The bakery will also sell its popular Bottomless Mug Trial cards (good for unlimited coffee, tea or fountain drinks through the end of April!!) as a fundraiser for the Westlake High School PTO.  The trial cards will go on sale when the bakery opens at 7 a.m. and all proceeds from each card sold will benefit the organization.

Thurs. & Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sat. 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Created with Texas-based J Bar B Foods, one of the nation‚s leading makers of smoked meats for more than 45 years, new Stubb’s fully cooked meats are ready to heat and serve and have all the authentic, smoky flavor of real Texas barbecue.

The meats are available ONLY through Feb. 5. Twin packs of Stubb’s new Signature Sauce, created just for Costco, will be continually available.

• Café Serranos – Kids eat free on Wednesday. Available at La Frontera and Symphony Square locations.
• Port A Café – Kids eat free every day.

Adult buffet will be $5.49 and 15″ one-topping carryout pizzas will be just $6.99.

The AmazonLocal Austin site went live on Aug. 25 at http://local.amazon.com/austin, and customers in greater Austin received the first deal “$10 for $20 of delicious coffee at Elixer Coffee in Downtown Austin.”

In addition to Austin, the service is available in 30 regions representing 10 states, including Boise, Seattle, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Birmingham, Charlotte, Miami, Orlando and Palm Beach, Fla. and Northern Virginia. Anyone can go to AmazonLocal.com and sign-up to be notified when AmazonLocal is available in their area.

Fundraiser for El Centro Para Madres Adolescentes, Lima, Peru
Oct. 1 – 30, 2010
Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Library,
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Artists’  Reception  6-9pm, Saturday, October 1

The Austin Lima Sister Cities Committee is presenting our 5th annual art exhibition, Art Across the Americas, featuring Peruvian and North American artists at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection Library, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas.  An artists‚ reception will be Saturday, October 1, 2011, from 6-9pm, with special guest, the Consul General of Peru, Sr. Carlos Polo, who will be traveling from Houston.  Art work sales from the exhibition will go to the artists and to the Center for Adolescent Mothers, in Lima, Peru. (http://www.cedetep.org/)  In June 2011, the Lima chapter of the Austin Lima Sister Cities, organized an art exhibition of Austin and Limeno artists, at the Terrazas Club, in Lima. Austin artists featured in that exhibition were Jill Alo, Barbara Timko, Tita Griesbach, and Brandon White.

Some of the Peruvian artists in this year‚s Austin exhibition will include Nelly Mayhua Mendoza, Doris Guiterrez, Emma Alcarraz Guia, Yolanda Velásquez Reinoso, Joe Marquez, Elsa Pulgar-Vidal, Cristina Duenas Pachas, and Del Nino Ladron.  Nelly Mayhua Mendoza will be traveling from Peru to attend the reception.  Felix Sampaio, a sculptor from Brazil will also be exhibiting and visiting Austin.  Some of the local Austin artists include Catherine Small, Bill Oakey, Leslie Kell, Patricia Lyle, Paul McGuire, Dixie Rhoades, Connie Schaertl, Barbara Timko, Beverly Adams, John Bielss, Karen Burges, Beverly Cobb, Jill Alo, Lloyd Cuninngham, Tita Griesbach, Betty Jameson, Alonso Rey-Sanchez, and Marla Ripperda.  Work by Marisa Boullosa, from Mexico, will also be exhibited.

Admission to the reception and exhibit is free and open to the public.  Music and refreshments will be provided. Attendees at the reception will choose a People‚s Choice Award.  This is a wonderful opportunity for Austinites to see work from artists in one of our sister cities. Please note the location of our exhibition this year is at the Latin American Library at UT.  It will close October 30th.

For more information please contact the President of the Austin Lima Sister Cities Committee, Carol Hayman, at 477-3099 or visit the committee websites at:

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/siscity/lima.htm
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/siscity/lima_2.htm
http://www.austinlima.org

Austin Lima Sister Cities Committee
Exhibition: Oct. 1 – 30, 2011
Artists Reception: 6-9 pm, Sat. Oct.1

Nettie Lee Benson
Latin American Collection Library, UT

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