2022 Holiday Happenings

The holiday schedule’s anything but light, with lots of festivities merry and bright! Markets and shows, the Snowglobe Express, the horse-drawn parade & the Christmas tree fest. So come all ye festive and jolly and merry — This season’s events will be extraordinary!

By Chad Lawhorn l l l clawhorn@ljworld.com

Santa has his reindeer, but downtown Law rence has its Christmas horses.

The Lawrence OldFashioned Christmas Parade will be back for its 29th year, and just like in years past, the horses will take center stage.

This year’s parade is set for 11 a.m. on Dec. 3 in downtown Lawrence. The event bills itself as one of the most unique parades in the country because it shuns motorized vehicles and instead features carriages, wag ons, coaches and other fine vehicles from yesteryear that are pulled by teams of horses.

The event got started in 1993 with 21 entries, but has grown as large as 70 entries before having to take a one-year break due to the pandem ic, according to information on the event’s website.

“The Lawrence Old Fashioned Christmas Parade is all about memo ries — those from the past and hope fully creating new ones to carry home with us,” organizers say on line. “Our goal is to take you back to a previous time, perhaps more sim ple in some ways but certainly more difficult in others.”

For spectators, the biggest dif ficulty is likely finding your spot to watch the event. The parade histori cally attracts tens of thousands of spectators to downtown Lawrence on the first Saturday of December.

Downtown has multiple parking garages and surface parking lots, with several options on both New Hampshire and Vermont streets. Both of those streets are just a block off of Massachusetts Street.

Massachusetts Street between Seventh and 11th streets is the stretch of the parade route that attracts the largest number of spectators, as peo ple set up lawn chairs outside the shops and restaurants that line the five-block stretch of downtown.

But spectators in past years also have been able to get a good look at parade entries farther south on

Massachusetts Street, stretching all the way to 15th Street. South Park lines Massachusetts Street just south of 11th Street, providing crowds with more room to spread out while watching the parade.

Parts of East Lawrence also have offered viewing opportunities, in cluding New Jersey Street between Seventh and 15th Streets, and also 15th Street, east of New Jersey Street, stretching toward the Doug las County Fairgrounds.

Past parade routes have been about 7 miles long, starting and ending at the Douglas County Fair grounds in eastern Lawrence.

Parade entries were still being finalized at press time, but past pa rades have included many historic

and authentic frontier wagons, rang ing from Wells Fargo stagecoaches to funeral hearses to covered wag ons and special mounted groups such as the Nicodemus County Buf falo Soldiers and various military and law enforcement units and their horses.

The holiday season in Lawrence and Douglas County is full of longtime traditional events and fun new ones too. Here’s a look at several standouts:

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show and Sale

Time: Hours vary by day. Check van-go.org for daily hours.

Date: Nov. 26 through Dec. 18.

Location: Van Go, 715 New Jersey St., Lawrence

Event details: Adornment is Van Go’s holiday art sale that features works made by the student artists enrolled in the nonprofit’s art and work programs. The show historically has featured screen printing, blacksmith ing, fused glass, painting, leatherwork and more. Artists focus on making items that are functional and offered at a variety of price points. The show is scheduled to have a kickoff shop ping event from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Nov. 26. Online shopping options also are offered throughout the show.

Baldwin City Festival of Lights Parade

Time: 5 p.m. caroling and treats; 6 p.m. parade Date: Dec. 3

Location: 719 High St., Baldwin City Event details: The Baldwin City Chamber of Commerce and other organizers promise an evening of “Vic torian” caroling and a parade featuring “floats draped in thousands of lights.” The parade ends with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in front of City Hall and an opportunity for children to see Santa Claus. Baldwin City’s Lumber yard Arts Center also will have works on display, including gingerbread houses.

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A PARADE PARTICIPANT STOPS TO ALLOW CHILDREN TO PET HIS HORSE during the

Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Dec. 4., 2021, in downtown Lawrence.

