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Aug 19, 2019 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Music Memory Program - Classical Listening for Fun
Mollie Tower will introduce us to a Made in Austin classical music listening program. The Music Memory Program is an award-winning curriculum designed to promote an understanding of music using powerful techniques that combine aural experiences and visual memories.
The curriculum is an in-depth study of great composers, their lives and their music. In grades 3 –8, sixteen music selections are taught each year from the major historical periods - Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, 20th Century and Contemporary. Prominent composers of orchestral, vocal, choral, and keyboard selections are featured. Background Information, Animated Listening Maps and Live Performance Videos help teach the featured selections.
Mollie Gregory Tower is the founder of the Music Memory Program mightymusic.mollie@gmail.com
Mollie Tower is President of Mighty Music Publishing, LLC, a company dedicated to the musical education of young and old through the power of combining cutting-edge technology and masterpieces of music literature. She has worked with students at all levels, K - college, and holds a BS in Music Education and a Masters Degree in Education Administration from the University of Texas in Austin.
She taught music, K–6, for nine years at Lee and Andrews elementary schools in Austin ISD. In 1977, she became the AISD Elementary Music Coordinator (K–6), and was appointed to the position of AISD Choral and General Music Coordinator (K-12) in 1990. During her twenty-one years as a music coordinator for AISD, Mollie created and organized many district-wide programs, including the Music Memory Program.
Mollie is the Senior Author/Executive Producer of the Music Memory Curriculum, an annually produced, year-long listening program that brings the richness of classical music to thousands of students throughout the country. Mollie personally organizes and hosts several Music Memory Contests around the country. She recently hosted the New York City All-City Music Memory Contest and also works with the Music Memory Contests held each spring in Dallas, in Austin, in San Diego, California and in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
From 2006 - 2014, she taught in the School of Music at Texas State University at San Marcos, where she served as a Student Teacher Supervisor for Elementary Music student teachers, and taught Music Education classes to over 2000 future elementary classroom teachers.
Mollie has published many textbooks for all levels of students, K – college. Her publishers include Routledge Publishing in London, England, Macmillan/McGraw- Hill inNYC, and Glencoe/McGraw-Hill in NYC.
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Aug 26, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Sara Russell will share the essence of a simple, straightforward model that improves relationships and heads conflict off at the pass. It’s based on Behavioral Science, though is far less complicated then Myers Briggs and DiSC. It can easily be applied at work, within volunteer organizations and at home. You will walk away with the basic understanding of how knowing these four styles can reduce any interpersonal stressors. In order to get the most out of this session, be sure to complete and bring the attached assessment before attending.
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Sep 09, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Dr. Robert Prentice will talk to us on "Why It's Hard to Be the Kind of Person Your Dog Thinks You Are."
The science of behavioral ethics, which studies how and why people make the ethical (and unethical) choices they do, has revealed that good people often do bad things even though they have the best of intentions. For those of us who desire to live lives of integrity, it pays to be familiar with this research.
Dr. Robert A. Prentice is a Professor and Department Chair of the Business, Government and Society department at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Dr. Prentice received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Washburn University. His research and teaching interests include partnership and corporate law, securities regulation, and the legal liability of accountants. |
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Sep 16, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
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Sep 23, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
We are having a joint social with our friends at the Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association We have been building a relationship with these folks this year, having hosted them as speakers twice, The social is at Via 313 Pizza, 3016 Guadalupe St #100, Austin, TX 78705 There is parking in the garage on 31st St. |
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Sep 30, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Trudy Marshall will talk to us about Rotary sponsored libraries in Kenya and Uganda. Trudy is a member of
the Pflugerville Rotary. From Trudy:
Uganda was just another sight seeing trip for me in 2001. I was a teacher, but was working on a degree in library science at the time. I visited schools and found no books. I traveled for 3 years and then returned to Uganda to do one library in 2005. Now, in 2019, we have 41 libraries in schools in Uganda, and 7 very remote in Maasai land in Kenya. We also have a large sponsored student program. We continue to add new libraries, but also restock all of our previous ones. I live in Uganda and Kenya six months each year.
