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Pollyanna Theatre presents Trouble on the Double, a play for children ages 4 – 10, on July 9 – 17 at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. The play, by Holly Hepp-Galván, follows the story of young twins. The two may look alike, but their personalities...
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Recently, Children at Risk researched and ranked 60 public high schools, 99 middle schools and 265 elementary schools from seven area counties. At the top of the list for their respective categories were LASA High School in Austin ISD and Canyon Creek Elementary...
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Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum has announced that admission is free all summer, thanks to generous donations during Amplify Austin. The museum is accepting donations, but waiving admission fees through Aug. 31. In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the museum is...
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The Texas Education Agency has awarded $4 million to the College of Education at UT Austin to design and launch the state’s new literacy and reading-to-learn academies. The goal of the academies is to provide professional development for Texas K-5 elementary school...
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Through the USDA Summer Food Service Program, local school districts will continue to serve free breakfast and lunch to local children and teens 18 and younger, regardless of economic status and whether or not the child attends the school. Participants enjoy meals...
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In late May, the Bullock Texas State History Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and museums across America, to offer free admission to the nation’s...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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On May 20, 800 students ran in the Boosterthon Fun Run at Murchison Elementary. The fun run was the culminating event of a nine-day program themed “Big World Recess,” in which students learned character through sports in other cultures. During the...
