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Lifestyle WHAT’S HAUTE 12 Bejeweled EXPERT OPINION 12 The Magic of Metals SOCIAL GRACES 16 The Brian Jones Celebrity Golf Tournament 17 Jewel Ball 18 A Night of the Child Gala SOCIAL REGISTER 20 A Christmas Affair: It's a Wild Holiday! 21 The Black and White Gala 22 Luminalia 23 An Evening in Paris
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TUXEDO 23 Stepping Out with My Baby SAVOR 32 The Grille at Rough Hollow 35 A Thanksgiving Feast fit for Family and Friends
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BEAUTY 45 The Color of Confidence DAY AT THE SPA 47 The Spa at Barton Creek
In every issue 06 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
On the cover PHOTO BY AMITAVA SARKAR
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Happy in a Million Ways!
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Deborah ASSOCIATE EDITOR Dana
Hamilton-Lynne Reinart
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jill
Case, Martha Cooney, Patti David, Linda Ginac, Dyanne Jackson, Sandy Schutze, Laura Waldman
ART & PRODUCTION KOREY HOWELL
THE LYRICS OF ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY SONGS proclaim, “If you want to be happy in a million ways, for the holidays you can’t beat home, sweet home.”
ART DIRECTOR Adam
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ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR / WEB DESIGNER Tyler
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COVER PHOTOGRAPHERS Amitava
Sarkar, Taylor Klotz Acker, Evergreen Studios, Korey Howell, Jerry Hughes, Innovative Photography, Andrew Sterling
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Suzette
That sentiment certainly holds true for Austin. In Austin, we find an occasion to celebrate almost anything…what other city would have a festival for canned ham, bats, and a birthday party for Eeyore? So it stands to reason that Austinites
SALES & MARKETING
embrace the traditional holidays with joy as well as originality.
V.P. DIRECTOR OF SALES Carla
Coyle Zafereo
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
In November and December, the calendar is filled with events
AND PUBLIC RELATIONS Shawn
and happenings both traditional and unique-all with a dis-
Lively Mauldin,
SR. ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Amanda
Teri Grant, Peter Hubbard
tinctive Austin flavor. From the Turkey Trot to the Zilker Tree
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Cathleen
Night you can’t beat Austin for holiday fun. (lifestyle p. 26)
Copeland, Stephanie Jimenez, Sarah Neville SALES INTERN Avi Azouz
In this issue you will find the hottest holiday happenings
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
and Trail of Lights to the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar to First
(lifestyle p. 9); favorite Austin traditions with insights from members of the arts community who are behind some of Austin’s holiday events (lifestyle p. 27); and knockout evening wear hot off the runways-perfect for formal events or an intimate New Year’s Eve gathering (lifestyle p. 12). If you are looking for the perfect gift we have gift suggestions for the active men in your life (address p. 18), ladies’ accessories wrapped up with a bow (lifestyle p. 24), hostess gifts (address p. 21), gifts that give (address p. 45) and a spa suggestion that is sure to please (lifestyle p. 47). Surrounded by family? Try a new restaurant overlooking Lake Travis (lifestyle p. 32) or cook a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home (lifestyle p. 35).
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A long-standing Austin holiday tradition is generous community support. We at Your Austin Address and Lifestyle have been blessed in 2009. Our magazine has grown and come into its own allowing
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us to support and raise awareness for many community organizations and events. In the spirit of the
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holidays we wanted to initiate an event that would give back to our entire community by raising funds and awareness for an organization integral to our community and our readers. We found such an organization in the Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, which supports the important work of the Dell Children’s Medical Center. We invite you to kick-off your holiday with our Home for the Holidays Tour of the Mueller Custom Homes on Camacho Street in the Mueller development, which is also home to the hospital. These green-built, energy-efficient homes are decked out for the holidays and your donation will go a long way toward providing exceptional healthcare for thousands of children served by the region’s premier pediatric medical facility. We are pleased to have Judy Maggio serving as our honorary chair for the event. Generosity of spirit and sense of giving back to the community were evident in the amount of support we received from our many partners (see
address
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33). The homes are open from November 6 – 15. Join us in beginning this Austin tradition—one that allows you to give as well as receive. Get a sneak peek of the homes in our cover feature (address p. 27) If you want to be happy in a million ways, celebrate the holidays in Austin. We wish you and yours a joyful holiday season at this most wonderful time of the year. For the holidays, you can’t beat home,
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The Advisory Board of The Arts Cottage at the Rock C Ranch in Smithville is pleased to announce the
InauguralSeason December 2009 through May 2010
FIRST EVENT OF THE SEASON Sunday, December 6, 2009 4 p.m.
Featuring Daniel Heifetz, Violin, The Mir贸 Quartet and DaXun Zhang, Double Bass TAYLOR KLOTZ
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Sunday, December 13, 2009 2 p.m.
Featuring
the art of Roi James, sculpture by Russell Smith and jewelry by Barbara Samuelson and Russell Smith
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wishes to thank our partners in the First Annual Home for the Holidays Tour benefitting the Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas The Home Builders’ Association of Greater Austin Judy Maggio and KEYE Television Mueller / Catellus Development Group Roxanne Wilson and The River 102.3 FM TateAustinHahn Bill Taute Homes Cool River Custom Homes Durrett Interests, LLC The Muskin Company Streetman Homes Abbey’s Home Furnishings
ABC Home And Commercial Services
Copenhagen Contemporary Furniture
Austin Flower Company
Design It With Consignment
Blue Note Bakery
Andrea Doyle, Three Chairs Design
Bountiful Bakery
Motif Modern Living
Breed & Company
Next Level Austin
The Chocolate Lady
Susanne Lee Interiors
Green Rooster Gardens
Town and Country Leather
Holy Cacao
Wonderland Designs, LLC
Macy’s @ The Domain
Zingers Hardware
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new & noteworthy
MATTHEW FULLER
Notes from Austin City Limits Festival and Austin Film Festival
AFF Ron Howard, recipient of the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at AFF, took the stage at the Paramount following a screening of Apollo 13 accompanied by James Lovell, commander of the mission, Bill Broyles and Al Reinert, screenwriters and several of the mission control engineers who successfully returned Apollo 13 from the moon to earth. They received a standing ovation and it was a once in a lifetime event. The Austin Film Festival in its 16th year just gets better and better. 2009 was a year for very powerful, thought provoking films. In case you missed it rent or go see: Serious Moonlight, Precious, The Messenger, The Road, Up in the Air, An Education, La Mission, Young Victoria, earthwork, Floored, and Houston, We have a Problem.
The 34th Annual Armadillo Christmas Bazaar December 11-24, Austin Convention Center
COURTESY THE HARRY RANSOM HUMANITIES RESEARCH CENTE
Don’t miss your last chance to see three outstanding exhibits at the Ransom Center currently running through January 3, 2010.
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The Armadillo Christmas Bazaar began in 1976 as a special event at Austin’s famous Armadillo World Headquarters and has become an Austin original holiday tradition: honky-tonk shopping. Live music performances by some of Austin’s best musicians coupled with a bar, food, and over 130 local and regional craftspeople make for a unique experience. For the coolest Christmas card postmark ever – an official Armadillo Bazaar postmark – head to the on-site US Post Office. The musical line-up includes Tony Price, Eliza Gilkyson, W.C. Clark, Kat Edmonson, The Gourds, Marsha Ball, Asleep at the Wheel, Suzanna Choffel, Carolyn Wonderland, Band of Heathens and many other Austin favorites. www.armadillobazaar.com
Must See Exhibits at the Ransom Center
ACL Yes, it was a mess and yes, it just gets more and more crowded and unnavigable; however, there were some standout performances at this year’s ACL fest. Musicians and CDs to check out for yourself or for very hip holiday gifts: Raphael Saadiq, The Way I See It; Jonell Mosser, Trust Yourself; Sarah Siskind, Say It Louder; Flogging Molly, Float; The Felice Brothers, Yonder is the Clock; Raul Malo, Lucky One; Medeski, Martin & Wood, Let’s Go Everywhere; Vince Mira; Sarah Jaffee.
From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe Comprehensive exhibition explores the work, literary reputation, relationships and mysterious death of one of America’s most fascinating writers. Other Worlds: Rare Astronomical Works In conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy in 2009, this exhibition, drawn exclusively from the Center’s collections, showcases important astronomical discoveries of the last 500 years. It includes first editions of works by Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Isaac Newton and the first map of the moon. Frida Kahlo’s Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird The Ransom Center celebrates the homecoming of one of its most famous and frequently borrowed art works. Since 1990 the painting has been on almost continuous loan, featured in exhibitions at 28 museums in the U.S. and around the world, including Australia, Canada, France, and Spain. www.hrc.utexas.edu
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The Lounge @ Aviary Sip and Shop…what a concept. Aviary, South Austin’s go-to destination for haute home décor has reinvented itself as a hip destination wine lounge. Now you can hang out with friends, enjoy a glass of wine and tasty nosh, surrounded by trend-setting home design. If you see something you like, just buy it and take it home. Originally from Argentina, owner Marco Fiorilo, brings an international sophistication to South Lamar. “Our idea is to incorporate the modern design from around the world, the wine, tapas, and atmosphere along with exceptional local designs. I grew up where wine is a part of life. It’s a natural thing to enjoy with friends and I wanted to have a place where people could have a piece of the way I grew up.” The Lounge @ Aviary is located at 2110 S. Lamar. YOUR AUSTIN LIFESTYLE | 9
new & noteworthy hottest happenings NOVEMBER 13
Holiday Collectibles
JEAN LUC PONTY One World Theatre
Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Jean Luc Ponty is a pioneer and undisputed master of
Don’t miss one of Austin’s best holiday shopping events
violin in both jazz and rock. More than any other single
with over 50 vendors of the most unique items in town.
musician, this revolutionary figure has defined the role of
Friday: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm and Saturday: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm.
his instrument in contemporary jazz. Shows at 7 pm and
www.whpc.org
9:30 pm. www.oneworldtheatre.org
NOVEMBER 7-8
NOVEMBER 15
Fun Fun Fun Fest Waterloo Park
Luminalia! Trattoria Lisina at The Mandola Winery
What started out as a show for a few touring acts and
Austin Shakespeare Festival’s 25th Anniversary
local favorites became a movement, and a festival that
Celebration—a masque combining pageantry, poetry,
fans and bands alike realized needed to be experienced
dance, music and dinner to celebrate the triumph of
year after year. www.funfunfunfest.com
light. 5 – 9 pm. www.austinshakespeare.org
NOVEMBER 6 - 8
NOVEMBER 20-21
GEORGE WINSTON One World Theatre
Works of Mendelssohn & Ratcliff The Long Center
George Winston is a consummate Contemporary
Join the Austin Symphony with the Conspirare
OCTOBER 4 – FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Instrumental composer and draws on jazz, blues, pop
Symphonic Choir as they perform Incidental Music to “A
Paolo Veronese: The Petrobelli Altarpiece
and folk for his compositions, creating a dynamic and
Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Op. 21 & 61 by Mendelssohn
The Blanton Museum of Art
poignant sound. Shows start at 7 pm each night.
and Ode to Common Things by Ratcliff. Both shows start
In 2008, the museum announced an important
www.oneworldtheatre.org
at 8 pm. www.austinsymphony.org
discovery regarding a work in the Blanton’s
NOVEMBER 7
NOVEMBER 24
Holiday Party benefiting St. Jude Children’s
HEB Feast of Sharing Holiday Dinner
Research Hospital Saks Fifth Avenue
Palmer Event Center
Join Saks Fifth Avenue, 3 – 6 pm, for a kid-friendly event
H-E-B’s 20th annual Feast of Sharing Dinner is an open
with holiday refreshments, fun arts & crafts projects and
invitation celebration for all residents of Austin, Travis
a reading of the book Twinkle Twinkle Little Flake. For
County and surrounding communities to enjoy a free
additional information, please call 512.231.3732
holiday meal and entertainment. It’s a great chance to
COURTESY THE BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
NOVEMBER 6 – 7
EDITOR’S PICK!
collection by Venetian master Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588). Head of an Angel, part of the museum’s Suida-Manning Collection, had recently been identified as a fragment of a long-lost masterpiece by Veronese. For the exhibition, the altarpiece will be reconstructed and exhibited alongside X-rays and blown up details of the work. www.blantonmuseum.org
NOVEMBER 7, 11, 13, 15 La Bohème The Long Center
roll up your sleeve and give back to the community by volunteering. 4 – 8 pm. www.volunteermatch.org
Join the Austin Lyric Opera in their 23rd season for cocktails, dinner, dancing, and aperitifs for the opening night of La Boheme by Giacomo Puccini at 6 pm on November 7. www.austinlyricopera.org. NOVEMBER 11 Tee It Up for the Troops Falconhead Golf Club Get the golf crew together for a four-person scramble benefiting the USO (United Service Organization) Fort Hood. A 12 pm shot gun start will kick off the Veteran’s Day event. For more tickets or other information contact Annie Spaulding 512.225.6590 or aspaulding@ falconheadaustin.com. www.falconheadaustin.com
EDITOR’S PICK!
NOVEMBER 13
NOVEMBER 4
The Black and White Gala Four Seasons Hotel
An Evening under the Stars
Benefiting the Austin Area Boys and Girls Club
Palm Terrace rooftop of The Belmont
Foundation, the event will include a cocktail reception
From 6 – 9 pm guests will enjoy an evening of
to open the silent auction, dinner, a live auction, and
live music, cocktails, and hors d’oeuvres while
musical entertainment by Nakia. 6:30 – 10:30 pm. For
bidding on items from the high-end silent
more information call 512.444.7199. www.bgcaustin.org
EDITOR’S PICK! NOVEMBER 20 Holiday Shopping Event benefiting A Legacy of Giving Benold’s Jewelers Visit Benold’s from 6pm – 8pm for an evening of Holiday Shopping benefiting A Legacy of Giving, and Austin-based organization who’s mission is to educate children about philanthropy. Be among
auction benefitting Shoes for Austin, a local
the first to see the newest designs from Laura
nonprofit that provides new shoes to over 8,000
Gibson, Sara Blaine, Alwan Vahan and more. Also
disadvantaged children each year. Tickets are
check out pieces from American Glass Master
$60 and can be purchased online or at the door.
Kenny Pieper featured on our What’s Hot page.
www.shoesforaustin.org
RSVP to 452-6491. www.benolds.com
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NOVEMBER 24-29 101 Dalmatians Musical The Long Center One of the world’s greatest classic tales hits the stage for the first time with The 101 Dalmatians Musical. Audiences will be transported to a slightly topsy-turvy, exciting, and altogether fantastic reality that gives grand license for song, dance and spectacle in a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience! Show times and dates vary. www.thelongcenter.org
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NOVEMBER 28
Santa’s Arrival and Annual Tree Lighting:
The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller
Friday, November 20, 6:00 pm – 8 pm
by Chip Davis Bass Concert Hall
Santa Visits & Photos: November 21-22, 27-29,
Celebrate the spirit of the season with the “18th century
and December 5-6, 12-13, 19-20, 24; 11 am – 5 pm.
rock band” that has become one of the most popular and best-selling acts in the last 30 years. Show at 8 pm. www.texasperformingarts.org DECEMBER 3 Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time is Here One World Theatre Dianne Reeves, one of the premier jazz vocalists in the world, returns with When You Know (2008), a stunning array of performances of old and new standards along with infectious, uplifting new originals. Shows at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. www.oneworldtheatre.org DECEMBER 4
EDITOR’S PICK!
Bring your own camera. Donations accepted with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Coats for Kids.
