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Texas Events Calendar Events Organized by Music & Performance Location: Dallas     Event Date: September 18 - November 01, 2009 Junie B. Jones & A Little Monkey Business Presented by Dallas Children's Theater. Baker Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Dallas     Event Date: October 09 - November 01, 2009 Dracula, The Vampire Play For ages 13 and older. Presented by Dallas Children's Theater. Studio Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Salado     Event Date: October 09 - November 07, 2009 Bell, Book & Candle This is a romantic comedy about a New York City witch. Salado Silver Spur Theater. Website: http://www.saladosilverspur.com Phone: 254-947-3456 Location: Houston     Event Date: October 22 - November 08, 2009 Mary Poppins Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Website: http://www.broadwayacrossamerica.com Phone: 713-693-8387 Location: Mesquite     Event Date: October 23 - November 01, 2009 The Butler Did It Oct. 23-25 and 30-Nov. 1. Mesquite Arts Center Black Box Theater, 1527 N. Galloway. Website: http://www.mctweb.org Phone: 972-216-8126 Location: Cleburne     Event Date: October 23 - November 21, 2009 Beau Jest 111 S. Main Website: http://www.plaza-theatre.com Phone: 817-202-0600 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: November 01   Harvest Fest German Chorale Concert Features the Hermann Sons Mixed Choir and the Arion Maennerchor. St. Joseph's Hall. Phone: 830-997-3936 Location: Mesquite     Event Date: November 01 - November 07, 2009 The Butler Did It Nov. 1 and 5-7. Mesquite Arts Center Black Box Theater. Website: http://www.mctweb.org Phone: 972-216-8126 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: November 01 - November 14, 2009 Foxtales -- A Playhouse 2000 Production Nov. 1, 5-7 and 12-14. Cailloux Theater. Phone: 830-896-9393 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: November 04   Texas Heritage Coffeehouse Series Offers an open-mike night. Schreiner University. Website: http://www.texasheritagemusic.org Phone: 830-792-1945 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 05 - November 08, 2009 22nd Annual VideoFest Angelika Film Center at Mockingbird Station Website: http://www.videofest.org Phone: 214-428-4700 Location: Rockport     Event Date: November 05 - November 08, 2009 Third Annual Rockport Film Festival Provides a venue to view and discuss independent filmmaking. Main Street Arts, 902 E. Main Street. Website: http://www.rockportfilmfest.com Phone: 361-729-5519 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 05 - November 22, 2009 Dallas Symphony Orchestra Nov. 5-8, 12-14 and 19-22. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Round Top     Event Date: November 06 - November 08, 2009 12th Annual Theatre Forum Tararaboomdere Music Hall, Vaudeville and the Theatre of Noel Coward. International Festival-Institute at Round Top. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Location: Lindale     Event Date: November 06 - November 07, 2009 Second Annual Ranch Bluegrass Festival Feature Monroe Crossing, Hickory Hill, Beatlegras, Wise County Bluegrass, Rod Moag & The Texas Grass, Bowles Creek and many more. Texas Rose Horse Park. Website: http://www.RanchBluegrassFestival.com Phone: 817-714-4350 Location: Granbury     Event Date: November 06 - November 28, 2009 Granbury Live Nostalgia Concerts Nov. 6-7, 13-14, 19-21 and 27-28. Live music productions from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Granbury Historic Square. Website: http://www.granburylive.com Phone: 800-989-8240 Location: Austin     Event Date: November 06 - November 08, 2009 George Winston One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: November 06 - November 08, 2009 The Wonderful Sounds of Music Features the real great-grandchildren of Maria and Captain von Trapp. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: November 07   Come Home to Del Mar Features the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christi. Website: http://www.ccsymphony.org Phone: 877-286-NOTE Location: Athens     Event Date: November 07   Bluegrass Gospel Weekend Features Southern Drive, Prairie Wind and Mike Powell. Hours are 6 to 9:30 p.m. Texas Gospel Music Hall. Website: http://www.texas-gospelmusichall.com Phone: 903-677-2492 Location: McKinney     Event Date: November 07   These Three Tenors Presents a Home for the Holidays concert. Faubion Middle School Auditorium, 2000 Rollins. Phone: 972-867-6048 Location: Point     Event Date: November 07   Saturday Nite Shindig Show Cotton Pickin' Theatre Website: http://www.ruralamericans.org Phone: 903-598-2571 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: November 07   Letters Home -- A Play Uptown Theatre Website: http://www.uptowntheatergp.com Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Austin     Event Date: November 07 - November 08, 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest Music festival features a lineup of bands that showcase Austin's diverse musical landscape. Waterloo Park. Website: http://www.funfunfunfest.com Phone: none Location: Liberty     Event Date: November 07 - November 21, 2009 Liberty Opry Nov. 7, 14 and 21. Includes Fantastic '50s & '60s Show on Nov. 7, Inspirational All Gospel Show on Nov. 14, award-winning Country Western Show on Nov. 21. 1816 Sam Houston Avenue. Website: http://www.libertyopry.com Phone: 877-729-9103 Location: Galveston     Event Date: November 07 - November 08, 2009 Cirque Shanghai-Bai Xi Includes awesome displays of physical strength, balance and martial arts. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Gruene     Event Date: November 08   Gospel Brunch with a Texas Twist Hours are 10 a.m. to noon. Gruene Hall. Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 09   Brinker International Forum -- Hilary Swank Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Phone: 214-954-9925 Location: Yoakum     Event Date: November 10   Country Music USA Includes western music and dinner. Community Center. Phone: 361-293-2309 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: November 11 - November 15, 2009 Lone Star International Film Festival Shows artistically and culturally significant films and provides an educational forum. Sundance Square Downtown. Website: http://www.lsiff.com Phone: 817-924-6000 Location: Houston     Event Date: November 11 - November 15, 2009 2009 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships Skaters who place in the top four at a sectional qualify for the U.S. Championships. Website: http://www.mids2009.org Phone: none Location: Houston     Event Date: November 11 - November 15, 2009 Houston Cinema & Media Arts Festival Enjoy cinema, music, interactive installations, and Internet-designed and generated movies, as well as international films and videos. Website: http://www.cinemartsociety.org Phone: none Location: Austin     Event Date: November 12   A Conversation with Stephen Sondheim The Long Center Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: November 13   I Love a Piano Begins at 7:30 p.m. 290 W. San Antonio. Website: http://www.brauntex.org Phone: 830-627-0808 Location: Goodlett     Event Date: November 14   Gospel Jamboree Includes the Corinth Singers, Spirit Wind, Voices of God and other invited guests. Goodlett Gym. Phone: 940-674-2477 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: November 14   GobFest 2009 -- Gobs of Talent Variety Show Uptown Theater Website: http://www.uptowntheatergp.com Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: November 14   Rob Bell NOKIA Theatre Phone: 972-854-5050 Location: Abilene     Event Date: November 14   A Holiday Affair 2009 Center for Contemporary Arts annual fall benefit. 220 Cypress. Phone: 325-677-8389 Location: Abilene     Event Date: November 14   Second Annual Philharmonic Holiday Home Tour Stroll through homes brimming with holiday décor and festival Christmas music. Phone: 325-677-6710 Location: Point     Event Date: November 14 - November 28, 2009 Gospel Nite Nov. 14 and 28. Cotton Pickin' Theatre. Website: http://www.ruralamericans.org Phone: 903-5989-2571 Location: McKinney     Event Date: November 14   Second Saturday on the Square Includes live music, art demonstrations and more. Website: http://www.downtownmckinney.com Phone: 972-547-2660 Location: Galveston     Event Date: November 15   Camelot Presents a tale of love, honor, chivalry and sacrifice set in the time of King Arthur. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 19   Coldplay Live in Concert none Phone: 214-222-3687 Location: Ingram     Event Date: November 20 - November 29, 2009 Christmas Belles Nov. 20-22 and 28-29. Point Indoor Theatre, Hwy. 39. Website: http://www.hcaf.com Phone: 830-367-5121 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 20 - December 20, 2009 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Presented by Dallas Children's Theater. Baker Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 20 - December 22, 2009 Santa's Holiday for Strings: A Puppetry Extravaganza Includes Santa, Frosty, dancing penguins, singing armadillo and more. Studio Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Abilene     Event Date: November 20 - November 22, 2009 The Nutcracker Paramount Theatre Phone: 325-675-0303 Alt Phone: 325-676-9609 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: November 20 - November 22, 2009 Caminos del Inka Performed by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Mount Pleasant     Event Date: November 20 - November 21, 2009 Deck the Halls Christmas Crafts Extravaganza More than 50 crafters offer unique decorating items. NET Sax Quartet performs. E-Mail: info@mtpleasanttx.com Phone: 903-572-8567 Location: Austin     Event Date: November 20   Paula Cole One World Theatre, 7701 Bee Caves Road Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Victoria     Event Date: November 20   Country Opry Begins at 7 p.m. Jaycee Hall. Phone: 361-552-9347 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: November 21   15th Annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza Website: http://www.mariachimusic.com Phone: 210-225-3353 Location: Round Top     Event Date: November 21   Doctors Orchestra of Houston Begins at 3 p.m. International Festival Institute at Round Top. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Location: Point     Event Date: November 21   Rural American Idol Competition -- Finals Features prior years' winners. Cotton Pickin' Theatre. Website: http://www.ruralamericans.org Phone: 903-268-5779 Location: League City     Event Date: November 21   Bluegrass Show Begins at 6:30 p.m. Pickers are welcome to bring their instruments and come earlier. Johnny Arolfo Civic Center. Website: http://www.bayareabluegrass.org Phone: none Location: Kingsville     Event Date: November 21   Ranch Hand Breakfast The King Ranch hosts a cowboy breakfast with music, storytelling, poets and demonstrations of cowboy life. Begins at 7 a.m. Website: http://www.kingsvilletexas.com Phone: 361-592-8516 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: November 21   Elvis King of Christmas Uptown Theater Website: http://www.uptowntheatergp.com Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Galveston     Event Date: November 21   Rita Rudner The Grand 1894 Opera House Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Athens     Event Date: November 21   Southern Gospel Concert Features The Greens and Lifeway Trio. Texas Gospel Music Hall. Website: http://www.texas-gospelmusichall.com Phone: 903-677-2492 Location: Bellville     Event Date: November 21   Seventh Annual Veteran' Ball Opening ceremonies start at 6:45 p.m. Austin County Fair Convention & Expo Center. Phone: 979-865-3407 Location: Texarkana     Event Date: November 23   Cirque Shanghai Bai Xi Begins at 7:30 p.m. Historic Perot Theatre. Website: http://www.trahc.org Phone: 903-792-4992 Location: Denton     Event Date: November 24   50th Annual "One O'Clock Lab Band" Fall Concert Begins at 7 p.m. University of North Texas Murchison Center. Website: http://www.unt.edu Phone: 940-565-3742 Location: Austin     Event Date: November 24 - November 29, 2009 101 Dalmatians The Long Center Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: November 27 - November 29, 2009 Home for the Holidays The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra tradition continues. