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The ESB-MACC building is currently closed to the public. For information on the building expansion and renovation, visit MaccPhase2. Our programs are taking places at Recreation Centers, Libraries, and other sites!

See a full calendar of Museums and Cultural programs! (at various locations such as the Carver, DAC, AARC, etc)

Check our Facebook (@ESBMACC) for the most up-to-date event details. 

 View the MACC Holistic Wellness Calendar in English & Spanish.  

PROGRAMS BY TYPE:

Holistic Wellness Program

**All classes are free & bilingual (English and Spanish) - Todas las clases son gratis y bilingües (inglès y español)** View the MACC Holistic Wellness Calendar in English/Spanish.  Contact Lorie Martinez at maccwellness@austintexas.gov

 

Voice/Guitar/Songwriting Lessons: Beginner & Intermediate (15+)

⏰ Mondays @ 4-5pm (First class January 27, 2025)

📍 Windsor Park Library 5833 Westminster Dr, 78723

 

Join award winning song-writer Javier Jara for voice, guitar and songwriting lessons. Skills addressed: left and right hand technique, chords, arpeggios, strumming patterns, vocal technique, and songwriting approaches. Please bring your own guitar. 

 

Pre-registration requested by January 22nd. Please email maccwellness@austintexas.gov.

 

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Voz/Guitarra/Composición: Principiante y Intermedio (15+)

⏰ Lunes @ 4-5pm (Comenza January 27, 2025)

📍 Windsor Park Library 5833 Westminster Dr, 78723

 

Acompaña al cantautor Javier Jara en sus clases de voz, guitarra y composición. Habilidades abordadas: técnica de la mano izquierda y derecha, acordes, arpegios, patrones de rasgueo, técnica vocal y enfoques de composición. Por favor, traiga su propia guitarra. 

 

Pre-registro solicitado antes 22 de enero. Envíe un email a maccwellness@austintexas.gov.

 

 

 

Guitar Lessons with Mauricio Callejas (15+)

⏰ Tuesdays (Class resumes January 28, 2025)

Beginner: 3-3:30pm

Intermediate: 3:45-4:15pm 

📍 George Washington Carver Museum - 1165 Angelina St. 78702

Join accomplished musician Mauricio Callejas for guitar lessons for beginners (finger placement, strumming, sight-reading) and intermediate (chord progressions, ear training, reading sheet music) students. Please bring your own guitar.

Pre-registration requested by January 22nd. Please email maccwellness@austintexas.gov.

 

 

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Clases de Guitarra con Mauricio Callejas (15+)

⏰ Martes (Comenza 28 de enero, 2025)

Principiante: 3-3:30pm

Intermedio: 3:45-4:15pm

📍 George Washington Carver Museum - 1165 Angelina St. 78702

Participa con Mauricio Callejas en clases de guitarra para principiantes (colocación de los dedos, rasgueo, lectura a primera vista) e intermedios (progresión de acordes, entrenamiento del oído, lectura de partituras). Por favor, traiga su propia guitarra.

Pre-registration requested by January 22nd. Please email maccwellness@austintexas.gov.

 

Slow Flow + Sound Healing with Isabel Beltran Sabel

⏰ Fourth Saturdays @ 1:30-2:30pm (Starts January 2025)

📍 My Vinyasa Practice - Highland Studio 109 Jacob Fontaine Ln, Suite 800 78752

 

Join us for a serene and rejuvenating yoga experience that combines gentle yoga poses, breathing techniques, and guided relaxation with sound healing bowls to help calm the mind and enhance overall well-being. Great for all levels!
 

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Slow Flow + Curación con Sonido con Isabel Beltran Sabel

⏰ Cuarto sábado de cada mes @ 1:30-2:30pm (Comenza enero 2025

📍 My Vinyasa Practice - SoCo Studio 8534 S Congress Ave, Building 2, 78745

 

Participe en una experiencia de yoga serena y rejuvenecedora. Diseñada para eliminar el estrés y la tensión, esta clase combina posturas de yoga suaves, técnicas de respiración y relajación guiada. La relajación final incluye cuencos de sonido curativo para ayudar a calmar la mente, aliviar el cuerpo, y mejorar el bienestar general. Ideal para todos los niveles

 

 

 

Nourishing Flow Yoga with Aneika Perez

⏰ First Saturdays @ 1:30-2:30pm (Starts February 2025)

📍 My Vinyasa Practice - SoCo Studio 8534 S Congress Ave, Building 2, 78745

 

A gentle and restorative yoga class that invites you to reconnect with your body and breath. Through mindful movement, soothing breathwork, and the healing power of sound, we’ll cultivate a deep sense of relaxation to support the nervous system in finding balance.
 

