Opt for Optimism

Vibrant mural pops up in East Austin to inspire optimism and photo ops

The completed mural.

Courtesy photo

UPDATE: The pop-up event has been postponed and will take place November 16 from 9-11 am.

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You might notice a new mural at 911 E. Cesar Chavez St., and hopefully it will lift your spirits.

Frost Bank commissioned artist Jason Eatherly to depict what optimism means to him, and the result is a colorful image that reminds us all to stay present and find beauty in the everyday. Eatherly is known for disrupting spaces with salvaged materials that he then turns into works of art, challenging viewers to see past erosion to the beauty underneath.

Come check out the mural for yourself on November 16 from 9-11 am, when Frost Bank and CultureMap will be hosting a pop-up event. Snap and share a photo in front of the new wall art, use the hashtag #OptForOptimism, and you could win $500 cash plus another $500 for your favorite nonprofit.

Expect other fun surprises and giveaways throughout the day, thanks to community partners Alamo Drafthouse, Love Cycling, and Ballet Austin, to name a few.

Check out the video above by @WingedSunProductions to see the mural take shape, then stop by to see it in person.

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Alamo Drafthouse starts layoffs for corporate and theater employees

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema sign

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South Lamar/Google Maps

At least 15 employees have been laid off.

Popular Austin-based movie theater chain Alamo Drafthouse has started a series of layoffs impacting employees across the company.

On Wednesday, Drafthouse confirmed that 15 people were laid off at the corporate level. A spokesperson did not say how many hourly staff members at theaters are being let go.

The theater chain has 35 locations across 25 U.S. cities.

On Wednesday, KVUE spoke with an employee who was laid off.

"This is just shocking, and it feels, it feels very – I don't want to say dehumanizing, but it feels very horrible," said former employee Lily Stone, who was recently laid off. "Alamo is one of those companies, working there, having Alamo as a workplace, it's one of those places [where] it doesn't feel like work because it feels like family."

In June, Sony bought Alamo Drafthouse for $200 million. A spokesperson said the current layoffs are not tied to the acquisition.

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Read the full story and watch the video at KVUE.com.

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