Art Spark Texas

CANCELED-Women Veterans Strong
2023-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
Reconvening in January!
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Wicked (Audio Described)
2023-12-24 13:00 - 16:00, 2024-01-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: Elphaba smiles slyly as Glinda whispers in her ear. Elphaba is dressed in black and has green skin. Glinda is dressed in white and has pale pink skin. Flying monkeys appear against a green background. Text reads, “The untold true story of the Witches of Oz, Wicked.”

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas (Audio Described)
2023-12-29 19:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
The Ultimate Holiday Tradition! Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been America’s favorite holiday tradition for over 35 years! Grammy Award winner Chip Davis has created a show that features Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound. The program includes dazzling multimedia effects performed in an intimate setting. Experience the magic as the spirit of the season comes alive!
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: Stylized graphic of a sparkly blue and gold decorated Christmas tree. Text reads, “Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis.”

The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON
2024-01-07 14:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join your friends from The Lion & Pirate in person for an afternoon of poetry, music, seeing old friends, and lots more!
At this inclusive open mic, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine! Sign up at the event. Contact us if you have questions about our sound set up.
What to Expect:

The performer sign-up opens at 1:30 PM.
This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
This will be an acoustic show (no amplification).
Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 2 PM to 4 PM, Sunday, January 7, 2024. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.

Women Veterans Strong
2024-01-11 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-04-11 12:30 - 13:30 | TX
A virtual group for women vets to connect, create, and converse. Register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsceGurDstGdGUBQk_1QdFZoHxuchPLwZs
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Audio Described)
2024-01-11 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll.
Accessibility Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/visit/accessibility
Event and Parking Information: https://texasperformingarts.org/season/tina-broadway-austin-2024
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm

Image Description: An artistic rendering of Tina Turner’s face, her hair swept up and wild, all glittering with gold. Text reads: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

Virtual Speaking Advocates Training
2024-01-13 13:00 - 14:30 | TX
Interested in writing, public speaking, or acting? Art Spark Texas would like to invite you to share your story on the Art Spark podcast. The Virtual Speaking Advocates classes are an updated online version of our Opening Minds, Opening Doors (OMOD) public speaker training program for adults with disabilities. We combine the art of storytelling with public speaking skills, so our speakers can bring their stories to the general public and challenge misconceptions about what it means to live with a disability. Class members will have their final story included in future episodes of our Speaking Advocates podcast, True Tales by Disability Advocates.
Register for the class here.

Image Description: Screenshot of a Zoom meeting shows 20 men and women smiling for a photo. They represent a diversity of age groups and disabilities. Below the screenshot is the Art Spark Texas logo along with the text, “Speaking Advocates Virtual class.”

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Audio Described)
2024-01-21 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll.
Event Information: https://www.majesticempire.com/events/tina-the-tina-turner-musical/
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: An artistic rendering of Tina Turner’s face, her hair swept up and wild, all glittering with gold. Text reads: “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

Makers Meet-up
2024-01-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday of the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.

VIRTUAL OPEN MIC: THE LION & PIRATE
2024-02-03 19:00 - 20:30 | TX
The Lion & Pirate invites you to our virtual inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians! As always, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Featured performers to be announced; then, it will be your time to shine! There will be 10 sign-up slots. We ask that you sign up ahead of time. Any sign-ups after 10 will be held on a backup list.
Join us on Zoom:
Use this Link to attend our virtual open mic.
Stay tuned to our Facebook Group for event updates, signup sheets, and links, and invite your friends, too. You can tune in just to connect with your community and give us those “clap” reactions.
Questions? Please email MsBoye.

Beetlejuice (Audio Described)
2024-02-08 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: Beetlejuice, dressed in a shabby black and white striped suit and with wild green-dyed hair and green stubble, makes a claw with his hand and laughs exuberantly. Off-kilter text appears against a black and white striped background, “It’s Showtime! Beetlejuice, The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.”