Location: Liberty Hall, 644 Massa chusetts St., Lawrence

Event details: It often is billed as the largest collection of uniquely dec orated Christmas trees in Lawrence. And they all are for sale, with pro ceeds benefiting the O’Connell Chil dren’s Shelter. The trees are designed and decorated by local businesses, families and organizations who come up with themes ranging from the traditional to one-of-a-kind. The trees are on display for the public to see for a full week, but mark your calen dar for Nov. 30 when the trees will be auctioned as part of a gala event. Check oconnellchildrensshelter.org for more details about the gala, and also for updated viewing times, which are subject to change.

Canadian Brass Christmas

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Date: Dec. 9

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence

Event details: Canadian Brass is often touted as one of the world’s most famous brass ensembles. Its Lawrence concert will be full of Christmas tunes, but the group also is known for a broad range of works, including Baroque, ragtime, Dixieland, jazz, Broadway and contemporary favorites.

Lightwire Theater’s ‘A Very Electric Christmas’

Time: 7 p.m.

Date: Dec. 14

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence

Event details: Lightwire The ater gained national attention after appearing as semifinalists on the television program “America’s Got Talent.” Using puppetry, theater and dance, the troupe specializes in creating holiday experiences for children. In “A Very Electric Christ mas,” follow the journey of a young

bird flying south for the winter only to get blown off course and land at

Ashley Davis - ‘Songs of

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence Event details: A concert by Law rence native Ashley Davis has become a bit of a local holiday tradition. Davis is one of the leading performers of Celtic music in the country, and she’s chosen the Lied Center to debut her newest work. “Songs of the Celtic Winter II” includes lush piano arrangements, Middle Eastern influences and a style of music that Davis says helps “people move from that place of sadness into a steady peace.”

KU Vespers

Time: 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Date: Dec. 4

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence Event details: Some of the finest musicians at the University of Kansas’ School of Music gather to perform an array of holiday music for two perfor mances at the Lied Center. This is the 98th year for this holiday tradition. The event is free to attend, but tickets are required. Tickets are available in advance at the Lied Center box office.

KU Jazz Vespers

Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Dec. 8

Location: Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence Event details: Holiday jazz takes center stage in this production from the University of Kansas School of Music. The event is free to attend, but tickets are required. Tickets are avail able in advance at the Lied Center box office.

Baker University Christ mas Candlelight Vespers

Time: 2 p.m. Date: Dec. 4

Location: Rice Auditorium, 404 Eighth St., Baldwin City Event details: Candlelight Vespers

is a Baker University tradition. Hear both orchestra and choir music from some of the top musicians at the private liberal arts college in southern Douglas County.

‘The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet’

Time: times vary by day. Check law renceartscenter.org for details Date: Dec. 8 through Dec. 11

Location: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence Event details: This is the Lawrence Arts Center’s twist on the classic “Nutcracker” ballet. It is set during the Civil War period in Kansas and involves a lot of “magic and wonder as Dros selmeyer and Clara defeat the Mouse King and liberate the Nutcracker from his enchanted form.” One showing per day, except on Saturday, Dec. 10, which will feature matinee and evening performances.

‘Drunken Christmas Carol’

Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: Dec. 16 and Dec. 17

Location: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence Event details: Longtime Law rence director Ric Averill puts a comedic and adult twist on the holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” Check out teetotaling Uncle Morty, Ebenezer Scrooge and a cast of other characters. Audience mem bers serve as singers and other participants in the act. The show is recommended for those 18 years and older.

Theatre Lawrence’s ‘Cinderella’

Time: Times vary by day. Check wp.theatrelawrence.com for details Date: Dec. 2-4; Dec. 8-11; Dec. 16-18 Location: Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive, Lawrence Event details: Maybe a glass slipper is on your Christmas list. A troupe of Lawrence community theater actors will present Rodgers and Hammer stein’s “Cinderella” and its menu of classic songs, including “My Own Little Corner,” “The Stepsisters’ Lament” and “Ten Minutes Ago.”

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays Date: Daily through Jan. 7

Location: Territorial Capital Muse um, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Event details: See close to 200 Christmas trees decorated with Victorian, antique and themed ornaments through the ages. This event is in its 21st year, and is located inside the Territorial Capital Museum, which is on the National Regis ter of Historic Places for the role Lecomp ton played during the Bleeding Kansas period of the U.S. Civil War. Nearby are several other historic sites related to the Civil War and Kansas’ statehood. At 2 p.m. on Dec. 4, the museum will host a special holiday vespers concert.

