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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.

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

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Things are going very well around my place when it comes to wildlife viewing. First, a small flock of robins, four or five birds, showed up in my backyard and began drinking and bathing in my concrete birdbath. They splashed around and seemed to be having a fine old time.

Local fused glass artist gives back to the San Marcos art community

The popularity of experiential gifts is undeniable. In its 2021 Winter Holiday Shopping Report, the market research firm Mintel revealed that nearly half of individuals surveyed for the report felt that experiential gifts are superior to tangible items. Such preferences are something holiday shoppers can keep in mind as they pursue the perfect gift for their loved ones.

During the week of Nov. 14-18, Splash Coworking helped kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a week of events to help local entrepreneurs take their ideas to the next level.

What are the 12 birds that every Texan should be able to identify?

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Before and after landscape shows long-lasting results