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Upon the arrival of cold weather, people tend to move indoors and limit their time spent in the elements. For those who live in places where there are restrictions placed on indoor entertaining and gatherings, it may be challenging to find ways to spend time safely together as temperatures drop.

Looking for a special event to commemorate the closing of the year? The Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio is hosting a Fire & Ice New Year’s Eve party on Dec. 31 from 9:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Guests are encouraged to dress up in holiday attire and add a masquerade mask to ring in the new year.

Austin’s oldest film festival, aGLIFF, announces a special event and screening of the Whitney Houston biopic musical “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” A private screening of the film will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28 at the Galaxy Theatres Austin, located at 6700 Middle Fiskville Road. Hosted by All American Goddess at Large Nadine Hughes, the screening will feature a pre-movie Whitney Houston singalong with Austin-based musician Tina G.

Tanger Outlets San Marcos is official Scout Elf Adoption Center

Entertaining is a big part of the holiday season. Calendars are packed this time of year with gatherings with friends, family and professional colleagues.

Dear Readers, Every year during the holiday season, the library gets questions about entertaining and etiquette. What follows is a sampling of those questions: