce Abarbanell--is a proud CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). Alan wrote this show as a loving tribute to his Deaf heritage and CODA family. Each performance is dedicated to Alan's parents Joe and Yetta Abarbanell, whom he credits with his sense of humor, creativity and love for his community.

Abababa takes his audiences on a rollercoaster ride of emotion; first pulling them through the hilarious rush and shocking twists of his youth, then plunging them into the tragedy and loss that followed, only to hurl them upwards towards uncontrollable laughter once again! With the simple wave of a hand, Abababa renders each audience exhausted from gales of laughter and torrents of tears by evening's end.

All Proceeds go to Project N.A.D.I.N.E. to help continue our advocacy efforts and to start new programs that will serve the Deaf community!

http://projectnadine.org/touracc.htm

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