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Grapevine     Event Date: November 27 - November 29, 2009 North Pole Express Children ride with Wanta as the Grapevine Vintage Railroad becomes the North Pole Express. Website: http://www.gvrr.com Phone: 817-410-3185 Location: Salado     Event Date: November 27 - December 19, 2009 Do You See What I See? Salado Silver Spur Theater Website: http://www.saladosilverspur.com Phone: 254-947-3456 Location: Houston     Event Date: November 27 - December 27, 2009 The Nutcracker Wortham Theater Center Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-523-6300 Location: Cleburne     Event Date: November 27 - November 28, 2009 Sanders Family Christmas 111 S. Main Website: http://www.plaza-theatre.com Phone: 817-202-0600 Location: Dallas     Event Date: November 28   Ballroom with a Twist Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Kemah     Event Date: November 28   Nutcracker Vignette The Bay Area Ballet and Theatre perform a holiday tradition. Kemah Boardwalk. Website: http://www.kemahboardwalk.com Phone: 281-334-9880 Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: November 28   Canyon Trail Chuck Wagon Supper & Cowboy Music Show Enjoy dinner and a one-hour show. 1201 FM 2722. Website: http://www.canyontrailchuckwagon.com Phone: 830-626-8200 Alt Phone: 888-408-7245 Location: Grapevine     Event Date: November 30   Carol of Lights Sing along with the local choirs. Begins at 7 p.m. Main Street. Website: http://www.grapevinetexasusa.com Phone: 817-410-3185 Location: Grapevine     Event Date: December 01 - December 30, 2009 Home for the Holidays: A Broadway-Style Experience Dec. 1-2, 6, 8-10, 13, 15-17, 20, 22, 27 and 29-30. Enjoy holiday songs, dance numbers and other wonderful events. Palace Theatre. Website: http://www.GrapevineTexasUSA.com Phone: none Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: December 01   SFA Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band Begins at 7:30 p.m. SFA Turner Auditorium, 2222 Alumni Drive. Website: http://www.finearts.sfasu.edu Phone: 936-468-6407 Location: Wichita Falls     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 Holliday in the Falls Includes the MSU-Burns Fantasy of Lights, holiday shopping bazaars, musicals, theatrical performances, candlelight tours of historic homes, high school basketball tournament, and Party in the Falls: A City Celebration. Website: http://www.holidayinthefalls.org Phone: 940-716-5500 Location: Wimberley     Event Date: December 01 - January 01, 2010 EmilyAnn Trail of Lights Features 120-plus lighted displays, Santa and entertainment nightly. Enjoy caroling and family activities each night. The EmilyAnn Theatre. Website: http://www.emilyann.org Phone: 512-847-6969 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - December 20, 2009 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world, and they're determined to be in the annual Christmas pageant. Presented by Dallas Children's Theater. Baker Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - December 06, 2009 The Nutcracker This beloved ballet tells the story of Clara and her magical Nutcracker Prince. Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Website: http://www.texasballettheater.org Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 01 - December 06, 2009 Casa Manana Presents Riverdance Bass Performance Hall Website: http://www.casamanana.org Phone: 817-332-2272 Location: Wimberley     Event Date: December 01 - December 13, 2009 Inspecting Carol The Wimberley Players present a holiday spoof. Shows are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Wimberley Playhouse. Website: http://www.wimberleyplayers.org Phone: 512-847-0575 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - December 20, 2009 Sister's Christmas Catechism This sequel to Late Nite Catechism is an interactive holiday show that creates a living nativity scene unlike any other. The Long Center. Website: http://www.TheLongCenter.org Phone: 512-474-5664 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - December 20, 2009 I'll Be Seeing You This is an original 1940s musical/musical revue with great holiday cheer. TexARTS. Website: http://www.tex-arts.org Phone: none Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 01 - December 19, 2009 Circle Theatare Presents A Lone Star Christmas Carol by Gary Moody & Gary Taylor Circle Theatre Website: http://www.circletheatre.com Phone: 817-877-3040 Location: Salado     Event Date: December 01 - December 19, 2009 Do You See What I See? It's Christmas Eve and the crew at the fledgling TV station WSPR has its hands full mounting the holiday variety show broadcast. Salado Silver Spur Theater. Website: http://www.saladosilverspur.com Phone: 254-947-3456 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 01 - December 20, 2009 Holiday Boat Caroling More than 175 choral groups float along the San Antonio River Walk spreading holiday joy. Phone: 210-227-4262 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - December 22, 2009 Santa's Holiday for Strings: A Puppetry Extravaganza Includes Santa, Frosty, dancing penguins and singing armadillo. Created especially for Dallas Children's Theater audiences by Kathy Burks Theatre of Puppetry Arts. Studio Theater. Website: http://www.dct.org Phone: 214-740-0051 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 Rockin' Christmas Party Holiday music puts people in the Christmas spirit. Zachary Scott Theatre. Website: http://www.zachtheatre.org Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 A Christmas Carol Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard Website: http://09-10season.dallastheatercenter.org Phone: 214-252-3924 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 A Christmas Carol -- A Ghost Story of Christmas A re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic story that follows Ebenezer Scrooge's journey with the three ghostly spirits that visit him on Christmas Eve. Alley Theatre. Phone: 713-228-9341 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 The Nutcracker Set in 19th-century Germany, the ballet opens at a charming Christmas party at which the mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer gives his little niece Clara a magical toy. Wortham Theater Center. Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-523-6300 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 The Santaland Diaries Recommended for mature audiences due to language and subject matter. Alley Theatre. Phone: 713-228-9341 Location: Palestine     Event Date: December 01 - December 27, 2009 The Polar Express Train Ride Experience the magic as the classic storybook comes to life. Enjoy a round-trip journey to the North Pole with Santa, caroling, hot chocolate and a treat. Texas State Railroad Palestine Depot. Website: http://www.TexasStateRR.com Phone: 888-987-2461 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 01 - December 05, 2009 Port Twilight or A History of Science (A Chronicle of Folly, Wisdom and Madness) In the mysterious town of Port Twilight a macabre story unfolds with serio-comic dimensions helped along with a little song, dance and video imagery. Undermain Theatre. Website: http://www.undermain.org Phone: 214-747-5515 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 01 - January 03, 2010 Panto Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty is at home in Houston with a nasty curse on her head. In the tradition of British Pantomime, this twist on the classic tale will delight audiences. Stages Repertory Theatre. Website: http://www.stagestheatre.com Phone: 713-527-0220 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 01 - January 10, 2010 The Santaland Diaries Experience the laugh-out-loud holiday comedy by David Sedaris. Zachary Scott Theatre. Website: http://www.zachtheatre.org Phone: none Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 02 - December 20, 2009 The 101 Dalmatians Musical Based on the 1956 classic story. Music Hall at Fair Park. Website: http://www.dallassummermusicals.org Phone: 214-631-2787 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 02   Sound of Music Sing-Along This will offer something special in the shape of interactive props for audience participation. Angelika Film Center. Website: http://www.tuts.com Phone: 713-558-2600 Location: Abilene     Event Date: December 03   The Ten Tenors Begins at 7:30 p.m. Abilene Civic Center. Phone: 800-869-1451 Location: Brenham     Event Date: December 03 - December 06, 2009 It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast with the audience as the studio audience, five actors perform all the parts and produce all the sound effects. Unity Theatre. Website: http://www.unitybrenham.org Phone: 979-830-8358 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 03   Dianne Reeves Reeves is one of the premier jazz vocalists in the world. Shows are 7 and 9:30 p.m. One World Theatre. Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 03 - December 06, 2009 Rising Stars Symphony Dec. 3 and 6. Includes Nutcracker Suite collections and other Christmas music. Cailloux Theater. Website: http://www.symphonyofthehills.com Phone: 83-896-9393 Location: Athens     Event Date: December 03 - December 12, 2009 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Henderson County Performing Arts, 400 Gibson Road. Phone: 903-675-3908 X-201 Location: Gruene     Event Date: December 03 - December 04, 2009 Reckless Kelly Gruene Hall Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Beeville     Event Date: December 03 - December 05, 2009 The Dining Room Begins at 7 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Performing Arts Building. Phone: 361-354-2303 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 03 - December 05, 2009 Christmas Pops Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Galveston     Event Date: December 03 - January 02, 2010 Festival of Lights Dec. 3-5, 10-12 and 17-Jan.2. In addition to more than 100 sound-enhanced animated lights displays and nightly live entertainment, visitors can ice skate. Take pictures with Santa or enjoy a variety of holiday-themed films. Moody Gardens. Website: http://www.moodygardens.org Phone: 800-582-4673 Location: Wharton     Event Date: December 03   Wharton County Junior College Candlelight Concert The Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform much loved carols along with new soon-to-be favorites.. First Baptist Church of Wharton, 507 N. Fulton Street. Website: http://www.wcjc.edu Phone: 800-561-9252 X-6300 Location: Weatherford     Event Date: December 03   Old-Fashioned Holiday Celebration Kicks off with a community caroling party and tree-lighting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. During the rest of the month, stroll the park, enjoy the lights and be entertained by area musicians and choirs. Clark Gardens Botanical Park. Website: http://www.clarkgardens.com Phone: 940-682-4856 Location: Tyler     Event Date: December 03   Sinatra Sings Santa Steve Lippia and his big band perform a concert coupling many of Sinatra's traditional favorites with a wealth of Sinatra's favorite Christmas songs. Begins at 7:30 p.m. University of Texas at R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center. Website: http://www.cowancenter.org Phone: 903-566-7424 Location: Victoria     Event Date: December 03   Conspirare -- Christmas at the Carillon with Patrice Pike Annual holiday program begins at 7:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church. Website: http://www.Conspirare.org Phone: 361-570-5788 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: December 03   Share the Joy Experience a 1930s Christmas morning. Begins at 4 p.m. McFaddin-Ward House Museum's Visitor Center. Phone: 409-832-1906 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 03   Holiday Heart Strings Bowfire returns for a theatrical holiday production featuring a Celtic Christmas, multicultural music-making, stepdancing and more at 7:30 p.m. Jones Hall. Website: http://www.spahouston.org Phone: 713-227-4SPA Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: December 03   SFA Percussion Ensemble Starts at 7:30 p.m. SFA Cole Concert Hall. Website: http://www.finearts.sfasu.edu Phone: 936-468-6407 Location: San Benito     Event Date: December 03   Christmas Tree Lighting & Concert at the Amphitheater Welcome the holiday season with the bright lights of Christmas and music by local middle schools and elementary schools. W.H. Heavin Amphitheater and Resaca Trail. Phone: 956-361-3804 X-302 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 04   Jubilee of Dance Features shorter works, showcasing the current and future stars of the Houston Ballet. Website: http://www.houstonballet.org Phone: 713-227-2787 Alt Phone: 