Feature Articles
By Sherida Mock The talented Jill Blackwood has made a career of gracing Austin stages in plays and musicals. Now, this mother to two boys (Thomas is 13, and Joseph is 8) stars in Zach Theatre’s production of “Mary Poppins” starting July 20. In the title role,...
Humor
My son is in a stuffed animal phase. He carries them around the house as he completes his daily activities: knocking the books off shelves and splashing in the dogs’ water bowl. He hoards them in bed at night, sings to them and gives them sweet kisses. So, you can...
Education
Summertime is the perfect time to keep your child’s mind sharp, increase his or her confidence and delve into subjects and skills that capture your child’s interest. Plenty of local camps provide learning opportunities, from learning to code and building robots to...
Lifelines
You may not be doing the right things to protect your children from sun damage. As many as 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. “Skin cancer risk is related to cumulative lifetime sun exposure,” says Dr. Ted Lain, a board-certified...
Feature Articles
By Sherida Mock Let your kids get up close and personal with an array of creatures from the lowly to the exotic at these special places! Austin Aquarium Details: The 2½-year-old aquarium offers a substantial number of interactive exhibits. You can feed and touch many...
Austin in Action
MD Anderson Cancer Center and the CATCH Global Foundation recently announced an expansion of its sun safety education program aimed at children in grades preschool through 1st grade. The program, called Ray and the Sunbeatables: A Sun Safety Curriculum for K-1, will...
Austin in Action
The City of Austin’s Health and Human Services’ Austin Healthy Adolescent Program (AHA) announced it is presenting “Stigma,” a play to create awareness of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the community. The play will be performed Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday,...
Austin in Action
Austin nonprofit Manos de Cristo is set to help thousands of Central Texas children, Pre-K through 5th grades, with their annual Back-to-School program July 18-22. The program prepares low-income students for the school year by providing each child with two sets of...
Austin in Action
Pollyanna Theatre, a resident company of the Long Center, presents Cowboy in the Kitchen by Bethany Lynn Corey on June 11 and 14 through 18 at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Created for children as young as 18 months to 4 years of age, Cowboy in the Kitchen invites the audience...
Austin in Action
The Texas Teen Book Festival will include such authors as Sabaa Tahir, Ally Carter, Jeffery Self, Traci Chee and John Corey Whaley. TTBF takes place on Saturday, October 1, at St. Edward’s University. “We are beyond excited to announce our full lineup,” said...
