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December 2008 proves that winter is just another season in Minnesota.  
                                             
The Origin Story of the Christmas holiday
New Year's Eve Parties (below) & Taxi Cab numbers (below) 

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1    2   Tree Lighting 3  
4   Home for Christmas
     Keri Noble
5 Fantastic Merlins
   Gretchen Wilson
   Infamous Stringdusters
   Kenny G
   Scandinavian Dinner - Lutefisk
   Sounds of the Season
   Taproot
6   CVA Holiday Art Sale
     Grand Meander
     Holiday Art Fair
     Michael Monroe
     Michael Smith Christmas
     Monster Jam
     Polka Dance
     Record Show
     Reindeer Run
     Roseville Craft & Fudge Contest
     Santa Run
7   Aaron Neville
     Gospel Choir
     John Jorgenson
     St Paul Civic Symphony
     Temptations Review & Martha Reeves
     Trans-Siberian Orchestra
     Vikes @ Detroit
8   John Trones 9  Harry Connick Jr
    Snow Ball

10  Black Crowes
      Molly Maher
      Oasis
      UofM Dance
11  Brian Regan
      Concordia Christmas Concert
      Handel's Messiah
      Kassin+2
      Taste of Many Cultures
12  Boston Brass
      Curtis & Loretta
      Dragonforce
      Mercury Rev
      Tyka Nelson
13 Christmas Festival
     Dan Wilson
     Holiday Pops
     Honeydogs
     Katie McMahon
     Klingon Christmas Carol
     Skate With Santa
     Spirit of the Season
     Tillis Family Christmas
    Williams & McGraw
14 Go Fish
     Handel's Messiah
     Neal & Leandra's Holiday Show
     Skandia Festival
     Theotokos
     Vikes @ Arizona
     Womens Choir
15  Celtic Thunder
16  Empire Brass
      O'Neill  Brothers
17
18   Celine Dion
       Glory of Christmas

 
19  Soul Asylum
      White Iron
20  Abby Invitational
Gymnastics
     Holidays with the Sopranos
     JazzMN Christmas
     Lola & Red Hots
     Morris Day
& The Time

     Robert Robinson
21  Hanukkah
    
Vikings

22  Park HS Choir
23   
 24  Jewbilee
25    Christmas
       
Joyful 5K
        just Christmas
       
Staroke Xmas Party
26   27  Louie Anderson
      Martin Dosh
28  Vikings 29 30 31  New
Year's Eve
 
   Black & White New Year's Ball
     
Creedence
Clearwater
Revisited
      Jeff Dunham
      Wookiefoot

      more New Year's Eve parties
Nov 14-Dec 21 - play - Souvenir, Jungle Theater
Nov 21-23, 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 17-21 - play - Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, Lyric Arts, Anoka
Nov 21-Dec 28 - play - Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, Hennepin Stages
Nov 21-Dec 31 - play - A Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater
Nov 21-22, 28-30, Dec 4-7, 10-14, 17-23, 26-31 - play - All I Want for Christmas is $700 Billion, Brave New Workshop
Nov 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 - Holidazzle Parade
Nov 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 - Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Park Square Theatre, Hamm Building, 20 W 7th Place, St Paul
Nov 28-Dec 23 - music - Holiday Music Festival, Rotunda, Mall of America
Nov 28-Dec 28 - play - Black Nativity, Penumbra Theatre
Dec 1, 3, 5, 17, 19, 23, 28, 31 - hockey - Wild, Xcel Energy Center
Dec 2-5 - music, dance - Swinging Nutcracker, Orchestra Hall
Dec 2-Jan 3 - musical - Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Ordway
Dec 3-7, 10-14, 17-21 - play - A Christmas Carole Petersen, Ordway
Dec 4-6 - craft fair - Holiday Bazaar, Landmark Center
Dec 4-6 - music - Festival of Christmas, Bethel University
Dec 4-7 - music - Christmas Festival, St. Olaf College, Northfield
Dec 4-7 - music - The Blenders - Holiday Soul, Pantages Theatre
Dec 4-7 - play - We Won't Pay, Rarig Center, UofM
Dec 4-14 - play - Hanging of the Greens, Lakeshore Players Theatre, WBL
Dec 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 - play - A Christmas Carol, Bloomington Art Center
Dec 4-28 - play - 1940s Radio Hour, Hennepin Stages
Dec 5-6 - craft fair - Winter Craft Sale, Lake & Chicago, Minneapolis
Dec 5-7 - ballet - St. Paul City Ballet - A Sugar Plum Dream,
 
