Date: August 18th 2010

                       AUSTIN DEAF EVENTS
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19 August 2010             Issue No. 127          Circulation 920
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Announcements:

So sorry to report that Alamo Drafthouse has dropped their captioned movies program. Subscriber Paul Kane wondered why there had been no captioned movies for so long, and he was told that the person running that program left, and they have no one to keep it up.

Texas Tax-Free Weekend on select back to school items this weekend August 20-22.

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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:
Abababa Road Tour -- ASL Storytelling 08/27 Abilities Expo 2010 - Houston 08/27--29 ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression in ASL (ASL only) 08/21 Coffee and Dessert Chat at AAD 09/18
Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching (AD, SI) 08/26 Deaf Seniors of Austin 09/02
Deaf Wine Chat - New Braunfels 09/04
Mexican Train games at AAD 09/03
SafePlace 2010 Celebration: New Beginnings (SI on request) 11/18, 19 The Little Anglers Tournament presented by Austin Bass Club of the Deaf 10/16 TINGO at AAD 09/04
VISUALIZE THIS: Drawing in Space with ASL Classifiers 08/21

Date index:
08/21 ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression in ASL (ASL only) 08/21 VISUALIZE THIS: Drawing in Space with ASL Classifiers 08/26 Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching (AD, SI) 08/27 Abababa Road Tour -- ASL Storytelling 08/27--29 Abilities Expo 2010 - Houston 09/02 Deaf Seniors of Austin
09/03 Mexican Train games at AAD
09/04 Deaf Wine Chat - New Braunfels
09/04 TINGO at AAD
09/18 Coffee and Dessert Chat at AAD
10/16 The Little Anglers Tournament presented by Austin Bass Club of the Deaf 11/18, 19 SafePlace 2010 Celebration: New Beginnings (SI on request)

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

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

Summer recess -- no regular business meetings until September.

September
3 Fri Mexican Train games
4 Sat TINGO
11 Sat Regular Business Meeting 8pm; $BankNite$ 9pm 18 Sat Coffee and Dessert Chat 9am - Noon

• $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 09/02 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 09/18 8818 Cullen Ln, Austin TX 78748
Committee: Sally Porter, Brenda Mills, Brenda Oates, Beth Strain

DEAF BLIND COFFEE CHAT
STARBUCKS COFFEE (Central)--Every 3rd Saturday, 6-8pm 08/21 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 Aug 10 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 09/04 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/

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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ASL SEMANTICS: Precision of Expression in ASL (ASL only) Friday, August 20, 2010. 6 pm - 9 pm
La Quinta Inn & Suites Convention Center, Fiesta E & F Meeting Rooms, 303 Blum, San Antonio TX 78205

One deaf-woman performer, storyteller and educator Patricia "Trix" Bruce from Seattle Washington leads a workshop on accurately expressing meaning to translate between the languages of ASL and English.

Registration fee: $45 postmarked by August 11th. $55 at the door.

ASL only. No voice interpreter.

See http://trixbruce.com/performance/Flyers/2010/Aug2010SEMSanAntonioTXflyer.pdf for flyer with address for registration.

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VISUALIZE THIS: Drawing in Space with ASL Classifiers (ASL only) Saturday, August 21, 2010. 9 am - 4 pm
La Quinta Inn & Suites Convention Center, Fiesta E & F Meeting Rooms, 303 Blum, San Antonio TX 78205

One deaf-woman performer, storyteller and educator Trix Bruce leads a workshop on using Classifiers to clearly portray the English message into ASL.

The workshop strongly focuses on ASL storytelling, ASL performing, and ideas about using the appropriate handshape to show a clearer picture of the context involved.

Registration fee: $65 postmarked by August 11th. $75 at the door.

ASL only. No voice interpreter.

See http://trixbruce.com/performance/Flyers/2010/Aug2110CLSanAntonioTXflyer.pdf for flyer with address for registration.

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Dead White Males: A Year in the Trenches of Teaching (AD, SI) Thu Aug 26 8pm – 10pm The Hideout Theatre, 617 Congress Ave, Austin TX 78701

On Thursday August 26th, for one night only, the show will be presented with audio description for the visually impaired and signers for the hearing impaired.

Regular performances run August 19th through September 11th, Thursday through Saturday, 8PM. Sunday August 29th is a one-time Sunday matinee at 5:00 PM.

No performance Labor Day Weekend.

Tickets are $10 - $20 and can be reserved by contacting Sustainable Theatre Project at sustainable.theatre.project@gmail.com, or by calling 512.964.5685, and will be available for walk-up purchase at 7PM each performance night.

http://sustainabletheatreproject.org/

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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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Abilities Expo 2010 - Houston
Fri Aug 27 – Sun Aug 29 Reliant Park Expo Center, Houston TX

Friday 11am - 5pm; Saturday 10am - 5pm; Sunday 11am - 4pm. THE event for people with disabilities is FREE on August 27-29 at the Reliant Park Expo Center!

