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Best in Show Holiday Performance Roundup by BELLA NOLEN
This year, Placer Pops Chorale— an auditioned choral group of around 75 singers that perform with its own orchestra—is bringing Holiday Pops 2021 to three venues: Harris Center (December 3-4), Auburn State
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Theatre (December 10-11), and William Jessup University Theatre (December 18). Celebrate the season with traditional holiday classics performed by the high-quality, highly entertaining group. placerpops.com.
Revisit a timeless ballet in a historic theater! Placer Theatre Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker will take place at Placer High School in Auburn and feature favorite sequences like “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.” Show times vary with performances December 3-5 and December 11-12. placertheatreballet.org Folsom Lake Symphony invites you to enjoy the season’s most festive pieces, such as “Sleigh Ride,” “O Holy Night,” and “The Christmas Waltz,” in addition to selections from Messiah, The Nutcracker, and The Polar Express—all alongside internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Monica Danilov— at their Holiday Treasures show on December 11 (7:30 p.m.) and December 12 (2 p.m.) at the Harris Center. folsomlakesymphony. com/holiday-treasures
The Nutcracker photo by Tony Nguyen. Holiday Pops photo courtesy of Placer Pops Chorale. Holiday Treasures photo by Charlene Taylor.
The weather might be frightful, but the shows featured here are delightful—and indoors! Don your favorite festive attire and enjoy one, or more, of these holiday performances.
