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Thursday, August 18, 2011 Where: Warehouse Music Reservations: Online reservations are now closed, but space is still available. Tickets can be purchased at Warehouse Music beginning at 5:45 p.m. on the day of the event. TPR Members: Non-Members Proceeds benefit Texas Public Radio.
Sponsored by:    Views & Brews: PlacemakingJoin Texas Public Radio for View & Brews, a casual community forum that combines cold beer, delicious appetizers and frothy discussion in an effort to share opinions and ideas on how we can revitalize our community by transforming our public spaces through placemaking. For a suggested donation of $10 for TPR members or $12 for non-members, you can enjoy two bottles of Alamo Golden Ale courtesy of Alamo Beer Company with tasty snacks from Beto's Comida Latina while taking part in a discussion on placemaking that identifies where in San Antonio we can adopt this community revitalizing practice. Proof of legal of drinking age must be provided upon admission. Non-alcoholic beverages will also be available. This Texas Public Radio community event is made possible by Alamo Beer Company, Plaza de Armas, and Lake | Flato Architects. What is Placemaking?
Placemaking is a community-driven, collaborative process that provides a springboard to transforms parks, town squares and other public spaces into places that promote the health, happiness and well-being of a city. The process can help turn an empty parking lot into an open air market or transform a library into a vibrant cultural center by uniting citizens in the common goal of improving the community in which they live. The placemaking philosophy was adopted in the creation of Houston's first major downtown park, Discovery Green. Civic leaders, local foundations and members of the surrounding community united to revitilize downtown Houston by creating a vibrant community green space that was conceived as Houston's Backyard. The hugely successful project has reignited downtown residential and business development and has improved the quality of life of downtown Houston residents. Placemaking in San Antonio
Phil Myrick of the Project for Public Spaces will join us for Views and Brews: Placemaking to detail the community revitalization concept. Afterwards, Views and Brews attendees will work with community facilitators to help generate ideas on how we can implement placemaking downtown and throughout the Alamo City. The city of San Antonio is seeking the community's input to identify where we can adopt the placemaking philosophy to revitalize downtown. Visit the Project for Public Spaces website and use the interactive map to identify placemaking projects that can help transform our city center into a more livable and vibrant neighborhood. Share which downtown places matter most to you - the best, the worst, and the places that have the greatest opportunity. Post your ideas to improve them. Add as many places as you can. The results will add up to an agreement on the places the city should focus on. The city will use your input to identify and fund projects that can help re-Imagine the heart of San Antonio.  |
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