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SUMMARY:Lion & Pirate Hybrid Open Mic at Art Spark Texas & Zoom
DESCRIPTION:The Lion & Pirate meets on October 4 for a HYBRID open mic\, at Art Spark Texas AND on Zoom. Whether you are performing in person or virtually\, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/7nqyhREVRv9kziC17 \n\nZoom link will be emailed to those who sign up AND posted here the day of the show.\nAs always\, we’re open to work in any genre: music\, spoken word\, improv\, skits\, storytelling\, dance\, poems\, prose… Anything you can perform in 3(ish) minutes! Read on for community guidelines and accessibility adventure notes:\n\nCommunity Guidelines: please read the Art Spark Texas code of conduct before attending Lion & Pirate events: https://www.artsparktx.org/code-of-conduct/\n\nIf you are reading work\, note that we use content warnings to keep this space safe and welcoming. Please use them! If you have questions about content warnings\, feel free to ask us before or during an open mic.\n\nThings we believe:– We feel and practice respect for all people and for diversity of thought and identity.– We see honesty as a form of love.– We acknowledge that free speech is difficult sometimes.– We accept that we are unaware of the traumas people within even our own communities are trying to live through\, and we have to teach each other\, learn from each other\, make each other more aware.\n\nAccessibility adventure notes for virtual performers or attendees:Zoom has auto-generated captions\, and those are… ok. When possible\, we screen share the words/ lyrics/ poems to each performance so that attendees who need CC get better quality info. Performers are welcome to: screen share their words themselves\, so they can stay on screen OR send an L&P host their words and they’ll do the screen sharing OR paste a link to a document with their words in the chat\, so attendees can decide if they want to see the words or not. If sharing your words ahead of time is not in the cards\, that’s ok\, we’ll do our best to make it work! Sound quality: We ask all attendees to stay muted when not performing (or cheering). Are you performing with an instrument or accompanying music? Optimize your sound: https://online.berklee.edu/…/1793280-how-to-configure…\n\nAccess requests: Need something else for virtual OR in person participation? Get in touch with Laura P by DM or email lperna@txdisabilities.org
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/lion-pirate-hybrid-open-mic-at-art-spark-texas-zoom/
LOCATION:Art Spark Texas\, 1152 San Bernard St.\, Austin\, TX\, 78702\, United States
CATEGORIES:lion & pirate open mic
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SUMMARY:Expressions Exhibition Reception
DESCRIPTION:Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national observance that a 1986 presidential proclamation created to recognize “the urgent need to educate the American public about mental illnesses and their treatments.”  The 2025 Mental Illness Awareness Week activities will be held from Oct 5\, 2025 – Oct 11\, 2025.  During this week\, millions of Americans will honor the challenges of mental illness\, as well as celebrate the recoveries they or their loved ones have embraced.\n\n\nArt Spark Texas is hosting “Expressions” our annual Mental Illness Awareness Week art exhibition at Barshop Jewish Community Center of  San Antonio Texas through the month of October with an art opening on Thursday\, October 23rd from 5:00-8:00 pm. \n\nREGISTER HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1wjIYtz3F0oo73asEHLrf7nhUZ2WF_i3eRkka-T2X_KU/edit \nNeed the physical form? Click the link below. \nExpressions 2025 Registration Form \nPlease contact our organization or Expressions Exhibit Coordinator Susan Beattie at 210-908-1776 if you have any further questions.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/expressions-exhibition-reception/
LOCATION:Barshop Jewish Community Center\, 12500 NW Military Hwy #275\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78231\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Exhibits,Artworks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jerry Slayton":MAILTO:jerry@artsparktx.org
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SUMMARY:The Outsiders Audio Described Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Art Spark Texas will audio describe the theatre play The Outsiders on October 23rd at 7:30pm. \nIn Tulsa\, Oklahoma\, 1967\, Ponyboy Curtis\, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals\, the Socs. THE OUTSIDERS navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. \nWhere: Texas Performing Arts – Bass Concert Hall \n2350 Robert Dedman Dr\, \nAustin\, TX \nGet Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/y86y947n
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/the-outsiders-audio-described-theatre/
LOCATION:Bass Concert Hall\, 2350 Robert Dedman Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78712\, United States
CATEGORIES:Accessible Performances,Audio Described Performances
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SUMMARY:Elements Dance Class (Inclusive)
DESCRIPTION:Elements has a special guest teacher from Tblisi Georgia\, Mariam (Maka) Chkhaidze. This month’s Elements class is the 25th of October from 2-4pm at Rosedale School\, 7505 Silvercrest Dr\, Austin\, TX 78757. There is no registration required\, and the fee is on a sliding scale from $5 to $20; however\, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For questions email dance@artsparktx.org or call 512-454-9912.\n\nThis class is focused for students over the age of 18 years old. \n\nAbout Maka: \nMaka is a curator and cultural manager with a background in theatre and social psychology\, she combines these two disciplines into a deep commitment to use the performing arts as a tool for fostering connections between marginalized and underrepresented social groups. In 2022\, Maka founded InForm – Platform for Inclusive Minds\, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing disability narratives into the performing arts scene in Georgia. Under her leadership\, InForm has established an inclusive contemporary dance theatre group that includes dancers and actors of mixed abilities. The troupe produces original and collaborative performances both locally and internationally\, and conducts educational programs to nurture an inclusive arts community.\n\nMaka is a CEC ArtsLink Fellow and is spending the whole month of October with us here at Art Spark Texas. This class is supported by CEC ArtsLink. CEC ArtsLink supports transnational cultural mobility and collaboration\, empowering artists and arts leaders to engage communities in dialogue and creative projects for a more equitable\, compassionate and sustainable world.\n\n\n\n\nArtslink International Fellowships is a CEC ArtsLink program supporting transnational arts and social practice.
URL:https://www.artsparktx.org/event/elements-dance-class-inclusive-2/
LOCATION:Rosedale School\, 7505 Silvercrest Drive\, Austin\, TX\, 78757\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance
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