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Nourishing Flow Yoga con Aneika Perez

⏰ Primer sábado de cada mes @ 1:30-2:30pm (Comenza febrero 2025

📍 My Vinyasa Practice - SoCo Studio 8534 S Congress Ave, Building 2, 78745

 

Una clase de yoga suave y reparadora que te invita a reconectar con tu cuerpo y tu respiración. A través del movimiento consciente, la respiración relajante y el poder curativo del sonido, cultivaremos una profunda sensación de relajación para ayudar al sistema nervioso a encontrar el equilibrio.

 

 

Will Clinic

⏰  Saturday @ 9am-3pm

📍 1501 S MoPac Expy Suite 150, Austin, TX 78746

 

We’ll guide you in creating a basic will, ensuring your wishes are legally documented and your families are protected. We want to help individuals gain peace of mind about their estate planning. In partnership with Hardie Alcozer Law Firm. 

 

Space is LIMITED. Pre-registration required by Friday, Jan 24.
Please email Lorie Martinez atmaccwellness@austintexas.gov
 

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Clínica del Testamento

⏰ Sábado @ 9am-3pm 

📍 My Vinyasa Practice - SoCo Studio 8534 S Congress Ave, Building 2, 78745

 

Le guiaremos en la creación de un testamento básico, garantizando que sus deseos queden legalmente documentados y que sus familias estén protegidas. Queremos ayudar a las personas a estar tranquilas sobre su planificación patrimonial. En colaboración con Hardie Alcozer Law Firm. 

 

Espacio es LIMITADO. Se requiere pre-registro antes de Viernes, 24 de enero.
Envíe un email a Lorie Martinez a maccwellness@austintexas.gov

 

 

Activities/Collaborations

Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin

The purpose of TGSA is to foster excellence in genealogy through educational programs and projects that preserve, produce and disseminate knowledge of genealogical or historical value.Tejano Genealogy Society of Austin has monthly Saturday meetings and Thursday Study Group sessions at the Carver Genealogy Center.  The Genealogy Center is the little house facing the street.  On the right side of it is the Carver Library and behind it is the Carver Museum. It is a big complex. You will find parking in front and on the south and north sides of the complex.  If you park on the north side be prepared to do some climbing---lots of steps!  One more important thing---no food is allowed in the building, so there will be no coffee or pan dulce. - TGSA Staff

WHO: All Ages
WHEN: 1st Saturdays of the month from 10AM - 12PM
WHERE: G.W. Carver Museum & Cultural Center 1165 Angelina St, Austin, TX 78702

CONTACT: Minnie Wilson: minswil@yahoo.com

The Bronze Community Band Project

Join us for this FREE music workshop every Saturday from July 20 to Aug 31, 2024!

https://www.austintexas.gov/event/esb-macc-bronze-community-band-summer-music-workshop

The Bronze Community Band Project (BCBP) is a group of Austin musicians dedicated to preserving Mexican American music. Rooted in community-based practice, the project provides culturally relevant music education in the regional bajo-sexto conjunto and orquesta tradition of Mexican American heritage. The Bronze Community Band Project’s mission is to research, promote and preserve the bi-musical heritage of the Mexican American community.  

Artistic Director Robert Rivera Ojeda developed the project to give young adult to elder instrumentalists and vocalists an opportunity to: 1) increase their musicianship skills through basic music reading literacy, 2) showcase their talent, and 3) capture Mexican American music (normally passed down by oral tradition) in written notated form. 

BCBP have repeatedly taught and performed at ESB-MACC in their commitment to music preservation and community education, bridging the young and older generations. It has also collaborated with other esteemed City of Austin partners like the Oakwood Cemetery and Austin Central Library in dedication to keeping Mexican American music alive and flourishing in Austin! 

Examples of past collaborations with the Bronze Community Band Project include:

2018 - First showcase of the “Tribute To La Musica Chicana”at the Oswaldo Cantu Pan American Recreation Center.  

2019 - Received the Raza Award at the 34th Annual Dia de la Raza Celebration presented by ESB-MACC

2019 - Second showcase of the “Tribute To La Musica Chicana” at the Austin Central Library. Partly funded by the Austin Central Library, Austin Cultural Arts Division, and ESB-MACC.

2020 -  Historical presentation of Old California and Texas music (1769-1850) at the Austin Oakwood Cemetery (as part of a program called “Sacrificios”.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Contact Robert Ojeda: robertojeda937@gmail.com
Contact Marie Ortiz marie.ortiz@austintexas.gov

Video (Below)  The BCBP presented Old California and Texas music (1769-1850) at the Austin Oakwood Cemetery as part of their program called “Sacrificios". Their music can also be found at Reverb Nation.

