Week of Events
Monday, April 30, 2018
No events on this day.
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
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May 1, 2018 -Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
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May 1, 2018 -Dockless Mobility On Two Wheels
Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
From the Natural Gardener - Tuesday, May 1st at 10am – Linda Wall presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Linda will walk us through all the basics from...
Dockless Mobility On Two Wheels
From the Austin Tech Alliance - The City of Austin is getting ready to launch a dockless bike share pilot project – GPS-enabled bicycles that can be located and unlocked via an app. Come mingle with Austin innovators, entrepreneurs, and bike enthusiasts while learning about dockless bike...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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May 2, 2018 -Creating Resilient Cities: Water Utilities on the Front Lines of Climate Change
Creating Resilient Cities: Water Utilities on the Front Lines of Climate Change
From Austin Water - How will climate change affect our water resources? The impacts of climate change are here and becoming more and more apparent. One existential climate issue is the impact of climate change on local water resources. Water utilities are already experiencing the...
Thursday, May 3, 2018
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May 3, 2018 -GAVA 2018 Coalition Meeting
GAVA 2018 Coalition Meeting
From GO Austin/VAMOS Austin (GAVA), United Way for Greater Austin, the Sustainable Food Center, Mendez Family Resource Center - Dove Springs, and the Austin Parks Foundation - 2018 Coalition Meeting: Thursday, May 3rd at Mendez Middle School Join hundreds of GAVA team leaders, residents, and...
Friday, May 4, 2018
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May 4, 2018 -Build And Paint A Little Wren House
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May 4, 2018 -The Future Is Circular
Build And Paint A Little Wren House
From TreeHouse - Join us to build and paint a little wren house! Wrens are fun and perky backyard birds, and while they readily use bird houses, offering the right type of wren house can attract these birds more easily and encourage them to take up...
The Future Is Circular
From Austin Resource Recovery - Net Impact and the City of Austin bring you The Future is Circular: A Sustainable Fashion Symposium, an educational event with Eileen Fisher RENEW and Miranda Bennett Studio hosted during Austin's first Sustainable Fashion Week! You can RSVP here. Event...
Saturday, May 5, 2018
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May 5, 2018 -Celebrate National Pilates Day – 360 Location
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May 5, 2018 -Let’s Jam
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May 5, 2018 -Celebrate National Pilates Day – Downtown
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May 5, 2018 -SFC: Ask a Gardener
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May 5, 2018 -Free Class: Snakes of Central Texas
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May 5, 2018 - RecurringPEAS Community Farm Day
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May 5, 2018 -HerbDay
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May 5, 2018 - RecurringMaker Faire Austin
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May 5, 2018 -Picnic And Pool Day At Barton Springs
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May 5, 2018 -Aquaponics Demystified
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May 5, 2018 -SFC: Family Friendly Beehive Tour
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May 5, 2018 -Art + Advocacy
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May 5, 2018 -Birds And Brew
Celebrate National Pilates Day – 360 Location
From Castle Hill Fitness - Pilates Day is an annual, international, community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year. The Pilates Day mission is to foster the public’s appreciation and awareness of the Pilates Method through a network of varied, innovative, and...
Let’s Jam
From the Sustainable Food Center - Join Mother Falcon Music Lab and the Sustainable Food Center for music and activities at the SFC Farmers' Market! Featuring improv activities, performances from MFML campers and more! Free and family friendly! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dates and Locations, all at the SFC Farmers' Market! Saturday...
Celebrate National Pilates Day – Downtown
From Castle Hill Fitness - Pilates Day is an annual, international, community event celebrated on the first Saturday of May every year. The Pilates Day mission is to foster the public’s appreciation and awareness of the Pilates Method through a network of varied, innovative, and...
SFC: Ask a Gardener
From the Sustainable Food Center - How do I help my plants survive summer? Why are my are my tomatoes not fruiting? Novice or advanced, gardening is a life-long learning experience. Drop by the Sustainable Food Center Teaching Garden and have all your gardening questions...
Free Class: Snakes of Central Texas
From the Natural Gardener - Saturday, May 5th at 10am – Tim Cole, owner of Austin Reptile Service (austinreptileservice.net), presents “Snakes of Central Texas.” Are you squeamish about snakes? Do you want to learn more about our indigenous snakes and what makes them so special? Maybe...
PEAS Community Farm Day
From Partners For Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability (PEAS) - Twice a month, we have Community Farm Days to maintain the farm. Members may harvest at their leisure, but farm days are also a great time to come and pitch-in on the work and grab produce...
HerbDay
From the American Botanical Council - Herb Talks 11:45 - 1:15 JoAnn Sanchez, botanist, herbalist, and teacher of herbalism at the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, presentation on Nourishing our Nervous Systems 2:45 – 3:45 Mark Blumenthal, Founder and Executive Director of the American Botanical...
Maker Faire Austin
From Maker Faire - Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects....
Picnic And Pool Day At Barton Springs
From the Save Barton Creek Association - Save Barton Creek Association is excited for summer to arrive, and in the spirit of the season, we want all who are interested in becoming apart of an eco-friendly community to join us for a picnic and dip...
Aquaponics Demystified
From Brite Ideas - Aquaponics systems are nutritious and educational, but can be intimidating the same time. Learn the basics of what an aquaponics system is, how it works, and how to make it function properly. Hands-on grow bed construction and system design demonstrated in...
SFC: Family Friendly Beehive Tour
From the Sustainable Food Center - A beekeeping class-- just for kids! In this Sustainable Food Center class, kids (recommended ages 7-16) will learn about the important role honey bees play in our food system and how they go about making what we all love...
Art + Advocacy
From the Dimension Gallery - Join us this Saturday afternoon as we mix art and environmental advocacy! In conjunction with Dimension Gallery's current exhibit, Inevitable Reckoning, we'll be joined by Zach Baumer, with the City of Austin's Office of Sustainability, for a brief presentation of...
Birds And Brew
From Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center - We are debuting new event called ‘Birds and Brew’ which will be a birding and social event. Top avian biologists will be on site to lead bird hikes and the evening will end with a BYOB/snack social hour on...
Sunday, May 6, 2018
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May 6, 2018 -Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
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May 6, 2018 -Yoga For Strong And Supple Shoulders
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May 6, 2018 -Real Solutions For Austin’s Gentrification Crisis
Free Class: Organic Veggie Gardening 101
From the Natural Gardener - Sunday, May 6th at 10am – Linda Wall presents “Organic Veggie Gardening 101.” Have you ever wanted to learn how to grow your own food, but didn't know where to start? Linda will walk us through all the basics from...
Yoga For Strong And Supple Shoulders
From Castle Hill Fitness - 7.5 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR SUFFER FROM SHOULDER PROBLEMS. In this afternoon workshop, you will learn a variety of basic yoga poses that will help strengthen and create flexibility in the shoulder joint. We will also explore how to approach...
Real Solutions For Austin’s Gentrification Crisis
From Community Not Commodity, the Austin Justice Coalition, Austin NAACP, PODER, and La Raza Roundtable - Join Community Not Commodity for a conversation about Austin's gentrification crisis and what we can do to fight it! Co-hosts include theAustin Justice Coalition, Austin NAACP, La Raza Roundtable, and PODER. The discussion...