MO - December 2008 - (Page 20) cover story HOLIDAY TRADITIONS (continued from page 19) Click here to comment on the cover story. PHOTO BY GALA NAREZO The Great Figgy Pudding Street Caroling Competition XXII at Westlake Center, Seattle More than 40 caroling teams participate in the competition, which benefits Pike Market Senior Center and Downtown Food Bank. Proceeds support this 30-year-old organization in its mission to improve the lives and meet the needs of the seniors and hungry people living in downtown Seattle. Prizes are awarded for collecting the most donations, the best choral performance and the most original performance. Register your caroling team today by emailing zoe.freeman@speakeasy.net. Cost: Free for audience, registration fee for teams. December 5th, 4:30 PM–8:30 PM www.figgypuddingpmsc.org Little Maestros: Holiday Hooray at the Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland The Little Maestro Series is a dynamic introduction to classical music for children ages birth to six. Featuring the music of Tchaikovsky. Cost: $10 December 5, 10:00 AM & 11:30 PM www.kpcenter.org Winter Beer Festival at Hale’s Palladium at Hale’s Ales Brewery, 4301 Leary Way NW, Seattle Presented by Washington Beer Commission, this event will feature many big, bold winter warmers with robust flavors by more than 30 Washington state breweries. (This is a 21+ only event.) Cost: $23–$25 December 5–6, 1:00 PM www.washingtonbeer.com/wbf.htm Judy Garland Christmas Special at Open Circle Theater Back by popular demand. It’s 1963 and Judy Garland is scheduled to film a Christmas special for her TV show. If only they can find her. When she does show up for the dress rehearsal, it’s a mad scamper to keep her away from the booze and pills and back on track to the songs! A hilarious night of comedy! December 5–20, Thursdays–Saturdays, 7:30 PM & Sundays, 4:00 PM www.octheater.com Yes Viginia, There is a Santa Claus at Renton Civic Theatre, 507 S 3rd St, Renton Inspired by a simple, poignant letter written more than 100 years ago by an eight-yearold girl named Virginia O’Hanlon to the editor of the New York Sun, and made famous by the timeless editorial response printed on the front page of the Sun, Yes Virginia is a play for young and old, magically reaffirming life’s highest beauty and joy, “the eternal light with which childhood fills the world.” Cost: $22 December 5–20, times vary. www.rentoncivictheater.org The Santaland Diaries at Seattle Public Theater at the Batthouse, 7312 W Green Lake Dr N, Seattle For those who like a little spice with their Christmas sugar, this hilarious one-person play chronicles a man’s experience working as an elf in Macy’s Santaland. Written by David Sedaris—a genuine American voice—witty, sardonic and unpredictable, mercilessly cutting through the Christmas spirit to point out what crazy things we do as human beings during the holidays. For mature elves only. Cost: $15–$25 December 5–24, times vary. www.seattlepublictheater.org Holiday Lights at the Kirkland Performance Center, 350 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland The Lake Washington Singers, an all-woman chorus, invite you to join them for their latest musical extravaganza. Cost: $9–$14 December 6, 7:30 PM www.kpcenter.org Dan Zanes and Friends Holiday House Party at The Moore Theatre, December 6–7. A big new theatrical and musical production representing Jewish, Arabic and Mexican traditions, this house party is a real 21st Century holiday show. Warm up your winter by joining Dan and his expanded group of friends from near and far in this all-ages celebration of the season where a traditional Christmas carol becomes an excuse to tap dance, or the stage erupts with disco Hanukah songs, and Arabic beats provide the backdrop for a Lunar New Year sing-a-long. Cost: $35 December 6–7, 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM www.theparamount.com Phinney Neighborhood Association’s Winter Festival and Crafts Fair at Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Avenue N, Seattle Attracting more than 4,000 participants, the Winter Festival features two buildings filled with 115 high-quality crafts booths, live entertainment, and a huge bake sale. Cost: $2/PNA members, $4/general public, plus a can of food for the food bank December 6–7, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM www.phinneycenter.org Holiday Breakfast and Santa Photos at Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Avenue, Seattle The zoo’s Rain Forest Food Pavilion offers a delightful buffet breakfast and a mini-performance of The Nutcracker, and don’t miss a visit from Santa! Cost: $16.75–$35.55 Children 2 and under free. Additional cost for Santa photos. December 6 & 13, 9:00 AM–11:00 AM www.zoo.org A North Seas Christmas by the Northwest Chamber Chorus Celebrate Christmas with music from the North Sea and the Baltic regions. celebrating seattle’s gay community Seattle Men’s Chorus presents “Fruitcake” at Benaroya Hall from December 7–22, with special guest Jennifer Holliday on Decemeber 7 & 8 only. 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