Arts and Drafts

1 5 44858 Arts and Drafts Knitters! Crocheters! Needle Pointers! Crafters of ALL VARIETIES! Join us on Thursday nights at 7:00 PM for crafting, drinks and food at the Rio Rita. NOW WITH LIQUOR! Racy conversation! Thrills! Chills! Laughs! Gasps! Sure, you can do your own thing, sitting on your sofa at home watching TV, but how fun is that? Be social, meet people, enjoy the company of others, you know you don't get out enough anyway.... New to your craft?? Handy dandy "experts" on hand to help you fix a dropped stitch or do the perfect french knot. Come hang out, have a drink and work on your favorite art or craft. Or come out and learn a new one. All projects are welcome (unless they involve fire). Come join us; make new friends or meet up with old ones. See you there! - Rio Rita The Rio Rita Cafe y Cantina is located at 1308 East 6th Street - 4 blocks east of I-35, between Navasota and Attayac on Sixth Street. Check out: www.riorita.net or http://www.myspace.com/artsanddrafts http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/arts-and-drafts http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/arts-and-drafts.xml Thursday 11/26/09 20091127T010000Z/20091127T010000Z false 0 14.0 07:00 PM Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 81 THU 02/09/2010 http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/27383/m_e4663c89ce4e939649a3ccb77111b63f_sq_90.jpg Rio Rita 1241 Rio Rita http://do512.com/venue/rio-rita http://do512.com/venue/rio-rita.xml

1308 E. 6th St

Austin TX riorita http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/130191/rio_rita_poster.jpg http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/27383/m_e4663c89ce4e939649a3ccb77111b63f.jpg 105010 Freefall: Chaddick returns, exploring the strength it takes to let go <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Cheryl Chaddick is fiercely independent and ever curious about the fortitude of the human spirit. Hailed for an inaugural Austin production in October 2008 following 21 years throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for a profound alternate approach to dance, Chaddick Dance Theater returns to continue building a reputation of “creating wonderfully full bodied dances that breathe, beautifully phrased, and explore matters of the heart” (San Francisco Bay Guardian) with the premiere of its second Austin production where audiences are invited to let go and experience Freefall. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Freefall combines three new beautifully choreographed works and a special multi-media tribute to northern India culture as Cheryl Chaddick (pronounced "CHAIR-uhl"), the company's artistic director, vividly integrates strong messages of commitment, sacrifice and individuality with her dancers’ sheer talent that is sure to captivate audiences.   “This brand new set of dance works was inspired by the idea of freefalling and exploring the possibilities in modern dance,” said Chaddick. “This production uses the dancers’ extraordinary abilities to connect with the audience and tell stories of overcoming life’s challenges and accepting ourselves and each other for who we are and despite our differences.”   Freefall invites audiences to experience through the dancers a letting go: of one’s ego, of the familiar, of home, and of the expected. This production takes a deeper look into the thread that runs though the human condition from the epic story of Exodus to a very personal struggle of finding individuality despite social norms. Each performance also include with a multi-media tribute to Chaddick’s childhood spent partially in northern India.   The premiere of Freefall will mark Chaddick Dance Theater’s second production in Austin since returning to Texas after 20 years of choreographing, performing and teaching in San Francisco. Chaddick Dance Theater’s debut Austin production in 2008, Second Wind, won two of her dancers nominations in “best dancer award” category from the Austin Critics’ Table Awards.   THE PROGRAM “Three for Violin” showcases the dancers’ sheer talent with luscious violin suites and serpentine movements. The multi-layered elements create a vibrant, uplifting piece and fully exhibit the dancers’ abilities. This piece will feature recordings by: The Lyric Quartet.   “The Watchful Sleeping Heart” symbolizes the story of the Book of Exodus, representing experiences of the unforgiving, unrelenting desert trek from the Torah and the Old Testament and—universally—the strength of the human will when seeking a better life. The dance is inspired by the exodus of the Israelites leaving Egypt and their wandering, confusion, death, challenges of faith, and relentless sacrifice for 40 years to seek freedom in the Promised Land. This piece is a reflection of fortitude and fight in seeking freedom as the sole reason for living and dying. This piece will feature recordings by: Maya Beiser, Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Morgan Doctor.   “I’m Your Lullaby” takes an unconventional look into the idiosyncrasies of those we love and those merely tolerated in a humorous but loving depiction of mannerism, labels, worries and impulses that create the individual presence. Chaddick believes that our individuality is slowly melting together into a homogenized pot as differences are shunned and peer pressure often wins. This work attempts to turn the mirror around to get a glimpse of the human struggle to stay authentic by adopting self-commitment. This piece will feature recordings by: Thomas Newman.   “Faces and Images of India” will be included in each night’s performance as a multi-media piece that addresses Chaddick’s old fears and embraces the past 35 years through photos and music expressing the full body of the northern Indian culture. Having lived in Pakistan in her youth and her sister, Cynthia Chaddick, recently returning to the country with strong, scary, conflicting and loving memories, this moment is meant to express a sense of love and kindness towards the Indian people and their spirit during these confusing times and political climate.   http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/freefall-chaddick-returns-exploring-the-strength-it-takes-to-let-go http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/freefall-chaddick-returns-exploring-the-strength-it-takes-to-let-go.xml Thursday 11/26/09 20091127T020000Z/20091127T020000Z false 0 6.0 08:00 PM Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0600 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0600 1 THU 11/21/2009 http://www.brownpapertickets.com http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/296649/freefall-flyer-small_sq_90.jpg Salvage Vanguard Theater 1508 Salvage Vanguard Theater http://do512.com/venue/salvage-vanguard-theater http://do512.com/venue/salvage-vanguard-theater.xml

