Category: Events

  • Campfire Learn Together: Solving the Frankenstein Problem

    Campfire Learn Together: Solving the Frankenstein Problem

    For our weekly Campfire Learn Together, we watched “Keynote: Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang | Solving the Frankenstein Problem: Why all learning is social, emotional, cultural and cognitive to the brain”.

  • Campfire Learn Together Recap: In Defense of Inefficiency

    Campfire Learn Together Recap: In Defense of Inefficiency

    This week’s Campfire Learn Together gathered around Zoe Bee’s video essay In Defense of Inefficiency — and it turned out to be one of those sessions where the material and the community felt genuinely made for each other.

  • Weird Pride Day 2026 — March 4

    Weird Pride Day 2026 — March 4

    March 4 is Weird Pride Day. We need Weird Pride more than ever in this moment defined by mass behaviorism, rising compliance culture, and the return of unvarnished eugenics.

  • Seeds of Cope: A Mental Health Hootenanny

    Seeds of Cope: A Mental Health Hootenanny

    Seeds of Cope is a celebration foregrounding mental health and our many tools and techniques for coping. Join us May 17th.

  • Celebrate Weird Pride Day 2025 with Stimpunks

    Celebrate Weird Pride Day 2025 with Stimpunks

    The 4th of March is Weird Pride Day. This is a day for people to embrace their weirdness, and reject the stigma associated with being weird. To publicly express pride in the things that make us weird, and to celebrate the diversity of humankind. Welcome to Weird Pride Day! – Weird Pride Day We are…

  • Picnic at the Zoo!

    Picnic at the Zoo!

    Who: Members of the Dripping Springs Friendship Club What: picnic lunch and zoo visit (bring your lunch/drink) They do not have water fountains, but do sell bottled water in the gift shop if needed. When: Friday ~ May 3, 2024 starting @ 12:30 PM Where: Austin Zoo ~ 10808 Rawhide Trail Austin, TX 78736 Why:…

  • Lunch & Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movie in Bee Cave

    Lunch & Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movie in Bee Cave

    Who: Members of the Dripping Springs Friendship Club Lunch ~ All Star Burger @ Noon (yes, 12 PM) Movie ~ Cinemark: starts @ 1:25 PM The movie is rated PG-13 and it’s 1 hour and 55 minutes long. Please let Norah know if you’d like to attend, if you have not already done so previously.…

  • “A Year with Frog and Toad” Musical

    “A Year with Frog and Toad” Musical

    Date: Saturday 05/11/2024 Time: 2 PM CST is when the performance begins Location: The Kleberg Stage (at Zach Theatre) Address: 1421 West Riverside Drive Austin, TX 78704 Group: Dripping Springs Friendship Club ~ Tickets have been purchased for all group members that checked “yes” on the previous poll indicating availability and interest in attending this…

  • Best Buddies Walk of Central TX

    Best Buddies Walk of Central TX

    Location: Westlake High School – Chaparral Stadium Address: 4100 Westbank Drive Austin, TX 78746 Date: Saturday 04/20/2024 from 9 AM – 12 PM CST Duration: 3 hours Group: Members of Dripping Springs Friendship Club and Stimpunks Foundation No one is obligated to walk the track to participate in this event. See details below. We have…

  • Event on Sunday March 3rd: Pizza! Private Cooking Class

    Event on Sunday March 3rd: Pizza! Private Cooking Class

    Who: Dripping Springs Friendship Club Marthina Locatelli, a local chef, will host a private cooking class for our group at Pigpen BBQ. This will be after regular business hours starting at 4 PM on Sunday 03/03/2024. PigPen BBQ address: 301 West Highway 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Each friend and life coach/caregiver will get to work…

  • Weird Pride Day is March 4th 2024

    Weird Pride Day is March 4th 2024

    I think being weird is just embracing yourself. Mychal Threets, So much fun talking with Weirdschooling about books, libraries… and th… | TikTok neuronormativity = a set of norms, standards, expectations and ideals that centre a particular way of functioning as the right way to function behaviorism = a psychological theory that would have us…

  • Event on Friday 02/09/2024 ~ La Posada Lunch & Westgate Lanes Bowling

    Event on Friday 02/09/2024 ~ La Posada Lunch & Westgate Lanes Bowling

    Who: Members of the Dripping Springs Friendship Club Where: Austin, TX, USA Date: Friday 02/09/2024 Time: 12:30 PM CST Please RSVP just once per person so I can keep our headcount accurate. Thanks in advance.  La Posada for lunch @ 12:30 PM Address: 6800 West Gate Blvd. #143Austin, TX 78745 Westgate Lanes for bowling afterwardsAddress: 2701…