The Weekly IST List

TUESDAY [5]

benefit • Holiday Mix and Mingle for AIDS Services of Austin at Firehouse Lounge (6-8pm, $10 donation with complimentary drink tickets)

books • Annual Day of the Ninja

books • The Utter Reading Series with Carrie Fountain and Steve Moore at BookPeople (7:00pm)

film • AFS Essential: Millennium Actress at Alamo Downtown (7pm)

film • Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free)

film • Fuck: A Documentary at Alamo Downtown (7pm)

art • Show & Tell Part IV at Women & Their Work (7-9pm)

forums • Dionysium at Drafthouse South Lamar (7pm, $8)

WEDNESDAY [6]

city • Austin Community Cultural Planning Project Arts & Culture Round Table discussion at One Texas Center (505 Barton Springs Rd, RSVP, 7-9pm)

music • Pirates vs. Ninjas, Jolly Garogers at Beerland (dress as a pirate or ninja and get in free)

music • 101X Homegrown w/ Visitors, Driver F at Flamingo Cantina -1

music • Cut Club with free Mickey's at The Mohawk (10pm)

food • Angel Valley Organic Farm Farmstand at Asian American Cultural Center, 11713 Jollyville Road (10am-2pm)

food • Austin Farmers Market at Whole Food Parking Lot, 525 N Lamar (4-7pm)

books • Kinky Friedman presents The Christmas Pig at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • Poetry of the Plaza: Rhymes, Rhythm, and Ritual at Harry Ransom Center (12:00 Noon)

books • Liz Carpenter presents Presidential Humor at Barnes and Noble Arboretum (7:00pm)

film • Fuck: A Documentary at Alamo Downtown (7pm)

film • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at Beerland (7pm, Free)

film • Amélie at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm,Free)

film • Avant Garde Night: Return to Oz at The Space (8pm, Free)

film • Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash 5 at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm)

film • Weird Wednesdays: The Losers at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

music • BT, Thomas Dolby at Elysium

THURSDAY [7]

music • Chicken Ranch Records, Obsolete Industries, Hold Fast, and 086 Studio present their Third Annual Christmas Shindig with The Ugly Beats, Automusik at Longbranch Inn ($5 or bring a new toy for Blue Santa, 8pm)

music • Atomic Bitchwax, Pearls & Brass, Dixie Witch, The Flood at Emo's

music • The Big Fix, O:A, Hellapeno at Stubb's

music • Earl Greyhound, The Early Tapes, The Paper South at The Mohawk

music • Coma in Algiers, Cry Blood Apache, Chief Death Rage at Red's Scoot Inn

music • The Snake Trap at Whisky Bar

books • Roy M. Spence presents The Amazing Faith of Texas at BookPeople (7:00pm)

books • Fafelu Magazine, contributors read: S. Kirk Walsh, Scott Wiggerman, Laurie Filipelli, Claire Canavan, and Ric Williams at BookWoman (7:00pm)

books • Karen Olsson presents Waterloo at Barnes and Noble Westlake (7:00pm)

books • Michener Center for Writers present Colm Toibin and Anthony Giardian at Avaya Auditorium (UT) (7:00pm)

film • The Christmas Pops Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $10)

film • Good Bye Lenin at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free)

film • Zapatista! at The Space (8pm, Free)

film • Open Screen Night at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $5)

film • Terror Thursday: Devil Fetus at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

shopping • 2006 Blue Genie Art Bazaar at (10am-10pm/Midnight, check site)

art • Gallery Lombardi Xmas Expo Opening Reception at Gallery Lombardi (6-10pm)

art • West End Gallery Night: 1st Thursday at West End galleries (open until 8pm)

art • e-flux video rental (EVR): Screening with Risa Puleo, The Donkey Show / Fluent~Collaborative at arthouse (7pm)

theatre • Rockin' Christmas at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Harvey at Austin Playhouse (8pm, $20)

theatre • La Pastorela at Off Center (8pm, $12)

theatre • Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge at play! Theatre (8pm, $15-$30)

theatre • Paegent at Arts on Real (8pm, $25)

theatre • Reckless at City Theatre (8pm, $15)

burlesque • Xmas Unwrapped: A Holiday Burlesque at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

theatre • Santaland Diaries at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$38)

