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december events
Calendar events with this icon are family friendly DECEMBER 1 The Holiday Ice Spectacular features world-class figure skaters and exciting choreography teamed with your favorite Christmas songs as Santa and the cast take you on an unforgettable nostalgic Christmas journey. It’s a holiday celebration, with ice on the Missouri Theatre stage! From $19, children $15; 7 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org
DECEMBER 3 A holiday tradition returns to the University Concert Series, when for the first time ever, The Moscow Ballet’s “The Great Russian Nutcracker” comes to the Missouri Theatre stage. It’s the must-see event of the season! Celebrate
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INSIDE COLUMBIA DECEMBER 2014
with the whole family as 40 Russian artists bring Tchaikovsky’s score, the magic of larger-than-life puppets and a growing Christmas tree to life. From $19, children $15; 7 p.m.; 203 S. Ninth St.; 573-882-3781; www.concertseries.org
DECEMBER 4 Jenny Lewis brings her indie/ folk/soul act to The Blue Note. Joe Levy, editor of Rolling Stone, has called Lewis “the best songwriter working today”; the new drama, “Very Good Girls,” starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen, showcases her talents in her debut as a film composer and music supervisor. $20 in advance, $25 day of show; doors open at 8 p.m., show at 9; 17 N. Ninth St.; 573874-1944; www.thebluenote.com
DECEMBER 5 In the annual Living Windows Festival, shopkeepers throughout The District transform their front windows into stages for live holiday performances. Read more on Page 26. Free; 6 to 8 p.m.; downtown Columbia; 573-442-6816; www.discoverthedistrict.com/events
DECEMBER 5 PS:Gallery, in collaboration with Weinstein Gallery San Francisco, presents the inaugural Masters Exhibit Opening Reception, featuring works on paper by Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Robert Kipniss, and Rudolf Bauer. Luke Weinstein will be on hand to discuss the acquisition of works and their place within the life’s work of each artist. The exhibit will run for two weeks, Dec. 2–13, and will be open to the public during standard gallery hours. Free; 6 p.m.; 1025 E. Walnut; 573-442-4831; www.thepsgallery.com
DECEMBER 5 The Odyssey Chamber Music Series presents “Paganiniana” at First