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SUMMARY:NOURISHED: A Diasporic Cookbook Zine Launch + Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Come join @chungminhcollective x @tigerbalmpress to celebrate our inaugural cookbook zine and the local Asian home cooks behind the pages! Proceeds of the zine + event will be split among immigrant serving organizations. \nEVENT DETAILS:\nSaturday\, October 4\, 2025\n6pm-9pm\nFuture Front Texas (1900 E 12th St\, Austin\, TX 78702) \nPROGRAM:\nZine Pick Ups + Purchase\nRecipe Tastings\n✨Activations + Vendors \nPreorders for NOURISHED will open soon! Check back in the next week for updates
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/nourished-a-diasporic-cookbook-zine-launch-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Plus-Size Community Clothing Swap + Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Our Plus-Size Clothing Swap is back by popular demand—celebrating ALL SIZES XL+ WHILE FUNDRAISING FOR FUTRURE FRONT. SO\, Time to clear out your closet & snag new-to-you garments! \nHosted by Future Front board members Xochi Solis and Hali Martin\, this event’s one-part swap and one-part fundraiser for Future Front’s fourth birthday (and our recent $65\,000 NEA Grant loss). \nSo\, join us to support our little org AND keep clothing out of landfills. \nThe swap will be held on JULY 19 from 11 AM to 1 PM CT.  \nTickets are $30 (benefitting Future Front Texas)\, and all attendees must bring at least five items (size XL+\, all styles welcome) to participate. \nThere’ll be an opportunity to win incredible raffle items onsite\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWHAT TO EXPECT \nSWAP GUIDELINES \n★ A ticket is required to participate (it’s a fundraiser\, y’all!). \n★ Attendees must bring at least 5 items to swap. No more than 15 items\, please \n\n\nAll clothing must be sized XL and up. (Standard Women’s size 12+\, Standard Men’s 36+) \n\n\nAll styles of clothing for larger bodies are welcome. All seasons and occasions are welcome\, i.e. winter coats\, cocktail dresses\, etc. Shoes\, athletic wear (lightly used)\, and accessories are welcome. \n\n\nAll clothing must be clean. All clothing should be in good\, wearable condition. No holes\, rips\, or stains (unless stylistic). Vintage items must be in excellent condition. \n\n\n★ This event is entirely indoors. Bathrooms and small changing areas will be made available. Clothing racks will also be available\, thanks to a generous loan from Leandra Blei. \n★ Any unused or un-swapped clothing will be donated to a local charity (ex: ​​ Out of the Closet or Austin Pets Alive! Thrift) \n★ The Future Front House’s newest art show\, Spilled Fruit\, will be on display throughout the event\, and many local businesses will be open next door and in the area! Explore after you swap. \n  \nRAFFLE GUIDELINES \n★ One raffle ticket comes with your $30 donation. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased at the event for $5 each (must be present to win). Raffle prizes include: \n\n\n5-Class Package from Body Positive Barre with Natalie Sanders (Retail $49) \n\n\n60-min Empowerment Portrait Session with Holly Max (Retail $350) \n\n\nGift Card & Curated Goodies from Collected by Blackbirds (Retail $75) \n\n\n2-Class Package from Open Form Yoga & Wellbeing (Retail $50) \n\n\n4 Weekend Passes to The Front Festival 2025 (Retail $200) \n\n\nNew Client Haircut from Handpainted by Hal  (1.5 hr session\, Retail $165) \n\n\nFuture Front limited edition tote bag and merch pack (Retail $30) \n\n\nAnnual Events Membership to Future Front Programs (Retail $175) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHOW TO ATTEND \nTickets are $30 (benefitting Future Front Texas’ nonprofit initiatives)\, and attendees must bring at least five but no more than 15 items (size XL+\, all styles welcome) to participate. \nThere’ll also be an opportunity to win incredible raffle items onsite!