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Oct 14, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
More and more business and municipal decisions (loans, job applicant screening, criminal prosecutions, etc.) are being made by (or in conjunction with) computer algorithms. How these algorithms reach their conclusions - what data do they use, what rules do they use, and in the case of AI, what models do they use and how were those models developed - is a topic of pressing concern. Peter Coldicott will discuss the background, explain potential biases in algorithms, and describe curren initiatives in transparency and fairness in AI and Algorithms.
Peter is currently the CTO and Development Manager for the Artificial Intelligence based Video Analytics product portfolio in the IBM Watson Media and Weather division of IBM Cognitive Applications. Peter is a Distinguished Engineer at IBM, Emeritus Member of the IBM Academy of Technology and an IBM Master Inventor. He is a recipient of the White House Award for Community Service (Silver)
Peter is based near Austin Texas, is married with 5 children (including 17 year old triplet daughters) and has 4 grandchildren. He also is a set designed for the Lake Travis Music Theater, as well as past president of Lago Vista High School PTSA.
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Oct 18, 2019 8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
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Oct 21, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
The Kapadia Education Foundation connects bright and dedicated students in the developing world with mentorship and financial resources, to pursue higher education and affect positive change in their communities. Through lean and efficient operations, we cultivate cross-cultural relationships for students, staff, and supporters alike. Pradeep Kapadia, founder of the organization, will talk to us about the vision of the foundation for a world where all have a higher education, and how the work done by the foundation is already making a difference in the lives of the students and their communities Pradeep came to the United States in 1972 as a foreign student from India. He completed his studies at Tufts University, graduating as a Mechanical Engineer, and decided to stay in the U.S. instead of returning to India. Having lived in three continents and traveled through about 48 countries, Pradeep has always been interested in cross-cultural relationships.
Pradeep ran an engineering and contracting firm, Kapadia Energy Services (KES), incorporated in 1980. KES specialized in energy and water conservation, saving our world's precious resources for future generations to use more wisely. Largely based on the success of his company, Pradeep was able to retire and focus on outside interests, the main one being the start-up and administration of Kapadia Education Foundation.
It is clear to Pradeep that his good fortune has been made possible by his family in India and in the U.S., as well as by countless friends and mentors all over the world who helped along the way. It is they who have paid it forward to Pradeep, setting the example for Kapadia Education Foundation to help others pay it forward.
When not working for the Foundation, Pradeep is busy traveling the developing world encouraging college students to be the best that they can be with their newfound opportunity.
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Oct 22, 2019 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Come get on a boat and see the bats from under the Congress Avenue bridge with all your Rotary friends in Austin.
It is a spectacular sight to see the bats emerge from the bridge at sunset! An estimated 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats live under the Congress Avenue Bridge. It is the larg-est urban colony in North America. Join fellow Rotarians to socialize with old friends, make new friends and enjoy what Austin has to offer. Our private charter on the Lone Star Riverboat (next to the Hyatt Hotel) will be depart at 6:30 pm for a two hour tour. BYOB and dish to share.
The cruise is a social potluck - the e-Club is providing bottled water and utensils - everyone else needs to bring a dish and a beverage. You can park in the Hyatt parking and the Valets at the Hyatt can give you directions or park your vehicle, or you can Please arrive by 6:00, We will leave the dock at 6:30 pm. For additional information contact - Linda Tyler 512-636-8199 Kent Bohls—512-663-1005
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Oct 26, 2019 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Please mark your calendars and hold the morning of Saturday, October 26th, open to join your fellow club members and pick up some trash.
We will conduct a trash pick up on April 13 at our club's adopted street, which is Lamar Blvd for a long block north of 45th St. We need a crew of 8-10 volunteers.
We will meet at 9:00 a.m. in the Chili's parking lot at the southwest corner of 45th & Lamar. We should be finished by 10:30.
Please RSVP via a reply email letting me know you plan to come.
Charles Smaistrla
512-461-4636 cell CJS@LawEconomics.com |
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Oct 28, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
As a followup to his talk in September, we are fortunate to have Dr. Robert Prentice continue his talk on "Why It's Hard to Be the Kind of Person Your Dog Thinks You Are."
