THE BEST LITTLE NEWFOUNDLAND CHRISTMAS PAGEANT … EVER!

Whizgiggling Productions presents this story set in St. John’s, N.L. Running an annual Christmas pageant is a seemingly dull task for Mrs. O’Brien, suddenly in charge when the original leader hits a moose with her car. What could be so hard? It’s always the same pageant, with the same Mary and Joseph and the same Christmas carols — but no one is expecting the Herdmans to show up for the auditions, “the worst kids in the history of the entire world,” only there because they heard there were free refreshments. What has the potential to be the worst pageant ever turns out to be the best one as everyone learns the true meaning of Christmas. Kid-friendly, it runs nightly with nine shows through Dec. 23.

Details: 7:30 p.m. at The Backstage Theatre (10330 84 Ave.), adults $28.95 at tixonthesquare.ca

THREE DAYS GRACE

In support of their sixth full-length album, The Outsider Tour has crossed Canada for the last month doling out their Boston Pizza soundtrack manangst hits, including I Hate Everything About You, Never Too Late and the lusty new Infra-Red.The 21-yearold Ontario band, in fact, has 14 No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, which is probably more than you do, so maybe it’s time you went and saw them live. Openers include Nothing More and Bad Wolves.

Details: 6:30 p.m. at Shaw Conference Centre (9797 Jasper Ave.), $70 through ticketmaster.ca

THIS MOUNTAIN LIFE

This documentary explores a number of humans doing that thing we do with mountains, including a mother-daughter team attempting a six-month, self-supported journey through a mountain wilderness; the gripping story an avalanche burial; a group of nuns who inhabit a mountain retreat to be closer to God; an impassioned alpinist; a focused snow artist; a couple who has been living off grid in the mountains for nearly 50 years. Shot in cinematic detail, This Mountain Life is a riveting examination of human passion set high in the peaks of British Columbia. Presented by NorthwestFest.

Details: 7 p.m. at Metro Cinema (8712 109 St.), $13 adult at metrocinema.org