Mid-Week Intermission: Community Partners Roundup – UT Edition
We’re back with another installment of our Community Partners Roundup! This is our series where we formally introduce you to a few of our community partners you might’ve seen around the venue sharing resources, creating conversations (and sometimes handing out cool swag), and working hard to make Austin a better place to live.
This time, it’s the UT edition! We love our Longhorns, and we’re so glad that we get to team up with so many different departments and organizations who bring their energy to our shows, our lobbies, and our outdoor spaces to share a bit about their cool, meaningful work.
Read on to meet some of the UT organizations helping make the LC (and Austin) feel like home! 👇 And stay tuned for more installments of the Community Partners Roundup. 🤠
WHO: The UT Physics Circus
WHAT: The UT Physics Circus is a traveling science show based in the College of Natural Sciences that aims to teach kids some of the cool things you can do with physics.
With demonstrations exploring topics including heat, motion, states of matter, properties of air, and electricity, these physicists put on the greatest show in science entertaining both kids and adults alike, and before you know it, you’ve even learned a thing or two!
WHERE: The Physics Circus can be found doing demos at schools and community events all across town. You can book them for your own event, and check them out when they come to visit the Long Center at our family-friendly community events!
WHY WE LOVE ‘EM: Despite being an arts organization, we actually LOVE science and we’re all about anything that gets folks curious about learning more.
WHO: Butler School of Music
WHAT: The Butler School of Music is one of the nation’s leading music schools, offering comprehensive programs in performance, composition, music theory, music education, and musicology. From orchestras and opera productions to jazz ensembles, chamber groups, and new music premieres, Butler students are constantly creating and sharing their work at the highest level.
The school also presents hundreds of concerts each year, many of them free and open to the public, featuring faculty artists, guest performers, and student ensembles. These performances span genres and styles, reflecting both the depth and diversity of the Butler community.
WHERE: The Butler School has many performance and rehearsal spaces all across the UT campus. You can also check them out at their frequent performances at the Long Center, including their UT Symphony Orchestra & Choirs event which takes place at the LC each year!
WHY WE LOVE ‘EM: Whether you’re a student, a lifelong music lover, or just curious, there’s always something happening and always a place for you in the Butler School audience. It is also one of the most affordable places in town to catch an amazing concert!
WHO: The UT Insect Collection
WHAT: The UT Insect Collection is home to 500,000 pinned and 1.5 million ethanol-preserved specimens, spanning butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, bees, and ants. Located within the Biodiversity Center in the College of Natural Sciences, the collection works to record and document species that are on the path to extinction, and it’s the second largest entomology collection in Texas.
The Insect Collection has been documented through a photo project called “Insects Unlocked,” where you can get an up close and personal look at some of these incredible buggies.
WHERE: You can learn more about the collection through the Biodiversity Center, or check out some of the collection when they visit us at our more bug-forward events!
WHY WE LOVE ‘EM: BUGS! We think bugs are neat.
Thanks for tuning in to our Community Partners Roundup! Go check these Longhorns out, and be sure to say hi the next time you see them hanging out at the LC! 😉
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.
