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Teatro Vivo Presents “La Pastorela” At The Barrientos MACCLa voz y estilo único de Aida Cueva

J Balvin cuenta con una carrera en

fuego con premios de música

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The 13th original production

by the Puerto Rican Folkloric

Dance company, Mi Tierra

Boricua, will be held at 3pm on

Sunday, December 6th, in Austin’s

Carver Museum Boyd Vance

Theatre, 1165 Angelina Street.

Mi Tierra Boricua is a re-

freshing blend of fun and adven-

ture that brings oral history to life

through theater, traditional music

and dance. Written in English,

Spanish, and Taino, this drama tells

the story of a mountain tobacco

community in the 1940s and the

adventures they face as they leave

the mountains of Puerto Rico in

search of a better life. Featuring the

poetry of Julia de Burgos, this

drama will inspire you to consider

your own journey.

Mi Tierra Boricua was written

by Tekina-eiru Maynard with the

support of community elders in

Sembrando Herencia 2015 - Mi Tierra Boricua

Puerto Rico including Jesus Reyes

and others from Tekina-eiru's

pueblo Taino who shared oral

history and memories of the moun-

tains of Boriken from days gone

by. Zulmarie Alverio shared poetry

and insights on the world Julia de

Burgos wrote about. Actor Luis

Olmeda was a mentor in the script

writing.

The Sembrando Herencia

2015 community theater program

is made possible in part by funding

and support from Target, the Austin

Friends of Folk Arts, the Texas

Puerto Rican Foundation, Austin

Family Magazine, the Texas

Commission on the Arts, and by

the Cultural Arts Division of the

City of Austin Economic Develop-

ment Department.

Ticket information is avail-

able on the website.

La Peña Gallery (227 Con-

gress Avenue) will present the art

work of Ray Valez, Artist, Mural-

ist, and Tribal member of theTexas

Band of Yaqui Indians .

Opening Reception will be

on Sunday, December 13, 2015, 2

– 4pm.

Valdez was born in

Kingsville, Texas of nahua

(mexico)/yaqui(yoeme) Native

American ancestry.

Special Performance by

The Eagle Point Singers, an inter-

tribal drum group from the Austin

area. They are a “northern drum”

singing in a style that originated on

the plains of the northern US and

La Peña Gallery Presents Artist Ray Valez

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La voz y estilo único de la artista Aida Cuevas

Nacida en la Ciudad de México,

Aída Gabriela Cuevas Castillo es

conocida artísticamente como Aída

Cuevas, una cantante y actriz mexicana

desde 1975. Su voz y estilo único le han

permitido cultivar una carrera de larga

duración y con éxito, dejando una huella

notable en la historia de la música

mexicana. A través de su carrera ha

publicado 37 álbumes con ventas de más

de 7 millones de copias y ha ganado más

de 300 premios.

El álbum Enhorabuena, lanzado

en 2002, es producido por Bebu Silvetti y

fue nominada para el premio Grammy

Latino. Fue ganadora en la categoría

tradicional al mejor álbum de Tango con

el álbum “De corazón a corazón...

Mariachi Tango” en la 11ª Entrega del

Grammy Latino. Esta obra es la

producción número 30 de Cuevas,

lanzado en 2010 donde plasma la fusión

de dos grandes géneros de América

Latina: el Mariachi y el Tango.

Recientemente, fue nominada en la 16ª

Entrega del Grammy Latino en la

categoría de Mejor Álbum de Música

Ranchera por su álbum Pa’ Que Sientas

Lo Que Siento, con lanzamiento en junio

2015.

Entre las canciones más notables

son Cari Cari, Te Doy Las Gracias, A la

luz de los Cocuyos, Quizás Mañana, Un

Mundo Raro, Mi Ciudad, Qué Bonita es

mi Tierra, Siempre Te Amaré y su canción

más conocida es El pastor de los Cuates

Castilla.

Nació con el canto en las venas.

Desde muy pequeña, manifestó su afición

por la música, al mostrar aptitudes para el

canto y el baile, de los cuales hizo gala en

las fiestas de la escuela. No pasó

demasiado tiempo para que sus padres se

dieran cuenta que Aída era poseedora de

una voz inigualable.

Aída Cuevas comenzó como han

empezado los grandes artistas, desde

abajo. En octubre de 1975, fue su inicio en

el programa de radio “Taller XEW” y a

partir de esto, fue buscada por

empresarios y conductores de Tv. Muy

pronto llegaron los contratos para

presentarse en importantes sitios y

tradicionales programas, en compañía de

grandes artistas como Lola Beltrán, Lucha

Moreno, Los Hermanos Zaizar, Cuco

Sánchez, Tomas Méndez y Vicky Carr.

Después, fue con Pedro Vargas y Paco

Michel en Los Angeles, California.

Dos años más tarde en 1977,

reaparece en Europa, cantando y

modelando los trajes de corte prehispánico

de Pedro Loredo, impactando con su voz

en Málaga y Torremolinos, deleitando en

toda la Costa del Sol. Además ha

maravillado con su voz a grandes

personalidades como Richard Burton,

Sean Connery e al Sha de Irán. Gracias a

la enseñanza del maestro Loredo, ella

adquiere y refuerza su vocación a vestir

con propiedad y fidelidad el traje nacional

de México.

Ella les ha cantado a todos los

presidentes de México desde Luis

Echeverría; a los Reyes de España, al ex-

presidente Bill Clinton y a personalidades

como Plácido Domingo, entre muchos

más.Entre las disqueras que ha grabado

Cuevas se encuentran Ariola Records, IM,

Sony Music Entertainment y Warner

Music Group, y con el más último en la

Disquera Cuevas. Para más informes,

visite su página oficial

www.aidacuevas.com

Texas Folklife presents Cigar

Box Guitar Exhibit by Tomas Salas and

W.T. Bryant at the Texas Folklife House

Gallery, 1708 Houston Street, Austin from

December 12, 2015 to January 31, 2016.

An opening reception will be

held on Saturday, December 12 from 3:00

to 6:00 pm. Live music with the cigar box

guitars will be provided.

Tomas Salas and WT Bryant are

two local cultural workers who

have been building cigar box guitars for a

few years. The guitars are made from

found objects and range from one string

pieces to double neck, amplified guitars.

Enjoy a display of their work that will be

available for sale, just in time for the

holidays.

Tomas Salas is an actor, set

design engineer, and long-time cultural

activist in central Texas. He was one of

the founders of the Emma S.Barrientos

Mexican American Cultural Center, and is

a regular contractor of Texas Folklife. WT

Bryant is an actor, director and designer

who has dabbled in blacksmithing,

photography and

ceramics. WT sometimes pretends to play

guitar.

Both Salas and Bryant discov-

ered Cigar Box Guitars several years ago

and fell in love with them as an art form.

The guitars are playable art, timeless and

have been used for decades.“Cigar Box

Guitars” will be on display and available

for sale at the Texas Folklife House

Gallery between December 12 and

January. An opening reception will be

held on Saturday, December 12 from 3:00

to 6:00 pm. Live music with the cigar box

guitars will be provided.

Texas Folklife Presents Cigar Box Guitar

Exhibit by Tomas Salas and W.T. Bryant

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Nacido en Medellín, yrespaldado por una fuerzaimpresionante en las redes sociales,representante y emba-jador de unanueva corriente callejera desdeColombia, J Balvin ha sidocalificado por Billboard como “elmás grande descubrimiento de lamúsica latina en muchos años”.

En 2015, J Balvin ganó tresPremios Billboard de la MúsicaLatina en las categorías de ArtistaDebut del Año, Canción “LatinRhythm” del Año y “Latin RhythmSongs” Artista Solista del Año.Esto, justo después de haberganado todas las categorías urba-nas en los Premios Lo Nuestro deUnivisión, donde salió cargado conlos trofeos de: Artista Urbano delAño, Álbum Urbano del Año,Canción Urbana del Año y Cola-boración Urbana del Año. Estereconocimiento incomparable parauna nueva voz se desprende del

éxito en las listas de su primerálbum La Familia y los sencillosnúmerouno, 6 AM

y Ay

Vamos.J Balvingano en lacategoríade MejorInterpretaciónUrbana porAy Vamos

en 2015LatinGrammy.

Creador deuna fusión urbana única que nacede influencias del reggaetón dePuerto Rico, se mezcla con ritmoscolombianos frutos de su herencia,a los que suma los sonidoscontempo-ráneos de una nuevaescena urbana, además de una

J Balvin cuenta con una carrera en fuego con premios de música

reconocida afición al Hip-Hop y elR&B, J Balvin es sin duda, el

artistanuevo másrepresentativode lamúsicalatina.

