Many of our Friends of the Banyan may be seen in the upcoming production of "HONK! The Musical." Don't miss this exciting Theatre Exceptional production presented by Blue Butterfly Productions (Link to Blue Butterfly Productions) Honk! is the retelling of the Ugly Duckling which originated in London winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical... Read more »
Ready to be creative for a purpose? We’ll be making ornaments for a “Banyan Christmas Tree” to support the Arc of Tampa Bay’s Festival of Trees from November 22-24, 2025. Some of the ornaments will feature our very own Banyan Artists! WHO: Open to our neurodiverse friends (Note: Space is limited to the first 15... Read more »
LEARN A NEW ART MEDIUM IN NOVEMBER The Banyan Odyssey is hosting a free Art Class for our neurodiverse friends at the wonderful Stirling Art Gallery! Master Artist Joy Swanson, from Dunedin's Stirling Art Gallery, will lead Banyan artists to create their own "Scratch Art" masterpiece to take home. Scratch Art uses a sharpened dowel... Read more »
New Art Medium! Create Your Own SuperHero with Comic Book Artist Josh Rodriguez! Comic Book Artist Joshua T Rogriguez ("JRod") guides participants through the process of creating their inner SuperHero in ink and watercolor! You pick a template, then add permanent details in ink. Next, you'll add watercolors with which to make your creation come... Read more »