DECEMBER 12 Sara Hickman Christmas Show One World Theatre
DECEMBER 30-31
Sing along as multi-award winning singer/
The Duke Ellington Orchestra with Freda Payne
songwriter, tireless humanitarian and marvelous
Palmer Event Center
mom Sara Hickman takes the stage for a holiday
Hear your Austin Symphony and the Duke Ellington
musical performance that offers fun and appeal for
Orchestra with Freda Payne perform such standards
children and adults alike. Shows at 11 am and 1 pm.
as “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,”
www.oneworldtheatre.org
“Sophisticated Lady,” “Mood Indigo,” “Solitude,” and many more! Shows start at 8 pm. www.austinsymphony.org
DECEMBER 15
DECEMBER 31
Allan Harris, A Nat King Cole Christmas
H-E-B First Night Austin Downtown
One World Theatre
First Night takes the ancient custom of marking the
Allan Harris is a true renaissance man as a jazz vocalist,
passage of time and transforms it into a citywide
producer, composer, guitarist, songwriter, actor, educator
celebration of our cultural richness and artistic
and three-time winner of the New York Nightlife Award
diversity. The stage will be the city’s plazas, parks,
for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist. He will be performing
streets, storefronts, and building facades. Buildings,
DECEMBER 5
one incredible show of holiday favorites in that same
bridges and streets will be the city’s canvases. Indoor
2009 Coats for Kids Palmer Event Center
crooning tradition. Show starts at 7 pm.
venues will be settings for a palette of performing and
Now in its 23rd year, Coats for Kids by The Junior League
www.oneworldtheatre.org
visual arts. www.firstnightaustin.org
Wynonna – A Classic Christmas The Paramount Theatre Along with her classic hits, Wynonna will also deliver soulful renditions of holiday classics including Winter Wonderland and an unforgettable Ave Maria. Show starts at 8 pm. www.austintheatre.org
of Austin is an annual community project that collects and distributes warm winter coats to eligible children and teenagers in Central Texas. Coat Drive: November 9 – December 2. Please drop your coats off at any local Jack Brown Cleaners. www.jlaustin.org DECEMBER 8-13 Riverdance Bass Concert Hall The thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will play Farewell Performances across North America. Show times vary. www.texasperformingarts.org
DECEMBER 15 Willie Nelson & Family Holiday Show Austin Music Hall Show starts at 7:30 pm www.austinmusichall.com DECEMBER 19 Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison Holiday Show The singer-songwriter husband-and-wife duo will perform songs from their Christmas album, “Happy Holidays,” holiday-themed classics and more featuring The Gourds. Show starts at 8 pm. www.austintheatre.org
NOVEMBER 9 , 14 Annual More Than a Game Golf and Gala
DECEMBER 28
Renaissance Hotel and Hills Country Club
Woody Allen & His New Orleans Jazz Band
www.FirstTeeAustin.org/mtag, 732.0380
The Paramount Theatre In a rare appearance outside their standing gig every Monday night at Manhattan’s Carlyle Hotel, Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band take the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Show starts at 8 pm. www.austintheatre.org
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The Paramount Theatre
DECEMBER 6 3rd Annual Dancing with the Stars Hilton Garden Inn - Downtown www.centerforchildprotection.org. 472.1164 www.HollysHotHppenings.com
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Designer: JB Star, .85 ct. diamonds with 4.19 ct. Blue Sapphire ring in platinum: $37,990 Duncan & Boyd Jewelers, www.duncanandboyd.com
BCBGMAXAZRIA Strapless Satin Gown: $348 Saks Fifth Avenue www.saksfifthavenue.com
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Chiffon Degrade Strapless Plisse Top Gown: $13,250 Valentino Boutiques and Saks Fifth Avenue www.valentino.com
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expert opinion
BY PATTI DAVID
The Magic of Metals IN THE JEWELRY WORLD, precious metals hold the number one position for substance used. Precious metals are my world as an artist, and I would like to give a little insight as to how these metals behave and which are best applied for a specific purpose. GOLD In its pure form is known as 24kt. In this state gold is a non-reactive, erosion resistant metal. This means it will not change color or change your skin color, nor will it wear away. It is a common misperception that the softer the metal, the less durable. This is not so. The softer the metal the more durable, but also the more malleable—meaning it will change shape easier. A harder metal will be more resistant to changing shape, making it less malleable, but it will also wear much quicker and will break under stress conditions. Gold is often alloyed; the alloys are a combination of copper, zinc and silver. For example, 18kt gold has 75% pure gold and 25% of alloy. By changing the ratio of alloy, you can change not only the malleability and durability properties of gold but also its color. Personally, I prefer gold to be 18kt or higher. White gold has added nickel that gives it its white color, not a true white but an off-white. The nickel in white gold contributes to a hard, often brittle material that wears rapidly in comparison to high-karat yellow gold. PLATINUM A fantastic true white precious metal. To be rightfully considered platinum, the alloy used should be no greater than 10% of the overall material. There are several platinum alloys: iridium, cobalt, ruthenium, sometimes copper and sometimes gold. Platinum must be alloyed to increase its hardness and maintain its form. The platinum that I think is best for jewelry use is PT950. This is 950 parts pure platinum and 50 parts ruthenium. As a side note, both pure platinum and pure gold can be used for jewelry making, but in order to maintain their shape, these pure precious metals must be “work hardened.” A fabricated, cold-forged, or work-hardened wedding band in pure gold or pure platinum, for example, is the finest and highest quality wedding band there is, speaking from a materials aspect, of course. SILVER A great metal that has been used for centuries. Sterling silver, the most common, is alloyed with copper {5 to 10%} depending on its end use. Silver has properties regarding malleability and durability very similar to gold; its one major difference is that it is a reactive metal, meaning it will change color and it will react to your skin often causing a blackening of the skin over time—not to worry you can wash it off! PALLADIUM Terrific metal! Palladium is much like Platinum in many ways, only it is lighter in weight. It may be the ideal white precious metal when you consider it is half the price of platinum and gold. 14 | YOUR AUSTIN LIFESTYLE
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and Mark Kiester, CEO of BGCAA
Mike Meyer, James Archer, Brian Jones
Gary Harrison, Mark Kiester, Mike Clements, Brian Jones, Harold Johnson
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The Junior League of Austin
A Christmas Affair: It's a Wild Holiday! The Chair: Stacy Turlington Dollar Stacy Turlington Dollar has been involved in helping non-profit organizations from the time she was very young. “My mother always volunteered in the community and gave back in many ways. It was never an option to me but more of how I was raised,” she explained. Stacy became involved with the Junior League after moving back to Austin over eleven years ago. “I was interested in networking for a career and making new friends. What began as a social start for me has developed into a long career of service and fundraising,” she said. As she became more involved in the League, she moved through the organization filling many leadership roles. “That’s when I truly started to believe in its mission to train volunteers.” Stacy is thankful for the many mentors who have paved the way for her
Stacy Turlington Dollar; photo by Evergreen Studios
current position as Event Chair. “This Christmas Affair has been quite the journey for me as I am recently found out I am pregnant with our fourth child. It was quite unexpected, but I am thrilled! I am often asked how I find the time to juggle it all, but it would not be possible without the help of my extended family. I hope my own children learn from my volunteer experience and one day give back to the community that has meant so much to me and my family.” When asked what the Junior League’s goals are for the event, Stacy said, “I hope to showcase more of our in-house projects which highlight where funds from this event will go. I also hope there is quite a bit of drama. Our It’s a Wild Holiday! theme is exciting and romantic. There will be a lot to see. I’d like to give a special nod to my decorations team for the hard work and the rest of my talented and dedicated committee. I am honored to work with such a wonderful group of women.”
The Event The 34th annual Christmas Affair, It’s A Wild Holiday! at the Palmer Event Center kicks off on Wednesday, November 18 with the Sunset on the Serengeti black-tie optional Gala and Preview Party from 7:30 pm to 11
pm .
Guest will enjoy a preview to shopping, an open bar, and entertainment by singer/songwriter
Kelly Willis. Throughout the weekend, shoppers may partake of the daily brunches. The Jungle Brunch is Thursday from 9
am
to 12 noon, and each of the following days the Santa on Safari: Breakfast with
Santa will feature live music, crafts, breakfast and photos with Santa. Wild Nights! It’s a Girls Night Out is Thursday evening and It’s a Zoo! Family Night Out & Carnival benefiting Coats for Kids will have games, prizes, entertainers, performers, and face painting Saturday evening. Bring a coat to donate and get a chance to win great prizes! With over 100 merchants, this week long African-themed shopping event is a great opportunity to get all your holiday shopping done at once. For more information on the events and market times, please visit www.jlaustin.org.
Bang for the Buck: The Organization and its Mission place. With more than 800 active volunteers and more than 1,200 sustaining members, The Junior
A Christmas Affair: It's a Wild Holiday!
League of Austin raises roughly a million dollars a year for the Austin community. In addition, members
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serve the community with their time and talents. The organization provides volunteers and funding to
Palmer Event Center
area non-profit agencies for the benefit and enrichment of the Austin community and the development
Sunset on the Serengeti Gala
The Junior League of Austin is a diverse group of dedicated women working to make Austin a better
and education of our League volunteers. Nearly 1,000 league volunteers contribute more than 100,000 hours of volunteer work each year to the League’s projects and programs. In addition to the volunteer
November 18, 7:30 pm – 11 pm
service that League members contribute to our community, The Junior League of Austin has provided
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millions of dollars over the years to fund programs and agencies that improve the overall well-being of
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our community. For more information about the organization, please visit www.jlaustin.org.
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Austin Area Boys & Girls Clubs Foundation
The Black and White Gala Board President: Dr. James A. Broaddus As Dr. James A. Broaddus was beginning his business in 2001, Bill Heine, an old Navy friend and former President of the Austin Area Boys & Girls Clubs Foundation, invited him to be his guest at a spring Boys & Girls Club luncheon where Coach Mack Brown was to be the keynote speaker. For someone who bleeds orange, he could not pass up words from the Longhorn’s head coach and a free lunch to boot. “At the luncheon I heard the kids speak about what a difference the Club made in their lives. Coach Brown (who didn’t talk football at all) talked about how important it was for every kid to have someone in their life. I was hooked.” Two years later, Bill Heine asked Dr. Broaddus to join their board. “The joy Dr. James A. Broaddus
in kids’ eyes and the dedication of the staff were an inspiration to me. Board meetings come and go, but visits to the Clubs are unforgettable.” For the last six years, Dr. Broaddus has served the Clubs in many capacities, including Vice President of Expansion & Asset Management, member of the Finance & Resource Development Committees and Chair of the Spring Luncheon. He provides consistent leadership for each of the Club's financial development events. “Without our financial development events we would be lucky to serve half of the 10,000 kids who are members. I’ve never seen an organization where the money goes so far and touches so many kids.”
The Event Friday, November 13 from 6:30 to 10:30
pm
at the Four Seasons Hotel, the Boys & Girls Clubs of the
Austin Area will hold their annual Black & White Gala benefiting the 10,000 kids served by BGCAA programs and services each year. Black and white attire is requested, but not required. The event will include a cocktail reception to open the silent auction, dinner, a live auction, and musical entertainment by Nakia. The silent auction will include a wide variety of items ranging from wine packages to dining and entertainment packages, jewelry, travel and trips. The live auction also has many enticing offers such as: a week on Nantucket Island in the home of Melanie & Former Lt. Governor Ben Barnes, a trip to Washington D.C. via Ben Barnes’s private plane, a week in Cabo San Lucas, an in-town vacation package that includes a sight-seeing tour of Austin and the Hill Country by private plane and a stay at the renowned Four Seasons Hotel, exciting UT Longhorn game packages, and more! For tickets and other information, please contact Julie Mayne at (512) 444-7199 or julie.mayne@bgcca.net.
Bang for the Buck: The Organization and its Mission Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. “More than a safe haven for kids at risk, the Boys & Girls Clubs is a place that nurtures the limitless potential of our youth. Last year, more than 10,000 kids age 6 to 18 walked through the doors of their Club to find the following: a safe place to learn and grow, life-enhancing and character building programs, relationships with caring, trained adults and a sense of hope for a future of bright possibilities.
The Black and White Gala Friday, November 13, 2009 Four Seasons Hotel Dress: Black and white For more information: Julie Mayne: 512.444.7199 www.bgcaustin.org
Club members have daily access to life-altering opportunities in areas such as education and career development, health and life skills, character and leadership development, the arts, and sports, fitness and recreation. Does the Boys & Girls Club philosophy of youth development work? Absolutely. In a recent Harris study poll, an amazing 57% of Club alumni said the Club actually saved their lives. Is the Boys & Girls Club a wise investment of your charitable contribution? Yes. The most recent independent audit conducted of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area indicated that 86 cents out of every dollar donated to BGCAA goes directly to the kids.” – Ben Barnes, Chairman, Board of Directors
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Austin Shakespeare Festival 25th Anniversary Celebration
Luminalia The Chair: Lisa Jones
Lisa Jones came to Austin to attend the University of Texas and like so many other long-term residents couldn’t bear to leave after graduation. She worked for 25 years at the Ransom Center as a rare book and manuscript cataloger while pursuing a career as a writer and editor. An ardent supporter of the arts in Austin, Lisa worked in development at the Austin Lyric Opera and has a small presenting group, in*situ, that organizes programs and events relating to light and sound. A member of the Austin Shakespeare Board since 2008, Lisa is committed not only to the work of Shakespeare but also to the organization. “Shakespeare’s work, to me, is more than just the supreme voice of the English language, it’s the voice of all English-speaking cultures. Whether you read his works or see them performed, speak them or hear them, you have the chance to experience them personally. Few other writers are equally as accessible for entertainment, teaching, communicating or sharing a understanding of who we are as cultural creatures.”
Lisa Jones; photo by Andrew Sterling
“In my work with the arts and humanities, what I enjoy most is putting unlike things together and seeing what develops between them. In this year’s season alone, Austin Shakespeare productions have provided me entirely new questions for the story I tell myself about my life. Our bilingual Romeo and Juliet
The Event
at the annual Zilker Shakespeare in the Park was set in 1940s San Antonio, and for the first time I heard
Austin Shakespeare will celebrate its 25th
Lord Capulet’s tirades about honor in the adult voices of my childhood. This fall’s Measure for Measure,
Anniversary with a Luminalia, a 17th-century
which is a very difficult play full of self-righteous and morally bankrupt characters, came into focus for
masque combining pageantry, poetry, dance,
me when set in the Prohibition American South. The possibilities for making Shakespeare – and by asso-
music, spectacle and feasting. The Luminalia will
ciation, the entire history of how we got to where we are as a culture today – compelling to all types of
be held at the Mandola Winery in Driftwood, Texas
audiences are endless and energizing.”
on Sunday, November 15, 2009 from 5-9
Jones wanted to celebrate Austin Shakespeare’s 25th Anniversary with something entirely different from the traditional gala/silent auction/ball format and in the spirit of celebrations in Shakespeare’s time. “In
pm,
and
concludes with dinner and drama at Trattoria Lisina on the winery grounds.
doing research, I found the Luminalia, a 17th-century masque that combined pageantry, poetry, dance,
Tickets are $125 each. Stellar ticket packages,
music, spectacle and feasting. Originating in the court of Charles I of England, the event celebrated the
which include transportation to and from the
Queen of the Night and the Triumph of Light. Traditionally, guests arrived in costume and masks, and
event, masks, costume assistance and participa-
participated as dancers and actors in the evening’s production. To encourage our attendees in their roles,
tory dance instruction, are $250.
masks created by local artists are being auctioned on the Austin Shakespeare website, and ticket options include period dance instruction for the masque. The Mandola Winery offers us a setting ready-made for the event. I want our attendees to feel they’ve stepped into Shakespeare’s world through a 21st century door. We plan to send them home dreaming.”
Bang for your Buck: The Organization and its Mission In operation since 1984, the Austin Shakespeare Festival began producing Shakespeare’s plays at Zilker
Corporate tables seating 4-8 people (or as arranged) are available beginning at $1000$5000. Additional event information can be found on the website at www.austinshakespeare.org/ luminalia or by calling 512.673.3609. Reservations will be booked through November 9 by calling 512.470.4505.
Park where they continue with a free production of a classic work each summer. The Shakespeare Festival has also found a home at the Rollins Theater at the Long Center as well as mentor Richard Garriott’s Curtain Theater on Lake Austin. Austin Shakespeare introduces Austin school children to the
Luminalia
work and drama of its very successful 20/20 program where professional actors and students alike get
November 15, 5-9 pm
to speak and interpret the words of the world’s most famous playwright.
Mandola Winery, Driftwood, Texas
The mission of Austin Shakespeare is to present professional theater of the highest quality with an
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emphasis on the plays of William Shakespeare, bringing to the public performances that are fresh, imagi-
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native, bold, thought-provoking, and eminently accessible, connecting truths of the past with challenges
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and possibilities of today. Proceeds from Luminalia go to fund both production and educational programming.
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An Evening in Paris The Chair: Amelia Bullock Amelia Bullock began her business, Amelia Bullock Realtors, at her kitchen table in 1969. An advocate for the participation and advancement of women in commerce, Amelia has received numerous awards in recognition of her business achievements and community involvement. A graduate of the University of Texas, Amelia and her husband Bill are stalwart ambassadors for the city they love and passionate supporters of the arts including the Austin Symphony, Ballet Austin, Zach Scott Theatre, and Conspirare. Amelia has been involved with the Austin Lyric Opera from its inception. She has served on the board for the past nine years. “Twenty-three years ago Austin had around 400,000 people and the only places that had the big three arts organizations (ballet, symphony, and opera) were Houston and Dallas, so it was a bold move to think we could support the opera in Austin. Of them all, the opera is my favorite because Amelia Bullock; photo by Korey Howell
it has it all—music, drama and sometimes even dance. The Lyric Opera has grown up with Austin and I am so grateful to have been a part of it.” Amelia and Bill share a love of classical music and enjoy the opera. “We became interested and educated about the opera along with a group of friends. We came in early on so we have good seats and we look forward to each season. People who think opera is for the social elite or stuffy people, have the wrong idea. Our group is anything but stuffy. We welcome new people and are very happy to have their ideas and help.” Taking the place of the long-standing opera balls is this year’s gala opening night event, An Evening in Paris. Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of a favorite and classic opera, La Bohème, the board and staff got creative and decided to wrap their largest fundraising event around the opening opera of the season. Amelia liked the sensible solution. “It seems very practical to take an evening that we know will be well attended and make it a bigger success. This is an opera that everyone loves and I believe it is more in keeping with the current economy than having a separate event. I loved the opera balls, but this makes more sense for the times. We will have dinner, drinks, the performance and dancing on the stage. It will be a grand evening.”