O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Dec 5-7 - music - Christmas at Northwestern College
Dec 5-7 - music - Christmas in Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus
Dec 5-7 - show - Ice Fishing & Winter Sports, Roy Wilkins Auditorium

Dec 5-7 - show - Wedding & Gift Show, Southdale Mall, Edina
Dec 5-7 - skating - White Bear Lake Holiday Open, WBL Sports Center
Dec 5-7, 12-13 - play - Christmas Window, North Heights Lutheran Church, Arden Hills
Dec 5-7, 12-14 - craft show - Har Mar Mall, Roseville

Dec 5-7, 12-14 - play - White Sheep of the Family, Theatre in the Round
Dec 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 - play - Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story, Mound's Theatre
Dec 5-7, 9-14, 16-23 - play - Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Stepping Stone Theater
Dec 6-7 - speedskating - 
John Rose Open, Roseville Oval
Dec 6-13 - music - Lorie Line Christmas, State Theatre
Dec 6-7, 13-14 - music - Christmas with the Singers, MN Choral Artists
Dec 6-Jan 18 - Holiday Flower Show, Como Conservatory
Dec 7, 12-14 - music - Welcome Christmas, VocalEssence, various
Dec 11-12 - volleyball - NCAA Volleyball Regionals, Williams Arena
Dec 11-14 - kids - 
Disney On Ice, Xcel Energy Center
Dec 12-13 - dance - Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker, Orpheum Theatre
Dec 12-13 - music - Eartha Kitt & the Minnesota Orchestra
Dec 12-13 - music - Christmas Festival, National Lutheran Choir, Bascilica of St. Mary
Dec 12-13 - play - Making of Americans, McGuire Theater
Dec 12-13 - speedskating - LT American Cup II, Roseville Oval
Dec 12-13, 20-21 - basketball - W Golden Bears, Concordia U
Dec 12-14 - music - Handel's Messiah, Lakeville Arts Center
Dec 13-14 - show - Gem & Rock Show, Eisenhower Community Ctr.
Dec 14-15 - music -
Winter Choir Concert, Lakeville North High School
Dec 17-18 - music - Scandinavian Christmas, Orchestra Hall
Dec 18-21 - dance - Cirque Dreams - Jungle Fantasy, Mystic Lake
Dec 18-21 - play - All Is Calm - The Christmas Truce of 1914, Pantages
Dec 18, 20, 21, 23 - music - Glory Shone Around, Rose Ensemble
Dec 19-20 - music - Mannheim Steamroller, Orpheum Theatre
Dec 19-21 - music -
Jingle Bell Doc, Orchestra Hall
Dec 19-21 - ballet - Classic Nutcracker, O'Shaughnessy
Dec 19-24 - dance - 
Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy, State Theatre
Dec 20-21 - skating - Maplewood Syncro Classic, Mariucci Arena
Dec 30-31 - music - Blue Man Group, Mystic Lake - sold out
Dec 30-Jan 4 - play - Grease, Orpheum Theatre

