The Heller Awards for Young Artists are back for the 12th year!
 

HAYAs season kicked off this past Sunday, February 23, with a stellar Virtual Nominations Ceremony. In case you missed it, you can watch the recording of the ceremony below featuring the wickedly talented Select Ensemble. 

And speaking of wicked things…don’t miss out on this year’s Heller Awards t-shirts! Click here to order your shirt, check out photos from the 2024 ceremony, and sign up for email updates! Plus, keep up with us on social media @hellerawardsatx for all things HAYAs. 🌟

THE 2025 haya NOMINEES ARE…

Best Choreography

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Footloose | Dripping Springs

Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

Chicago: Teen Edition | Jack C. Hays

Tuck Everlasting | McCallum 

Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Pippin | Weiss

Best Music Direction

Godspell Jr | Marble Falls

Bright Star | East View

Sweeney Todd: School Edition | Georgetown

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

9 to 5 The Musical | Leander

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Titanic | Cedar Park

Mean Girls High School Version | Austin  

Best Orchestra

Hadestown Teen Edition | LASA

Tuck Everlasting | Westlake

Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

Mean Girls High School Version | Austin  

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Sweeney Todd: School Edition | Georgetown

Titanic | Cedar Park

Best Lighting Design

Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

Hadestown Teen Edition | LASA

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Newsies | Hutto

Tuck Everlasting | McCallum 

Pippin | Weiss

Bright Star | East View

Titanic | Cedar Park

Best Costume Design

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Newsies | Hutto

Bright Star | East View

Pippin | Weiss

Once Upon a Mattress | NYOS 

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Best Scenic Design

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Footloose | Dripping Springs

Chicago: Teen Edition | Vandegrift

Tuck Everlasting | McCallum 

Hadestown Teen Edition | LASA

The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Godspell Jr | Marble Falls

Newsies | Hutto

Best Technical Execution

Newsies | Hutto

Hadestown Teen Edition | LASA

Tuck Everlasting | McCallum 

Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Footloose | Dripping Springs

Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Best Ensemble

Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Pippin | Weiss

Godspell Jr | Marble Falls

The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Footloose | Dripping Springs

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Best Featured Performer | Individual Category

Writer Collis | Daddy Murphy | Bright Star | East View

De’Aja Jackson | Jolene Oakes | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Crockett

Sophia Nikazm | Trix the Aviatrix | The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Amalie Melendez | Dormouse/Nigel | Alice By Heart | Lago Vista

Calleigh Bowers | Milky White | Into the Woods | Tom Glenn

Khai Pormprasong | Madame de la Grande Bouche | Beauty and the Beast | Bastrop

Alden Bruner | Kevin G. | Mean Girls High School Version | Austin

Shelby Cluck | Betty Blast | Footloose | Dripping Springs

Rihanna Elliott | Drama Teacher | High School Musical | Del Valle

Best Featured Performer | Ensemble Category

Evan Puga | Godspell Jr | Marble Falls

Cason Jacobs | You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Revised) | Pflugerville

Elora Clarke | Tuck Everlasting | McCallum

Shemaiah Hill | Carrie: The Musical | Northeast

Aydan Courtney | Tuck Everlasting | McCallum

Makayla Rickard | Mean Girls High School Version | Austin  

Jessie Alkire | Mean Girls High School Version | San Marcos

Brandy Serrano | The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Elicie Utterback | Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Best Supporting Performer | Female Category

Merritt Moore | Beatrice Bottom | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

McKenzie Hecht | Charlotte | Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Anna Nelson | Thomas Nostradamus | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Elise Chambers | Rusty | Footloose | Dripping Springs

Graylin Malwitz | Marie | Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Raegan Gonzales | Catherine | Pippin | Weiss

Lyndal Heer | Portia | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Bella Tamayo | Cinderella | Into the Woods | Tom Glenn

Alexandra Guerrero | Cinderella | Into the Woods | ZACH

Best Supporting Performer | Male Category

Reilly Favacho | Jack | Into the Woods | Tom Glenn

Riley Wayt | Hades | Hadestown Teen Edition | LASA

Ryan Crosby | Nigel Bottom | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Noah Mayard | Willard Hewitt | Footloose | Dripping Springs