VSA Texas would like to introduce you to an important event that we are participating in on August 27-29, 2010 at the Reliant Park Expo Center. It's Abilities Expo in Houston, Texas and it's the leading event for people with disabilities, their families, caregiver, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals.

Admission is free to this fantastic annual event and you can pre-register for priority access. http://abilitiesexpo.com/houston/vregister.html

Here's a quick "heads-up" on just some of the amazing things you can expect to experience.

*The latest products and services for people with disabilities * Breakthrough assistive technologies for people with physical, sensory and developmental disabilities at the Assistive Technology Pavilion. * Hundreds of low-cost daily living aids at the Retail Pavilion. * Compelling workshops on the issues that matter most to you. * Wheelchair Super X Fun Course - Test your skills on this wheelchair obstacle course. * Face painting for kids.
* Meet special guest famed actor and best-selling author Henry Winkler. * Access your Expo seating and mobility options with our uniquely tailored Wheelchair Choice Program. * Canine assistance demonstration.
* The comedy and musical stylings of B.J. Davis. * Interactive, adaptive sports.
* Wheelchair line dancing.
* Meet Jesse Billauer, founder of Life Rolls On. * Learn chair yoga.
* Artist Market where talented local artists with disabilities will display and sell their artwork. * Other fun activities for kids, grandparents and everyone in between. * And much more!

For those who need some extra assistance onsite, there will be complimentary scooters available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Don't keep it to yourself! Bring your family. Tell your friends. With all of its life-enhancing possibilities, this event is a must-attend for anyone in the Community.

The website is continually updated with new products and new expo features so visit http://abilitiesexpo.com/houston as often as possible.

Click for directions:
http://abilitiesexpo.com/houston/directions.html

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The Little Anglers Tournament presented by Austin Bass Club of the Deaf Sat Oct 16 1pm – 7pm
Travis County East Metro Park – Bullfrog Pond. http://www.co.travis.tx.us/tnr/parks/east_metro.asp for directions

Tournament: 1:00 to 4:00
Dinner: 4:30 to 6:00
Door prizes: 6:00 to 7:00

Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, Chips and Bottled Water will be provided free! Bring lawn chairs!

Tournament Results, Awards, and Door Prizes! Door Prize Tickets: 1 Ticket: $1; 6 Tickets: $5; 15 Tickets: $10; 35 Tickets: $20

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN RODS!
We provide free hooks, bobbers, and bait!

Welcome to the Little Anglers tournament, where the focus is on the fun of fishing. Austin Bass Club of the Deaf believes that it's critical to teach kids and help instill in them a love for the sport that will last a lifetime!

Chairmen for the 2010 Little Anglers Tournament: Email: Matt Erickson and Ronny Taylor VP: 512-410-6682
http://austinbassclubdeaf.org/

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SafePlace 2010 Celebration: New Beginnings (SI on request) Thu Nov 18 – Fri Nov 19 See below for dates, times and locations

2010 marks a new decade and a new beginning for the annual SafePlace Celebration. Thursday, November 18th & Friday, November 19th, SafePlace will present Academy Award-winning actress and social activist, Olympia Dukakis. With two special film screenings of Steel Magnolias on Thursday night at the Alamo Drafthouse, South Lamar and a luncheon with Olympia on Friday at the Hyatt Regency Town Lake, there will be a little something for everyone.

Thurs Nov 18, 2010: two film screenings of Steel Magnolias Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar, 1120 S Lamar Blvd, Austin TX + VIP "Blush" screening of Steel Magnolias, and special Q&A with Olympia Dukakis + Public "Bashful" screening of Steel Magnolias with an introduction by Olympia Dukakis

Fri, Nov 19, 2010: SafePlace Celebration Luncheon, Hyatt Regency Hyatt Regency Austin, 208 Barton Springs Rd, Austin TX + 10:30 am VIP Coffee with Olympia Dukakis + 11:00 am Registration Opens
+ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Luncheon, Emcee Katherine Stolp, KEYE 46 TV

Celebration Luncheon -
TABLES for the Celebration Luncheon are now available. Top table levels include tickets to the Alamo Drafthouse film screenings. Please call 512.356.1573, email CHiett@SafePlace.org or visit SafePlace.org/Celebration.

TICKETS and show times to the film screenings will be available online through the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s website, http://originalalamo.com/show.aspx?id=7440

Info, and to request sign language interpreter: Christina Hiett, Special Events Coordinator email CHiett@SafePlace.org Direct - 512.356.1573
Cellular - 512.695.7832
Events Line - 512.481.9255

SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic violence through safety, healing, prevention and social change.

24-hour Hotline - 512.267.SAFE (7233) and 927.9616 TTY for the Deaf community

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