Christmas 2008 in the Twin Cities can be found at churches and malls and houses in-between.
Christmas music can also be found through the world-renown St. Olaf Christmas Fest in Northfield on Dec 4-7th.  Irving Berlin's White Christmas plays The Ordway from Dec 2nd to Jan 3rd, and on Nov 30th they're Dreaming of a White Christmas.  Linda Eder performs Home for Christmas on Dec 4th.  The 46th annual Festival of Christmas plays Bethel University's Benson Hall in St Paul on Dec 4-6th.   Christmas goes acapella with The Blenders - Holiday Soul Tour at the Pantages Theatre on Dec 4-7th.  Kenny G (and his sax) plays Mystic Lake on Dec 5th at 8pm, but dinner is earlier (tickets).  The University of Minnesota Women's and Men's Choruses, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers present Sounds of the Season at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on Dec 5th, 7:30pm.  Christmas at Northwestern College runs from Dec 5-7.  Christmas With Aaron Neville at the Grand Casino Hinckley throws some soul into Christmas on Dec 7th.  Michael W. Smith's "It’s A Wonderful Christmas" Symphony Tour, featuring Melinda Doolittle, plays the Xcel Energy Center on Dec 6th, 7pm.  The Trans-Siberian Orchestra can be in so many places at once because there is more than one orchestra (Santa theory #103), and one of them will play the Xcel on Dec 7th.  John Trones' Christmas In The City will be at the Pantages Theatre with Joanna Jahn and Jen Burleigh-Bentz on Dec 8th at 7:30pm.  The Concordia College Christmas Concert plays Orchestra Hall with more than 400 Concordian musicians on Dec 11th.  Boston Brass plays A Stan Kenton Christmas at Bethel University on Dec 12th.   Handel's Messiah is being performed by the Minnesota Orchestra at the St. Paul's Cathedral on Dec 11th and at Orchestra Hall on Dec 14th and by the Dakota Valley Symphony at the Lakeville Area Arts Center on Dec 12-14th.   Christmas in Christ Chapel mixes choirs, orchestras, brass, handbells, and dancers at Gustavus Adolphus College on Dec 5-7th.   Star of Wonder is performed by VocalEssence at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis on Dec 6th.    Lorie Line's Christmas Around The World plays the State Theatre Dec 6-13th. What Sweeter Music: Christmas with The Singers from the Minnesota Choral Artists will sing at the St. Olaf Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Dec 6th, at the Lord of Life Church in Ramsey on Dec 7th, at the Wayzata Community Church on Dec 13th, and at the Nativity Our Lord Church in St. Paul on Dec 14th.  A Welcome Christmas carol contest is performed by VocalEssence at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis on Dec 7th & 14th, Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, MN on Dec 12th, and Normandale Lutheran Church in Edina, MN on Dec 13th.  Harry Connick Jr and his band plays the Orpheum Theatre on Dec 9th.  The Curtis and Loretta Christmas Show with the Bittersweet Christmas Band play folk-Christmas music at The Cedar on Dec 12th at 8pm.  On Dec 12-13th, Santa Baby! is Eartha Kitt with the Minnesota Orchestra at Orchestra Hall and the National Lutheran Choir sings a Christmas Festival at the Basilica of St. MaryKatie McMahon's Celtic Christmas plays the O'Shaughnessy on Dec 13th.  Spirit of the Season - Peterson Family Concert is at the Hopkins Center for the Arts on Dec 13th.  The Tillis Family Christmas is country Christmas music sung by Mel Tillis, his daughter Pam Tillis, and family at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs on Dec 13th.  Go Fish plays Christmas music at the Target Center on Dec 14th.  Neal and Leandra's Holiday Show plays The Cedar with songs and stories on Dec 14th.  Greek Christmas music can be found at Theotokos,starring Ruth MacKenzie & the Mila Vocal Ensemble, playing St. Catherine's Victory Chapel on Dec 14th.  The Twin Cities Womens Choir's Illumination is sung at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Minneapolis on Dec 14th.   Empire Brass, a brass ensemble, plays Orchestra Hall on Dec 16th.  The Minnesota Orchestra plays a Scandinavian Christmas at Orchestra Hall on Dec 17-18th.   Glory of Christmas Concert fills Grace Church in Eden Prairie on Dec 18th.  And Glory Shone Around: An Early American Christmas is a program by the Rose Ensemble that will be at the Colonial Church of Edina on Dec 18th, St. Mary's Basilica on Dec 20th, the Church of the Nativity in St. Paul on Dec 21st, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater on Dec 23rd.   Mannheim Steamroller starts its Christmas tour at the Orpheum on Dec 19-20th.  Holidays with the Sopranos by the Lyra Baroque Orchestra fills the University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis on Dec 20th.  JazzMN Christmas combines the big band sounds and Christmas with vocalist Connie Evingson at the Hopkins High School auditorium on Dec 20th.   Robert Robinson sings Christmas gospel music at Bethel University's Benson Hall on Dec 20th.   Jingle Bell Doc is a Christmas music mix of Doc Severinsen, the Minnesota Chorale, Ascension Youth Choir, and the Twin Cities Bronze handbell choir playing Orchestra Hall on Dec 21st. The Park High School Choir Holiday Concert is Dec 22nd.   A mix of holiday music can also be found in the Mall of America - Rotunda from Nov 28-Dec 23.  Plus, you can ring your own bell for the Salvation Army (also at the MOA).                                                  Christmas Music by Type
A Christmas Carol
Christmas plays, dance, and ballets
are led by A Christmas Carol and the Nutcracker Suite. A Christmas Carol will be at the Bloomington Art Center, Guthrie Theater, Hennepin Stages
Park Square (Jacob Marley), and  Wellstone Center (Klingon). The The NutcrackerNutcracker Suite will be at Orchestra Hall on Dec 2-5th, the Orpheum Theatre on Dec 12-13th, the O'Shaughnessy on Dec 19-21st, and the State Theatre (tickets) on Dec 19-24th. A Christmas Story by Jean Shepherd will be on TBS and at the Mounds Theater in St. Paul. Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus plays 'round the Lyric Arts Center in Anoka on Nov 21-23, 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 17-21. A Christmas Carole Petersen by the Theater Latté Da plays the Ordway on Nov 28-29, Dec 3-7, 10-14, 17-21. The Hanging of the Greens at the Lakeshore Players Theatre is a new play about an old tradition, Dec 4-14th. A Sugar Plum Dream by the St. Paul City Ballet dances across the O'Shaughnessy stage Dec 5-7th. The Radio City Rockettes kick off Christmas at the Target Center on Nov 11-12th. Black Nativity plays the Penumbra Theatre on Nov 28-30, Dec 3-7, 10-14, 17-21, 23-24, & 26-28. The Christmas Window is a play that skates and sings at the North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills. All Is Calm - The Christmas Truce of 1914, as the title suggests, tells the WWI story of the silence of the battlefield truce -- a silence broken by a young soldier singing; it plays Dec 18-21st at the Pantages Theatre.