Thomas De La Cruz | Damian | Mean Girls High School Version | San Marcos

Gavin Johst | Mr. Wormwood | Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

Vince Pham | Adolpho | The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Ace Howell | Damian | Mean Girls High School Version | Austin  

Cyrus Hartman | Audrey II | Little Shop of Horrors | John B. Connally

Best Lead Performer | Female Category

Anabel Bordelon | Katherine Howard | Six: Teen Edition | Cedar Creek

London Mays | Leading Player | Pippin | Weiss

Delilah Grad | Winnie Foster | Tuck Everlasting | McCallum

Kinsley Keen | Ella | Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Emily Balderaz | Alice Murphy | Bright Star | Lehman

Avery Linden | Judy Bernly | 9 to 5 The Musical | Leander

Annie Mawson | Roxie Hart | Chicago: Teen Edition | Jack C. Hays

Chanse Solis | Queen Aggravain | Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Brooklyn Nickel | Sandy Cheeks | The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Best Lead Performer | Male Category

Wilkes Goodner | Baker | Into the Woods | ZACH

Caleb Clemons | Spongebob Squarepants | The Spongebob Musical | Elgin

Grayson Levee | Barrett | Titanic | Cedar Park

Kevin Rogers | William Shakespeare | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Nicolas Hebert | Pippin | Pippin | Weiss

Isaiah Barafwala | Topher | Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Elliott Richards | Robert | The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Nicholas Neumann | Frank Abagnale Jr. | Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Walker Wallace | Nick Bottom | Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Best Direction

Footloose | Dripping Springs

Matilda the Musical | Hendrickson

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Something Rotten! | Round Rock

