Lauren Daigle among this weekend’s holiday shows and performances
Two shows originally on the calendar for this week and next are gone. Armnhmr’s Friday concert at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee, has been postponed indefinitely. The Beach Boys’ Holiday Harmonies show Tuesday at Memorial Auditorium has been canceled.
Here’s a look ahead at other music, art and theater offerings.
MUSIC
› Noontunes closes out the season Thursday with a Holiday Sing-Along at Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Vendors and food trucks will be set up 11 a.m-2 p.m., and music begins at noon. Buddy Shirk will play favorites on piano and organ, while vocalists from Rise Chattanooga lead the carol singing. rivercitycompany.com
› Cumberland County Playhouse, 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tennessee, welcomes Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band in “The Sounds of Christmas” concert at 7:30 p.m. CST Thursday. $25. ccplayhouse.com
› The Arts Avenue, 1800 Rossville Ave., hosts roots rockers The Steel Wheels at 8 p.m. Thursday. $15. thearts avenue.com
› Lauren Daigle: Chattanooga is one of only three stops for the contemporary Christian artist’s Behold: A Christmas Tour, featuring favorites from her best-selling “Behold” Christmas album. The show is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. $29$89. tivolichattanooga.com
› St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St., has two concerts planned. The ticketed Artist Series, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, features the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra joining a chamber ensemble from St. Paul’s senior choir to present a program inspired by the acclaimed Abendmusik concerts of the 17th through 19th centuries in Germany. Tickets are $30-$40 with discounts for groups, seniors and children. The weekly Advent Concert Series continues at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday with a 30-minute performance by organist Paul Thomas, the church’s director of music. A soup lunch follows for $6. The Wednesday performance is free, but donations are welcome to support the series. Donations of winter hats, gloves, scarves and socks (only) will be accepted for the Chattanooga Community Kitchen. stpaulschatt.org
› Chattanooga Boys Choir presents “The Magic of Christmas” at noon and 4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 401 Gateway Ave. The concert features the CBC’s five component choirs, guests from Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Youth Orchestras, Metropolitan Bells and Ballet Tennessee alumni. $25-$60. Tickets are priced per pew, seating up to six people. chattanoogaboyschoir.org
› Chattanooga Symphony & Opera continues its chamber series with “Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson,” featuring vocalists from Opera Tennessee, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in First Christian Church, 650 McCallie Ave. $32.
› Robert Earl Keen: The singer/ songwriter brings his “Road to Christmas” show to Walker Theatre, 399 McCallie Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $35$60. tivolichattanooga.com
› Barking Legs Theater, 1307 Dodds Ave., welcomes Chattanooga author/ musician T.J. Carson for “Palindrome,” a show described as a “musical conversation about the past, the future and if those might be the same.” Show time is at 8 p.m. $10. barkinglegs.org
› The Signal, 1810 Chestnut St., hosts a head-banging “Return to the ’90s” show at 8 p.m. Saturday, with Siamese Dream, a Smashing Pumpkins tribute; Not Your Nails, a Nine Inch Nails tribute; and Dead & Bloated, a Stone Temple Pilots tribute. $20-$30. thesignaltn.com
› Songbirds, 35 Station St., welcomes a former member of the Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, Mike Farris, now a solo act, for “The Soul of Christmas” concert at 8 p.m. Saturday. $40. songbirdsfoundation.org
› Gem Theatre, 114 N. Wall St. in Calhoun, Georgia, hosts gospel group Ahmad Hall & Friends in “Celebrate the Season” at 7 p.m. Sunday. $20. calhoungemtheatre.org
ARTS
› Profiles in scissors: Edward Casey, an award-winning silhouette artist, will showcase his talents 2-5 p.m. Thursday at Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St. in Calhoun, Georgia. He cuts his heirloom-quality keepsakes freehand in minutes. The first silhouette is $35. A $10 sitting fee to reserve an appointment is deducted from the total at checkout. harrisartscenter.com
› Throwback Thursday, featuring discounted admission, is 4-8 p.m. at Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. Admission is free to the permanent collection, $5 for the special exhibitions “Lalla Essaydi” and “Mediterranea.” A Moroccan Cultural Celebration is scheduled 6-7 p.m. in the “Lalla Essaydi” exhibit. huntermuseum.org
› Scenic City Clay Arts, 301 E. 11th St., hosts a holiday open house 4-7 p.m. Friday. Visitors can take part in clay activities, get discounts on class registration and look for gifts in the Mug Shop, which carries mugs, ornaments, bowls, vases, jewelry and other works by 19 potters. sceniccityclayarts.org
› In-Town Gallery, 26A Frazier Ave., will host an opening reception for the December show, “Water and Light” by Jim Tucker, 5-8 p.m. Friday. intowngallery.com
› Woodworker Ed Lewis will have a show and sale of his works 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at his studio, 6526 Harrison Pike. edlewisturnings.shutterfly.com
› Rising Fawn Studio Tour, a holiday sale of works by Mark Issenberg (pottery), Bonnie Cayce (textile art), Claire Vassort (hand-painted silks) and Nikki Oliver (hand-carved ornaments) is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The tour starts at 3005 Plum Nelly Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Facebook.com
THEATER
› “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” ends its three-day run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave. The touring show includes more than 20 hits by the disco diva. $38-$83. tivolichattanooga.com
› “Jingle Bell Jitters,” a piano play in one act, will be presented by the Bryan College Piano Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Rudd Auditorium, 140 Landes Way, Dayton, Tennessee. Free admission. 423-775-7498
› “The Grinch”: The barbershop singers of Sound of Tennessee will present a funny rendition of this holiday classic, followed by a more traditional concert of holiday music at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Dixon Center at Lee University, 1053 Church St. NE, Cleveland, Tennessee. $12-$15. Eventbrite.com