Bang for Your Buck: The Organization and its Mission The founders of the Austin Lyric Opera envisioned it as a dynamic company that would enrich, entertain, and educate the community. It has become a renowned and respected opera company, bringing together international artists and innovative programming as well as providing music lessons
The Event This year the Austin Lyric Opera is offering three different ways to celebrate opening night. For those wanting a black tie event, the Champs Elysees Party with the Stars offers a French cuisine sit-down dinner in the Kodosky Lounge featuring the stars of La Bohème mingling with guests. The evening will be topped off with an after-hours cabaret party on the stage using the scenery from Act II, the Café Momus setting. Dancing to the music of Beto and the Fairlanes, desserts and aperitifs and the attendance of the full cast will round out the stellar evening. Tickets range from $500 to $1,000.
and community outreach through the Armstrong
A less formal evening, the Montmartre Experience with black tie optional, begins after Act I of La Bohème
Community Music School, now celebrating its
with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. It includes a French cuisine dinner on the West Pincer and the festivi-
tenth year and the only such school in the country.
ties on the Meredith stage after the performance. Tickets are $150 each.
The Austin Lyric Opera’s mission is to provide cul-
Patrons also have the option of attending the after-hours cabaret party after the performance. They will
tural nourishment to the Central Texas community
also be treated to a drink on the City Terrace while the Meredith stage is reset and then will proceed to
through opera education, outreach programs,
the stage to join the after-hours cabaret party to dance the night away. Tickets are $50 each.
and special events. All money raised through An Evening in Paris will go to support the Austin Lyric Opera and its programs.
ALO's General Director, Kevin Patterson, will auction off an experience of a lifetime as part of the La Bohéme opening night festivities. The Ultimate Puccini Experience awaits you in Tuscan luxury! Spend seven nights in a Broadway producer’s private retreat in the heart of Lucca’s centro storico. Prior to departure, enjoy a private wine tasting and discussion of Lucca, Italy at the Austin home of Charles
An Evening in Paris November 7, 2009 Long Center for the Performing Arts
Duggan. Upon arrival, partake of a Tuscan meal for six, including wine pairings prepared by prominent cooking instructors who will work with the guests to prepare the evening’s meal step-by-step, wine glass-by-wine glass. Enjoy a private tour of Puccini’s childhood home/museum, a Puccini concert and a soccer match featuring the Luchese soccer team. A medieval treasure, Lucca is home to chamber music,
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Romanesque churches, museums, monuments and the birthplace of Giacomo Puccini.
www.austinlyricopera.org
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Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays, ‘Cause no matter how far away you roam, When you pine for the sunshine of a friendly gaze, For the holidays, you can’t beat home, sweet home. The words to this holiday classic made popular by Perry Como in the 1950s
is a unique tradition that takes place on the Saturday following the lighting
ring true especially in Austin, Texas. For the holidays you can’t beat home,
of the Zilker Tree, which affords entrants a sneak peek at the Trail of Lights.
sweet home. There are a wide variety of holiday events and happenings with something appealing to every member of the family no matter how eclectic their taste. To be sure many holiday traditions in Austin are uniquely Austin and many classic holiday happenings celebrated nationwide are celebrated here with a uniquely Austin twist.
In the tradition of "Keeping Austin Weird" is the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar held at the Austin Convention Center December 11 – 24. Where else can you find honky-tonk shopping—sip a longneck, shop for gifts from 130 of the region’s finest artists and craftspeople, and hear some of the finest musicians in Austin—all for a very affordable admission fee? The 2009 musical lineup is
The season kicks off with the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. This
outstanding and includes Eliza Gilkyson, Carolyn Wonderland, Asleep At the
family and pet friendly event is a great way to burn off anticipated calo-
Wheel, and Marcia Ball as well as many others. For a quintessentially Austin
ries and give thanks by supporting Caritas, a local organization dedicated to
postmark have your holiday cards stamped at their on-site Post Office.
fighting poverty, hunger and homelessness. Typically Austin, this event has something for everyone—free breakfast, live music, and a timed 5-mile race for serious runners, a leisurely 1-mile run or stroll for those who want to take their pooches or strollers, a kids’ 1K, a wheelchair event and many runners happily dressed as turkeys. Attracting over 10,000 participants annually, the Turkey Trot has raised over $800,000 for Caritas in its 18-year history. It is a good time for a good cause. Also on Thanksgiving weekend, Chuy’s kicks off the season of giving on November 29 with the 20th annual Blue Santa Parade. It is incredibly heart warming to see children and adults lining the streets waiting to hand over new toys for families in need. The idea is kids giving to kids who would not otherwise receive any gifts for the holiday season. The parade starts at the Capitol at 11 am and includes floats, bands, and large balloons. The following weekend marks two beloved tree lighting events. On December 6, the Downtown Alliance and KUT radio host the annual Holiday Sing-Along, Capitol Tree Lighting and Congress Avenue Stroll. Radio host John Aielli leads the sing-along and there is no more festive way to get in the holiday spirit. A bonus this year is that the lights on Congress Avenue will be new, provided by Austin Energy. There will be a farmer’s market on the Capitol grounds and the downtown museums, restaurants, and merchants will be
Even the holiday classics take a unique twist when presented in Austin. Ballet Austin’s production of The Nutcracker was the first production in the state and has been a family favorite for over 40 years. I would be willing to bet that Austin’s Mother Ginger characters, which this year will include Austin Police Chief, Art Ascoveda and City Manager, Marc Ott, are among the most colorful in the country. Speaking of colorful and quintessentially Austin, the holiday offerings at Zach Scott Theatre are always crowd pleasers. For 16 years the rocking soul holiday spectacle, Rockin’ Christmas Party has featured some of Austin’s best voices. Santaland Diaries features Espie Randolph in David Sedaris’ hilarious look at life as a holiday elf. Classic Music offerings are provided by Austin’s premiere choral group, Conspirare and the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Conspirare’s Christmas at the Carillon, this year featuring Patrice Pike, is a marvelous melding of musical genres directed by Craig Hella Johnson. The Austin Symphony Orchestra’s offerings – Handel’s Messiah and a New Year’s Celebration featuring the Duke Ellington Orchestra – are Austin staples. The Family Holiday Sing-along is the Symphony’s gift to the public. Admission is free, but you must pick up tickets on December 1 for the December 15 event.
open late for shopping, dining, refreshments, and festivities. December 7,
The season rounds out with First Night, now in its fifth year, a celebration of
marks another uniquely Austin holiday tradition—the Lighting of the Great
all things Austin. Downtown and the banks of Ladybird Lake fill with artists,
Tree in Zilker Park. For more than 35 years one of the largest man-made trees
dancers, musicians, theater troupes, and performance artists. Austin was the
(155 feet tall) has been lighting up the Austin skyline. Spinning under the tree
first Texas city to initiate a First Night program. It is a one-of-a-kind way to
should be on everyone’s list of things to do only in Austin.
ring in the New Year, filled with many family friendly activities and culminat-
Also located in Zilker Park is the Trail of Lights, another long-standing Austin
ing in a fabulous fireworks display.
holiday staple. The 1.25-mile trail has dozens of dazzling light displays coordi-
We asked five of Austin’s most influential citizens in the arts and philanthropy
nated with music as well as entertainment on two stages. The Trail of Lights
to share holiday traditions and memories. They also shared their thoughts
draws thousands and has always been free, however at press time a decision
about celebrating the holidays and what makes the celebrating the holidays
was being made to charge a small entrance fee. The Trail of Lights 5K Run
in Austin unique.
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Dave Steakley
Producing Artistic Director, Zach Scott Theatre Holiday memories and family traditions
What makes Zach’s holiday offerings, Santaland Diaries and Rockin’ Christmas
I have an appliqué felt Christmas tree skirt with hand beading and ornamen-
Party, uniquely Austin and something that people see year after year?
tation on it that my mother made for her parents sometime in the 1950s. My
Austin loves the irreverent humor in Sedaris’ hilarious autobiographical
mother died when I was six, and I was subsequently raised by my grandparents.
story of an actor working as an elf in Macy’s Santaland over the holidays.
It was a special moment each year to get the skirt from the layers of tissue
I think Austin’s slacker culture, in which some people juggle a variety of
paper in the cedar chest and lay it out because it kept our family connected
odd, unfulfilling jobs, in order to pay the bills while they pursue a creative
to her, and it was a con-
endeavor they love – playing music, making films, creating theatre, and
stant reminder of her joy
painting – really connected with this piece. I change the show every year
for holiday gatherings. Today, it also connects me to all the wonderful
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to keep it fresh, and Espie Randolph who returns as the elf this season is hilarious. His tribute to the Beyonce dance, which had multiple imitators
The past three years we have been
on YouTube, stopped the show every night with prolonged applause and
Christmas memories over
throwing a big margarita party in the
laughter. Rockin’ Christmas Party is a musical I wrote 16 years ago that
my life with my grand-
timeframe between Christmas and
was inspired by the Lesley Gore Christmas Party scene in Beehive. Rockin’
parents, who were the
New Year’s for our friends and it has
is ZACH’s most popular show of all time, and I think that is because my
cornerstone of celebra-
been a lot of fun. It catches everyone
intent was to create for Austin the most fun holiday party anyone would
tions in our family.
post-family-visit-time, and they usually
ever go to.
Favorite Austin holiday activities My partner Tony Johnson and I, along with our sons Garrett and Ryan, like to walk over from ZACH to spin underneath
need a drink! We have these 3 crazy Christmas trees – one is bright orange, one is lime green and one is bright turquoise – and we love to figure out some playful theme to carry out on them with the tree topper angel divas we made out of Bratz dolls.
What about Austin says Home for the Holidays to you? I think about ZACH first because we see so many local Austinites who are entertaining their out-of-town family and guests at our shows and I am honored that they choose us as one of the must-do Austin experiences. I think the eclectic nature of the 37th Street display always reflects the soul of Austin and feels like home, and our kids always look forward to the ice skating on top of Whole Foods.
the Zilker tree.
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Executive Director, Ballet Austin Holiday memories and family traditions
COURTESY AUSTIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Cookie Ruiz
In my first year at Ballet Austin (13 years ago) I realized that in order for the holidays to be enjoyed by my family once the curtain came down on the final performance on December 23, holiday preparations for my family needed to come first. As a result, while the rest of the world is out shopping the weekend after Thanksgiving, we are purchasing and decorating our live tree, decorating the house, and installing the “Griswold Family” outdoor lighting display. December 1 always arrives with full holiday preparations complete. With 12 performances of The Nutcracker between the 6th and 23rd of December, it is wonderful to come home each night to a fully decorated house, ready for baking and other wonderful holiday activities. Favorite Austin holiday activities The Nutcracker… all 12 public performances and 6 school shows; The Trail of Lights; The wacky lights of 37th Street; Winding through all the neighborhoods to see homes dressed up for the holidays.
Peter Bay
What makes Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker an Austin holiday staple? One of Ballet Austin’s great joys is the honor of being the steward of an
Conductor, Austin Symphony Orchestra
annual holiday tradition that is part of the lives of over 25,000 Austinites. I have received many letters over the years from patrons telling me how much
Holiday memories and family traditions
this production means to them and the extent to which it is an integral part
When I was younger, I sang in the St. Matthew’s Cathedral Choir in
of their holidays. A favorite letter was written by a father who shared with
Washington, DC. The most special time of year was singing in the Midnight
me that he takes his daughter on an annual father-daughter date to The
Mass on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the combination of music, ritual, and good
Nutcracker each year since she was three. This particular year his daughter
cheer, those nights remain some of the most special memories I have.
almost missed their date, as she was coming to The Nutcracker directly from the start of her holiday break from school…at Oxford! It is an awesome experi-
Favorite Austin holiday activities
ence to connect with our patrons in such a positive and happy place in their
Walking the Trail of Lights at Zilker Park and attending a Christmas at the Carillon
lives. In my 14 years at Ballet Austin, I have missed fewer than five of the 168
with Craig Hella Johnson and his incomparable Conspirare Company of Voices.
individual performances of The Nutcracker. This production remains magi-
What makes the Symphony holiday offerings uniquely Austin and some-
cal for me as each performance is unique, each audience is filled with new
thing that people participate in year after year?
experiences; children seeing it for the first time, a grandparent sharing the
Handel’s Messiah is a remarkable masterwork at any time of year, but when
experience with a child, colleagues wanting to feel the spirit of the holidays
I get to perform it close to the holidays the message of love and joy it con-
together. The colors, the sets, the dance, the music all continue to melt even
veys gives it extra layers of meaning. The sense of humor or irony Handel
the heart of the biggest Scrooge among us.
possesses wows me too; the movement “His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden is Light” is one of the hardest to sing! My mission when performing it is to make
That wonderful mix of a chill to the air and our wonderful Texas sunshine…
the text a living thing to the audience, to have the message Handel wishes to
people in those not-to-be-forgotten holiday sweatshirts and shorts!
send about Christ’s life, death, and meaning after death conveyed through the AMITAVA SARKAR
What about Austin says Home for the Holidays to you?
singing of the chorus and playing of the small orchestra. It’s that special quality Messiah has that makes audiences return to our performances year after year, and the Holiday Sing-aLong is just plain fun. What about Austin says Home for the Holidays to you? The pleasant temperatures, the warmth of the people here, and the special way Austinites
The Christmas Song Nat King Cole We Wish You a Merry Christmas Ray Conniff A Charlie Brown Christmas The Vince Guaraldi Trio
go out of their way to help the
Christmas
needy. The brilliant street and
The Stylistics
home decorations always add to the festivities.
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Peter Bay's Holiday Album Recommendations
Christmas The Singers Unlimited
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Giftsthat Give TRADITION OF GIVING
Turk Pipkin, The Nobelity Project Founded by filmmaker and writer Turk Pipkin, The Nobelity Project works with Nobel laureates and other inspiring global leaders on solutions to some of the world’s most challenging problems and is supported by individuals, busi-
STARTED IN AUSTIN WITH GLOBAL OUTREACH AND PROJECTS THAT HAVE A LASTING IMPACT LOOK AT BEGINNING A NEW FAMILY TRADITION: GIVING GIFTS THAT HELP OTHERS.
COURTESY CAROLINE BOUDREAUX
AUSTIN’S
FOUNDERS OF TWO ORGANIZATIONS
nesses and foundations that share the founder’s concerns about the world we’re leaving for future generations. The Nobelity Project films are seen in theaters and at film festivals, in community centers and churches, on DVD and television, and on the Internet. Short Films and Laureate Library are at www.youtube.com/nobelityproject. Educational materials are in schools and on college campuses across the U.S. and around the world. At the Teacher Sign-up, middle and high school teachers are invited to enroll in the Nobelity in Schools program and receive DVDs and other materials free of charge. They also work directly in communities with need—building schools, computer labs and libraries, planting trees and
Caroline Boudreaux, The Miracle Foundation
supporting sustainable agriculture. Austin icon Willie Nelson has jumped on the bandwagon to help build
After witnessing firsthand the terrible poverty and living conditions of Indian
Mahiga High School in rural Kenya. Donations range from $5, which buys a
orphans, Caroline founded The Miracle Foundation. The Miracle Foundation
new text book, to $5,000, which builds an entire classroom. “Support has
renovates existing orphanages, builds new ones, raises money for con-
come almost entirely from Austin where hundreds of people have joined
struction and finds sponsors for children. The Miracle Foundation currently
together to provide a high school education for hundreds of kids in Kenya.
operates four Children’s Homes and one home for unwed mothers. "There’s a quote from the actor Leonard Nimoy that says, 'The miracle is
Whether in Austin or in Kenya, we all benefit by it,” says Pipkin. The Nobelity Project website also has several gifts for sale which include
this—the more we share, the more we have," Boudreaux explained. "I feel it
stunning framed photographic prints for less than $75. Each gift purchased
truly captures the idea that giving is a two-way street and that we always get
from the website benefits the project.
back far more than we give. It is exciting and fun to give and make a big dif-
One Peace at a Time will be screened at the Regal Arbor Theater from
ference in someone else’s life. Giving is addictive for me. The more I give, the
December 4 through 11 with an opening night preview party and dinner at
more I want to give. Austinites are global thinkers and phenomenally generous.