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Newsies | Hutto

Bright Star | East View

Best Production

Into the Woods | ZACH

The Drowsy Chaperone | Westwood

Once Upon a Mattress | Vista Ridge

Bright Star | East View

Cinderella (Concord Broadway) | Rouse

Catch Me If You Can | Cedar Ridge  

Pippin | Weiss

Six: Teen Edition | Cedar Creek

Student Achievement | Design

Kairi Natal | Akins

Jamie Jarratt | Austin  

Alia Pambrum | Bastrop

Jade Vasquez | Bastrop

Anabel Bordelon | Cedar Creek

Ryan Fontaine | Cedar Park

Nathan McCoy | Crockett

Vanessa Esquivel Gaona | Del Valle

Elise Turner | Dripping Springs

Alyssa Ruiz | Elgin

Lake Facchini | Georgetown

Anastasia Benavides | Hendrickson

Caleb Bell | Hutto

Annie Mawson | Jack C. Hays

Synneva Leckbee | John B. Connally

Lucy Rees | Lago Vista

Sara Nishimura | Leander

Grant Bell | LASA

Lucy Zanker | McCallum

Rylee Montgomery | McNeil

Carmen Cartlidge | NYOS 

Lorelei Lemieux | Pflugerville

Mya Barry | Rouse

Jade Ruiz | San Marcos

Priscilla Burton | Tom Glenn

Carly Klein | Vista Ridge

Jordyn Sanchez | Weiss

Hudson Kerr | Westlake

Lucy Brown | Westwood

Student Achievement | Marketing

Ever Haynes | Akins

Alia Pambrum | Bastrop

Emery Orsini | Cedar Creek

Maggie Baker | Dripping Springs

Regina Diaz | East View

Gabrielle Valle | Elgin

Amity Wann | Georgetown

Anastasia Benavides | Hendrickson

Emma Smurthwaite | Hutto

Abbie Marcionetti | Jack C. Hays

Lily Hardie | Leander

Ariana Balderaz | Lehman

Ezekiel Gregory | LASA

Mia Gonzales | McCallum

Madelyn Cregar | McNeil

Ava Dornak | Moe and Gene Johnson

Kat Pruett | Pflugerville

Emma Bannister | Rouse

Haze Close | San Marcos

Ava Ludwig | Tom Glenn

Nicolas Pacelli | Vista Ridge

Natalie Berkaw | Westwood

Student Achievement | Stage Management

Dakota Martin | Akins

Paige Solka | Austin  

Miley Wood | Bastrop

Ariana Sullivan | Cedar Creek

Charlotte Adair | Cedar Park

Niko Upton | Dripping Springs

Maggie Curtis | East View

Carlos Basilio | Elgin

Elia Calzada | Georgetown

Lane Decker | Hendrickson

Caleigh Kenter | Hutto

Rain Howard | Jack C. Hays

Connie Spearman | John B. Connally

Olivia Smith | Lago Vista

Mary Shammas | Leander

Emilea White | Lehman

Naman Mishra | LASA

Ronan Henson | McCallum 

Forest Trammell | McNeil

Scarlett Teague | Moe and Gene Johnson

Naomi Taylor | NYOS 

Malorie Visness | Pflugerville

Reece Clark | Round Rock

Savannah DeVille | Rouse

Catherine Cortez | San Marcos

Grace Thomas | Tom Glenn

Kiera Aston | Vista Ridge

Lourdes Hernandez | Vandegrift

Sienna Connally | Weiss

Aubry Smith | Westlake

Nathan Spector | Westwood

Congratulations to all the performers, crews, educators, schools, and families who participated! We can’t wait to see y’all back at the LC – on April 16 to be exact.

Until then, be sure to follow @hellerawardsatx on social media, and click here for more information about 2025 t-shirts, digital show program ads, 2024’s ceremony photos, and to sign up for email updates!

Today, February 22, happens to be a very important holiday that we at the Long Center are excited to be observingNational Margarita Day! If you know us, you know we love a good margarita. When you come to an event at the Long Center, it’s not hard to find this ~quintessentially Austin~ beverage (usually themed to pair with your show).  And there’s someone very special we have to thank for that – our friends over at Dulce Vida Tequila!  

This local business (who happens to be celebrating their 15th birthday🎉) has been a proud sponsor of the Long Center for the last two years, and we’ve seen firsthand how passionate they are about Austin. We love partnering with folks who value community just as much as we do, which is why we couldn’t help but take this national holiday as a chance to tell you a little more about them! Read on to get to know DV (and look out for a little hint about what they have in store 👀).  

Photo by Brynn Osborn

Long Center: Before we get started, do you have a recommendation of something people could sip on while they read?  

Dulce Vida: Sure! How about a delicious Dulce Vida margarita made with our Reposado tequila that’s aged 11+ months, organic and made without additives. We’ve recently garnered accolades on our Reposado such as a 93 Rating from Wine Enthusiast and The Robb Report said we have “The best organic Reposado tequila!” 

LC: First and foremost, happy 15th birthday! Can you share a bit about the brand and how it all got started?  

Dulce Vida: Thank you very much! Dulce Vida Tequila’s founders are members of the community and love that Austin is a cool, weird, eclectic city with a history of successful startup brands. It’s also one that shares our brand values, such as living an active, outdoorsy lifestyle, so what better place to launch an organic, zero additive, sustainable tequila than Austin, TX, baby! In our 15 years, the industry has added 2000 tequilas and we are the ‘originals’ FROM Austin! We were the first Austin tequila launched brand and we’re very proud of our roots. 

Photo by Brynn Osborn

LC: What’s the impact you’re most proud of after 15 years in the Austin community? 

Dulce Vida: Over the past 15 years we’ve been able to create meaningful relationships with various entities across town that do a lot of good for the Austin community. Being able to support organizations such as HAAM (The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), The Trail Conservancy via the annual Maudie’s Moonlight Margarita Run, The Junior League of Austin, and Candlelight Ranch to name a few. 

We’re proud of the partnerships we’ve created to further strengthen our Austin community.  From our revered partnerships with historic entities such as The Long Center and Texas Longhorns Athletics, to the Austin Chronicle’s “Austin Music Awards” that highlight the important local music scene, to strong local art collectives like Almost Real Things, The Cathedral, and Good Dad Studios. 

Dulce Vida Tequila is also proud to support organizations that champion inclusivity such as the ATX Gay Flag Football League, the Human Rights Campaign, and Out Youth, to name a few. It’s such an honor and privilege to showcase our 100% pure agave, zero additive, USDA Organic tequila to the Austin community. To stay connected with us and learn more, follow us on Instagram @DulceVidaTequila. 

LC: We know Dulce Vida prioritizes sustainability. What are some sustainability goals you have for the next 15 years? 

