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11.5.25 MACC Staff Report – Website - Facebook – Instagram Please share our social media posts, sign up for our newsletter, and check out our upcoming events! Casa de la Cultura Past: All-Levels Yoga: Saturdays @ 10:30-11:30am Southeast Library Attendance: 64 Focuses on body awareness, connection with the breath, with gentle movement, and time for meditation and relaxation. The library has mats to share. Sunset Kayaking: Every Second Wednesday @ 6pm-7:30pm Austin Rowing Club Attendance: 22 Join us on Lady Bird Lake and paddle through the heart of Downtown Austin . Choose a single or double kayak or paddleboard. Chair Yoga: 3rd Wed of each month @ 10am Dove Springs Recreation Center Attendance: 4 A gentle form of yoga that can be done seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people with various physical abilities. Chair Yoga: 3rd Friday of each month @ 10am Windsor Park Branch Attendance: 3 A gentle form of yoga that can be done seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people with various physical abilities. Upcoming: All-Levels Yoga: Saturdays @ 10:30-11:30am Southeast Library Focuses on body awareness, connection with the breath, with gentle movement, and time for meditation and relaxation. The library has mats to share. Chair Yoga: 3rd Wed of each month @ 10am Dove Springs Recreation Center A gentle form of yoga that can be done seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people with various physical abilities. Chair Yoga: 3rd Friday of each month @ 10am Windsor Park Branch A gentle form of yoga that can be done seated in a chair. These modifications make yoga accessible to people with various physical abilities. La Tamalada Saturday, December 6th | 1:30-5pm Conley-Guerrero Senior Activity Center 808 Nile St, Austin, TX 78702 This family friendly, all ages event will feature music, crafts, and tamales (while supplies last)! Learn to make authentic tamales with guest culinary chefs of Tamale Addiction. Recipe cards available to take home so you can host your own tamalada! Workshop Times: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM RSVP BY NOV 21ST to reserve your spot. Email: MACCCasa@austintexas.gov. Walk-ins welcomed as space allows. Space is limited. Latino/a/e Artist Access Program (LAAP) The LAAP Working group hosted 2 application information sessions. These information sessions were help on September 22nd at Twin Oaks Branch Library and October 2nd at North Village Branch Library. The info sessions provided artists with useful information on how to apply to the program. Participants were able to ask questions and leave with a better understanding on how they can submit their project proposals for the LAAP program. The application will be opening up after Creative Reset II. Please continue to check AustinTexas.gov/LAAP. The webpage will have details on how to apply and a link to the application in Submittable. Youth and Family Education Past: Communities in Schools SmartKids team kicked off their sessions at Santa Rita on October 15th, while continuing their visits to Booker T, Meadowbrook, and Bouldin Oaks. Students have been diving into creativity—designing museum pop-up cards inspired by the ESB-MACC, crafting colorful scrapbooks, and bringing Día de los Muertos to life with vibrant Catrina masks! Lending Library Program took off with its first unit at Turner Roberts and South Austin Recreation Centers, celebrating festivals, holidays, and traditions from across cultures! Students had a blast designing mariposa wings, building their own altars, and crafting tin figurines inspired by the sun god, Inti. Next up, our team is diving into Indigenous Food and Agriculture, where students will explore traditional foods and flavors from Latin America! Education Outreach Our Education Outreach team debuted Vera la Calavera at South Austin Recreation Center’s Fall Festival on October 17th! Children and families had a great time helping pin Vera back together while learning about Día de los Muertos traditions. Keep an eye out—Vera la Calavera will be making more appearances soon! Upcoming: Sabados en Familia 11/08/2025, 12-2pm John Gillum Branch Library Sábados en Familia is a free cultural arts and crafts program for kids, presented by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center. The program takes place at libraries across Austin. This month, we’ll be reading Together We Drum: Our Hearts Beat as One by Willie Poll. After this moving and powerful story about Indigenous resistance and female empowerment, participants will create and decorate their own mini drums while enjoying a vibrant dance performance by Mario