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4.11.2011

Clarkesville Family FunFest

Sunday, April 17th, 2011 from 1 - 6 p.m.

The festival will be at the Clarksville Neighborhood Center on West 11th in Old West Austin.

Featuring:
Artisans Fair
Silent Auction
Pet Parade and Contest
Food from local restaurants, including Galaxy and Zocolo
Live music, Sweet Home Baptist Church choir & Joe McDermott

Proceeds from the festival will be used to help support the affordable housing program of the Clarksville Community Development Corporation (CCDC), improvements to Mary Baylor Park, and to help pay for the renovation of the historic Sweet Home Baptist Church. The CCDC is dedicated to preserving the history of historic Clarksville, a community established by freed slaves immediately after the Civil War and to maintaining the ethnic and economic diversity of Clarksville through its affordable housing program. Sweet Home was founded by freed slaves in 1871 and was recently given historic designation by the City of Austin.

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