Tim’s Picks: Holidays galore
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Support for this edition comes from the Haan Museum of Indiana Art. It’s time for the ever-popular holiday experience at the Haan Museum of Indiana Art. Step inside this glorious mansion from 1904 and enjoy the decked halls, festive rooms and, of course, art and antiques. Highlights include model trains running through three rooms, a make-it station for creative minds (young and young at heart), and a selfie photo station. There will be treats and joy in abundance. All ages are encouraged with care providers minding children at all times. Make lasting memories this season at the Haan! The Holidays at the Haan is open all weekend from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., with the last admittance at 4 p.m. The display will be open to the public through Dec. 30, Tuesdays through Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Pre-order your tickets and save!
Support also comes from Faith Church. Celebrate the heart of Christmas together at the Lafayette Living Nativity. Walk or drive through 14 outdoor scenes that share the story of Jesus’ birth in a beautiful, immersive way — a free gift for our community. Bring your family, meet your neighbors, and experience the joy and hope of the season.
And now, here’s …
By Tim Brouk / For Based in Lafayette
“Lineage” by Jennifer Halvorson opening reception, 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, 102 S. 10th St., Lafayette — Indiana glass artist Jennifer Halvorson will present her latest sculptural works in her new solo exhibition, “Lineage.” An art professor at Ball State University, Halvorson studied glass art in Denmark before returning to the United States to earn her MFA as well as artist residencies in Illinois and Ohio. Her latest pieces include frosted glassworks inspired by “patterns that form throughout generations, focused on values and knowledge passed down with the intention of providing security for the future.”
Bells and Flutes Concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, First United Methodist Church West Lafayette, 1700 Mitch Daniels Blvd., West Lafayette — Hearing your favorite holiday songs in interesting formats is becoming a yuletide tradition in Greater Lafayette. This weekend, it will be flutes and bells comingling for Christmas. The Lafayette Flute Choir, which features about 30 flutists playing instruments from tiny piccolos to big bass flutes, will be joined by the First Church’s Aldersgate Bell Choir, a group of about 10 ringers, for songs secular and religious and all to get you in the Christmas spirit. The concert is free, but donations will be accepted.
“Holiday Pops” with the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Long Center for the Performing Arts, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette — The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra will welcome the Lafayette Children’s Choir for a family-friendly concert full of holiday tunes to sing along with. $12-$43. Tickets.
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“Carols of Christmas” with Lafayette Master Chorale, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, First Baptist Church, 411 N. Seventh St., Lafayette — New artistic director Jeff Vallier will lead the Lafayette Master Chorale in a showcase of familiar Christmas songs sung in the format of A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols — “the Biblical story of mankind, from man’s fall from grace, the promise of the Messiah and the birth of Jesus.” The audience is invited to sing along and share the musical power of the holiday season. $22 in advance, $25 at the door; $10 for college students. K-12 students are free with an adult. Tickets
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The Oak Ridge Boys American Made Christmas Farewell Tour, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette — The best four-part harmonies in country music today will return to downtown Lafayette when The Oak Ridge Boys bring their holiday show through Indiana for the final time. The Boys’ Christmas tours have been family-friendly traditions for generations of country music fans — that’s four decades of their intricately-arranged takes on Christmas carols to their original catchy songs. You can’t say the name “Elvira” out loud without that “el-VAH-RUH” treatment made famous by these music legends. You just can’t. But you can bask in their sonic greatness one last time. This is a hot-selling show with only balcony seats left as of Wednesday night. $78. Tickets.
Tim Brouk is a longtime arts and entertainment reporter. He writes here (almost) weekly, tracking things to do for Based in Lafayette.
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Pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman brings his “The Gift of Christmas” show to Purdue’s Loeb Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11. Get tickets here.
Looking for more holiday fare? The Lafayette Jefferson High School Choirs’ Holiday Spectacular runs Friday-Sunday, Dec. 12-14. Advance tickets are $15 for premium seating, $12 for standard seating and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets at the door are $15.
Holidays at the Haan continue through Dec. 30 at the Haan Museum of Indiana Art, 920 State St. in Lafayette. Tickets, special events and RSVP information here.
It’s the final weekend of the Indiana Makers Market, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, at Wea Creek Orchard Barn, 5618 S. County Road 200 East, Lafayette. Details on the art, crafts and special events by area artisans and musician are here.
Thanks, again, for support from Faith Church, presenting Lafayette Living Nativity Dec. 12-14 and Dec. 19-21. Get details here.
Thanks, again, for support from the Haan Museum of Indiana Art, presenting Holidays at the Haan through Dec. 30. Pre-order your tickets now.
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