Statue of Limitations Dept.: Cynthia Janis of 4400 Ave. A wants local gardeners to know that she has a limited supply of solid concrete garden statuary available. Call 323-5882 for details.

Fallen Arches Dept.: A volunteer is needed to distribute HPNA newsletters to 19 homes in the 4300 and 4400 blocks of Ave. F. This is about ten minutes work each month anytime during the weekend before the HPNA general meeting. Contact George Wyche at 458-9709 or email him at cjwyche@io.com

Mother's Day Portrait Session
Sunday, May 11th, 2 - 4:30 p.m.
Elisabet Ney Museum

    Professional portrait artists Isabel Goode-DeBlanc, Andrew Jones, Mike Krone, and Maria Lyle, all experienced in drawing infants and children, will be at the Elisabet Ney Museum on Sunday, May 11, 2-4:30 PM, to render portrait sketches for Mother's Day. The Mother's Day Portrait Session follows one hosted at the Ney for Valentine's Day attended by approximately one hundred.
    The artists' protfoloios will be on display. Fee for the sketch is $50. All fees go to the artists. Single sittings last approximately thirtty minutes. Sittings will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

May Day at the Ney Winn Elementary, circa 1910, courtesy of Austin Public Library, Austin History Center. Sunday, May 4th     2 - 4 p.m. Traditional maypole, nineteenth-century games, vintage photographs of Hyde Park and Austin, music and refreshments National Preservation Week Free !