Irish and Old Time Music Collective

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Have you ever wished you and your friends could just sit around and play tunes with each other? I’m not talking about electric jams or drum circle jam bands but old traditional tunes that livened up many a kitchen and house dance. Well now is your chance to come start the journey on a road that is longer than all of our lifetimes combined! Get together with other folks of ALL skill levels to learn and play old standards of Irish Folk and Ole Timey music. We are all students and all teachers. Tim, Michael, Beth, Spot, John, Elizabeth, Jerry, Damon, Lisa, Westen, Randall, Donya etc…are the seed planters. Let’s hope this grows into a strong collective. Please leave your egos, congas, and dijimbes at the door!

Arts and Drafts

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0500

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

Love and a 45 Record Player Party

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0500

Monday Nights at 8pm--you're the dj! Bring your 45's down to the Rio Rita, sign up, spin 3 tunes, sign up again! It's fun! While you're there, enjoy a cocktail or a delicious coffee drink. Mmmmm, coffee.

RWV Comic Book Release Party

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:00:00 -0500

PRESS RELEASE
Comic Book Release Party at Rio Rita

WHEN:
Wedenesday, September 24 2008
7pm-2pm

WHERE:
Rio Rita Café and Cantina
1308 East Sixth Street

WHAT:
The Tales of the Really White Vigilante Volume Two gets released on September 24th at a special opening night party at East Austin's Rio Rita. Author and artist Michael Schliefke will be on hand to sign copies of the book, as well as cover artist Ian Shults.

The second of four volumes, the 66 page comic book continues the quest of one young white kid's fight to keep yuppies and hipsters from changing the face of East Austin. The second book is set during a mid-March music festival called SWXS. The series takes a look at gentrification, the creative classes, and the changing face of Austin.

WHO:
Michael Schliefke, story and art
Ian Shults, front and back covers
Corey Goering, advertisements

WEB:
http://www.thewv.net
http://www.schliefkevision.com

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for high quality images or any other questions,
please contact Michael Schliefke @ schliefke@gmail.com or 512-431-0612
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About the book
Volume Two of The Tales of the Really White Vigilante picks up months after the first book, which detailed our young white hero's quixotic quest to stop the dramatic changes occurring in East Austin: trendy lofts and a changing (whiter) populace. Feeling trapped in a relationship, East Austin's hero tries to find his mojo again before a menacing threat occurs during Austin's music Festival, SWXS.

During the festival, our heroes encounter an endless array of hipsters who drink Spurtz, hip alcoholic energy drink sponsoring the fictional festival. Things quickly go awry, and the hipsters turn into hipster zombies, and the city is threatened by hordes of ironic, similarly clad festival goers.

Volumes three and four will be the final volumes in this series, which takes a look at the gentrification of East Austin, and concepts of race, identity, and the cultural, political and economic factors that bring people together and divide the city of Austin during this intense period of growth and change.

Where to buy it
The comic will be available for purchase on the Really White Vigilante website (thewv.net) and will be available at Austin Books starting on September 25^th.

About Michael Schliefke
Michael has lived in East Austin for six years. He was born in Schenectady, New York and is a graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute. His time in Austin has been spent without a job, relying on his artistic talents for survival. He shows his paintings regularly, and has participated in a variety of shows throughout galleries and alternative spaces throughout Austin. In addition to selling work, Michael teaches painting and drawing classes from his studio in East Austin. He also has put on a series of painting exhibitions, starting with the 'Shoulda Been a Plumber' art show at Blue Genie Art in 2003. In 2005, he teamed up with Ian Shults and put together the 'Will There Ever Be A Rainbow' unicorn art show, which was named the Best Art Show of 2005 by the Austin Chronicle. In 2006 his 'Father's Day Art Show' also made the year end top ten list in the Chronicle. In August 2007, Ian Shults and Michael were asked by Gallery Lombardi to head up their annual call for entries art show, and put together the sea themed 'Radical Nautical' which featured 75 artists and won an Austin Critics Table Award for Best Group Show in 2008.
Michael Schliefke's website: http://www.schliefkevision.com

Ian Shults, a painter and sculptor, drew and painted the cover. A lifelong resident of Austin, he worked on the East Side at Blue Genie Art for eight years, working on many large sculptures and murals that can be found throughout Austin, including the Bob Bullock Museum, Atomic Tattoo, the Lightbulb Shop, and Jerry's Artarama. He now lives on the East Side with his wife Rachelle, two cats and will also be participating on the East Austin Studio Tour.
Ian Shults' website is http://www.ianshults.com

Corey Goering developed and created the ironic comic book ads that appear throughout the book. A longtime friend from my days at the Kansas City Art Institute, he has shown his paintings in Kansas City, New York, San Francisco and Austin. He lives and works as a full time artist in Kansas City, Kansas with his wife and two children.

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Michael Schliefke

painter
512-431-0612
http://www.schliefkevision.com
http://www.thewv.net

Events for Rio Rita

Irish and Old Time Music Collective

Arts and Drafts

Love and a 45 Record Player Party

RWV Comic Book Release Party