Events
BY AMANDA CUTSHALL
2023 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar is an arts and music festival with over 200 artists and 36 musical acts. • Dec. 15-23, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. daily • $12 (one-day ticket), $60 (season ticket), free (kids 12 and under) • Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Road • www.armadillobazaar.com Peppermint Parkway The drive-thru event is adorned with millions of lights, plenty of holiday scenes and a petting zoo. • Through Dec. 30, 6-9 p.m. (parkway), 5-10 p.m. (Peppermint Plaza) • $40-$99 (admission, per vehicle) • 9201 Circuit of the Americas Blvd., Austin • www.peppermintparkway.com ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Zach Theatre Nonprofit Zach Theatre will present its family-friendly adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic holiday story featuring the Cratchit family and Ebenezer Scrooge, "A Christmas Carol." • Through Dec. 31, times vary • $25 and up • The Topfer at Zach Theatre, 202 S. Lamar Blvd., Austin • www.zachtheatre.org
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Blue Genie Art Bazaar The 23rd annual Blue Genie Art Bazaar will feature nearly 200 regional vendors selling handmade items such as art, jewelry, pottery, clothing and more. • Nov. 17 - Dec. 24, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. (Closed 6 p.m. on Dec. 24) • Free Senderos del desierto II This exhibit will feature art from painter Salvador Rodriguez, who uses his research of the history of ecosystems to highlight Texas deserts. Rodriguez will give an artist talk and there will be a reception in December. The exhibit will be open from Nov. 11-Dec. 16. • Artist reception, Dec. 6, 7-9 p.m.; artist talk, Dec. 13, 7-9 p.m. • Free • Julia C. Butridge Gallery, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Austin • www.austintexas.gov/department/ • 6100 Airport Boulevard, Austin • www.bluegenieartbazaar.com
‘The Nutcracker’ by Ballet Austin Ballet Austin will present its 61st production of “The Nutcracker” with live accompaniment by Austin Symphony Orchestra. Opening weekend will offer extras such as free holiday family photos by a professional photographer, Nutcracker-themed selfie stations, a sweets package and more. • Dec. 2-23, times vary • $15-$125 • The Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W.
Riverside Drive, Austin • www.balletaustin.org
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