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EUGENE BALLET COMPANY PRESENTS THE NUTCRACKER A Christmas with (Almost) No Carol HOLIDAY SEASON MEANS A RETURN OF OLD FAVORITES “B By Rick Levin and song, including local jazz chanteuse Halie Loren perform- ing classics by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. See the ballet Dec. 15-17 at the Hult Center; info and tickets at hultcenter.org. And, if it’s warm and fuzzy familiarity you crave this win- ter season, fret not, stocking stuffers! We will always have The Nutcracker, performed by Eugene Ballet Company, Dec. 22-24, also at the Hult. And now for something a little different: Support Centro Latino Americano’s good works Dec. 2 by attending Way- ward Lamb’s “Christmas Show and Toy Drive” — a fabu- lous diva show and fundraiser hosted by local legends Daphne Storm and Diva Simone Slaughter. The show starts at 7 pm (doors at 6 pm), is 21-and-up and costs a mere $10. Oregon Contemporary Theatre embraces a similar spirit of sassy fun with “America’s Favorite Dragapella Beau- tyshop Quartet,” The Kinsey Sicks, an off-Broadway troupe that will perform its latest show, Things You Shouldn’t Say! for four performances only, Nov. 30-Dec. 2; tickets at octheatre. org or 541-465-1506. Be warned, they say: “If you love Don- ut you were always a good man of business, Jacob,” faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. “Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” This, of course, is a passage from A Christmas Carol. Along with, perhaps, filmmaker Frank Capra’s transforma- tive classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, Dickens’ classic novella of redemption has become such a holiday staple that most folks couldn’t give a curdled eggnog if they ever saw it again. A sentimentalist at heart, this makes me sad — I mean, we are a nation ruled by Scrooges, now more than ever — but I un- derstand. Apparently, so do the folks who stock our Eugene stages; this year, the only Carol you’ll find is the return production of Ballet Fantastique’s An American Christmas Carol, which refashions Dickens’ story as a World War II fable full of dance ald Trump, you’ll hate this show!” Over in the “Grove” at Cottage Theatre you can un- hitch the Grinch in your giddyup with Seussical, a musical celebration of all things Theodor Geisel, narrated by The Cat in The Hat and featuring Horton the Elephant, running Dec. 1-23; info and tickets at cottagetheatre.org or 541-942-8001. At Very Little Theatre’s Stage Left, dig into a production of The Christmas Foundling, a yuletide heartstring-tugger about an orphaned boy raised by miners, set on Christmas Eve, 1850, during California’s Gold Rush. Our local children’s theater, Upstart Crow, offers a mu- sical presentation of The Polar Express, a newfound holi- day classic about a boy’s magic train ride to the North Pole, running Dec. 8-10 and 15-17 at the company’s Crow’s Nest Theatre; info and tickets at upstartcrowstudio.org or 541-688- 8260. And for a different breed of live performance, watch the talented folks at Radio Redux put on a staged reading of The Shop Around the Corner, Ernst Lubitsch’s legendary 1940 romantic comedy starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sul- livan (and the inspiration for You’ve Got Mail), running Dec. 8-10 at the Hult; tickets at hultcenter.org. If festive movement is your thing, Lane Community Col- lege’s dance department presents Identity Dance Company, “What Christmas Means to Me,” Dec. 15-16 at Ragozzino Performance Hall on campus; tickets and info at lanecc.edu. And Dec. 17 at the Hult, Eugene Symphony presents Cirque de la Symphonique Holiday Spectacular, a show promising “astonishing feats of acrobatic wizardry on — and above — the stage,” and featuring seasonal classics from the orchestra, including music from The Nutcracker. And, remember, always keep your eye on EW’s weekly What’s Happening calendar for further seasonal events and shows that might pop up between now and the New Year. ■ Eugene Saturday Market’s 2017 BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY & SUNDAY! Handcrafted Gifts, Sold By Their Makers International Food Court Live Music th Nov 18 - 19 Dec 2 nd - 3 rd Dec 16 th - 17 th th th Nov 24 - 26 Dec 9 th - 10 th Dec 22 nd - 24 th* 10 AM - 6 PM • * 10 AM - 4 PM, Dec 24 th only F R E E PA R K I N G & F R E E A D M I S S I O N Lane Events Center, 13 th & Jefferson, Eugene More details at www.holidaymarket.org 541-686-8885 4 Fine Indian Cuisine Tuesday - Sunday WEEKENDS th Curry Bowl E u g e n e We e k l y ’ s H O L I D AY H A P P E N I N G S 2 0 1 7 Lunch Buffet 11am to 2:30pm Dinner 5pm to 9:30pm Tandoori Specials, Biryani, Koorma, Vegetarian Dishes, and Mango Lassi 2495 Hilyard Street • (541) 654-8118
