December & January Calendar

Our Favorite 12 Events for December & January Words by Samantha Lauron Gingerbread Workshops December 3-24 Nothing says holidays like making gingerbread houses. Kids of all ages can enjoy building and decorating gingerbread houses with kits provided by the Thinkery, and afterwards can enjoy the museum while waiting for their houses to dry. Don’t forget to...

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It’s Italian Holiday

Sip Expert, Al Fini, has you covered in a pinch with wine pairings for your next seasonal gathering. Castello Di Magione “Monterone” Grechetto 2015 Umbria Tasting Notes: Grechetto Bianco (commonly abbreviated to just Grechetto) is a white grape variety grown in central Italy. While also planted in Lazio and Tuscany, the grape is most strongly associated...

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Q&A {with designer Jeanne Schultz}

Jeanne Schultz, a young female designer, talks about the benefits of working with a progressive design firm. Describe the work environment at East Side Collective. The East Side Collective is both a community and an office space. It’s where my firm’s studio has found a home, among other small-scale designers. Together we share resources and...

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Flavor Fall {Tableside Farming at Eden East}

Austin’s long growing season gives chefs a full range of produce for weekly-updated seasonal menus. Words by Ben Haguewood Photos by Ashley Haguewood You can’t see Austin’s unmistakable skyline from the low lying farmland that surrounds Eden East’s outdoor dining area. In fact, if it weren’t for the occasional car passing on Springdale Road, you...

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Dual Dressing

Weather changes call for wardrobe rethinking. Words By Samantha Lauron Photos by Eric Morales When the seasons change in Texas, we say goodbye to constant sun and hello to the roller coaster of unpredictable weather. One day it’s sunny and 75, and the next we’re scraping ice off our cars. The back and forth tends...

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Art Lives Here

RedeemerArtes presents a celebration of classical and sacred music in December as you’ve never heard it. Redeemer Presbyterian Church invites you to hear performances of Handel and Bach, featuring a 30-piece period-instrument orchestra, and to attend its Christmas Eve and Christmas Day celebrations. Handel’s complete Water Music. Performed by period-instrument orchestra on Friday, December 9, at...

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Changing the World One Story at a Time

A photo is worth more than one thousand words Words by Jess Hagemann Photos by Whitney Runyon & Amy Higg Just three years into their marriage, Nick and Whitney Runyon founded The Archibald Project—an international orphan care advocacy program based in east Austin. Since 2012, they’ve documented dozens of adoption and foster care stories, spent countless...

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6 Best Parks

Picnic, Play, & Hike Words By Kaitlyn Pleasants Photo by Matt Bradford Summer has come and gone. Texas is cooling off where we can thoroughly enjoy the beautiful outdoors! This fall, explore what east Austin has to offer and peruse its many eclectic and scenic parks. Roy G. Guerrero Park Sporty and Scenic Nothing says “Austin”...

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Discover Cuba

Tourists go to places to see things and buy souvenirs; travelers go to places to experience life and collect memories. Words & Photos by Eric Morales Sean Stillmaker and Kelley Mullarkey, founders of majestic disorder magazine based in London, are travelers to the nth degree whom I adventured with in Cuba during the sweltering summer months...

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