AUSTIN

Hail to the Chief
The LBJ Presidential Library will host a ribbon cutting and open house to show off the results of its year-long makeover, including new exhibits about the champion of civil rights, health care, and the environment.
LBJ Presidential Library, December 22, lbjlibrary.org

DALLAS

Jingle Bell Rock
Dallas’s Polyphonic Spree, the choral-pop collective that wears fashion-forward church robes, will host its tenth annual Holiday Extravaganza for people who like to maximize the effects of drinking a lot of spiked eggnog.
Lakewood Theater, December 22, thepolyphonicspree.com

GALVESTON

Walk With Ebenezer
Dickens on the Strand is a microcosm of Charles Dickens’s London so spot-on that Lucinda Hawksley, Dickens’s great-great-great-granddaughter, is a regular participant in the living-history affair. 
The Strand, December 1 & 2, galvestonhistory.org 

HAMILTON

Sound Track of Our Lives
Everyday Music, the new book by Dallas historian Alan Govenar, explores Texas music and culture, two things to be enjoyed at a book-launch party where you can eat Frito pies while listening to Texas-style fiddling.
Hamilton Public Library, December 9, docarts.com

SAN ANTONIO