KLRU is a sponsor for the 2013 Hispanic Marketing Symposium coming in May.

The Austin Advertising Federation presents the 2013 Hispanic Marketing Symposium Program: STATE OF MIND: UNDERSTANDING THE LATINO EXPERIENCE, a digital conference on the Bicultural Latino Market
Date: Friday, May 3, 2013
Conference: 1:00 – 5:00pm
El After Party: 5:00 – 7:00pm
Location: Blanton Museum of Art, 200 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Tickets are $65. Purchase tickets now

Be ready to talk #hashtag! Today, Latinos are online, engaged and live in the digital space. Their experiences are lived in English, Spanish, online, at work, in full color and flavors that together create endless ways to define what it means to be Latino. The 2013 Hispanic Marketing Symposium brings together industry leaders, trendsetters and influencers to create a deeper understanding of this experience and how it relates to you.

This half-day conference will provide strategies, trends and ideas from marketing, advertising, business and nonprofit professionals that will inspire you to better connect with Bicultural Latinos – Twitter feeds and all.

Make sure to also check out the great educational resources at KLRU’s ipad station and enjoy getting your picture taken with Clifford and Maya & Miguel. (Be sure to bring your camera!)

Spoken 4 All on Arts In Context
Austin’s spoken word performers take center stage as part of KLRU’s focus on the arts. Also known as “slam poetry,” spoken word is an oral performance of extemporaneous or composed pieces of free poetry. Austin has a number of venues that present spoken word, this program highlights the ranging styles of poets at an all-age program hosted monthly at Mitchie’s Gallery. This event features several artists who were involved with the Austin Neo Soul Team that placed 4th in the 2010 National Poetry Slam.

Austin Poetry Slam on KLRU Collective
Austin Poetry Slam events take place each Tuesday at the 29th Street Ballroom (located at 29th and Fruth Street). The Austin Poetry Slam (APS) is one of the longest running poetry venues in Texas. Founded in 1994 by Wammo of the Asylum Street Spankers and helmed for 15 years by former Poetry Slam, Inc. president, Mike Henry, Austin Slam is renowned for memorable and often raucous performances by many of the best poets in the slam poetry world. Get details about how to attend the next Austin Poetry Slam

(Not) The End Of The World was a a videogame developer panel discussion jointly produced by International Game Developers Association-Austin and KLRU on January 4, 2013 in KLRU’s Studio 6A. The featured videos consist of the 12 main questions asked of the panel that evening.

The discussion both played with the idea of the predicted end of the world in 2012 and the state of the gaming industry while highlighting the work done in Austin on five very high-profile games DARKSIDERS 2, DISHONORED, PIRATE101, HALO 4 and STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC. Seven panelists from the five studios with a base in Austin representing these games answered questions meant to provide basic understanding about how they were able to enjoy success in a year marked by difficulty, and their foresight into the future in a world that has yet to end.

Thanks to IGDA-Austin, our panelists and moderator, our volunteer staff and our studio audience!

Moderator
Jennifer Bullard, chair IGDA-Austin

Panelists (from left to right)
Arkane Studios
Harvey Smith, co-creative director, DISHONORED
Raphael Colantonio, co-creative director, DISHONORED

Certain Affinity
Max Hoberman, president/creative director, HALO 4 (Co-development. multiplayer, Forge mode)

KingsIsle Entertainment*
Todd Coleman, creative director, PIRATE101

Vigil Games**
Colin Bonstead, technical director, DARKSIDERS 2
Ryan Stefanelli, producer, DARKSIDERS 2

Bioware Austin
Damion Schubert, lead designer, STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC

Show credits:
Producers – John Henderson, JJ Weber
Director – JJ Weber
Technical Director – Pat Kondelis
Video Engineer – Chris Ostertag
Camera – Michael Emery, Robert Moorhead, Steve Maedl
Jib Camera – Jerin Crandell
Floor Manager – Steve Maedl
Audio – Kevin Cochran, Seph Price
Graphics – Paul Russel
Event Volunteers – Kalu Victor Ude, James Cousar, Lee VanWallene

IGDA-Austin:
Jennifer Bullard, chair
Billy Joe Cain, vice chair
Bryon Lloyd, treasurer
John Henderson, secretary
Mary Rose Monkowski, visual officer

*Todd Coleman has announced his departure from KingsIsle and the development team he helped found to pursue “a new company, a new game, a new story.”

** Vigil Games’ parent company THQ sold its assets as part of their bankruptcy, though Vigil itself was not purchased. Colin Bonstead and Ryan Stefanelli were part of the team that became Crytek USA, led by former Vigil general manager Dave Adams.

