Events - 5 May 17

Girlstart’s STEM Studio and Mini-Planetarium is a unique space for families to explore astronomy! Starry Nights are held the 1st Thursday of every month (except January, June, July and August), with each month featuring a new astronomy experience and related hands-on activities. All ages are welcome to stop by any time between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. RSVP is recommended, however not required, to attend.
COST: Free

The Front Porch, in collaboration with The Window and All Saints’ Episcopal Church, is proud to present a very special event, the “Love for Loro” City-Wide Garage Sale on May 5 and 6, 2017. From now until July 31, students from schools, clubs, teams and faith communities across Austin are partnering to raise $35,000 to purchase hard rubber shoes and vitally important menstrual kits for all the students at Loro Primary School in Loro Village in Northern Uganda. The garage sale is open to the public and will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 5 and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at East Space located at 2009 Airport Blvd., Austin, Texas 78721. Please see the below information on where to drop off items for the garage sale and other upcoming Front Porch events. See www.frontporchaustin.org/events for more information.

“Many of the Loro students must walk upwards of five miles a day without any shoes at all at a constant risk for infection, and many of the female students miss weeks of school a year due to a lack of proper care,” said Stephen Kinney, Executive Director of the Front Porch. “The ‘Love for Loro’ project seeks to assuage these urgent needs, and our desire is that the ‘Love for Loro’ Garage Sale will provide 20 percent of our goal. Donations for the sale are currently being accepted. Members of the Austin community may drop off their sellable, no longer needed items and turn into shoes for children who desperately need them.”

Donations can be made at the drop zones no later than Wednesday, May 3. Items needed are clothes, furniture, collectibles, musical instruments, electronics, books, movies, games, office supplies, accessories, jewelry, tools, kitchenware, dishes, toys, sporting goods, tents and tarps, lawn-care/gardening items, bikes, skateboards and more. Drop off locations include:

DROP ZONE A: EAST SPACE (2009 Airport Blvd.)
All large items (over 50 pounds) and furniture must be dropped off here. All items accepted. Items may be dropped off from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week, starting on March 23. Not available on holidays.

DROP ZONE B: ALL SAINTS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH (209 W. 27th St.)
No furniture or large items. Please drop all items in the foyer or in the church office. Items may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday-Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, starting April 17. Not available on holidays.

For any questions, please contact Riley Webb, LFL Program Coordinator at 936-635-6393 or riley@windowaustin.org.

Dates:  May 5 – May 21, 2017 Hours Fri-Sat-Sun 11am-4pm and by appointment

Artists’ reception:  May 5, 2017 Friday 6 PM– 7:30 PM

The Visual Arts Program at the McCallum Fine Arts Academy currently focuses on the development of students’ technical skills and critical thinking in a variety of media. The visual art aspect of the larger integrated curriculum emphasizes the application of art elements and principles of design in art production, the study of art history and diverse cultural heritages, and the development of visual discrimination and judgment through art criticism and aesthetics.

Of five Austin high school students selected for the 2017 People’s Gallery Exhibit at the Austin City Hall, three are students at The Academy. Works on display at Link & Pin will include UIL All State pieces and recipients of national scholastic art and writing gold and silver awards.