Organ Vespers 2022

Time: 5 p.m.

Date: Dec. 18

Location: First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St., Lawrence Event details: Professional organ ist Tandy Reussner will be featured at this year’s event, playing on the historic Reuter pipe organ at the First Church sanctuary in downtown Lawrence. Ex pect sounds from “The Nutcracker” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” as well as many classic Christmas hymns. The event also will feature a performance by the Lawrence Children’s Choir. A portion of the event’s proceeds will go to support the nonprofit choir.

Bizarre Bazaar

Time: 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday Date: Friday, Nov. 25 and Saturday, Nov. 26

Location: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., Lawrence Event details: More than 100 artists will be showing and selling their unique creations at this Lawrence art tradition that dates back more than 30 years. The show is run by artists for artists, and focuses on handmade items that convey a sense of community. Expect a festive atmosphere at the bazaar with musi cal performances frequently part of the event.

Lawrence Lights - Making Spirits Bright

Time: 6 to 9 p.m.

Date: Nov. 25 through Dec. 28

Location: Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St., Lawrence

Event details: Back for its second season, this drive-thru holiday lights tour has doubled the size of its light display. The event continues to be a fundraising partnership between the Lawrence Board of Realtors Community Foundation, the Sertoma Club of Lawrence and the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Depart ment. The show, which winds through the sports complex area near the Clinton Lake Dam, features many synchronized light displays and a variety of holiday scenes. Organizers request that people reserve a time to view the display in order to mini mize traffic issues. Reservations can be made at lawrence-lights.com.

Americana Music Academy

Community Carol Sing

Time: Noon to 1 p.m. Date: Dec. 4

Location: Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence

Event details: This event will feature a volunteer string orchestra and piano, improvising around traditional Christmas carols, while the audience sings along. Or ganizers say it will be akin to an old-time fiddle jam. People even are welcome to bring their own stringed instruments and join the band. Songbooks are provided. Contact Steve Mason at 785-841-0277 for a list of tunes and keys.

Seasons Readings Book Sale

Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Date: Dec. 17

Location: Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence

Event details: The Lawrence Public Library is hosting a special sale of used books, CDs, DVDs and audiobooks just in time for people who are looking for a gift for the holiday season. All items are priced at $2 and under, and proceeds help fund special projects and operations at the library.

Holiday Concert with the

Lawrence City Band

Time: Noon Date: Dec. 17

Location: Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence

Event details: Get in the tinseling and latke-making mood courtesy of the Lawrence City Band as it regales specta tors with a variety of holiday classics.

Community Menorah Lighting

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Date: Dec. 21

Location: Lawrence Public Library lawn, 707 Vermont St., Lawrence Event details: Come out for food, music and fun to celebrate lighting the menorah with the Chabad Jewish Center.

Holiday Homes Tour

Time: Noon to 5 p.m.

Date: Dec. 4

Location: Seven homes around Lawrence Event details: Lawrence’s Habitat for Humanity has again found a crop of great Lawrence homes to show off this holiday season. Tickets for the event, which ben efit the nonprofit in its efforts to provide affordable housing, can be purchased at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 2108 W. 27th St. Also on the same day at the ReStore, the organization will host a holi day shop and bake sale event featuring a

variety of food and gift items.

Holiday Farmers Market

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Date: Dec. 10

Location: Douglas County Fair grounds, 1930 Harper St., Lawrence Event details: For more than 30 years, vendors of the Lawrence Farmers Market have been putting on a holiday market. Past shows have featured more than 40 vendors who bring goods rang ing from meats and produce to baked goods and wine and even artwork.

Parks and Recreation Holiday Extravaganza

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Date: Dec. 3

Location: Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane, Lawrence Event details: This show routinely brings vendors from across Kansas and surrounding states to show their artistic and craft creations. Located inside the city’s biggest recreation center, the event is protected from the weather, and there is no admission charge to enter.

