Tessellations, Tangrams, and Family Math at Laguna Gloria

Matt HertelCommunity Partnerships, Events, Museums

On Saturday, January 10th, 2026, the MathHappens Foundation joined our friends from The Contemporary Austin for their Second Saturdays Are for Families (SSFF) event at Laguna Gloria. With help from local volunteers from the National Charity League, Manuel from MathHappens guided community members in collaboratively building a “Versatile Garden” – a tessellating collage of Versatile frames filled with 21st Century
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MathHappens @ The Buda Library

Matt HertelEvents

On Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, MathHappens joined Buda Library for the final event of their summer programming.  MathHappens staff, Matt Hertel and Austin Bell traveled to the library to read, “Grandpa’s Quilt,” and with the help of library volunteers, Jessica, Liz, and Caitlin, guided two groups of 15-20 children through 3 fun mathematical activities.  The kids had the opportunity to
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