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KUT/KUTX & Downtown Austin Alliance Present the Sing-Along & Holiday Stroll
Join KUT, KUTX & the Downtown Austin Alliance for their 29th Annual Tree Lighting, Sing-Along and Stroll. Let’s ring in the holidays together. This free family-friendly event is on Congress Avenue between 9th and 11th streets and features artisan vendors, food trucks, photos with Santa and more. The Holiday Stroll is the perfect way to kick of your holiday season!Sat. Dec. 2, 5pm-9pmDowntown Austin -
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Graham Reynolds Ruins the Holidays
Don't miss composer and bandleader Graham Reynolds as he burns down the house with his raucous, minor key versions of your holiday favorites along with several special guests! Tickets on sale now.Dec. 8-9Rollins Studio Theatre at the Long Center
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Austin Trail of Lights
Austin's beloved tradition returns for its 58th year, featuring more than 2 million lights illuminating the park, 90 lighted holiday trees, and more than 70 other holiday displays and lighted tunnels.Through Dec. 23 -
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Free Monday Tango
A delightful night of dance starts with an intro to authentic Argentine tango (no experience or partner needed) with Gustavo Simplis, and continues with two hours of social dancing with DJ G.Mondays, 6:30-10pm -
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Olamaie & Little Ola's: Festive Breakfast Packs
This holiday season, the folks behind Olamaie and Little Ola’s want to ease your meal planning with the Family Breakfast Box. This packaged bounty of goodness includes six biscuits (with honey butter and apple butter), six cinnamon rolls, Southern breakfast casserole, and hot chocolate (or, if you prefer, virgin eggnog). This will feed about ten people and, tell you what, they'll love it. Note: Use the Toast Tab platform at either website and pick up the pack on 12/23 or 12/24.$120. -
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Surname Viet Given Name Nam (1989)
AFS & the Contemporary Present: Pioneering feminist filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha gives a voice to Vietnamese women in a repressive patriarchy. Presented as part of a series complementing the Contemporary's exhibit "In a Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy."Mon., Dec. 12, 7pm -
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Tito’s Vodka for Dog People: Distillery Dogs
This is a 25-piece art collection featuring vibrant artwork created by local and national artists – Judy Paul, John Walker, Joel Ganucheau, Jeff Skele, Hope Perkins, and more – inspired by the many distillery dogs rescued over the years, the paintings now on display at the Long Center.Through Dec. 30. Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm -
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Tokyo Godfathers (2004)
World of Animation: An animated tale of three homeless people who discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve.Dec. 9-14; find showtimes online -
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Wild Bill's Honky Tonk Holidaze
If you fed a supercomputer A Charlie Brown Christmas, every South Park holiday special, footage of Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight screenings, and the New Testament, then blew copious bong hits into the circuitry, it’d churn out a script with half the humorous heart of Honky Tonk Holidaze. The 11-year running musical, written/directed by Wild Bill Ogden and performed by a cast of Austin musicians, tells the story of a divorced, magic dust-addicted Santa trying to save Christmas from Krampus, cops, and atheist children. Tacky holiday outfits encouraged.Mon., Dec. 12, 7pm
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"Texas Governors and Their Times, 1846-1946"
This exhibit showcases materials from the State Archives documenting the official work and daily business of the state’s chief executive spanning 100 years. Can't visit in person? It's available to explore online.Sept. 19, 2022-May 15, 2023. Free. -
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2nd Street District Holiday Window Walk
As you do your holiday shopping, take in the beautiful scenery created by Texas artists tasked with creating holiday-inspired art installations.Through Jan. 12nd Street District Downtown: West Second Street from Colorado to San Antonio and surrounding area -
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5,000 Blankets (2022)
Fathom Events: Inspired by the true story of a woman who hits the streets to find her husband after he experiences a breakdown, and ends up sparking a movement.Mon., Dec. 12, 7pm -
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Aba Mediterranean: Hanukkah Dine-in and Christmas Eve To-Go
We recently dined at Aba – thanks to the generosity of the bourbon masters at Garrison Brothers – and were, yeah, pretty much blown away by the excellence of the food there. No wonder people are ordering in advance to get this Christmas Eve Package for two that features wild mushroom hummus (pictured), whipped feta with persimmon, village salad, grilled chicken kebab, braised short rib, crispy brussels sprouts, and sticky date cake. ($118.) And, if you're dining in from Dec. 18-26, you can feast on such Hanukkah specials as parmesan and potato brussels sprout latkes, shawarma spiced brisket confit with sesame pumpkin puree currant gremolata, and more. -
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ATX Short Film Showcase
Screening several local short films, followed by filmmaker Q&A sessions.Second Mondays, 8pm. $10. -
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Austin Baptist Chapel Angel House Soup Kitchen
The nonprofit org seeks men's clothing donations for its clients. Jackets, scarves, hats, gloves, socks, and shoes are especially needed.Ongoing908 E. Cesar Chavez -
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Batman Returns (1992)
Pfeiffer is purr-fect as the mousy secretary turned slinky Catwoman.Dec. 9-14; find showtimes online -
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Blue Genie Art Bazaar
Austin's fave shopping destination for the holidays is the place to find unique jewelry, art, home goods, and gifts with oodles of Austin flair.Through Dec. 23, 10am-10pm; Dec. 24, 10am-6pm. Free entry. -
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Blue Monday Blues Jam
Mondays, 7pm, Mondays, 7pm, Mon., June 6, 7pm, Mon., June 20, 7pm and Mondays, 7pm -
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Carpenters Hall: Christmas Dinner
This lovely restaurant's got a special holiday feast available (on Christmas day and the previous evening) as a prix-fixe menu by reservation or even some walk-ups. How does butternut squash bisque, oysters Rockefeller, Natchitoches meat pies, carved New York strip roast, garlic mashed potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, and more sound to you? Yeah – it's music to our ears as well. And – you can take home full orders of that Bûche de Noël dessert (with cream cheese buttercream, garnished with espresso powder, dark chocolate, sugared cranberry, and toasted coconut) and make all the sweet teeth in your family smile in gustatory pleasure. (Order ASAP, this primo confection goes fast!)Sat.-Sun., Dec. 24-25. $60 (prix-fixe dinner). -
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Casa Marianella Seeks Assistance
The nonprofit providing shelter and resources to asylum seekers needs volunteers for all kinds of tasks, including driving, sorting donations, and translating, and accepts donations daily 8am-6pm; see wish list for items needed.Ongoing -
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Child's Play (1988)
Chucky made his debut in this cult classic slasher, shown in 4K DCP courtesy of Park Circus.Mon., Dec. 12, 3:20pm -
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
A famous food writer who can't even boil an egg must try to cover her deception when her boss decides to send a war hero to her nonexistent family farm for Christmas.Mon., Dec. 12, 12pm -
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Cistern Illuminated
The latest art installation fills the former drinking water reservoir with colored lights. Timed tickets required.Through Jan. 8. $10.Houston
