Speaking about the reclamation efforts
and conservation education at the Bamberger Ranch. 

 Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 7:00 p.m.

The  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 

Free to the public and refreshments will be served. 

Please join us for

"Life in Argentina from 1965 to Present"

Presented by Mrs. Margie Mines, former teacher and missionary to Argentina

Tuesday, October 14th

7:30 p.m.

Small Middle School

Granny Van visits local schools. 

Re-enactor Donnie Rinn of Rockdale visited Kocurek and Winn elementaries on Thursday and Friday, May 15th and 16th as Granny Van.  As Granny she shared stories about her grandson George "aka" the Texas author George Sessions Perry.  The students thoroughly enjoyed hearing the stories and asking lots of questions about life in the early 1900's.  Many thought she was actually Granny Van!  Pictures

Please join us for a Silent Auction

benefiting ACCESS

Thursday, August 7, 2003

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church Austin

901 Trinity Street

Partial List of Items to be Auctioned 

Signed Print by Melton Gutherie
Signed Photograph by George Holmes
Signed Baseball by the 2002-2003 Longhorn Men's Team
Signed Basketball by the 2002-2003 Longhorn Men's Team
70’s Flashback Night including 5 Passes to Playland Skating, Skate Puff Balls and 5 free burgers and 5 free drinks at Sonic
Family Museum Day including, meals at Chick-Fil-A and admission to Umlauf Sculpture Garden
Full Nail Set by Karen Mayer
Evening of Comedy for your next party by Karen Mayer
Signed Copy of The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan
Pasture Golf (like in Scotland) for 5
Mary Kay Satin Hands Set
Date Night:  Dinner for 2 at Outback Steakhouse and a $25 Gift Certificate to Charolette’s Fiesta Flowers
Self Preservation Package featuring:  4 Class Pass to any Yoga-Yoga studio, a 30 minute massage by John Steinle, and assorted bath products
Family Membership to Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve
Flowerpot Coffee Mug w/coffee from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Historic Maps and Posters from the Center for American History past exhibitions featuring: Texas/Michener Poster, Sesquicentennial Map, Texans, and Blacks at the University of Texas.

Door Prizes:  One night stay in the best available room at the Inn Above Onion Creek—includes breakfast and dinner, Who Rocked for Ages Poster, (2) Texans’ Posters, and an ACCESS one year membership for 2003-2004.

Small Middle School and ACCESS Collaborate

The Austin Children’s Museum and Small Middle School teacher David Matthews are teaming up to produce an exhibit on a mysterious collection of Mexican masks. These 29 masks have been on display at the museum since it began, but there is actually very little known about them. The team of primarily 6th grade students will be trained in material culture and artifact analysis under the auspices of ACCESS. Their research will take them to exotic environments (local museums) featuring fascinating artifacts. Experts will visit and advise the team as they attempt to reveal the mysteries within the masks.

Desserts and Dinos
ACCESS to the Dino Pit

Description:  Join ACCESS to Learning and the Austin Nature and Science Center for a dinomite celebration of the Dino Pit, Austin's newest paleontology exhibit. Dine on sumptuous desserts from La Madeleine and enjoy a lecture by Edward Theriot, Ph.D., Director of the Texas Memorial Museum and hands-on tour of the site by Janice Sturrock, Education Coordinator, the Austin Nature and Science Center.

Time and Place:  Monday May, 12, 2003 from 5:30-7:30 pm
The Dino Pit Exhibit at the Austin Nature and Science Center
301 Nature Center Drive
Austin, Texas 78704

Tickets:  $7.00 for members $10.00 if not.  Call 512.841.4483 for more information.  Tickets may be purchased by mailing checks, payable to ACCESS, to Caron Sharp at O. Henry Middle School, 2601 West 10th Street, Austin, TX 78703.  Tickets will be available at the door. 

Attendance is limited to 40 people.
 

Friends of the Rockdale Library and ACCESS present

"An Evening With Stephen Harrigan,"
author of Gates of the Alamo

Tuesday, February 11th in Rockdale, Texas at the Patterson Civic Center.  The pre-event begins at 6:00 pm with a coffee and dessert chat with the author--seating is limited.  The cost for the pre-event is $25 per person and includes the main event.  The main event which is $10 begins at 7:15 and consists of a short talk and question/answer session with Stephen Harrigan.  All proceeds go to benefit the Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library Building Expansion Project.  For tickets or more information (directions), please contact Amie King at 989-1231 or king_m_e@yahoo.com.

Friends of the Library is a 501(c)3 Community Organization and donations may be made directly to the library at
201 Ackerman, Rockdale, Texas 76567

"Talks Around Town" Speaker Series

Co-Sponsored by ACCESS and AMP (Austin Museum Partnership)

Come join us to hear scholarly talks about various subjects.  Sessions will be held in Austin area museums.  All events are free to the public but reservations are required.  To make reservations for a specific event please call the host site.

Session 1 was a big success with approximately 40 attendees.  Please join us for the second installment November 13th and look for information about Sessions 3 and 4 coming soon.

Session 1 

October 10, 2002,  7:00 p.m.

Dr. Michael Collins from the Texas Archaeology Research Laboratory

"Evidence at the Springs: Inhabitants back in time.”

Join us, during Texas Archaeological Awareness Month, with a tour of the
Splash!  Into the Edwards Aquifer exhibit, before joining Dr. Collins in the Aquifer
Room.  There, he will present data from excavations along Barton Creek in the
1920s, along with additional knowledge since collected on the peopling of springs
during late Archaic times.

Immediately following the talk, flint knappers will demonstrate the ancient art
of stone tool formation.  Please contact Margaret Russell at 481-1466 or    margaret.russell@ci.austin.tx.us to reserve a space or for more information.

Location: Sheffield Education Center

The center is located in the Barton Springs bathhouse in Zilker Park. 

Session 2 was also a big success with over 45 in attendance.  A field trip on Saturday December 14th was a nice addition to this talk.

Session 2

November 13, 2002, 7:00 p.m.

Dr. Leon Long, Professor of Geological Sciences

at the University of Texas at Austin

Join us for an exciting talk entitled, "Geologic Wonders of Central Texas."  With this talk, Dr. Leon Long, popular Geology professor at UT, will highlight the natural processes at work in our area and how they formed the landscape of Central Texas.  For more information or to make reservations, please call or email Terri Killen at 936-4608 or Terri.Killen@thestoryoftexas.com

Location:  The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum

The Museum is located at 1800 N. Congress on the corner of Congress and 19th (MLK) Streets.

Session 3 was an astounding success with over 180 people attending! 

Session 3

March 4, 2003,  7:00 p.m.

Dirk Halstead, Photojournalist

Location:  Bass Lecture Hall