Austin December Holiday Traditions Part Viewing Holiday Lights

Volume 18, Number 12 December 2021 www.circlecranch.com

Circle C Newsletter: December 2021

Important Dates in December: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Children’s Holiday Party from 10am–1pm With a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, balloon twisters, caricaturists, and Santa! Admission per child is 1 new, unwrapped, unopened gift for our annual toy donation drive to help Partnerships for Children’s Holiday Wishes Program.

Monday, December 6, 2021

St. Nicholas Day When children leave shoes outside the front door so St. Nicolas can fill them with goodies.

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 ** 6:30pm Circle C HOA Board Meeting ** Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12, 2021

Outdoor Craft Fair at Austin Craft Lounge, Featuring Circle C Artists 10am–5pm at 12919 Nutty Brown Road, Austin, TX, 78737

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Winter Solstice (Shortest Day of the Year)

Saturday, December 25, 2021

Christmas Day HOA Offices are closed Dec. 24–25

Friday, December 31, 2021

New Year’s Eve HOA Offices are closed Dec. 31–Jan.1

CCHOA Board Meeting

The Circle C HOA Board of Directors usually meets the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, November’s meeting was moved to Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 6:30pm via Zoom. Links to the Zoom meetings and meeting agendas may be found at www.circlecranch.com website under the “Resources” tab. Homeowners must be logged onto the site to view agendas and find the link to the Zoom meetings. Homeowners may sign up to speak at the meeting by calling the HOA manager at 512288-8663 or emailing info@circlecranch. info.

In this Issue:

In this December issue, we feature a few old Austin traditions along with a sprinkling of their histories. The following articles are intended as a tribute to the old hat Circle C residents as well as to our new residents hailing from out-of-town locations that have recently joined our neighborhood. Welcome! For the old hat neighbors that haven’t been to these events in a while, we encourage you to invite a new neighbor to one of the following activities and show them what Austin holidays are about. • Austin December Holiday Traditions Part 1:

Viewing Holiday Lights

Learn some of the history and current information about Austin’s Trail of Lights, the Zilker Holiday Tree, 37th Street’s Funky Lights, Mozart’s Light Show, Luminations, and Johnson City’s Spectacular Lights. • Austin December Holiday Traditions Part 2:

Enjoy a Live Performance

Family-friendly live performances that are longtime Austin traditions are Ballet Austin’s Nutcracker with accompaniment by the Austin Symphony; Circus Chickendog’s “Muttcracker,” featuring talented rescue animals; and Austin Chamber Music Center’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” at the historic Paramount Theatre. • Austin December Holiday Traditions Part 3:

Family Activities

Although decorating juniper trees on Highway 360 is an Austin tradition, perhaps we could begin a new tradition of cleaning up the trees after the holidays in January. Also, learn about the Austin Steam Train to the North Pole, the Downtown Austin Holiday Stroll, and ice skating atop Austin’s flagship Whole Foods Store. Continued on Page 3