Manuel’s. For more information go to www.nobelity.org.
It blows me away that so many people in Austin give to children that are 9,000 COURTESY TURK PIPKIN
miles away. They don’t know the children and many will never meet them. Still, they give knowing that there is no way for these vulnerable orphaned children to return the favor. They give selflessly, with pure motives. It is inspiring." Gifts that Give from the Miracle Foundation Visit www.MiracleFoundation.org and make a donation—for one of the listed items—in honor of a friend or family member. The recipient of your gift will receive a card with a personalized message from you, along with a description of the gift you have donated in their name. $25–50 Five Trees, Mosquito Nets, Backpack with Books, School Uniforms, Sheets & Towels, or an Infant Cradle $75–100 Desk, Toilet, Dishes and Utensils, or a Birthday Party $125–200 Immunizations, School Tuition, or an Armoire $250–500 Bunk Bed or Dining Table Over $500 Fridge and Washing Machine or Outfit an Entire Cottage For more Gifts that Give see Wired, page XX. 30 | YOUR AUSTIN LIFESTYLE
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Bountiful Bakery 3201 Bee Caves Rd. Austin, TX 78746 512.328.7100 www.atriptobountiful.com One of our specialty cakes made just for you chocolate lovers! A two-layer, dense, bittersweet chocolate cake, with milk chocolate buttercream icing, topped with bittersweet chocolate hand-dipped strawberries striped with white chocolate. A portion of the sale price of all our cakes is donated to the Loving Libbie Memorial Foundation. This cake is available for special order at our original location in Westlake or our newest location in Bee Cave at The Shops at the Galleria.
The Chocolate Lady 512.619.8316 www.texaschocolatelady.com CocoArte Chocolate Paintings by The Chocolate Lady Shown: 12x14 (3lb) Hand Painted Reproduction After Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
chocolate decadence Delish 209 W. 3rd St. Austin, TX 78701 512.473.4118 Delish is the place to go when you are craving a treat or looking for dessert catering for your next event. This is our chocolate cupcake, a decadent chocolate cake topped with rich chocolate buttercream. Give us a call at (512) 473-4118 with any questions. Ask about delivery!
Holy Cacao 1207 S. 1st St. Austin, TX 78704 512.851.CAKE (2253) www.theholycacao.com WE DELIVER! You need cake balls! These truffle-like bites of cake are the perfect addition to any party. Our hot chocolate is unlike any you have ever had, thick, rich and velvety; Santa himself doesn’t make a better cup!
Nookies 1311 S. 1st St. Austin, TX 78704 512.366.0537 www.TorchysTacos.com Catering@TorchysTacos.com Winner of the ‘best cookie’ at the Austin Chocolate Festival with their distinctive ‘Little Nookies’ deep fried chocolate chip cookie. Who else is gonna deep fry cookies for you?
Blue Note Bakery 4201 S. Congress #101 Austin, TX 78745 512.797.7367 www.bluenotebakery.com Blue Note Bakery creates “one of a kind” from scratch cakes & desserts for all occasions. We offer handmade fondant, s’mores, cake bars & cookies. Call us for your next custom order. S’mores: Cherry marshmallows, chocolate ganache & handmade graham crackers. $25 per dozen
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The Grille at Rough Hollow Perched along the pristine Lake Travis Shoreline, The Grille at Rough Hollow's ambiance and view are nothing short of breathtaking. Executive Chef J.P. Lacoste has put together an exceptionally flavorful menu that is reflective of his upbringing in Baton Rouge. Some of the more popular menu items include Blue Crab and Shitake Fritters, Prince Edward Island Mussels and Shrimp and Grits. The mahogany boat shaped bar takes center stage and is definitely something to see. Surrounded by windows, you are sure to enjoy the view and catch a gorgeous sunset. The 3,400 square-foot restaurant offers indoor and outdoor seating and can accommodate 165 quests.
Executive Chef J.P. Lacoste, formerly of Eddie V's, Gumbo's and Roaring Fork.
Fried Dill Pickles with Creole Mustard Dipping Sauce Fried Dill Pickles 1 jar of dill pickle slices
1 tbsp garlic powder
4 c of buttermilk
1 tbsp salt
4 c of flour
1 tbsp pepper
Mix dry ingredients in large mixing bowl. Strain pickles and pat dry. Coat pickle slices with dry mixture then dip into buttermilk and back into dry mixture. Shake off excess flour and deep fry in canola oil at 350° for 3 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with creole mustard sauce.
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Creole Mustard Sauce 2 c mayonnaise
3 tbsp creole mustard
2 tbsp milk
1 tbsp lemon juice
¼ c fresh horseradish
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ketchup
½ tsp pepper
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Cilantro Garlic Vinaigrette
Shrimp & Grits
1 bunch cilantro 5 cloves garlic
1 lb large gulf shrimp (peeled and deveined)
8 oz shrimp stock
4 oz bacon chopped
4 tbsp butter cubed
2 oz scallions chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 oz parsley minced
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
¼ c soy sauce 1 ½ c rice wine vinegar ½ c honey 1 tbsp crushed red chile flakes
• Sautee shrimp in olive oil until golden brown.
½ c olive oil blend
• Add bacon, scallions and parsley.
½ c extra virgin olive oil
• Deglaze pan with shrimp stock. • Reduce sauce until the shrimp are fully cooked.
• In a bowl, finely chop cilantro and garlic.
• Remove from heat and slowly stir in cold butter a little at a time until all the butter is incorporated.
• Add the next four ingredients.
• Serve with grits.
• Slowly whisk in oils to emulsify.
White Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding 12 eggs 2 c sugar 1 qt heavy whipping cream 1 c Navan liquor 1 lb white chocolate 4 c dried cherries 18 oz cubed french bread Topping 3 oz salted butter 3 oz sugar Coat a 9 × 9 inch baking dish with half of the butter and half the sugar and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, sugar and Navan liquor. Mix well. Fold in bread, chocolate and cherries. Pour into baking dish. Pour remaining melted butter over the top and sprinkle with remaining sugar. Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake until top is golden brown. Top with whipped cream and drizzle with Navan liquor.
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Menu Lemon Herb Turkey Apple Herb Turkey Gravy Cranberry Salad Homemade Stuffing Pecan Pie
A Thanksgiving Feast Fit For Family and Friends
Sides Creamed Corn Carrots Green beans
Give thanks with this traditional menu. Simple to prepare, these recipes have gourmet hints that will satisfy the most discriminating epicurean palates. We have included a link to a video detailing turkey preparation for novices and old hands alike. All recipes and photographs courtesy of the Food Channel.com. Bon Appetit!
Lemon Herb Salted Turkey and Golden Roasted Turkey Stock
under the turkey, lifting the backbone up until it breaks between the dark meat and breast meat cavities. Turn the turkey on its side and cut through the back bone at the break to separate both halves. Remove the second
1½ tsp rosemary leaves
12-14 lb turkey
and third joint of the wings.
1 tsp peppercorns
2 onions, cut in eighths
• Rinse turkey breast and leave wet. Rub the salt mixture on the inside and
3 Bay leaves (optional)
4 celery stalks, cut in 1" pieces
outside of the breast cavity, cover and refrigerate overnight.
⅓ c kosher salt 1½ tsp. rubbed sage
2 carrots, cut in 1" pieces
• Spread half the vegetables and lemon on the bottom of a medium sized
1 tsp ground thyme
1 lemon, in 8 wedges
roasting pan. Rest the turkey hind quarters (dark meat), neck, wings, heart
1 tsp lemon zest, fresh
¼ c butter
and gizzards on the bed of vegetables. Rub with butter and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grind rosemary and peppercorns in a coarse stone mortar until fine. Add salt
• Add small amounts of water or chicken stock to the pan to avoid burning
and grind lightly to combine. Add sage, thyme and lemon zest and combine.
and baste with the liquid from the pan and rub with butter every 30 to 40
• Preheat oven to 350°F and position one oven rack just below the center
minutes. Roast for 2 to 2½ hours or until the internal temperature of the
of the oven.
thickest part of the thigh reads 165°F.
• Remove neck, heart and gizzards from turkey.
• Once cooked, cool the turkey until it can be handled. Pull all the meat and
• Separate the dark meat (thighs and legs) from the breast meat cavity to
skin from the bones (reserve bones, neck, wings, heart and gizzard) and place
roast the dark meat a day prior to serving while the breast meat is salted
in a shallow baking pan with the skin on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
and held overnight to be cooked just prior to serving. With a sharp knife
• Place reserved bones, back in the pan with the neck, wings, heart, gizzard
cut between each leg and the breast cavity. Set the knife down and reach
and vegetables and return to the oven. Once nicely browned, transfer to
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a pot, cover with 8 to 10 cups of water and bring to a boil. Heat pan with drippings over a medium flame and use some of the liquid to deglaze the pan, reduce liquid and pour into pot. Simmer for two hours, strain and reduce by half. Reserve stock (approximately 6 cups) for gravy and stuffing.
Homemade Turkey Stuffing Cook Time: 45 minutes Serves: 8
• ON THE DAY OF SERVICE: Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove salted turkey
4 c cornbread, diced
breast from refrigerator and rinse salt mixture from the inside and outside
8 c rustic bread with crust, diced or torn
of the turkey. Pat dry, rub with melted butter and place in a medium sized
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter, unsalted
roasting pan on a layer of the remaining vegetables and lemon.
2 1/2 c (2-3 onions) yellow onion, chopped
• Add small amounts of water or chicken stock to the pan to avoid burning.
1 1/2 c (2–3 stalks) celery, chopped
Baste with the liquid from the pan and rub with butter every 30 to 40 minutes.
2 tbsp + 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh sage, chopped
• When turkey is about 45 minutes from being cooked (at about 145° or
2 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped
150°F) place the pan of dark meat in the oven uncovered and pour ¼ cup of
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
stock over meat.
1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
• When turkey breast reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, remove
2 to 3 c chicken or turkey stock
from oven, cover to keep warm and allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes. • With a sharp knife cut each breast away from the carcass and cover with
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Toast bread cubes on baking sheets until slightly
foil to keep warm. Pull all remaining meat from the carcass and place on
crusty, approximately 10 to 12 minutes. Cool and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
serving platter. Remove dark meat covered with skin from pan and place
• In a large heavy sauté pan, melt butter and sauté onions and celery on
on cutting board. Cut 1½-inch slices through skin and meat and transfer to
medium heat until vegetables are tender.
serving platter. Slice the breast meat in ¼-inch slices and transfer to serving
• Add herbs and sauté for an additional minute.
platter. Heat remaining stock to a boil and drizzle ¼ cup over turkey just
• Combine vegetable mixture with bread, seasonings and stock.
prior to serving.
• Transfer to a deep buttered baking dish. • Bake for 45 minutes uncovered until stuffing is hot and crusty on the top.
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Simple Homemade Apple Herb Turkey Gravy Serves:8
Gravy Base ½ lb (2 sticks) butter, unsalted 3 c (3-4 onions) yellow onion, chopped 1/3 c all purpose flour 1 qt roasted turkey stock or chicken stock
To finish gravy for the meal 1 tsp sage leaf, fresh (optional) 3/4 tsp thyme, fresh (optional) 2 tbsp heavy cream (optional) 1/4 c apple cider 1 tbsp Calvados apple brandy (optional) 2 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground Gravy Base • In a large heavy sauté pan, melt butter and sauté onions on medium heat, stirring frequently for about 15 to 20 minutes until onions are caramelized to a rich golden brown. The butter will foam as the water content of the butter and onions boils off. • Sprinkle flour over the onions and mix to blend and cook for an additional 4 to 5 minutes. • Add hot turkey stock whisking constantly to avoid lumping. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes to thicken. • At this point the gravy ‘base’ can be chilled quickly and refrigerated for a day or two.
Holiday Cranberry Salad 3/4 c orange, fresh, with rind, 3/4" diced 1 c fuji apple, fresh, with peel,
1/2 c celery, fresh, finely chopped 1/2 c sugar 1 c whole berry
1/2" diced 3 c whole cranberries, fresh
jellied cranberry sauce 1/2 c pecan pieces
• Process orange in food processor for 30 seconds. • Combine all other ingredients (except pecan pieces) with orange in food processor and pulse 8 to 10 times or until ingredients are coarsley chopped. • Stir pecan pieces into mixture.
To Finish the Gravy • Reheat gravy base. If desired, add fresh herbs and cream. • If you have the opportunity to use additional turkey drippings from the
• Cover and chill.
roasting pan, remove the turkey and hold covered in a warm place. Pour or
Perfectly Easy Pecan Pie
spoon off excess fat. Add enough chicken stock or water to cover the bot-
Prep Time: 20 minutes, Cook Time: 45 minutes, Serves: 9
tom of the pan. Place pan with drippings and stock over a medium to high burner and reduce the liquid to ¼ or less. • Add apple cider and Calvados to roasting pan and stir to deglaze the nicely browned turkey fond on the bottom and sides of the pan. With a rubber spatula, scrape all of the deglazed pan drippings through a strainer into
9" refrigerated pie crust, unbaked
1 tbsp vanilla
4 eggs
1 c white Karo syrup
1/2 c sugar
1 c dark Karo syrup
1/2 c flour
2 c pecans
the gravy base. (If there is no opportunity to deglaze drippings from a pan,
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
add the Calvados and cider to the gravy base, cook for 8 to 10 minutes and
• Unroll pie crust; press into 9" pie pan.
continue to next step)
• Beat the eggs and sugar thoroughly. Add the flour and vanilla. Add the
• Season with ½ of the salt and pepper, simmer and stir for 2 to 3 minutes.
syrups and pecans. Mix well, pour into crust, and bake 45 minutes. Cool
Taste and adjust with additional salt and pepper if needed.
before serving.
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Holiday Cocktails Eddie V’s Edgewater Grille’s Holiday Passion
Rough Hollow Grille’s Nauti Blonde Martini
1.25 oz SKYY Infusions Passion Fruit Vodka .25 oz Chambord (Or Raspberry Liqueur) .5 oz Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice .5 oz Lemon Juice .5 oz Lime Juice 1 oz Simple Syrup
1 oz honey 1 lemon wedge 6 basil leaves 1 1/2 oz of Belvedere citrus vodka 1 1/2 oz of prosecco 1 teaspoon raw sugar Muddle together honey, sugar and lemon wedge in shaker. Add ice and vodka and shake vigorously. Strain into martini glass and top off with prosecco. Garnish with basil leaves.
Shake with ice, strain into glass, garnish with a lime wheel.
Fleming’s Steakhouse ~ The Domain/Downtown Gentleman Jack Frost ¾ oz Gentleman Jack ¾ oz Tuaca 1 ½ oz of hard cider ¼ oz of simple syrup 1/8 tsp of ground cinnamon Shake with ice into Martini glass and garnish with thin slice of red apple that is “skewered” on a cinnamon stick.
Mizu’s Ginger Snap ½ oz Domain De Canton Liqueur 1 oz Spiced Rum 2 ½ oz Eggnog Shake thoroughly over ice and pour into a lowball or Holiday glass. Garnish with eggnog foam, ground nutmeg, and a cinnamon stick.
Piranha Killer Sushi’s Gingerbread Lattetini 1 part Starbucks cream liquer 1/2 buttershots 1/2 hot damn Serve in a martini glass rimmed with a gingerbread cookie.
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This issue we present titles from the Texas Book Festival. For more information, visit www.texasbookfestival.org.
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Photographer Wyatt McSpadden has spent some twenty years documenting barbecue—specifically, the
An ode to BBQ that is a beautiful gift for meat
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in Lockhart to remote spots like the Lazy H Smoke-
lovers, grillers, anyone working in the meat industry
angle or close up, his pictures convey the tradition and
charm of barbecue. They allow the viewer to experi-
ence each place through all five senses. The shots of cooking meat and spiraling smoke make taste and
smell almost tangible. McSpadden also captures the shabby appeal of the joints themselves, from huge,
or simply for someone wanting to add flavor to their
concrete-floored dining halls to tiny, un-air-conditioned shacks. Most of all, McSpadden conveys the
primal physicality of barbecue—the heat of fire, the
heft of meat, the slickness of juices—and also records ubiquitous touches such as ancient scarred carving blocks, torn screen doors and peeling linoleum, tooth-
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picks in a recycled pepper sauce jar.
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“ When I first looked at Wyatt McSpadden’s photos
I fancied that someone had given the soul of Edward Hopper a camera and sent him off to Texas.”
meat cutters, smoke hands, pit crews, illustrations — Jim Harrison
“ Wyatt McSpadden’s images of the world of Texas barbecue are so strong and evocative that they
seem made of heat and smoke and flavor as much as of light and color. He is nothing less than a
of the smoke-and-time journey that leads to the
genius at summoning up the savory world of this
most definitive of Lone Star food traditions.” — Colman Andrews R ESTAU R A N T CO LUM N I ST , G OU R M ET
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tasty result, and bold color and imagery create a fascinating and tantalizing look at the Texas classic.
