From the Fall Pecan Street Festival to a conversation on a women in sports, these are the best events and parties around town this week.
Photo from The Paper + Craft Pantry
Get in the Game: A Conversation on Sports and Social Change
When: September 18
What: Join the LBJ Presidential Library and UT Austin’s Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation and Center for Sports Communication & Media for an evening with Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim American woman in hijab to compete for the United States in the Olympic Games; Nate Boyer, a former active-duty Green Beret and NFL player, ; and Daron K. Roberts, the founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation.
Where: LBJ Library & Museum
September Book Club
When: September 19
What: Join The Paper + Craft Pantry’s September book club to discuss Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown.
Where: The Paper + Craft Pantry
Vive Les Femmes Entrepreneurs: A Celebration of Women in Entrepreneurship and Business
When: September 20
What: The Austin chapter of TiE, a global non-profit organization that promotes entrepreneurship, is holding an event to promote women entrepreneurs, and have a discussion of key issues facing women in business.
Where: Laura Bush Community Library
Packed Party Pop Up
When: September 21
What: Party with the Packed Party team in real life at their first popup on South Congress.
Where: South Congress, across from South Congress Hotel.
Macrame Tapestry Mini-Workshop
When: September 21
What: Bring your Pinterest fantasies to life with Hotel Ella’s Craft Mini-Workshop Series with The Paper + Craft Pantry.
Where: Hotel Ella
Fall Pecan Street Festival
When: September 22 & 23
What: The Pecan Street Festival is a free two-day arts festival held twice yearly in downtown Austin’s Sixth Street Historic District featuring 300 vendors, food concessions, three stages of music, kids rides and petting zoo, and so much more.
Where: 24 Blocks on 6th Street from Brazos to I-35
Intro to Felt Flowers Workshop
When: September 22
What: You’ll learn to create several different flower types, including sunflowers, poppies, petite flowers, and greenery.
Where: The Paper + Craft Pantry
Oasis Haircare Product Launch & Brunch
When: September 23
What: Join a group of Austin women on Sunday, September 23rd to celebrate the preview of a brand new natural hair care line, Oasis Haircare.
Where: Soma Vida