Overwhelmed by the thought of Christmas shopping? Trying to stop giving Jeff Bezos your money? Skip Amazon and support small, local businesses at women- and queer-spotlighting arts nonprofit Future Front Texas’ annual Front Market. Over 150 independent artisans and designers pop up across two days, selling wares ranging from ceramics and jewelry to art prints, clothing, and baked goods, and DJ sets, bites by local chefs, and creative workshops lend a community-oriented, interactive flair to the event that makes it about more than just spending money. The weather should hopefully, finally, have cooled down for good by then, too. – Carys Anderson