Events - 7 Apr 16
Blue Lapis Light Aerial Dance Classes
Blue Lapis Light, Austin TX01/18/2016 - 06/1/2016 | 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
We offer aerial silk classes to our community and visiting artists. Throughout the year, our dance classes provide a unique challenge and offer a creative way for students to develop strength and grace while exploring aerial movement.
Blue Lapis Light also offers aerial workshops for colleges, high schools and community organizations. These workshops are uniquely designed for every project, providing an exceptional dance experience for all participants. We can host master classes at our studio or visit your location to conduct site-specific work.
Jan Heaton's "The Market"
Davis Gallery, Austin TX03/5/2016 - 04/16/2016 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A daily obsession with living healthy, what we eat, where our food comes from, and how it is grown and prepared has provided the focus for her current series, The Market. For the past three years Jan hasbeen working on a collection that has grown to over 150 paintings, inspired by regular visits to the farmers’ markets in Austin. Initially she painted small studies on 4 x 4″ squares of heavy Fabriano cotton paper. The tiny watercolors were used as a reference for the larger paintings that followed. She looked to the market as a model for returning to the fresh fruits and vegetables her family cultivated in their small Detroit backyard garden. She also sought out with curiosity the mysterious varieties of watermelon radishes, maroon carrots, fennel, oyster mushrooms, and golden beets that were not familiar to their family crop – ever mindful of the seeds, the patterns, and the process that eventually bring these edible organic treasures to the table. Her objective is to capture not only what she observed but to isolate, simplify and glorify the produce, recording the essence of a fruit or vegetable with the evocative and sensuous forms always revealed in nature. Heaton’s desire is that her artwork will allow the observer to see a familiar form with a unique perspective.
Kickoff event for Austin tech start up Embark on Thursday, April 7
Yard Bar, Austin Texas04/7/2016 | 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
New Austin-based tech start up Embark is having a kickoff event where dog lovers will get the opportunity for their pup to be one of the first tested on their new genetic test kit. The event will be on Thursday, April 7 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Yard Bar, located at 6700 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757. There will be free cocktails courtesy of Tito’s Handmade Vodka / Vodka for Dog People and giveaways. The event will benefit Emancipet. We’d love for you to join us to learn more about this exciting new venture that is building out of the Austin market. For details see attached or click here: https://www.facebook.com/events/111654699234316/. Please see attached for the invitation and more information on Embark.
Embark will offer the world’s most advanced canine DNA test, promoting long-term animal health and wellness. The Embark Dog DNA Test will be the most comprehensive pet genetic test on the market, designed by the world’s leaders in dog and consumer genomics. The test will track over 200,000 genetic markers, offering ancestry analysis as well as an extensive overview of both genetic disease risk and heritable traits, allowing users to understand their dog’s health, plan for their pet’s future and provide their dog with the best personalized care possible. Interested customers can join the waiting list at www.embarkvet.com to be the very first to buy the test when it becomes available soon. For more information, please see www.embarkvet.com.
Embark was incorporated in July 2015 and has since raised over $1.6 million in seed-round investment, including substantial investments from Slow Ventures and the Aspiration Growth Fund. Embark is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is an official research partner of the Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine and a client company of the Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences at Cornell University.
Embark is building a community of dedicated and knowledgeable dog owners, scientists and veterinarians dedicated to advancing canine health and genetic research. Adam Boyko (Chief Science Officer) and Spencer Wells (Chief Product Officer) are leading the effort to allow owners to become involved in canine genetic research with their own pets – by sending in DNA and information about their dog – and taking science outside the lab to make discoveries that impact canine health and wellness. The company is being led by CEO Ryan Boyko.
In addition to the Boyko brothers, the Embark co-founders include Dr. Spencer Wells and Matt Salzberg, CEO of Blue Apron. For over a decade Spencer was an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and Director of the Genographic Project, which collected and analyzed DNA samples from hundreds of thousands of people around the globe in order to decipher how our ancestors populated the planet. After pursuing an academic career that took him from the University of Texas at Austin to Harvard, Stanford and Oxford, he segued into a career communicating science to the general public. Spencer is also the proud new owner of Antone’s here in Austin.
Field Guide
The Off Center, Austin Texas04/7/2016 | 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Rude Mechs is proud to present the second draft of Field Guide, a new play that asks you to understand life the way a bird book tells you how to name the different species.