Christmas comedies include the Best Christmas Pageant Ever at the Stepping Stone Theater and the Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol at Hennepin Stages Upper Level. All I Want for Christmas is $700 Billion plays the Brave New Workshop, Nov 21-Dec 31st. ($700 billion could give everyone on the planet $100. Or every American $2,000, but it'll actually cost each American more than $2,000.)

Christmas arts & crafts
can be found at 
Oakdale Center on Nov 28-30, the Winter Craft Sale by No Coast Craft at the Midtown Global Market, Lake St.& Chicago Av. in Minneapolis on Dec 5-6th, the Christmas Bazaar at the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Brooklyn Park-Osseo on Dec 6-7th, at Har Mar Mall on Dec 5-7, 12-14th, the Artists' Circle Holiday Art Fair at Ramsey Jr. High on Summit in St. Paul is on Dec 6th, and the Christmas Festival at Minnehaha Academy's north campus is on Dec 13th. Collegiate holiday art sales can be found at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in Minneapolis on Nov 21-22 and at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul on Dec 6th.

Christmas plants (and oodles of varieties of poinsettias) can be found at the Holiday Flower Show in the warmth of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park from Dec 6-Jan 18th. The Hamline University Christmas Tree Lighting is Dec 2nd. Snow covered pine trees can be found in both Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Christmas sports starts off with the Reindeer Run and the 3rd annual Santa Run in Minneapolis on Dec 6th. Skate With Santa is at the Shoreview Ramsey County Ice Arena on Dec 13th from 10-11:30am. Joyful 5K runs on Christmas Day at 9am at Como Lake in St Paul.

winter
Dates list

Nov 14-Dec 21 play Souvenir, Jungle Theater
Nov 21-23, 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 17-21 play Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus, Lyric Arts, Anoka

