Thinkery Reopens
Thinkery has opened its doors again for limited-capacity general admission as well as Saturday Baby Bloomer sessions! Reserved for children age 36 months and younger, Baby Bloomers features special programming designed specifically for toddlers. All sessions will last...
Texas Tuition Promise Fund Deadline
Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the tax-advantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general...
Explore UT
The University of Texas at Austin will bring the discovery of Explore UT to participants in a virtual format March 5-6, 2021. The free virtual experience will feature live programming with demonstrations, hands-on activities and other interactive elements aimed at...
Girl Scout Cookies
Although you may not have seen as many Girl Scouts pounding the pavement or setting up booths to sell cookies this year, cookie sales are still happening! Making it even easier to purchase your favorite box of cookies while maintaining social distancing, Girl Scouts...
Black History Month Kids’ Day
Join CarverMuseumATX for for Black History Month Kids Day + HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Day on Saturday, Feb. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will have live zoom sessions with Creative Action featuring Austin-based authors Ellison and Bavu...
Mom, Dad & Tween Book Club
Mom, Dad, and Tween Bookclub is back in February! Join the Carver Museum on Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. for a discussion on the thought-provoking book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. Contact Yolanda King...
Family Flick
Robert Rodriguez’s latest family flick, “We Can Be Heroes,” is now showing on Netflix. In the style of “Spy Kids” and “The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl,” the film follows a group of young heroes who must rise to the challenge when their parent heroes have been...
Baby Day
Baby Day, a statewide celebration of babies and toddlers presented by First3Years, announces their third annual event, a week-long celebration to take place online from Feb. 7-13. The digital event will bring more than 100 partner-led activities centered around early...
Museum News
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation launched a new Art Museum Futures Fund to help mid-sized museums through the turbulent times caused by the pandemic. Austin’s Mexic-Arte Museum was among the recipients. Funds from the grant will aid with museum exhibitions, the...
Green School
The City of Austin and Austin Independent School District are celebrating the recent installation of rain-catching features at Reilly Elementary School’s campus and Green School Park. Five rain gardens and 12 cisterns will capture thousands of gallons of rain each...
Science Made Fun!
Dr. Kate Biberdorf, aka Kate the Chemist, is an author, science entertainer and a professor at the University of Texas at Austin. This month, she will appear virtually at two Austin schools to celebrate her new book, Kate The Chemist: The Stem Night Disaster. The book...
FREE YMCA Reset Challenge
The YMCA of Austin is inviting the community to participate in a free six-week YMCA Reset Challenge, designed to help transform spirit, mind and body. Beginning in January, participants can opt-in to the free challenge by texting RESET to 866-943-YMCA (9622). By...











