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A contest for young men of color grades 3-12 in Travis, Williamson and Hays counties. Winners from each division will receive a $75 award and an award-winning book of their choice. Also looking for community members to participate as volunteer judges; find details and apply online.

Part of the Texas Liberator Project, a collaboration between the Texas Holocaust Genocide Commission and Texas Tech University, this free exhibit features the oral histories of 21 Texan liberators of the Nazi concentration camps along with powerful photography, providing historical context for the Holocaust and World War II.

A meeting of Better Angels, a citizens’ organization uniting red and blue Americans in a working alliance to depolarize America.

Story Bar and Inward & Artward present a six-week workshop exploring the creative process.

Bill Biggadike from Biggadike and Associates will speak at the Austin Pond Society meeting about lighting and design in the garden and landscape.

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.

Texas’ largest Mardi Gras celebration hosts 25 concerts, 23 parades, and numerous parties over two weeks.

Closures include City Council offices; City Hall; the Austin Public Library system; all Parks and Recreation Department museums, cultural arts centers, recreation centers, and senior centers; and Austin Animal Center will also be closed for the holiday. Normal business hours will resume Tue., Feb. 18

Where do you go to learn how to make ice cream? The Art Garage "Sundae" School, of course. Learn how to mix colors and add texture to a banana split canvas, glaze a ceramic ice cream bowl, and create additional frozen treat artwork.

Central Texas providers share case studies on providing culturally competent medical care for trans and nonbinary patients. Medical providers are the target audience, but med students and novices are also welcome.

The Overtime Theater company presents a contemporary and “metatheatrical” version of Shakespeare’s comedy.

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The youth services nonprofit is in need of tutor and enrichment activity volunteers on Mondays from 4-5:30pm or 6-7pm.