We serve neurodivergent and disabled people local to us in Austin TX, Denver CO, New Orleans LA, and Ketchum ID with passion-driven programming driven by our learners. We do concerts, lunch & learns, field trips, art shows, art lessons, dance lessons, cooking lessons, adulting lessons, meetups, marketplaces, and more. We pursue experiential learning and practice collaboration and iteration while doing work that impacts community. And, also, having fun.
About Our Events
Stimpunks Learning Space offers community and space for passion-based, human-centered learning with purpose. Our learners collaborate on distributed, multi-age, cross-disciplinary teams with a neurodiverse array of creatives doing work that impacts community. Via equity, access, empathy, and inclusivity, we create anti-ableist space compatible with neurodiversity, the social model of disability, and all types of bodyminds. We create space for the neurodivergent and disabled people most ill-served by “empty pedagogy, behaviorism, and the rejection of equity“.
We pursue programming driven by passion and purpose. A teenage Stimpunk helped us put on Metal Health Fest. He came up with the idea and collaborated with us and a live music event coordinator using our communication stack. He helped pick the lineup, design the posters, write the copy, deal with logistics and legalities, setup the speakers and soundboard, and keep people safe. He helped troubleshoot along the way, keeping the event on schedule and on budget. He learned collaboration while putting on a show that our community really enjoyed. To top it off, he earned service hours at school.
Check the page for our learning space for more. Our learners help put on our events, climbing learning curves as we go.
Visit our Events Field Guide for how we put on welcoming events.
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Upcoming Events
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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…
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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…
Past Events
December 17th, 2023: Jingle All Our Ways
January 29th, 2023: Metal Health Fest
Stimpunks Foundation and Vancerts hosted a Metal Health Fest in Austin, TX on January 29th, 2023 from 4:00 – 9:00PM. Get photos and details on the event page.
Our Communities
Local
We serve neurodivergent and disabled people local to us in Austin TX, Denver CO, New Orleans LA, and Ketchum ID with passion-driven programming driven by our learners. We do concerts, lunch & learns, field trips, art shows, marketplaces, and more.
Online
We serve a global online audience with our open research, podcast, courses, glossary, field guide, blog, and Guides to the NeurodiVerse.
Our Activities
Classes
Algiers Point Art Adventures
At Algiers Point Art Adventures in New Orleans, LA, Becky and Friends host a creative drawing and painting class for children ages around 6-7 in one class and around 8-10 in another. We explore ways to bring out children’s creativity as well as some drawing techniques. Classes are every Saturday at 10:30am starting June 3rd.
Events
Metal Health Fest
We pursue passion-driven programming driven by our learners. A teenage Stimpunk helped us put on Metal Health Fest. He came up with the idea and collaborated with us and a live music event coordinator using our communication stack. He helped pick the lineup, design the posters, write the copy, deal with logistics and legalities, setup the speakers and soundboard, and keep people safe. He helped troubleshoot along the way, keeping the event on schedule and on budget. He learned collaboration while putting on a show that our community really enjoyed. To top it off, he earned service hours at school.
The photos turned out great.
We also do lunch & learns, field trips, art shows, marketplaces, and more. We take care of the expenses and business logistics, providing a platform of support for our community of neurodivergent and disabled people. Visit our Events page for more.
