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Local master of color theory Danika Ostrowski will work through how to layer hues in a limited palette to create a masterpiece with depth and composition. You'll be working with an American Southwest theme, and materials (including a reference photo) are provided for pickup with your ticket.

The Anomaly Archives is the lending library of the Scientific Anomaly Institute, an org all about anomalous phenomena: the Fortean, mysterious, paranormal, UFOs, and "weird news headlines."

Here's a fun opportunity to get connected to the community and celebrate Easter in a unique way. First, create a giant, poster-sized egg, and add a QR code linking to your service, livestream, or request for donations. Then display your egg outside and register it with the Austin Easter Egg/Aid Facebook page. Have fun hopping around hunting for other eggs, and use the QR codes to find out what your neighbors are offering or what they need.

Explore Downtown in search of storied buildings, green spaces, and famous concert venues, all while solving riddles, trivia questions, and completing photo challenges. Now available: "Roam From Home," with family and date night scavenger hunt activities you can do without leaving the house.

Best Food Trucks is offering an order-ahead service to help practice social distancing, and bringing food trucks to underserved communities. You can find trucks near you by going to the online map.

Austin's Breath & Body Yoga owner and director Desirae Pierce is available via phone or Skype to provide tips and guidance to Austinites looking to stay physically active and strengthen mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Breath & Body is also offering live remote Zoom classes daily that are available to the public.

Sweat it out on the Central Plaza lawn. It's recommended to bring water, a towel, and yoga mat. (Open to ages 14 & up.)

CTPR is still accepting donations. They're aware that most of you are spending extra on your own families, but if you have an extra $16, you’ll cover the cost of one extra bag of feed. Any amount, even a dollar, helps to make sure the pigs don't go hungry.

Venmo: @itsDanRadin

Local YouTuber Jayda Marie has been uploading videos of herself reading books for children, and so far has read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Berenstain Bears Get the Gimmies, and more. It's basically a virtual storytime at the library!

Everyone has connections to a special place. Maybe it's the bar where your met your partner, or the house you grew up in. Wouldn't it be lovely to have an art piece to bring that connection to life? Join this online workshop and create a watercolor illustration of a place you love with illustrator Jessica Fontenot. Materials are included with your ticket; just choose a pickup time and get your supplies at the Cathedral, 2403 E. 16th.

Austin’s local climbing gym and fitness center is now offering online classes including training for climbing, yoga, HIIT, and circuit training to keep Austinites mentally and physically healthy. Classes are free and open to the public, with Venmo tips encouraged for trainers. Check out Crux’s Instagram stories to see how members are actually climbing the walls while their favorite neighborhood gym is closed. Ever seen someone climb a door frame?

Venmo: @David-Touchton; PayPal.me/davidtouchtonmusic

Local nonprofit AGE of Central Texas helps older adults and their caregivers thrive, and is now in need of adult pull-ups and wipes. Austin-based law firm DC Law is supplying $1,000 worth of products, and has put together a drive to gather more of these supplies. As an incentive, they're offering a drawing for a $250 Amazon gift card. Simply purchase your donation online and ship it directly to AGE of Central Texas: 3710 Cedar #100, Austin, TX 78705. Then email a copy of your receipt and contact info to [email protected] to be entered in the drawing.

The Don't Mess With Texas® Art Contest is officially open! Keep Texas Beautiful and the Texas Department of Transportation invite Texas students in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit their best litter prevention-inspired artwork to be considered for the Don’t Mess With Texas calendar, with the top 14 designs featured. Each winner will also receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 tablet, a Buc-ee's gift basket, their artwork framed and returned, and the opportunity to share the work on websites and social media. Teachers representing student winners will receive a $100 H-E-B/Central Market gift card. Submissions must be postmarked by April 24.