Arts & Events Calendar

School, is Lucia this year. Svenska Sangarna (Swedish Singers) will entertain during the program. All children go home with a Swedish tree ornament. Brunch will be served for this family-friendly event. Great Lakes Ballroom of the Holiday Inn, 9 a.m. Purchase tickets by Dec. 3. Call (218) 727-4416. Sponsored by the Swedish Cultural Society of Duluth. Find them online on Facebook.

Chanticleer

Dec. 8

UMD Music presents a guest artist concert. Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Grammy- winning choir Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its 12 male voices ranging from countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from gospel to venturesome new music. 7:30 p.m. at Weber Music hall. $39.50, $29.50 and $19.50. Tickets. umn.edu, (218) 726-8877.

Messiah Sing-Along

Dec. 11

Celebrate a joyous season with song! During this popular holiday event, the entire audience sings, and St. Scholastica’s Center for Early Music Orchestra provides the accompaniment. Shelley Gruskin, music department emeritus faculty member at St. Scholastica, directs this holiday sing-along. Cost: Free. 7:30 p.m., Mitchell Auditorium, 1200 Kenwood Ave. spotlight@css.edu, (218) 723-7000.

Portman Senior Holiday Party

Dec. 12

Celebrate the season at the City of Duluth’s Portman Community Center. Live entertainment by Duluth East High School Choralaires. Chinese dinner. 4601 McCulloch St. 4-7 p.m. $8 per ticket, must purchase in advance. (218) 730-4305

O Holy Night choir concert

Dec. 14 & 15

Reflect on the Christmas season with us. In this moving annual celebration, the St. Scholastica Concert Choir, Bella Voce, Vox Anima and Cantus Corde present sacred and secular Christmas music, sure to warm your heart and welcome you into the Christmas spirit. Cost: $10. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. both nights, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, 2801 E. 4th St. spotlight@css.edu, (218) 7237000.

Morgan Park Senior Holiday Party

Dec. 18

Celebrate the season at the City of Duluth’s Morgan Park Community Center. Live entertainment by Jerry Allan. Chicken Kiev and rice pilaf. 1242 88th Ave. W. 4-7 p.m. $8 per ticket, must purchase in advance. (218) 730-4310.

Rubber Chicken holiday show

Dec. 21-22 and 28-31

Enjoy the comedy of Rubber Chicken Theater’s 10th anniversary holiday sketch comedy

Fitger’s Spirit of the North Theater, 600 E. Superior St. 7:30 p.m. $15. (218) 213-2780. rubberchickentheater.com

Downtown Duluth

Arts Walk

Dec. 28 and Jan. 25

The Downtown Duluth Arts Collective hosts art, food and entertainment from 5-9 p.m. Held the last Friday of the month. (218) 461-8380. Find DowntownDuluthArtWalk on Facebook for details.

Beaner’s New Year’s Eve Bash

Dec. 31

Twenty-four musical acts take the stage. 324 N. Central Ave. (218) 624-5957. Free. Food and coffee available to purchase. 8 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

DSSO: New Year’s Journey

Dec. 31

Enjoy a tribute to the rock band Journey during this epic evening, presented by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra. 350 Harbor Drive. $20-$55. 7 p.m.

UMD Music presents

At Weber Music Hall: Honors Percussion Concert, Jan. 26, 6 p.m. Honor Choir Concert, Jan. 29, 4 p.m. Flute Day Concert, Feb. 2, 4 p.m.

Graduate Student Recital, Byron Klimek, cello, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets.umn.edu, (218) 726-8877.

Ruthless! The Musical

Jan. 10-26

This is the story of a talented 8-year-old who will do anything — including murder — to get the lead in her school play. A wickedly twisted musical comedy. Thursday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The Underground, 506 W. Michigan St. duluthplayhouse.org.

Puss in Boots

Jan. 19-Feb. 3

Duluth Playhouse’s Theatre for Young Audiences ensemble presents the classic story of a miller’s son who receives a cat as his inheritance. But this cat is nobody’s fool. Saturdays at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. $15-$17. duluthplayhouse.org.