One in six people on the planet doesn't have clean drinking water. This kills more people than all wars combined. The Austin community has decided to get together to do something about it, and you are invited. Austin Twestival features bands, sumo suit wrestling, and a lot of cool people joining together a great cause. 100% of all ticket sales go to charity:water and if we sell out we will have earned enough to build two wells in Africa.

Twestival is taking place in over 100 cities all over the globe on February 12, 2009. It was organized by people using the microblogging service Twitter and took off in places like Bangkok, Sao Paolo, Berlin and Rome in less than one week. Each city is seeking to make history by ensuring everyone on Earth has safe water to drink.

Please watch the video below created by charity:water. It shows 1) How bad this problem is 2) How easy it is to fix by digging wells

Twestival sounds awesome, right? Join us at Ace's Lounge in downtown Austin on Feb. 12th. Here's the schedule of events:
8:00 Meet and mingle
8:50 A word from sponsors
9:00 Twestival Sumo Smackdown (see video below)
10:00 Presentation by Glimmer of Hope, a non-profit that drills wells in Africa
10:45 Performance by T-Bird and the Breaks, one of Austin's most highly regarded up-and-coming bands. This 11 piece band won accolades from both ACL's "Sound and the Jury" Awards as well as the Austin Music Awards. They've sold out their past two shows and just released a new album. See video below.