Entertainment planner: Dec. 19-Jan. 1
Thursday Dec. 19
Penn Trafford Community Flute Choir, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Oakland. 412-622-6914 or phipps.conservatory.org
Friday Dec. 20
The Affordable Floors, Roxian Theatre, McKees Rocks. 412-331-1050 or roxianlive.com
Dancing Queen, disco tribute band, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333 or jergels.com
Saturday Dec. 21
Brothers Kelly, The Wicked Googly, Ligonier. 724-238-2123 or thewickedgoogly.com
“The Elf on a Shelf Saves Christmas,” Stage Right production, Lamp Theatre, Irwin. 724-367-4000 or lamptheatre.org
“Home for the Holidays,” Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-837-1850 or westmorelandsymphony.org
“The Nutcracker,” Texture Contemporary Ballet and Ballet School, August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Pittsburgh. Also Dec. 22. 412-552-3114 or textureballet.org
Photos With Santa and a Penguin, National Aviary, Pittsburgh North Side. 412-323-7235 or aviary.org
Sunday Dec. 22
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Uptown. 412-642-1800 or ppgpaintsarena.com
Thursday Dec. 26
Bill Deasy’s Annual Boxing Day Show, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South Side. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe
Guided tour, Fort Pitt Museum, Point State Park, Pittsburgh. Also Dec. 27-28. 412-454-6418 or heinzhistorycenter.org
“The Illusionists: Magic of the Holidays,” PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh. Through Dec. 29. 412-392-4900 or pittsburghsymphony.org
Friday Dec. 27
Lotus, with Lespecial, Stage AE, Pittsburgh North Shore. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com
Steve Byrne, Pittsburgh Improv, Homestead. Through Dec. 29. 412-462-5233 or improv.com/pittsburgh
Saturday Dec. 28
“A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage,” touring production, Byham Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org
“Feliz NaviBrah,” with Brahctopus, Trailheads and The Moat Rats, Thunderbird Cafe and Music Hall, Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177 or thunderbirdmusichall.com
Holiday Family Day, Historic Hanna’s Town, Hempfield. 724-836-1800 or westmorelandhistory.org
Sensory Friendly Saturday: Holidays Around the World, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland. 412-622-3131 or carnegiemnh.org
Shiva Skydriver, Lamp Theatre, Irwin. 724-367-4000 or lamptheatre.org
Sunday Dec. 29
The Abominable Snow Jam 2019, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh South Side. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe
Chris Knight Band, Rex Theater, Pittsburgh. 412-381-6811 or rextheater.net
Pure Gold, The Lamplighter, Delmont. 724-468-4545 or thelamplighterdelmont.com
Tuesday Dec. 31
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh, six-hour celebration of the arts with fireworks, Pittsburgh Cultural District. firstnightpgh.trustarts.org
“Jesus Christ Superstar,” PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh, Benedum Center, Pittsburgh. Through Jan. 5. 412-456-6666 or trustarts.org
Neon Swing X-perience, Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh. 412-481-7625 or hardrockcafe.com/location/pittsburgh/
New Year’s Eve Bash, Rivers Casino Event Center, Pittsburgh North Shore. 877-558-0777 or riverscasino.com
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Bash, featuring Totally 80s, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333 or jergels.com
Start Making Sense, Talking Heads tribute, Mr Smalls Theatre, Millvale. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/mrsmalls
Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley by email at smcmarlin@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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