What’s Community Day?

In loving memory of our fearless founder, join us for the 2nd Annual Teresa Lozano Long Community Day, presented by AT&T!  

On September 7, we’re flinging the doors open for another FREE block-party bash featuring hosts of community partners, activities, and performances all over the building. Look forward to KIDosky crafts & games, live music, food trucks, and more, plus a special return of Long Center favorite BubblePalooza, presented by H-E-B, taking over the H-E-B Terrace! 

Long Center Members are also invited to a pre-bash brunch and get early entry to the day’s activities. Not a Member? Check out what Membership at the LC means and does for our community, plus all the year-long benefits you’ll receive. 

Make sure you’re following us @longcenter on social media so you don’t miss a thing.

The Long Center is always yours, but especially on Teresa Lozano Long Community Day! 

With additional support from The Long Foundation and H-E-B.

Plan Your Community Day

There’s so much to do. Make sure you hit all your biggest to-dos while you’re here having a good time.

Performances

All Day ACtivities

Featured Performances

BubblePalooza

Long-time Austin dwellers will recognize BubblePalooza as Long Center’s beloved, family-friendly summer event with activities and performances starring just that – bubbles. Last seen in 2019 as an all-day event with 7,000+ attendees, September 7th‘s Community Day will feature familiar, “pop-up style fun, taking over the H-E-B Terrace.

Ballet Austin’s Rhythm on Stage

This is your opportunity to come dance and experience what it’s like to take center stage inside Dell Hall! That’s right, you could dance on the same stage where Ballet Austin performs! This all-ages activity welcomes the entire family for a free Bollywood Dance class, taught by Rohit Ramachandran, instructor from Ballet Austin’s Butler Center for Dance & Fitness. All ages and experience levels welcome. No dance experience is required. Come dance for the joy of it!

Family Yoga with ATX Yoga Girl

ATX Yoga Girl brings mindful movement to the whole family as a way to connect while having FUN! She specializes in family and children’s yoga, including meditation, mindfulness, and sound healing. Her classes combine storytelling and music to create a playful environment where everyone feels welcomed while weaving in age appropriate breathing practices to practice at home together.

Joseph Palmer from Austin Classical Guitar

Austin Classical Guitar (ACG) is a longtime partner of the Long Center and has been serving the community with education, concerts, and creativity since 1990. ACG developed guitar education programs in every Austin ISD middle and high school where guitar is now the second highest enrolled music class of any kind behind band, ACG also built groundbreaking guitar programs in Texas juvenile justice centers and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. For Community Day, ACG’s Performance Engagement Artist, Joseph Palmer, will perform solo.

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2024 Partners & Participants

No one accomplishes anything alone, and the Long Center is no exception to that. Give it up for all the organizations that make Teresa Lozano Long Community Day a reality!

ATX Yoga Girl
Austin Classical Guitar
Austin Opera
Austin Oita Sister City Committee
Austin Shakespeare
Austin Soundwaves
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Ballet Austin
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Cine Las Americas
Creative Action

Dougherty Arts Center
Girls on the Run
KMFA
Mexican American Cultural Center
Mariachi Rock Revolution
McDonald Observatory
Roy Lozano’s Ballet Folklórico de Texas
Tapestry Dance
UT Science Chemistry
UT Science Insect Collections
Year Up

And special thanks to our Long Center Members!

About Teresa Lozano Long

Dr. Teresa Lozano Long was a pioneer in education, philanthropy, and the arts in Texas. The first Hispanic woman to earn a health & physical education doctorate at UT Austin, Dr. Long and her husband, Joe R. Long, made significant contributions across Texas, including the lead $20 million gift that helped establish the Long Center, and a $10 million endowment to create the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at UT Austin. In recognition of her service to the arts and education, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2019.

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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! 

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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

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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!