Twin Cities Calendar for December  2012

Twin Cities Christmas 2012 Concerts, Plays, Crafts Fairs

Christmas Plays
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and more
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Pantages Theatre (Dec 19-22, $28+)
Bathrobe Drama Christmas, Patsy Miller Studio Theatre, Northwestern College, Roseville (Dec 11-14)
Christmas Carol, Guthrie Theater (Nov 13-Dec 29, $41+) -- here's the ad
Christmas Carol, Jefferson High School, Bloomington (Dec 13-16, $10)
Christmas Carol - live version of the radio show, Mounds Theatre, St. Paul (Dec 2-18, $15)
Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol, New Century Theatre, 615 Hennepin Av, Minneapolis (Nov 23-Dec 31 $23+)
Elf the Broadway Musical, Ordway (Dec 5-30, $29+)
Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Hill Murray School Theatre, Maplewood (Dec 6-16)

Christmas Ballet - The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy, Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Av, Mpls (Dec 14-24, $48+)
Nutcracker, Ballet Minnesota, O'Shaughnessy, St. Catherine University (Dec 12-16, $30+)
Nutcracker, Out On A Limb Dance Company, Rosedale Center (Dec 3, 10, 17, 5:30-7:00pm, free)
Nutcracker, Rochester Dance Company, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester (Dec 8-9, $17+)
Nutcracker, Rochester Symphony Orchestra & Allegro Dance, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester (Dec 15, 2 & 7:30pm, $20+)
Nutcracker, Twin Cities Ballet, Burnsville Performing Arts Center (Dec 7-9, $16+)
Nutcracker According to Mother Goose, Zenon Dance, Cowles Center (Dec 8-9 10am & 1pm, $19+)
Russian Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet, Orpheum Theatre (Dec 7-8, $33)

Christmas Concerts - Classical
Hamline Acappella Choir Christmas Concert, Hamline Church, 1514 Englewood, St. Paul (Dec 2, 4pm, free)
Handel's Messiah, Dakota Valley Symphony and Chorus, Burnsville Arts Center (Dec 2, 2pm & 7pm, $16)
Handel's Messiah, MN Chorale & SPCO musicians, Central Lutheran Church, 333 S 12th St, Minneapolis (Dec 20-21, 7:30pm, $15+)
Ode to Joy, Locked Out Musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, Ted Mann Concert Hall, UofM (Dec 15-16, $20+)
St. Catherine Candlelight Concert, Choir & String Orchestra, Our Lady of Victory Chapel, St. Catherine U. (Dec 8, 8pm, free)
St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Skoglund Center Auditorium, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN (Nov 29-Dec 2)
St. Thomas Christmas, Minneapolis Convention Center (Dec 2, 4pm, $15)
Vamos a Belén, Rose Ensemble, various churches (Dec 20-23, $15+)

Christmas Concerts - Pop
Alexander O'Neal, Dakota Jazz Club (Dec 22-23, 7pm, $32+)
Alison Scott, Hopkins Arts Center (Dec 18, 7pm, $20)
Bethel College Festival of Christmas, Benson Great Hall, Bethel College ($15, sold out)
Home Free Christmas Tour, Fitzgerald Theater (Dec 15, $25)
Keri Noble, Varsity Theater (Dec 13, 8pm, $25)
Lorie Line - Immanuel, Burnsville Performing Arts Center (Nov 30-Dec 1 $48) & State Theatre (Dec 7-9 $49)
Manhattan Transfer, Dakota Jazz Club (Dec 7-8, 7pm, $40+)
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Orpheum Theatre (Nov 23, 4pm & 8pm, $49+) -- here's Joy to the World
Mel & Pam Tillis, Treasure Island Casino, Prairie Island Mdewakanton (Dec 16, 5pm, $25+)
New Standards Holiday Show, Fitzgerald Theater (Dec 7-9, $22+)
Northwestern College Christmas Concert, Maranatha Hall, Totino Arts Center, Northwestern College, Roseville (Dec 7-9, $14)
SpongeBob Christmas, SpongeBob & the Hi-Seas with Tom Kenny, Patio, Mall of America (Nov 24, 1pm, free)
Star of the North Band Holiday Concert, Landmark Center, St. Paul (Dec 12, 7:30pm, free)
SwordLord's Metal Christmas, Station 4, St. Paul (Dec 8, 7pm, $6+toy)
Tuba Christmas, & Bells at Buntrock, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College, Northfield (Dec 1, 3pm)

Christmas Dance
All Wrapped Up featuring the Starettes, Minnesota PerformDance, Cowles Center, 528 Hennepin Av, Mpls (Nov 30-Dec 1)

Christmas Lecture
Real Star of Bethlehem by Prof. Karlis Kaufmanis, Charlie Cowman, King of Kings Lutheran Church, Woodbury (Dec 4, 6:30pm)

Christmas Lights
Lights in the Park, Lake Phalen, St. Paul (Nov 20-Jan 1, 5:30pm-10pm, $10 per car)

Christmas Parades
Holidazzle, Nicollet Mall (12th St - 4th St), Minneapolis (Nov 23-25, Nov 29-Dec2, 6-9, 14-16, 20-23 6:30pm, free)

Christmas Craft Fairs
Art at Ramsey, Ramsey Junior High Gymnasium, 1700 Summit Av, St. Paul (Dec 1, 10am-5pm)
Blue House Boutique, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 2136 Carter Av, St. Paul (Dec 1, 9am-3pm)
Holiday Bazaar, Landmark Center, St. Paul (Nov 29-Dec 1, $4)
Holiday Craft Fair, Roseville City Hall (Dec 1-2, Sat. 10-5pm, Sun. 12-4pm)
No Coast Craft-O-Rama, Midtown Global Market, Lake St. & 10th Av, Mpls (Dec 7-8, Fri 3-8pm, Sat 9-5pm)


And Enough of Christmas
burlesque - Bawdy Blue - F@&K The Holidays, Honey, 205 E Hennepin Av, Minneapolis (December 13, 8pm $7)
cage fight  -  Season's Beatings, Cage Fighting Xtreme, Target Center (6:30pm, $32)
play - Trailer Park Boys - Dear Santa Claus, Go F#ck Yourself, State Theatre (Dec 14, 8pm $30)