That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo Pulitzer prize winner Richard Russo offers another moving story with the setting of Cape Cod as the character upon which time hinges: main character Griffin came to the Cape on childhood vacations; he and wife Joy mapped out their life plan on their honeymoon there, and he is now headed for his daughter’s friend’s wedding on the Cape with his father’s ashes in tow. A year later he and his wife, now
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separated, head to the same spot for their own daughter’s wedding, facing up to the past and present as Griffin’s old plans confront what has actually panned out. Beautifully written, you’ll cry but you’ll laugh, too.
Lone Star Wildflowers: A Guide to Texas Flowering Plants by LaShara J. Nieland and Willa F. Finley Years of research from experts Finlay and Nieland are behind this accessible volume that catalogues Texas wildflowers – 5,000 species that are covered in the book, identified by color grouping with information on scientific and common names, history, growth cycles, and native stories. The current and historical uses of each flower and information about range management practices give the book a useful depth for a range of audiences, and the beautiful photos make it a nice garden-side choice.
Plant-Driven Design: Creating Gardens That Honor Plants, Place, and Spirit by Scott Ogden For the new or veteran gardener, this tome will reinspire or invigorate a garden plan with the idea that plants must be given their place in the garden to make it succeed. Plantsmanship and design work together to create a sustainable home for plants under the experienced guidance of authors who have tended plants in a variety of climates. The book includes extensive lists of plants for specific purposes of sites and useful information on how plants interact with place.
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www.greatergood.org This network includes many popular charity sites such as The Hunger Site, The Animal Rescue Site and The Rainforest Site. When you purchase an item from this site, you will be contributing both to the cause and the projects you’ll find listed on the site. Last year they gave more than $3.4 million to more than 60 charities and non-profits.
www.globalgiving.com This site “connects donors with community-based projects that need support.” You can help provide computers for high-risk children in India or help improve girls’ learning in Burkina Faso by providing a noon meal. There are many categories and countries to choose from and you can make a gift in your own name or in someone else’s name for the holidays.
www.heifer.org Heifer International “provides animals and training to help families build a better future for themselves and their communities.” For example, you can buy a sheep (for $120 or $10 for a share) or buy honeybees (for $30). After you send a gift in a friend or family member’s name, you can send a printable card informing them how you’ve honored them with a gift from Heifer International that helps someone become self-sufficient.
www.womenforwomen.org Their mission: “Helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives.” You can donate or buy a sponsorship of another woman in someone’s name, or you can buy handcrafted gifts made by women who are trying to make a living and take care of their families. You can also shop at one of their featured partners’ websites and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Women for Women International.
www.savethechildren.org This well-known organization helps children in the United States and around the world. You can donate or sponsor a child and you can also shop in their on-line gift store. They have items from all over the world, as well as licensed merchandise. Items include clothing (ties, scarves, baby items), books, music, note cards/holiday cards and more. Jill Case is a freelance writer and editor based in the Midwest. She has worked for publications, corporations, agencies and non-profit organizations in Chicago and the Midwest. She is a graduate of Ohio State University. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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The Spa at Barton Creek Santa Baby, I‘ve been an awfully good girl, Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight… If you are smart you will drop a not-so-subtle hint for your significant other about what you really want for Christmas and what you deserve. Because, after all, you have been an awfully good girl this year, haven’t you? Casually leave this article within view for several days because you will not be disappointed by a trip to The Spa at Barton Creek. The perfect antidote to holiday stress and the hustle-bustle of shopping, planning, cooking, entertaining, and family togetherness, is a relaxing day at this luxurious resort. Although it is a little known fact, you don’t have to be a member of one of Austin’s most exclusive clubs to indulge. Should you plan a couples’ day at the spa, there are specialty treatments such as the Urban Cowboy facial designed just for men. The kids can enjoy a day at the resort’s day care center while Mom and Dad are pampered. If you haven’t visited the Spa at Barton Creek in a while, it has been updated and redecorated, while maintaining the traditional club feeling and atmosphere. What sets the Spa at Barton Creek apart are the wonderful service providers and technicians. Many have been at the Spa for more than 10 years. They are dedicated and experienced pros—and it shows. From the minute you enter the Spa your comfort and the highest quality of service are paramount. I have visited dozens of spas in Austin and have never received more expert care. From the first touch, it was clear that these people knew what they were doing which allowed me to put myself in their hands and completely immerse myself in the experience. My day began with a therapeutic relaxation massage, which was exactly what the doctor ordered. I carry a lot of stress around especially in my shoulders, and often when I get a massage, the technicians use a deep-tissue technique to try to work out the knots and kinks, which can leave me feeling sore. This massage left me totally relaxed and left my shoulders loose, thanks to the expertly applied pressure and slight kneading. The technician asked what I wanted, what areas she should work on, then listened to my answers and give me exactly what I asked for. This is where experience and attention to detail stand out.
I left the massage table thinking I couldn’t be more relaxed and headed for the sauna before my next treatment. I was wrong about being more relaxed. I was about to experience heaven. If I could only ask for one thing for Christmas it would be to have this treatment once a month. Gents, if you are reading, believe me, this thoughtful gift will make you a hero and score lots of points if you are planning to spend time on the golf course. Most women have a thing for chocolate and the Mexican Chocolate Cayenne Scrub followed by the Mexican Vanilla Body Butter is very seductive. These body treatments are concoctions of spa director, Shana Ominsky, once named the ‘Witch of Park Avenue’ for her spellbinding formulas cooked up at a spa in the Big Apple. Once you experience the exfoliating scrub made of crushed chocolate, cayenne pepper, and vanilla coffee beans expertly applied – followed by your skin being lathered in exquisite vanilla body butter – you will thank your lucky stars that New York’s loss of Shana is Austin’s gain. This treatment is on my list as a ‘must-have-because-I-really-deserve-it reward to me from me’ when I complete arduous tasks (such as putting another issue of the magazine to bed). My final treatment was a botanical healthy skin facial. Again the combination of the natural ingredients and the expert application was incredibly refreshing. Nothing was rushed and everything was personalized. The mask was very invigorating and I honestly thought at one point my skin was screaming “thank you.” The facial massage was not only relaxing but also rejuvenating. The finish was a moisturizing treatment with special attention to the eyes and lips. I left with a very healthy glow, both inside and out. At the Spa at Barton Creek you are encouraged to surrender mind, body and spirit during your day at the spa, and the seasoned professionals of the spa do everything they can to facilitate that surrender. For a day, leave everything outside the door and enter into perfect relaxation. I don’t know about you, but I can’t think of a better Christmas gift. So, Santa Baby, hurry down the chimney tonight. For more information: www.BartonCreek.com, Reservations: 512.329.4550
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home & lifestyle resource directory ARTS / CULTURE The Arts Cottage, L7 www.theartscottage.com Austin Lyric Opera, L3, A47 800.31.OPERA www.austinlyricopera.org Blue Lapis Light 512.288.1929 www.bluelapislight.org One World Theatre, L25 512.330.9500 www.oneworldtheatre.org TexARTS Association 512.852.9079 www.tex-arts.org Zach Scott Theatre, A46 512.476.0541 www.zachtheatre.org BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS Home Builders Association, A45 512.454.5588 www.AustinHomeBuilders.com National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) 512.708.0637 www.austinnari.org ASTROLOGERS
Wildseed Farms 7 miles East of Fredericksburg on Hwy. 290 830.990.8080 www.wildseedfarms.com AUTOMOTIVE Honest-1 Auto Care, A15 512.258.9700 www.honest-1.com John Eagle European, L1 Bentley Austin: 512.236.8539 Aston Martin of Austin: 512.918.1007 www.johneagleeuropean.com BED AND BREAKFASTS DasGarten Haus B&B 830.990.8408 www.dasgartenhaus.com Full Moon Inn 800.997.1124 www.fullmooninn.com The White House: Absolute Charm Bed and Breakfasts, A38 709 West Main Street, Fredericksburg 1.866.244.7897 www.absolutecharm.com/ WhiteHsMain.html
Laura Waldman, A46 512.291.8299 www.LauraWaldmanAstrology.com
BOUTIQUES/
ATTRACTIONS
Apricot Lane, L14 512.263.1176 www.apricotlaneusa.com/beecave
Grape Creek Vineyards 10587 E. Highway 290 (10 miles East of Fredericksburg) 830.644.2710 www.grapecreek.com
WOMEN’S CLOTHING
Hippie Cowgirl, L43, A44 512.869.1166 www.hippiecowgirl.net
Lyndon B. Johnson National
CARPENTRY
Historical Park Austin’s Nearby National Park 830.868.7128 x244 www.nps.gov/ly.jo Street Dreams 830. 97.1950 www.streetdreamstesxas.com
Dakane, A23 512.632.6777 www.dakane.com
National Museum of the Pacific War, A38 340 East Main Street, Fredericksburg 830.997.4379 www.Nimitz-Museum.org Schlitterbahn, A39 830.625.2351 www.schlitterbahn.com Texas Wine Tours, A38 830.997.8687 or 830.997.TOUR www.texas-wine-tours.com tour@texas-wine-tours.com
CHILDREN Home Place Structures & Backyard Adventures 512.989.9494 www.homeplacestructures.net Learning Express, L14 512.402.0808 beecave.learningexpress-toys.com Rainbow Play Systems, A35 Austin North: 512.218.9292Austin West: 512.218.9275 www.rainbowplay.com COFFEE/DESSERTS/PASTRY Austin Brevita, L38 512.440.7500 www.austinbrevita.com
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Boresha Coffee, L46 512.716.5223 www.boreshacoffee.com/phoenix Blue Note Bakery, L31 512.797.7367 www.bluenotebakery.com
EYE DOCTORS
JEWELRY
Eye Care Essentials, L14 512.275.6354 www.eyecareessentials.com
Anna Gray, L25 512.328.6600 www.annagrayaustin.com
FURNITURE
James Avery 512.327.6342 www.jamesavery.com
The Chocolate Lady, L31 512.619.8316 www.texaschocolatelady.com
The Barstool Company 512.459.7600 www.thebarstoolcompany.com
Cupcake by the Lake, L34 512.992.1496 www.cupcakebythelake.com
Design it with Consignment, A41 512.301.9800 www.designitconsignment.com
Gourdough’s, L39 1219 S Lamar www.gourdoughs.com
Izadora’s 512.237.2600 200 Main St, Smithville, Texas
The Holy CaCao, L38 512.851.CAKE www.theholycacao.com
GALLERIES
CONSULTANTS / SPEAKERS Ann Daly, PhD Life Coach / Speaker www.anndaly.com The Ginac Group, Inc., A18 Work Life Issues 512.437.2579 www.ginacgroup.com DAY CARE Leaps N Bounds 512.346.5327 Primrose School, A43 Brodie Lane: 512.282.2341 Four Points: 512.795.9101 Bee Caves: 512.263.0388 www.myprimroseschool.com DECKS BUILDING / CLEANING Archadeck Custom Decks / Patios 512.259.8282 www.archadeck-austin.com DENTISTS Rayne, Elizabeth, DDS, L56 512.443.5813 www.naturaltoothfairy.com The Center for Healthy Dentistry, L57 Merrily Sandford, DDS512.263.8284 www.austinhealthydentist.com
Russell Art Collection Fine Art Gallery 512.478.4440 www.russell-collection.com Wings Apart Series 512.659.3844 www.wingsapart.com GIFTS 1020 Glass Art & Home Décor, A37 512.347.1020 www.1020glassart.com Heirlooms, L44 212 E Main Street, Fredericksburg 830.997.7439 www.heirloomshome.com Monogram Lady, A43 512.345.9544 www.monogramlady.net Natures Treasures, A43 Downtown: 512.472.5015 Central: 512.833.7760 Georgetown: 512.864.7319 www.naturestreasurestx.com Point of Origin, L45 512.263.4301 www.lakewaygifts.com
Joopar Co. Inc., A17 512.670.1616 512.796.6088
KITCHENWARE Hollandaze Gourmet, A44 512.864.0076 www.hollandazegourmet.com LANDSCAPE / GARDENING Diamondscape 512.282.3210 www.diamondscapeaustin.com Garden-ville, A37 Bee Caves: 512.219.5311Georgetown: 512.930.8282 Creedmoor: 512.329.4900 San Marcos: 512.754.0060 www.garden-ville.com Natural Gardener 512.288.6113 www.naturalgardeneraustin.com MEDICAL RESOURCES Austin Area Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Fertility, L55 512.451.8211 www.aaobgyn.com Capital Otolaryngology & Entellus Medical, L59 512.339.4040 www.capoto.com
GOLF Falconhead Golf Club, AIFC 512.402.1558 www.falconheadaustin.com
Elite Care with Dr. Liesa Harte, L59 512.308.7133 www.drliesa.com
Ethnic Loft, A41 512.458.4000 www.ethnicloft.net INSURANCE
DRY CLEANERS
Kanda Kropp
Esquire Cleaners 512.329.0101 www.esquirecleanersaustintx.com
State Farm Insurance, A23 512.255.7677 www.kandakropp.com
Kelly Cleaners, L46 512.255.5775 121 E Main Ave, Round Rock
Zoltan David, LIFC 512.327.8888 www.zoltandavid.com
Devenir Aesthetics, 58 512.477.3778 www.austindevenir.com
HOME DÉCOR DISH NETWORK / DIRECTV
Quenan’s Fine Jewelers, A44 512.869.7659 www.quenansjewelers.com
Heart Hospital of Austin, L53 512.407.SAVE www.hearthospitalofaustin.com House Call Doctors, L59 512.288.0859 www.housecalldoctorstexas.com Jones, David, MD 512.474.5904 www.poppswebsite.com Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology, L57 512.458.8400 www.texasdiabetes.com
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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
POOLS / POOL REPAIR
A World for Children (AWFC) 512.218.8167 www.awfc.org
Millennium Pools, A43 512.266.9699 www.millenniumpools.com
Junior League of Austin, L43 512.467.8982 jlaustin.org
REMODELING
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 512.491.6610 www.leukemia-lymphoma.org The Boys & Girls Club 512.444.7199 www.bgcca.net Travis County Medical Alliance 512.206.1249 www.tcms.com OFFICE FURNITURE/SUPPLIES TOPS Texas Office Products & Supply, A40 South 1: 512.472.1340 South 2: 512.320.8280 Central: 512.833.7777 Georgetown: 512.864.7141 www.topstexas.com PAINTING, RESIDENTIAL
Straightedge, A22 512.410.7413 www.straightedgetexas.com RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS Catellus/Mueller Central, A34 512.703.9202 www.muelleraustin.com Longhorn Village, A8 512.266.5600 www.longhornvillage.com
ROOFING Remedy Roofing, A19 512.791.6695 www.remedyroofing.com SALONS / SPAS Garbo Salon and Spa 512.458.4162 www.garbosalon.com
A Trip to Bountiful Bakery & Café, L31, 34 Westlake:512.328.7100 Bee Café: 512.402.0043 www.atriptobountiful.com Chris’ Little Chicago, L39 512.300.1791 www.chrislittlechicago.com El Patron Mexican Restaurant
PETS
The Grille at Rough Hollow, L32 512.261.3444 www.grilleatroughhollow.com
and Cantina, A44 512.868.1313 www.elpatrongeorgetown.com
SHOPPING/MALLS Barnes and Noble www.barnesandnoble.com
SPORTING GOODS
Your Critter’s Best Friend, A40 512.470.9467 www.yourcrittersbestfriend.com
Mizu Prime Steak and Sushi Bar 512.263.2801 www.mizuaustin.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
Moo Moo’s Mini Burgers, L39 904 S Lamar Non La, L34 512.263.8882 www.austin620.com www.nonla.com
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Romeo’s, L41 512.476.1090 www.austinromeos.com
Commercial Photography, A9 512.705.8482 Klotzshots.com
The Texas Cuban, L38 512.673.8543 www.texascuban.com
Teri Mason Photography, A45 512.930.1902 www.masonphoto.net
Torchy’s Tacos, L31, L38 Trailer Park: 512.366.0537 1st & El Paso: 512.444.0300 Guadalupe: 512.494.8226 www.torchystacos.com
Realtruism 512.474.0808 www.realtruism.com
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Bodhi Yoga, L42 512.478.2909 www.bodhiyoga.com
Spa Reveil, A1 512.339.7000 www.spareveil.com
Magnolia House 830.997.0306 www.magnoliahouse.com
REAL ESTATE SERVICES
YOGA
Color @ Dawn Salon Master Hair Designer 512.517.7012 www.hairbyjezelle.com
Vets At Home Series / BHI Media www.vetsathomeseries.com
Sterling Images, L42 512.977.9751 www.sterlingimages.com
Blinds of All Kinds 512.889.8787 www.blindsofallkinds.net
Jezelle
Hill Country Galleria, L5, L14, L15 512.263.0001 www.hillcountrygalleria.com
Artist Studio 12, A38 800.474.6864 www.artiststudio12.com
Austintatious Blinds & Shutters, A3 512.608.0302 www.austintatiousblinds.com
Milk + Honey Spa, A5 Downtown: 512.236.1115 Galleria: 512.263.1115 www.milkandhoneyspa.com
Froots 512.482.8570 www.froots.com
Plush Pad 512.452.7145 www.theplushpad.com
WINDOW COVERINGS
RESTAURANTS AND TREATS
Artful Interiors, A42 512.587.3036 www.artfulinteriorsaustin.com
Dogtopia 512.369.3647 www.dogdaycare.com
Whole Foods 512.476.1206 www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Vaquero Cocina, L39 1603 South Congress
Mud Outdoor Center, L44 512.263.0004 www.mockayaks.com Lake Travis Cyclery, L44 512.266.3439 www.ltcyclery.com RunTex, L48 512.472.3254 www.runtex.com Sportsmans Finest, L44, L46 512.263.1888 www.sportsmansfinest.com TRAVEL Fredericksburg Convention & Visitor Bureau 302 East Austin, Fredericksburg 830.997.6523 www.FredTexLodging.com
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brilliant GLASSWEAR FOR YOUR FABULOUS AND FESTIVE HOLIDAY DINNER.
