The Asia Festival
THE FESTIVAL

Imagine yourself surrounded by people dressed in elaborate attire; children laughing and learning languages, literature and art; elderly practicing martial arts; friends enjoying sweet and spicy delicacies, neighbors sharing tea, individuals competing to solve sudoku puzzles; and crowds taking in traditional and contemporary music and performances. If you can picture this, then you are at The Asia Festival.

Austin City Council Candidate Forum
 

 

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Bengali New Year Festival
nameofevent:: Bengali New Year Festival

nameoforganization: BAGA

date&time: April 12, 2008, 10am to 7:00pm

location: Richard Moya Park

cost: Free

contact: Nasim Uddin

contactemail: nasim.uddin@amd.com

contactphone: (512)922-8725

additionalinfo: Cultural Program and lots of Food throughout the day.
Any sponsorship is most welcome. For more info
please visit www.bagatx.org

Bangladesh Cyclone

"DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- A powerful cyclone battered the coast of Bangladesh with strong winds, surging waves and heavy rain, forcing hundreds of thousands of villagers in the low-lying nation to seek shelter." - Source CNN

If you would like to make a donation to assist victims of the recent cyclone that has devastated Bangladesh please contribute through the following links.

The story from CNN

Donate to: Save The Children

Donate to: SpaandanB

Donate to: American Red Cross

The Center for Asian American Studies - UT Austin Programming

UT Center for Asian American Studies Invitation - rsvp requested

The Austin Asian American Chamber of Commerce cordially invites you to participate at the

GRAND OPENING of our Chinatown Center Office

Saturday. September 22

Ribbon Cutting at 10:30am

Chinatown Center

10901 N. Lamar Blvd.

Suite B206

Austin, TX 78753

We encourage you to attend this momentous event for our organization and our growing community!

Please RSVP by September 15 to Mia Baldonado at mia@austinaacc or (512) 407-8240

NAAO Health Fair

When:             Saturday, September 8, 2007 from 9am to 1pm

Where:            Austin Chinese Church

                        11118 Dessau Road (Braker Lane and Dessau Road)

                        Austin, Texas 78754

Who:   Open to the General Public with a focus on the Asian American community

Cost:   Free

What:   Free Healthcare Services including: Cholesterol Screening¹, Diabetes Screening¹, Eye Examinations, Acupuncture & Acupressure Consultations, Mental Health Consultations, Nutrition Clinics, Cooking Demonstrations, Safety Clinics, Information Booths, Translation Services          

¹Requires 12 hours of fasting

 

Supported by:

The Network of Asian American Organizations, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Austin Chinese Church, Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department, Breast Cancer Foundation, City of Austin Department of Health, SAHELI, Seton Healthcare Network.

 

Directons:      

Exit Braker Lane on I-35, Mopac, or 183, and go to the east bound direction. Drive all the way to the end of Braker Lane, and then make a right turn on Dessau Road. Austin Chinese Church is on your right hand side. Free parking available.

 

For more information contact:

Susan Fifer at 835-6697

City of Austin New Rules for Outdoor Watering

City Council Revamps Outdoor Watering - Restrictions Approved on Area Lawn Watering 

Austin – Residential homes, apartment buildings, office buildings, other businesses and all other water users in Austin are affected by the new landscape watering guidelines approved today by the Austin City Council.

In an initiative targeting the waste of potable water on outdoor landscapes, Austin has endorsed several new provisions that will restrict current practices with a mandatory schedule and restrictions on watering times.

The new watering schedule will become effective as of October 1^st. This will be mandatory year-around for commercial and multi-family customers, and will be mandatory May 1^st through September 30^th for residential customers.

The proposed new watering schedule will have twice per week watering. Currently, the proposal is:

Residential Customers - address ending with odd numbers           Wednesday & Saturday Only

Residential Customers - address ending with even numbers          Thursday & Sunday Only

Commercial, Multi-family and all other Customers                       Tuesday & Friday Only

All Customers                                                                           No outdoor watering on Monday

Time of Day restrictions for outdoor watering are as follows:

Automatic Irrigation Systems                 No watering 10 am - 7 pm -- Mandatory year-around restriction

All Customers                                       No hose-end sprinkler watering 10 am-7 pm -- May 1^st to Sept. 30^th

These new policies are the result of recommendations from a recent Water Conservation Taskforce that looked at current and projected water use trends, treatment capacities and regulations. Conservation was determined to be a necessary component of delivering future water supplies, with these recommendations a first component to be implemented.

TFAACC Symposium

TFAACC Symposium will be held at San Antonio on September 15. Please visit www.austinaacc.org for more information.

This is going to be a great event, so please pass around the information. The following info is the hotel information.