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for Sat., Dec. 23
  • Western Wonderland

    The City of Dripping Springs is bringing the sparkle this holiday season! Western Wonderland consists of an ice rink, holiday trail of lights, and weekend holiday markets. They will also be hosting special events and appreciation days throughout the month. Complete details, including hours, ticket sales, and an event calendar are available online.
    Dec. 8 - Jan. 7  
    Dripping Springs Ranch Park Event Center
  • Austin Cares Concert - Featuring The Doobie Brothers

    Great seats available for the 2024 Austin Cares Concert featuring The Doobie Brothers. Help C4AC support 3 Austin charities: HAAM, Superhero Kids, and Step Onward Foundation. Buy your tickets today or buy them for someone else as a great Christmas gift!
    Sun. Jan. 28, 8pm-10:30pm  
    Moody Center
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    Maywald Family Lights Display

    See a stunning light display and bring a donation for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which the Maywalds raised over $80,000 last year. New this year: a gift shop offering hot chocolate, mugs, shirts, Christmas ornaments, and more.
    Nov. 23-Dec. 28, 6-10pm. Donations for Make-a-Wish encouraged.  
    10505 Twilight Vista
  • Arts

    Visual Arts

    Women & Their Work: Techstalgia

    Yuni Lee creates dimensional paintings richly imbued with nostalgia, blending references to her birthplace of Seoul, South Korea, and American culture. In this solo show, she constructs large, abstract paintings using layers of texture and pattern, collaging traditional Korean fabrics and other materials to create dynamic forms that reference and fuse nature and technology.
    Opening reception: Sat., Dec. 9, 7-9pm
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    Theatre

    A Christmas Carol

    Zach Theatre’s adaptation of the Dickens classic is a musical sleigh ride through rhythm and time, infusing the traditional Victorian story with a score that spans all genres and eras. "Celebrate the season with the loving Cratchit family and three soulful ghosts as they take Ebenezer Scrooge on a joyride to rediscover his heart and love for human kindness."
    Through Dec. 31. $25 and up.  
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    Austin Trail of Lights

    Austin's beloved tradition returns for its 59th year, featuring more than 2 million lights illuminating the park, 90 lighted holiday trees, and more than 70 other holiday displays and lighted tunnels.
    Dec. 8-23  
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    Classical Music

    Beerthoven x Tinsel Singers: Hoppy Holidays

    Beerthoven's annual holiday tradition returns, featuring the Tinsel Singers on the front steps of the Neill-Cochran House Museum for a concert of carols, cocoa, and cold beer.
    Sun., Dec. 17, 3pm. $25 and up.  
  • Food

    Food Events

    Birdie's: Bistro Remy

    You know Birdie's was named Food & Wine’s 2023 Restaurant of the Year, right? And now their annual Bistro Remy concept, an ode to French favorites, returns with chef Tracy Malechek-Ezekiel's prix fixe menu showcasing wintry comforts like gougères, boeuf bourguignon, duck confit, salad with Banyuls vinaigrette, and cauliflower soup with brown butter.
    Tue.-Sat., Dec. 12-23
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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.
    Nov. 17-Dec. 24. Free entry.  
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    Visual Arts

    Davis Gallery: Holiday Group Show

    This 25th annual holiday show features new and selected works by more than Central Texas artists: Lisa Beaman, William B. Montgomery, Steve Brudniak, Darden Smith, Caprice Pierucci, Randall Reid, John Sager, Dana Younger, Felice House, and more among the company of glory included here.
    Opening reception: Sat., Dec. 9, 4-7pm
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    Visual Arts

    Flatbed Press: Holidaze

    Here's an exhibition that highlights new work from collaborations with printers Alyssa Ebinger, Emery Spina, Matthew Magruder, and Katherine Brimberry at Flatbed Press during 2023. See stunning new prints from Erika Huddleson, Peter Leighton, Laura Berman, Adrian Armstrong, Serena Perrone, David Everett, Darden Smith , James Sullivan, Jeffrey Dell, Linda Ridgway, Charlotte Seifert, and Kyle Hawley.
    Opening reception: Sat., Dec. 9, 4-6pm
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    Guzu Gallery: Catch 'Em All!

    Here's an art show tribute to everyone’s favorite pocket monsters, featuring all-new artwork from more than 20 local artists. If you’re a fan of the card game, the video games, the animated series, the films, the manga, or all of the above, this free, all-ages event is for you! With art by Vinnie Martinez, George Brenner, Tessa Morrison, Chet Phillips, Half-Human, Mia Burwitz, and more.
    Opening reception: Fri., Dec. 8, 7-10pm. Free.
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    Food Events

    Home Slice for the Holidays

    Both Austin locations neighborhood pizza joint known for its New York-style pies and sandwiches continue their month-long, extremely tasty charity fundraiser to benefit Southern Smoke and Foundation Communities, bringing back their popular Vodka Pie (made with Tito’s, no less), offering two natural wines, and holding a prize drawing for free pizza for a year.
    Through Dec. 24
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    Visual Arts

    ICOSA: Upwelling

    Curated by ICOSA's Madeline Irvine, this show is a group exhibition that features art by more than 30 artists whose work explores the environment, nature, and climate change.
    Opening reception: Fri., Dec. 15, 7-10pm
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    Visual Arts

    The Blanton: Weird Winter

    Artist and musician Steve Parker brings a new installation to the Blanton that’ll make even the grinchiest grin, complete with brass instruments, musical snowglobes, marionette-animated trees, and carols like you’ve never heard them before.
    Dec. 9-Jan. 7. $20.  
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    Theatre

    The Mutt-Cracker (Sweet!)

    This year’s cavalcade of canine capers stars brilliant and talented rescue dogs, including the show's newest stars, Dragonfly and Firefly. Darren Peterson brings his masterful juggling and unicycling, along with a talented cast that includes acro-artists Balyssa Ball and James Kent. The extraordinary holiday entertainmentfrom Circus Chickendog, now in its 12th year of pleasing crowds of all ages, is directed by Melissa McKnight.
    Dec. 15-30. Wed.-Sun., 4:30 & 6:30pm. $15-37.  
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