Jamie 
The Long Center Presents Peking Acrobats, Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 pm. Here’s our chance to see the China’s most amazing acrobats without interruption. Who needs a net when you have hundreds of years of tradition and countless hours of practice, preparation and mastery under your belt? Not the Peking Acrobats.
Bricks 4 Kidz Creativity Center (Round Rock) is hosting a FREE Master Builder Play Day Event on Friday, Jan. 31 from 10 am – 8 pm.
Check out the new Ashley’s Playhouse, a drop-in childcare center, at their open house on Saturday, February 1 from 1 pm to 5 pm. In addition to getting to tour the facility and test out all their new fun toys (including the Imagination Playground where children can build structures as big as themselves!), they will have food trucks, bounce houses, giveaways, free Amy’s Ice Cream for the first 100 people, and FREE registration during the event.
Head to the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center at 1 pm on Saturday, Feb. 1 to learn about Austin’s African American cultural assets at Austin’s African American Cultural Heritage District (AACHD) for Treasured Places, A Community Gathering. Wander through the district while learning and celebrating the vibrant history of the area, then enjoy food from Hoover’s and tunes from DJ ATX. Participation is free.
There was a lot of WE and a lot of Learning, lots of laughs, some tears, plenty of wisdom-sharing, wine, food, friendships and fun. Do512 Family managing editor, Jamie Jett, attended the conference for her third time, here are her thoughts…
Celebrate the birthday of the influential American artist, Jackson Pollock at Smudge Studios. You can make your own Pollock-esque splatter painting and enjoy a slice of cake at their Jackson Pollock Birthday Party.
Kaleidoscope Toys is hosting a Lego Play event with Learning Fun 101 on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 2 pm – 4 pm. Bring non-perishable food items to be donated to the Round Rock Area Serving Center and you’re in!
Integrity Academy Presents a Dealing With Difficult People Workshop, led by Joe Carr, an educator, trainer and coach from The Center for Nonviolent Communication. The workshop will be at Casa de Luz, in the Cielo South Room, from 7 – 8:30 pm on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Bump Club and Beyond Austin will host a Pediatrician Panel Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 7 – 9 pm at Mandola’s Italian Arbor Trails.
Art & Soul Austin will save your sanity and keep your kiddos busy and happy with their Spring Break Art Camps, March 10 – 14 from 9 am – noon each day for kids ages 3 –7 or from 2 – 5 pm for kids 7 – 10. With a mission to “encourage, enhance and explore natural creativity through an art-rich curriculum,” the camps will include drawing, painting, collage, printmaking and sculpture. Cost is $180 per child.
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