Events Calendar
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The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, say things they shouldn’t, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant. None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale, the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating–has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a powerful story of misunderstanding, faith and redemption. Through most of the play, the audience can’t stop laughing, but by the end most will be watching the show through tears. A great, fun holiday experience for any age and sure to become a modern Christmas classic. A one-act production, approximately one hour in length.
Presented by the Overlook Theatre Company
We’re getting a New Deal for Christmas! Based on the popular comic strip, Annie tells the extraordinary story of a little orphan who ends up in the lap of luxury with Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks. Unlike most of the other children at the wicked Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, Annie believes that her parents will one day return to claim her. When Mr. Warbucks offers to adopt her, she asks the most powerful man in America to help find her real mom and dad instead, and he agrees. With scrappy orphans, sleazy con artists, a magical mansion staff, and an iconic American president, Broadway’s favorite underdog story comes to vibrant new life on The Market stage just in time for the holiday season!
November 29-December 16
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm
All tickets are only $10!
www.themarketanderson.org
Tickets will sell fast, so reserve yours before they’re gone!
The Market Theatre Company offers always quality, always affordable art and entertainment right in the heart of downtown Anderson! At the theatre, enjoy sweets from CocoBon Chocolatier and the Pound Cake Man as well as drink from Growler Haus. Before and after the show, visit Anderson’s beautiful restaurants, bars, parks, Christmas lights, and even Holiday Ice in the Park!
https://www.facebook.com/events/331539400732867/?event_time_id=331539447399529
Forever Plaid: Plaid Tidings – The Funny, Feel Good Holiday Musical
The Plaids are back to do their Christmas Special! At first, Francis, Jinx, Smudge and Sparky aren’t sure why they’ve returned to Earth for another posthumous performance, but a phone call from the heavenly Rosemary Clooney lets them know that they’re needed to put a little harmony into a discordant world. Sprinkled among the Christmas offerings are audience favorites, like their riotous three-minute-and-eleven-second version of The Ed Sullivan Show – this time, featuring the Rockettes, the Chipmunks and The Vienna Boys Choir, as well as a Plaid Caribbean Christmas that puts the “Day-O” in Excelsis! This truly “heaven-sent” holiday treat will lift audiences’ spirits and fill them with nostalgia for a bygone era of classic music sung in perfect harmony.
Directed and choreographed by Kimberlee Ferreira with musical direction by Chase McAbee
For handicap seating please call our Box Office – 864-947-8000
https://www.facebook.com/events/453409431849631/?event_time_id=453409465182961
Mount St. Helen’s nuns are putting on a Christmas show which is an original ballet based on “The Nutcracker“. The show is filled with the traditional “nunsense humor” and one-liners that have made the Nunsense shows so popular.
It was 20 degrees outside on January 19, 2018 when the Carolina Music Museum gave Greenville a “sneak peek” into what we were about and for a good part of that magical evening Stephanie Schmidt, from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she is pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in their Historic Keyboard Performance program, played the Lyles Square Piano on the second floor. Now, almost a year later she returns for an evening of American popular music from the early part of the 19th Century, matching the music to the instrument, and giving us a glimpse into what we were whistling and singing together way back then. American history reflected in its music–a happy spoonful of music does help the history go down!
Stephanie is a great believer in the beauty of historical instruments. She has presented at annual meetings of the Historical Keyboard Society of North America for the last five years (on both fortepiano and harpsichord) and takes great pleasure in delighting listeners with unconventional selections. She shares her musical insights of period performance with over 30 piano students in Cary, NC. Come and get your spoonful on December 8 at 7:30! Call 864-520-8807 for your tickets. $20 for adults, $5 for students 6-18. Beer and wine will be available.
Saturday, December 8th
Doors: 8pm | Show: 9pm
Tickets: $7
21+
Bill Noonan Band
Bill Noonan Band is a retro Country and Western band from Charlotte, NC.
