The Banyan Odyssey's handicapable friends are invited to a private showing of "How to Train Your Dragon" at the Seminole Studio Movie Grill
"All the world's a stage" so, if you're over age 22, hop on! Camp Banyan handicapable participants explore the Theatre Arts! You will brush up on stage skills, perform a Reading Theatre (with sound effects), create your own characters and storyline, practice improvisation, do a scenic design and paint it to life, learn simple choreography,... Read more »
Can "Getting There" Be the Best Part of a Trip? Campers will learn about getting around with less stress, from here in Pinellas County to all over the world! We'll travel virtually with Guest Speakers and in person on a field trip via the Jolley Trolley. We'll plan your Dream Vacation from the get-go, including... Read more »
Forget boring fast food! Let's learn some kitchen prep and presentation skills! Join Banyan Campers for hands-on lessons in the Culinary Arts. Learn to develop a healthy menu, budget and shop for ingredients, follow recipes, and serve a meal. Make a dish with a Professional Guest Chef and learn what it's like behind the scenes... Read more »
- A Banyan Event - Join us for lunch to hear what David Lillesand, a well-known local Disability Attorney, has to say about the current Medicaid/SSI/SSDI environment. A founding partner of Lillesand, Wolasky, Waks & Hitchcock, P.L, Mr. Lillesand has his finger on the pulse of what's happening in the ever-changing Federal and State Special... Read more »
Join Friends of the Banyan for a Night at the Ballpark! Let's meet at the Clearwater Thresher's BayCare Ballpark for an enjoyable evening with Friends, Baseball and Fireworks! (Note: if you’re sound sensitive, please bring your headphones or other noise abatement device.) Tickets to the game are free - courtesy of A Friend of the... Read more »
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 »
The Arc's Annual Festival of Trees is coming! Featuring over one hundred beautiful and unique Christmas trees and wreaths the Festival of Trees, organized by The Arc Tampa Bay Foundation, takes place November 21-23, 2025. It is their largest fundraiser, and we are proud to help! On Sunday, November 23rd, the "Twinklers Dance Troupe" from... Read more »