Nov 21-Dec 28 play
Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, Hennepin Stages  Tickets
Nov 21-Dec 31 play A Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater
Nov 28-29, Dec 3-7, 10-14, 17-21 play A Christmas Carole Petersen, Ordway, Ordway
Nov 28-30, Dec 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 parade
play
Holidazzle Parade, Minneapolis
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Park Square Theatre, Hamm Building, 20 W 7th Place, St Paul
Nov 28-Dec 23 music Holiday Music Festival, Rotunda, Mall of America
Nov 28-Dec 28 play Black Nativity, Penumbra Theatre
Tuesday December 2 Christmas Tree Lighting, Sundin Hall Rose Garden, Hamline University (4:30pm)
Dec 2-Jan 3 musical Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Ordway
December 3-5 music Swinging Nutcracker, Orchestra Hall
Thursday December 4 music Home for Christmas - Linda Eder, State Theatre
Keri Noble, Winter Comes Again, Varsity Theater, 6:30 & 9pm
>> Keri Noble's "Talk To Me" hits me stronger than "Watch Me Walk," but both are good reflections of what she calls, "one artist and their instrument."
December 4-6 craft fair
music
Holiday Bazaar, Landmark Center, St Paul
Festival of Christmas, Benson Great Hall, Bethel University, St Paul
December 4-7 music Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield
>> The world famous St. Olaf Christmas Festival  is one of the oldest musical celebrations of christmas in the United States, having begun in 1912. This 96th year will be broadcast on public radio stations and public television stations; audio CDs are available for purchase.
December 4-7 music The Blenders - Holiday Soul Tour, Pantages Theatre  Tickets
December 4-7 play We Won't Pay!, Rarig Center, University of Minnesota
December 4-14 play Hanging of the Greens, Lakeshore Players Theatre, White Bear Lake
Dec 4-7, 11-14, 18-21 play A Christmas Carol, Bloomington Art Center
December 4-28 play 1940s Radio Hour, Hennepin Stages  Tickets
December 5 music
music
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music
food



music
music
Fantastic Merlins, Friday nights at The Black Dog Cafe, St Paul (8pm - ish)
Gretchen Wilson, Myth Nightclub, Maplewood
Infamous Stringdusters, The Cedar, Minneapolis (8pm)
Kenny G, Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, 8pm (dinner 5:30-6:30pm)  Tickets
Scandinavian Dinner with lutefisk, Mount Olivet Lutheran Church (3-7pm)
>> Lutefisk is uniquely Scandinavian -- whitefish  soaked in water for days, then in lye, then in water and then it's cooked. This is the 79th year that the Mount Olivet Lutheran Church has hosted this meal, so they know what they're doing.
Sounds of the Season, Ted Mann Concert Hall, UofM (7:30pm)
Taproot, Station 4 (8pm)
December 5-6 craft fair Winter Craft Sale, Minneapolis
December 5-7 music

music
show
ballet
Christmas at Northwestern - A Christmas Rose, Maranatha Hall, Totino Fine Arts Center, Northwestern College
Christmas in Christ Chapel, Gustavus Adolphus College
Ice Fishing & Winter Sports, Roy Wilkins Auditorium
St. Paul City Ballet - A Sugar Plum Dream, O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Catherine's 
2004 Randolph Av, St. Paul 55105
Dec 5-7, 12-13 play Christmas Window, North Heights Lutheran Church, Arden Hills
Dec 5-7, 12-14 craft fair Har Mar Mall, Roseville
Dec 5-7, 12-14 play White Sheep of the Family, Theatre in the Round
Dec 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 play Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story, Mound's Theatre
>> Sure TBS will be playing this classic as commerical messages interrupting their broadcast of this classic, but why not go see it on stage? It may win a major award.
Dec 5-7, 9-14, 16-23 play Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Stepping Stone Theater
Saturday December 6 art sale
fair
art fair
craft fair
music
music
monstertrucks
show
run
craft fair
run
CVA Holiday Art Sale, College of Visual Arts, St. Paul
Grand Meander, Grand Avenue, St. Paul
Holiday Art Fair by Artists Circle
, Ramsey Jr High Gym, 1700 Summit Av, St. Paul
Holiday Stop & Shop, Shoreview Community Center
Michael Monroe, The Cedar, Minneapolis
Michael W. Smith's  It’s A Wonderful Christmas Symphony Tour, Xcel Energy Center
Monster Jam , Metrodome
Record Show, - posters, CDs, videos - VFW, 2916 Lyndale Av S, Mpls
Reindeer Run by Lifetime Fitness, Lake Harriet Bandshell
Roseville Craft & Fudge Contest, Roseville City Hall
Santa Run, Minneapolis YWCA, 1130 Nicollet, 4pm
December 6-7 speedskating John Rose Open, Roseville Oval
>> Mass start, long track speedskating hits the Roseville Oval for the weekend with the clapping of the long blade skates and the bang of the gun.
December 6-13 music Lorie Line Christmas, State Theatre
December 6-7, 13-14 music What Sweeter Music: Christmas with The Singers, Minnesota Choral Artists
St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis - Dec 6, 7:30pm 
Lord of Life Church, Ramsey - Dec 7, 3pm 
Wayzata Community Church, Wayzata - Dec 13, 7pm
Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, St. Paul - Dec 14, 2pm
December 6-Jan 18 show Holiday Flower Show, Como Conservatory
Sunday December 7 football
music
music
music
music