Brandy Lindsey and the Punch
“It’s like being in a honky-tonk or a greasy rock club that isn’t embarrassed to serve good wine along with Pabst Blue Ribbon.” Knoxville News Sentinel
http://brandylindseyandthepunch.com
David Childers
North Carolina-based singer/songwriter/musician/poet/historian/painter
http://www.davidchilders.com
https://www.facebook.com/events/523266594803024/
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver will be heading out to the Chapman Cultural Center on December 8th for an amazing family friendly event! This show is open to the public and welcomes everyone. Make sure to get your tickets soon, they will run out quickly!
With nearly 40 albums to their credit, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have multiple Grammy, Dove, ICM, IBMA and SPBGMA Award nominations, and are 7-time winners of IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year. Lawson is reigning SPBGMA Mandolin Player of the Year, and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are the reigning Inspirational Country Music Association (ICM) Vocal Group of the Year, crowned in October 2012 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, on the heels of Lawson’s induction into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame at the Ryman Auditorium on September 27, 2012.
https://www.facebook.com/events/377195072761085/
Back by popular demand!! Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told- plus Christmas traditions from all around the world, seasonal icons from ancient times to topical pop-culture, and every carol ever sung. A madcap romp through the holiday season!
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some) contains mild adult language and “The Santa Talk”
General Admission $20.00
SLT Season Members $15.00
https://www.facebook.com/events/1123136931168741/?event_time_id=1123136954502072
Additional tickets will be released in the coming days and weeks. Those interested in securing tickets should continue to visit peacecenter.org to check availability. Patrons are reminded that the only official seller of tickets for the Peace Center is the Peace Center Box Office. Tickets may be purchased in person, by phone at 864.467.3000 or online at peacecenter.org.
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#Ham4Ham Lottery Details
Forty tickets for each #HamiltonGreenville performance will be sold for $10 via a digital lottery. Lotteries open 2 days prior to the performance. Use the official Hamilton app or the link below to enter.
Learn more: hamiltonmusical.com/lottery
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HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, Hamilton is the story of America then, as told by America now.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1903439976543424/?event_time_id=1903440009876754
THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS
by Carlo Goldoni
directed by guest artist in residence Doug Berky
#FUServant
December 4-8 at 8pm
matinee December 9 at 3pm
A physical theatre feast . . . that just may answer these IMPORTANT QUESTIONS:
Is Federigo really dead? Will Clarice and Federigo, who may be dead, tie the knot? Does the Doctor really know Latin? Does Beatrice enjoy cross-dressing? Has Silvio ever really used his sword? Does Pantalone have an honorable bone in his body? Is Florindo a wanted man? Could Smeraldina be a feminist? AND . . . will Truffaldino betray Pasqual in his search for love, a full stomach, and double overtime?
A great comedy, driven by two strong eternal forces: food and love!
“The audience can expect to have a really great and squirrely time.” –Christopher Bayes, Yale School of Drama
Single tickets on sale November 19.
Box Office (864) 294-2125.
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=futa
In the Company:
Truffaldino – Jax Pratt
Smeraldina – Lily Mayfield
Brighella – Adare Smith
Pantalone – Morgan Goldsberry
Clarice – Claire Shea
Silvio – Jamie Riedy
Dottore – Anna Bowman
Beatrice – Emily Matthews
Florindo – Mike Caterisano
Zanni – Alise Harris
Zanni – Skyler Fox
Zanni – Makala Fuller
Zanni – Dan Marino
stage managed by Clare Beth McConnell
scenic design by Derek Leonard
lighting design by Matt Middleton
costume design by Margaret Caterisano
props design by Karsen Green
technical direction by alan bryson
with Emily Enlow, Catherine Thompson, Ellie Peoples, Loni Covington, Andy Teye, Eliza Kate Leiter, Morgan Murphy, Harris Wellborne, Tess Kamody, Lee McCaskill, Jil Gondoven, Patrick Fretwell, Katie Fleet, Andy Golla
https://www.facebook.com/events/758869477804558/?event_time_id=758869517804554
Back by popular demand!!! The gents always deliver great music and a great time!!!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1027977194039298/
It’s not every day that you find three women who share an unwavering commitment to life on the road. The Sweet Lillies have a rare and alluring sound rooted in the power of their three part female harmony and accompanied by dynamic acoustic instrumentation. With a passion for musical variety and a cast of exciting instrumentalists, The Sweet Lillies will put on a show that you will not soon forget.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1955873334714723/
Silent DISCO! Let’s dance together! You may be nervous to try it, but we promise you’ll like it. How does it work might you ask?
