Holiday Hot Tickets

Whether you've been naughty or nice, here's a list of holiday-themed arts events that will help you count down the days until Christmas.

Thursday, Dec. 5
‘Music in the Village’
The First Brass
6:15 p.m. at the Chapel at Sunnyside Village
Ticket donation $20. Call 371-2750.

‘White Christmas’
7:30 p.m. at The Players Theatre
Runs through Dec. 22.
Tickets $25 to $30. Call 365-2494.

‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
7:30 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center
Runs through Dec. 22.
Tickets $26 to $36. Call 748-5875.

Friday, Dec. 6
The Sarasota Craft Show
10 a.m. at Robarts Arena
Tickets $5 to $9. Call 845-355-2400.

‘Santa’s Yard Sale’
Diversity: Voices of Sarasota
8 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House
Tickets $26 to $51. Call 888-550-6279.

35th annual Holiday Night of Lights
6 p.m. at St. Armands Circle Park
Free. Visit starmandscircleassoc.com.

‘Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge’
SCF Theatre
8 p.m. at Howard Studio Theatre
Tickets $12. Call 752-5252.

Saturday, Dec. 7
The Sarasota Craft Show
10 a.m. at Robarts Arena
Tickets $5 to $9. Call 845-355-2400.

59th annual G.F. Handel’s Messiah
Sarasota Choral Society
1 and 4 p.m. at Church of the Palms
Tickets $10 to $20. Call 924-1323.

Venice Boat Parade
6 p.m. at Intercoastal Waterway, Venice. Free. Visit venicechristmasboatparade.com

‘Colored Lights’
Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota
7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater
Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

‘Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge’
SCF Theatre
8 p.m. at Howard Studio Theatre
Tickets $12. Call 752-5252.

Sunday, Dec. 8
The Sarasota Craft Show
10 a.m. at Robarts Arena
Tickets $5 to $9. Call 845-355-2400.

Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria’
Siesta Key Chapel Adult Choir
10 a.m. at Siesta Key Chapel
Free. Call 349-1166.

‘Colored Lights’
Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota
2 and 7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater
Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

The 12 Days of Christmas
3 p.m. at Riverview Performing Arts Center
Tickets $20 to $25. Call 926-7677.

Holiday Harmonies — Barbershop
3 p.m. at Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Tickets $15. Call 552-5325.

Musica Sacra Cantorum
4 p.m. at St. Boniface Episcopal Church
Tickets $20. Call 405-7322.

Monday, Dec. 9
PLATO by request — Holiday Edition
6 p.m. at Jager’s Tavern and Grill, 1100 N. Tuttle Ave.
Free with donation. Call 363-1727.

Tuesday, Dec. 10
Michael McDonald: ‘This Christmas — An Evening of Holiday & Hits’
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Call 953-3368.

Wednesday, Dec. 11
Munchtime Musicales: Bill Schustik
Sarasota Concert Association
Noon at Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center
Free. Call 955-0040.

Great Escapes Series: ‘Let it Snow’
Sarasota Orchestra
5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall
Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

Thursday, Dec. 12
Great Escapes Series: ‘Let it Snow’
Sarasota Orchestra
7:30 p.m. at Holley Hall
Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

New York Tenors Christmas
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Tickets $40 to $55. Call 953-3368.

Friday, Dec. 13
Great Escapes Series: ‘Let it Snow’
Sarasota Orchestra
5:30 p.m. at Holley Hall
Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

Holidays Around the Ranch
6 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Main Street
Free. Call 757-1530.

Cirque des Voix — Noel
Key Chorale, Circus Sarasota, Sarasota Young Voices and Cirque Orchestra
7:30 p.m. at The Big Top
Call 921-4845.

Nate Najar’s Jazz Holiday
8 p.m. at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center
Tickets $15 members; $20 nonmembers. Call 552-5325.

The Sounds of Christmas 2013
8 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $25. Call 488-1115.

