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 »
The Banyan Odyssey Hosts a Private Screening of the Musical “WICKED: For Good” at the Seminole Studio Movie Grill for our friends in the neurodiverse/handicapable community. This is the exciting second part to the movie “Wicked” we enjoyed so much last December! There is no cost for the ticket, but you must *RESERVE A TICKET... Read more »
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... 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 »