Today

• Butler Pitch & Putt Movies on the Greens: Happy Gilmore | Thurs., Dec. 2 | 6 p.m. | Butler Pitch & Putt | Free | Bring your own blanket and some cash for sandwiches, candy, and beverages. 🍫
• Austin Spurs vs. Greensboro Swarm | Thurs., Dec. 2 | 7:30 p.m. | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park | $15+ | Get ready to cheer the Spurs on at this NBA G League game — doors open at 6 p.m. 🏀
• Secondhand Serenade | Thurs., Dec. 2 | 7 p.m. | Come and Take It Live, 2015 E. Riverside Dr., Bldg. 4 | $20+ | This alternative band will be joined by The Dangerous Summer and SayWeCanFly.
• Three Dog Night | Thurs., Dec. 2 | 8 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre | $39.50+ | Take a trip back in time and listen to this classic band perform old favorites — doors open at 7 p.m.

Friday

• Capital City Black Film Festival | Fri., Dec. 3-Sun., Dec. 5 | Times vary | Virtual | Free+ | Learn from experts in film and celebrate local Black independent filmmakers at this festival.
• Bob Saget | Fri., Dec. 3 | 7 p.m. | The Paramount Theatre | $30+ | The “Full House” star will be performing stand-up comedy at this historic venue.
• Community First! Village Holiday Market | Fri., Dec. 3-Sat., Dec. 4 + Fri., Dec. 10-Sat., Dec. 11 | 4-9 p.m. | Community First! Village | Free | Shop, listen to music, and eat delicious local food at this event organized by Mobile Loaves and Fishes.

Saturday

• Downtown Holiday Stroll | Sat., Dec. 4-Fri., Dec.24 | Any time | Downtown Austin | Free | Download a Holiday Passport containing discounts and activity guides + get it stamped at more than 30 participating local businesses — more stamps, more prizes. 🎁
• Flamingosis | Sat., Dec. 4 | 8 p.m. | Historic Scoot Inn | $20+ | This performer combines funk, electronic, and old-school soul in his music — all ages welcome.
• Yard Bar’s Annual Pugly Sweater Party | Sat., Dec. 4 | 12-3 p.m. | Yard Bar | Free | Compete in ugly sweater contests for dogs, humans, and groups at this event benefiting the Pug Rescue of Austin.

Weather

• 79º | Partly cloudy | 8% chance of rain

State

• The Public Utility Commission approved a plan that will improve communication between power generators and natural gas facilities. The changes are an attempt to make the grid more resilient + easier to identify power failures, after February’s winter storm Uri. ❄️ (KVUE)

Development

• A new project including 76,000+ sqft of office space and 88,000+ sqft of condos will be built off of Springdale Road in East Austin in the next two years. The project — called Ellie May — is being built around a former urban farm, and will include a farm-to-table restaurant. (Austin Business Journal)

Transportation

• Capital Metro is getting a new look. The Austin public transportation agency will be redesigning its logo to omit the Texas Capitol dome in favor of a simpler logo that reads “CapMetro.” The redesign comes ahead of the agency’s $7.1 billion Project Connect expansion. 🚍 (KUT)

Eat

• Austin’s Bad Larry Burger Club is taking over the Bummer Burrito truck at 89 Rainey St. starting today, converting it into A Very Bad Larry Christmas. The pop-up will serve smashburgers + daily specials and the Little Brother bar next door will also offer festive drinks. 🍔 (Austin American-Statesman)

Holiday

• This southwest Austin’s Christmas display brings light to both the neighborhood and more than a dozen children. The Maywald family’’s display of 200,000+ lights, a 17-ft Santa Claus, and a “wish lake” has raised more than $117,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation over seven years. 🎅 (KXAN)
• We’d be willing to bet almost every house in America has a tangle of broken Christmas lights in a storage box somewhere. Good news for all of you: the City of Georgetown is accepting these old lights for free recycling until the end of January. Last year, 3,000+ pounds of lights were recycled. 💡 (KXAN)

Shop

• Prada wants to expand in the US — and it’s eyeing Austin. The iconic Italian brand said it plans to open locations in emerging “luxury centers,” including ATX. It’s not the first high-end brand to move to the Capital City — Gucci will open its first Austin store at The Domain next year. 👜 (CultureMap Austin)
• In case you missed it, 6AM Rewards has officially launched. Join now with the email you’re reading this with, then start discovering all the ways to earn + redeem points for discounts and free Austin merch at The 6AM Shop.

Tech

• Local app SafeUP — which helps women call for help in threatening situations — launched this week. The app trains users 18+ to become “guardians” and respond in crisis situations — users who need help are connected to nearby guardians who can either talk them through their situation or meet them in person. (Austonia)

DYK

• Goodbye Fido, hello Charlie. The top pet names in Austin this year were just released, and the list shows Charlie and Luna were top names for both dogs + cats. Other popular pet names included Max, Bella, Loki, and Lucy. 🐱 (Rover)