"Art Is the Bridge" community drawing project. 2 p.m. to midnight. First Street Bridge
More on First Night
• A night to remember
• Organizers: All systems go
Advance button sales:
• H-E-B stores
• Central Market, North Lamar Boulevard and West 38th Street
• Austin Children's Museum, 201 Colorado St.
• Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, 209 E. Sixth St.
• Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave.
• Book People, 603 N. Lamar Blvd.
• Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave.
"Field Sketch 01" installation. 2 to 11:30 p.m. Auditorium Shores
Barna Kantor, "Reflections" mirrored sidewalk. 2 to 9 p.m. One American Center, 600 Congres Ave.
Marrilee Ratcliffe, "Turning the Page on 2005, Opening the Book of 2006" community resolution book. 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 11 p.m. Austin City Hall Lobby
Woody Woode & Beth Lee: Roots rock and modern folk music. 2 to 11 p.m. Congress Avenue
Sally Weber, "Reflecting Time" projection. Through Jan.15. Scarbrough Building, West Sixth Street and Congress Avenue
Adam Reese, "Spring Fever" banners. Through Jan. 2. Austin City Hall Plaza
2 to 5 p.m.
Grand Procession Art Flag Making Workshop. 2 to 5 p.m. Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave.
Very Special Arts of Texas, "Wearable Art Hat Making Workshop." 2 to 5 p.m. 301 Congress Ave.
Carmela Castrejon piñata workshop. 2 to 4 p.m. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave.
Coronado Studios silkscreen workshop. 2 to 4 p.m. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave.
"Feliz Años, Feliz Familias" Latin American holiday craft workshop. 2 to 4 p.m. Mexic-Arte Museum, 419 Congress Ave.
The Robot Group: RoboTheremin Marching Band. 2 to 4 p.m. One Congress Plaza, upper plaza, 111 Congress Ave.
The Butler Brothers, "Black Eyed Pea" sculpture. 2 to 5 p.m. Fielding Lecht Gallery, 708 Congress Ave.
Chinese Yo Yo Troupe performance and workshop. 2 to 5 p.m. 301 Congress Ave.
Austin Taiko, "Great Drums." 2 to 2:30 and 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. One Congress plaza lobby, 111 Congress Ave.
Badgerdog Literary Publishing, Inc., "Youth Voices In Ink." 3 to 3:30 and 4 to 4:30 p.m. Austin Museum of Art, 823 Congress Ave.
Capitol City Highlanders Pipe Band. 2 to 2:30 and 3 to 3:30 p.m. 327 Congress Ave. balcony
Richard "Rashah" Carson – Drumming Workshop. 2 to 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. Bank of America Lobby, 501 Congress Ave.
Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Inc. – "Circle of Light." 2 to 2:45 and 3:15 to 4 p.m. State Theatre, 719 Congress Ave.
Dance International ballroom dance demonstration. 2:30 to 3 and 3:30 to 4 p.m. Frost Bank Lobby, 401 Congress Ave.
The Trouble Puppet Show, "Song of the Ghost Ship." 2:45 to 3:15 and 3:30 to 4:00 p.m. Bank of America Plaza, 515 Congress Ave.
"Joe and Billy," reading of unpublished story by William Sidney Porter (O. Henry). 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m. Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room
Central Texas Mountaineers. 3 to 3:20 p.m. and 3:45 to 4:05 p.m. Radisson Hotel, west façade, Congress Avenue at West Cesar Chavez Street
Kabula: Brazilian Intercultural Exchange. 3 to 3:45 p.m. 816 Congress Ave.
"Mumba and the Stew Pot," storytelling, dance, drumming and puppetry. 3 to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 4:30 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth St.
Uprise! Productions, "Power Is Yours: Take It or Leave It." 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. 100 Congress Ave.
Mariachi En Fuego. 3:30 to 4 p.m. and 4:30 to 5 p.m. Austin City Hall Plaza
Djundun Dudes drumming and percussion ensemble. 3:45 to 4:15 and 4:30 to 5 p.m. One Congress plaza lobby, 111 Congress Ave.
Love of China School of Chinese Dance. 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. and 4:30 to 5 p.m. Bank of America Lobby, 515 Congress Ave.
BumbatomeutoBoi, Brazilian puppet show. 4 to 4:45 p.m. 816 Congress Ave.
BBoy City Break Dancers . 4 to 5:15 p.m. Frost Bank Tower Plaza, 401 Congress Ave.
Salvage Vanguard Theater, "Reverberations." 4:30 to 4:50 p.m. and 5 to 5:20 p.m. Paramount Theatre, exterior balcony, 713 Congress Ave.
Sambaxé, Brazilianized American pop music. 2 to 2:30 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. Eighth St.
Elaine Shen & Melanie Schopper, "Snow Tree Island." 4 to 5 p.m. Triangle Island, First Street Bridge at West Cesar Chavez St.
Tongue And Groove Theatre mimes. 4 to 5 p.m. Congress Avenue between Sixth & Ninth streets
Tapestry Dance Company. 4:30 to 5 p.m. State Theater, 719 Congress Ave.
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Starts at Congress Avenue and Ninth Street. Procession participants are listed in order of appearance. Families and friends with Art Flags are invited to join the end of the procession.
