Weekend Roundup

Our top 5 event picks this weekend to get you up and moving

By Aleksander Chan

12.28.12 | 2:05 pm

The holidays are finishing up and it’s time to get up and get moving; those pies, cakes, cookies and other forms of gluttony aren’t going to work themselves off. So get out and switch i ...

Family Time

Despite being stuck in the hospital, George H.W. Bush still honors his Christmas tradition

By Whitney Radley

12.26.12 | 1:17 pm

A Christmas Day trip to Gigi's Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar in Houston has been a standing tradition in the George H.W. Bush household. The former president remains at Methodist Hos ...

Culture of Giving

Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas helps the impoverished get their day in court

By Aleksander Chan

12.25.12 | 2:43 pm

Justice is indeed blind: When it comes to court costs, everyone has to pay up. But for families below the federal poverty level, or $28,813 annually for a family of four, even the smaller procedure ...

Design Talk

Renowned interior designer Alex Papachristidis finds beauty in every place, including Texas

By Haley Schultheis

12.23.12 | 11:25 am

If you’ve never met a famed international interior designer, you might look to his designs to imagine what he might be like in person. But, upon conversing with world-renowned New York City-b ...

Book gift guide

Sex, satire, fashion, food and literature: Nice and naughty books for everyone on your list

By Tarra Gaines

12.22.12 | 10:45 am

With only a few days left for holiday shopping, we at CultureMap would like to offer a happy medium between fighting the frenzy at NorthPark and just giving up and throwing gift cards at loved ones ...

Holiday Family Days at the Blanton: What’s Old is New Again

Blanton Museum of Art

12.29.12

Explore the science of art conservation and how the materials used to make art can be tricky to preserve. Enjoy family tours, games and hands-on activities that allow you to see art in a new way.

The Manhattan Transfer in concert

Bass Concert Hall

12.19.12

The Grammy-winning jazz vocalist group celebrates 40 years together with a medley of holiday classics from their two bestselling Christmas albums, An Acapella Christmas and The Christmas Album.&nbs

Good to the core

Fight the holiday bulge with these tips from fitness expert Ryan Nail

By Samantha Webster

12.18.12 | 10:07 am

During the holiday season there is one thing that always seems to spoil our holiday cheer: the dreaded muffin top, the adorably named pesky bulge that sneaks in to ruin newly purchased holiday dres ...

keeping the tradition alive

Trail of Lights returns, bringing the city together on opening night

By Jessica Pages

12.17.12 | 9:28 am

After a two year hiatus the Trail of Lights at Zilker Park has returned, keeping one of Austin's favorite holiday traditions alive.   ...

Barton Creek Resort and Spa's Third Annual Holiday Lights and Ice

Barton Creek Resort and Spa

12.26.12

Barton Creek Spa and Resort celebrates its third annual Holiday Lights and Ice with 200,000 lights and its 4,100 square foot ice rink, the largest outdoor rink in Austin.