Beetlejuice (Audio Described)
2024-02-13 19:30 - 22:30, 2024-02-18 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
It’s showtime! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes.
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: Beetlejuice, dressed in a shabby black and white striped suit and with wild green-dyed hair and green stubble, makes a claw with his hand and laughs exuberantly. Off-kilter text appears against a black and white striped background, “It’s Showtime! Beetlejuice, The Musical. The Musical. The Musical.”

Call for Art- Community Exhibition Spaces
2024-02-20 10:00 - 10:30 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Deadline: Ongoing
This call for art is open to all Texas artists with a disability, Texas veteran or current military member artists, and any senior artist 55 and over.
Art Spark Texas curates solo and group exhibitions at a few locations around Austin. These spaces are suitable for framed work with wire across the back for hanging.

Austin Bergstrom International Airport Accessibility Lounge
We can hang around 15-20 pieces (depending on size) at this space on a six-month rotation. Larger works preferred.
Austin Lighthouse for the Blind – Southeast Austin
We can hang around 15-20 pieces (depending on size) at this space on a two-month rotation.

Download the Entry Form
Or contact April at april@artsparktx.org or 512-454-9912

Conversation on Audio Description with Thomas Reid and Colleen Connor
2024-02-22 13:00 - 14:00 | TX
Join us for an informative and lively virtual conversation as we talk about Audio Description for Dance and other topics through the lens of narrators and trainers who are Blind. We are thrilled to have this month’s conversation with Thomas Reid and Colleen Connor! Read more about our guests below.
Registrations are limited, so sign up today! Register here to receive the Zoom link.
Note: All conversations are presented with Real Time Captioning.
Thomas Reid is the host and producer of Reid My Mind Radio, a podcast featuring compelling people impacted by all degrees of blindness and disability. Through his annual season, “Flipping the Script on Audio Description” Reid explores the art and examines its implications on the community. A member of the Social Audio Description Collective and a freelance Audio Description Narrator, Thomas has appeared on projects for Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, PBS and more. He provides consultations for independent film makers, film festivals, co-facilitates workshops and serves as moderator or panelist for discussions on audio description and content accessibility.
Colleen Connor is the co-founder and Director of Audio Description Training Retreats and is based in Los Angeles, CA. Colleen earned a Bachelor’s in Music Theatre from The Catholic University of America and attended The London Dramatic Academy in the UK. As a blind expert in the Audio Description (AD) industry, Colleen provides valuable insight and feedback to those training in Audio Description. Their ongoing work and outreach in the AD field include performing Quality Control for several studios, voice narration, teaching the various roles within the scope of description, and cultivating a network of diverse professionals. Guided by their Seeing Eye Dog Joplin, Colleen advocates for informed, equal, and culturally competent AD wherever they go!
If you missed it or just want to watch them again, our entire series of conversations are archived on the Art Spark Texas YouTube Channel on the Audio Description Playlist.
Questions? Contact the Art Spark office at 512-454-9912 or info@artsparktx.org

Image Description: Side-by-side photos of this conversation’s guests, Thomas Reid and Colleen Connor. On the left, Thomas, a brown-skinned Black man with a smooth-shaven bald head and a full, neat, salt-and-pepper beard, smiles into the camera. He wears dark shades and a gray and black sweater with a black turtleneck. On the right, Colleen, a non-binary, white person with pixie-cut, pink hair, smiles while speaking into a microphone with a pop filter.

ARTISTIC VISION - A Spring Break Photography Internship
2024-03-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Art Spark Texas is looking for young adults with disabilities interested in our photography internship!
Participants MUST apply by March 1st. See eligibility requirements below. Once chosen, participants who complete the entire 20-hour internship will receive a $50 stipend. Space is limited! Apply here for the internship.
Join instructor Anthony Maddaloni to take your photography to the next level this Spring Break. Lessons include Photographing Strangers, Capturing Nature, Digital Photo Tools Made Easy, and tips on editing for social media platforms.
Schedule: The internship will be Monday-Friday, March 11-15th, from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Art Spark Office, 1152 San Bernard Street, Austin, Texas 78702 and will include a studio visit to Anthony’s studio, Eastside Silver Prints. Participants are expected to attend the full week. Reasonable absences due to illness, family emergency, etc. will be excused.
Participant Requirements:

Have a developmental disability* (see below for definition)
Must be between the ages of 16 and 23
Demonstrate an interest in photography
Turn in completed application form
Turn in a resume of work and volunteer experience
Turn in two letters of recommendation (can be from teachers, employers, friends, or family)
Turn in a sample of your photographic work (Optional)

*Definition from the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities website: “A Developmental Disability is a severe, chronic disability that begins before the person reaches age 22 and is likely to continue throughout one’s life.”
Apply here.
About the Instructor: Local photographer Anthony Maddaloni began making photographs when he was 15 years old and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in 1996 from the State University of New York at Purchase. He was a staff photographer for both the Texas Senate and Texas House of Representatives during various sessions from 2001-2006 and a staff photographer at the Harry Ransom Center of the University of Texas from 2006-2010. Currently, Anthony owns and teaches at his darkroom studio in Austin, Eastside Silver Prints.

Image Description: A young woman develops photos in a photo lab. Thin blue, green, purple, and yellow streaks adorn the edges of the image.

Wicked (Audio Described)
2024-03-14 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
So much happened before Dorothy dropped in. WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: Elphaba smiles slyly as Glinda whispers in her ear. Elphaba is dressed in black and has green skin. Glinda is dressed in white and has pale pink skin. Flying monkeys appear against a green background. Text reads, “The untold true story of the Witches of Oz, Wicked.”

East Austin Arts District's Third Thursday
2024-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
We are open every Third Thursday 6-9:00 PM as part of the East Austin Arts District’s monthly self-guided tour of 25+ visual arts and gallery venues. Each month we will feature two of our artists showing and selling their work.
This Thursday we are featuring Matthew Lieber, John Castillo, and Viktor Paul Scot Burke.

Makers Meet-up
2024-03-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan and board member/veteran Judith Estrada Garcia, for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.

The Lion & Pirate Open Mic IN PERSON
2024-04-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Enjoy the spring weather and celebrate National Poetry Month with your friends from The Lion & Pirate in Art Spark’s backyard!
At this inclusive open mic, we’re open to work in any genre: music, spoken word, improv, skits, storytelling, dance, poems or prose… Anything you can perform!
Join us to hear work by featured Austin poets Bijan Rahnamai and Sueitko Zamorano-Chavez; then, it will be your time to shine! Sign up at the event. Contact us if you have questions about our sound set up.
What to Expect:

The performer sign-up opens at 2:30 PM.
This is a disability-inclusive open mic, so all performers are welcome, regardless of their abilities. It’s a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is encouraged to share their gifts.
The Lion & Pirate Open Mic is a great way to showcase your talents and connect with other artists.
We encourage a variety of performers, including musicians, poets, comedians, storytellers, and more to join us.
We will have amplification.
Both the office and the backyard are accessible, please email MsBoye for individual accessibility questions or requirements.
The event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.

Image Description: A lion statue wearing an eye patch and a pirate’s skull-and-bones do-rag grips a microphone cable in its jaws. Text reads, “Join us in person! The Lion & The Pirate, an inclusive open mic for writers, performers, and musicians. 3 PM to 5 PM, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX.” Logos for Art Spark Texas and the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities appear at the bottom.

The Book of Mormon (Audio Described)
2024-04-07 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s THE BOOK OF MORMON, the nine-time Tony Award® -winning Best Musical. Contains explicit language.
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: “The Book of Mormon,” appears against a white background. An ornate silver doorbell forms the second “o” in “Mormon.”

Live AD of Solar Eclipse-Art Spark TX Radio Hour Show
2024-04-08 13:30 - 14:30 | TX
Tune in early! Art Spark TX Radio Hour is shifting to a 1:30 CT start time on Monday, April 8th so that we can provide a live audio description of the Solar Eclipse. Live on the Austin airwaves at KOOP 91.7 FM or streaming at https://koop.org/program/art-spark-tx-radio-hour/
Celia Hughes, host of the Art Spark TX Radio Hour, and trained audio describer will be describing the action in the sky and its effects on the environment as the moon crosses the path of the sun. Our broadcast is designed to make this rare total solar eclipse accessible and inclusive to people who are blind and visually impaired. We will also be reaching listeners who are unable to get outside for any reason during this event.

