Fundraising Concert Series “Evening Under the Oaks” Continues 2011 Season

An East End Fourth Fridays Event Benefiting the Site of the Oldest Home in Austin
“SOUP”
THIS MONTH’S FEATURED ARTIST AT THE FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM

September 30, 2011 - Admission is just $5.00 for this outdoor event. Gates open at 6:30 for b.y.o.b. picnics. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs or blankets to lounge under the oaks. Music begins at 7:00pm. Thanks to SOUP’s generous donation, 100% of proceeds benefit the preservation of the French Legation Museum. The musicians will accept tips.

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. For more information about this event and the historic site, visit http://www.frenchlegationmuseum.org/ or http://www.reverbnation.com/soupband.

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Discounted Admission to the Blanton Museum of Art for Friends of the French Legation Museum

Starting September 18, 2011, with the opening of the much anticipated Storied Past: Four Centuries of French Drawings from the Blanton Museum of Art exhibit, Friends of the French Legation Museum will receive two for one admission to the Blanton Museum of Art through the end of the year. Members of The Blanton will also receive two for one admission to the French Legation Museum and Evening Under the Oaks Concerts, as well as a 10% discount at the French Legation Museum Store.

How can I become a Friend of the French Legation Museum? Friend Memberships begin at $25 and include many benefits in addition to discounted Blanton admission. Friends receive a 10% discount at the French Legation Museum Store, discounts on Museum programs, special invitations to Museum events, quarterly updates via our e-newsletter, The Embassy Report, and our Artifact of the Month e-notes. To join online visit our Friends website.

How do I let The Blanton know I am a Friend? Friends will receive an email from the French Legation with a special coupon outlining the details of the two for one admission program. Simply print the coupon and present it at the Blanton front desk.

What is Storied Past: Four Centuries of French Drawings from the Blanton Museum of Art? "Drawn primarily from The Blanton's Suida-Manning Collection, this exhibition of 58 works explores the material and social history of the French drawing. Preliminary sketches , compositional studies, figure studiesm and finished works dating from 1500-1900 demonstrate the medium's breadth. among the artists included are Jacques Callot, François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, François-Marius Granet, Théodore Rousseau, and Théophile Alexandre Steinlen." For more details visit the exhibition website.

How long is this special program in effect? September 18-December 31, 2011.