by Eric A. Crabtree
AUSTIN, TEXAS
Ambush Quote of the Times
From Circuit Parties to Circuit
DJ's & CD's, Ambush has the
Beat. - Mark Haworth, Owner - The Forum / Austin
1998 Bean
Awards Hosted
The 1998 Bar Employee Appreciation Night (BEAN) this year will be held this coming Mon., Mar. 22 at Splash Video Bar located at 406 Brazos St. at 9pm. The BEAN Awards are an annual tradition held with all members of the Austin Tavern Guild (ATG) and invited bars, employees, guests and the public is welcome. The night honors bar employees nominated & finalized by their individual bars with trophies for various categories. Two special awards will be presented by ATG. The Col. Bob Collins Humanitarian Award and the Austin Community Achievement Award. Last year's winners and categories can be accessed by visiting the Ambush Web site under Steers & Queers at www.ambushmag.com/is798/austin.htm ATG's next major event will be Splash Day held on Sun., May 2, the official start of Gay/Lesbian Austin Summer.
CCMC Spring Concert
The Capital City Men's Chorus presents their Spring Concert: "If Music Be the Food of Love..." this Sat. Mar. 20 at 8pm. The concert is a tribute to that great pastime, romance, with songs of invitation, courtship, afterglow, and love lost. A repeat performance will be held Sun. afternoon, Mar. 21 at 4pm. Both concerts will take place at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin located at 4700 Grover. Tickets are available by calling 454-TIXS (8497), or from any CCMC singing member. CCMC CD's entitled "Silent Noon" is also still available. This CD is CCMC's first CD recording featuring songs of love and remembrance. The CD will be on sale at the concerts are from local retail stores in Austin such as Barnes and Nobles, at the Arboretum and Tower Records at 24th and Guadelupe. More info on CCMC may be obtained at 512.477.SING or by visiting their Web site at www.io.com/~ccmcaus/.
Care This Weekend To March on Austin
This weekend, Austin Gay & Lesbian Community is urged to take a stand for our families and March on Austin, Sun., Mar. 21, gathering at Palmer Auditorium at 12:30pm. Some ten thousand Texans are expected to proceed north on Congress Ave. to the south steps of the Capitol building for the "Rally for Our Families." Marchers can help stop the extreme right's attack on our families by participating. The Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (LGRL) is organizing this March on Austin in concert with Equality Begins at Home - a week of actions at our state capital. LGRL urges all to write their State Senator and State Representative today and tell them you are against House Bills 382 & 415 but support the James Bryd Hate Crime Act. Why Should You Care? Remember folks, our own Gov. George W. Bush may become our next president and it's time we showed our community, the state and the nation We Do Care!
LGRL Director Diane Hardy Garcia commented, "Anyone who values equality and the integrity of family must speak out against these bills." The 'March for Our Families' provides the perfect opportunity for action. On Sat., Mar. 20 a Youth Rally will be hosted with youth from across the state to rally on our capital steps to increase awareness of the discrimination that many of our youth still experience in our society. Gail Goodman, Executive Director of Out Youth Austin commented, "We are excited about the opportunity to show our support about what LGRL and members of our community are doing to help represent the damaging legislation in Texas."
On Rally Day - Sun., Mar. 21, come March with thousands of people from Palmer Auditorium to our State Capital. HRC's Chastity Bono will be on hand at the rally in support of our causes. Individuals, business and groups are all urged to bring support, banners, signs, family members, friends, and show Austin and our state legislators that we do care and do count as proud and loving fathers and mothers to adopted or foster children. Immediately following the march, political leaders, entertainers, elected officials and community leaders will be featured. On Mon., Mar. 22, the community is urged to visit their state senator and representative to discuss the adoption and foster care bills as well as the hate crime bills. Participants are asked to meet in the State Capital cafeteria at 7:30am for a brief organizational meeting. LGRL Reps. will be on hand to assist. More info aboutthe weeks' events may be obtained via LGRL at 512.474.5475 or visit their Web site at www.lgrl.org.
SXSW & Rodeo
Wind-Down
South by Southwest Music/Film Festival or SXSW wraps up this weekend in the Live Music Capital of the World - Austin. More information on SXSW may be obtained at www.sxsw.com or by calling 512.467.7979 or 512.451.0754. Want to listen to music right now? Free music selections from local bands and musicians may be obtained by calling 512.912.TUNE (8863). The selections are courtesy of the Austin American-Statesman. The 62nd Austin Travis County Livestock Show & Rodeo and Carnival also wraps up this weekend with festivities located on Decker Lane. The theme this year is "How The West Was Fun." More info on the show and rodeo festivities may be found by calling them at 512.467.9811 or from the Web at www.austinrodeo.com.
Austin Circuit News
Equinox Austin with DJ & Remix Artist Julian Marsh (NYC) will be rocking on Sat., Mar. 27 at the Forum Nightclub. Tickets are being sold for $10 in advance at the Forum or $15 at the door with dancing til dawn. The Forum will be releasing The Winter Party Double CD Party in April. Look for details soon in Ambush. It seems that DJ RO's - Roland Belmares - music is so hot these days to dance & listen to, that some 25 plus Austin Police Dept. cars, APD horseback riders, EMS units and two Austin firetrucks recently showed up outside the Forum to hear the beat. Actually it was all about an unrelated riot next door, but it seemed they all stayed afterwards for some reason. D:FUSE and Filthy Rich keep battling the tunes every Sun. night at the Forum. On Splash Day Weekend, Sat. May 1, the Forum will be the official host of Genre magazine's DanceONE Party. More details to follow. Coming up the weekend of May 28 - 31, look for details soon of Meltdown '99 from Splash Productions. Summer rounds off with Last Splash and RIP'D in Sept. More info on Austin Circuit Parties may be obtained via Splash Productions at 1212 Guadalupe #1003, Austin, TX 78701, or 888.558.1791 or via the Web at www.partyaustin.com.
