KUT News on Instagram: "“We all know that a lot has changed about Austin,” says Blue Genie co-founder Dana Younger, “and there are some things that haven’t changed. And one of the things I believe that hasn’t changed is that Austin is a magical cauldron of creativity. People just love to make things here.” Younger and his business partners have spent the past 25 years hosting @bluegenieartbazaar, a yearly holiday-season marketplace where local artists and craftspeople offer their wares to an art

KUT News on Instagram: "Hundreds of people are gathering in Zilker Park to take a spin under the Zilker Holiday Tree. The tree, located across Barton Springs road from the Trail of Lights, is built each year by using one of the city’s moontowers as the anchor and measures 155 feet tall and includes 3,309 lights. It’s free to visit and is accessible from 6 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 1. Drive-up viewing is allowed Dec. 2-6, 8-9, and Dec. 24 - Jan. 1. Parking is free at the nearby lot on those nights