How is the Austin economic downturn affecting Austin’s nonprofit arts and culture sector and the for-profit creative industry sector? The City of Austin’s Cultural Arts Division aims to find out at its Next Level Speaker Series: Weathering the Economic Storm Thursday, September 10 from 6-8 pm at Austin City Hall, City Council Chambers. Robert Faires, senior arts editor of the Austin Chronicle will moderate and fundraising wizard (and Vice President of the Austin Center for Photography) Victoria Corcoran will speak, along with Peter Frumkin, Kevin Patterson, and Vijoy Goswami.