TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Keena Miller
Phone: 512-462-5328, cell: 512-658-4444
Email: [email protected]
FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Language For All comes to The Mohawk
A Benefit Concert for Texas School for the Deaf
Austin, TX – November 18, 2011 – Texas School for the Deaf (TSD), the oldest
continuously operating, publicly funded school in Texas, presents today, as
part of their ongoing Language For All campaign, a benefit concert at The
Mohawk, 912 Red River, in Austin Texas. The line-up features some of
Austin’s best local talent across two stages.
Event details are as follows:
* Doors open at 7 P.M. Music begins at 8 P.M.
* 18 and over
* $10 donation/entry fee
* Outside stage: Fresh Millions, The Dark Water Hymnal, Gold Beach, The
Great Nostalgic
* Inside stage: The Pons, The Sour Notes, One Hundred Flowers, Anam Milá
* Entry includes a free music download card with songs donated by the bands
* Music interpreted for full accessibility to deaf and hard of hearing
audiences by LotuSIGN
* Plinko with prizes from local sponsors, including Amy’s Ice Cream, End of
an Ear Records, Triple Crown Tattoo, Maria Maria, Thunderbird Coffee, Bacon
and Frank.
Language For All Campaign
With budgets dwindling, deaf and hard of hearing students’ access to
language is being threatened. TSD is embarking on an ambitious campaign to
inspire Texans to support a cause that ensures the availability of this
fundamental right to all of its citizens. Through social media and a
creative series of community activities, join TSD on this relentless crusade
to fight for Language For All. For more, visit
http://tsdfoundation.org/language-for-all/, and LIKE Language For All on
Facebook.
About Texas School for the Deaf
Educating students since 1856, The Texas School for the Deaf (TSD) is also
an outreach and educational resource center for deaf and hard of hearing
students, their families and professionals in the field throughout Texas.
Overlooking the hill country, across the river from downtown Austin, TSD is
one of the most recognized and beautiful campuses in all of Texas. It is
TSD’s educational excellence, a belief in a culture and community that
embraces deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing individuals alike, and
commitment to helping each child reach his or her potential that drives
TSD’s mission to provide an environment where children learn, grow, and
belong. For more information about the Texas School for the Deaf, visit
http://www.tsd.state.tx.us