Midland Railroad’s Snowglobe Express

Time: 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Date: Select days now through Jan. 7. Location: Midland Railroad Train Depot, 1515 High Street, Baldwin City Event details: The Snow Globe Express is a 12-mile train ride departing

Ellie on the Shelf: A Kids’ Scavenger Hunt

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Date: Dec. 3

Location: Watkins Museum of His tory, 1047 Massachusetts St., Lawrence Event details: Kids who come to the Watkins Museum in downtown Lawrence can try their luck in finding a miniature car called Ellie the Electric Car. A version of the car will be hidden on all three floors of the museum. Kids will win a Watkins Museum coloring book and be entered into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to a local toy store.

Tails & Traditions: Holiday Fun from Around the World

Time: 9 to 11 a.m. Date: Dec. 3

Location: Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St., Lawrence Event details: For the 10th year, the Watkins Museum in downtown Lawrence will offer holiday craft making with an international twist. The museum will partner with the Spencer Museum of Art, the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, and the Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum to provide craft-making opportunities for children.

Big Band Christmas

Time: 8 p.m.

Date: Dec. 10

Location: Liberty Hall, 644 Massa chusetts St., Lawrence Event details: The folks at Kansas Public Radio return to downtown Law rence for the holiday fundraiser featur ing big band music. This year the music will be provided by the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, featuring 19 top musi cians. The event, inside historic Liberty Hall, includes a dance floor. Tickets are required and can be purchased at ticket master.com

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photo. This year’s tour

Bring ruby port and broken cinnamon sticks to boil in medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Add dried cranberries to saucepan; simmer until slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add fresh cranberries, water and sugar; bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until cranberry sauce thickens and is darker in color and berries collapse, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Transfer sauce to bowl; cool. Discard cinnamon sticks.

Grandma’s pumpkin cake

1 can Libby’s pure pumpkin (15 oz)

1 can evaporated milk (12 oz)

Super moist yellow cake mix

2 eggs

Ground cinnamon Pumpkin spice

2 sticks butter (1 cup)

Chopped walnuts

Granulated sugar

Salt Heat oven to 350 degrees. Follow recipe on can of pumpkin. Mix and pour into 8-by14-inch pan. Spread yellow cake mix on top and press in with spoon. Drizzle top with melted butter. Sprinkle 1 cup chopped nuts on top. Bake for 1 hour.

Sour cream gingersnap crust pie

Crust:

1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs (may use gluten-free gingersnaps)

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup salted butter, melted Mix together thoroughly and pat firmly into pie pan. Allow to stand in refrigerator for a couple of hours (until butter has hard ened) before adding pie filling.

Meringue:

3 egg whites, at room temperature 6 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/8 teaspoon salt

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine cream of tartar, sugar and salt. In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add the mixture of other ingredients about a tablespoon at a time, beating after each addition. Meringue should look smooth and glossy; do not overbeat.

Pie:

1 1/2 cups (12 oz.) full-fat sour cream

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch (for gluten free)

3 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)

1 cup seedless raisins

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Mix all ingredients in the top of a double boiler pan. Cook over hot water until thickened. Cool slightly. Pour pie fill ing into gingersnap pie crust. Cover with meringue out to the edges of the crust. Place pie in oven with meringue about 4 inches under top heat element and bake for about 15 minutes until the meringue peaks are golden brown.

Russian tea/ Mexican wedding cakes

3/4 cup butter

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup finely chopped pecans

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Heat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter and sugar and then add the remaining ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with the

GRANDMA’S PUMPKIN CAKE

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bottom of a glass dipped in powdered sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown. Roll in additional powdered sugar while warm, and sprinkle with more sugar as they cool.

Yield: 4 dozen cookies

Colleen’s coffee cake

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup Carnation milk

1 teaspoon vinegar 1 teaspoon baking soda

1 1/2 cup flour

Cinnamon, sugar and walnuts for topping

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream to gether margarine and sugar. Combine milk, vinegar and baking soda. Add 1 1/2 cup flour and mix. Mix in the margarine and sugar mixture. Pour into greased and floured 9-by9-inch pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar and walnuts. Bake for 45 minutes.

