Upcoming events
• Old Triangle, Sydney
Live music from Wednesday to Saturday.
• Blue Mist, Bras d’Or Thursday evenings, traditional fiddle music session.
• Frolic & Folk Pub, Iona Saturdays, 5 p.m., ceilidh.
• Membertou Trade & Convention Centre at Kiju’s Restaurant
Tuesdays, 6 p.m., Jazz with Carl Getto; Wednesdays, 6 p.m., Celtic Serenade jam sessions; Thursdays, 6 p.m., Live & Local.
• Highland Arts Theatre, Sydney
Today to Sunday, 8 p.m., A Christmas Carol; Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., It’s A Wonderful Life (The Movie); Wednesday, Dec. 27, 9 p.m., Jordan Musycsyn & Friends; Thursday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m., Dave Sampson’s Christmas Show; Saturday, Jan. 6, 4 p.m., CapeTrad with Dwayne Cote, Richard Wood, Colin Grant, Jason MacDonald.
• Talo Cafébar, Glace Bay Today, 7 p.m., Celtic Christmas with Gillian Head & Friends; Dec. 21-23, Holiday Brunch & Tunes with Michele Stephens; Dec. 2930, Home for the Holidays with Drake Jensen.
• Louisbourg Playhouse Today to Sunday, Happy Hollandaise.
• Centre 200, Sydney
Today, 8 p.m., Pretty Archie’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Party; Friday, Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m., A Celtic Family Christmas with Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and Family.
• Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay Sunday, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Happy Ha Ha Holidaze 2017; Saturday, Dec. 23, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., A Celtic Christmas with the Barra MacNeils.
• United Protestant Church, Sydney River
Friday, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., Songs For A Winter’s Eve with Robyn Cathcart, Joella Foulds, Michele Stephens.
• Wentworth Park, Sydney Saturday, Dec. 23, 7 p.m., annual free family concert with John & Samantha Gracie.
• Sydney Curling Club
Dec. 26, 8 p.m., Joe Waye’s Night of Jazz Standards for the Holidays with Joe Waye, Jody Cail, John Hawkins, Bette MacDonald, Charlotte MacDonald, Red Mike MacDonald, Maynard Morrison, Matt Nicholson and more.
• St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Sydney Mines
Friday, Dec. 29, 7 p.m., The Miners’ First Noel with Kevin Evans, Bob Quinn, Cameron & MacKenzie Clarke, Jenifer Whalen, Stewart MacNeil, Lucy MacNeil, Amelia & Kenna MacDougall.