“Annie” at Tacoma Little Theatre
If you want some feel-good holiday theater, you can’t go past “Annie.” The heart-warming musical by Strouse/Charnin about an eternally optimistic red-headed orphan and her cute dog has all those songs you love, like “Tomorrow” and “It’s the Hard-Knock Life.” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (and Christmas week) now through Dec. 24. $22-$26. Tacoma Little Theatre, 210 N. I St., Tacoma. 253-272-2281, www.tacomalittletheatre.com
Holiday singing from around the world
The University of Puget Sound’s Adelphian Concert Choir will perform two holiday concerts that go beyond Western singing, exploring music from the Congo, Eastern Europe, Israel, Cuba, and elsewhere. “A Rose in Winter: Holiday Songs from the Natural World” features harp, organ and percussion, as well as readings, narration and audience sing-a-longs. Music ranges from Hugo Distler and The King’s Singers to folk music. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 2 p.m. Dec. 5. $8.50/$4.50. Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound, North 18th and North Warner Streets, Tacoma. 253-879-3419, www.pugetsound.edu
Festival of Lessons and Carols at UPS
The University of Puget Sound again presents the Festival of Lessons and Carols, a vocal and prayerful concert stemming from the traditional Christmas service at King’s College, Cambridge in England. The Adelphian Concert Choir and a cappella choir Voci d’Amici will sing anthems and lead audience carols, accompanied by Jeff Orr on organ.
7 p.m. Dec. 5. Free; canned food drive. Kilworth Chapel, University of Puget Sound, North 18th and North Warner Streets, Tacoma. 253-879-3419, www.pugetsound.edu
Community snow-fest at Tacoma Art Museum
We’ve had the snow, now it’s time for the snow festival. The annual Let it Snow! Winter Community Festival at TAM offers free admission plus some fun holiday arts events: singing from Grant school students (12:15 p.m.), the Rainier Ringers English handbell choir (1:30 p.m.), poetry reading (3 p.m) and ongoing gingerbread decoration, paper snowflake and holiday card making, family portrait taking and shopping at the Urban Craft Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 5. Free. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-4259, www.tacomaartmuseum.org
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