May 15, 2015, 6:00pm.  A Doctor, a Conductor, and Death walk into a Bar: Artistic Intersections With Our Final Act  at Dell Children’s Hospital, featuring Dr. Ray Barfield from Duke University as the keynote speaker and a performance by TFAP’s Artistic Director, Adam Roberts. The evening also includes a thematically-inspired art exhibit by the members of GAGA, the Gentileschi Aegis Gallery Association of San Antonio, and a pilot Legacy Exhibit, featuring artifacts and thoughts of board members.   Program will include hors d’oeuvres, wine and dessert. Free and open to the public.  CLICK HERE TO RSVP

May 16, 2015, 7:00pm.  Dr. Barfield will speak at an interfaith event at St. Luke United Methodist Church of Austin at 7:00pm on “The Compassion in the Conversation”.  The evening will include an encore performance of The Dead Giveaway, The Legacy Exhibit, and live music. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  Dessert reception.  Free and open to the public. CLICK HERE TO RSVP

February 2015: Austin Jewish Community Center, Community Hall Stage.  TFAP piloted an original work entitled The Dead Giveaway: A Play in One Final Act, as part of an afternoon end-of-life planning workshop at the Austin Jewish Community Center. The performance was attended by seventy-seven audience members and was warmly received, thanks in great measure to the talented storyteller, Bernadette Nason. The script was written by playwright Larry Mitchell and directed by members of our talented creative team, Jenny Lavery and Derek Kolluri. Special thanks to the St. David’s Foundation, Louise Beldon and the Jewish Community Center Senior Adult Programs Department for sponsoring this first event. We could not have done it without your support!

November 2014:  The Final Acts Project’s first community-based program, The Bucket List Party, was piloted in November 2014 in partnership with The House of Blooms Bakery in Helotes, Texas. Turnout for the event was far more than anticipated with 22 attending.  The vast majority of participants were eager to share stories.