Caritas to Benefit from Show
By the Austin Lounge Lizards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information –
Jeff Dorsch, Concert Publicity: 925-7874
Concert Line: 219-9008
Coffeehouse Web Site: www.liveoakuu.org/coffee


DECEMBER 2005 (Austin, Texas) – The Live Oak Coffeehouse this month
presents the Austin Lounge Lizards in a benefit performance for
Caritas of Austin. The Therapy Sisters will open the show, which is
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Friday, December 9, at the Live Oak
Unitarian Universalist Church in Northwest Austin/Cedar Park.

Admission is $15 or a season pass at the door. Gourmet coffee and
pastries are included in the price of admission.

The Live Oak Coffeehouse has been smoke-free from its inception in
1998, before it was cool or legally mandatory!

The coffeehouse, a community outreach program for the Live Oak UU
Church, also is alcohol-free, putting the emphasis on the music and
the musicians. Three-quarters of the gate goes to the performers, and
one-quarter to the selected charity. Since the coffeehouse is an
all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization, all of the money from
admissions paid at the door and season passes goes to the performers
and the charity.

Caritas of Austin assists with basic needs in times of crisis. It
envisions a community of hope, respect, and self-reliance. Monsignor
Richard McCabe founded Caritas in 1964 as a safety net for the
community's working poor. Caritas (Latin for "love") is an integral
part of our community's human services network and Travis County's
largest non-governmental source of assistance. For more information,
visit the organization's Web site at www.caritasofaustin.org.

They're our kinda guys, and a special treat for coffeehouse fans! The
Austin Lounge Lizards have delighted audiences from Texas to
California, from Canada to the U.K., with their inventive style of
satirical folk, country, and bluegrass. Based in Austin, Texas, since
they formed in 1980, the Lizards have honed their music into a
knife-sharp art form. Trademarks of a Lizards song are highly
literate, sharply pointed lyrics that poke fun at politics, love,
religion, and the culture in general. The music of the Austin Lounge
Lizards is played on bluegrass and Americana-themed radio shows, as
well as some of the more "in the know" independent radio stations. The
band has appeared at festivals and in concert across the U.S., in
Canada, and in the U.K. They have been featured in NPR's "Morning
Edition," and on the radio programs "Mountain Stage" and "E-Town."

The Therapy Sisters have graced our stage many times, and we are
always happy to have them back. We'll be especially happy to welcome
Lisa Rogers with her new and improved head, and we hope that she'll
show off her scar. Maurine and Lisa are sure to entertain all with
their witty and touching songs and sparkling personalities. There's
always something topical and something tender up their sleeves!

Doors open at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 9, at the Live Oak Unitarian
Universalist Church, located at 3315 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park.
For driving directions, visit the church's Web site at
www.liveoakuu.org or call 219-9008.


THE LIVE OAK COFFEEHOUSE – GREAT MUSIC FOR GOOD CAUSES.
NOW IN OUR EIGHTH YEAR.