Everyone receives their own set of headphones with volume and station control. There are three awesome stations playing different dance tracks! You don’t like a song you hear? Change it to another station! Your headphones light up according to the station you listen to so you know if your friend is jamming to the same song. Take off your headphones and speak at a normal volume to your friend.
There will be limited tickets sold at the door. Purchase your ticket today for a guaranteed headset!
We’ll be serving up beer, wine, and coffee the whole time so you can get energized.
https://www.facebook.com/events/445554042515386/
Wavy Train returns to the Upstate w/ some classic Grateful Dead & possibly some bonus treats.
https://www.facebook.com/events/555521811570944/
All new! In 2017, we broke box office records with A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas. In 2018, come join us for a brand new version of this holiday tradition.
Matinees: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00PM
Evenings: Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30PM. Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM
Flat Rock Playhouse Mainstage
2661 Greenville Highway Flat Rock, NC 28731
Junie B. Jones, First-Grader, is super-excited about the upcoming Holiday Sing-Along and Secret Santa gift exchange at her school. Too bad tattletale May keeps ruining all of Junie B.’s fun. So when Junie B. draws May’s name for Secret Santa, she comes up with the perfect plan to teach her nemesis a lesson! But will the Christmas spirit of peace and goodwill interfere before she can give you-know-who what she deserves? A hilarious and endearing tale based on the best-selling book series by Barbara Park.
Showtimes are Thursdays at 3:00PM, Fridays at 1:00PM and 4:00PM, Saturdays at 1:00PM and 4:00PM, and Sundays at 3:00PM.
125 S. Main St. Hendersonville, NC 28792
Reclaimed Creations is a unique sculpture exhibit created by renowned artist Sayaka Ganz. Utilizing reclaimed plastic objects, such as discarded utensils, Ganz creates amazing sculptures that visually appear unified at a distance, but are in fact separated when examined up close. Described as using a “3D impressionistic” style, Ganz’s exhibit includes installations of animals in motion, which are in rich in color and energy, to create an illusion of form.
About the Artist
Born in Yokohama, Japan, Sayaka Ganz grew up living in Japan, Brazil and Hong Kong. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A lecturer and teacher, Ganz’s work has been displayed at various institutions around the globe, including the Hermann Geiger Foundation in Cecina, Italy, the Isle Gallery in Isle of Man, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
My work is about perceiving harmony, even in situations that appear chaotic from the inside. When observing my sculptures up close, one might see gaps, holes and items being held on only by small points; step away, however, and the sculptures reveal the harmony created when the objects are aligned to the same general (but not identical) direction. Similarly, it is important to gain perspective by stepping back from current problems and look at the larger picture. Then one can perceive the beauty and patterns that exist.”
All Aboard THE POLAR EXPRESS! This memorable journey will take you on an incredible journey! Believe the magic this Holiday season!
Over 88,000 guests rode THE POLAR EXPRESS with the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in 2017 and we hope to see you in 2018! The 1¼ hour round-trip excursion comes to life as the train departs the Bryson City depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the North Pole. Set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack, guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story. Children’s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the North Pole to find Santa Claus waiting. Santa will board THE POLAR EXPRESS, greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story, their own silver sleigh bell. Christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the Bryson City Depot.
THE POLAR EXPRESS begins November 9, 2018, and operates through December 31, 2018.