The Weekly IST List

TUESDAY [12]

fashion/shopping • South Lamar shops host a big whoppin' holiday party/shopping soiree with catering by Sazon and Le Marseillaise, complimentary wine, martinis, and cofee, and various discounts from 10-25% at Birds Barbershop, Roost, Downstairs Apparel, 365 Ways - 365 Days and Legendary Beads (6-9pm)

music • The Faint, Ratatat at La Zona Rosa

music • Mayor Will Wynn introduces Guy Clark at Cactus Cafe (8pm)

music • Zom Does Jazz Night at Red's Scoot Inn

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

film • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at Spiderhouse (8pm, Free)

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

film • East Austin Stories at Café Mundi (9:30pm, Free)

film • Fuck: The Documentary at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm)

film • Bad Santa at Spiderhouse (10pm, Free)

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

shopping/art/holidays • Xmas Expo at Gallery Lombardi (Noon-6pm)

shopping/party • Blue Velvet Cupcake Party with homemade cupcakes, beverages, music by DJ Saturday, and 20% off at Blue Velvet Vintage (5-8pm)

WEDNESDAY [13]

music • The Transgressors, Hello Lovers, The Dresses at Emo's

music • Joanna Newsom & Her Orchestra, Bill Callahan at The Parish Room

music • The Onlys, J Dimenna, Dolly Partners, Daughter at Beerland

music • Pete Yorn, Sound Team, Starsailor at Antone's

music • 3rd Annual Food Drive & Holiday Party at The Side Bar

music • Tia Carrera, Flower to Hide, Damage Pants at Red's Scoot Inn

film • Dinner & a Movie: The Godfather at Alamo Lake Creek (7pm, $55)

film • Austin Film Works presents "Nudge 3.5" at Arbor (7pm)

film • Texas Doc. Tour: Been Rich All My Life at Alamo Downtown (7pm)

film • Vice Magazine presents The Vice Guide to Travel at Beerland (7pm, Free)

film • Silent Night, Deadly Night at Spiderhouse (8pm, Free)

film • City of Lost Children at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm,Free)

film • Fuck: The Documentary at Alamo Drafthouse (9:45pm)

film • Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 at Spiderhouse (10pm, Free)

film • Weird Wednesday: Bummer at Alamo Downtown (11:55pm, Free)

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

shopping/art/holidays • Xmas Expo at Gallery Lombardi (Noon-6pm)

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)

THURSDAY [14]

art • Ethan Azarian's Art Show 2006: Alien Abduction series, Fruit in the City, Eight Foot Cows (First Night 05), and more at In House Gallery (2514 East 17th Street, 5-10pm)

music • Shapes & Sizes, Weird Weeds, Lovely Sparrows, Benko at Emo's

music • OHN, Lila's Medicine at Flamingo Cantina

music • Ruthie Foster at Cactus Café

music • Balmorhea, Low Line Caller, Sthil at The Mohawk

music • White Ghost Shivers, Shanghai 5, Funeral 5 at Red's Scoot Inn

film • Droppin Science at The Stash (7pm, Free)

film • Austin Film Works presents "Nudge 3.5" at Arbor (7pm)

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

film • Run Lola Run at Rounders Pizzeria (8pm, Free)

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

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

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

shopping/art/holidays • Xmas Expo at Gallery Lombardi (Noon-6pm)

food • One Year Anniversary Party at Cork and Co., 308 Congress Ave (5-8pm)

art • e-flux video rental (EVR): arthouse staff picks at arthouse (all day)

art • "Temporal Happiness": Grand Opening and Closing of Aved Gallery at Aved Gallery (4002 Avenue D) (7-11pm)

books • Texas Monthly Author Series: Bill Wittliff presents La Vida Brinca at BookPeople (7:00pm)

FRIDAY [15]

music • Baby Robots, Horse + Donkey, Foot Foot, DJ Blip at Emo's Lounge

music • Moonlight Towers, The Fall Collection, Buttercup at Emo's

music • Mice & Rifles CD Release, Texas Sapphires, Adam White (The Personals) at Stubb's

music • Crawling with Kings, Ian Moore, Lossy Coils, Future Clouds in Radar at The Parish Room

music • Papa Roach, HED P.E., at La Zona Rosa

music • David Chenu Quintet CD Release at End of an Ear

music • December to Dismember, Those Peabodys, Strange Boys, The Carrots, Yellow Fever at Beerland

music • Ugly Beats Happy Hour at Beerland

music • Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker at Bass Concert Hall (Check website for details)

music • Ruthie Foster at Cactus Café

music • Callithump showcase w/ The Tah-Dahs, Happy Bullets, Haunting Oboe Music & more at The Mohawk

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

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

shopping/art/holidays • Xmas Expo at Gallery Lombardi (Noon-6pm)

books • Jimmy Carter sign copies of Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid at BookPeople (10:30am)

SATURDAY [16]

music • dj Jazz One opens for Table Manners Crew at Plush (10pm)

music • Danny & The Nightmares (Daniel Johnston), Two Star Symphony, Jad Fair at Emo's

music • The Lord Henry, AUX, The Burning Hotels at Emo's Lounge

music • Lemurs, Maneja Beto, Til We're Blue or Destroy, Xcella at The Parish Room

music • MoveOn.org screens An Inconvenient Truth with a conference call with Al Gore at Beerland (6pm)

music • Lou Ann Barton, Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, Chili Cold Blood at Continental Club

music • Invincible Czars Perform the Nutcracker Suite: Kids Show at Ruta Maya (3pm, $5)

music • Invincible Czars Perform the Nutcracker Suite: Louder Version at Ruta Maya (7pm, $8)

music • Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker at Bass Concert Hall (Check website for details)

music • Fivehead, The Unfaithfuls, It's Over at The Mohawk

film • The Christmas Pops Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (4pm, $10)

film • Foley Vision: Santa vs. Satan at Alamo Downtown (7pm & 9:45pm, $10)

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

shopping/art/holidays • Xmas Expo at Gallery Lombardi (Noon-6pm)

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

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

SUNDAY [17]

music • 8th Annual Christmas Songwriters Showcase with Radney Foster, Randy Rogers, Roger Creager, Max Stalling, Fred Andrews at La Zona Rosa

music • MC Terroristic at End of an Ear

film • Secret Fishgirl Sing-along at Alamo Downtown (7pm, $10)

film • Old Joy at Alamo Downtown (9:45pm)

shopping/art/holidays • Blue Genie Art Bazaar at Blue Genie HQ (10am-10pm/Midnight)

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

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