•Rhythm/Rituals N.W.A. Performance Group "Efe ati Ijo"
•Vortex Repertory Company
•Tanjore Performing Arts & Indian Cultural Center
•Chinese Yo Yo Troupe
•Académicos da Opera, the Austin Samba School
•Red House Studio, "The Pink" art car
•Totally Cool/Totally Art, "Giant Puppets"
•Garreth Wilcock, "The Ant Brigade"
•Angela Entzel and Wanda Krudas, stiltwalkers
•Cycle Circus Austin, "Insect Metamorphosis"
•Theater Action Project, "Global Resolution"
•Percussion Cubana
•Texas Juggling Society and the Austin One Jugglers
•Jaclyn Pryor, "Bread"
•Chad Rittenberry, stiltwalker
•Kabula: Brazilian Intercultural Exchange
•The Trouble Puppet Show,"Song of the Ghost Ship"
•Cybil Gustafson, "Segway Ballet"
•The Robot Group, RoboTheremin Marching Band
•Pilar Castrejon, three giant piñatas
•Barbara Timko, body puppets
•Capitol City Highlanders Pipe Band
•"Keep it Weird" Austin characters
•"Violet Crown" procession with "Domino," the larger-than-life pig puppet
•Richard "Rashah" Carson, international drumming
•"Art Flag Brigade"
Académicos da Opera, the Austin Samba School, Austin Poetry Slam, "The City is Speaking" Pyrotechnics
6:30 to 7 p.m. Austin City Hall Plaza
(7 to 11:30 p.m.)
Jill S. Kivikko, "Triptych." 7 to 10 p.m. 301 Congress Ave.
Elaine Shen and Melanie Schopper, "Snow Tree Island." 7 to 11 p.m. Triangle Island, First Street Bridge at West Cesar Chavez St.
Mary Ann McQuillan, "Brushstrokes at Midnight." 7 to 11 p.m. Arthouse at the Jones Center, 700 Congress Ave.
The Butler Brothers, "Black Eyed Pea." 7 to 11 p.m. Buford Tower, W. Cesar Chavez Street at Colorado Street
Oscar Riquelme, "Shadow Catcher" community portrait. 7 to 11 p.m. One Congress Plaza lower plaza, 111 Congress Ave.
Luke Savisky, "D/x" film montage. 7 to 11 p.m. Radisson Hotel, west façade, Congress Avenue at Cesar Chavez Street
Johnny Walker, "Floating Dragon." 7 to 11:30 p.m Town Lake
"Night of Magic" fire dancing. 8 to 11 p.m. Auditorium Shores
Olivia Chacon and Company, "De Noche" flamenco. 6:30 to 7:15 and 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. State Theater, 719 Congress Ave.
Rajamani World Music Ensemble. 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. and 7:45 to 8:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave.
Poor Man's Fortune, Celtic music. 7 to 7:30 and 7:45 to 8:15 p.m. 301 Congress Ave.
Natyalaya School of Dance, "Antariksha." 7 to 7:35 p.m. Bank of America lobby, 515 Congress Ave.
Sharir + Bustamante Danceworks, "Court Dance." 7 to 7:20 and 8 to 8:20 p.m. Frost Bank Tower lobby, 401 Congress Ave.
Kabula: Brazilian Intercultural Exchange. 7:30 to 8 p.m. Austin City Hall Plaza
Uprise! Productions, "Power Is Yours: Take It or Leave It." 7:30 to 8 p.m. 100 Congress Ave.
The Djembabes. 7:30 to 8 and 8:30 to 9 p.m. One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress Ave.
Austin Poetry Slam, "Poetry Slam Town Criers." 7:45 to 8:15 and 8:30 to 9 p.m. One Congress Plaza, Upper Plaza
Austin Poetry Slam, "I Live Here/a Poetry Slam Collaboration." 8 to 8:25 p.m. and 9 to 9:25 p.m. Austin City Hall, City Council Chambers
Cybil Gustafson, "Segway Ballet." 8 to 8:07 p.m. and 8:15 to 8:22 p.m. Austin City Hall Plaza
Improvisational Movement Project, "Getting from There To Here." 8 to 8:30 p.m. and 9 to 9:30 p.m. 100 Congress Ave.
The Trouble Puppet Show, "Song of the Ghost Ship." 8 to 8:30 p.m. Bank of America plaza, 515 Congress Ave.
Big Chief Kevin and the Flaming Arrow Mardi Gras Indians. 8:30 to 9 p.m. and 9:30 to 10 p.m. Austin City Hall Plaza
Twyla & the Twilight Star Ensemble, Egyptian style belly dance. 8:45 to 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 to 10 p.m. 301 Congress Ave.
Blue Lapis Dance – "Whispers of Heaven." 9 to 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 to 11 p.m. State Theater, 713 Congress Ave.
Freddie Steady 5 featuring Austin a Go Go. 9 to 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 to 11 p.m. Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Ave.
Central Texas Mountaineers. 9 to 9:20 p.m. and 9:45 to 10:05 p.m. Radisson Hotel, west façade, Congress Avenue at Cesar Chavez Street
Inside Out Steel Band. 9:30 to 10 p.m. and 10:30 to 11 p.m. One Congress Plaza lobby, 111 Congress Ave.
Anuradha Naimpally, "Bollywood." 9:30 to 10 and 10:15 to 10:45 p.m. One Congress Plaza, 111 Congress Ave.
Chandra Washington, "In Pursuit of Wellness." 10 to 10:30 p.m. and 10:45 to 11:15 p.m. Austin City Hall, City Council Chambers
Sheep Army/Elsewhere Dance Theater," "For Office Use Only." 11:10 to 11:30 p.m. One Congress Plaza lobby, 111 Congress
Drumming countdown and pyrotechnics
11:30 p.m. to midnight. First Street Bridge