Saturday, Dec. 14
Atomic Holiday Bazaar
Noon at Sarasota Municipal Auditorium. Tickets $12. Visit atomicholidaybazaar.com.

Cirque des Voix — Noel
Key Chorale, Circus Sarasota, Sarasota Young Voices and Cirque Orchestra.
2 p.m. at Under the Big Top. Call 921-4845.

Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights
6 p.m. at Sarasota Bay from Centennial Park to Bayfront Park
Free. Visit sarasotachristmasboatparade.com.

Great Escapes Series: ‘Let it Snow’
Sarasota Orchestra
8 p.m. at Holley Hall
Tickets $29 to $49. Call 953-3434.

The Sounds of Christmas 2013
8 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $25. Call 488-1115.

Sunday, Dec. 15
Atomic Holiday Bazaar
Noon at Sarasota Municipal
Auditorium. Tickets $12.
Visit atomicholidaybazaar.com.

‘Christmas is Coming’
Suncoast Concert Band
3 p.m. at Northminister
Presbyterian Church
Tickets $5. Call 907-4123.

Cirque des Voix — Noel
Key Chorale, Circus Sarasota, Sarasota Young Voices and Cirque Orchestra.
5 p.m. Under the Big Top. Call 921-4845.

A Celtic Christmas
City of Sarasota Pipe Band
7 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave.
Tickets $10 to $30. Call 366-8450.

‘Sing Noel!’
7 p.m. First United Methodist Church
Freewill Offering. Call 955-0935.

‘Messiah Sing-Along’
7:30 p.m. at Church of the Redeemer
Tickets $10. Call 955-4263.

Monday, Dec. 16
Holiday Revue
7 p.m. at The Players Theatre
Tickets $8. Call 365-2494.

Danú Christmas in Ireland: an Nollaig in éirinn
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Tickets $15 to $45. Call 953-3368.

Wednesday, Dec. 18
‘A Ditchfield Family Christmas’
2 p.m. at Manatee Performing Arts Center.
Tickets $26 to $36. Call 748-5875.

Star of Bethlehem Planetarium Star Talk
5:30 p.m. at South Florida Museum
Tickets $3 members; $5 non members with RSVP. Call 746-4131.

Thursday, Dec. 19
‘A Christmas Carol 2013’
7 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $17. Call 488-1115.

Friday, Dec. 20
Lights in Bloom
6 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. Runs through Dec. 30.
Tickets $19. Call 366-5731.

‘A Christmas Carol 2013’
7 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $17. Call 488-1115.

‘John Ringling’s Circus Nutcracker’
Sarasota Ballet
8 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

Saturday, Dec. 21
‘A Christmas Carol 2013’
7 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $17. Call 488-1115.

‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
Artist Series Concert
2 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater
Tickets $15 to $30. Call 923-0754.

‘John Ringling’s Circus Nutcracker’
Sarasota Ballet
2 and 8 p.m. at Van Wezel
Performing Arts Hall
Tickets $35. Call 359-0099, Ext. 101.

Greet the Light / A Celebration of the Winter Solstice
The Ringling
6:30 p.m. at The Ringling Museum of Art courtyard
Tickets $15; $10 members/students. Call 360-7399.

‘A Christmas Carol’
7 p.m. at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Call 953-3368.

‘The Nutcracker’
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School
7 p.m. at Neel Performing Arts Center
Tickets $15, students; $25, adults.
Visit srqnutcracker.brownpapertickets.com.

Black Diamond Burlesque presents ‘A Holiday Burlesque-a-pade’
7:30 p.m. at Louies Modern
Tickets $28. Call 228-5107.

‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ with Andrea McArdle
Artist Series Concerts
7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater
Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.

Sunday, Dec. 22
‘A Christmas Carol 2013’
2 p.m. at Venice Theatre
Tickets $17. Call 488-1115.

‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ with Andrea McArdle
Artist Series Concerts
7:30 p.m. at Historic Asolo Theater
Tickets $25 to $45. Call 360-7399.