Habladoantes de suintensa giraque se llevóa cabodurante elotoño conBecky G,una

cantautora y rapera de 18 años,Balvin dijo, “Siempre me estoyrefiriendo a lo importante que esperseguir tus sueños y este tourhecho realidad es el ejemploperfecto de lo importante que esnunca rendirse. Después de

compartir escenario con EnriqueIglesias y Pitbull (a principios delaño), aprendí de los mejores cómohacer las cosas bien”.

Además del éxito alcanzadocon su propia música, J Balvin seha convertido en el nombre paratener en cuenta, a la hora de pensaren colaboradores. Ha sido convo-cado para trabajar en remezclas enespañol con nombres comoPharrell, Ariana Grande, FrenchMontana, entre otros. A J Balvin sele reconoce por su sentido delhumor irreverente y su tratoafectuoso con sus fans; se haconvertido en una nueva poderosaplataforma en las redes sociales yen el internet para la músicalatina.- cuenta con casi 3 millonesde seguidores en Instagram, yalcanzó la impresionante cifra demás de un billón de visitas enYouTube.

Saturday, December 5, 2015 | 4 - 8pmThis free family event will have activities for children, traditional music, dance, food, and a beautiful afternoon to celebrate the beginning of the Holidays.

Opening ReceptionDecember 12, 4-6pmExhibit runs through January 16, 2016

IN THE SAM Z. CORONADO GALLERY

F I G Ú R A LOYouth Exhibit

In the Community

Gal ler y:3 the HARD WAYSLOKE + BONIFACIO + REI

ESB-MACC | 600 River St, Austin TX, 78701 | 512-974-3772Free and open to the public! For more information, visit www.austintexas.gov/esbmacc

Teatro Vivo presents “La

Pastorela” December 3 through 20,

Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m.

and Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Emma

S.Barrientos

Mexican

American

Cultural

Center

located at

600 River

Street in

Austin,

Texas.

The

traditional

play, an adaptation by Rupert Reyes, is

centered around the pastores (shepherds)

as they traveled to Bethlehem in order to

witness the birth of Jesus. Pastorelas are

one of the oldest and most enduring

Christmas traditions in Mexico.

Originally, the Mexican

Pastorela was a religious theater

created for the purposeof converting

“heathen native.” Once appro-priated by

popular theater, it was never the same.

Pastorelas take many forms and are

vigorously influenced by invention and

improvisation from the talent participat-

ing. Pastorelas may be religious, folk

drama, theater, or even urban folk drama,

but a very particular structure is maintained.

The bilingual play resonates with

both Spanish and English speaking audi-

ence mem-

bers and

incorporates

traditional

music and

dance from

various

regions of

Mexico. This

production is

an entertain-

ing way the

whole family can enjoy this Christmas

classic.

Thursday, December 10 and 17 are

“pay what you wish” one hour before the

performance time.Ticket are available at

http://pastorela.bpt.me. Admission is $15

for general public and $20 for reserved

seating.

Teatro Vivo offers student, senior and

teacher discounts for $12.

For more information regarding

the play, check out our Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/

teatrovivoaustintx/ and our twitter at https://

twitter.com/teatrovivotx.

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Teatro Vivo presents “La Pastorela” at the Emma

S.Barrientos Mexican American Cultural CenterYour local Library screens a range

of movies to suit everyone from film

connoisseurs to documentary enthusi-

asts to families with children. Mark your

calendar to visit the Library for free

community film screenings this Decem-

ber.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

1 PM,Thursday Matinee: ’Tis the

Season,Terrazas Branch | 1105 E. Cesar

Chavez St. | 512-974-3625 ,4 PM

Family Movie Matinee - The

Boxtrolls,Cepeda Branch | 651 N.

