The newly renovated Arthouse at the Jones Center downtown is kicking off a great new Sunday Matinée Film Series in conjunction with their Jason Middlebrook exhibition, More Art About Buildings and Food.  All centered around the theme of food, the award-winning films stir the imagination and whet the appetite! This series is FREE and open to the public.  Each Sunday matinée begins at 2:00pm in the Community Room (2nd floor).
 
Upcoming films in the series are:
Dec 5               Babette’s Feast
Dec 19             Ratatouille
Jan 9               Tampopo

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by Kristina Witt

The Public Policy Committee (PPC) is a standing committee in DANA dedicated to researching, debating, and recommending policy stances for DANA Board review. The PPC is composed of DANA members with varied interests-development, transportation, maintenance, and safety, to name a few. Although the majority of DANA's Board also serves on the PPC, we encourage additional general members to participate in the PPC to expand our issue coverage and the depth of that coverage.

The PPC takes its cues from varied sources, whether it's issues arising in City Council's conversations or emails from DANA members-as long as it matters to downtown stakeholders, we'll dig in. When an issue comes to the fore, PPC members discuss the relative merits and strive to reach consensus in order to bring a recommendation to the Board with confidence.    

Does this process take time? Yes. But the diversity of our membership and the variety of voices involved in the process assures that DANA won't take stances to garner favor with one stakeholder or group over another.  As an individual member or group, you have the assurance that your organization does not play favorites and will never work against your interests-never.

Is there an issue that you believe matters to downtown Austin stakeholders? Is there a stance you believe DANA should take? Let's get the discussion going. Contact a PPC member or join a meeting at info@downtownaustin.org.

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Did you have a great time on the Downtown Living Tour and want to stay connected to what's going on in Downtown Austin?

Did you vote "yes" for Prop 1 and want to keep up on what happens next?

Do you want to meet and mingle with a vibrant group of individuals interested in Urban Living?

Become a DANA Member and do it all!

Individual Membership dues begin at just $25 annually. Click here for more information and to sign up for your DANA Membership.

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A reminder to DANA members that early voting for a full list of federal, state, county and city elections has begun and will continue through October 29th.  During early voting you can cast your vote at any polling location in the city (Mon-Sat 7am-7pm, Sun 12pm-6pm).  Election day is November 2nd (7am – 7pm) and you will have to vote in your precinct polling location.
 
If you don't know your precinct number or if you're registered at your current address, you can verify it here.  If you live downtown, your precinct is likely 444 or 445: 
 
Precinct 444
Austin City Hall
301 W 2nd Street, 1st floor
 
Precinct 445
Travis County Courthouse
1000 Guadalupe Street, 1st floor
 
As a reminder, DANA has endorsed the 2010 Mobility Bond (Proposition 1) and encourages its members to support this $90M proposal that will bring new street, sidewalk, bikeway and trail projects to downtown and Austin.  For more information on Prop 1, go to: http://www.cityofaustin.org/news/mobility_bond.htm

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As part of the upcoming National Preservation Conference,  Downtown's own Judge's Hill neighborhood will be holding a Candlelight House Tour to registered conference attendees.   If you're not attending the conference but are interested in the tour, a great way to participate is to serve as a docent for the tour.  Volunteers will receive free admission to attend this house tour.  Click here to read more about the historic Judge's Hill neighborhood and its history.

Candlelight House Tour
Call For Volunteers
Thursday, October 28

1.5 Hour Volunteer Shifts
Shift One:  7:30-9:00 p.m.
Shift Two: 9:00-10:30 p.m.

Click Here to volunteer or for more info.

In your message, indicate your choice of volunteer shift time. You will be contacted about details on volunteering, house assignment and training.

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