KLRU is so proud to have been a part of Amplify Austin, the first ever community-wide day of online philanthropy, raising $2.8 million for over 300 Central Texas nonprofits! We’d like to extend a special thanks to those of you that participated and donated to KLRU, helping us raise over $12,000 from over 100 donors in just 24 hours. Your gift provides this community with 24 hours of educational, entertaining, and inspirational programming both on air and online. KLRU, KLRU-Q, Create and V-Me combined add up to 35,040 hours of programming a year, giving all Central Texans the chance to explore new ideas, new worlds and new possibilities. Thank you for supporting what was a great day of giving for KLRU and a phenomenal day of giving for the Austin community.

Join us TODAY in becoming a part of Austin’s history by giving a gift to KLRU in Austin’s FIRST ever community-wide day of online philanthropy, Amplify Austin! We’re encouraging all Central Texans, those of us who love this community most, to help us raise $1 million in just 24 hours and show the rest of the world just how charitable this city can be. Want to help? Here’s how: visit our KLRU Amplify Austin donation page to make your gift today; spread the word to friends and family about your support of KLRU and Amplify Austin; and join the #AmplifyATX social media conversation on Twitter and Facebook. We have just 24 hours to make a huge difference in our community and in the lives of all Central Texans, so let’s crank up the giving and Amplify Austin!

Do you love Austin? Do you love KLRU? Well, we’ve got a great opportunity for you to give back to both the city you love and the KLRU programming you can’t live without! In just three days, we’re joining I Live Here, I Give Here and over 300 other area nonprofits to raise $1 million in just 24 hours. Giving starts at 7 pm on March 4, and your gift can truly make a difference in the lives of all Central Texans by providing high-quality, commercial-free programming that gives us a chance to explore new ideas, new worlds and new possibilities. Help us continue to provide the trusted and valued programs you rely on as Austin’s only community-supported public television station. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with the latest Amplify Austin happenings and together, let’s Amplify Austin!

Sixto Rodriguez, the folk musician at the center of the Oscar-winning documentary “Searching for Sugar Man,” will perform at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center for one night only Saturday, May 4. Our partners at the Frank Erwin Center have offered KLRU viewers a special presale starting now until Sunday, March 3, at 10 pm. Just enter the code, KLRU, at the Texas Box Office link There is an 8 ticket limit.

Rodriguez
Sat. May 4
The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center
TexasBoxOffice.com Enter the code, KLRU

Rodriguez was discovered in the late 1960s. In 1970, Rodriguez released his debut album “Cold Fact” followed by “Coming from Reality” in 1971. Both received little reception in the U.S., and Rodriguez decided to retire from music and settle down in Detroit. Unbeknownst to him, Rodriguez had become an icon in South Africa. Four decades later, the talented singer-songwriter is captivating audiences worldwide with his story and his music through the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man.” The hype from the film has revitalized Rodriguez’s music career, sending him on a worldwide tour, including the stop in Austin!

As part of PBS’s After Newtown initiative, we asked our viewers how KLRU should respond to the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. An overwhelming number of you wanted us to focus on access to mental health care. KLRU will also feature this video during Need To Know on Feb. 22.

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is dedicated to education, early detection and advocacy for people who suffer from mental illness. According to the group’s numbers, “one in 10 children struggles with mental illness severe enough to cause significant impairment to their day-to-day lives,” and only half of those children receive treatment. NAMI aims to diagnose these cases early, by working with teachers and parents to teach them how to identify and deal with symptoms.

NAMI Austin President Adrienne Kennedy joined us in studio for a conversation about what her organization does, and what sorts of resources are available to people living in Central Texas.

NAMI is hosting a Capitol Day on February 28 at the Texas State Capitol. Lawmakers will speak, lunch will be served, and an afternoon rally will take place on the South Steps. You can find more information about Capitol Day on their website namiaustin.org.

KLRU is joining ranks with I Live Here, I Give Here and over 300 other area nonprofits for a community-wide day of online philanthropy with the goal of raising $1 million in 24 hours. Be sure to save the date, because starting at 7 pm on March 4, we’re asking Central Texans to hop on to AmplifyATX.org and show the rest of the world just how charitable this city can be. KLRU is very excited to be a part of this FIRST ever annual online giving festival. Be sure to check out this video about Amplify Austin, like KLRU and Amplify Austin on Facebook and follow KLRU and Amplify Austin on Twitter. We’re sure you’ll be just as eager to participate in the big day as we are!