FRIDAY [8]

music • Centro-Matic, Those Peabodys, Pink Nasty at Emo's (Inside)

music • Anagen, Two Guy Trio at Stubb's

music • Fireside Creative Showcase with Shrapnel, Lone Star Porn Star, Nooner, Hundred Year Storm, Bayta Darell, and a chance to win a Gibson guitar autographed by (huh?) Chuck Norris at The Parish Room

music • Rescue Mission, Dinah, Ivory Class, Cassette at Beerland

music • Antone's Christmas Party with Pinetop Perkins, Lou Ann Barton, Carolyn Wonderland at Antone's

music/art • AMODA Digital Showcase with DAT Politics (France), Kevin Blechdom (Germany), Proem (Austin), Majora y Minora (Austin) at The Mohawk ($7/$4 Gen/Mem, 9pm-2am, 18+)

music • Black Joe Lewis, Hope Irish at Red's Scoot Inn

film • Sinus Show: A Very Brady Christmas with Barry Williams Live at Alamo Downtown (7 & 9:45pm, $12.50)

shopping • 2006 Blue Genie Art Bazaar at (10am-10pm/Midnight, check site)

art • “The Unorthodox Taxidermy of Dr. Seuss” Curator Tour and Reception at ART on 5th (6-9pm, free)

art • Second Annual "12 By" Exhibit Opening Reception at Artspoken Gallery (6-8pm)

art • Austin Figurative Project Closing Party at Gutterkitty Studios (7-11pm)

art • Rug Hooking Project Opening Reception at Las Manitas (6-8pm)

theatre • Rockin' Christmas at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Harvey at Austin Playhouse (8pm, $20)

theatre • La Pastorela at Off Center (8pm, $12)

theatre • Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge at play! Theatre (8pm, $15-$30)

theatre • Paegent at Arts on Real (8pm, $25)

theatre • Reckless at City Theatre (8pm, $15)

burlesque • Xmas Unwrapped: A Holiday Burlesque at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

theatre • Santaland Diaries at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$38)

SATURDAY [9]

music • Haunting Oboe Music, Quien, ES BOOM!, Golden Bear, The Channel at The Parish Room

music • Black Keys, Dr Dog, Hacienda at La Zona Rosa

music • Hit Space at End of an Ear (6pm, Free)

music • Moonlight Towers, Till We're Blue or Destroy at Beerland

music • Kelly Willis, Bruce Robison, Seth Walker Holiday Show at The Paramount Theatre

music • Darden Smith, Stephen Clair at Cactus Café ($14, 9pm)

music • Clap!Clap!, Ad Astra per Aspera, Paper Airplanes, Fiction at The Mohawk

food • Austin Farmers Market at 200 Block of West Cesar Chavez St (9am-1pm)

food • Gingerbread Competition and Holiday Open House at Texas Culinary Academy, 11400 Burnet Road (Free, Noon-3pm)

food • Wine 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar (Noon-1pm)

food • Port & Champagne Tasting at Grape Vine Market, 7938 Great Northern Blvd (Free, Noon-6pm)

film • Octo-Butt-Numb-A-Thon at Alamo Downtown (Noon, $60)

shopping • 2006 Blue Genie Art Bazaar at (10am-10pm/Midnight, check site)

art • At Play: art making extravaganza and Glee opening at the CRL at Creative Research Laboratory (11am-9pm)

art • “The Unorthodox Taxidermy of Dr. Seuss” Curator Tour and Reception at ART on 5th (2-4pm, free)

art • "Eye of the Needle" A Quilt Exhibit: Opening Reception at Quattro Gallery (7-10pm)

art • Film Screening: No Wave Cinema Director Amos Poe Introduces The Blank Generation at Austin Museum of Art (7-9pm)

art • New Work by Martha Ochoa: Meet the Artist at Austin Galleries (12-4pm)

art • Karen Breneman: Certain Creatures: Reception and talk with artist at Lora Reynolds Gallery (6-8pm)

theatre • Rockin' Christmas at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm)

theatre • Harvey at Austin Playhouse (8pm, $20)

theatre • La Pastorela at Off Center (8pm, $12)

theatre • Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge at play! Theatre (8pm, $15-$30)

theatre • Paegent at Arts on Real (8pm, $25)

theatre • Reckless at City Theatre (8pm, $15)

burlesque • Xmas Unwrapped: A Holiday Burlesque at Hyde Park Theatre (8pm, $17)

theatre • Santaland Diaries at Zach Scott Theatre (8pm, $28-$38)

SUNDAY [10]

music • Rusted Shut, Grey Daturas, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth at Emo's

music • North Loop Block Party with Tammany Hall Machine, The Hex Dispensers, Manager's Choice, The Seas, Cavedweller and more at North Loop Shops (Noon-8pm, Free)

music • Joe Ely at Cactus Café

food • Beer 101 at the Whole Foods Beer Kiosk at Whole Foods Market, 525 N Lamar (Noon-1pm)

film • Tupperware Party with Tupperware! The Movie at Alamo Downtown (7pm)

film • Secret Fishgirl Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm, $10)

food/music • 1st Annual Chili Cold Blood X-Mas Chili Cook-Off at Jo's Coffee House (Noon-5pm)

shopping • 2006 Blue Genie Art Bazaar at (10am-10pm/Midnight, check site)

Weekly IST List compiled by Allen Y Chen, Matthew Odam, Sam Armstrong, Shannon Roberts, Adam Rice, Jonathon Morgan.