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This Labor Day weekend, beat the heat and enjoy an afternoon of inspiration, creativity, arts, and community at this all-ages celebratory event featuring original art by local seniors, spicy snacks and tasty sips, and community arts activities.

When: Saturday, August 30
  • Matinee Experience: 2p to 6p
  • Soiree Experience: 6p to 9p

Where: Inside the Ballroom at AARC, 8401 Cameron Rd. Austin 78754
Tickets: Get your tickets on Eventbrite.
Featuring:
  • Matinee Experience 2p to 6p
    • Enjoy art-making activities, community displays, and original art by local seniors
    • Savor tasty sips and snacks, including Indian samosas, coffee, and chai
  • Soiree Experience 6p to 9p
    • 6p to 7p: Create your own Texas-themed souvenir painting featuring a Texas Longhorn in a live step-by-step painting session along with other attendees! All supplies included, and you’ll get to take your masterpiece home with you!
    • 7p onwards: Enjoy live music during the evening portion of the event. Mingle, sip and snack, and enjoy the music, as you stroll around to admire inspiring displays of original art.
  • Fun Photo Opps and Activities All Day Long!
    • Smile and take a photo with “Joy,” our life-size Texas Longhorn lovingly handpainted by local community members on a 12-foot backdrop with a hill country landscape scene.
    • Enjoy arts activities and contribute to fun community arts projects, including the Citywide Community Tile Mosaic, a project we’ve been curating all summer long with contributions from community members across Austin.
    • Spend some time at the Cards for Seniors table with other community members and work together to craft a few handmade cards for local seniors living in longterm care facilities.
Supporting a Cause We Can All Get Behind
All proceeds will support the Joy for Seniors initiative by Artly World Nonprofit. This initiative brings joy to disabled seniors in Austin care facilities by using the arts as a platform for community engagement and human connection. More info about this program at www.joyforseniors.org/about

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