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Large Satin Wine Glass, Large Satin Snifter and Large Satin Flute by Kenny Pieper: $595 each, Benold’s Jewelers
Tulip Tumbler in Green: $8 Anthropologie www.anthropologie.com
Festive Stripes Stemware: $10 each Pier 1, www.pier1.com
Lenox Tuscany Stemless Wine Glasses, Set of 4: $54 Lenox “Tuscany Classics” Decanter: $54 Macy’s, www.macys.com
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The Ingredient Chefs Demand: Natural Gas There’s a reason “cooking with gas” has become a catchphrase for high performance. Ask almost all professional chefs (at least 97 percent of them, according to one recent survey) and they’ll tell you they prefer working with natural gas as their kitchen energy source. Why? Many cooks will tell you it’s the fast, precise heat that a gas flame delivers, which is good not only for your sauce or stir-fry, but for your home’s energy efficiency and your comfort in the kitchen. Gas ranges are easier to use, turn out better meals, save you money and are better for the environment. What’s not to like about that? Around the turn of the last century, when gas ranges first began to appear in American homes, their promoters touted many of the same advantages that home cooks enjoy today. “Simplicity, efficiency and comfort go hand in hand with our modern Gas Ranges,” trumpeted one Salt Lake City newspaper ad from 1915. “There is nothing intricate in their operation, no difficult process to learn … Have a clean, cool kitchen, well-cooked meals, more comfort and less expense.”
This emphasis on comfort makes sense when you think about what those early gas ranges were replacing: dirty, smoky and extremely hot coal stoves. The benefits of gas cooking touted in its early days remain important to cooks 100 years later. Gas provides a reliable and easy-to-control heat source that makes for faster cooking than slow-to-heat, slow-to-cool electric stoves.
energy source for dependable hot water, comfortable space heating and even outdoor lighting — all of which make your home a better place for entertaining and enjoying life. Meanwhile, compared to their electric equivalents, standard gas appliances can save you approximately $400 a year in energy bills and knock about 30 percent off your home’s carbon footprint.
As millions of Americans have become foodies and invested in upgrades to their kitchens, they’ve chosen the power and convenience of natural gas when possible. Even those cooks who prefer electric convection ovens for baking opt for gas cooktops, either stand-alone or as part of a “duel-fuel” range.
By the way, it was back during World War II that “cooking with gas” became a synonym for doing something well — in or out of the kitchen. When you look at all the benefits natural gas can offer you and your home, it’s an expression that makes perfect sense.
Top-end cooktops often feature sealed burners of different sizes, with the large ones cranking up to the 18,000-btu level of a good restaurant stove, as well as indoor grills. Natural gas is also becoming the fuel of choice for legions of outdoor cooks who’ve said goodbye to their propane tanks. In addition to fuel for cooking, natural gas provides homeowners with an affordable and clean
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in your neighborhood
The Colonel Monroe M. Shipe House completed in 1892 is a two-story home that uses a Stick style form, Queen Anne decorations, and a flat concrete roof that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hyde Park: A Village Within a City NESTLED UNDER A CANOPY OF MATURE CEDARS AND LIVE OAKS, just
west boundary of the neighborhood, The State Insane Asylum grounds were
past the downtown skyscrapers, on the flat network of pleasant sidewalks and
often enjoyed by the early dwellers as a place to take long walks, rides in the
inviting front porches is a favorite Austin neighborhood, Hyde Park. The first
buggy, or boats on the pond. (It’s a running punch line in the community that
self-sufficient Austin suburb, Hyde Park is a place where neighbors unite to
its proximity to the neighborhood is no coincidence, usually not discounting
celebrate their heritage and to protect the structures and landscape that have
their own contribution to the axiom.) By 1910, Hyde Park had become a town
played part in the evolution and cultivation of, not only the neighborhood, but
of its own, with a distinctive section in the newspaper.
also the city of Austin. The community, propelled by ‘movers and shakers,’ is
In conjunction with the time of the Hyde Park’s early development, German
an active group of individuals that are as colorful and unique as the homes
sculptor, Elisabet Ney, introduced to the area by a powerful friend, former
they live in. The history of Hyde Park is one that they are proud to share.
Governor Oran M. Roberts, built her studio, Formosa, on seven acres of land
Colonel Monroe M. Shipe established Hyde Park as one of Austin’s first sub-
south of Waller Creek in 1892. Today, “The Elisabet Ney Museum is the jewel
urbs in 1891. Lorre Weildlich, the Local Historic District Chair of the Hyde Park
in the crown of Hyde Park. It is a unique structure that grew out of the unique
Neighborhood Association, explained, “Colonel Shipe’s vision for his suburb
personality of Elisabet Ney, an artist of international stature. It combines the
made Hyde Park what it is today.” The general layout of the homes gives
romantic and the classical, the conventional and the iconoclastic and is rec-
a pedestrian feel that promotes a sense of community. Early on residents
ognized on the national, state, and local levels,” Weildlich explained. In 1895,
could walk to small stores scattered throughout the area such as Avenue
Shipe played part in ensuring another historic fixture of the neighborhood’s
B Grocery, Austin’s oldest grocery store, or to the main business district on
success. The Moonlight Tower is one of only 17 left from an original group
Guadalupe, which had barbershops, cafes, a drug store, and other shops.
of 31. Weildlich said, “The towers are intimately connected to the history of
Shipe built gravel streets, and a streetcar system that looped around the
Austin: they used electricity from Austin’s first power plant on the Colorado
neighborhood and provided access to downtown Austin (about two miles
River. The tower in Hyde Park was the first one installed. When the Hyde
south). He also donated land for the first church, built a school, and person-
Park Addition opened in 1891, the electrical generators at the dam were not
ally paid the teacher’s first years salary to ensure its success. Located on the
complete. Hyde Park founder Colonel Monroe Shipe powered the Hyde Park
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in your neighborhood
above: Elisabet Ney’s Studio Formosa circa 1905, now the Elisabet Ney museum, the historical building and landscape are currently being restored; above right: 311 West 41st Street: Wanda Penn’s home was saved by a small group of neighbors from demolition and restored; right: The Hyde Park Fire Station: Dorothy Richters saved the fire station from closure in 1969. Its existence is celebrated each year at the Fire Station Festival; far right: Avenue B Grocery: Austin’s oldest grocery store.
An overall appreciation for the neighborhood’s historical significance and a sincere desire to get to know, support and respect each other has united this community and motivated their success. Moonlight Tower with electricity from his own generator. Austin is the only
and restoration and preservation projects. Behind it is a long list of dedi-
city in the world in which a moonlight tower system still operates.”
cated citizen activists that have ensured its success. One of the more
If you stroll the walkways along the system of numbered streets and let-
notable acts was in 1969 when Dorothy Ritchers, the unofficial Mayor for
tered avenues, you will observe the variations in architectural styles and sizes
Life of Hyde Park, saved the fire station from closure, and a revived spirit
of homes. Weildlich noted, “Because Hyde Park was originally developed
in the neighborhood induced a need for the HPNA to organize community
for upper-income buyers, it has a number of outstanding Victorians like the
efforts. A neighborhood newspaper, The Pecan Press, and monthly associa-
Sears-King house and the Badger houses. Because it was later marketed to
tion meetings where established. Now the HPNA has over 15 committees
middle-income buyers, it has blocks of bungalows that evoke the look and
dedicated to the various concerns including a Steering Committee and a
feel of the 1920s and ‘30s.” The Colonel Monroe M. Shipe House completed
Development Review Committee. (There is a saying in Hyde Park that when-
in 1892 is a two-story home that uses a Stick style form, Queen Anne decora-
ever you see three or more neighbors standing outside talking—usually in
tions, and a flat concrete roof that is listed on the National Register of Historic
the street or maybe in their cars while passing each other—it constitutes an
Places and located in the subdivision he named ‘Shadowlawn.’
official neighborhood meeting.)
With a united front, the community today is dedicated to maintaining
While the HPNA has had a dominant role in the success of the historic pres-
the neighborhood Shipe developed. For the past 35 years, the Hyde Park
ervation, the acts of the members of the neighborhoods speak for themselves.
Neighborhood Association has fought for zoning laws, historical landmarks,
One by one the houses in the neighborhood are being restored. Despite
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in your neighborhood DOROTHY RICHTERS
DAVID CONNER
THE MAYOR FOR LIFE
THE PRESIDENT
How would one go about earning the title: “The
“When I first moved to Austin in 1994, I lived in
Unofficial Mayor for Life of Hyde Park?” Service,
an apartment and promised myself I would one
activism, an overall concern for the wellbeing of
day own a house in Hyde Park. After a couple
people, devotion to historic preservation in their
of moves, four years ago, I finally purchased a
community and 46 years of residence, probably
fixer-upper house in Hyde Park,” explains David
wouldn’t hurt your chances. Dorothy Richters, the cardinal holder of this
Conner, President of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA).
title, explained, “I guess it all started when I saved the fire station.” In
Immediately welcomed, he got involved in leadership roles for the com-
1969, she publicized a plan by the city to shut down the local fire station.
munity and was elected into his current position two years later. When
“I didn’t see how the plan could effectively serve Hyde Park, and nobody
asked what makes Hyde Park unique he said, “Hyde Park is one of Austin’s
knew about it,” she said. With determination she mobilized the community,
oldest residential neighborhoods with the largest concentrations of his-
increased awareness, organized petitions, and used the power of people to
toric homes in the City of Austin. It is unique that through its active
keep the station operating in the same place today. Her persistence is com-
neighborhood association, the historic fabric and character has survived.”
memorated annually at the Hyde Park Fire Station Festival. “I suggested
Through his involvement with the HPNA, he has taken part in many of
having the annual festival at the time of budget cuts so that we would let it
the current projects such as the Development Review Committee and
be known that we appreciate the Fire Station,” she said. The unifying sprit
Local Historic District application. Utilizing his expertise as an Information
has propelled the community to success in many other preservation and
Systems Auditor for a local insurance company and taking action in politi-
improvement projects over the past 40 years with Dorothy often at the
cal issues, has proved to be an asset to the community in their quest for
forefront. Today, she is still a very active member of the community. She
historical preservation. To David, Hyde Park’s motto might be, “Never get
proposed Hyde Park’s motto might be, “Hyde Park—A Village within a City.”
complacent; Always stay active!”
DEATON BEDNAR
GRANT THOMAS
THE SOCIAL CHAIR
THE EDITOR
In the years before moving to Hyde Park, Deaton
Grant Thomas, the Editor of the Pecan Press, has seen
Bednar would map her runs through the flat net-
what goes on in the neighborhood from an “interest-
work of streets in the neighborhood because “it was
ing perch” for the past three decades. The monthly
easy to calculate mileage and so adorable. As I would
Hyde Park Neighborhood Association publication
run, I fantasized about living here.” There came a point
hasn’t missed an issue in 35 years! “It’s like clock-
when she realized, “My life would be better if I lived in Hyde Park.” After
work,” he said. As editor, he has accumulated many beguiling stories and
much determination and a little luck, as Hyde Park homes sold before
accounts of the “colorful characters” of the area. From this perch, Grant
they hit the market, she moved into the perfect home in May 1994. “There
met James who bonded with a flock of geese that followed him up and
was milk delivery at first; I couldn’t believe it,” she said. Deaton is now the
down the alleys every day and Edith who now in her seventies, is still con-
HPNA Social Events Chair, enjoys bringing people together in Hyde Park
tent to live without electricity and running water. From this perch, Grant
and ensuring neighbors know one another. She coordinates and executes
witnessed “The Saving of the Woodburn House,” when a concerned neigh-
with the help of volunteers the Fire Station Festival (October), Hyde Park
bor purchased a historical, deteriorating house destined for demolition by
Holiday Party (December), Home Tours kick-off and end-of-events cel-
the nearby church for the bargain price of one dollar. “One winter night,
ebration (June), and many other special projects. Each event honors the
he chopped the house in two and moved it nine blocks to its new loca-
past, celebrating the tradition of community and preserving the history of
tion on 44th and Avenue D. It’s now an award-winning bed and breakfast.”
the neighborhood. Merrymaking is part of the spirit of the neighborhood.
From this perch, he has also observed and played part in an inspirational
“We celebrate having a fire station; how cool is that?” For Deaton, Hyde
account of a neighborhood that has been rejuvenated and restored through
Park’s motto might be, “Hyde Park—where the past and future join together
a “strong sense of community and history,” a place where Grant thinks the
in a real neighborhood.”
motto might be, “Love your neighbor, however weird he is.”
pressure from developers, the community took out all stops in their quest to
An overall appreciation for the neighborhood’s historical significance and a
preserve a particular house - 311 West 41st Street. According to Wanda Penn,
sincere desire to get to know, support and respect each other has united this
current owner and someone who previously spent 30 years renovating her
community and motivated their success. Many have influenced and played
derelict 1893 Victorian home in the Shadowlawn subdivision, “Due to Austin’s
part in the fabric of the neighborhood, and like their predecessors, they are
somewhat convoluted zoning and building code structure, the demo permit
not only dedicated to preserving their beloved neighborhood, but also to
for the home took on a life of its own. Neighbors soon realized that if the
making it a better place. Filled with civic pride, the neighbors of Hyde Park
house was to be saved, we would have to put our money where our mouth
have much to celebrate. The community and friends join together each year
was. Restore Hyde Park was formed, and a dozen neighbors put up money to
for the Fire Station Festival, a Historical Home Tour, Frontera Fest, and varied
purchase and restore the house. I was in charge of the actual day-to-day work
holiday celebrations to raise funds for and celebrate their efforts. (Don’t
and much of the decision-making. It was a blast.” With the project complete,
forget to check out the 37th Street lights this December!) We feature some
one of the house’s most notable elements is the 100 year old, original, metal
of the Hyde Park ‘movers and shakers’ – highlighted above – as well as some
shingle roof, and the only one known to remain in Hyde Park.
of the businesses they frequent – on the following page.
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in your neighborhood BRET BROOKSHIRE
EDITOR’S PICKS
AVENUE B GROCERY A local marketplace with
HYDE PARK THEATRE Hyde Park Theatre develops
HYDE PARK GYM You can’t miss the “gargan-
household items and produce, an extensive selec-
writers, designers, directors, and actors from within
tuan barbell-curling bicep that protrudes over
tion of colas and hardy sandwiches, and a down
the Austin community, while at the same time
Guadalupe Street.” Hyde Park Gym is the friendly
right friendly and hospitable essence that makes
producing works by exciting new and established
neighborhood gym made up of top-notch personal
you feel right at home.
voices of the alternative theatre scene.
trainers, a large selection of lifting equipment, and diverse clientele.
WOODBURN HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST Built in
NEW WORLD DELI This casual Hyde Park cafe
quality cuisine and laid back atmosphere. Impress
the tradition of the grand plantation homes of the
caters to those who crave an old-fashioned sand-
your holiday party guests with Porcini Mushroom
South, the Woodburn House features magnificent
wich piled high with fresh deli meat, cheese and all
Risotto and Italian wines or grab a pizza and beer
double wraparound porches, spectacular leaded
the trimmings. Meat lovers: You absolutely must try
for lunch.
glass windows, original woodwork and comfortable
the Reuben, Veggie lovers: The cream cheese and
atmosphere for guests.
cucumber is an excellent choice.