music
Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit
Aaron Neville Christmas, Featuring Charles Neville, Grand Casino Hinckley (6pm)
Gospel Music, Ted Mann Concert Hall (7pm)
John Jorgeson Quintet, The Cedar, Minneapolis (7:30pm)
St. Paul Civic Symphony, Winter Moods, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, North St. Paul (3pm)
>> Bach's Sinfonia, Mozart's Piano Concerto #20, & Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Xcel Energy Center
>> If you look at the tour link, there is no way TSO can play St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center when clearly they will be in Albany, NY on the same day. However if you flip in the book of Christmas Conspiracies to Santa theory #103, you will recognize the possibilities of multiples. Obviously Santa has a twin and so does the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  Tickets
Monday December 8 music John Trones' Christmas In The City with Joanna Jahn and Jen Burleigh-Bentz,  Pantages Theatre, 7:30pm
Tuesday December 9 music
music, plays
Harry Connick Jr & his band, Orpheum Theatre (8pm)
Snow Ball & Yuletide Spectacular, live performances from Beyond Ballroom Dancing, Chris Koza, A Christmas Carole Petersen, Flying Foot Forum, & Theater Latte Da's Passage of Dreams, Varsity Theater (7pm)
Wednesday December 10 music
music
music
Black Crowes, First Avenue Mainroom (7:30pm)  Tickets
Molly Maher, The Cedar Open Stage, Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (7pm)
Oasis, Target Center
Thursday December 11 comedy
music
music
music
fair
Brian Regan, Orpheum Theatre (7:30pm)
Concordia College Christmas Concert, Orchestra Hall (6:30 & 9pm)
Kassin+2, Brazilian music, Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (7:30pm)
Handel's Messiah, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul's Cathedral
Taste of Many Cultures, The Depot, 300 Washinton Av S, Minneapolis (5pm)
December 11-12 volleyball NCAA Volleyball Regionals, Williams Arena
December 11-14 kids Disney On Ice, Xcel Energy Center
Friday December 12 music
music
music
music
Boston Brass - A Stan Kenton Christmas, Benson Hall, Bethel University (7:30pm)
Curtis and Loretta Christmas Show with the Bittersweet Christmas Band, Cedar, Mpls (8pm)
Mercury Rev, Fine Line Cafe (9pm)
Tyka Nelson, Bunkers, 761 N Washington, Minneapolis
December 12-13
dance
music
music
play
speedskating
Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker, Orpheum Theatre  Tickets
Eartha Kitt & the Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall
Christmas Festival - Love Incarnate, National Lutheran Choir, Basilica of St. Mary
Making of Americans, McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center
Long Track American Cup II, Roseville Oval
December 12-14 music Handel's Messiah by the Dakota Valley Symphony at the Lakeville Area Art Center
Dec 12-13, 20-21 basketball Golden Bears Womens Basketball, Gangelhoff Center, Concordia University
Saturday December 13 craft fair
music
music
music
music
music
play
kids
music
music
Christmas Festival, Minnehaha Academy north campus
Dan Wilson, Pantages Theatre (8pm)
Holiday Pops, Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, IDS Crystal Court (noon)
Honeydogs, 400 Bar, West Bank, Minneapolis
John Williams and Dean McGraw, The Cedar, Minneapolis (8pm)
Katie McMahon's Celtic Christmas, O'Shaughnessy Auditorium (7:30pm)
Klingon Christmas Carol, Wellstone Center, St. Paul (7:30pm)
Skate With Santa, Shoreview Ramsey County Ice Arena, Shoreview (10-11:30am)
Spirit of the Season - Peterson Family Concert, Hopkins Center for the Arts (2pm & 8pm)
Tillis Family Christmas (Mel & Pam Tillis), Grand Casino Mille Lacs
December 13-14 show Gem & Rock Show, Anoka County Gem & Mineral Club, Eisenhower Community Center, Hopkins (Sa 10-4:30pm, Su 11-4:30pm)
Sunday December 14 music
music
football
music
fair
music

