Upcoming Community Events

We are seeking financial support for a Sensory-Friendly Hawaiian Music Concert to be presented on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM at The Rosette in Austin, Texas. Sponsored by Adaptive Music, hosted at The Rosette by Austin Classical Guitar (ACG), and supported and staffed by Lifelong Learning with Friends (LLwF), this event is intentionally designed to provide an accessible, welcoming, and high-quality live music experience for individuals with sensory sensitivities, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), autism, and their families. Rather than modifying a traditional concert model, this performance is structured from the ground up around inclusion, psychological safety, and community belonging.

Hawaiian music provides a powerful artistic foundation for this experience. Its warm tonal palette, gentle rhythmic feel, and emphasis on connection and storytelling create an environment that supports both calm regulation and joyful engagement. The program will feature ukulele and guitar repertoire, traditional Hawaiian melodies, and contemporary island-inspired selections performed at moderated sound levels with partially raised lighting and flexible audience norms. Attendees will be free to move, vocalize, or take breaks as needed, supported by trained staff and volunteers experienced in inclusive community practice.

Financial support will allow us to ensure that this concert remains accessible and affordable to participants while covering essential costs such as artist compensation, production needs, accessibility supports, staffing, outreach, and event coordination. Funding will directly support equitable access to live music for a community that is often underserved in traditional arts spaces. It will also strengthen a collaborative model that brings together Adaptive Music’s inclusive artistic framework, Austin Classical Guitar’s venue partnership, and LLwF’s established disability community network.

This concert is more than a single afternoon performance—it represents a replicable model for inclusive arts programming in Austin and beyond. With financial partnership, we can not only present this event with excellence and care, but also build momentum toward future sensory-friendly concerts and expanded community-based music access. Your support would directly contribute to creating a space where artistry and accessibility are not competing priorities, but shared values, and where every participant is welcomed in the spirit of aloha—connection, dignity, and belonging.

Sensory-Friendly Hawaiian Music Concert
May 2, 2026 | The Rosette – Hosted by Austin Classical Guitar

• 4 Musicians @ $200 each ........................................ $800
  
  
• 1 Dancer ................................................................. $250
  
  

Subtotal – Artist Fees: $1,050

• Sheet Music & Arrangements .................................. $25
  
  
• Printed QR Codes & Signage ................................... $25
  (Digital program design secured – in-kind)
  
  

Subtotal – Materials: $50

• LLwF Staffing & Community Network Support .... $250