Announcement

WE’RE MOVING!! * SALES ALL MONTH * twitter, facebook, myspace* FREE MARKET *

WE’RE MOVING!!! (DOWN THE STREET)
At the end of January, Treasure City will be moving a few blocks down the street to 2943 E. 12th, which is two blocks west of Airport, opposite Harvey St.

The new space has great climate control, a public bathroom, parking and lots of outside space for events. We’ll have a bus stop right out front and a taqueria across the street. We are super excited to be working in a nice environment, and hope you will enjoy shopping there and volunteering with us in much greater comfort.

How are we gonna get a store full of stuff to our new location you ask? Only with your help. Most of the moving will happen the weekend of Jan 23. If you can lend us a hand, please send email including your phone number to cory@treasurecitythrift.org. In addition to people power, we’re also looking for vehicles, dollies, and folks to provide coffee, breakfast, lunch or snacks for the volunteers. Can you help out with any of those?

SALES ALL MONTH
We’ll have sales the entire month of January to prepare for the move, so stay tuned for details. We’ll send them out our email list right before they happen, so if you're not on it, subscribe.

FIND US ON THE INTERWEB. AND NOW YOUR PHONE TOO.
Yup, that’s right. Treasure City has joined the twitter generation. Follow us @thriftyaustin to get event info, special volunteer opportunities, and tweet-only special sales.
You can also join our facebook group (login and search for us) and friend us on myspace (myspace.com/treasurecitythrift). And of course, spend some time with us at www.treasurecitythrift.org to learn all about what we we do and the organizations we support.

the REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET…
will be BOOMING this month with moving extras the last Sunday of the month, January 31st, 1-4, at Chestnut Park (16th and Chestnut). Read more about it at http://www.treasurecitythrift.org/free

xo,
Treasure City Collective

Treasure City
September News

***FEATHER YOUR NEST***
It’s still hot as hell, but you’re moving into a new place or settling into your old one, because fall is just around the corner. You’ll find everything you need to feather your nest while funding grassroots social change in Austin.

We know you need plenty of sheets, towels, curtains and blankets, so we’ve put a bunch of them on sale for only a dollar a piece this week. Come in soon for the best selection, or come in this Saturday when we’ll put ALL LINENS ON SALE for one day only.

You’ll also find dishes, mugs, and utensils for only 50 cents each, and an assortment of kitchen appliances, furniture, and household basics at our usual low prices.

Beyond the basics, here’s a few unique items your home might need:
-a handmade ceramic “bald is beautiful” sign.
-Post Katrina Portraits for coffee table reading. Check it out at postkatrinaportraits.org
-candy dishes and silver platters
-a complete dissection kit
-a big, sturdy, solid wood dining room table to load up with potluck dinners
-an old fashioned typewriter with a classic desk to put it on

***NEW AND VINTAGE CLOTHING TREASURES***
You know how every once and a while you find an amazing deal among the racks of clothing at Treasure City? Some brand new, expensive dress with the tags still on it, or a unique piece that would cost 5 times as much at a vintage shop? We want to make it easier to find those treasures, so we’ve pulled some of them out for you; you’ll find them on the new “vintage/new/staff picks” rack next to the dressing room.

***REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET***
No, not the free market of multinational trade agreements, the one that’s really really free…maybe you’ve heard of this phenomenon, but haven’t gotten around to checking it out yet. Maybe September 27th will be the day you finally come down to Chestnut park, at 16th and Chestnut, between 1 and 4pm, to find out what it’s all about. We’ll see you there. If you’d like to get more involved with the free market, we could use your help loading the free goodies in or out. Contact reallyfreeaustin@gmail.com for details.

...and moving Treasure City to a more permanent location

At a time when stocks are devalued every day, your investment in your community comes back to you a thousand fold.

For two and a half years, Treasure City Thrift has been supplying money and material resources to local grass roots community groups. We have given away almost $2000 in cash to groups like Inside Books Project, Indymedia, and Resistencia Books, and provided shop space for Austin Yellow Bike Project since 2007. In addition, we have give many thousands of dollars worth of material resources (books, clothing, bicycle and parts, gardening equipment, office supplies, sound equipment and art supplies) free of charge to dozens of other groups including Casa Marinella, Skill Share Austin, Lifeworks, ARCH (F.A.B. program), Inside Books, Books Beyond Borders, Monkeywrench Books, Trouble Puppet Theater, community gardens and more.

At the end of July, Treasure City’s lease at its current 12th St. location is ending. We are looking to increase the long-term stability of our storefront and are committed to doing everything we can to stay in the neighborhood that has given us so much support thus far. But we cannot do it without your help.

Treasure City is aiming to raise $25,000 over the next few months so that we have the capital necessary to renovate a new building and move in while still continuing the smooth operation of the store. Our mission is to assist other non-profits in getting out of the constant fundraising cycle. We’d prefer not to engage in fundraising ourselves, but in order to realize the long-term dream of economic self-sufficiency, we must ask for your help with the initial investment. We truly believe that this investment will come back to our communities many times over both in economic terms (financial support of other non-profits and potential job creation) and in less quantifiable ways such as transforming waste into resources, providing material goods needed by individuals and organizations, and creating the long term community stability that only collective ownership of our physical infrastructure can ensure.