Sweet and tangy chicken thighs with pasta rice

Chicken:

8 boned chicken thighs

6 tablespoons Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons curry powder

2/3 cup honey

Salt, pepper, and a pinch of cayenne

Combine ingredients and pour over chicken in 9-by-9-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Serve with the pasta/rice side dish below.

Pasta rice:

1/2 cup broken spaghetti

1 tablespoon oil

2 cups white rice

2 cups water or chicken broth

1/2 teaspoon salt

Break spaghetti so that it fits in a 1/2-cup measure. Brown it in oil in saucepan. Once it starts to brown a little, add white rice and saute it with the pasta for a minute or so. Add water or chicken broth and salt. Bring to a soft boil and then turn down the heat so that it simmers gently for 15 to 17 minutes. Add some butter in the end if you want.

Leftovers sliders

12 dinner rolls (dollar size works best, but if yours are bigger, use as many as you can fit snugly in a 9-by-13-inch dish)

1/2 pound sliced turkey

2 cups leftover prepared stuffing

3/4 cup gravy

1 pound mild cheese (like mozzarella, provolone or Monterey Jack), shredded or sliced

1/2 cup cranberry sauce

1/4 cup butter, melted

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-by-13-inch dish with nonstick spray. Cut dinner rolls in half horizontally. Arrange the bottom halves of buns in the dish. Top with half of the cheese. Layer the turkey next and then the stuffing. Pour the gravy over the stuffing layer. (If your stuffing is really moist, you may not want to use all the gravy.) Top with the remaining cheese. Spread a thin layer of cranberry sauce on the inside of the top bun halves. Put these over the last cheese layer and press lightly. Stir the mustard and poultry seasoning into the melted butter and brush over the top of the assembled sliders. Bake for 15 minutes until buns are browned and toasty, cheese is melted and insides seem warm. This works best if the ingredients are brought to room temperature before you begin making the sliders.

Porcupine meatballs

Meatballs:

5 lbs hamburger

1 small onion, chopped

3 eggs

1/2 cup barbecue sauce

1 small can tomato sauce

2 tablespoons garlic powder

1/2 cup brown sugar

Salt and pepper to taste. Mix all ingredients and form into balls. Place in slow cooker.

Sauce:

1 large can tomato sauce

2 cups brown sugar

2 cups barbecue sauce

Mix ingredients well in a bowl. Pour into slow cooker on top of meat balls. Cook on low heat for about 2 to 3 hours or until meat is cooked through.

Crab meat dip

2 (5 oz) Old English cheese

2 (8 oz) cream cheese

1/2 pound diced crab meat

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon hot sauce

1 loaf Kings Hawaiian Bread

Melt and blend cheeses. Add remaining ingredients and heat until well blended. Use extra milk if necessary. Cut bread into 1/2 inch cubes. Serve hot with the bread cubes.

Cream cheese danish with blueberry preserves

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

5 tablespoons granulated sugar

4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 package of puff pastry sheets, thawed

2 tablespoons of butter, melted

1/2 cup blueberry preserves or preserves of your choice

3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar

3 teaspoons of milk

Slivered almonds, toasted

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a large baking sheet with vegetable cooking spray or line with parchment paper.

Mix cinnamon and 4 tablespoons of sugar together. Mix cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of sugar together in another small bowl.

Sprinkle flour on work surface and unfold pastry on the work surface. Roll the pastry into a 16-by-10-inch rectangle. Brush the pastry with 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Sprinkle half of the cin namon/sugar mixture on the pastry. With the short side facing you, cut 6 strips lengthwise. Repeat with remaining pastry for 12 strips in all.

Twist each strip and then coil into a circle. Place each pastry onto baking sheet, tucking the ends under. In the center of each pastry place 1+ teaspoon of cream cheese mixture and 1+ teaspoons of the blueberry preserves.

Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the confectioner’s sugar and slowly add the milk until the mixture is a consistency for drizzling. Drizzle over the pastries and sprinkle with almonds.