Ramirez and Sarah Mendez from Kalpulli Mitotiliztli Yaoyollohtli (Heart of the Warrior)! Families with kids of all ages are welcome to join—crafts follow the read-along. Kid-friendly, all ages. All dates and locations: October 11, 2025 | 12PM-2PM | Twin Oaks Branch November 8, 2025 | 12PM-2PM | John Gillum Branch December 13, 2025 | 12PM-2PM | Yarborough Branch January 10, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | Windsor Park Branch February 14, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | Milwood Branch March 14th, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | University Hils Branch April 11, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | Cepeda Branch May 9, 2026 | 12PM-2PM | Ruiz Branch Caminos Teen Leadership Program Past: Trunk or Treat, Southeast Branch Library October 18, 2025 Caminos Teen Leadership Teens participated in supporting southeast library for their “Trunk or Treat” which saw about 200 families come through. It was an opportunity to practice face painting and connect with the south Austin area community. Lively Middle School Latino Heritage Month Event Eufemia Rivera Caminos Coordinator took Caminos to Lively Middle School and talked with the students from the dual language program about Caminos and sang them a motivational mariachi song. Upcoming: Past: Outreach and Marketing Altar at Zilker Botanical Garden On display in the “green room” at Zilker, Sept 10-Nov 3 Presentation to Communities in Schools Wednesday, October 1, 2025 Long Center and AISD collaboration- Mariachi Herencia de Mexico Wednesday, October 8, 2025 City Hall Proclamation- Mexican American Heritage Corridor, with HABLA Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Austin Hispanic Latino Network- Latino Heritage Month Gathering at Fiesta Gardens Wednesday, October 15, 2025 La Pena Exhibit Opening & Day of the Dead Ofrenda to Flaco Jimenez Saturday, October 25, 2025 MuertosFest San Antonio Sunday, October 26, 2025 Trail or Treat at Rainey Street Trailhead Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Oakwood Cemetery Dia de Muertos, Thursday, October 30, 2025 Hermelinda Zamarripa, Ryan Dees, Carmen Herrera Estrada. Honoring the Limon, Estrada, Zamarripa families. Upcoming: CityWorks Academy Presentation at Manchaca Library Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 5-8pm Learn More Signature Events Dia de Los Muertos at the A.B. Cantu Pan Am Hillside Nov 1, 2-6pm -Approx 800 Attendees -Joy Diaz was the Master of Ceremonies -Gary Hobbs, Marca Especial performed. -The Tiarras and Nova Band were not able to perform due to the rain. -Danza Azteca Guadalupana performed under the education tent Event Highlights: Sugar Skull Making and decorating Face Painting by the Caminos Teen Interns Vendor Market – 13 Vendors 8 Outreach Tables 4 Food Trucks 4 food stands MexAmeriCon – Loteria and other games, 40 artists and vendors Dia de los Muertos Promotion & Marketing Paid advertisement on Facebook Paid advertisement in the Austin Chronicle Paid Advertisement in La Voz/ La Prensa Signage for one month at the Pan Am Recreation Center Flyers Dropped at Various Locations Incuding: Mexic-Arte, Mexican Consulate, Dougherty Arts Center, Parque Zaragoza, Pan Am Rec Center, Mendez Rec Center, Zavala Elem, UT Elem., Sanchez Elem, Martin Middle, Joe’s Bakery, Mr. Natural, La Chapala, Ruiz library, Cepeda library, La Pena, afterschool program locations and more! Interviews & Press: CBS Article by John Carlos Estrada KVUE Interview with Yvonne Nava, Thursday, October 30, 2025 CBS We Are Austin Interview October 31, 2025 Telemundo Interview with Salwa Yordi, October 31, 2025 (Spanish) ACME News Creative Reset Phase II: Help Shape Austin’s Creative Future AACME is launching Phase II of the Creative Reset! This phase focuses on gathering community input to guide the future of our City-owned arts and cultural centers and museums. Take the survey or join us at an engagement event to share your voice and help shape the future of Austin’s creative ecosystem. Participate at SpeakUpAustin.org/ACME AACME Grant Applications are Open! AACME is investing $25.6M in Austin’s creative community through grants: Elevate, Austin Live Music Fund, Creative Space Assistance Program, and Heritage Preservation Grant. Grant applications close Dec 4. Details, FAQs, and more! City of Austin News In regard to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. If you, or someone you know, needs help, please direct them to the following resources: Get help at City of Austin Neighborhood Centers Austin Public Health Food Distribution Calendar Austin Climate Action and Resilience food access resources Travis County food pantry information