It is time to buy the last few holiday presents (or maybe to get started),and to have holiday fun! It is also time to decide what to do this New Years Eve. This weekend's picks include Christmas lights, holiday performances, News Years Eve ideas, contests and much more. 
The 37th Street Christmas LightsNot your average holiday light displays. If you have never been to this particular block of 37th Street here in Austin, then you owe yourself a trip there one night during this Christmas season. Proving funky yard art is not a South Austin phenom only, the light displays here range from interesting to inspiring to all out wacky. No wonder it's not unusual for thousands of visitors to show up on any given night....click for more
The Armadillo Christmas BazaarJingle bells, Austin sells, and the music always plays. Leave it to Austinites to come up with a wonderfully weird way to do holiday shopping. While most Americans gnash teeth at the malls, thousands of Central Texans will be enjoying the local sounds and traditions of the 34-year-old Armadillo Christmas Bazaar.....click for more
Ballet Austin presents the NutcrackerThrough December, The Long Center. Characters, costumes, sets, and an unforgettable story set to a timeless score. The decades-old tradition is set to enchant more than ever.......Read more
Sister's Christmas Chatecism ShowThe Long Center, December 1-20, 2009.
Retelling the story of the nativity as only Sister can, this hilarious holiday production uses “scientific tools” and a choir, as well as a gaggle of audience members, to create a living nativity scene unlike any you’ve ever encountered....click for more
A Texas Christmas CarolAt The Long Center December 29–January 3. FREE TIX!! Holiday wishes will certainly come true as The Long Center presents the Charles H. Duggan production A Texas Christmas Carol, a musical variety celebration of the holidays, featuring the talents of PBS stars The Biscuit Brothers and recording artist Tish Hinojosa....click for more and to win tickets!
Planning New Years Eve....
First Night Austin, our NYE! Join the City of Austin on Dec. 31 for H-E-B presents First Night Austin to continue this cherished tradition for Austin that celebrates the culturally rich and artistically diverse place we call home. The evening is a free family-friendly and alcohol-free public celebration, showcasing the unique culture of Austin through expressive, creative traditions of performing and visual arts in downtown Austin......click for more
New Years Eve Live at Seaholm: 2010 UncorkedDecember 31, 9:00 pm 3:00am. Live at Seaholm is back again! Many of you had an opportunity to experience the Seaholm Power Plant during the ACL after-party as it was transformed into a live music venue for the first time in history. This December 31st, you can be a part of the first New Years Eve event to ever be held within the plant itself....click for more
Austin has a new way of being connected...
4G In Austin!
Austin.com announces that a new 4G network is now available in the Austin/ SanMarcos area and you can get connected through austin.com. Are you in need of a constant connection to the internet all around town? Would you like to be your own "hot spot" for meeting anywhere etc.? Are you sick of slow internet speeds? Do you need a back up connection for uninterupted internet when other services are down? Contact us for more info and stayed tuned to austin.com for articles on the 4G network....click for more
Check out the austin.com's holiday section!!
Food Drive to support the Capital Area Food Bank in effect at Kerbey Lane.
Image Beginning November 23 and running through December 28, Kerbey Lane Café will be accepting donations for the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas at all 4 of their Central Austin locations. Donations can be made in the form of food and cash. Customers can donate canned goods in exchange for discounts on their meal. Two canned goods will get customers $1 off their check, with a maximum of $5 off. Homemade Capital Area Food Bank gingersnap cookies will also be available to purchase with $1 of each sale going directly to the Food Bank. One dollar is enough for the Food Bank to provide 5 meals for hungry Central Texans.
