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The Amazing Acro-Cats: Keep It Weird in Austin!
The Acro-Cats tour supports Rock Cats Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Rock Cats Rescue is focused on saving cats "One Click at a Time" through cat welfare, rescue, and adoption. The Acro-Cats show promotes the importance of bonding and training cats with positive reinforcement, while also finding homes for rescued cats.Apr. 24-May 5Long Center for the Performing Arts -
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BookSpring Fest: A Read Aloud Celebration
Join BookSpring for an enchanting celebration of reading at BookSpring Fest: A Read Aloud Celebration! Enjoy inspiring stories read aloud from pillars of the community, carnival games, a petting zoo, face painters, balloon makers, books, and refreshments (ALL FREE).Sat. May 4, 12pm-6pmBookSpring
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AISD Encourages Families to Apply for P-EBT
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program could provide Austin ISD families a one-time benefit for eligible families to buy food. Families could receive up to $285 per child, which can be used in the same way as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits to pay for groceries. If you think you might be eligible, get more info at hhs.texas.gov.Apply by June 30Online -
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Apply Now for Vote-by-Mail Ballot
If you're interested in applying to vote by mail for the July 14 special election for Senate District 14 and the primary run-off, send in your application ASAP, as they must be received, not just postmarked, by July 2. If you submit it via email or fax, it must also be sent and received via mail within four days of the electronic submission. Download the application via the county clerk's website and call 512/238-VOTE if you need assistance.Due by July 2Online/by mail -
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Austin Public Library Virtual Summer Reading Program
Download an age-appropriate "Quest Log" (children, youth, teen, or adult), then submit a form whenever a challenge is completed and earn a digital badge. Use the Austin Public Library's curbside pickup or virtual catalog to check out materials to complete your quest.Through Aug. 31Online -
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Austin Scavenger Hunt
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.Anytime. $12.99-24.99.Online and at home -
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Ballet Sculpt/Stretch: Virtual Livestream Fitness Class
This ballet-based fitness class is a full-body workout combining ballet exercises and stretches. Be prepared to work on body alignment, toning, turn-out, and flexibility. By using positioning and gravity, this class will help teach how to properly engage your muscles in an actual ballet class. All skill levels welcome.Saturdays in June. $20.Online via Danza -
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Black Lives Matter Watch Parties
BLM Austin will be hosting Black film watch parties until Black August, which includes the Haitian Revolution, Nat Turner Rebellion, Fugitive Slave Law Convention, March on Washington, and more. Read more about it and check out the daily film events on their Facebook page.Daily through June & JulyOnline via BLM Austin -
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Breath & Body Yoga Online
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.OngoingOnline -
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Camp YouTuber
Local YouTube sensation Chad Johnson's OMGcraft channel boasts 1 million subscribers, and now he wants to pass on his expertise to your kids via a five-day camp. Get a $90 discount when you register by July 1.Camp dates: July 27-31; early bird registration ends July 1Online -
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Caravan for Change
Meet at the Huston-Tillotson parking lot at Eighth & Chalmers for this driving protest for Black Lives Matter. Arrive early to decorate your vehicle and hear a speech by the organizers, then proceed along the route. Be sure to fill up beforehand, and check the FB event for more details.Sat., June 27, noon-2pm -
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City of Austin "How to Help" Portal
Looking for the right way to help your community during the pandemic? Or do you have a volunteer opportunity that you want to list? Visit the city's "How to Help" portal to make a match. The portal includes ways to help from home, donation drives, and active community engagement opportunities.OngoingOnline -
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City of Austin FY 2021 City Budget Feedback
Provide your feedback on what the city should prioritize in next year's budget.Through July 1Online -
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Community Forum: Accessing Services During COVID-19
Join Austin Public Health for a virtual conversation about available resources in the Austin-Travis County area, including COVID-19 testing, food assistance, rent/utility assistance, health care, mental health care, and substance use disorder resources.Sat., June 27, 11am-noon. Free.Online -
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Crux Climbing Center Online Classes
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?March 25-Aug. 20Online -
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DIY Ragweed Control
Pease Park could use your help. Since we’ve been social distancing, Pease Park Conservancy hasn't been able to host their annual spring volunteer events. They’re asking for volunteers to help curb some of the ragweed and litter that has found itself in Pease Park while also maintaining a safe distance away from each other. This is a DIY project and anyone can get involved; just show up anytime throughout the next month and do your part.Through June 30. Free. -
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Donate Blood, Get Free Whataburger
We Are Blood partners with Whataburger to give all blood donors in June a voucher for a free hamburger. Donate at any WAB mobile drive or at one of their three locations to participate. Due to COVID-19, appointments are mandatory, so call ahead at 512/206-1266 or register online.Through June 30We Are Blood donor centers and mobile drives -
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Donate to PEAS Resiliency Gardens Program
Donations to PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability) will go to support outdoor learning and edible education programming in the community. Choose your level of funding, from seeds to an entire garden for an Austin family.June 8-Oct. 1Online -
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Flight of the Bats