713-523-6300 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 04   Conspirare -- Christmas at the Carillon with Patrice Pike Annual holiday program begins at 8 p.m. Laurel Heights Methodist Church. Website: http://www.conspirare.org Phone: 512-476-5775 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: December 04 - December 12, 2009 The Santaland Diaries Dec. 4-5 and 11-12. Hilarious one-person play chronicles a man's experience working as an elf in Macy's Santaland. For mature elves only. Website: http://www.beaumontcommunityplayers.com Phone: none Location: Austin     Event Date: December 04 - December 06, 2009 Saint Cecilia Baroque Festival: A Handel Celebration Includes Handel's Oratorios: A Sampler on Friday, St. Cecilia Period Instrument Orchestra on Saturday, and Handel's Gloria and Utrecht Te Deum on Sunday. First Presbyterian Church of Austin, 8001 Mesa Drive. Website: http://www.stceciliamusicseries.org Phone: 512-345-8866 Location: Ingram     Event Date: December 04 - December 12, 2009 Christmas Belles Dec. 4-5 and 11-12. This is a comedy about a church Christmas pageant that spins wildly out of control. Point Indoor Theatre. Website: http://www.hcaf.com Phone: 830-367-5120 Location: Johnson City     Event Date: December 04 - December 12, 2009 First United Methodist Church Living Story of Christmas Dec. 4-5 and 11-12 Website: http://www.fumcjctx.org Phone: 830-868-7414 Location: Salado     Event Date: December 04 - December 12, 2009 A Christmas Carol Dec. 4-5 and 11-12. Presents an adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous Yuletide story. Begins at 7 p.m. Tablerock Festival of Salado. Website: http://www.tablerock.org Phone: 254-947-9205 Location: Athens     Event Date: December 04   The Pfeifers, New Grace & Jerry Bennett Southern Gospel Concert features the greatest nationally known recording artists in gospel music. Texas Gospel Music Hall. Website: http://www.texas-gospelmusichall.com Phone: 903-677-2492 Alt Phone: 903-477-8084 Location: De Leon     Event Date: December 04   Country Christmas & Peanut/Pecan Walk of Fame The Country Christmas is in the City Auditorium. Website: http://www.deleontexas.com/chamber Phone: 254-893-2083 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: December 04 - December 05, 2009 Rockapella Christmas Concert Begins at 8 p.m. Uptown Theater. Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Nassau Bay     Event Date: December 04 - December 20, 2009 A Play -- Rented Christmas A middle-aged bachelor and prominent businessman wants to rent a Christmas. Clear Creek Community Theatre. Website: http://www.clearcreekcountrytheatre.org Phone: 281-335-5228 Location: Ennis     Event Date: December 04 - December 21, 2009 My Favorite Christmas by Bill Rhoten Ennis Public Theatre, 2705 N. Kaufman Street Website: http://www.visitennis.org Phone: 972-878-4748 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 04 - December 27, 2009 Jubilee Theatre Presents Home for the Holidays A group of travelers get stranded in the airport over the holidays. Website: http://www.jubileetheatre.org Phone: 817-338-4411 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 04 - December 13, 2009 The Nutcracker - Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre An amazing journey begins when young Clara is given a nutcracker by mysterious Dr. Drosselmeyer. University of Houston-Clear Lake's Bayou Theatre. Website: http://www.bahbt.org Phone: 281-480-1617 Location: Bonham     Event Date: December 04 - December 11, 2009 A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens' beloved holiday story comes to life through the Creative Arts Center Theater Troupe. Rayburn VA Auditorium. Website: http://www.creativeartscenter.us Phone: 903-640-2196 Location: Granbury     Event Date: December 04 - December 26, 2009 Granbury Live Nostalgia Concerts Dec. 4-6, 11-12, 18-20 and 26. Enjoy costumed and choreographed live music productions from the golden age of rock 'n' roll. Granbury Historic Square. Website: http://www.granburylive.com Phone: 800-989-8240 Alt Phone: 817-573-0303 Location: Wimberley     Event Date: December 04 - December 06, 2009 Wimberley Community Chorus The chorus presents three Christmas concerts. Chapel in the Hills. Website: http://www.visitwimberley.com/chorus Phone: 512-847-0629 Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: December 04 - December 06, 2009 SFA Original Cast Production "Christmas at the Movies" The cabaret-inprovisation troupe from the Stephen F. Austin School of Theatre will be performing holiday songs and scenes from Hollywood films. SFA Turner Auditorium. Website: http://www.nineflagsfestival.com Phone: 936-468-6407 Location: New Braunfels     Event Date: December 04 - December 19, 2009 Canyon Trail Chuck Wagon Supper & Cowboy Music Show Dec. 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19. English Brothers-Western Music Artists perform. Show follows an authentic chuck wagon meal. Call for reservations. 1201 FM 2722. Website: http://www.canyontrailchuckwagon.com Phone: 888-408-7245 Location: Nassau Bay     Event Date: December 04 - December 05, 2009 Clear Lake Symphony in Concert Features Christmas seasonal favorites. Begins at 7:30 p.m. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 18220 Upper Bay Road. Website: http://www.clearlakesymphony.org Phone: 281-488-0066 Alt Phone: 713-639-0702 Location: Richardson     Event Date: December 05   Richardson Symphony Orchestra Concert Features traditional Christmas favorites from around the world. Charles W. Eisemann Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.richardsonsymphony.org Phone: 972-744-4650 Alt Phone: 972-234-4195 Location: Round Top     Event Date: December 05   Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Danced by children for children of any age. International Festival-Institute at Round Top. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Alt Phone: 979-249-3086 Location: Orange     Event Date: December 05 - December 06, 2009 The Wizard of Oz Packed with all the original songs and magic from the film. Lutcher Theater, 707 Main. Website: http://www.lutcher.org Phone: 409-745-5535 Alt Phone: 800-828-5535 Location: Sulphur Springs     Event Date: December 05 - December 06, 2009 Northeast Texas Choral Society Christmas Concert Shows are 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Website: http://www.civiccenteronline.com Phone: 903-885-8071 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 05 - December 19, 2009 High NoonGun Fights Dec. 5 and 19. Visitors will get a firsthand view of the Wild West when a mild disagreement quickly turns into a gunfight on the Village's Main Street. Dallas Heritage Village. Website: http://www.DallasHeritageVillage.org Phone: 214-421-5141 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 05 - December 23, 2009 The Nutcracker Long Center for the Performing Arts Website: http://www.balletaustin.org Phone: none Location: Quanah     Event Date: December 05   Three Rivers Cowboy Ball Features Bobby Flores & the Bobby Flores Band. Website: http://www.3rf.org Phone: 940-839-7332 Location: Needville     Event Date: December 05   Siple Christmas Includes making s'mores, Dutch oven cooking, children's crafts, hayrides, a visit from a "Southern Santa," and The Brazos River Pickers. Brazos Bend State Park. Website: http://www.brazosbend.org Phone: 979-553-5101 Location: Needville     Event Date: December 05   Tunes & Tales Features the old-time bluegrass sounds of The Brazos River Pickers. Hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Brazos Bend State Park. Phone: 979-553-5101 Location: Palestine     Event Date: December 05   Dogwood Jamboree The theme is "Christmas time's a comin'." Begins at 7 p.m. Phone: 903-723-6291 Location: Goliad     Event Date: December 05   Christmas Concert Beeville Community Chorus and Coastal Bend College Concert Choir perform at 8 p.m. Mission Espiritu Santo, Goliad State Park. Website: http://www.goliadcc.org Phone: 361-354-2303 Alt Phone: 361-645-3405 Location: Gruene     Event Date: December 05   The Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison Holiday Show Gruene Hall Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 05   Hill Country Chorale Christmas Concert Features Christmas music from classics to modern. Begins at 4 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 800 Jefferson Street. Website: http://www.hillcountrychorale.org Phone: 830-895-3710 Location: Lubbock     Event Date: December 05   Lubbock Symphony Orchestra Presents: The Holiday Pops Concert First United Methodist Church Website: http://www.lubbocksymphony.org Phone: 800-692-4035 Location: Marble Falls     Event Date: December 05   "Boots & Bling" Cowboy Up for Kids Barbecue and dancing under the stars from y to 11 p.m. Benefits the Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center and abused children. Lakeside Pavilion. Phone: 512-756-2607 Location: McCamey     Event Date: December 05   Cowboy Christmas Ball Includes dancing, a band, food and fun. 4-H Barn. Website: http://www.mccameychamber.org Phone: 432-652-8202 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 05   Capital One Bank Adolphus Children's Parade St. Nick and his entourage of marching bands, giant inflatables, costume characters and dancers will take to the streets to kick off the holiday season in North Texas. Outside the Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce Street. Website: http://www.childrens.com/parade Phone: 214-456-5318 Alt Phone: 214-742-8200 Location: Big Spring     Event Date: December 05 - December 06, 2009 Living Christmas Tree Communitywide musical event includes 100 voices, 36 orchestra members, 20 children's choir members and 20 cast members. First United Methodist Church. Website: http://www.fumcbs.org Phone: 432-267-6394 Location: Abilene     Event Date: December 05   Christmas Celebration V Abilene Philharmonic Pops Concert, Abilene Civic Center Phone: 325-677-6710 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 05   Gabriel Bianco This French virtuoso is the most recent winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. Begins at 8 p.m. Northwest Hills United Methodist Church. Website: http://www.AustinClassicalGuitar.org Phone: 512-300-ACGS Location: Bandera     Event Date: December 05   Cowboy Campfire Christmas Gather at 5 p.m. for caroling, Christmas stories and a live nativity. Bandera City Park. Website: http://www.banderabusinessassociation.com Phone: 800-364-3833 Location: Beaumont     Event Date: December 05   Kelly Clarkson Live at Ford Park Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com Phone: 800-745-3000 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 06   Jane Monheit Monheit has established herself as one of the jazz world's foremost vocalists. One World Theatre. Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Pasadena     Event Date: December 06   Christmas Concert Pasadena Philharmonic Orchestra and San Jacinto College Chorale present traditional Christmas music, Messiah sing-along and harpsichord performance. Slocumb Auditorium, San Jacinto College central campus. Website: http://www.pasadenaphilharmonicsociety.org Phone: 713-941-3332 Location: San Antonio     Event Date: December 06   Exultate! Early Music of Christmas Voci de Sorell's concert features Medieval and Renaissance Christmas music. Begins at 2:30 p.m. Mission San Jose. Website: http://www.benissimomusic.org Phone: 210-912-9555 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 07   Conspirare -- Christmas at the Carillon with Patrice Pike Annual holiday program showcases Craig Hella Johnson's signature technique of weaving diverse musical genres into one luminous whole. Begins at 8 p.m. Long Center for the Performing Arts. Website: http://www.Conspirare.org Phone: 512-476-5775 Alt Phone: 512-476-5664 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 07   Handel's Messiah with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra At 7:30 p.m. Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.fwsymphony.org Phone: 817-665-6000 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 08 - December 20, 2009 The Sound of Music Theatre Under the Stars. Hobby Center for the Performing Arts. Phone: 713-558-2600 Alt Phone: 888-558-3882 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 08   Handel's Messiah Presented by the Austin Symphony Orchestra. Long Center. Website: http://www.austinsymphony.org Phone: none Location: Beeville     Event Date: December 08   Christmas Concert At 7:30 p.m. Coastal Bend College Jones Performing Arts Building. Phone: 361-354-2303 Location: Yoakum     Event Date: December 08   Country Music USA Includes western music and dinner. Community Center. Phone: 361-293-2309 Location: San Benito     Event Date: December 09   El Second Weensdee The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center presents an oral history series on conjunto music. Begins at 7 p.m. The Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center. Phone: 956-399-0110 Alt Phone: 956-367-0335 Location: Lufkin     Event Date: December 09 - December 10, 2009 Living Nativity Scene Experience scenes from Christmas past and present in a drive-thru living nativity scene. First Christian Church. Phone: 936-634-8341 Location: Kilgore     Event Date: December 10 - December 12, 2009 Forest Home Baptist Church Nativity Drive-Thru Re-creates the birth of Christ. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. Phone: 903-984-2117 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: December 10 - December 13, 2009 Christmas at the Theater Fredericksburg Theater Company presents a variety program with all the warmth of the Christmas message and soe magic thrown in. Website: http://www.fredericksburgtheater.org Phone: 888-669-7114 Alt Phone: 830-997-3588 Location: Longview     Event Date: December 10 - December 13, 2009 ArtsView Children's Theatre Presents It's a Wonderful Life Website: http://www.artsviewchildrenstheatre.com Phone: 903-236-7535 Location: Lubbock     Event Date: December 10 - December 13, 2009 The Nutcracker Features more than 150 dancers, including the Ballet Lubbock Company, world-class guest artists and students of the Ballet Lubbock School to the accompaniment of a full orchestra. Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Website: http://www.balletlubbock.org Phone: 806-785-3090 Alt Phone: 800-692-4035 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: December 10 - December 20, 2009 Miracle on 34th Street Dec. 10-13 and 17-20. Begins at 8 p.m. Uptown Theater. Website: http://www.UptownTheaterGP.com Phone: 972-237-UPTN Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 10 - December 20, 2009 Christmas Celebration Includes the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Symphony Chorus. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Website: http://www.dallassymphony.com Phone: 214-692-0203 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 10 - January 17, 2010 Don't Hug Me Christmas Carol When Gunner Johnson crashes through the ice on his SkiDoo, he enters a coma-induced dream where three ghosts take him on a past-present-future journey. Stage West. Website: http://www.stagewest.org Phone: 817-784-9378 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: December 10 - December 31, 2009 2009 Edition of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Stars the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. NOKIA Theatre. Website: http://www.ticketmaster.com Phone: 800-745-3000 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: December 10 - December 31, 2009 Radio City Christmas Spectacular, NOKIA Theatre Stars the world-famous Radio City Rockettes. 1001 Performance Place. Website: http://www.NOKIAtheatreDFW.com Phone: 214-373-8000 Alt Phone: 972-854-5111 Location: Big Spring     Event Date: December 11 - December 13, 2009 Drive-Through Nativity This is a live display of the story of Christmas. Visitors are provided a tape or CD to listen to as they drive by the live scenes. First Church of the Nazarene. Phone: 432-267-7015 Location: Dallas     Event Date: December 11 - December 13, 2009 A Very Special Holiday Special Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House Website: http://www.turtlecreek.org/index.php?/events Phone: 214-880-0202 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: December 11   Tannenbaum Ball Celebrates a "Partridge in a Pear Tree" with an elegant meal, first-class entertainment, and silent and live auction. Begins at 7 p.m. Website: http://www.pioneermuseum.com Phone: 830-997-2835 Location: Lake Jackson     Event Date: December 11   Take 6 Celebrate the holidays with the phenomenal, incomparable gospel group. Clarion at Brazosport College. Website: http://www.clarion.brazosport.edu Phone: 979-230-3156 Location: De Leon     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 A Tuna Christmas The Purple Lilly theater is having a dinner theater production. De Leon City Hall, 125 Texas Street. Phone: 254-893-4824 Location: De Leon     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 De Leon Off Broadway Theater Troupe City Auditorium Website: http://www.deleontexs.com/chamber Phone: 254-893-2083 Location: Fredericksburg     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 The Christmas Journey Drive-through presentation of the Christmas story is depicted in nine scenes, all with live characters or animals, special lighting and effects, plus Christmas music. Bethany Lutheran Church, 110 W. Austin Street. Website: http://www.blcfbg.org Phone: 830-997-2069 Location: Gruene     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 Jerry Jefff Walker Gruene Hall Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 47th Annual Candlelight Tour See the interiors of Houston's most historic structures, each decorated to portray an era in the city's history. Enjoy staged performances inside the historic structures. Includes carolers, storytellers and crafters. Hours are 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sam Houston Park. Phone: 713-655-1912 Location: Johnson City     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 Bethlehem Nights Live Nativity at the Hill Country Lights Display Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Phone: 830-992-7646 Location: Fort Worth     Event Date: December 11 - December 24, 2009 The Nutcracker Texas Ballet Theater presents this holiday classic at Bass Performance Hall. Website: http://www.texasballettheater.org Phone: 877-828-9200 Location: Lufkin     Event Date: December 11 - December 12, 2009 Evening in Old Bethlehem Stroll the streets of Old Bethlehem. Talk with the townspeople about the good news of the newborn king. Sponsored by Fist United Methodist Church. George H. Henderson Jr. Exposition Center. Website: http://www.lufkinfirst.com Phone: 936-639-3141 Location: Amarillo     Event Date: December 11 - December 13, 2009 The Nutcracker The magic of the season unfolks in this Lone Star Ballet production. Performed with the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. Civic Center Auditorium. Website: http://www.lonestarballet.org Phone: 806-372-2463 Location: Canton     Event Date: December 12   Western Swing Christmas Ball Features Dave Alexander and His Big Texas Swing Band. Hours are 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Canton Civic Center. Website: http://www.chambercantontx.com Phone: 903-567-2991 Location: Buffalo Gap     Event Date: December 12   Chautauqua Learning Series Based on the Chautauqua movement from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which provided educational lectures and entertainment for average Americans before the advent of radio and television. Begins at 11 a.m. Buffalo Gap Historic Village. Phone: 325-572-3365 Location: Port Arthur     Event Date: December 12   Bethlehem on the Boardwalk Nativity scene includes live animals and professional performers. Boardwalk/Downtown Port Arthur. Phone: 409-985-7822 Location: Round Top     Event Date: December 12   Gay Men's Chorus of Houston: A Twisted Holiday Familiar holiday tunes and not-so-familiar "twisted" tunes will bring laughter to begin the holiday season. Festival Hill. Website: http://www.festivalhill.org Phone: 979-249-3129 Alt Phone: 979-249-3086 Location: San Angelo     Event Date: December 12   Elegant Evenings Includes recitals, dinners, parties and more. Website: http://www.sanangelosymphony.org Phone: 325-658-5877 Location: Vernon     Event Date: December 12   Dance: Shane Vandiver & the National Swing Band of Texas Offers a Vegas-style show and dance. 1814 Pease Street. Website: http://www.vernontexas.net Phone: 940-552-2564 Location: Aransas Pass     Event Date: December 12   Magical Fairytale Christmas Play & Children's Brunch Aransas Pass Civic Center Theatre Website: http://www.shelteredsparrow.blogspot.com Phone: 361-758-0009 Alt Phone: 361-547-2585 Location: Corpus Christi     Event Date: December 12   Home for the Holidays Performed by the Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra with special guest The Texas Boys Choir. Begins at 8 p.m. Performing Arts Center at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi. Website: http://www.ccsymphony.org Phone: 361-883-NOTE Location: Liberty     Event Date: December 12   Liberty Opry Christmas Show Begins at 7 p.m. 1816 Sam Houston Avenue. Website: http://www.libertyopry.com Phone: 877-729-9103 Location: Decatur     Event Date: December 12   Cowboy Christmas Includes gospel singing, hay wagon rides and kids activities. Hours are 4 to 6 p.m. Downtown Decatur. Website: http://www.decaturmainstreet.com Phone: 940-627-6158 Location: Grand Prairie     Event Date: December 12   Exhibit of More than 50 Nativity Scenes Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. West Fork Presbyterian Church. Phone: 972-641-1167 Alt Phone: 972-237-9158 Location: Jacksboro     Event Date: December 12   Christmas Dance Spectacular! Join the fun as Mrs. Tammy's Acrobatics and Dance Troupe from Mineral Wells performs tap, jazz, ballet and hip hop routines. Hours are 2 to 4 p.m. Fort Richardson State Park and Historic Site and Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway. Phone: 940-567-3506 Location: Galveston     Event Date: December 12 - December 13, 2009 The Nutcracker Features the City Ballet of Houston. Shows are 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Grand 1894 Opera House. Website: http://www.thegrand.com Phone: 800-821-1894 Location: Tyler     Event Date: December 13 - December 14, 2009 A Christmas Special A 300-voice choir and 65-piece orchestra perform Christmas classics. Green Acres Baptist Church. Website: http://www.visittyler.com Phone: 903-525-1100 Location: Kerrville     Event Date: December 13   Hill Country Youth Orchestras Christmas Concert Begins at 3 p.m. Cailloux Theater. Website: http://www.hillcountryyouthorchestras.com Phone: 830-257-0809 Location: Mason     Event Date: December 13   Christmas Drive-Thru Luminary Show & Live Nativity Scene City Park Phone: 325-347-5758 Location: Nacogdoches     Event Date: December 13   Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol Begins at 2 p.m. Lamp-Lite Theatre. Website: http://www.visitnacogdoches.org Phone: 936-564-8300 Location: South Padre Island     Event Date: December 13   Hair of the Dog Fundraiser Features music, appetizers, and silent and live auctions from noon to 3 p.m. Sponsored by Laguna Madre Humane Society at Louie's Backyard. Phone: 956-772-1974 Location: Austin     Event Date: December 13   Manhattan Transfer Shows are at 6 and 8:30 p.m. One World Theatre. Website: http://www.oneworldtheatre.org Phone: 512-329-6753 Location: Houston     Event Date: December 13   The Rose Ensemble in Celebremos el Nino -- A Mexican Baroque Christmas Minneapolis-based vocal group performs a rare collection of early Mexican music, including Christmas dances, ballads and villancicos. Christ Church Cathedral, 1117 Texas Avenue. Website: http://www.HoustonEarly Music.org Phone: 713-432-1744 Location: Gruene     Event Date: December 13   Gospel Brunch with a Texas Twist, Christmas Edition Hours are 10:30 a.m. to noon. Gruene Hall. Website: http://www.gruenehall.com Phone: 830-629-5077 Alt Phone: 830-606-1601 Location: Eagle Pass     Event Date: December 13   Teleton Navideno CSN-TV Phone: 830-352-7640 Location: Seguin     Event Date: December 13   An Olde English Christmas The Mid-Texas Symphony, Children's Chorus of Seguin and guest Amanda Grooms perform favorites by Handel, Holst and Williams. Texas Lutheran University, Jackson Auditorium. Website: http://www.visitseguin.com Phone: 830-372-8089 Location: Alvarado     Event Date: January 22 - January 23, 2010 Lone Star Monster Truck Tour Featuring monster trucks in wheelie contests, side-by-side racing and "You be the judge" freestyle! Local drivers compete in Toughest Truck contest and much more. Plus kids get to take a free ride on the Alien Attack monster ride truck! Gates open at 6 p.m. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Free Pit Party for all ticket holders from 6 to 7 p.m. Diamond W Arena. Call for more information. 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