Category: Events
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Campfire Learn Together: Being Disabled Can Be Pretty Funny
For this Campfire Learn Together, we are watching stand-up comedy by two disabled comedians — Josh Blue and Tina Friml — and talked about what their work reveals about disability, identity, and the world.
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Campfire Learn Together: “How to (Anti) AI Better” by Dr. Fatima
For the Campfire Learn Together on April 26, 2026, we watched and discussed “How to (Anti) AI Better” by Dr. Fatima. Dr. Fatima’s thesis: shaming individual AI users is counterproductive. The more effective path is harm reduction — meeting people where they are, reducing specific harms, and directing pressure toward systems rather than individuals. This…
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Infodumplings: Interstitial Journaling and Star Stuff
For the April 23rd edition of Infodumplings: Bring Your Muchness Down the Rabbit Hole: Journaling Reflection Questions Opening Bullet Journaling Junk Journaling Interstitial Journaling The Mix Star Stuff Reflection Questions The star stuff framing does a lot of work because it positions the writer as ancient, cosmic, made of real matter. Some writing or speaking…
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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:…
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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.…
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“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…
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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…