music
Go Fish, Target Center (6pm)
Handel's Messiah, Orchestra Hall
Minnesota Vikings @ Arizona
Neal and Leandra's Holiday Show, The Cedar (7:30pm)
Skandia Festival, Landmark Center, St. Paul (noon) -- Scandinavian food & performances
Theotokos, with Ruth MacKenzie & the Mila Vocal Ensemble, plays St. Catherine's Victory Chapel
(7:30pm)
Illumination, Twin Cities Womens Choir, Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis 2pm & 4pm
December 14-15 music Winter Choir Concert, Lakeville North High School
Monday December 15 music Celtic Thunder, Target Center  Tickets
Tuesday December 16 music
music
Empire Brass, Orchestra Hall (7:30pm)
O'Neill Piano Brothers Christmas Tour with Katie McMahon, Hopkins Center for the Arts
 -
1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins 55343  (7:30pm)
December 17-18 music Scandinavian Christmas by the Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestra Hall (7:30pm)
Thursday December 18 music Celine Dion, Target Center (7pm)
Glory of Christmas Concert, Grace Church, 9301 Eden Prairie Rd, Eden Prairie 55347 (7pm)
December 18-21 dance
play
Cirque Dreams - Jungle Fantasy, Mystic Lake (2pm & 7pm)  Tickets
All Is Calm - The Christmas Truce of 1914
, Pantages Theatre  Tickets
Dec 18, 20, 21, 23 music And Glory Shone Around: An Early American Christmas by the Rose Ensemble plays the Colonial Church of Edina on Dec 18th, St. Mary's Basilica on Dec 20th, the Church of the Nativity in St. Paul on Dec 21st, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater on Dec 23rd.
Friday December 19 music
music
Soul Asylum, First Avenue (7:30pm)
White Iron, Cabooze, 917 Cedar Av S, Minneapolis (9pm)
December 19-20 music Mannheim Steamroller, Orpheum Theatre  Tickets
December 19-21 ballet
music
Classic Nutcracker by Ballet Minnesota, O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Jingle Bell Doc - Doc Severinsen, Minnesota Chorale, Ascension Youth Choir, & the Twin Cities Bronze handbell choir, Orchestra Hall
December 19-24 dance Loyce Houlton's Nutcracker Fantasy, State Theatre   Tickets
Saturday December 20 gymnastics

