Young Artists Apply Now for Grants
The Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA) and the Texas Cultural Trust are accepting applications for the 2016 class of Young Masters. The state’s most talented young artists will receive the title of “Young Master” and are awarded grants of $5,000 per year to further...
Pioneer Farms Offers $5 Sundays
Pioneer Farms extends $5 admission on Sundays throughout August to anyone who has attended a religious service. Pioneer Farms says they want to encourage present-day families to do the same thing as their ancestors on the Blackland Prairie did during the 1800s—spend a...
Stay Safe in Our Hottest Summer Days
Triple digit temperatures have arrived in Central Texas. That’s why the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department wants everyone to take the steps needed to stay healthy in hot weather. “Heat and humidity can result in dangerous conditions,” said Dr....
Be Prepared for Hurricane Season
With more than four months remaining in the 2015 hurricane season, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding residents to review their emergency plans and stay prepared for the potential threat of hurricanes or tropical storms. Hurricane season began...
Your Old Keys Help Hays County Food Bank
Hays County Food Bank needs your unwanted and unneeded keys to help feed the hungry. Instead of letting those old keys get lost and lay useless in forgotten drawers, why not put them to a more charitable use? Melissa Pursely of San Marcos discovered some unneeded keys...
Austin/Travis County Offer Back-to-School Vaccinations
It won’t be long before back to school time is here. Thousands of Austin area students need one or more vaccines before starting the new school year, and with recent changes in the state’s immunization requirements for college students, that number may be even higher....
March of Dimes Hosts Capes and Crowns Fundraiser
Transform into your favorite superhero or royal character and enjoy free activities at Lakeline Mall on Saturday, August 29. The March of Dimes hosts its Capes and Crowns event from noon to 2 p.m. Activities include a scavenger hunt, craft, costume contest and Macy's...
World Breastfeeding Week
The Mothers’ Milk Bank at Austin (MMBA) will celebrate World Breastfeeding Week (August 1 to 7) beginning with a concert honoring the milk bank’s donors at Central Market (N. Lamar location) on the evening of August 1. Events held throughout the week—and through the...
Free Health App for Busy Families
It’s Time Texas launched its Choose Healthier mobile app on June 30. The free app encourages families to find healthy activities and nutritional information. “It’s the easiest way to both promote and discover healthy activities and events for all ages, interests and...
ALS Support Group Forms
The ALS Caregivers Support Group of Austin was recently formed to serve those who are taking care of a family member or loved one with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease.” The group, facilitated by a local psychotherapist, works...
Museum Day Live! Tickets Available for Download
Beginning August 1, you can download a ticket for Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Scheduled for Saturday, September 26, participating museums across the U.S. will offer free admission to those holding a Museum Day Live! ticket. The downloaded ticket is good...
Excel Center Graduates First Class
The Goodwill Excel Center, the first public charter high school in Texas for individuals over age 26, celebrated its first graduating class on June 26. “This is a momentous day for these graduates and their families, but more importantly, for our Central Texas...
