🪴 Gettin’ crafty

• Dougherty Arts Center Classes | Get serious about your craft with a class covering ceramics, textiles, painting, photography, and more.
• ATX Pottery | Take a one-time or eight-week class to perfect the art of pottery.
• Austin Creative Reuse | Learn how to crochet, make prints, or craft collages at these low-cost classes using secondhand materials.
• Ghost Pepper Glass | Get acquainted with the fast and fiery world of glass blowing with one-time and class courses.
• Luxe Refill | Learn how to make your own sustainable bath and body products at this local refillery.
  

📸 Pick up a new hobby

• Precision Camera | Learn how to use manual settings on a DSLR, pick up a Photoshop skill, or even hone in on your iPhone photography skills.
• The Natural Gardener | Sit in on a free class covering vegetable gardening, seed starting, or houseplant care.
  

💪 Move your body

• Krav Maga | Learn this self defense-oriented Israeli martial art — your first class is free.
• Monsoon Dance Bollywood & Yoga Studio | Beginners and experienced Bollywood dancers alike can take choreography classes, Bollywood fitness, and yoga from home or in-studio.
• Master Gohring’s Tai Chi & Kung Fu | This studio promises to give you a martial arts workout that will keep you entertained the whole time.
  

🍴 Iron chef

• Central Market | Have your dinner and make it too with a class on making dumplings, cheese pairing, kolache-making, and more. Psst... you can even take mixology courses.

• We Are Blood Raffle for Franklin BBQ | Today-Sunday, Jan. 15 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m. | Multiple locations, Austin | Free | Anyone who donates blood by the end of this weekend will be entered in a raffle to attend a private dinner party at the famous barbecue restaurant.

• The Colors of France | Friday, Jan. 13-Saturday, Jan. 14 | 8 p.m. | The Long Center for the Performing Arts, 701 W. Riverside Dr., Austin | $19-$100 | Walk the red carpet before taking in a symphony inspired by France.
• “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” | Friday, Jan. 13 | 10 p.m.-12 a.m. | Alamo Drafthouse, 2700 W. Anderson Ln., Unit 701, Austin | $12.75 | Celebrate Friday the 13th with an installment of this classic slasher movie.

• Winter Woody Plant Sale | Saturday, Jan. 14 | 9 a.m.-1 p.m. | Wildflower Center, 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin | $10-$15 | Stock up on native trees and shrubs at this sale with Bartlett Tree Experts on-site to answer plant care questions.
• AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 MINUTES | Saturday, Jan. 14 | 7:30-11 p.m. | Parker Jazz Club, 117 W. 4th St., #107b, Austin | $30-$35 |The Parker Jazz Club house band and co. will take you on a musical journey through France, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, Germany, and last but not least, Texas.

• 81º | Partly cloudy | 11% chance of rain
• Last year was electric for Texas — literally. The Lone Star State had the highest lightning count in the country, with more than 27 million cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-ground bolts recorded, according to a report from Vaisala. ⚡️

• Austin-based musician and ACL Festival alumnus Dayglow is performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon later this week. The 23-year-old indie artist’s performance will air at 10:35 p.m. this Friday. (KXAN)

• Plans filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation show Tesla plans to invest an additional $717 million in its Austin Gigafactory, adding 1.4 million sqft of space across four new buildings. (Austin Business Journal)

• Austin FC signed defender Adam Lundkvist from Sweden in a trade with Houston Dynamo FC. Meanwhile, Austin FC II — Austin FC’s new MLS NEXT Pro team — added goalkeeper Eric López to its roster. ⚽️
• Austin’s own Q2 Stadium will host the Premier Rugby Sevens 2023 kickoff tournament, a festival-style competition for men and women, on Saturday, June 17. Get tickets. 🏉

• Mexico City-based restaurant La Popular is bringing its second US location to the Capital City. The new restaurant, located at 7415 Southwest Pkwy., is expected to open this spring. 🍮 (Eater Austin)

• SXSW 2023 is shaping up to be a star-studded event. Newly announced speakers include Nick Jonas, Eric André, Martin Luther King III, Eva Longoria, and many (many, many) more. 💫

• J-Prime Steakhouse is one of the best places in the country to get a mood-setting cocktail, according to Forbes. They recommend the “Blood Brothers” cocktail, made with blood orange puree, Campari, and Dos Hombres mezcal with a rose petal garnish.

• If one of your New Year’s resolutions includes learning a new language — now’s your time to shine. Babbel is offering 55% off subscriptions for a limited time. How does it work? Short, 10-minute lessons (designed by real language teachers) will make you conversational in as little as three weeks of consistent practice. First step: Pick a language. 🌏 *

• This Princeton grad’s startup raised $161 million to help people plan for retirement — and its free tool can match you with up to three vetted financial advisors serving your area who can help you work towards financial freedom. Try it out for yourself. 💸 *

Over-the-counter medications 💊

• Most readers said they prefer a daily antihistamine like Zyrtec or Claritin, which they start taking around November before symptoms start to flare up.

Allergy shots 💉

• Securing the second most recommendations behind antihistamines, 10% of you swear by getting allergy shots.

At-home treatments 🧽

• Keep your home as clean and free of pollen as possible by wiping down pets, changing clothes, and/or bathing after extended periods of time outside.
• For those who cope through “complaining” — I felt that.