Aunt Mary’s teacakes

1/2 cup butter

1 cup flour (may use gluten-free flour blend if needed)

1 egg white

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 tablespoons flour (may use gluten-free)

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup coconut

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat oven to 370 degrees. Mix butter and 1 cup flour until smooth. Add egg white and blend until mixture sticks together. Pat into a thin layer in the bottom of a greased 9-by-13-inch pan. Bake until delicate brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

While crust is baking, blend brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and salt. Add walnuts, coconut and vanilla and beat. Spread thinly over the crust. Bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes.

When cool, ice with:

1 1/2 cups confectioner’s sugar

2 tablespoons melted butter

2 tablespoons orange juice

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Spread over cooled bars and refrigerate.

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Friday, Nov. 25

Holiday Open House, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 East 1850 Road Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Santa’s arrival at Crown Center, 10 a.m., Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Bizarre Bazaar, 5-9 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Holiday Lighting and Santa Rescue, 5:45 p.m., Weaver’s Department Store, 901 Massachusetts St.

Saturday, Nov. 26

Holiday Open House, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Pendleton’s Country Market, 1446 East 1850 Road

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale –opening night, 7-9 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Bizarre Bazaar, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Sunday, Nov. 27

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Advent Festival, 10:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Monday, Nov. 28

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Cookies with Santa, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

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Tuesday, Nov. 29

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Cookies with Santa, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Baker University Symphonic Winds Concert, 7:30 p.m., Rice Auditorium, 404 Eighth St., Baldwin City “Fiddler on the Roof,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive

Wednesday, Nov. 30

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Festival of Trees Auction Party, check-in 5:30 p.m., auction 7 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Thursday, Dec. 1

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Friday, Dec. 2

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree

Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Microcinema Series: “Gremlins,” 7 p.m., 10th and Mass Studios, 1000 Massachusetts St. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive

Kansas City Symphony Presents: The Doo Wop Project Christmas, 8 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Saturday, Dec. 3

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Kiddie Candle Dipping, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Waxman Candles, 609 Massachusetts St. Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, 11 a.m., downtown Lawrence Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com) Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive Topeka Symphony Orchestra: In Love at Christmas, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, Topeka

Sunday, Dec. 4

Gingerbread Houses on Parade, in store windows, downtown Lawrence Lawrence Festival of Trees, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Holiday Homes Tour, noon-5 p.m., see www.law rencehabitat.org for tickets

Americana Music Academy Community Carol Sing, noon-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton KU Pre-Vespers, 1:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive

Baker University Vespers (matinee), 2 p.m., Rice Auditorium, 404 Eighth St., Baldwin City 98th Annual KU Vespers (matinee), 2:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive

Baker University Vespers, 5 p.m., Rice Auditorium, 404 Eighth St., Baldwin City Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

KU Pre-Vespers, 6:30 p.m., Bales Organ Recital Hall, 1600 Stewart Drive 98th Annual KU Vespers, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive

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November 27 Advent Festival Worship at 10:30 am Soup luncheon at 11:30 am Help decorate for the season - make crafts - have fun!

December 2, 9, and 16

Christmas Musical offerings at 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary

December 18 Lessons and Carols for worship at 10:30 am All Church Christmas Dinner at 11:30 am

December 21

Blue Christmas Worship at 6:30 pm in the Chapel The holidays aren’t always a happy time for everyone. If that is you or if you are just looking for a safe place for quiet reflection, this might be just such a time!

December 24

Christmas Eve worship at 5:30pm and 9:00 pm Families are the focus at 5:30 pm Candlelight at both times Communion served at 9:00 pm

December 25 Christmas Day Worship at 10:30 am Wear your ‘jammies! Hear about the meaning of Christmas from a very tired St. Nick!

Journal-World File Photo

THIS FILE PHOTO SHOWS CHRISTMAS TREES ON DISPLAY at the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton in 2017.

Tuesday, Dec. 6

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date

Wednesday, Dec. 7

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E.

