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A season of performing arts

Music, dance and theater events light up the holidays

Enterprise staff

The holiday performing arts season kicks off this week, so now is the time to make plans and purchase tickets. This year, why not give a holiday performance as a gift? Tickets make great gifts while supporting local arts organizations at the same time.

Here's a sampling of upcoming holiday arts performances:

Dance

“The Nutcracker”: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 5 & 6, Edmonds-based Olympic Ballet Theatre presents its annual full-length production of the holiday ballet, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 Fourth Ave. N, Edmonds. Tickets: $30 adults, $25 seniors & students, $20 children 10 & under, available at OBT's offices in the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., Edmonds, at www.olympicballet.com, by calling OBT at 425-774-7570, and at ticketmaster.com.

“The Nutcracker”: 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, Emerald Ballet Theatre with Rainier Symphony present Tchaikovsky's holiday fantasy, at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE, Bothell. Tickets: $30 adults, $27 NPACF members, $25 seniors (62+), $15 youth (under 17), available at www.npacf.org or 425-408-7988.

Theater

“A Christmas Story”: 8 p.m. Thursdays- Saturdays 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 27-Dec. 20, the Edmonds Driftwood Players present a stage play version based on the classic 1983 holiday movie about a boy and his quest for the perfect Christmas present, at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Tickets: $23 general, $20 junior/senior/military (18 & under, 60 & over), available by calling 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“KDWP Radio presents H C Anderson's ‘The Snow Queen'”: 2 p.m. Saturdays, 7 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 5-13, Driftwood Players Alternative Stages presents Hans Christian Anderson's classic fairy tale, reinvented for live radio broadcast with audience participation. Performance will be recorded live by KMPS radio to be included in their holiday programming. At the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Tickets: $10 general, available at 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“The Eight: Reindeer Monologues”: Midnight Fridays & Saturdays, Dec. 11-19, the Driftwood Players Late Night series presents this unconventional tale about Santa's reindeer and revelations of how things really are at the North Pole, at the Wade James Theatre, 950 Main St., Edmonds. Not recommended for those who believe in Santa or are easily offended. Tickets: $5 general, available by calling 425-774-9600 or www.driftwoodplayers.com.

“Le Chat Noel: A Christmas Cabaret”: 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday, Dec. 11 & 12, North Sound Church hosts its annual Christmas Dessert Theatre, featuring an evening of song and drama in the style of a French cabaret, at the Edmonds Conference Center, 201 Fourth Ave. N. Tickets: $12.50, available by calling North Sound Church at 425-776-9800.

Music

Magical Strings Celtic Yuletide Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council presents the musical Boulding family's 31st annual concert at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline, featuring the Raney Irish Dancers, lyrical juggler Thomas Arthur, vocalists Mark and Colleen Raney and special guests. Tickets: $20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 children, available by calling 206-417-4645 or at www.shorelinearts.net.

Trinity Lutheran Church Christmas Concerts: Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St. SW, Lynnwood presents this special holiday music series. For more information call 425-778-2159 or visit www.trinitylutheranchurch.com.
• 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, Noel! Harp Christmas Concert.
• 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, David Cornell, piano; Linda Cornell, soprano.
• 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Seattle Jazz Singers Holiday Concert.
• 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, The Esoterics Choral Group “Chiraroscura.”
• 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Trinity Lutheran College Advent Vespers.
• 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, Edmonds Symphonic Choir.
• 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, King's High School Concert.
• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, Sacred Music Chorale Christmas Concert.
• 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, MAX Foundation Christmas Benefit Concert.
• 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, Providence Classical Christian School Concert.
• 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, Dreyer Brothers “Country Christmas” Concert.
• 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, Northwest Boychoir “Lessons and Carols.”

“Hallelujah!”: 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Choir of the Sound's annual holiday concert features highlights of Handel's “Messiah” with a chamber orchestra and a second half of festive classics, at the Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, 15343 25th Ave. NE, Shoreline. Tickets: $18 adults, $16 seniors, $9 children under 12, available by calling 206-528-9990 or visit choirofthesound.org. Tickets at the door are $20.

“Through the Eyes of Angels”: 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Saturday Dec. 5, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St., hosts its annual Christmas program featuring more than 70 vocalists, instrumentalists, percussionists, string players, and guest tenor Kenneth Gayle. Tickets $5 general, or $15 per household, available at 425-778-2119.

Handel's “Messiah”: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, Northwest Chorale performs Handel's oratorio, featuring Kathy Barlow, soprano; Emily Lunde, alto; Paul Karaitis, tenor; and Michael Drumheller, bass, with the Starry Night Chamber Orchestra, at Edmonds United Methodist Church, 828 Caspers St.. Admission: Free will offering to benefit local food banks. Info: www.nwchorale.org.

“Holiday Magic: A Northwest Celebration”: 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, Stan Boreson performs with the 110-voice Sno-King Community Chorale at Edmonds Center for the Arts, 410 4th Ave. N., Edmonds. Tickets: $15 adults, $13 seniors & students, $5 children 12 & under, available by calling 425-275-9595 or online at www.sno-kingchorale.org.

“Home for the Holidays” with Tingstad & Rumbel: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, Grammy Award-winning artists Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel perform holiday music at the Northshore Performing Arts Center, 18125 92nd Ave. NE , Bothell. Tickets: Tickets: $25 adults, $22 members, $21 seniors, $15 under 25 years, available by calling 425-408-7988 or online at www.npacf.org.