Dance Empower

Explore the homestead of Austin's oldest residence at the French Legation State Historic Site, where you will discover how the Texas settlement and the growth of one of the capital city’s most vibrant neighborhoods came to be. Tour the museum, whose original structure was built to accommodate the diplomatic outpost for the French chargé d’affaires to the Republic of Texas, Alphonse Dubois, after France recognized the Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation.

Create memories at the Texas Performing Arts, where each diverse season of music, theater, dance, and conversation, has connected people to the community of performing arts. Since then, a wide selection of talented performers from around the world has graced the stage, including Ella Fitzgerald, Robin Williams, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, and the Royal Ballet of London.

Are you brave enough to try out your comedic talent in front of an audience? Then try out your humorous material at the Velveeta Room, where you'll be in an intimate, laugh-filled room where local and touring comics can let their hair down on and off stage. Best of all, this club is run by and built for comics, so enjoy your night with a slew of cheesy jokes from amateurs and professionals featuring live, uncensored comedy.