Winter Gathering with Kathy Mattea: Good News and Other Favorite
Thursday, December 12 @ Gogue Performing Arts Center
7 p.m. Grammy Award winner Kathy Mattea brings her deep acoustic music roots to an original and traditional Christmas holiday music program. Led by her warm and soulful vocals and deft arrangements, Mattea’s stellar band, assembled for this tour with some of Nashville’s finest musicians, brings a fresh take on a wide range of songs of the season: from well-loved traditional tunes to selections from 1993’s Grammy winning Good News album and 2003’s acclaimed Joy for Christmas Day, to her breakthrough recording of the iconic “Mary, Did You Know?”.
910 S. College Street Auburn, AL 36830 goguecenter.auburn.edu
Christmas with C.S. Lewis: December 5 @ 7:30 PM, Montgomery Performing Arts Centre
In the early years of his young adult life C S Lewis believed the story of Christ’s birth was nothing more than feel-good myth. That all changed after a particular encounter with his great friend and fellow author, J R R Tolkien. Although both men loved mythology in general, Tolkien was convinced that the Jesus myth was the one true myth. That was the start of Lewis’ journey from Atheism to Christianity. From that point on Christmas, for Lewis, took on an entirely different meaning.
Here we find him at his home near Oxford on Christmas Eve hosting a group of Americans who are Christmassing in England. They are about to experience an unforgettable assortment of Yuletide recollections which stimulates a whole range of emotions – curiosity, laughter, gladness and even some tears. Above all, they will discover how that encounter with Tolkien forever changed his Christmas celebrations. $60 Additional fees may apply. Tickets at https://mpaconline.org/christmas-with-c-s-lewis/.
River Region Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” Friday, December 6, 2024 @ Davis Theatre
December 6 & 7 at 7 p.m. and December 7 & 8 at 2 p.m. “The Nutcracker,” choreographed by Stevan Grebel and set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, will thrill the audience with the prodigious dancing of the Youth Ballet Company and students from the school. With spectacular backdrops, scenery and a growing Christmas tree, this ballet is truly magical!
Davis Theatre, 7981 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36117
(334) 356.5460 riverregionballet@gmail.com alabamariverregionballet.com
River Region Ballet presents “The Nutcracker” Friday, December 6, 2024 @ Davis Theatre
December 6 & 7 at 7 p.m. and December 7 & 8 at 2 p.m. “The Nutcracker,” choreographed by Stevan Grebel and set to music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, will thrill the audience with the prodigious dancing of the Youth Ballet Company and students from the school. With spectacular backdrops, scenery and a growing Christmas tree, this ballet is truly magical!
Davis Theatre, 7981 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36117
(334) 356.5460 riverregionballet@gmail.com alabamariverregionballet.com