Pleasant Valley Rd. | 512-974-7372

Saturday, December 5, 2015

2 PM,Family Matinee Series: - Inside

Out,Windsor Park Branch | 5833

Westminster Dr. | 512-974-9840

Tuesday, December 8, 2015,6:30

PM,Family Movie Night - Inside Out,Twin

Oaks Branch | 1800 S. Fifth St. | 512-974-

9980

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

6:30 PM Americana Memories - Cat

Ballou,Yarborough Branch | 2200 Hancock

Dr. | 512-974-8820,7:00 PM,Holiday Horror

Movie (Rated R) - Rare Exports: A Christ-

mas Tale,Windsor Park Branch | 5833

Westminster Dr. | 512-974-9840

The Consulate General of

Mexico in Austin, in collaboration with

Foundation Communities and the Institute

for Mexicans Abroad, is launching the

MEXAUSTIN Scholarships which will

Library Screens A Range Of Movies

provide $1,000 scholarships to at least 140

students bound for college.

Online application is set to open

January 2016 visit for infromation :http://

www.mexaustin.com/

$1,000 Scholarships For Students Bound For College

Se Busca Repartidores

Para Applicar:

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Wastewater averaging begins mid-November, and determinesyour monthly wastewater charge for the next year. Learn more at:Austintexas.gov/department/WastewaterAveraging

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The Latin Recording Academy

gave Lifetime Achievement Awards to

Gato Barbieri, Ana Belén and Víctor

Manuel, Angela Carrasco, Djavan, El

Gran Combo De Puerto Rico, and Pablo

Milanés. Federico Britos, Humberto

Gatica and Chelique Sarabia were the

recipients of the prestigious Trustees

Award.

The honorees werrrrrrre recog-

nized at 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY

Awards festivities which took place in

mid-November.

“It is a great honor to recognize

and celebrate such a distinguished and

dynamic group of honorees who have

been the creators of such timeless art,”

said The Latin Recording Academy

President/CEO Gabriel Abaroa Jr. “Their

outstanding accomplishments and

passion for their craft have created a

timeless legacy. By honoring them we

honor our music. They surely will

continue to have an influence in both our

culture and the Latin music industry.”

This Special Award is presented

by vote of The Latin Recording

Academy’s Board of Trustees to

performers who have made creative

contributions of outstanding artistic

significance to the field of recording

during their careers.

Argentinian saxophonist Gato

Barbieri is considered a living jazz

legend. Emerging from a family of

musicians, Barbieri began playing

professionally as a teenager, which led

to his five-decade career covering

virtually the entire jazz landscape,

including free jazz (with trumpeter Don

Cherry in the mid-’60s), avant-garde

jazz and film scoring (Last Tango In

Paris) to his ultimate embrace of Latin

music. Barbieri created a rebellious but

highly accessible musical style, combin-

ing contemporary jazz with Latin

American genres and incorporating

elements of instrumental pop.

Lifelong partners Ana Belén and

Víctor Manuel have performed and

collaborated for more than four decades,

recording countless songs together and

as solo artists. In the ’80s the duo

attained populari not only in their native

Spain but worldwide with “La Puerta De

Alcalá,” which reached No. 1 for seven

weeks in Spain. In 2015 the duo released

their latest, Canciones Regaladas (Gift

Songs), which features songs written by

Carlos Berlanga, Rubén Blades, Leonard

Cohen, José Alfredo Jiménez, Billy Joel,

and Astor Piazzolla. Ana and Víctor

continue to tour and are currently

performing in Spain.

Born in the Dominican Republic,

Angela Carrasco, daughter of renowned

musician and guitarist Blas Carrasco, has

had a career spanning more than 30 years.

Carrasco first enjoyed success in Spain for

her portrayal as Mary Magdalene in the

Spanish adaptation of Jesus Christ Super-

star. In the late ’70s she gained recognition

across Latin America, United States and

Europe with such hits as “Cariño Mio”

(“Love Of Mine”) and “Quererte A Ti”

(“Loving You”). Throughout her career,

Carrasco has recorded more than 15

albums, immersing herself in the Latin pop,

ranchera and Afro-Caribbean genres, and

received numerous music awards.

Emerging from the Música Popular

Brasileira movement, singer/songwriter/

guitarist Djavan took the genre to a new

level with a sonic stew of samba, funk, pop,

and smooth jazz. Djavan gained attention

and recognition after he recorded his first

album, A Voz, O Violão, A Música De

Djavan in 1976. He recorded more than 30

albums, which include his best-known and

acclaimed compositions “Meu Bem

Querer,” “Oceano,” “Se...,” “Faltando Um

Pedaço,” “Esquinas,” “Eu Te Devoro,” and

“Serrado.” His songs have been recorded by

an array of artists including Gal Costa, Al

Jarreau, Ney Matogrosso, Carmen McRae,

Daniela Mercury, and Caetano Veloso.