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/plus-size-community-clothing-swap-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts/Crafts,Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Austin Arts & Culture Funding: Creative Community Talk
DESCRIPTION:Do you know that the City of Austin offers funding for independent creatives and arts organizations—and that the future of these grants needs your feedback? \nJoin The Museum of Human Achievement\, Torch Literary Arts and Future Front Texas for a candid and casual info session this Saturday\, July 12. Together\, we’ll chat through: \n• the history of City of Austin arts funding\n• the proposed changes to existing grants\n• how you can get involved and apply for funding \nThis session is free to attend; RSVPs encouraged. All experience levels welcome.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/austin-arts-culture-funding-creative-community-talk/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:ATX Climate Week Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE \nJoin us by celebrating local community leaders and activists who are creating amazing change in Austin\, TX\, and beyond. \nWe are giving away 3 awards (Bus Babes\, Community Leader\, Environmental Advocate) to 3 amazing changemakers\, as well as hosting a panel on youth climate action with amazing non-profit leaders. \nCome enjoy happy hour & networking with complimentary drinks by our sponsors\, Tito’s Handmade Vodka and light bites with local climate changemakers making a difference in our community\, while celebrating our amazing awardees. \nStreet Parking is free near Future Front Texas HQ (1900 E 12th St\, Austin\, TX 78702). \nPlease reach out if you have any questions! If you have any accessibility concerns we should be aware of\, please reach out. We will try our best to accommodate. \n\nOPTIONAL DONATION: We try to make our events accessible and free to everyone. If you are able to donate\, we suggest donating to our 501(c)3 non-profit here. Folks who donate $10 or more will get our sticker sheets at the event! \n  \n\nAbout Climate Week ATX  \nAustin\, Texas\, is cranking up the heat (in a good way) with its first-ever Climate Week! This isn’t just another conference—it’s a citywide celebration of sustainability\, innovation\, and action. Picture rooftop parties\, hands-on workshops\, inspiring talks from eco-warriors\, and maybe even susty bus tour. April 26th – May 4th \nATX Climate Week is a celebration that stems from Joon Community\, an environmental justice & public transit-focused WOC-founded 501(c)3 non-profit that hosts community-engaged & environment justice-friendly events nationwide.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/atx-climate-week-awards-ceremony/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:A Juneteenth Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join Abode Press at The Future Front House for poetry readings by renowned Black poets\, KB Brookins\, Enzo Silon Surin\, and Mirakol Jade. Each poet will reflect on Juneteenth\, its cultural significance in Texas as well as read from their works.\n \n\nThere will be books available for purchase from Austin-local bookshop\, Black Pearl Books\, and a time for signings and author questions\, too! There is a 30-person capacity for this event so RSVPs are mandatory.\n \n\nTo practice community care\, masks are required for this event and will be available for attendees at the front door.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/a-juneteenth-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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SUMMARY:Mutual Love Rest Fest
DESCRIPTION:The Mutual Love Rest Fest is a trans-led festival that brings the LGBTQ+ community and allies together to promote rest\, wellness\, play\, and healing.\n \n\nAll Ages. No Alcohol. Everyone is welcome.\n \n\nCommunity connection is gender-affirming care! Our rest and joy is sacred and possible — join us.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/mutual-love-rest-fest/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Party With a Purpose
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SUMMARY:Open House: FutureLands
DESCRIPTION:Join Highlander and Future Front for Futurelands.\n \n\nFor one day only on March 15\, while Austin celebrates SXSW\, Highlander will take over The Future Front House with all-day sessions\, exploring the intersections of storytelling\, movement-building and the artistic\, cultural and creative mycelium of southern people’s struggles for justice and democracy.\n \n\nFrom an experiential pop-up library (straight from Highlander’s archives in Tennessee) to an evening film screening and panel discussion\, expect conversations among femme and queer artists\, organizers and friends that invite us all to imagine the future.\n \n\nThe event is free\, but an RSVP is required.\n \n  \nSchedule of events: \n\nNoon – Unearthing: A Youth-Led Circle – Led by youth\, this morning workshop at The Future Front House will candidly explore our dreams for the future through the lens of young organizers in Highlander’s Seeds of Fire Program.\n \n\nSince 1932\, Highlander Center has played a pivotal role in southern people’s struggles for justice and democracy. The organization’s Seeds of Fire program aims to increase intergenerational organizing.\n \n\n2pm – What is the recipe for culture? A workshop with Jenae Taylor – Join us in skilling up in Highlander’s Cultural Organizing Methodology. Led by Jenae Taylor\, you’ll share space with community members who are actively practicing its frameworks. Together\, we’ll ask: “What is the recipe for culture in this time?” and “What has been catalyzed since\, using these tools?”\n \n\nHighlander’s methodologies have advanced the Civil Rights Movement and environmental\, economic & justice organizing across decades.\n \n\n6:30pm – A Place Of Rage: Film Screening & Panel Discussion – Join Highlander for a screening of A PLACE OF RAGE\, an award-winning film by Pratibha Parmar. Featuring rare interviews with Angela Davis\, June Jordan & Alice Walker\, the film explores how women like Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer revolutionized American society and the world.\n \n\nFollowing the screening\, Eden Hakimzadeh and Breya Johnson will guide us through a discussion about the film\, with a focus on the prescient warnings issued by June Jordan’s fearless embrace of the Palestinian cause as her own.\n \n\n\n  \nAbout the Highlander Center: \nHIGHLANDER IS THE MOVEMENT SCHOOL TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOVEMENT LEADERS. \n\nRooted in Southern Appalachia\, and grounded in a 90-year practice of participatory research and popular education\, we incubate and develop the movements that drive us from the world we inherited to the one we deserve.\n \n\nWe are a team of movement veterans\, organizers\, researchers\, educators\, and artists activating diverse voices across the South\, the nation\, and around the world to lead winning movements. Learn more at highlandercenter.org.
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/open-house-futurelands/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture/Guest Speaker
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SUMMARY:Big Community Flea
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Future Front’s first-ever Big\, Community Flea aka the garage sale fundraiser of our dreams.\n\n\n \nJoin us to shop goods generously donated by Austin creatives you love\, all while fundraising for the future of Future Front.\n\n\n \nFamily-friendly. Dog-friendly. Human-friendly. Scroll for more details.\nThe Big Community Flea is a weeklong garage sale and fundraiser\, featuring goods by some of our favorite creatives in Austin and Texas beyond. You can shop online with us at futurefronttexas.org/communityflea or RSVP here to join us for an in-person shopping event at The Future Front House.\n\n\nShop In-Person: \n✰ See specialty items in person on Dec. 9\, 2023 \n✰ Mingle and raise money \n✰ 100% of proceeds go to the future of our programs in 2024
URL:https://theaustincommon.com/event/big-community-flea/
LOCATION:Future Front House\, 1900 E. 12th St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts/Crafts,Party With a Purpose
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