Treasure City is committed to building community based on liberty, justice and equality, and we ask you to join us in making this possible. You can donate any amount her on our website, or by check mailed to (or dropped off at) 1720 E. 12th St., Austin, TX 78702. Thanks for your support! And please contact us with any feedback, ideas, or interest in getting involved!

xo
James and Cory for the treasure city collective

TREASURE CITY MARCH NEWS

***SKILLSHARES***

In April, Skillshare Austin will be offering a series of free workshops at Treasure City on crafty topics like sewing, knitting, and dress form construction. Would you be interested in teaching one or assisting a workshop leader? Contact info@skillshareaustin.org. You can also join the skillshare mailing list at www.skillshareaustin.org.

***BIKES***
Yellowbike has generously begun supplying bikes for sale at Treasure City during non-bike shop hours. Come check out the selection, and let our staff know if there’s a particular type of bike you’re looking for.
Yellowbike shop hours remain the same for March:
Mon, Wed, Thurs 3-6, Fri 6-9, Sat 11-3. Updates can be found at http://www.austinyellowbike.org/ and on the front door of the shop.

***SPRING SALES***
Right now we’ve got a rack of excellent winter coats on sale for just a buck. Check with us throughout the month for more sales on cold weather merchandise, we’ve still got some cold days ahead of us and it’s a good time to stock up cheaply for next winter.

***TREASURE HUNTING***
I’m sitting in the store at the moment looking around at an 8-track player, a nice white dresser, a 50’s hair dryer (you know, the kind that sits on top of your head in the beauty shop, some really cute shoes, a calculus textbook, a photo album full of somebody’s family and friends, some pearl snap shirts, boxes of sewing patterns, several toaster ovens…and I haven’t even gotten out of my chair. Come see what you can find.

***VOLUNTEERING***
Volunteers are what keep the store open. Right now we could particularly use some help on the Monday and Tuesday midday shifts (12:30-4:30 flexible) and Saturday mornings to help with our sidewalk sale. Contact us if you’re interested in a one time or ongoing shift at those or any other times.

***SOCCER WITHOUT BORDERS***
From March 24-29, 2009, Austin Anarchist Soccer will be hosting the Soccer Without Borders Football Tournament in Texas. REGISTRATION CUT-OFF IS FRIDAY MARCH 20th! http://anarchistsoccer.org/.
Treasure City will be organizing all of the food vending as a fundraiser for our move, and we’ve got an incredible menu in the works. So plan on coming to the tournament and buying some great food to support TCT.

xo,
Cory for the treasure city collective

1720 E. 12th St, East Austin
512.524-2820
Mon-Sat 11-6pm, plus most Fridays till 8pm

What’s Happening at Treasure City Thrift:

HALLOWEEN and DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
We’ve got all kinds of masks, wigs, costumes and clothes left to choose from, come see us Friday and Saturday for all your costume party needs.

FRIDAY NIGHTS
We'll continue to be open till 9pm, and will keep you posted on special events. If you're a band or DJ that would like to play for the 6-9 yellowbike shop, or if you'd like to teach any kind of friday night workshop in our space, please email cory@treasurecitythrift.org.

11/14 GRAND JURY RESISTANCE GALA
Fancy clothes. Fancy music. Fancy (delicious Ethiopian) food. Chandeliers and tablecloths even. Who knew paying the lawyers could be this much fun? Mark your calendars for November 14th and come out to support the Texas activists who’ve been targeted by continued police harassment for expressing their first amendment rights at the RNC protests. More info about the case and the benefit party will be on our website soon, and we’ll be selling tickets at store starting at the end of next week. Best of all, your ticket entitles you to a 50% discount on formal wear at all month long.

11/28 FREE KNITTING AND CROCHET WORKSHOP
Skillshare Austin presents a free workshop in both beginning and intermediate knitting, as well as basic crochet. Bring supplies if you’ve got them, or use ours to pick up some new skills.

BLANKET DRIVE DROP-OFF
We’re partnering with Positivity for Purpose to serve as a drop off point for their fall blanket drive. The drive is part of P4P’s annual event called “There is H.O.P.E. in Hip Hop (Helping Our People Elevate)”. We’re excited to be working with P4P and encourage you to check out the event and the organization at www.1205Productions.com/positivity4purpose.html

SEWING SALE
We’ve just unpacked a donation of about a hundred sewing patterns. For the first week in November, they’ll be on sale for only a quarter each! We also have two sewing machines, a sewing table, several ironing boards, and lots of miscellaneous sewing supplies in stock right now, so it’s a great time to get settled in for fall with a crafty project.

SUMMER SALE
Even though there are plenty of shorts and tank top weather days left this year, we need to clear them out to make space on the racks for the fall and winter clothes. Tank tops are already on sale for $1; shorts will be a dollar too for the whole month of November.

EVERYTHING ELSE
We’ve got it, you know: everything else you could possibly want. Spend your money at Treasure City, and 100% of it stays in your community. Spend it anywhere else? Who knows.
And as always, we’d love to talk to you about volunteering, holding your event at Treasure City, supporting your grassroots organization, or anything else. Stop by and see us...

xo,
the treasure city collective