With the goal of that formation transforming us into a community that looks like Jesus. So how do we unearth this hope? By seeing Jesus’ glory and humanity in a way that forms our hearts, minds, and affections towards him. Hope that our lives do mean something even in the mundane or difficult. For additional fees, you can visit the Hall of Reindeer Games, shop at Dasher’s Artisan Market, enjoy concessions. Tickets start at 30 per car and must be purchased online ahead of time. Hope that there is a grand story we get to be a part of. Roll through lighted tunnels, disco walls and 40-foot towering trees at Dasher’s Lightshow St. Or hoping for a hippopotamus for Christmas. Not superficial hope to get you through another year. It is, however, missing something essential: hope. Between the warm vocal tones of Nat King Cole to lyrics that make you feel like this is, in fact, the “most wonderful time of the year,” Christmas music is great. There are great things about this season, one of which is music. So please hold off on any humbug or Grinch talk. “Well, how do these great things go unseen?” Could it be the things that lead to escape and even a sense of joy in the Christmas season: traditions, nostalgia, busyness, and even normalcy-have hidden these things from us?To be clear, we aren’t advocating getting rid of Christmas as you know it. But beneath the mounds of crumpled wrapping paper, arguments of if Die Hard is, in fact, a Christmas movie, parties, music, and small talk lies promise, peace, salvation, and hope waiting to be unearthed. It’s also a season of disappointment and loneliness, awkward family discussions about politics, lots of small talk, and some level of escapism for most. It’s a time for memories, laughter, traditions, eating, singing, and more eating. The weather is colder, and it is now socially acceptable to stay in pajamas far beyond the morning. The busyness of the last 11 months has led us here: The Christmas exhale. Helium Comedy Club.Where is your joy? Or better yet, who is your joy? ( New Girl, Happy Endings) can catch the actor's hit stand-up show for four nights this month. The event features work from more than 100 artists. Print Bazaar on Cherokee, one of the largest print sales in the Midwest, is back this year. The performance, directed by Hana Sharif and adapted by Michael Wilson, tells the classic story of Scrooge's transformative Christmas Eve visits. The Rep is starting a new tradition with its first-annual production of A Christmas Carol. UPDATE: This show has been rescheduled for September 3, 2022.Ĩ. Be sure to check out Snail Mail’s just-released second studio album, Valentine, ahead of time. The Pageant.ħ. Since releasing her début album, Lush, in 2018, Lindsey Jordan of Snail Mail has earned recognition as a powerful songwriter and musician. Get ready to dance to the band’s latest singles, “He Said She Said” and “How Not to Drown.” December 6. Kimmswick Visitor Center.Ħ. Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHESis touring on their fourth and newest album, Screen Violence, which dropped August 27. Tickets include a Holiday Cookbook featuring sweet recipes from Kimmswick shop owners. Enterprise Center.ĥ. Attendees can enjoy festivities including a complimentary horse-drawn trolley, Santa Claus, and the Rivertown Sound Quartet as they meander through the Old Fashioned Christmas Festival & Kimmswick Cookie Walk guided by luminaries. The “Fire and Rain” singer has been in the industry for more than 40 years and has sold more than 100 million albums. The Dome at America’s Center.Ĥ. Enterprise Center is hosting legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor & His All-Star Band with special guest Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Jackson Browne and his band for one night only. The Grandel in Grand Center.ģ. After being postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Gateway Dirt Nationals are back, and “the only indoor stock car race featuring Open Wheel Modifieds and Super Late Models” is on. Featuring songs from Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf, and Maria Callas, Songs for Nobodies tells the stories of regular women and their life-changing encounters with musical icons. The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Musicaltakes audiences to the North Pole, where they experience the magical lives of Santa’s scouts as they learn to spot naughty and nice behavior and become a part of families’ Christmas traditions.
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