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Last year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas (BBBS-CT) provided over 82,000 hours of mentoring to 1,588 children in Travis, Williamson, McLennan and Brazos counties. This year, they've teamed up with the Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP), and are currently recruiting and pairing UT students with children at AISD elementary schools for a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Volunteers are needed to provide educational and social support through mentoring and tutoring for kids ranging from 6 to... more ›

FRIDAY [18] festival • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month celebrations at Palmer Events Center (11:30am-1pm) party • Nightster Launch Party with Riverboat Gamblers at Scoot Inn (Free Bud 8-9pm, Show at 10pm, 21+) art • Closing Reception: The Puppet Show - Puppets and portraits of Mexican artists by fourth-grade students at Sanchez Elementary at Las Manitas Avenue Cafe, 211 Congress (4:30-6pm) books • Milton Burton presents The Sweet and the Dead at BookPeople (7:00pm)... more ›

Students from The University of Texas RTF Department will be showcasing work tonight from their East Austin Stories project. The student filmmakers have collaborated with the community to develop short documentaries in and about East Austin. Film subjects include two-time Grammy winner Ruben Ramos, restaurant owner Nubian Queen Lo-la, the letter-writing campaign of Sanchez Elementary to save local restaurant Las Manitas, respected porcelain artist Sungyong Chung, LBJ High School, family-owned and operated Kings-Tears mortuary, and... more ›