LIGHTING THE LANTERNS AT DUSK
Lantern Fest – Reviving Old Traditions Lantern Fest, the only local event that incorporates the old European tradition of the lighted lantern parade at dusk while still remaining uniquely Austin will be held on April 4, 2009 from 4 pm-dark and is hosted by Sri Atmananda Memorial School. Entry is free. Lantern Fest is a community event, open to the public. 
Beginning at 4pm and ending at dusk, the free annual event features o live music
o children's activities
o giant inflatables
o scrumptious food
o lantern making
o artisan's booths
o fantastic raffle baskets (only $2/raffle ticket!!)
o and much more! The school will host an Open House in the Lower Primary building from 4:30-6:00 pm. The day will culminate with a twilight parade of children, adults and handmade lanterns weaving through the stately grounds of the former Perry Mansion built in 1927 and now owned by the nonprofit Sri Atmananda Memorial School. Food, drink, children’s activity tickets, and raffle tickets are available for purchase, with proceeds to benefit the school. Parking: Free parking is available along 41st Street and in the grass parking area just inside the 41st Street Entrance. Do not park in Hancock Shopping Center; they have towed in the past. Reference our property map to see the 41st Street entrance. Contact Info: Marg Pedroza 512-252-0031,
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Lantern Fest 2009 Underwriters: CapStar Lending (Mark Abernathy) North American Title (North Austin Branch-Margaret Leibes) Kaleido Properties (Peach and Cynthia Reynolds and Lauren Bard) IImpressions Printing and Graphics (Tom Moore) Jeanette Shelby Realty (Jeanette Shelby) In-Kind Donations IWhole Foods Market Wheatsville Coop It's A Grind Nile Valley Herb Tea HEB Pronto Food Mart Sweetish Hill Bakery Entertainment: Valli Medicharla Steve Martinec and Songwriters' Circle The Graduates Sri Atmananda Student Bands Fire Spinners after the parade About Sri Atmananda Memorial School: Sri Atmananda Memorial School, at 4100 Red River in Central Austin, is private non-sectarian school serving grades K-12. Its door opened in 1995 and graduated its first class in 2007. Its 10-acre campus houses the Lower Primary section (K-3), Upper Primary (grades 4-6), Junior High (7th-8th) and High School (9th-12th grades.) Each grade has a maximum of 15 students, and the student teacher ratio is 4:1.
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