What: Austin Urban Market / The Villager Newspaper 36th Anniversary Celebration

Where:  Villager Newspaper parking lot / 1223 Rosewood Ave.  / 1 block west of Carver Museum  

When: Saturday, June 6, 2009 (10am-3pm) 

Cost: Free to the Public

Attractions: Food, Music, Handmade Jewelry, African Visions Hair & Skin Care, African American Books & Accessories, Purses and more…….….

 Website: Doing It the Ujamaa Way

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What: African American Book Festival 

Where:  Carver Museum (1161 Angelina /ph# 974-1010)  Map

When: Saturday, June 27, 2009 10am-4pm

Cost: Free to the Public

Attractions: Author - Annette Gordon Reed, Author - Carla Harris,  Author - Anita Richmond Bunkley, Author - Bernice L. McFadden. Activities for the kids include Austin storyteller Carla Nickerson. Arts and crafts, book giveaways for kids and an array of other activities are lined up for young book lovers. Vendors include booksellers, and other small business owners. There will be spoken word presentations by local poets.

 Website: aabookfest.com