East Austin Arts District's Third Thursday
2024-04-18 18:00 - 21:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
We are open every Third Thursday 6-9:00 PM as part of the East Austin Arts District’s monthly self-guided tour of 25+ visual arts and gallery venues. Each month we will feature two of our artists showing and selling their work.
This month we feature: Lenny, Yadira Uranga, and Yleana Martinez.

Nature-Inspired Group Mandala Workshop
2024-04-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Government Canyon State Natural Area, 12861 Galm Rd, San Antonio, 78254, United States
Connect and Reflect in Nature
Participate in the creation of a collective mandala by utilizing natural elements found in the park’s environment. Employing biodegradable materials ensures seamless integration of the artwork with the surrounding landscape. Participants are encouraged to bring short sticks, rocks, and flower petals (excluding seeds).
Veterans and current and prior military and their family members are invited to attend this nature based visual art workshop.
The day will start with a nature hike, then attendees will create mandalas.
This creative workshop is free and will be held at Government Canyon Natural State Natural Area, 12861 Galm Rd, San Antonio, TX 78254 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and includes entry fee and snacks.
**Notes: Plan for April weather conditions. We will be under a covered pavilion. The event will include a nature walk. ADA accessible trails are available and there will be options for hikes based on your personal activity level. Service animals are allowed on leash. Children with supervision allowed in workshop with a parent or plan to bring your family to enjoy the park for the day as you participate in the workshop.
The workshop will be led by Salina Loriaux, LPC-AT/S, ATR-BC, CCST
Salina holds a master’s degree in creative arts therapy from Pratt Institute. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor/Supervisor in the state of Texas, a Board-Certified Art Therapist, and a Certified Clinical Sandtray Therapist-Trainer. Salina specializes in mindfulness, addressing trauma, managing depression, anxiety, and grief, with a particular focus on working with military personnel. As a Military Veteran and spouse, Salina brings a distinctive perspective to her therapeutic practice, combining her roles as an artist and nature enthusiast. She is an active member of professional associations, including the American Art Therapy Association, South Texas Art Therapy Association, and the Texas Sandtray Association.
Limited spots available. Register!
This workshop is made possible with funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts. If you have questions, please contact April Sullivan at april@artsparktx.org or 512-454-9912 ext 103.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/824642125797?aff=oddtdtcreator

Girl From the North Country (Audio Described)
2024-04-25 19:30 - 22:30 | Bass Concert Hall, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive, Austin, TX, 78712, United States
It’s 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota. We meet a group of wayward travelers whose lives intersect in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Experience this ‘profoundly beautiful’ production (The New York Times) brought to vivid life by an extraordinary company of actors and musicians.
View event details and get tickets here.
Ticket Office:
email: tickets@texasperformingarts.org or call: 512.471.1444
Monday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Accessibility Information for Texas Performing Arts

Image Description: A young woman in a pink 1930s-era dress and wearing bright red lipstick and white sunglasses sings while tilting a vintage microphone stand in her hands. Fading brown text reads, “Girl from the North Country, Duluth, Minnesota, 1934, Written and Directed by Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan.”