Dulce Vida: Yes, sustainability is very important to us. To catch people up, the concept of sustainability was very strategic in the selection of our tequila production facility as it not only had to be capable of making an award-winning product, but also had to meet requirements for organic production and overall sustainability measures. A complete recapture of all production waste is performed and yields a nutrient-rich soil supplement to the local farming community, as well as methane gas being captured to use as an energy source for the facility. Austin has always been a city that prioritizes the environment, holistic, natural approaches to wellness and clean living (ex. Whole Foods), so taking that shared ethos of sustainable practices and better-for-you products, it only made sense for our founders to create a tequila brand that did the same. 

So, to answer your question on what sustainability goals that we have for the next 15 years…we plan to keep moving forward with our aforementioned processes to be a leading example in the tequila (and non-tequila) industry for other brands to take note from.  For more information on our process, please visit DulceVidaSprits.com! 

Photos by Gracie Oliver

LC: Obviously, Austin is THE place for Tex-Mex and margaritas. What’s your favorite part of being in a such bustling scene? 

Dulce Vida: There are so many great places in Austin to get great food and great drinks (and see live music). It truly is a privilege to live in a place where so many places exist. We love it when a bartender/ mixologist/ restauranteur utilizes our amazing tequila to make an exceptional cocktail that people can enjoy. Part of what draws people to Dulce Vida Tequila is the fact that we’re organic and made without additives, which is highlighted in our flavor profile. It’s great to see our brand showcased in revered cocktails across the city. We love being integrated into great drinks that pair deliciously with the delectable culinary scene in Austin! Not to mention, add live music to your experience and Dulce Vida will fit right in. 

LC: You’ve been partnered with the LC for 2 years now, and we’ve had a lot of fun along the way! What are some of your favorite parts of working together, and why do you think this partnership is important?  

Dulce Vida: The Long Center has been an iconic venue in Austin for many years, helping support, highlight, and showcase the best there is to offer in the performing arts universe (locally and globally). The Long Center does a great job of bringing world renowned acts to our city for locals to enjoy while also championing established local acts and giving up-and-coming artists opportunities to highlight themselves. We love our partnership because The Long Center also offers incredible (and free!) experiential opportunities (The Drop In, for example) for locals to enjoy our city with the greatest view of Austin and our beautiful downtown skyline as the backdrop. Dulce Vida is proud to partner with The Long Center for doing such a great job of giving Austinites a place we are proud to call our own. Plus, we hear you can get a great Dulce Vida cocktail there! 

LC: What are you most looking forward to as you begin your 16th year? 

Dulce Vida: Dulce Vida is looking forward to another great year with The Long Center in 2025 with more great programming and of course, another great season of The Drop-In! We hear there might be some special date(s) in the works for The Drop-In – wink, wink, nudge, nudge – National Tequila Day is July 24th, just sayin…Keep an eye out for details! 🙂 

Thanks for telling us more about Dulce Vida, and happy 15th birthday!

Check out Dulce Vida at The Drop-In this summer!

KEEP IN TOUCH

At the Long Center, we’ve always got a new partnership or something cool we know you’ll want to check out! Find and follow us @longcenter on your social media platform of choice, and we’ll see you real soon.

Last Thursday was a special one here at the LC – prior to the evening’s incredible performance by Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández, our campus was buzzing as the exceptional dance group prepared to perform a matinee – for over 2,200 Austin ISD students! 

This event was underwritten by Sarah & Ernest Butler and made possible by Long Reach for the Arts, our program in which we host K-12 students for one-of-a-kind experiences at the Long Center – all for free. In this Mid-Week Intermission, we’re diving in to share a little more about this program and the spectacular moments it creates, and why we’re putting it at the forefront on this year’s Amplify Austin Day

AT THE SHOW 

While we of course love the Long Center’s ✨regularly scheduled programming✨, the School Show Days that this program creates are some of our favorites. Students and staff from 26 AISD schools gathered to attend the morning’s performance along with a Q&A with dancers and the Mexican American Cultural Center. Based on the belief that art is a necessity and that it should be accessible to everyone, Long Reach for the Arts strives to provide new opportunities for creative discovery, connecting students to the center of Austin’s artistic identity year-round.   

And Thursday’s performance was a shining example of just how important those opportunities are. If you’ve never been in a performance hall with 2,200 screaming, cheering, ECSTATIC students, let us be the ones to tell you – it’s something else!  

