Friday June 25, 2010 Evening Under the Oaks featuring musical guest SOUP!

Fundraising Concert Series “Evening Under the Oaks” 2010 Season
An East End Fourth Fridays Event Benefiting the Site of the Oldest Home in Austin

SOUP
THIS MONTH’S FEATURED MUSICIANS AT THE FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM
RAIN OR SHINE... THE PARTY WILL GO ON!


Admission is just $3.00 for this outdoor event. Gates open at 7:30 pm for b.y.o.b. picnics (don’t forget to bring a chair or blanket). Music begins at 8:00 in the evening. Historical film clips of Austin, courtesy of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, will also be shown. 100% of proceeds benefit the museum (so don’t forget to tip your musicians).

The FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM is a non-profit historic house museum. The structure was built to serve as the diplomatic outpost for King Louis Philippe of France to the Republic of Texas in 1841.

Relax and enjoy an evening of soulful, blues-rock with SOUP under the stars. Explore East 11th Street after the concert and discover new cultural adventures during East End Fourth Fridays.

7/17 Bastille Day Festival & Fundraising Auction

The French Legation Museum is pleased to announce its annual fundraising auction at the Alliance Francaise's Annual Bastille Day Celebration. This festival takes place on the French Legation Museum's grounds each year and is a state-wide highlight to the year!

Gates will open at 7:00pm on July 17th for this party. Please contact the Alliance at http://www.afaustin.org/ for all of the details.

Our auction will include wonderful items from:

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
ART on 5th Gallery
Austin Museum of Art (AMOA)
Austin Parks & Recreation, Golf Division
Austin Theatre Alliance
Ballet Austin
Barton Springs Nursery
Blanton Museum of Art
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Chez Nous, French Bistro
INNU Hair Salon
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Lone Star River Boat
Mexic-Arte Museum
Myo Massage
Patricia Horridge, DRT French Legation Museum Committee
Rockin' R River Rides
Romeo's
Round Rock Express Baseball Club
The Herb Bar
...and more!

If you would like to donate an item from your business or as a local artist, please contact the Museum for details.

We look forward to another wonderful Bastille Day with our friends at the Alliance Francaise d'Austin!