The bats have returned to the 350-foot-deep cavern three hours from Austin. Evening tours of the bat emergence have begun with social distancing. Reservations required.Wed.-Sun., through Oct. 31, 7:30pm. $6-14.Devil’s Sinkhole State Natural Area, Rocksprings -
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Food Access Resources From SFC
The Sustainable Food Center has put together a thorough compilation of food access resources for Central Texans, ranging from farmers' markets to CSAs to delivery options and everything in between, so you can ensure that healthy food stays on your table. And if you're able to contribute they are accepting online donations, which support farmers and low-income families facing food insecurity. Get all the details on their website.March 30-July 23Citywide -
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Ghisallo Cycling Initiative Fundraiser
Ghisallo has partnered with Austin artist JJ Muzacz and the Mosaic Workshop to produce mosaic murals of Black female civil rights leaders such as Wilhelmina Delco and Barbara Jordan. Funds will also go toward local orgs like Austin Justice Coalition and Grassroots Leadership. Get all the details and donate on the Facebook fundraiser page.June 22-29Online -
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Ghost Tours at Pioneer Farms
A nighttime walking tour through environs rich with stories about spirits, unexplained sightings, and things that go bump in the night, hosted by Austin ghost experts. A not-to-be-missed outing with history.Last Saturdays, 8pm, through Oct. 31 -
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Heritage Grant Applications for Historic Preservation
The city's Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Heritage Grant Program, which aims to honor and preserve Austin as a place of personal heritage to promote tourism through the preservation of historic buildings, sites or (contributing) districts.Through July 10Online -
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High 5 Kids Club
Kids bowl free all summer long with High 5 Kids' Club. Register online for your summer pass.Through Aug. 29High 5: 2700 W Anderson; 1502 RR 620 S., Lakeway -
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Lamrim Meditation Retreat
Move closer to lasting happiness with four live-streamed sessions led by Kadampa teacher Laura Morrison, then continue your retreat at home with self-guided sessions throughout the following week.Sat., June 27, 9am-5pm. $20.Online -
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Latinitas Future Chica Conference Registration Open
Registration is now open for this conference designed for girls age 9-18 who want to explore 21st century technologies and their own innovative ideas. They'll learn through hands-on demos and activities and engage with local professionals to inspire career exploration across technology, creative, design, and business industries. Register now, as spots are limited and filling up fast!July 18, 10am-3pm; register ASAP. $15.Online -
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Lend a Hand ATX
Lend a Hand ATX, created by Austin Tech Alliance, is a platform to help skilled tech volunteers and those in need make critical community connections during the COVID-19 crisis. Create an account, make an offer or request, and find a match!April 24-Dec. 15Online -
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Lights, Camera, Safety PSA Contest
City of Austin's Safe Routes to School program invites seventh and eighth grade students to create their very own public service announcement (a short educational video) showing how to walk, bike, and roll to school safely. The winning filmmakers get Alamo Drafthouse gift cards, and their video will be shown in middle schools across Austin. Get all the details and submit your entry online.Deadline: Aug. 3Online -
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Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run: Virtual Edition
It's the final week to run in this virtual 5K. Sponsored by Maudie’s Tex-Mex to benefit the Trail Foundation, it's gone virtual: run now, party later. Register online and submit your best 5K time by July 4. Participants receive a run T-shirt and admission to one big party in October featuring Maudie’s snacks and a margarita.June 4-July 4, 8pm. $50.Citywide -
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Pflugerville Area Democrats Meeting
Visit with SD-14 candidates Sarah Eckhardt and Eddie Rodriguez; TX-10 candidates Mike Siegel and Pritesh Gandhi; TX-17 candidates Rick Kennedy; and Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir.Sat., June 27, 1-2:30pmOnline -
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Pick Your Own Blueberries
Texas’ oldest commercial blueberry farm has a new crop of the delightful little orbs about three hours east of Austin.Saturdays & Sundays, 6:30-8:30pm, through mid-JulyMoorhead's Berry Farm, Conroe -
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Pioneer Farms Public Tours
If you're not yet familiar with Pioneer Farms, join one of their many public guided tours to learn more about how they preserve 19th-century Texas history.First Fridays, second & fourth Saturdays, 8:30am-noon. Free with admission. -
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Project Connect Virtual Open House
The virtual open house is designed to welcome a new round of feedback on Austin's high-capacity transit plan.Ongoing. Free.Online -
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Sandcastle Building Lessons
Learn how to make your own spectacular sandcastles from an expert. Best to bring your own buckets and shovels.Saturdays through Aug. 22, 11am, 1pm & 3pm. Free.Stewart Beach, Galveston -
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Scream Hollow Summer Monster Bash With Live Music
Scream Hollow's Monster Bash features live music, four haunted attractions through 20 buildings in the woods, beer and wine bars, a cafe, and a haunted gift shop. With 20 acres, there's plenty of room for social distancing.Fri.-Sat., 6pm-12mid, through June 27. $6 and up.Scream Hollow, 149 Split Rail Ln., Bastrop -
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Shape Austin's Future: Redistrict ATX
City Council district boundaries are redrawn every 10 years, and now is your opportunity to get involved by applying for the Applicant Review Panel or the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. Get all the details at RedistrictATX.org.June 1-Sept. 30Online -
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SKM Art Advising Online Fundraiser
Benefit Austin Creative Alliance’s Artists Emergency Fund, SKM Art Advising has mounted an online show of work by local artists. Pick up something to beautify your home while contributing to ACA's Artists Emergency Relief Fund, which is offering grants to artists who lost income due to the coronavirus.May 7 until sold outOnline -
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Storytime Everywhere!
Austin Public Library's Cepeda Branch offers a range of read-alouds online while the branch is closed. There are chapter books for everyone, preschool, and family storytimes. Follow @StorytimeEverywhereATX on Instagram to get the full schedule and to receive alerts when the stories go live.Mon.-Fri., times varyOnline -
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Studio Satya Online Yoga Classes
Local yoga studio Satya has live and recorded classes available online so you can get the exercise and meditation we all so desperately need right now. Donate any amount to get access, and keep your eyes peeled for short free classes coming soon via Instagram.March 17-Aug. 14. $12 suggested donation.Online -
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Summer of Sculpture Festival
Seward Johnson’s “Celebrating the Familiar” fills the gardens with 25 life-size cast bronze sculptures of people performing familiar tasks. Advance online timed tickets required.Mon., June 22-Fri., July 31Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden -
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Summer Reopening: Dance & Fitness Classes at Ballet Austin
Ballet Austin has carefully reopened with safety precautions after two and a half months of providing online instruction. Check out the daily schedule of Pilates, dance, and fitness classes and get back to your routine.June 17-July 2. $5-26. -
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Sunflower Festival
With 4.5 acres of sunflowers, it’s the perfect place for a selfie, plus adventures on the playground and maybe picking some peaches.Sat.-Sun., June 27-28; Fri.-Sun., July 3-5Sweet Eats Farm, Georgetown -
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Texas Butterfly Festival
Pre-registration is underway for the country’s premier butterfly festival to be held Oct. 31-Nov.3 in the Rio Grande Valley. The refundable deposit is the first step for organizers to gauge interest in the re-imagined festival due to the pandemic.Through June 30. $25 deposit.Mission -
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The Big (Curbside) Bake Sale for Racial Justice
This citywide bake sale raises funds for Austin Justice Coalition and Communities of Color United. Pick up your goodies from locations in all corners of the city: Crema Bakery & Cafe, Fowler’s Smokin' Soul Food, Word of Mouth Bakery, and Eldorado Cafe. See the FB event for the menu as well as other ways to support.Sat., June 27, 10am-2pmVarious locations -
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The Escape Game Remote Adventures
Play the Escape Game’s newest game, "Ruins: Forbidden Treasure," from anywhere in the world using Zoom. Control an avatar wearing a live feed camera, search 360° images of the room, and use items in your online dashboard to progress through the game. An expert game guide will be there to help along the way, just like the typical escape room. Assemble a team of friends, family, or co-workers, and see if you can escape within an hour!May 5-Dec. 20. $25/person.Online -
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Trappings of Texas Art and Gear Sale
The annual sale of paintings, collectibles, and jewelry has gone online with artwork sold directly from the artists and new pieces added throughout the sale.Through Aug. 2Online via Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine -
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Travis County Still Seeking Poll Workers
There's still time to apply to work the polls for the July 14 election. You must be a registered voter in order to qualify.June 22-29Online -
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Yoga With Adriene
Local YouTuber and multiple "Best of Austin" winner Adriene Mishler has enough online classes to keep you busy through an extensive quarantine. There are videos specifically for kids and teens, and targeted sessions for any ailment you might be experiencing (anxiety, anyone?).March 17-Aug. 28Online
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Austin FC Season Membership Deposits
Austin's Major League Soccer team, Austin FC, is officially taking deposits for 2021 season memberships. Your deposit will reserve your spot in line, which means the earlier you purchase your membership, the earlier you're eligible to select your seats for the season.Ongoing. $50.
