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CRESCENDO EVENTS FOR December | ||||||
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| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 8:00 PM-ASO Pops Concert | 5 7:30 PM-The Christmas Carol | ||
| 6 4:00 PM-Potluck Supper | 7 | 8 | 9 7:00 PM-Bela Fleck and the Flecktones | 10 | 11 8:00 PM-Wits' Other End Players | 12 7:30 PM-A Christmas Story |
| 13 2:30 PM-Balanchine Nutcracker 4:30 PM-Crescendo Post-Ballet Dinner | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 6:00 PM-ASO - New Years Eve | ||
Crescendo Events for December |
| DECEMBER 4, FRIDAY, 8:00 PM |
| ASO Pops Concert With Take Six |
| Where: Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center Concert Hall |
| Crescendo Seats: $37.50 Center Rear Grand Tier |
| Details: Celebrate the holidays with two of Alabama's favorite musical ensembles – influential, Grammy-winning a cappella group Take 6 and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Enjoy timeless Christmas classics and moving spirituals performed in a style that will make them feel as fresh as if they were written yesterday. |
| Info. And Tickets: Please call the ASO Box Office, 251-7727, or visit the ASO Web site. And be sure to request seating with Crescendo! |
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| DECEMBER 5, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM |
| The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| Where: Arts Council of the Trussville Area Community Theatre, 225 Parkway Drive, Trussville, AL 35173 |
| Crescendo Seats: $10/$8 Seniors |
| Details: Ebenezer Scrooge's story of revelation and redemption stands alone as the best of the holiday classics. With unforgettable characters such as Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, Jacob Marley, and the three specters of the season, Charles Dickens's masterpiece is still the best lesson on how to keep Christmas in our heart. Bring the whole family to this timeless favorite. |
| Info. and Tickets: Tickets available at the door. Crescendo has asked the theatre to hold six seats for us. Tickets not picked up and paid for by 7:15 p.m. on the night of performance may be sold to other patrons. Please be sure to request seating with Crescendo. Please call ACTA Community Theatre, 205/655-7145 if you would like additional information on this production. |
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| DECEMBER 6, SUNDAY, 4:00-7:00 PM |
| Potluck Supper Party |
| Where: Home of Crescendo member |
| No Charge |
| Details: You are encouraged to invite one or more single guests to come with you since a potluck supper is one of the best Crescendo events for introducing yourself (if you are not already a member) and your friends to Crescendo. Please bring a dish of food to share with the group. Beverages will also be welcome in addition to your food. Crescendo will furnish soft drinks, cups, plates, flatware, napkins and ice. Dress-casual. |
| Reservations: Not required |
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| DECEMBER 9, WEDNESDAYj, 7:00 PM |
| Bela Fleck and the Flecktones |
| Where: Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall |
| Crescendo Seats: $28.50 Rear Balcony |
| Details: Featuring Bela Fleck, banjo; Victor Lemonte Wooten, bass; Future Man, drumitar and acoustic percussion; and Jeff Coffin, winds. And just when you are feverishly deciding who should and shouldn't get a Secret Santa gift of coal this year, the Flecktones joyously sleigh into town. Their Grammy-winning holiday album Jingle All The Way is sure to provide the inspiration with favorites including a sparkling banjo-harmonic arrangement of "Christmas Time is Here," Joni Mitchell's "River," a Tuvan-inspired, world beat performance of "What Child is This" and fiery renditions of "Sleigh Ride" and "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies." |
| Info. and Tickets: Please call the Alys Stephens Center box office at 975-2787, and be sure to request seating with Crescendo. |
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| DECEMBER 11, FRIDAY, 8:00 PM |
| Wits' Other End Players Holiday Cabaret |
| Where: Martha Moore Sykes Studio, Virginia Samford Theatre 1116 South 26th Street, Birmingham, AL 35205 |
| Crescendo Seats: $25 general admission |
| Details: Back by popular demand! New sketches. Same laughs. The infamous "Southern Saturday Night Live" comedy cabaret that left Birmingham audiences howling in the '70s and '80s returns with new and familiar faces alike. Featuring new sketches and tunes to make you smile through the Holidays, this will be one show you cannot miss! Directed by Cathy Rye Gilmore and featuring: Boots Carroll, Jennifer Gamble, Kristi Tingle Higginbotham, Jan D. Hunter, Owen Kerley & Jack Mann. |
| Tickets and Info: Virginia Samford Theatre box office, 205/251-1206. Seating is general admission, no reserved seating. First call the Virginia Samford Theatre box office, 251-1206, and purchase your ticket(s). Then please call Lucas Pepke, VST Production Coordinator, at 251-1228, and tell him you have purchased tickets to the December 11 performance. and that you are with Crescendo. Lucas will then add your order to the Crescendo seat order. |
| Lucas will then add your order to the Crescendo seat order. Then Lucas will put all Crescendo people together in prime seating with a "Crescendo" sign on the seats. Please be sure to follow these unusual instructions in order to be assured that you will be seated with other Crescendo people. |
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| DECEMBER 12, SATURDAY, 7:30 PM |
| A Christmas Story Re. Ralphie and BB gun |
| Where: Virginia Samford Theatre 1116 South 26th Street, Birmingham, AL 35205 |
| Crescendo Seats: Adults $25, Students $15 |
| Details: CenterStage Productions returns with everyone's favorite modern Christmas classic! All young Ralphie wants for Christmas is a genuine Red Ryder BB gun ... and the whole adult world seems determined to thwart his dreams! Based on the popular film and Jean Shepherd short story, A Christmas Story is a must-see family tradition, sure to bring a smile and a warm glow to your holiday season. |
