And if you can't be in Crawford this weekend...

[PDittie]

Here's where you can catch your Democratic candidates (thanks as always to BOR):

Chris Bell

8/27: Bell will be in Tyler on Saturday to address the Rural Texas Democratic Summit, Saturday August 27th.

8/28: Chris will join Hays County Democrats on Sunday August 28th as they hold their annual LBJ Birthday Party celebration at the world-famous Salt Lick BBQ restaurant in Driftwood.

9/5/2005: Chris Bell will be the featured speaker at the Senate District 24 Democratic Labor Day Picnic in Lampasas. The picnic starts at 11:30 AM at Hancock Park on Rt. 281, and Bell will be speaking around 1 PM.

David Van Os

8/26-27: Van Os will also be appearing and speaking at the Rural Democratic Summit in Tyler.

9/3/2005: David will be the guest speaker at the meeting of Northeast Bexar County Democrats in San Antonio next weekend, Saturday, September 3rd.

9/5/2005: Van Os will be speaking at the Labor Day Democratic Picnic in Lampasas, following Chris Bell in the afternoon.

Barbara Radnofsky

Friday, August 26: Radnofsky will ride in the Gillespie County Parade in Fredericksburg at 10:00 a.m., and attend the Gillespie County Fair at noon. She will also tour the Kerrville Veteran's Hospital at 3:00. At sundown, Barbara and her husband, Ed Supkis, will attend a private Shabbat service for members of her faith from across the Hill Country hosted by Kerrville resident Nancy Banks.

On Saturday August 27th, Barbara will attend a luncheon hosted by the Kerrville chapter of Texas Democratic Women from 11:00 to 12:30 at the Riverhill Country Club, 100 Riverhill Club Lane, Kerrville, 78028. At 1:00, Barbara will attend a reception hosted by Kerrville TDW, Kerr County Democrats and Schreiner University Young Democrats at Schreiner University Theater, 2100 Memorial Blvd, in Kerrville.

John Courage

On Friday August 26th at 7:00 PM in San Antonio, John will be participating in the Platica with Suzanne Pharr. Participants will discuss the role of racism, sexism, and homophobia in right-wing political organizing. The event will be at Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, 922 San Pedro .

John will be making a bus trip on Saturday the 27th to Camp Casey in Crawford with a group of San Antonio Democrats and activists to show solidarity with Cindy Sheehan and the other Gold Star mothers. A former member of the US Air Force, Courage has been a longtime opponent of the Iraq War.

Courage will be also be participating in the Hays County LBJ Birthday Celebration, at The Saltlick BBQ in Driftwood, on Sunday the 28th from 3 until 6pm.

On Monday August 29th at 6:00PM in San Antonio, John will speak at the San Antonio Democratic League Meeting. The meeting will be held at The Picante Grill (on Broadway across from the Witte Museum).