Christmas Champagne Party Dec 04, 4-7pm, Majestic Victorian home comes alive with holiday trimmings. $10 at the door or in advance. 528-5087. [email protected]. Brinkerhoff Home, Benedictine campus.
1850s-style Community Carol Sing Dec 04, 6pm, Join Abraham and Mary Lincoln for worship service and carol sing. Attend in period costume along with musical guests if you wish. First Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Seventh St, 528-4311.
Holiday Home Walk and Tea Dec 04-05, Visit beautifully decorated homes, sponsored by International Pilot Club of Jacksonville. For tickets contact Pilot Club members, Festival Foods, Family Gardens or Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce. Various locations, Jacksonville.
Holiday Candlelight Tour Dec 04 and 11, 6-8:30pm, Visit the Iles House decorated for the holidays. Tours and treats. Elijah Iles House, 628 S. Seventh Street, 492- 5929.
Tip Tap Toe Holiday Bazaar Dec 04-05, 6-9pm Sat, 1-5pm Sun, Do your Christmas shopping and support the Arts. Children’s craft area and gift wrapping. Tip, Tap, Toe Dance Studio, 1820 Stevenson Drive, 217- 741-9850.
A Very Elvis Christmas Dec 04, 7pm, Nashville recording artist Jamie Nattier, Destiny Cross and Reggie South, live nativity, regional choirs and Christmas music. Pana Junior High School Theater, 203 W. Eighth St, Pana, 217-820-7943.
Bells in Motion: Bronze Noel Dec 04, 7pm, Accompanied by string bass and percussion, this premiere handbell group features Christmas favorites. $10. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 533 S. Walnut. 899-2128.
A Holiday Happening Dec 04, 7:30pm, Christmas favorites performed by full Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorale and Jacksonville High School Concert Choir. 245-1181. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville.
Springfield Choral Society Concert Dec 04, 7-9pm, Solstice: Flirting with Twilight, traditional holiday music in new arrangements, new music and classics. $12.50. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sixth and Lawrence, springfieldchoralsociety.org.
Children and Youth Christmas Musical Dec 05, 8:15am and 10:15am, Musical written by local talent and first grade teacher, Marsha Stout. Reflection on Christmas Past, Present and Future including a number of favorite Christmas hymns. Free. Douglas United Methodist Church, 501 S. Douglas Avenue, 217-546-4631.
The Battle for Christmas Dec 05, 10:30am, What did early 19th century American individuals do to change familiar Christmas traditions, and how did they do it? Abraham Lincoln Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 745 Woodside Rd, 585-9550.
Lincoln Park Historic Home Tour Dec 05, 12-5pm, Eclectic array of six homes decorated for the holidays with caroling and bake sale. $12 at any home. $10 in advance. 719-9337. lpnaspringfield.org. Various locations in Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Springfield Choral Society Concert Dec 05, 4:30pm, Solstice: Flirting with Twilight, traditional holiday music in new arrangements, new music and classics. $12.50. St. Joseph’s Church, Spruce St, Chatham.
Meowy Christmas Show Dec 07, 7pm, Acro-Cats jump through wreaths, roll an ornament and perform other seasonal tricks. Rock-Cats play carols. Humane Society of Logan County. $10. Tickets only at circuscats.com. 732-8770. Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Rd, Lincoln.
American Cancer Special Friends Holiday Party Dec 09, 6pm-7:30pm, Having holiday fun and dissolving fear of ‘white coats’ for children diagnosed with cancer. 523-4503. St. John’s Pavilion Atrium, 301 N. Eighth Street.
Lectures in the Library: Victorian Christmas Traditions Dec 09, 7pm, Dr. Marcia Young, David Davis Mansion director, talks on 19th century Christmas traditions. You might leave hungry for chocolate cockroaches!, Springfield Art Association, 700 N. Fourth St, 217-523-2631.
White Christmas Dec 09-10, Jacksonville Theatre Guild performs Irving Berlin’s holiday classic. 245-1402. Sophie Leschin Theatre, 1201 S. Main St, Jacksonville.
Santa Claus is Coming to Town Event Dec 10, 5-9pm, Parade, holiday shopping, pictures with Santa Claus, refreshments, lots of other activities. 625-8270. Pawnee town square, Pawnee.
This is Christmas Dec 10, 7-8:30pm, A worship celebration of Christmas. Coordinator, Dan Shryock. Calvary Temple, 1730 W. Jefferson St, 546-9700.
Fleming Academy of Performing Arts Dec 10, 7:30pm, Performances by the violinists and pianists, children and adults, caroling. Tickets, 787-6556. St. John’s Lutheran Church, 2477 W. Washington St, 793-3933.
Check Illinois Times next week for more holiday events.