| Tickets and Info: Virginia Samford Theatre box office, 205/251-1206. |
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| DECEMBER 13, SUNDAY, 2:30 PM |
| Balanchine Nutcracker Ballet w. Dinner After |
| Where: Wright Concert Hall on the Samford University Campus |
| Crescendo Seats: $20 (Note-these are regularly $30.) |
| Details: One of six companies in the world licensed to perform Balanchine's holiday masterpiece, Alabama Ballet presents its eighth annual performance of The Nutcracker. Opulent sets and dazzling costumes create a vision that will enchant children and adults alike. Don't miss being a part of Birmingham's greatest holiday treasure! |
| Info. and Tickets: Please call the Alys Stephens Center Box Office, 975-2787, and request seating with Crescendo. Note that while the Stephens Center is selling all tickets to Alabama Ballet productions, the performance itself takes place at the Samford Wright Concert Hall on the Samford University Campus, NOT at the Stephens Center. |
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| DECEMBER 13, SUNDAY, After the Ballet |
| Crescendo Post-Ballet Dinner |
| Where: Landry's Seafood House, 139 State Farm Parkway, Homewood, AL 35209 |
| Reservation Required: Please call Dick Coffee, 956-1315, to place your reservation to join us for the Crescendo restaurant dinner after The Nutcracker Ballet. |
| Directions: Exit Samford University and turn right on Lakeshore Drive. Cross Green Springs Highway and I-65. Go to the traffic light where you would normally turn left to get to the Wal-Mart and Sam's Club in the Wildwood Shopping Center, but you turn RIGHT at that light on Wildwood Parkway. Go one block and turn right again, this time on State Farm Parkway. Look for Landry's. |
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| DECEMBER 31, THURSDAY, 6:00 PM |
| ASO Special New Years Eve Concert |
| Where: Alabama Theatre |
| Crescendo Seats: $30.00 |
| Details: Celebrate New Year's Eve in style with the ASO in the historic Alabama Theatre. Susanna Phillips, an Alabama native fresh from her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, joins the orchestra for this elegant evening. Be a part of the celebration that has become a Birmingham holiday tradition! Maestro Christopher Confessore and the orchestra ring in the New Year with a magnificent program of music from the Strauss family in the glamorous setting of the historic Alabama Theatre. |
| Info. And Tickets: Please call the ASO Box Office, 251-7727 |
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Addresses of Concert Halls |
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Alys Stephens Center Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Center Concert Hall |
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Sponsors | |
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| AB | Alabama Ballet |
| ARSPAC | Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center |
| ASFA | Alabama School of Fine Arts |
| ASO | Alabama Symphony Orchestra |
| BFT | Birmingham Festival Theatre |
| BMA | Birmingham Museum of Art |
| BSC | Birmingham Southern College |
| Cres. | Crescendo |
| CSP | Center Stage Productions |
| HLT | Hoover Library Theatre |
| IPC | Independent Presbyterian Church |
| MCAT | Magic City Actors Theatre |
| MH | Member |
| OC | Outside Company |
| RMCO | Red Mountain Chamber Orchestra |
| RMTC | Red Mountain Theatre Company |
| SAS | Shakespeare at Sloss |
| SCT | South City Theatre |
| SuperJazz | SuperJazz Band |
| TD | Theatre Downtown |
| UABDOT | UAB Department of Theatre |
| VST | Virginia Samford Theatre |
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Locations | |
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| AppBrk | Applebees - Brookwood |
| ARSPAC | Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center |
| ASFA | Alabama Schol of Fine Arts |
| ASO | Alabama Symphony Orchestra |
| AT | Alabama Theatre |
| BAP | Bartow Arena Park |
| BELL | Bell's |
| BFT | Birmingham Festival Theatre |
| BJCCCH | Birmingham-JCCC Hall |
| BMA | Birmingham Museum of Art |
| BPUMC | Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
| BSCHH | Birmingham Southern College Hill Hall |
| BSCT | Birmingham Southern College Theatre |
| BSCTOne | Birmingham Southern College Theatre One |
| CDP | Cafe' de Paris |
| CMC | Crape Myrtle Cafe' |
| CP | Caldwell Park |
| CS | Cocina Superior |
| CUMC | Canterbury United Methodist Church |
| HLT | Hoover Library Theatre |
| HRH | Hulsey Recital Hall, UAB Campus |
| IPC | Independent Presbyterian Church |
| JCC | Jewish Community Center |
| MACM | MacMillan's |
| MH | Member's Home |
| PI | Playhouse, Inc. |
| RMTCCT | Red Mountain Theatre Company Cabaret Theatre |
| SBH | Samford Brock Hall |
| SCT | South City Theatre |
| SF | Sloss Furnace |
| SILV | Silverton |
| SWC | Samford Wright Center |
| TBA | To Be Announced |
| VST | Virginia Samford Theatre |
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DECEMBER EVENTS | |||||||
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| Date | Day | Time | Sponsor | Event | Music | Location | Charge |
| 12/4/2009 | Friday | 8:00 PM | ASO Pops Concert With Take Six | ||||
| 12/5/2009 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens | ||||
| 12/6/2009 | Sunday | 4:00 PM | Potluck Supper Party | ||||
| 12/9/2009 | Wednesday | 7:00 PM | Bela Fleck and the Flecktones | ||||
| 12/11/2009 | Friday | 8:00 PM | Wits' Other End Players Holiday Cabaret | ||||
| 12/12/2009 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | A Christmas Story Re. Ralphie and BB gun | ||||
| 12/13/2009 | Sunday | 2:30 PM | Balanchine Nutcracker Ballet w. Dinner After | ||||
| 12/13/2009 | Sunday | 4:30 PM | Crescendo Post-Ballet Dinner | ||||
| 12/31/2009 | Thursday | 6:00 PM | ASO Special New Years Eve Concert | ||||
| Total 9 Events Scheduled in December | |||||||
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