MACC Education Department

SABADOS EN FAMILIA
Saturdays at various locations:

12/14/2024, 10:00am-12:00pm, Windsor Park Branch Library
1/11/2025, 12-2pm, Twin Oaks Branch Library
2/8/2025, 12-2pm, Menchaca Branch Library
3/8/2025, 12-2pm, North Village Branch Library
4/12/2025, 12-2pm, Pleasant Hill Branch Library
5/10/2025, 12-2pm, Milwood Branch Library

 

Sábados en Familia is a free kids’ cultural arts and crafts program delivered by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican-American Cultural Center. The program takes place at libraries all over Austin. Families with kids of all ages can participate for free. A craft project follows the read-along.

 

*Kid- friendly, all ages
*Hands-on story and activity for families
*Cultural art education

Academia Cuauhtli:

Academia Cuauhtli is made up of a coalition of educators and community advocates helping families explore their cultural heritage through an inclusive curriculum centering the language, art, and history of Latinx/a/o/e and Indigenous cultures. Academia Cuauhtli provides a range of free extracurricular programs, including its Saturday bilingual arts program and summer coding camp, offered in partnership with Aztech Kidz Code.

Do you want to table at this event? Fill out this form and tell us about your organization: Partner Interest Form.

Questions? Email katya.guzman@austintexas.gov

COSECHA: YOUTH SUMMER CAMP
with the MACC Education Department

We are proud to offer dual-language cultural arts camps during Spring and Summer breaks. In these camps, youth explore the themes of Social and Environmental Justice as they rotate through curriculum in music, dance, visual art, theatre, and puppetry. Students learn the history of social movements throughout Latinx communities while learning the importance of caring for people, the environment, and the world around us.

Details for 2025 Camps will be posted at AustinTexas.gov/SummerCamps

Figúralo: Youth Exhibit 
with the MACC Education Department 

The Youth Exhibit, Figúralo is the annual youth exhibit featuring artwork from young artists from across central Texas. Figúralo showcases the exploration of artistic mediums through figurines, figurative images and figurative narratives. This winter exhibit asks the question, where can my imagination take me?

WHERE: Virtual Exhibition through the Smithsonian Learning Lab

Check out the last year's digital exhibit on the Smithsonian Learning Lab! 
 

Signature Events

Each year the ESB-MACC hosts four signature events organized for the community to honor, share, and celebrate our culture and heritage. Always free to attend and participate. Learn more about our yearly events below!

Viva Mexico

OUr Viva Mexico 2024 is on Saturday, Sept 14, 2024! All details at www.austintexas.gov/vivamexico. The day of Mexico's Independence from Spain is remembered on the 16th of September. Mexico's father of independence is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who started the revolt on the eve of the 15th of September.

La Mujer

A celebration of women inspired by the first feminist of the New World, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, with food, art, and performances by womxn. 

All details for the 2024 La Mujer can be found at https://www.austintexas.gov/MACCLaMujer

Awards of Excellence

Award Ceremony recognizing remarkable Latinx for the highest artistic excellence they bring to the cultural arts of Austin, TX.  The Awards took place on July 29, 2023 at the Long Center.

Dia De Los Muertos

This beloved tradition brings family and community together to celebreate the lives of our ancestors, family, and friends, veterans, and public figures. This multi-day celebration and festival includes kid's activities, local markets, food trucks, community altar exhibits, music, & dance performances. 

In 2023, the MACC's Day of the Dead celebrations will take place on November 2nd at Oakwod Cemetery and November 4th at the Pan American Recreation Center.

Read more about our Day of the Dead 2023 Events!

COLLABORATE WITH US!

The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center is a vibrant arts center with 100,000 annual visitors. Since 2007, we have been offering countless cultural events and art classes focusing on performing arts, music, literature, film screenings, and the Latino Arts Residency Program. A collaboration is a one-time presentation that is co-produced with the ESB-MACC.  It can be a panel discussion, music or theater presentation, film screenings or community engagement discussion. The ESB-MACC organizes year-round activities and also cooperates with a large number of partners who complete and strengthen programming through rentals and collaborations. For more information, email Estrella.DeLeon@austintexas.gov.

Collaborators that we have worked with in the past are: AARP, ALMA (Austin Latino Music Association), Austin Community College Creative Writing, Austin History Center, Austin Museum Partnerships, The Austin Symphony, Ballet East, Bellas Artes Alliance, The Center for Mexican-American Cultural Arts (CMACA), Cine Las Americas, Conspire Theatre, Crossroads Events, Dan Guerrero, Daniel Llanes, El Corazón de Tejas, Flor de Nopal, Indigenous Cultures Institute San Marcos, KLRU-TV, Latinitas, LATINO Magazine & No Mas Hambre, Nuestro Grupo, PODER, Proyecto Teatro, Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance Company, Telemundo Austin, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Texas Folklife, Resistencia Bookstore, University of Texas at Austin CMAS, Univision, Frida Friday ATX, Mexamericon, L.A.C.E (Latino, Arts, Culture & Education), The Latino Comedy Project.