Formed in 1962 by pianist Rafael

Ithier, Puerto Rican salsa music orchestra El

Gran Combo De Puerto Rico represents one

of the country’s most successful music

groups. El Gran Combo sum up the

restrained elegance and jazzy swing of

traditional salsa, underscoring Puerto Rico’s

invaluable contribution to Latin music. In

2012 El Gran Combo celebrated their 50th

anniversary with on a tour across five

continents. El Gran Combo, Ithier and many

founding members continue to perform

around the world.

Cuban singer/songwriter/guitarist

Pablo Milanés is recognized as one of the

founders of the Cuban nueva trova music

style. In the early ’50s, Milanés moved to

Havana with his family to study at the

prestigious Municipal Conservatory of

Havana. Milanés has released more than

40 albums and collaborated with countless

artists from Cuba, Spain and Latin

American. “Yolanda” and “El Breve

Espacio En Que No Estás,” are two of his

timeless anthems that evoke the poetic

search of a man who took Latin music to a

new level of creativity and credibility

representing the essence of Cuban music.

Trustees Award: This Special Award

is presented by vote of The Latin Record-

ing Academy’s Board of Trustees to

individuals who have made significant

contributions, other than performance, to

the field of recording during their careers.

Uruguayan violinist Federico Britos

is one of the most skillful and celebrated

musicians from Latin America. Britos

began playing violin at age five, has

served as principal chair, soloist and

concertmaster with some of the most

renowned symphony orchestras in Cuba,

Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. He has

worked with a variety of musicians,

including Cachao Lopez, Bola de Nieve,

Juan Luis Guerra, and Astor Piazzolla. As

a composer, Britos has written and

recorded countless works for orchestras,

chamber ensembles, ballet, and dance. He

has also composed music for film, TV and

theater.

Chilean record producer and sound

engineer Humberto Gatica has worked

with Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Luis

Miguel, Alejandro Sanz, and Shakira

among others. Gatica paved the way for a

new generation of Latin American

professionals and continues to provide his

magic touch to all his projects.

Since 2014 Gatica has served as the

head of the audio engineering and

production department at Isin and L.A.

based mentorship program providing

individuals worldwide with the prepara-

tion to excel in music through study and

practice.

With a catalog of more than 1,000

songs, including the timeless Latin

anthem “Ansiedad” (made famous by Nat

King Cole), songwriter Chelique Sarabia

become a renaissance man of Venezuelan

culture. A prolific creator, Sarabia

combined joropo with boleros, rancheras

and jazz, creating a rich mosaic of

timeless pop.

16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Gives Out

Lifetime Achievement and Trustee Awards

Djavan

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Travis County Purchasing Office is located at 700 Lavaca

Street, Suite 800, Austin, Texas, Ph: (512) 854-9700 or

Fax: (512) 854-9185. Please visit our web page at

www.traviscountytx.gov/purchasing/solicitation.asp for all

current bid solicitations.

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COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT

TRAVIS COUNTY WANTS

TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU

City of Austin

Purchasing Office

The City of Austin Purchasing Office invites you to view current

bid solicitations at http://www.austintexas.gov/purchase/vs/p4.htm.

Vendors are encouraged to register on-line in the City’s Vendor Self

Service System. Once your company is registered, you will receive

notifications about new bid opportunities. For additional

information regarding current bid opportunities or Vendor

Registration, please call the Purchasing Office at 512-974-2500.

For information on the City of Austin’s Minority Owned and

Women-Owned Procurement Program and the certification

process, please contact the Small & Minority Business Resources

Department at 512-974-7600 or visit their website at http://

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El escritor mexicano

Fernando del Paso ha ganado el

XXX Premio Miguel de Cervantes.

Es el galardón literario más

importante del español con el cual

se rinde homenaje al con-junto de

la obra de un autor. Según el

jurado, el premio se ha concedido

“por su aportación al desarrollo de

la novela aunando tradición y

modernidad, como hizo Cervantes

en su momento. Sus

novelas llenas de riesgos recrean

episodios fundamentales de la

historia de México, haciéndolos

funda-mentales”. Según la

académica Inés Fernández

Ordóñez, presi-denta del jurado, el

escritor mexicano ha desarrollado

una

literatura que “asume riesgos y es

innovadora. Su obra forma parte de

Escritor Fernando del Paso ha ganado el

XXX Premio Miguel de Cervantes

la historia de la literatura

latinoamericana”. El premio,

dotado con 125.000 euros, se

entregará en un acto especial el 23

de abrilde 2016, en la Universidad

de Alcalá de Henares.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar

reminded Texans that applications

continue to be accepted for the

2015-2016 Texas Match the Prom-

ise Foundation awards.

The foundation, in coopera-

tion with the Comptroller’s office,

encourages Texas families to save

for college by offering competitive

matching scholarships and tuition

grants to Texas students who are

beneficiaries of a Texas Tuition

Promise Fund® (TTPF) account —

the state’s prepaid college tuition

plan.

“Match the Promise scholar-

ships help children all over our

great state realize their dreams of a

college education while also

encouraging families to take steps

now to prepare for their children’s

futures,” Hegar said.

“During the 2014-15 school

year, 75 Texas students were

approved for Match the Promise

scholarships. These young people

represent the future of the Lone

Star State, and we’re excited about

awarding a new batch of scholar-

ships this year.”

Fifth through ninth graders

whose families have an annual

income of $100,000 or less and

who have a TTPF account may

apply for the matching scholar-

ships and tuition grants through

Dec. 31, 2015. To be considered for

a scholarship, students must write

a career essay and meet other

requirements.

Complete details can be

found at MatchThePromise.org or

call 1-800-531-5441, ext. 3-1696.

Families can also enroll in TTPF

during this time if they have not

already done so. More information

is available at TuitionPromise.org.

Match the Promise is funded

by individuals who have donated

the cash value of property held in

the state’s unclaimed property

program, as well as by donations

from individuals, businesses,

organizations and through the

State Employee Charitable Cam-

paign. The foundation is a

501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt public

charity and is eligible to receive

tax deductible contributions.

Texas Match the Promise Foundation awards Encourages

Texas Families To Save For College

Mexic-Arte Museum presents

the exhibition Nacimientos: Tradi-

tional Nativity Scenes from Mexico

This exhibition presents the

tradition of Nacimientos that survives

in present-day Mexico as a visual

amalgam of indigenous pre-Colom-

bian and Spanish Colonial represeent-

ations. The exhibition features a rich

tradition of handmade Nacimientos

from the Museum’s permanent

collection and loans from Edwin R.

Jordan; many of the nativity scenes

depict a reflection of Mexico’s

landscape, such as cacti, turkeys, and

market scenes.

Mexic-Arte Museum is

dedicated to cultural enrichment and

education through the collection,

preservation and presentation of

traditional and contemporary Mexican,

Latino, and Latin American art

and culture to promote dialogue and

develop understanding for visitors of all

ages. Since 1984, Mexic-Arte Museum

has produced and presented cultural and

educational programs for communities in

Texas.

Mexic-Arte Museum is one of

the first museums in the United States to

pre-sent Mexican and Mexic American

art.

In 2003, the 78th Legislature of

the State of Texas recognizing the

uniqueness a significant cultural role of

Mexic-Arte Museum, it designated it as

the “Official Mexican and Mexican

American Art Museum ,419 Congress

Avenue,Austin, TX 78701

www.mexic-artemuseum.org

St. Austin Catholic Church

( Guadalupe and 21st ) will hold its

Holiday Fair on December 5th and

6th.

The

market fair

is a

Christmas

market

and

commu-

nity social

to raise

funds for

parish

ministries

and to

offer the opportunity to shop from a

selection of unique items and gifts,

including Fair Trade vendors and

St. Austin Catholic Church To Hold Holiday Fair

alternative giving options as well as

handmade arts and crafts.

Parish ministries use this fun

event to help

raise money

for their

ministry’s

activities

during the

year, and

many parish-

ioners rent a

table to

support their

own busi-

nesses.

If you are an interested in being

a vendor at our Holiday Fair or would

like to volunteers , contact jennifer at

janderson@staustin.org.

Mexic-Arte Museum Presents The Exhibition

Nacimientos: Traditional Nativity Scenes from Mexico

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