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet, 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

KU Jazz Vespers, 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Friday, Dec. 9

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display,

10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. TubaChristmas 2022, noon-1 p.m., Crown Center Square, Kansas City, Mo. Cozy Read-in and Book Giveaway with kittens from Lawrence Humane Society, 4-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

“The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet,” 7 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Kansas City Symphony Presents: Handel’s “Messiah,” 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Cozy Read-in and Book Giveaway with ther apy dogs from Tail Wagging Readers, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

“The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet,” 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

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Sunday, Dec. 11

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Symphony Presents: Handel’s “Messiah,” 2 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive

“The Nutcracker: A Kansas Ballet,” 3 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 5 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Monday, Dec. 12

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Holiday Dance Party for Littles, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Tuesday, Dec. 13

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Wednesday, Dec. 14

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Candy Construction, 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St.

(Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Lightwire Theater’s “A Very Electric Christmas,” 7 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Thursday, Dec. 15

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Kansas City Symphony Presents: Christmas Festival, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Friday, Dec. 16

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.6 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Kansas City Symphony Presents: Christmas Festival, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

The Wires Alternative String Duo, 7 p.m., Habitat Contemporary Gallery, 2012 Baltimore Ave., Kansas City, Mo.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive

“Drunken Christmas Carol, or The Time We Went to Uncle Morty’s …” (18+ recommended), 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Saturday, Dec. 17

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 10 a.m.5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Season’s Readings Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Holiday Concert with the Lawrence City Band, noon-1 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Kansas City Symphony Presents: Christmas Festival, 1 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 2:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive Drunken Fiddles Holiday Concert, 3 p.m., Black Stag Brewery, 623 Massachusetts St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Tallgrass Chamber Choir: “A Ceremony of Carols: Christmas Choral Music from the British Isles,” 7 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1234 Kentucky St. Kansas Ballet “Nutcracker,” 7 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE Eighth Ave., Topeka

Kansas City Symphony Presents: Christmas Festival, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Civic Choir holiday concert, 7:30 p.m., River City Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m., Theatre Lawrence, 4660 Bauer Farm Drive “Drunken Christmas Carol, or The Time We Went to Uncle Morty’s …” (18+ recommended), 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday, Dec. 18

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Lessons and Carols, 10:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway All Church Christmas Dinner, 11:30 a.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway Van Go’s Adornment Holiday Art Show & Sale, 1-5 p.m., Van Go, 715 New Jersey St. Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton Kansas Ballet “Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE Eighth Ave., Topeka

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Monday, Dec. 19

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Spire Chamber Ensemble presents: Handel’s “Messiah,” 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Amazing Olive Press Storytime, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Ashley Davis, “Songs of the Celtic Winter II,” 7:30 p.m., Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive

Wednesday, Dec. 21

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Downtown Lawrence Chanukah celebration and menorah lighting, 4:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Blue Christmas Worship, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway

Kansas City Symphony Presents: ElfTM in Concert: Film + Live Orchestra, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas, City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Thursday, Dec. 22

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Kansas City Symphony Presents: ElfTM in Concert: Film + Live Orchestra, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas, City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Journal-World File Photo

RABBI ZALMAN TIECHTEL RECITES A BLESSING as state Rep. Mike Amyx prepares to light the menorah on Nov. 28, 2021, at the Lawrence Public Library. This year’s ceremony is at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 21.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 2 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Kansas City Symphony Presents: ElfTM in Concert: Film + Live Orchestra, 7 p.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas, City, Mo.

Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 7:30 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Saturday, Dec. 24

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display,

10 a.m.-noon, Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E.

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30

Kansas City Symphony Presents: ElfTM in Concert: Film + Live Orchestra, 11 a.m., Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas, Kansas City Ballet Presents: “The Nutcracker,” 1 p.m., Muriel Kauffman Theatre, Kauffman Center, 1601

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Sunday, Dec. 25

Community Christmas Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., First Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Monday, Dec. 26

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More,” 3 p.m., T-Mobile Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve – the Best of TSO & More,” 8 p.m., T-Mobile Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.

Tuesday, Dec. 27

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights. com)

Wednesday, Dec. 28

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Lawrence Lights – Making Spirits Bright holiday lights tour, 6-9 p.m., Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St. (Book date and time at Lawrence-Lights.com)

Thursday, Dec. 29

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree

Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Friday, Dec. 30

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Saturday, Dec. 31

Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton “Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday, Jan. 1

“Holiday Reflections,” 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Union Station, 30 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, Mo. Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 1-5 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton