Climate Change in Texas: Jay Banner

By Austin Johnson | April 28, 2025 |

Join the Mayborn Museum on April 30 for a lecture with UT Austin professor Jay Banner, who will discuss how climate change is shaping Texas, what be learned from caves and ancient environments, and how communities can build resilience in the face of environmental challenges.

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Día de los Niños

By Austin Johnson | April 24, 2025 |

In celebration of Día de los Niños, the Dr Pepper Museum invites families to join a day of learning, fun, and giving back, including: Pop-Up Saturday, an educational monthly program with a craft Keurig Dr Pepper Liquid Lab Yard games Children aged 12 and under will receive free admission to the museum with the donation…

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Fossil Friday

By Austin Johnson | April 15, 2025 |

Join the Mayborn every Friday from 10:30 am to noon to watch PhD candidate Dava Butler work on fossil specimens in the paleo lab. (Get a close-up look at science in action and ask Butler your burning questions!)

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“Elephant and Piggie’s, We Are In A Play!”

By Austin Johnson | April 2, 2025 |

Don’t miss Waco Civic Theatre’s tour of “Elephant and Piggie’s, We Are In A Play!” Free public performances will be presented by Waco Civic Theatre Tours (with the purchase of a museum entry ticket) at the Mayborn Museum on May 10th at 11:30am and 2:30pm! Tours will be held at various other locations from May…

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Home on the Range

By Austin Johnson | April 2, 2025 |

Bring your family down to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum for our annual Home on the Range event! See a Texas Ranger camp and learn how to live out on the frontier in the late 1800s. The Texas Top Guns and the Legends of the Texas Rangers reenactment groups will be on…

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Cameron Collection Preview

By Austin Johnson | March 4, 2025 |

Thu, March 27 — Sat, April 26 Art Center Waco is delighted to announce a preview exhibit featuring select artworks from ACW newly acquired Flora Cameron Art Collection, a distinguished and diverse assembly of approximately 80 artworks spanning realism, impressionism, abstract, and modern styles. This remarkable collection has been generously entrusted to ACW by the…

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Legends of Texas Whiskey Festival

By Austin Johnson | March 4, 2025 |

Savor the Date for the “Legends of Texas” Whiskey Festival, Saturday, November 8, 2025, as we host our second tasting event! More than 250 guests will indulge in the best our state has to offer while in the company of Texas’ sports greats – it’s the perfect blend of legends and legendary spirits in America’s…

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