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    Sports Camps

    Basketball Camp

    Texas Disciples Sports & Fitness trains 5th-9th grade boys and girls over the course of four days.
    July 30-Aug. 2. $150 (sibling discounts available).
    Premier Athletic Complex, 8220 183A Toll Road, Leander
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    Theatre/Dance Camps

    Be You at Danzversity

    Danzversity promotes creativity and positivity through dance. Students are encouraged to dance to the rhythms of their own heartbeat. Each week has a different theme. Ages 6-11.
    June 11-July 20. $80 per day; $350 per week.
    2110 White Horse Trail
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    Instructional Camps

    BHW Mobile App Development Camp

    Two-day hands-on experience that will give students a chance to learn from some of Austin’s best mobile app developers and designers. By the end of camp, students will have an app that they helped make on their own phone! 7th-9th graders.
    Fri.-Sat., July 27-28. Free.
    The BHW Group, 6011 W. Courtyard Dr. #410
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    Big John Mills

    Thu., Feb. 8, 8pm
  • Arts

    Visual Arts

    Big Medium: For When the Leaves Grow Cold, but I Still Require Your Shoulder

    This suite of paintings by Ricardo Vicente Ruiz is rooted in the history and folklore of harvesting seasons in the Southwest. Curated by Jeffrey Dell, it's the gallery's first exhibition of 2018.
    Through Feb. 17
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    General Camps

    Bluebonnet School

    Indoor and outdoor play and instruction abound at these camps featuring water fun, field trips, learning, sports, and specialized activities on demand. There are two locations: one at Cedar Park and one at Canyon Creek with nearly identical programming. Ages 6-11.
    June 5-Aug. 24. $249.
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  • Community

    Civic Events

    Bond Election Advisory Task Force Meeting

    See agenda for details.
    Thu., Feb. 8, 10am  
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    General Camps

    Build Better Kids

    This week-long summer day camp teaches elementary and middle school kids about poverty and encourages them to reach out and serve others in need.
    Mon.-Fri., June 11-Juy 20. $150.
    Emmaus Catholic Parish, 1718 Lohman’s Crossing
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    Visual Arts

    Camiba Art: The Allegory of Good and Bad Government

    Zoë Shulman uses elaborate geometric symbols to express the virtues and vices of government, like something a more skilled and less gonzo John Dee might've come up with between bouts of angelic possession. The artist's new series of twenty hexagon-shaped artworks are presented as diptychs in a candle-lit gallery, and, listen, you really should see this, friend: It's phenomenal work and perfectly displayed.
    Through Feb. 10
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    Camp Balcones

    Camp Fire’s Summer STEM Camp is a nature and science day camp that sparks curiosity and inspires learning. It offers campers the opportunity to hike, swim, learn archery, and discover nature. Each week features a different STEM theme including Week of Wings, Camping 101, Shark Week, and more. Transportation is available if scheduled in advance. Ages 6-12.
    $350.
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    Camp Champions

    Since 1967 campers here have become more independent; made friends; developed social skills; explored athletic, artistic and outdoor activities; and had fun in the process. Ages 6-17.
    June 3-Aug. 11. $1,785-7,475.
    775 Camp Rd., Marble Falls
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    Camp Erin Central Texas

    Formerly Camp Brave Heart, Camp Erin Central Texas is three days of swimming, hiking, hayrides, and more, intertwined with therapeutic components for children who have recently lost someone to death. This environment, deep in the Texas Hill Country and provided by the good folks of Hospice Austin, gives kids a chance to learn about grief and healing among peers. Ages 6-17. July 30-Aug.1. John Knox Ranch, outside Wimberley, 512/342-4700. Free.
    July 30- Aug. 1. Free.
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    Camp Fun Brain

    Have fun while sharpening your reading skills with instruction by hand-picked local elementary school teachers on a variety of genres. Ages 5-10.
    June 4-Aug. 25. $250 per week.
    AHB Community School, 4001 Speedway; Whole Life Learning Center 10801 Old San Antonio Rd.
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    Camp Headwaters

    Get your “passports” ready for a worldwide adventure, as Camp Headwaters takes a journey around the Earth. Steeped in art, natural science, geography, and cultural study, kids will explore the wondrous world in which we live! Ages 3-5.
    June 4-Aug. 3. $300 per week.
    Headwaters School, 6305 Manchaca Rd
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    Camp Indigo

    Help your kids find their inner creative spirit through nature hikes, dance, drama, and yoga, while learning confidence, communication, and respect for themselves and others. Ages 4-12.
    July 11-22. $275.
    Whole Life Learning Center, 10801 Old San Antonio Rd.
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    Camp on the Move

    Every day's a field trip – at Camp on the Move not a week goes by without trips to Schlitterbahn and Typhoon Texas, plus stops for zip-lining, go-karting, and more. Charter buses wired to screen movies ensure minimal fidgeting en route. Ages 8-14.
    June 4-Aug. 10. $365.
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    Instructional Camps

    Camp Pursuit: STEAM Summer Camp

    Camp Pursuit is a weeklong, mixed aged, academic summer camp based on the concept that campers pursue their passions and cultivate their talents. Choose your favorite courses from a catalog of interdisciplinary, high-interest STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) curricula that align with passions and curiosity.
    July 23-27. $175 per week.
    Westover Hills Church of Christ, 8332 Mesa
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    Theatre/Dance Camps

    Camp Shakespeare at Winedale

    Does your child have the heart of a true thespian? She or he is sure to love this overnight camp run by UT, where kids spend most waking hours immersed in the study and performance of the Bard's works. Ages 11-16.
    June 10-July 23, July 1-July14. $1,100.
    Briarfield B&B Retreat & Conference Center, 3738 FM 2714, Round Top
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    Instructional Camps

    Camp Spike

    Twenty minutes east of Austin is a ranch where your kids can read, write, play, meditate, and generally learn to express themselves better. Email to register. Ages 10-15.
    July 9-13, July 16-20. $400, per camper per week; $700, two campers.
    Tiny T Ranch, Garfield
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    Camp Time at the Carver

    The Carver Museum offers classes that will unlock the artist in any child. For $675, the Broadway Bound camp will turn your child into a musical star in just seven weeks. Students will learn music, voice, and dance skills and put on a full-length musical at the end of summer. For those looking for a more flexible schedule, the Youth Arts Safari camp offers weekly sessions at $115. Ages 6-17.
    June 11-Aug. 18
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    Camp Trinity

    Whatever your kid is into, Trinity's camps cover it. With class subjects ranging from engineering and theatre to courses about Hogwarts and Jedi Training Camp, Trinity offers dozens of fun summer classes that your kids will love! Ages 6-14.
    $260, half day; $470, full day.
    Trinity Episcopal School, 3901 Bee Caves Rd.
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    Instructional Camps

    Camp Vámonos

    Themed camps throughout the summer have all the fun kids could want including field trips and tons of hands-on play and learning, but with the added bonus of a bilingual program in Spanish and English. Ages 5-11.
    June 4- Aug. 17. $185.
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    Camp Wildflower

    Future conservationists, botanists, horticulturists, and ecologists can choose from several themed, weeklong camps on the grounds of the Wildflower Center. Ages 6-11.
    June 4-July 27. $200-250.
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    Visual Arts

    Carver Museum: Juntos/Together

    This section of the comprehensive FotoATX program features vivid photo-documentation of "Black and Brown Activism in Austin from 1970 to 1983."
    Through April 11
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    Visual Arts

    Carver Museum: State of Ascension

    Mixed-media vessel works by Rejina Thomas, featuring art she created during the past two decades, with themes positioning the womb as a metaphorical looking glass from which viewers experience and understand the world.
    Through Feb. 28

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