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Holiday Performances
Compiled by Sara CormenyWashingtonPost.com Staff
November 20, 1996
| The Harlem Nutcracker, 8 p.m., Nov. 22 and 23; 2 p.m. matinee, Nov. 23 and 24, George Mason University Center for the Arts. |
| The East Coast premiere of this jazz musical arrangement of the Christmas classic. The story is set in a Harlem, N.Y., mansion and takes us from 1920s nightclubs through the Civil Rights movement, all in the memories of grandmother Clara. |
| 4400 University Blvd., Fairfax, Va. Tickets are $22-$35. Call 703/993-8888 for tickets and more information. |
| A Christmas Carol, Nov. 23-Dec. 29, Ford's Theatre. |
| This adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel has been appearing at Ford's Theatre since 1979. |
| 511 10th St. NW. Tickets are $24-36. Call the theater at 202/347-4833 or ProTix at 703/218-6500 or 800/955-5566, for tickets. |
| A Child's Christmas in Wales and Other Lands, Nov. 29-Dec. 22, Folger Shakespeare Library. |
| Interact Theatre Company and the Folger collaborate to present a very British story of one family's Christmas Eve celebration. |
| 201 East Capitol St. SE. Tickets are $16-$32 and may be ordered by calling 202/544-7077. |
| The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Nov. 29-Dec. 29, The Kennedy Center Theater Lab. |
| A show especially for children about a Christmas pageant run amok. |
| F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Tickets are $10. Call 202/467-4600 or 800/444-1324. |
| The Nutcracker, Nov. 29-Dec. 31, Glen Echo Park. |
| This Puppet Company performance is a 50-minute adaptation of the Nutcracker performed in the morning and afternoon, ideal for small children. |
| 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Md. $5 per ticket, children under 2 years old are admitted free of charge. Call 301/320-6668. |
| Holiday Celebration, Dec. 3-31, The Kennedy Center. |
| Each December the Kennedy Center fills its Grand Foyer and Concert Hall with seasonal performances that are free and open to the public. Check out the Kennedy Center Holiday Celebration list of events on WashingtonPost.com. |
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The Nutcracker Dec. 6-8, George Mason University Center for the Arts. Dec. 13-28, Warner Theatre. |
| Performed by The Washington Ballet, which has been doing the Nutcracker for over 35 years. |
| 4400 University Blvd., Fairfax, Va. Tickets range from $20-$34; call 202/432-SEAT to order. |
| Judas Maccabaeus, 8 p.m., Dec. 7, St. Andrews of the Apostle Catholic Church. |
| The Fairfax Choral Society celebrates Hanukkah in this performance of Handel's music. |
| 6720 Union Mill Rd., Clifton, Va. Call 703/642-0862 for ticket prices and more information. |
| Colors of Christmas Holiday Concert Tour, 8 p.m., Dec. 8, Show Place Arena. |
| Aaron Neville, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester will sing Christmas music. |
| 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro, Md. Tickets are $22.50-$38.50. Call 202/432-SEAT for tickets, and 301/952-7999 for more information. |
| Sounds of Chanukah, 4-5 p.m., Dec. 8, Hyatt Regency Reston Conservatory. |
| Menorah lighting, music and Hanukkah celebrations. |
| Reston Town Center, Reston, Va. Admission is free. Call 800/368-TOWN for more information. |
| National Symphony Orchestra Holiday Family Concert, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Dec. 14, Kennedy Center Concert Hall. |
| Leonard Slatkin leads the National Symphony Orchesta in a performace designed especially to create musical awareness in children. Bring your young ones early for the NSO "musical instrument petting zoo." |
| F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Tickets are $7.50-$12.50. Call 202/467-4600 or 800/444-1324 for tickets and more information. |
| Christmas Music Concerts, Dec. 15, 16 and 22, Kennedy Center Concert Hall. |
| Performed by the Choral Arts Society of Washington. |
| F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Tickets are $10-$35. Call 202/244-3669 for tickets and more information. |
| Black Nativity, Dec. 17-Jan. 5, The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. |
| This production of Langston Hughes's play offers the story of the nativity with rousing gospel versions of Christmas classics like "O Come All Ye Faithful." |
| F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. All tickets $22; tickets for the Dec. 31 evening performance are $25 each. Call 202/467-4600 or 800/444-1324. |
| Handel's Messiah, Dec. 19-22, The Kennedy Center Concert Hall. |
| A favorite annual production by the National Symphony Orchestra. |
| F Street and New Hampshire Avenue NW. Tickets are $22-$47. Call 202/467-4600 or 800/444-1324 to purchase, or for more information. |
| The Russian Nutcracker, Dec. 19-23, Lisner Auditorium. |
| Performed by the the Moscow State Ballet in a traditional 19th-Century style. |
| 21st and H Streets NW. Tickets are $21.50-$65.00. Call 301/808-6900 or 202/432-SEAT, or visit any Ticketmaster outlet for tickets. |
| A Celtic Christmas, 8 p.m., Dec. 21, John Addison Concert Hall. |
| Traditional Celtic music on hammered dulcimer, fiddle and classical guitar. |
| Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, Md. Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors and students. Call 301/292-2839. |
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Kwanzaa Concert, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 30, National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium. |
| The Smithsonian celebrates Kwanzaa with the Dance Institute of Washington and "In Process...," a community-based African-American women's a capella singing group. |
| 10th & Constitution Avenue NW. Free and open to the public. Call 202/287-2060 for more information. |