Makers Meet-up
2024-04-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Art Spark Texas, 1152 San Bernard St., Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Join Art Spark Texas staff April Sullivan for our monthly Makers Meet-up, a creative in-person gathering, taking place the last Sunday of the month 1-4:00 PM CT. All types of Makers are welcome! We’ll hang out, try a new art method and/or do a creative prompt or two, and share our work. You are always welcome to bring your choice of media, or your latest creative project to share. All supplies provided for the project of the month.
This month we have two projects that have the opportunity for your art to be displayed!
The first half of the meetup we will be creating art to submit to the Quickest Flip Laboratory Art Challenge #7.
Create something that includes the color PINK and PETS!
Quickest Flip hosts a series of themed art challenges that are open to anyone and everyone to participate – we call this the QF Laboratory. These challenges will prompt participants to incorporate a set of common ingredients into an art piece while encouraging different interpretations and outcomes. Deadline to submit is May 10th. To submit: Email an image of your art to hello@quickestflip.org along with your name, the title, and medium. All submitted works will be featured in a virtual exhibition on our website and a selection will be shared on social media.
The second half of the meetup we will be partnering with local artist Jieun Beth Kim for a project called “Community.” Participants will have an opportunity to create portraits using stamps that Jieun carved. Next, these portraits will be reproduced and be part of an upcoming installation project at the Austin Central Library in June.
Come for one or both!

Nature as Muse
2024-05-19 12:30 - 16:30 | Woodlawn Island House, 501 S. Josephine Tobin, San Antonio, 78201, United States
Join female veterans for a nature walk and writing workshop at Woodlawn Island House in Woodlawn Park from 12:30-4:30 pm on May 19th.
During our four hours together we will spend some quiet, mindful time outdoors to connect to Nature in order to generate both wonder and words to craft into poems or short prose pieces. Time indoors will include reading poems and prose passages by women eco-writers such as Camille Dungy, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and Danusha Laméris (lots of inspiration to gather there!). Writing prompts will be provided for participants to generate original work, and sharing will be encouraged for those who would like supportive feedback. Mobi aims to create a workshop atmosphere that is spacious, restful, affirming of individual needs, and that sparks the creative process. Participants can expect to leave the workshop having created new work (poems or short prose pieces), as well as having generated plenty of raw material for further writing.
What to bring: All you’ll need is something to write on and with; and your own water bottle is always a good idea.
** Please wear appropriate clothing and walking shoes for the nature walk. This event is specifically for Women Veterans, current, and prior military.
Limited spots available.
Mobi Warren is a poet and naturalist who has led poetry walks and given nature-based writing workshops for over 20 years. She has taught writing workshops through Bihl Haus Arts and Gemini Ink, among other venues, and is the author of a poetry chapbook, Thread and Nectar, and a young adult novel The Bee Maker. Mobi is co-founder of Stone in the Stream/Roca en el Rio, a regional collective of environmental writers and artists, and is the translator of several works by Thich Nhat Hanh including The Miracle of Mindfulness. She also enjoys exploring prose forms. Her essay “Cicadas Still Sing,” is included in the anthology The Book of Bugs: The best writing about insects, arachnids, and other arthropods from Orion magazine.
This workshop is provided with funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts. If you have questions, please contact April Sullivan at april@artsparktx.org or 512-454-9912 ext 103.
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nature-as-muse-women-veteran-writing-workshop-tickets-838984193307?aff=oddtdtcreator

Disney's Frozen (Audio Described)
2024-05-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Majestic Theatre, 224 E. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony®-nominated Best Musical, is now on tour across North America and the critics rave, “It’s simply magical!” (LA Daily News). Heralded by The New Yorker as “thrilling” and “genuinely moving,” Frozen features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar®-winning film, plus an expanded score with a dozen new numbers by the film’s songwriters, Oscar winner Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT winner Robert Lopez. Oscar winner Jennifer Lee (book), Tony and Olivier Award winner Michael Grandage (director), and Tony winner Rob Ashford (choreographer) round out the creative team that has won a cumulative 16 Tony Awards. An unforgettable theatrical experience filled with sensational special effects, stunning sets and costumes, and powerhouse performances, Frozen is everything you want in a musical: It’s moving. It’s spectacular. And above all, it’s pure Broadway joy.
View event details and get tickets here.
Call the Majestic Theatre Box Office at 210-226-3333 and indicate you want audio description.

Image Description: A feminine figure with long hair and one arm outstretched seems to burst through a dark blue background in a sudden white flash. Text reads, “Disney, Frozen, The Hit Broadway Musical.”
