Family Saturday at Laguna Gloria
Second Saturdays are for families at Laguna Gloria! Join the museum for Ice Cube Art this Saturday, July 12 from 11 am – 3 pm.
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Toybrary Austin’s 1st Birthday Party
Toybrary Austin is celebrating their first year of business with an awesome, FREE Birthday Party on Sunday, July 13 from 2 – 4 pm. Celebrate with face painters, stilt walkers, party favors, cake and balloons, plus special music performances and activities.
Peter and the Piper at the Long Center
Pollyanna Theatre Company presents Peter and the Piper at the Long Center inside the Rollins Theatre, July 12 – 20.
Summer Camp at the Expedition School
If you’re looking for a camp where your kids can get rowdy (but safe) in the great outdoors, then you need to check out the Expedition School. Located in East Austin next to Fiesta Gardens, the camp not only provides the opportunity for kids to kayak, canoe and SUP, but kids will also learn important lessons like how to protect the environment, along with safety instruction and medical training like CPR and basic first aid.
56th Annual Zilker Summer Musical – Oklahoma!
Zilker Theatre Productions present its 56th Annual Zilker Summer Musical – Oklahoma! Catch it this Friday, July 11 at 8:30 pm at the Zilker Hillside Theater for free (though donations are greatly appreciated)! The production will then run through the weekend and continue every Thursday – Sunday evening until Saturday, Aug. 16.
Book Buddies Program at Town Lake Animal Center
The only thing cuter than cats are little elementary school kids reading to cats. The sauce on top of all that awesome is the kids’ exposure to the no-kill shalter environment and their chance to do some meaningful summer reading at the Town Lake Animal Center’s Feline Leukemia Cat Sanctuary.
Khabele + Strong Incubator to open at Casa de Luz
Khotso Khabele, founder of the Khabele School, and Michael Strong, a long time educator who promotes social entrepreneurship and the importance of Socratic discussions, have teamed up to bring a new type of school to Austin. The Khabele + Strong Incubator will open for grades 6 – 12 for the 2014 – 2015 school year at Casa de Luz. The incubator will help kids ace their SAT’s while they complete Advanced Placement courses and hone in on what makes them amazing!
Top 10 Austin Family Events 7/4 – 7/6
Happy 3-day weekend and 4th of July, y’all! This weekend you can see plenty of fireworks, play with tiny animals, take a train ride through Hill Country or see a live-action graphic novel. Here are our Top 10 Austin Family events…
New Bear Cubs at the Austin Zoo and Animal Sanctuary
Recently, the Austin Zoo was granted custody of three orphaned black bear cubs found in Oregon. We got a sneak peek of them before their first public appearance on Friday, July 4.
Red, White and Blue Weekend at Round Rock Express
Dell Diamond is hosting a Red, White and Blue Weekend for the Round Rock Express home games happening Friday, July 4, Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6.
