An Educational Seminar: The Primary Caregiver's Inner Struggles
Jan 20 2012 11:59AM
Posted 15 days 27 mins ago
Tuesday, January 24th 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Arden Courts of Austin
11630 Four Iron Drive
Austin, TX 78750
Assuming the role of the primary caregiver for a loved one who is living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can be rewarding, but it can also be emotionally challenging as well. During this seminar, Jackie Verdoorn will discuss: • The unique emotional challenges faced by primary caregivers
• How caregivers can manage negative emotions and turn them into positive experiences
• How to avoid “caregiver burnout”
• Community resources available to help caregivers along their journey Seating is limited, so make your reservation early. Adult day care will be provided by qualified staff. Please ask for this service when making your reservation. Light refreshments will be served. More Info!
February 1 - February 3
Doors open at 6p with First bell at 7p each night Travis County Expo Center Tickets: $10
Private Tables available as well
The Austin Regional Golden Gloves returns to Austin for its 3rd consecutive year. This year’s tournament promises to be the most competitive and exciting since the tournament’s return in 2010. Golden Gloves has a long and storied sports history not only for Austin but also for the entire nation. Boxers (female and male) from 16 to 34 years of age will be competing in 25+ bouts each night of the event! Open division champions will then proceed to the Texas Golden Gloves tournament in Ft. Worth, Texas (February 29th – March 3rd, 2012). Beneficiaries for this year’s event will be Meals on Wheels & More of Austin and the Travis County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Association Youth Scholarship Fund.
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As ordinary citizens, we seldom get a chance to give back to our service men and women who sacrifice so much for us. If given the opportunity it is especially important that we make a contribution to the lives of children who are now living without a mother or father at home. Having a quality role model in their young lives is crucial and we think this program will give them not only a day of fun that they may be missing from not having a parent to take them fishing but also expose them to the founder of the program, an ex-military man who sees first hand the impact of losing or missing a parent can have on a child. Please join Austin Fly Fishers in supporting this great cause; we cannot do enough for these children and their families. Click HERE for more info!
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center
Friday, February 17 – Sunday, February 19, 2012
Mark your calendar for this once-in-a-lifetime event—monsters becoming musicians! Elmo, The Count, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Bert & Ernie and all their funny and furry friends are taking to the stage to share the magical world of music with children. When Jenny, the new Sesame Street music teacher, moves into town, her instruments get lost. Jenny’s new Sesame Street friends quickly come to her rescue, and they all discover "instruments" that they never knew existed…rubber duckies, trash can lids and even their own laps! The characters teach children, and themselves, that everyone has the ability to make beautiful music, whether they realize it or not. Don’t miss this opportunity to count along with The Count, visit Elmo’s World and do the Crumb-A-Rumba with Rosita and Cookie Monster at Sesame Street Live "Elmo Makes Music."
There are Seven (7) delightful performances! Tickets on sale now at TexasBoxOffice.com or to charge by phone, call 512-477-6060 or 800-982-2386.
Friday, February 24, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Austin City Hall
301 W. 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
The 2012 People's Gallery exhibition features over 150 artworks from Austin-area artists, galleries, museums, and art organizations displayed throughout the first three floors of City Hall. Enjoy live music and refreshments, generously provided by Whole Foods Market, in the City Hall Atrium! The People's Choice Award ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. Short films from the Faces of Austin collection will screen in Chambers beginning at 7 p.m. Visit www.austintexas.gov for more info!
Auditorium Shores
Friday - Sunday
April 27th -29th, 2012
The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival is presented by FOOD & WINE Magazine, with 30 years of experience developing, organizing and sponsoring world-class culinary destination festivals around the country. The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival will be its first foray into Texas and it promises to be a gourmet celebration unlike any other. A portion of the Festival’s proceeds will benefit The Austin Food & Wine Alliance, dedicated to fostering awareness and innovation in the Central Texas food and wine community through grants, educational programming and events. For tickets and more information click here.