SUZETTE ACKER
ASTI TRATTORIA The ultimate merriment with
E 45TH ST
AVE G
AVE F
E 44TH ST
AVE H
3
2 AVE D
AVE B
AVE A
1
E 43RD ST
AVE C
5
5 ASTI Trattoria
4403 Avenue
408 E 43rd St
www.avenuebgrocery.com
www.astiaustin.com
2 Woodburn House
6 Hyde Park Gym
Bed & Breakfast
4125 Guadalupe St
4401 Ave D
www.hydeparkgym.com
www.woodburnhouse.com
E 42ND ST
6 7 E 41ST ST
DUVAL ST
SPEEDWAY
GUADALUPE ST
4
1 Avenue B Grocery
7 New World Deli 3 Elisabet Ney Museum
4101 Guadalupe St
304 E 44th St
www.newworlddeli.com
www.elisabetney.org 8 Col. Shipe House
E 40TH ST
4 Hyde Park Theatre
3816 Ave. G
511 W 43rd St E 39TH ST
www.hydeparktheatre.org 8
E 38TH 1/2 ST E 38TH ST
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decorating tips and trends
Spectacular Holiday Lighting for Your Home
Lighting up the night in celebration began in pagan cultures during Winter Solstice festivals. Lighting the outside of homes became popular for the Christmas holidays in the 1950’s with the advent of Walt Disney’s spectacular displays in 1956. Soon afterward, residences and businesses nationwide followed suit. Anyone who has ever ventured down to 37th Street or walked the Trail of Lights knows that Austinites are particularly creative when it comes to lighting displays. We asked two of Austin’s top lighting contractors to share their tips for holiday lighting.
LOUIS PETRIK Owner, Longhorn Service
NATHAN NAPOLITANO The Holiday Lighting Company
www.LonghornServices.com
www.theholidaylightingco.com
Christmas has gone “Green.” LEDs are now available in holiday lights so
We are seeing more and more families installing lights earlier in the year, and
energy conservation can be applied to holiday decorations. The colors in
more neighborhoods working to create a theme for their cul-de-sac. Also,
LED are amazing. They use one-tenth the electricity and last 30,000-50,000
more families are switching to energy-efficient lighting. LED lights are defi-
hours on average. More customers are staying home this holiday season and
nitely a better product, however they can be quite a bit more expensive.
are spending the travel money on making their homes more festive. The holidays are a time to relax and enjoy family and friends.
Holiday Lighting Tips Tips for Hiring a Lighting Contractor
•
It is important to be particularly careful when installing your lights to ensure you are following all the safety standards. Check the box to see
•
Make sure your contractor is insured.
how many light strands you can connect and make sure you are using
•
Check references.
appropriate cords for indoor and outdoor installation. Additionally,
•
Make sure they have experience installing holiday décor. Many
make sure you are not installing more power on a circuit than it can
companies install, take the money, and never return to take the lights down.
handle. This is likely the case if you are tripping fuses. •
As far as aesthetics, it is helpful to remember to create a sense of depth
•
Cheaper is not always better.
when installing lights. You can do this by putting lights on the roof, in
•
Check the electricity that your design will use through the season.
the trees or bushes along with outlining walkways and paths. This really
Believe it or not, lights use power.
creates the depth that sets apart our best jobs. Also step back when
•
Be creative. Use color.
looking at the lights and remember not to get too attached to details,
•
Change your display.
•
Above all, enjoy your purchase.
particularly in the trees and bushes. •
Advantages of using a professional: We provide ‘One less hassle this holiday season’: taking care of the lighting design, installation, maintenance, and takedown.
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expert opinion
BY LINDA GINAC
Hosting a Stress-Free Holiday Party WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT, the holiday season is upon us. Holidays
and Champagne, believes that catering involves much more than delivering and
are meant to provide us with an opportunity to celebrate or remind us of
serving food. She said you need to “know how to plan menus, pair appropriate
important values, but for many, it is a time when professional needs, family
foods and arrange food in an eye-pleasing way. Artistry and efficiency are key
expectations and social obligations collide. Our days will be filled with plan-
in the catering business and knowledge of specialty foods or decor can make
ning parties, attending charitable events, organizing formal dinners with family,
the difference between a good event or a spectacular one.” Gloria said this
filling shopping bags, overeating and stressing out. Gloria Bessey is finding
year she wants to call one of the culinary schools to give an inspiring chef an
herself struggling to balance work, family and planning for the holidays. “I feel
opportunity to create some great party dishes.
this huge pressure to do everything and am just so overwhelmed,” she says. “I love having events and parties, but I make everyone crazy with stress.”
Gloria likes to impress friends with her wine selection, but she doesn’t have a lot of wine knowledge. “I spend so many hours wandering the wine aisles,
With the added pressure of the recession, we are all left with reduced per-
trying to make heads or tails out of an overwhelming number of wine selec-
sonal and professional budgets. Gloria is thinking about cancelling her annual
tions. There has to be a better way.” Gloria is thinking about hiring a wine
holiday party, but she knows it will lower moral and make employees con-
connoisseur for her parties so she has the opportunity to discover new wines
cerned about their next paycheck. This year, she is asking if she has to do
and flavors, not to mention the satisfaction that comes when they turn out to
everything herself. “Is it possible to host extraordinary parties with minimal
be popular with her family and friends. Wine connoisseurs often source new
effort on my part?” she asks. Believe it or not, it is possible. An entire indus-
wines from all over the world and recommend the ones to add to the wine
try exists to help people plan memorable parties and they work behind the
list. Sometimes they get involved in creating new wines, commenting on the
scenes so you get all the credit. Austin has an abundance of professionals to
label design, and entertaining guests with historical information.
make sure your food, drinks and atmosphere are a smashing success.
As a fellow working mother and holiday entertainer, I understand Gloria’s
Candice Briggs, owner of Plush Events, emphasizes that people should get
challenges. Seeking help during the holiday season might be just what I need
creative this year. “If you have a reduced budget, dream up ways to leverage
to reduce stress this season. Whether you need a party planner, caterer or
your family or employees. If you are having a party onsite, for example, have
wine connoisseur, remember that every professional has their own signature
an employee holiday decorating contest and give a prize to the team that
style and price structures. “I was surprised to learn how affordable it can be
creates the best holiday décor.” Most party planners conceive, organize and
to have a nice affair,” said Gloria. “I will have help this year in making my par-
execute memorable affairs for corporate events, weddings, birthday parties
ties a great place to have fun and decompress.”
and more. The event planning profession has boomed in the past two decades because it blends creativity with analytical skills so nicely. You could use an
Linda Ginac of The Ginac Group, Inc. has more than 14 years’
established firm or find someone who wants to break into the industry and is
experience in organizational development, people strategy and
willing to negotiate because they need references.
career development supporting individuals and corporations in
Parties have a way of motivating us to get off the couch, especially if we know mouth-watering food will fill our bellies. Sherry Gordian, owner of Chipped Ham
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BY DYANNE JACKSON
THANKSGIVING
Tablescapes Staying home for the holidays? Is it your turn to host the family this year? Creating a stunning tablescape that impresses and inspires your guests doesn’t have to cause stress or break the bank. In this issue, we enlisted the help of Dyanne Jackson, Bridal Registry Consultant for Breed & Co. By incorporating a variety of tableware, glassware, and centerpiece elements, she created transitional holiday tablescapes. From Thanksgiving, to Christmas, to Hanukah, to Kwanzaa, feel free to reuse elements from each setting and integrate new elements and colors schemes throughout the season. On Both Tables Aegean Gold 12" Charger: $250 Aegan Gold-White 10.5" Dinner Plate: $110 Lunt Sarong Gold Flatware: $85 Baccarat Harcourt Goblet #1: $320 Baccarat Harcourt Tall Goblet #2: $320 Thanksgiving Table
CHRISTMAS
Philippe Deshoulieres Dhara Luncheon Plate: $95 Chamart Purity Amber Champagne Flutes (set of 2): $105 C&W Statements Oval Gold Napkin: $20 Jay Strongwater Mouse-Field Figurine: $375 Lily Pad Amber Mini Vase: $195 Green-Strawberry Mini Vase: $195 Christmas Table Kyoto Dessert Plate: $52 Chamart Purity Opal Champagne Flutes (set of 2): $105 Lazy Susan Gold Dot Wire Votive: $46 Lazy Susan Gold-Tipped Porcelain Canister: $69
A little something for the road‌ Roscar chocolates are handcrafted from scratch with fresh ingredients by skilled artisans in Bastrop, Texas, and are available exclusively at Breed and Co. Roscar 12 piece truffle box: $32.35
Dyanne Jackson is the Bridal Registry Consultant at Breed & Co. on Bee Caves Road. She is also available for home and party consulting through Dyanne Lyerly Ltd. at 832.778.7626.
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Dyanne’s Tips for the Table • Start off with what you have and mix and match. Don’t
• Look around your home and yard and use what you have
feel like you have to use the entire set of dishes—be
available. Accessorize your table with items including
daring and eclectic.
flowers from the garden, branches from a tree, or knick-
• Don’t be afraid to mix modern with traditional and humble with grand.
knacks adorning your shelves. • Pair collections of porcelain, crystal, figurines, etc., with a
• Collect different styles of salad or bread & butter plates
solid color flower arrangement for an impressive pop.
from family, estate sales, trips, or resale shops. Have fun
• Think outside the box—orchids in a pumpkin.
pairing them with your dinner plates.
• Small cellophane bags and gorgeous ribbons are a must
• Modern, rustic and glam chargers are an easy way to
for party favors. I have collected ribbon throughout the
update the look of traditional plates that you already
years so I have a unique variety of choices that I know I
have in your collection.
like and that are unexpected.
• Stacks of different bread & butter and salad plates are
• Small sweets and savories are always welcome party
great for serving and presenting hors d’oeuvres and
favors. For both settings featured, I included an assorted
desserts.
box of delicious Roscar chocolates adored with my per-
• Set up distinct staging areas: Cocktails, dinner, dessert. • I like to use elegant L’Objet, Capiz Shell or Pearl napkin rings with all table settings, and Sferra no-iron napkins are fantastic!
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PHOTOS BY TAYLOR KLOTZ Nothing says ‘Happy Holidays’ like a home decked out for the season. The American Automobile Association estimates that well over 41 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving holidays with millions more coming home for the holidays at Christmastime. Whether it is the warm autumn colors and smell of a fresh-baked turkey or the glittering lights and holiday ornaments on a tree placed by a staircase or a crackling fire that welcome folks as they step in the door, wherever families gather to give thanks and celebrate the season, home is definitely where the heart is. We at Your Austin Address and Lifestyle magazine are so thankful to be a part of Austin—this dynamic and generous city. When we considered giving a gift that would give back to our community, we wanted to choose a beneficiary that served our readers and the families of Central Texas. What better gift could we give than support for the Dell Children’s Medical Center, the only dedicated freestanding pediatric facility in the region? Serving a 46-county area and beyond, Dell Children’s is the premier health care provider for children and adolescents. In partnership with the Home Builders Association and the builders of the Mueller Custom Homes on Camacho Street, we initiated the First Annual Your Austin Address and Lifestyle Home for the Holidays Tour. Featuring the spectacular green-built homes of Camacho Street, the living rooms and dining rooms are decorated for the holidays, with furnishings ranging from eclectic to traditional to strikingly modern, each with a distinctive style and character. We invite you to join us November 6 – 15 to get a jumpstart on your holiday design and decorating ideas while touring a collection of outstanding homes built with an eye on the future. In addition to the green-built features of the Mueller Custom Homes, you will also learn about the Dell Children’s Medical Center—the first hospital in the world to achieve Platinum certification under the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) program sponsored by the United States Green Building Council. The price of admission to all five houses is $10 which won’t dent your holiday budget and will go a long way to support a world-class medical center dedicated to the care of children and adolescents, regardless of their families’ ability to pay. Join us in giving a gift that gives help, hope and healing to our children for generations to come.
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Steven Lora, MOTIF Modern Living “We took our cues from the house itself, which is luxurious without being ornate,” said MOTIF’s President, Steven Lora. “Only furniture with clean lines belongs in such a home.” A snowy white palette inspired the designers at MOTIF Modern Living. “We wanted the décor to say ‘winter’ without using traditional Christmas colors,” said MOTIF’s VP of Merchandising, John Perez, “so we used crisp white accented with Cerulean blue. The contrasting color is a rich espresso, which warms the rooms and prevents them from looking too icy.” Visitors entering the home are greeted by a wall divider in white and espresso, and then turn into the dining room with an espresso buffet and dining table with glossy white leaf. “Together the high-gloss white and espresso give these rooms a sleek, sophisticated feeling,” said Perez. The feeling continues into the living room, where a white leather sectional and chair cluster around the home’s modern fireplace. Beneath the cantilevered staircase hangs the centerpiece of MOTIF’s design – the unique Christmas tree constructed of crystal-clear spheres. Within the spheres are holiday gifts cradled in drifts of snow. The tree will be disassembled on Christmas morning and the individual spheres containing gifts will be distributed to family and friends. “Each sphere is a treasure,” said Lora. “Imagine receiving one for Christmas – it’s so beautiful, you wouldn’t want to open it!”
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Jette Hicks, Copenhagen The elegance of the Taute house and the quality of the materials lends itself beautifully to the clean and contemporary lines of the furniture from Copenhagen. Along with Glenn Crawford, our visual merchandiser, I chose a classic contemporary dining room design with a warm walnut table and buffet with cool leather and steel chairs, all made in Denmark with the traditional Danish craftsmanship that combines functionality and beauty. The living room and study illustrate that contemporary furnishings are warm and comfortable, timeless and ageless, innovative and flexible. We chose the accessories carefully to show that you can decorate with both a sense of calming accents and stunning effects. The media room is all about comfort with ergonomically designed theater seating from Norway. Our carefully planned design was inspired by uniting the craftsmanship and materials of the home with the furnishings. This makes room for individual expression and inspiration.
Janice Hanks, Next Level Austin We at Next Level Austin are all about colors, textures and spaces that flow. We began our design with a Brown Agate Concetto countertop in the kitchen made from individually cut and bound semi-precious stones. We lit it from underneath to showcase the breathtaking colors, one of which is a slate blue. This very cool color combined with stainless steel elements and white frosted cabinet panels on either side of the stove is offset by the warm tones that can be found in the SICC chocolate lacquered cabinets in the kitchen as well as in the hand-scraped Patagonian cherry wood floors. The balance of the cool and warm tones throughout the house was the key to our design throughout the home. Our goal was not only to use cutting edge materials that are friendly to the environment, but also to create a contemporary setting that exudes warmth.
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Lisa Gaynor, Sara Hale and David Wasley Design It With Consignment We instantly connected with the open canvas at 4229 Camacho. We felt we had just the right pieces which would fit into what we coined “a contemporary woodlands holiday” decor. The home has its roots in contemporary construction with a nod towards some architecturally salvaged pieces (think “new green” meets “re-used green”). The furniture we used to fill the living spaces also has that blending ability—traditional styled furniture with a contemporary palette of colors. We wanted the space to be warm and inviting, creating an atmosphere where the whole family could be comfortable. We choose the furniture pieces for their bold color and simple, yet comfortable style. We played a lot with different textures to add depth to the overall design. Our team decided to take the traditional red/green colors of the holidays and give them a little bend by blending them with colors from our selected furnishings. We updated the traditional red/green hues of the holidays to keep with the mood of the house. We shifted the red to shades of orange, and the green to shades of chartreuse and bright green. Since nature is the most agile blender of all things, our woodlands selection of deer, pheasants and pine cones seemed the best choice to compliment our holiday elemental pieces. We attempted to transform some of those same natural woodland elements into a more contemporary presentation.
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Andrea Doyle, Three Chairs Design I never want my projects to look like they are contrived or over-designed. The goal is to reflect the lifestyle and personality of my client. I want the spaces to look like they evolved with ease over years of acquiring, furnishing, and collecting. I start by finding one item that my client responds to strongly and make that item the “jumping off point.” It can be a piece of art, a scrap of fabric or a funky chair with interesting lines. In this home my jumping off point was the striped linen napkins that I found at Breed and Co. I loved the colors and felt they would compliment the furnishings that the folks from Abbey Furniture had placed in the house. The color palette of the linens influenced the rest of my tableware and floral selections.
Steve Fronczek, Abbey’s Home Furnishings I instantly fell in love with the Craftsman style of the house and worked from those architectural cues to find furniture to complement it. I focused on furniture which is functional and beautiful. The inspiration for the living room and dining room is what I like to call ‘comfy fusion.’ In essence, eclectic-looking furniture with traditional values to complement the warmth from the house. The focal point of the living room is the large chaise. Everything was built around that piece. I didn’t want to use a sofa that blocked the fireplace. The backless chaise offers versatile seating and begs you to relax in a little oasis next to the fireplace. A twist of elegance from the Victorian settee is thrown in the mix to balance out the casual feel from the recliner and chaise. Overall, the rich brown colors from all of the pieces in the living room make for a cozy retreat after a hard day at work or play. The dining room is all about usability with plenty of storage from the buffet cabinet and unencumbered legroom from the generous pedestal table. The intent is to give these spaces a warm cozy feeling with ample seating for social gatherings.