The science of behavioral ethics, which studies how and why people make the ethical (and unethical) choices they do, has revealed that good people often do bad things even though they have the best of intentions. For those of us who desire to live lives of integrity, it pays to be familiar with this research. You can find some fascinating videos by Dr. Prentice and team
on everyday ethics at https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/ Dr. Robert A. Prentice is a Professor and Department Chair of the Business, Government and Society department at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas. Dr. Prentice received his B.A. from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Washburn University. His research and teaching interests include partnership and corporate law, securities regulation, and the legal liability of accountants. |
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Nov 04, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Tonight we will be getting an update on Rodeo Austin - Rodeo Austin started as a stock show in 1938 and has |
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Nov 18, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
We will be getting an update on Mobile Loaves and Fishes - one of the key players in addressing in Austin's homeless crisis, Tracee Henneke has worked in the nonprofit industry for over 17 years and has been fundraising for over 13 years. As the Director of Relationships & Giving for Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Tracee provides strategic leadership in relationship building and fund development to advance the mission and vision of the organization. The vision of Mobile Loaves & Fishes is to empower communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless. This vision is embedded in Tracee’s philosophy of fundraising as an invitation to be a part of what the organization is doing for the homeless in the community.
Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry that has been empowering communities into a lifestyle of service with the homeless since 1998. Founded in Austin, Texas, the organization serves its homeless neighbors through three core programs: Truck Ministry, Community First! Village and Community Works.
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Nov 21, 2019 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
It's time for our multi-club fall fellowship event at Austin Playhouse on Thursday, November 21st at 7:30 PM. Showtime is at 8 PM. ​This fall's play is a romantic musical comedy- "She Loves Me " - more details below. She Loves Me is about a charming case of mistaken identity set in a 1930s European perfumery. Feuding perfume clerks Amalia and Georg work together begrudgingly by day, and write beautiful love letters to their “secret admirers” by night. Constantly bumping heads while on the job, the sparring coworkers can’t seem to find common ground. But little do they know, the anonymous pen pals they are both falling for happen to be each other! The unlikely romance unfolds as Georg and Amalia discover the truth, but will their love continue to blossom once their identities are finally revealed? She Loves Me is a musical adaption of the 1937 play Parfumerie. The story has also been adapted into the films The Shop Around the Corner (1949) and You’ve Got Mail (1998).
We will have snacks at the theater, and drinks are available for purchase at the bar.
Also, we *may* have some special door prizes! Austin Playhouse is at A note about getting to the theatre (from https://www.austinplayhouse.com/directions ) As you enter the parking lot from Airport Blvd, make a left (if coming from the north) or a right (if coming from the south) and follow the parking lot around, keeping the mall on your right, until you reach the South entrance. Enter the mall and take the stairs or elevator down to the lower level. Turn right. Austin Playhouse will be on your right.
Should you require wheelchair accessible entry:The Highland Campus has an elevator at the South Entrance. There is also a ground floor loading zone entrance located to the right of the mall’s South entrance. Please call the box office at 512-476-0084 for directions.
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Dec 16, 2019 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Our speaker will be the new Irish Consul General for Austin Claire McCarthy. Sam Bakir arranged this program. this should be a great program.
Our meeting place will be Casa Chapala at 9041 Research Blvd # 100, Austin, Texas. We have met there before.
More information will follow in a subsequent e-mail about Counsel McCarthy.
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Dec 23, 2019
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Dec 23, 2019
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Jan 13, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Our own Jennifer Richmond will be talking to us about how words can change lives.