2803 Manor Rd

Austin TX 78722 salvagevanguardtheater http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/130245/1_poster.png http://www.salvagevanguard.org http://www.brownpapertickets.com http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/296649/freefall-flyer-small.jpg 105303 Painting With A Twist: Colors of Fall $35 per person http://do512.com/event/2009/11/05/painting-with-a-twist-colors-of-fall http://do512.com/event/2009/11/05/painting-with-a-twist-colors-of-fall.xml Thursday 11/05/09 20091106T010000Z/20091106T010000Z false 0 1.0 07:00 PM Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 1 THU http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/298539/colors_of_fall_small_sq_90.jpg Painting With a Twist 8002 Painting With a Twist http://do512.com/venue/painting-with-a-twist http://do512.com/venue/painting-with-a-twist.xml

8820 Burnet Rd. Suite 507

Austin TX 78757 paintingwithatwist http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/293991/bilde__7__1__poster.JPG http://paintingwithatwist.com/ http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/298539/colors_of_fall_small.jpg 102252 Curator's Tour of Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works <h3 style="text-align: center;">Curator's Tour of Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works TOUR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, NOON</h3> Richard Oram, the Ransom Center's Associate Director and Hobby Foundation Librarian, leads a lunch-time gallery tour of <a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/2009/astronomical/">Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works</a> http://do512.com/event/2009/11/05/curators-tour-of-other-worlds-rare-astronomical-works http://do512.com/event/2009/11/05/curators-tour-of-other-worlds-rare-astronomical-works.xml Thursday 11/05/09 20091105T180000Z/20091105T180000Z false 0 0.0 12:00 PM Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0600 0 THU http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/283377/other_worlds_sq_90.png Harry Ransom Center 911 Harry Ransom Center http://do512.com/venue/harry-ransom-center http://do512.com/venue/harry-ransom-center.xml

301 W 21st ST

Austin TX 78712 harryransomcenter http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129927/1_poster.jpg http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/283377/other_worlds.png 101886 Galaxy Dance Classes Come try all our Galaxy Dance Classes! Thursday: 5:30- Kids Jazz 5:30- Intermediate Jazz 5:30- Latin Spice http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/galaxy-dance-classes http://do512.com/event/weekly/thu/galaxy-dance-classes.xml Thursday 11/26/09 20091127T010000Z/20091127T010000Z false 0 0.0 07:00 PM Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:00:00 -0600 0 THU 12/17/2009 http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/281595/Galaxy_logo2____sq_90.jpg Galaxy Dance Studios 6376 Galaxy Dance Studios http://do512.com/venue/galaxy-dance-studios http://do512.com/venue/galaxy-dance-studios.xml

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