Join Austin Film Festival at the Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium to get a look into the writing process and career of acclaimed screenwriter Kevin Willmott (BlacKkKlansman, Destination Planet Negro, Da 5 Bloods), who will speak about balancing messages of social justice with entertainment, working with famed director Spike Lee, and more.

A Conversation With Kevin Willmott

A day for inspirational and thought-provoking keynotes and informative sessions for fundraisers and philanthropic professionals of all levels.

AFP 2023 One-Day Conference

As part of Austin Film Festival’s Uplifting Storytellers Initiative, AFF hosts programming within Six Square, Austin’s Black cultural district, to connect, cultivate, and celebrate BIPOC artists. It includes a live reading of the first three pages of selected scripts and an industry roundtable with panelists Kevin Willmott (BlacKkKlansman), Amy Aniobi (Insecure), Aanch Khaneja (SuperSpecial), Julio Quintana (The Long Game), and Faith McQuinn (Observer Pictures).

Free Six Square Programming at AFF

Nubia Emmon’s father conceptualized the breast cancer awareness event’s first edition in 2012 after his wife’s own battle with the disease. Artists at this year’s show include Nubia Emmon, Cha’keeta B, Nagavalli, and a guest performance from Salih “Dirty Water” Williams.

Pretty Girls That Rock the Mic benefiting breast cancer awareness w/ Nubia Emmon, Cha'keeta B, Tree G, Koffia, Nagavalli, Noella & the Imaginary Band, Ivy Roots, Lady Shacklin

Be rocked and inspired by some of Austin's most talented artists, who will take the stage and showcase their incredible skills along with breast cancer organizations.

Pretty Girls Rock the Mic for Breast Cancer Awareness

Meet at Huston-Tillotson's King-Seabrook Chapel for an interfaith service followed by a reception.

iACT's 39th Annual Interfaith Day of Thanks

UPDATE: Due to possible inclement weather, the march is canceled and festivities are postponed to Sat., Jan. 27, 11am-3:30pm. The annual community march celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while uplifting diversity and multiculturalism in Austin, starting off with a short program at the MLK statue on the UT-Austin campus before proceeding to a rally on the south steps of the Capitol. The march continues to the historic Huston-Tillotson University, where festivities go from 11:15am to 3:30pm. Guests are invited to bring goods for the food drive to benefit Central Texas Food Bank at any point along the march or at the festival.

POSTPONED: MLK Day March, Festival, and Food Drive

UPDATE: Due to inclement weather, the march was canceled and festivities were postponed to Sat., Jan. 27, 11am-3:30pm. The annual community march celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while uplifting diversity and multiculturalism in Austin, starting off with a short program at the MLK statue on the UT-Austin campus before proceeding to a rally on the south steps of the Capitol. The march continues to the historic Huston-Tillotson University, where festivities go from 11:15am to 3:30pm. Guests are invited to bring goods for the food drive to benefit Central Texas Food Bank at any point along the march or at the festival.

MLK Day March, Festival, and Food Drive

HTU once again pulls out all the stops for its Easter Egg Hunt, which turns 18 this year. Kids of all ages are invited to a brief storytime covering the meaning of Easter before joining their age groups to be unleashed on the campus in search of filled baskets and thousands of eggs stuffed with candy and coins, prize eggs for school supplies and gift certificates, and the Fabergé egg of the whole affair: a $500 scholarship prize egg. Meet at the Mary E. Branch Gymnasium at 10am, and in case of rain, postpone that to Monday, April 1, 4pm. – Kat McNevins