music

music
music
music
music
Abby Invitational Gymnastics, Eastview High School, 6200 140th St W, Apple Valley 55124 (11:15am)
Holidays with the Sopranos, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, University Lutheran Church of Hope, Mpls (8pm)
JazzMN Christmas, with Connie Evingson, Hopkins High School Auditorium (7:30pm)
Lola and the Red Hots - sometimes annual Xmas show, Tina Schlieske, Cabooze (9:45pm)
Morris Day & The Time
, Treasure Island
Robert Robinson, Benson Hall, Bethel University (8pm)
December 20-21 skating Maplewood Syncro Classic, Mariucci Arena
Sunday December 21 holiday
football
Hanukkah
Vikings
Monday December 22 music Holiday Choir Concert, Park High School Choir, Cottage Grove (7pm)
Wednesday December 24 party Jewbilee, Grumpy's Bar, 1111 Washington Av S, Mpls (9pm) - music & Hanukkah gift raffle
Thursday December 25 holiday Christmas
Joyful 5K, Como Lake, St Paul (9am)
Staroke Xmas Party, Triple Rock Social Club, 629 Cedar Av S, Mpls (9pm)
Saturday December 27 music Martin Dosh and friends, The Cedar, Minneapolis (8pm)
Sunday December 28 football Vikings
Dec 30-Jan 4 play Grease, Orpheum Theatre  Tickets
>> Most musicals are comedies in disguise. Here's Beauty School Dropout.
Wednesday December 31 music
comedy
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taxis






buses
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Treasure Island Casino
Jeff Dunham, Pantages Theatre (7pm)
New Year's Eve Parties:
  A Party We Can Believe In, First Av, 701 1st Av N, Mpls (8pm)($10 advance, $15 door) 18+
  Bar Abilene, 1300 Lagoon, uptown Minneapolis (10pm-2am) $100 ($75 advance)
  Big Wu, Trocaderos,
107 3rd Av N, Mpls (7pm) ($15 advance, $20 door) 18+
  Black & White New Year's Ball, Myth Nightclub (10pm-2am) ($25 - 21+)($30 - 18+)($50 vip)
  Blue Man Group, Mystic Lake Casino - sold out
  Brat Pack Radio, Bogart's Place, 14917 Garrett Av S, Apple Valley ($12)
  Brothers Bar & Grill, 430 1st Av, Minneapolis
  Casino Royale 009, Solera, 900 Hennepin Av (6:45pm) ($45-$120) Monte Carlo styled casino
 
Fine Line Cafe, 318 First Av N, Minneapolis (8pm) ($50 advance, $60 door) - White Castle
  gb Leighton, O'Gara's Bar & Grill,
164 Snelling Av N, St. Paul (9pm) ($25 advance, $28 door)
  Glow in the Dinkytowner, 412 1/2 4th St SE, dinkytown Mpls (9pm) ($10)
  Johnny Holm Band, Medina Entertainment, 5
00 Hwy 55 (7pm) ($28 advance, $33 door) 21+
  Magnolias, 400 Bar, 400 Cedar Av S, Mpls (8pm) ($5 advance, $8 door) 18+
  New Year's Nation, Epic, 110 5th St N, Mpls (9pm) $100 ($150 vip) 21+
  NYE 2008, Aqua Nightclub, 400 1st Av N, Mpls (9pm) ($25 advance, $85 open bar)
  Rock For a Cure, Station 4, 201 4th St E, St Paul (7pm) ($10) 18+
  Toy Story NYE, Envy Nightclub, 400 1st Av N, Mpls (9pm) ($90) - human toy performances
  Turf Club, 1601 University Av, St Paul (9pm) ($7)
  Varsity Theatre, 1308 4th St SE, dinkytown Mpls (8pm) ($14.50) 18+
  Wookiefoot, Cabooze, 917 Cedar Av S, Mpls (9:30pm) ($17 advance, $20 door) 18+
Minneapolis - St Paul - Bloomington - suburbs Taxi cabs
Airport Taxi -Town Taxi 612-721-0000 (Mpls), 651-222-0000 (St Paul), 952-928-0000, 763-544-0000
Bloomington City Taxi  612-333-3311 (Mpls), 651-323-2102 (St Paul), 952-232-5544, 763-515-1091
Blue & White Taxi - ABC Taxi 612-333-3333
Metro Taxi & Limo 612-871-1111
Suburban Taxi  - Green & White  612-522-2222 (Mpls), 651-222-2222 (St Paul), 952-884-8888
Yellow Cab 651-387-6958 (St Paul)
Metro Transit information   612-373-3333,  NexTrip 612-341-4287
MTC buses and trains will follow normal weekday times on New Year's Eve & New Year's Day in the Minneapolis - St. Paul metro area.

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