Every seat in the house was locked in on what was happening on stage. As the world-class dancers dazzled with their choreography, costumes, sense of humor, and surprises, you could actually feel the excitement in the air. It was clear that not only were those kiddos watching the performance, they were participating in it too.  

THE IMPACT

More than just a performance, this show was a celebration of heritage as Mexican folklore, culture, and music were displayed on a truly dazzling scale. Being able to provide so many dual-language students with creative programming that features Spanish language elements is something we value, and keep top of mind when working to create these opportunities for students. 

“We loved how this felt like a community event, with different organizations coming together to support our young people and teachers, and make them feel at home and valued.”

Austin ISD Staff Member

By removing traditional barriers to access like transportation and ticket prices, this program gave students who attended Thursday’s performance the chance to be immersed in creative programming they may not have had access to otherwise, with some engaging in the arts in this capacity for the very first time. And to experience it in a way that could make them feel inspired, celebrated, and connected to their community? Well, we think that’s pretty darn neat! 

HELP US DO MORE

The impact was tangible – all you had to do was look at the faces (and listen to the cheers (and screams)) of the students after the show. While we do a ton of cool stuff here at the LC, it’s moments like this that highlight our impact and get us all soft n’ tender. And we can’t wait for even more just like it!

“I saw the student and teachers’ faces before and after the show. They were so excited. I was crying tears of joy, literally crying like a baby.”

Austin ISD Executive Director

That’s why this year on Amplify Austin Day, we’re raising $20,000 for this special little program of ours. Join us on this community-wide day of giving and help us continue to provide even more one-of-a-kind arts experiences for students in our community. 

Thank you to our Long Reach for the Arts supporters for making this all possible!

Sarah and Ernest Butler

MFI Foundation 

The Long Foundation 

Dr. Marylin Gaddis and Lt. Col. George Carruthers 

Sharon Hall 

All photographs by Brynn Osborn

KEEP IN TOUCH

At the Long Center, we’ve always got a new partnership or something cool we know you’ll want to check out! Find and follow us @longcenter on your social media platform of choice, and we’ll see you real soon.

Sometimes trying something new has a big impact, and that’s exactly what’s happening at the Long Center! Once a month Transformative Youth Justice takes over one of our spaces to create a safe, holistic environment for ages 17-20 as they participate in this innovative court-led diversion program, led by Judge Denise Hernández. Read on in this Mid-Week Intermission to learn a little more about the creative ways Judge Hernández and the TYJ team are making big impact!

Learn more about Transformative Youth Justice with Judge Denise Hernández

Long Center: Welcome to Mid-Week Intermission! We usually like to ask folks for a song to go with their interview – anything come to mind? Is there one you like to play before starting a session of Transformative Youth Justice?

Judge Hernández: When I think of a song to go with this interview, I automatically think about Morning Asana by Londrelle. It represents the energy and balance I hope participants receive in the program.

LC: Most people won’t know what Transformative Youth Justice is. Can you tell us more about the program?

Judge Hernández:  The Transformative Youth Justice (TYJ) Program is a court-led diversion program for individuals between the ages of 17-20. The program utilizes a holistic community-centered approach to provide participants with developmentally-appropriate support, intervention, and case management. This age group is experiencing a pivot moment in their brain development, and the program takes this into consideration to help decrease recidivism for this age-group long-term. By focusing on intentional programming held in the community instead of the courtroom, the program helps eliminate systemic barriers to community support and increases long-term success for the participant.

The goal and vision of TYJ is to reduce recidivism and increase public safety by building a continuum of care centered in holistic community support for all program participants.

LC: How did TYJ start and how did you get involved?

Judge Hernández:  TYJ started in 2023 as a collaborative effort between myself and Travis County Attorney Delia Garza. There is significant research that shows that a non-traditional docket approach, community support, and one-on-one case management will help decrease recidivism for individuals between the ages of 17-20. I took the time to meet with national research organizations to address justice system involvement among emerging adults of this age and began implementing the research into practice by creating the TYJ structure.

Motivated by my own lived experience of being system impacted, I worked with county Attorney Garza to create a program that was holistic, research-driven, and trauma-informed to help decrease system involvement for the youngest members of the adult justice system. Within a month of being on the Bench, I moved the program into community space and began building a resource network to host monthly resource fairs for the participants. The program continues to maintain a recidivism rate of less than 10%.

