Just in time for the holidays, 18 Hands Gallery, 249B West 19th St. in the Heights, will be participating in "Holiday on 19th," a favorite shopping event for Heights residents, on Friday, December 5th from 6-10pm. Refreshments will be served while a Zydeco band livens up the festivities.

The 18 Hands artists will be turning out a whole new batch of fresh work in time for the holiday season, and it will all be on display at 18 Hands Gallery during the month of December. With 31 artists in total, there will be a vast array of both functional and art pieces representing many different techniques and styles of the 18 Hands artists. “You can’t really compare a mass-made object to holding a piece of handcrafted pottery in your hand,” says Karen Cruce, an 18 Hands owner and participating artist. “There’s something so special about a handmade gift selected especially for you for both the giver and the receiver. And sometimes you actually get to meet the artists as well.”

Fifth largest Jr. Livestock Show in Texas. Show and sale by 4H and FFA youth from Kerrville and 31 surrounding counties. Auction on Sat. at 1 p.m. hcdjls.org (830)634-7749

2-Day Art Bazaar

FREE ADMISSION ALL WEEKEND!
Saturday 12/6 and Sunday 12/7
Noon – 9:00 PM

* Original Serigraphs, Lithographs, Woodcuts and other Special Edition Prints from Latino Print Centers across the U.S.
* Unique Art by local Austin Artists
* Savory Food and Beverages
* Tax Free

“Holidays at the Heard” & Artisan’s Market is a fun family holiday outing scheduled for December 6th from 11-3. Families and children can take photos with Father Christmas and Mother Nature, tour the Heard Dinosaurs Alive! exhibit, enjoy complimentary refreshments, and parents can also make a free holiday craft with their children. In addition, the Artisan’s Market provides the perfect opportunity to get a head start on your holiday shopping. Artisans Market will present their hand-crafted items, which either utilize some of nature’s resources or depict nature. This event will provide a great resource for unique decorations and thoughtful gifts. Enjoy this special holiday event as well as the opportunity to tour the museum and Dinosaurs Alive! exhibits for the museum’s general admission prices. For more details visit heardmuseum.org

The Clay Arts Museum and Educational Organization - CAMEO - will host its 3rd Annual Texas Teapot Tournament, a juried clay art competition with teapot entries submitted from around the world. This year’s juror is Paul McCoy, professor of Ceramics, Baylor University.

Thursday, December 11, 2008
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Come and experience an "Old Fashioned Christmas" on the Frontier. For your enjoyment, there will be Frontier Fare for Tasting, Caroling, Hay Rides, and more. The entire complex will be decorated in old fashioned decor and open for viewing.
Sponsored by the Palo Pinto Historical Association
mineralwellstx.com
1-800-252-MWTX (6989)

Chef/Owner Brian C. Luscher and wife Courtney of The Grape hosts the monthly “Come-As-You-Are” wine dinner on Sunday, December 7. Chef Brian will create a 3-course menu to highlight the selected wines presented by Beat Katoun from the Kobrand Portfolio of Wine.

This place has to be the best bbq in Texas. Forget all that other dried up bbq that just has history to rave about. This place has the juiciest beef, the most tender ribs, and the best sauce I’ve ever had. It would blow those other 50 places away. I hope to see it next year in the top 50

Lewisville, TX (November 21, 2008) – Santa Claus announced today that he will make a special appearance at the Castle Hills “Holiday on the Plaza” and Christmas tree lighting on Saturday, December 6, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. The festive holiday event takes place in the new Castle Hills Village Shops Plaza. Guests are encouraged to bring canned or non-perishable food items for donation to the North Texas Food Bank and all proceeds from the event will be donated to the program.

The Fear Monger Boogie is growing ever louder and wilder in Our Global Streets as We All shake and shimmy, while staring mesmerized and petrified, at the oncoming Great Fire Ball of Depression careening Our Way. Everyone is Dancing the Jiggity-Jig of Anxiety-Ridden Uncertainty and terrified of Everything spinning and spiraling into (burnt to a crisp) Oblivion.