Second Saturdays Are for Families

Thrifty Threads

Squish, stuff, and stitch your own soft sculpture! Inspired by exhibiting artist Tenant of Culture, we’ll be deconstructing and reassembling secondhand materials to make all-new art. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Heavenly Dragon Lion Dance Association.
 
11:40 - 11:50 AM: History of Lion Dance & Its Significance to the Lunar New Year Celebration
11:50 - 12:00 AM: Lion Dance Crowd Interaction
12:00 - 12:10 PM: Lion Dance & Instruments Mini Workshop
12:10 - 12:20 PM: Lion Dance Routine & Finale.

About our guest artist:

Stephanie Webber Perry is a contemporary folk artist based in Austin, Texas. She shares her art-supply-filled home with her husband and two cats. She is inspired by her amazing grown-up children, her multi-talented friends and family, and the creative students she teaches. Stephanie has travelled to many places around the world, picking up some French and a smattering of other languages (mostly food words) and learning to say "coffee" in more than five languages. A National Board Certified Art Teacher, she taught art for 30+ years in public schools and currently teaches at The Contemporary Austin's Art School.

About our community partners:

Austin-based Heavenly Dragon Lion Dance Association has been performing Traditional Fut San lion dance and drumming since 2021. The group is made up of students ranging in age from elementary school to young adults.

About our event partners:

For more than six decades, Goodwill Central Texas has been relentlessly focused on empowering thousands of people to work. We transform revenue from over 35 retail locations into a combination of education, career training, job placement, career coaching and support, and more. Every time you shop or support Goodwill, you are helping fund our greater mission to serve our community.