FRIDAY [8]

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

music • Anagen, Two Guy Trio at Stubb's

music • The Midgetmen, The Boxing Lesson, Sounds Under Radio, Label Me This at Red Eyed Fly

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 • Pageant 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)

Photo from last year's Trail of Lights by Skept on flickr

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, Til 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 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 • Pageant 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]

holidays • 2006 Trail of Lights opens at Zilker Park

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.