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Holiday Decorating Tips from our Pros Keep it simple. Stick to a simple color palette and repeat motifs throughout the house for continuity. Do not confine yourself to traditional holiday colors or themes. Avoid the obvious. Shop in your own yard. Vines, limbs, vegetables and cut flowers save money and make the design your own.
Bring the seasonal colors of fall into your home
ANDREA DOYLE, THREE CHAIRS DESIGN for Thanksgiving. The different hues of autumn’s bountiful splendor can be used all through your For maximum visual impact in a room limit the
home with dashes here and there! Welcome your
colors to three. Anything more than that is just
family and guests with a wonderful cornuco-
The bigger the house, the more dramatic you
visual clutter. We’ve never been big believers in
pia or baskets full of dried flowers, fruits and fall
can go with the arrangements. Size and scale are
‘eclectic’ design schemes. Simpler is always better.
leaves. Add splashes of fall color to areas of your
important considerations in any design. For maxi-
If you want to make a powerful visual statement,
home for a seasonal change to bring a feeling of
mum impact don’t decorate every room – choose
limit your color palette and edit, edit, edit.
thankfulness and warmth as we enter the holidays!
spots such as the front entry, the kitchen island,
JOHN PEREZ, MOTIF
SUSANNE LEE, SUSANNE LEE INTERIORS
the front door area. Remember that you need to see everyone when you are sitting at your dining
To create something unique and personal, choose a combination of two colors using a third color as
table. Therefore, your centerpiece needs to be to
an accent and build a holiday decor around those hues. Keep the holidays in mind – pick a combina-
scale. Small decorative items on the dining table
tion and celebrate those colors. Take an elemental concept - whether it is snowflakes, timepieces, or
can create a big impact.
squirrels – and use them repetitively in different forms with your color scheme. Don’t be afraid to layer
JANICE HANKS, NEXT LEVEL AUSTIN
patterns and colors. Try plaids with polka dots, combine stripes with florals. When you free yourself from the rules, what works will surprise you. When decorating for the holidays you don’t have to stick with traditional red and green. Candles are a favorite accessory for holiday decorating – readily available and inexpensive. Group and arrange candles of different sizes and colors on the dining table, on the mantel and in the powder room or bathroom for a warm holiday glow. DAVID WASLEY AND SARA HALE, DESIGN IT WITH CONSIGNMENT
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Judy Maggio Honorary Chair Your Austin Address and Lifestyle Home for the Holidays Tour
Holiday Memories
Favorite Austin Holiday Traditions
One of my favorite holiday memories is of my daughter when she was still
With only a handful of exceptions, I have spent the holidays in Austin since I
young enough to believe in Santa Claus. She was one of those kids who was
moved here in 1978, so Austin traditions are also our family’s traditions. Every
never afraid of Santa and plopped right down on his lap from the time she
year I emcee the lighting of the Zilker Tree which is always a delight. I never
was a toddler. When she was two years old, we convinced my father to dress
get tired of twirling under that magnificent tower of lights. We always stroll
up like Santa Claus and ring our doorbell on Christmas Eve. Let’s just say my
down 37th Street to see the lights and enjoy this truly “weird” Austin holiday
father is not the world’s best actor. But, somehow, he pulled it off and Carly
experience. I also love driving down Congress Avenue during the holidays and
really believed it was Santa Claus. She was absolutely thrilled and mesmer-
looking at the lights leading up to the Capitol...it’s beautiful.
ized, all at the same time. We still laugh about that.
Judy’s Gift of Giving to the Dell Children’s Medical Center
For the past eight years, I’ve ridden in the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade
I became involved in the children’s hospital back in 1988 when I was asked to
and helped judge the floats. It has become another family tradition. My
help emcee the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon. Though the telethon ceased
husband often helps judge the floats. Last year my daughter and her best
to exist a few years ago, I now make an appearance on the annual radiothon to
friend took a turn. It’s just great, old-fashioned fun with different businesses,
benefit the Dell Children’s Medical Center. The new hospital is an amazing place
churches and schools decorating floats with lights. It gets bigger and better
with great doctors and state-of-the-art technology, but what really inspires me
each year. Fredericksburg also has a German marketplace with all types of
to stay linked to the hospital is the children. I’ve met countless families who
German food and crafts during the first weekend in December.
have amazing stories about the hospital and the ways the doctors and nurses saved their child’s life. We are so fortunate to have this facility in our community.
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BY SANDY SCHUTZE
Winter in the Garden Put on your garden clogs and gloves and work on a winter garden! Most
Maintenance
people think you have to start vegetable gardens in the spring, but consider
• Maintain a controlled regimen of watering. You can become “waterwise”
some tasty winter crops, such as swiss chard, spinach, onions, parsley and
by checking the dampness of your soil before watering. Use a pencil or
garlic cloves, that you can plant this time of year.
your finger to reach down deep to test the moisture level. Don’t water
And, go organic! Organic vegetable gardens produce healthier and tastier
if only the top layer is dry. Watering excessively can prevent your plants
crops! All you need is a good organic soil base, add sunlight and moisture, a
from breathing which can result in root rot. Start out watering a little
little hard work and a lot of love.
every day and scale back depending on the type of plant and outside
Here are some basic tips to successful gardening:
conditions. • Pull out any weeds by hand so they don’t become uncontrollable and
Planning / Preparation • Do some preliminary research on what you want to plant. Don’t plant anything you don’t want to harvest!
smother your plants. • Watch your garden grow and be observant of any changes in appearance or discoloration and address them immediately.
• Remember that a great source of information comes from your local independent nurseries. They will gladly share their experiences with you. Mention you want to go organic so they can advise you on what plants will be hardier. • You can start your seeds indoors until they are substantial enough to
Challenges • If a plant becomes infected, start by removing any infected parts of the plant before resorting to other treatments. There are plenty of organic remedies available.
move outdoors. You’ll really be able to germinate your seeds faster if
• Be wary of temperature extremes. Have material on hand to cover your
you use an organic rooting hormone. Or consider buying starter plants
garden in case of a hard freeze and make sure there’s adequate drainage
from your local nursery.
so water doesn’t pool up in your garden. You may also want to surround
• Figure out the amount of sunlight required for each type of plant so you choose where to put it in your garden. • Don’t overcrowd. Plant far enough apart to give your plants adequate room to grow. You can always add to your garden next year!
Installation • Start with a good, healthy organic-based soil; 6 to 8 inches in depth. If you have nothing but rock, install a raised bed.
your garden with native mulch for added protection. • Stay organic! Once you start using chemicals, you’ll see the plants needing more and more supplements. Harmful chemicals can leach into our precious aquifer and contaminate our natural resources. After harvesting, replenish your garden by re-tilling and adding some organic fertilizer, such as compost. Keep notes on your research and take pictures of your garden as it grows. It’s a great project for the whole family.
• If you use existing soil, try tilling in an organic fertilizer, such as compost,
As you become more familiar with your garden, you’ll want to expand and
to prepare your planting beds. Consider incorporating anywhere from
add more herbs and vegetables to help defer some of your grocery bills and
30 to 50%.
to gift to your friends and neighbors!
• When adding new soil, till in at least one inch to the existing soil to create a “transition” layer. This will help to create a more complete ecosystem.
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off the shelf
BY MARTHA COONEY
Nell Hill’s O Christmas Tree by Mary Carol Garrity If you’re a design buff who likes to decorate by season and go all out for holidays, you’ll find inspiration in Nell Hill’s O Christmas Tree. Author Mary Carol Garrity of popular home furnishing store Nell Hill’s, featuring her own paint and home accessory lines, takes a look at a variety of homes and their individual styles in decorating for the holidays: city apartments, historical period homes, suburban town homes, ranch houses and cottages, as well as her own home, a 130-year old Greek Revival. If you’re planning a huge holiday bash and want your home to look the part for the season, you might find some ideas among these pages which look to serve a variety of tastes and budgets.
Jewish Slow Cooker: 120 Holiday and Everyday Dishes Made Easy by Laura Frankel Kosher cooking queen Laura Frankel whose restaurant Shallots inspired her to apply her talent for fine kosher cuisine to her own family of three teenagers, shows any putz that the slow cooker, or “Shabbat miracle machine,” can spin boring meals into gold. Sabbath observers who do not cook on the holy day can take advantage of the slow cooker for providing warm, satisfying dishes, and Frankel offers a chef’s expertise and plenty of flavors in her 120 easy recipes. There are Jewish staples here, side by side with international items, from Sabbath Cholent (beef and potato stew) to Italian Pumpkin Soup to Kreplach, Garlicky Pot Roast and Stuffed Cabbage Rolls. Appetizers, breakfasts and desserts are all included so cooks can follow up meals with Maple-Pecan Bread Pudding or Poached Pears with Sweet Mascarpone. This cookbook makes a great holiday gift for kosher cooks who might want to step up their Sabbath fare while keeping all family members satisfied.
Gooseberry Patch Christmas, Book 11 by Gooseberry Patch The yearly tradition of Gooseberry Patch’s Christmas annual is welcomed by longtime fans of the mail-order country store and readers of its cookbooks, 180 and counting. The latest volume is a great gift for newlyweds celebrating their first Christmas or settling into a new home. The book suits readers who are looking for craft and creative ideas along with recipes. Sections include gift-making ideas, cards and gift wrap, food for potlucks and parties, earth-friendly ideas for a “green” Christmas, and decorating tips. New trends and tips are laid over a backdrop of tradition: the vintage Santa images from childhood days are particularly sweet and the classic Gooseberry Patch illustrations make the book a visual joy. Recipe and craft indexes are helpful for locating projects and color photography brings ideas to life. For the crafty, chefs or Christmas lovers, this book will get you in the spirit and help inspire some of your own family traditions. 40 | YOUR AUSTIN ADDRESS
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If you’re looking for ways to have a green holiday, this is a great source of ideas. Just enter “green ideas for the holidays,” and you’ll find green decorating ideas, ideas for the “Twelve Days of Green Christmas,” and even ideas for greener skiing and snowboarding.
www.christmas-decorations-gifts-store.com It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at this site. It’s brimming with everything you need to deck your halls…everything from figurines, nativities, ornaments and gifts to wreaths, lights and trees. You can also find Christmas trivia, games and other holly-jolly information about the holiday.
www.usa.safekids.org/holidaytips-safety Safe Kids has a mission—to prevent accidental childhood injury. Go here and enter “Holidays” to find safety tips about toys, decorating and kitchen safety. There is even a “12 Days of Holiday Safety Tips” section. You will also find important product recalls here.
www.holidaydecorationsdirect.com Light up your holidays with the many choices you’ll find here—LED lights, lighting displays, pre-lit trees and more. That’s not all…this site has many popular brands, including Roman and Fontanini nativities, Pipka Santa figurines and many more, plus a variety of advent calendars. You’ll need to block out some time to see everything they have to offer. Jill Case is a freelance writer and editor based in the Midwest. She has worked for publications, corporations, agencies and non-profit organizations in Chicago and the Midwest. She is a graduate of Ohio State University. HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
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CELEBRATE THE SEASON WITH HOLIDAY FAVORITES!
your lucky stars
BY LAURA WALDMAN
November
Most of us want to play like kids and find a way to feel lavish this November. Mid month, someone may be pushing his/her agenda in a way that seems unfair. Stand up in your power and enlist cooperation from your allies. ♈ ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20
ROCKIN’ CHRISTMAS PARTY THE ROCK-N-SOUL HOLIDAY MUSICAL!
You will be coming on strong and gaining respect
Be honest with yourself, and make sure other
for your negotiating skills. You have a very nice
people are being honest with you. Your love rela-
way of steering situations into win/win positions
tionship may come under scrutiny. Don’t neglect
and people will appreciate that talent.
your honey for your focus on career.
♏ SCORPIO OCT 23 – NOV 22 ♉ TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 20
You may want to hibernate more than usual this
You may be your greatest source of pressure to
fall. Go ahead and do some soul searching. Your
perform. Lighten your load by tending to the
relationship with yourself and your spiritual sus-
house and let the kids decorate with you as a
tenance need tending.
family project.
♐ SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
♊ GEMINI MAY 21 – JUN 21
DAVE STEAKLEY
THE SANTALAND DIARIES
WRITTEN BY
DAVID SEDARIS
You may be rubbing shoulders with a very differ-
Clean out the closets and the garage. There
ent crowd soon. Don’t worry if old alliances are
may be an heirloom or collectible around that
no longer a good fit. The very next new person
you had forgotten about. Pay special attention
you meet could become a treasured friend.
to your kids and be sure you are not pushing them too hard to achieve.
♑ CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20 A lot of hard work is ahead, but if you are
♋ CANCER JUN 22 – JUL 22
honest and truly want to serve, your leader-
You are usually very thrifty, but this holiday
ship skills will be sought out and honored. That
season, you may enjoy more generosity. You
kind of respect is especially satisfying for you.
may have an urge to find old schoolmates. Photos: Kirk R. Tuck
A laugh-‘til-youcry evening of merrily subversive holiday tales and songs!
♎ LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 22
You may need to rethink a business partnership.
Both Shows Open
Thanksgiving Weekend!
Your parents may need extra attention this
♒ AQUARIUS JAN 21 – FEB 19
month, but set some boundaries if their needs
Tell your friends to give you books for Christmas.
exceed your energy.
You will have a strong urge to exercise your intellect. You may even want to enroll in some
♌ LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22
advanced educational program.
You may start thinking twice about everything you say. Don’t limit your thinking; just pay more
♓ PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20
attention to details than usual. Be sure you can
Be sure your financial info is safe, and go over
deliver on anything that you promise.
your insurance coverage. You may start to investigate something that fascinates you. You
♍ VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22 Ditch the materialism and craft a simple
usually go with the flow, but you could benefit from setting some goals.
homemade Thanksgiving. The challenge of stewarding your resources might actually be very satisfying. It is a good time to study new
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December
your lucky stars
Two planets slow down and turn backwards between December 20 and the New Year. Try to take it easier until the third week of January. Follow the cycles of nature and stay as quiet as you can. Your life isn’t on hold, but it is a beneficial time to regroup. ♈ ARIES MAR 21 – APR 20
♎ LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 22
Plan a quiet week around Christmas. You may
Some friends may come back into your life, but
be plum worn out from earlier parties and shop-
they may not be as interesting as your mem-
ping. Some career accomplishments may need
ories of old times. You are approaching your
final tweaking.
family with new boundaries so stick to your guns with the holiday plans you prefer.
♉ TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 20 This year is not the best time for holiday long
♏ SCORPIO OCT 23 – NOV 22
distance travel or vacations. Getting together
Work projects may be delayed. Re-vision your
with friends in early December might be great.
cherished career dream, but don’t implement
Putting the garden or yard to bed for the winter
any plans until spring. If you want to travel, get
might prove to be a huge stress reliever for you.
home by December 26.
♊ GEMINI MAY 21 – JUN 21
I know you don’t want to hear this, but long
ships with siblings or to reminisce with them.
distance travel is not great for you this winter.
Pull out some old family pictures and order
The good news is your social life at home this
some personalized gifts. The full Moon at the
December. Get out some of your favorite self-
very beginning of the month is a good romantic
help books and really do some preparation for
time for you.
your New Years Resolutions.
JUN 22 – JUL 22
♑ CAPRICORN DEC 22 – JAN 20
Spend more of your holiday time with old
Be judicious about loaning money to anyone. If
friends than with relatives. Don’t worry if you
you have been involved in some legal actions,
are disappointed with some of your holiday
give your attorney a call and remind her/him to
gifts. If you take them back to the store, you
keep current or to re-strategize your case. This
can exchange them for something just perfect.
year Venus should make your birthday a pleasant event. Plan a gathering for yourself.
♌ LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22 There is a spotlight on your soul-mate sector
♒ AQUARIUS JAN 21 – FEB 19
this month. You may feel extra sincere this
You love freedom in your relationships. You may
month. You may have some trouble getting
have to re-negotiate how you spend your time
the recognition you need. That self-esteem is
with your beloved. Try to be fair-minded. If you
an inside job. Look in the mirror and see the
need to hire an agent or start a business col-
love in your own eyes.
laboration, do it before December 18.
♍ VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22
♓ PISCES FEB 20 – MAR 20
You have been proving yourself over and over
You may want to re-visit with an old social
for more than two years. Early in the month,
group or community of yours. Plan a quiet New
you can balance recognition at work with some
Years Eve at home. That is your style anyway.
chill-out time at home.
“We could all use a little play time”
♐ SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 – DEC 21
Take the holiday as a chance to repair relation-
♋ CANCER
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