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Jan 18, 2020 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Our very own Jennifer Richmond will be speaking at TEDxSouthCongress on Saturday, January 18. |
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Jan 20, 2020 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Jan 27, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Fang Fang will give us an overview of the 2020 US Census, which has been in the news quite a bit in the past few years. Fang Fang is a Partnership Specialist for the United States Census Bureau. She is responsible for developing partnerships with all level of governments, community-based organizations, faith-based groups, schools, media, businesses, and other grassroots entities in communities in the Greater Austin area for the Decennial Census in 2020. Fang Fang spearheaded the formation of the Asian Complete Count Committees (CCC) in Austin and in San Antonio, which quickly became a model for other ethnicity based CCCs. She also serves as a liaison member of multiple regional CCCs to advise and coordinate their collective efforts on 2020 Census, including Williamson County CCC and the Business subcommittee of the City of Austin and Travis County joint CCC. Fang Fang has worked both on the Hill and at the local lever in government, media and technology. She worked as a Congressional Reporter in Washington, DC with Voice of America Chinese Branch, before transferring to New York as its New York Correspondent. She then worked in Public Affairs at Edelman’s New York office, facilitating global companies to form positive relationship with the government and public in the United States. Prior to join the U.S. Census Bureau, she co-founded a technology startup to provide supply-chain solutions for small international e-commerce vendors. She traveled 35 cities in Asia and Latin America to study the local markets as well as their entrepreneur ecosystem. Fang Fang holds a Master’s degree in International Journalism from Baylor University in the United States, and a Bachelor’s degree in English from Northeastern University in China. |
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Feb 03, 2020 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Trevor Perry will be speaking on "Get An Extraordinary Life". Trevor is a friend of Jennifer Richmond. Trevor Perry is a keynote storyteller, a technologist by trade, an Australian by birth, and a collector of wisdom. He is the founder and Chief Extraordinary Officer URXO, Inc. Trevor’s unique background and heritage allow him to use storytelling with humor and translation to entertain you, challenge you, and make you feel. His books are written in a voice that is easy to read and are best read one page at a time. His keynote sessions are interactive and include serious stories to play moments – all of which will challenge your perspective. Trevor is direct, entertaining, motivating, sometimes blunt - and always inspiring. You can learn more about him at http://trevorperryspeaker.com/ |
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Feb 10, 2020 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Why I Walked 444 Miles to Make a Memory - Andra Watkins
New York Times best-selling author Andra Watkins chose a crazy way to launch her debut novel. She's one of the only living persons to walk the 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did, and she did it with an unconventional wing-man, her 80-year-old father. Her life-changing adventure inspired her New York Times best-selling memoir Not Without My Father, which chronicles their experience. Andra is also the author of four other successful books. Andra's presentation challenges audiences to evaluate their relationships. She gives attendees, whatever their phase of life, concrete ideas and strategies to leave inspired to Make a Memory of their own and turn “I wish I had” into “I’m glad I did.”
Featured in January 2017's Rotarian Magazine, Andra is an active and celebrated Rotarian, having served in a number of leadership positions at Eastern South Carolina area clubs.
Our meetings are open to the public and don't require you to purchase a meal or a drink, but the food and drink at Shoal Creek Saloon was recently featured in the Austin American-Statesman. We are in the Last Lift Lounge room of Shoal Creek Saloon.
Parking can get crowded at Shoal Creek Saloon - additional street parking is available on 10th Street.
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Feb 17, 2020 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
Patricia Wilson - Making a Difference - The Art of Community Engagement Patricia A. Wilson, professor at the University of Texas, has worked for over thirty years in community development, mostly in Latin America, exploring what it is that makes some aid projects successful and some not. She will present two stories from her most recent book that addresses that question: The Heart of Community Engagement: Stories from Across the Globe (Routledge, 2019). 240 pp.). Dr. Patricia A. Wilson, a senior professor in the U.T. Graduate Program in Community and Regional Planning, teaches international community development. Her extensive field research in community-based change processes has included Latin America, South Africa, India, and the U.S. Dr. Wilson holds a B.A. (with honors in Economics) from Stanford and a Master’s and Ph.D. In regional planning from Cornell.
Details about her book The Heart of Community Engagement: Practitioner Stories from Across the Globe (Routledge, 2019), can be found by clicking HERE . 20% discount code: enter SOC19.
Our meetings are open to the public and don't require you to purchase a meal or a drink, but the food and drink at Shoal Creek Saloon was recently featured in the Austin American-Statesman. We are in the Last Lift Lounge room of Shoal Creek Saloon - enter thru the main door and turn left into the Last Lift Lounge as you pass the bar.
Parking can get crowded at Shoal Creek Saloon - additional street parking is available on 10th Street.
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