LC: TYJ has been taking place at the Long Center for over a year now. Why did you decide to find an “unconventional” space to host it?

Judge Hernández:  I intentionally reached out to the Long Center to discuss hosting our TYJ monthly meetings because the Long Center represents community, creativity, and soul. There are so many soulful events that take place at the Long Center, but many of our participants have never even stepped into the venue. By hosting our meetings at the Long Center, we remind our participants that they belong. The space is intentionally designed to create a welcoming environment of creativity and soul, and you can feel that in every monthly TYJ meeting. By hosting our meetings at the Long Center, we intentionally create space that calms the nervous system, creates safety, and makes it easier for the participants to connect with the resources on-site.

LC: How does being in a creative setting help set the tone for the program?

Judge Hernández:  We are intentionally creating an innovative approach to a diversion program. Think TED Talks for youth impacted by the justice system. Being in a creative setting allows us to create a tone of inspiration and hope for the program. Every month, we host speakers that present on topics like “making good choices,” “trauma responses,” “how to start a business,” all with the idea to inspire. We want participants to walk away from each meeting with the belief and knowing that they can change the direction of their lives. Being in a creative space helps us instill that belief into every single meeting.

LC: How have you seen the program and the impact change in the last year since switching locations?

Judge Hernández:  We are bringing participants to the heart of the city by hosting TYJ meetings at the Long Center. You can see the impact of the location in the demeanor of each participant. They feel safe, they feel inspired. Since moving locations, we’ve had many participants bring their children and/or parents with them to the monthly meetings. It’s become a space of resource connection and support. Typically, in a traditional court program setting, participants would attend meetings in the courtroom. The courtroom can be a very triggering space for people, which makes people apprehensive to ask for help or support. By moving the meetings into the Long Center, we help remind participants that we are all interconnected and it’s okay to ask for help and support. At the Long Center, participants are asking for help, leaning into the resources, and working to make better decisions for themselves.

LC: What do you hope the program achieves in the future?

Judge Hernández:  I hope the program becomes a national model for reducing recidivism for the youngest population impacted by the adult justice system. I dream that the program turns into a multi-agency program that brings together many sectors of our community to help address a major community issue. Together, we can create impactful change, and I’m grateful for the Long Center partnership to help bring this program to life!

Thanks for telling us more about Transformative Youth Justice!

You never know what you’ll find at the LC, and we love being a space for all kinds of creative thinking and community solutions. Come check us out soon!

KEEP IN TOUCH

At the Long Center, we’ve always got a new partnership or something cool we know you’ll want to check out! Find and follow us @longcenter on your social media platform of choice, and we’ll see you real soon.

Amplify Austin Day has officially started — help us reach our goal of $20,000 raised so that more students can access more art, free from barriers, through our Long Reach for the Arts program.

Support the Soul of Austin with a Gift Today

Here at the Long Center, we believe that creativity is the center of community. That’s why we’re proud to be Austin’s go-to spot for countless interests that bring the community together. Your donation to the Long Center this season doesn’t just support this work, it celebrates it!

We’re not just about moments like these… we’re also a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the creativity they create! On this Giving Tuesday, we want to thank you for all the support you’ve given the Long Center in 2024. Your year-end gift today will help us do even more in 2025! 

Too stuffed for savings? Get $20 tickets to select shows at the LC! Get ’em now before the sale ends on Cyber Monday 12/2 at 11:59pm

Go all out — take advantage of our Black Friday sale NOW by getting a Friend Level Membership for only $95! These year-round benefits usually start at $120.

Year-End Gift 2023 | Long Center
Your Support Today, Transforms Tomorrow

We’ve made it our mission to support creativity in all its forms, and we hope this season you’ll join us and do the same. Your donation doesn’t just support our work, it’s a declaration that creativity belongs to everyone

LEVEL UP YOUR DROP-IN

Become a LC member today and and get first dibs on RSVP before the public, early entrance into the venue for you and your guests, members-only bars, and other surprises!

Amplify Austin is here – and we need your help to provide free arts experiences for K-12 students through our Long Reach for the Arts program.  Because the kids need art!