The Banyan Odyssey

Festival of Trees Decorations Party – with PIZZA!
2025-10-10 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
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 who register)
WHEN: Friday, October 10, 2025, from 6pm until 9pm
WHERE: Location is off of Indian Rocks Rd in Largo, FL. (The complete address will be provided following registration)
ATTIRE: Wear clothes that can get paint, glue or other artistic messy stuff on them
COST: Free – but you must register so we will have enough pizza!
TO REGISTER: We’re sorry but the event’s capacity has been reached. This event is no longer available; please watch the Banyan Odyssey’s Event Calendar for future events. ( Link to Events Calendar )
If you have questions, please email Jane Williams at Hello@OurBanyan.com

Join us and enjoy pizza, seeing friends and creating ornaments!
If you want to donate to the Banyan Odyssey (a Florida Not for Profit 501(c)3) visit the “Give” page at OurBanyan.com ( Give Link )
For more information on the Arc/Festival of Trees, click this link to their website: Arc of Tampa Bay Festival of Trees

Art Class at the Stirling Art Gallery in Dunedin!! A Banyan Event!
2025-11-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Stirling Art Gallery, 730 Broadway, Dunedin, FL, 34698, United States
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 to scratch off black ink to reveal a color or metallic surface underneath (see Joy’s owl below). Participants will create a sea turtle, owl, butterfly or their own design. There is no cost for student artists. Class is 4:00 – 6:00pm
6:00pm: Optional group dinner at Casa Tina, a Mexican restaurant located up the block from the gallery. Both class participants and their Caregivers are invited to dinner; the cost of dinner is the responsibility of the participants/Caregivers.
The Art Class is limited to 20 participants so register early!
Where: Stirling Art Gallery, 730 Broadway 2nd Fl, Dunedin, FL 34698
When: Tuesday, November 11, 2025. 4pm-6pm with optional dinner afterwards
Cost: The art class is FREE; individuals are responsible for their own dinner cost.
Who: Our neurodiverse friends; Caregivers invited to join us for the optional group dinner.
To register, complete the form below.

Art Class at the Stirling Gallery

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Night Owl by Joy Swanson using the Scratch Art Method.

Holiday Bash!! The Banyan Odyssey and LiFT University Invite You to Join the Fun!!
2025-12-18 05:30 - 20:30 | LiFT, 1005 S Highland Avenue, Clearwater, 33756, United States
Exciting HOLIDAY BASH for our Neurodiverse / Handicapable Friends and their Caregivers and Parents!!!
This Free Event is brought to you by the Banyan Odyssey and LiFT University!!
To Register for the HOLIDAY BASH you must SCAN THE LARGE QR CODE below or CLICK THE “BASH!” link at the bottom of this information. You must register to attend.

Use the large QR Code below to Register:

If you are unable to use the QR Code, you may click on the “BASH!” link to access the Registration process form:
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Questions? Please reach out to Jane Williams at Hello@OurBanyan.com
