DECEMBER ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR
MUSIC
SEDALIA
Broadway Presbyterian Church
209 W. Broadway Blvd.
Handel’s “Messiah” performed by Sedalia Symphony String Ensemble and Community Chorus, 3 p.m. Dec. 4, free.
Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que
4860 S. Limit Ave.
660-827-3344
dickiedoobbq.com
Karaoke, 8 p.m. every Fri (unless band scheduled)
Trampled Under Foot (blues), 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3, $10 (advance), $12 (at door)
Samantha Fish (blues), 7 p.m. Dec. 8, $5 (advance), $7 (at door)
Sugar Bush (rock), 8:30 p.m. Dec. 10
DJ Party with Matt Dylan, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 16
Levee Town (blues), 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17
Rebel Town (modern country), 8 p.m. Dec. 31
El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant
1705 W. Broadway Blvd.
Bill Gordon (guitar), 5 to 8 p.m. Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 1, free.
Bill Gordon (guitar), 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1, free.
First United Methodist Church Celebration Center
1701 W. 32nd St.
Christmas Pops Concert performed by Sedalia Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, $10 (adults), free (grades K-12 accompanied by paid adult).
Heard House
Helen G. Steele Music Club events
“Tinsel Time Tea,” 1 p.m. Dec. 14. Featuring tenor Jacob Sentgeorge, assistant professor at the University of Central Missouri.
Liberty Center
111 W. Fifth St.
827-3228
lcaasedalia.com
LCAA Battle of the Bands, 3 p.m. to midnight Dec. 17, $5.
North 65 Cafe
22938 U.S. Highway 65
829-3322
Karaoke, 5 to 8 p.m. every Fri-Sat
State Fair Community College
Stauffacher Theatre
sfccmo.edu
“Jingle on the Green,” 6 p.m. Dec. 1, free.
SFCC Chamber Choir, Jazz Choir and Jazz Runners, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3, $8 (public), free (students, faculty and staff).
Wesley United Methodist Church
1322 West Broadway Blvd.
Show Me Sound Chorus (women’s a cappella singing group) rehearsals, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, 287-3804.
COLE CAMP
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
201 W. Jefferson St.
German Christmas music, 7 p.m. Dec. 4, free.
Trinity Lutheran Church
102 W. Jefferson St.
Luis Haza, violin, 7 p.m. Dec. 18, free, colecampmo.com.
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THEATER/DANCE
SEDALIA
Liberty Center
111 W. Fifth St.
827-3228
lcaasedalia.com
First Saturday final show, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 3, free. Students show off what they’ve learned at First Saturday arts classes.
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BOOKS/POETRY
SEDALIA
Sedalia Book & Toy
3127 W. Broadway Blvd.
Book signing by Wayne Hancock (“The Hard Way”), 2 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 2.
Book signing by Kathy Page and Linda Fisher (“A Shaker of Margaritas: Cougars on the Prowl”), 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 3.
State Fair Community College
Conference Center A, Yeater Building
SpoFest Christmas-themed poetry readings, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1, free, spofest.com. Featuring James Bryant, Douglas Kiburz, Connie Koch, Josh King, Steve Dotson and Debbie Noland.
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VISUAL ARTS
SEDALIA
Art Impressions Gallery
412 S. Ohio Ave.
Work by Cynthia Kneibert and Alicia Farris, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, free.
State Fair Community College
Daum Museum of Contemporary Art
530-5888
daummuseum.org
“Ah Leon: Memories of Elementary School,” through Dec. 18. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; free.
State Fair Community College
Davis Multipurpose Center
sfccmo.edu
Eighth annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3, free, sfccmo.edu/artsandcraftshow.
State Fair Community College
Proctor Library
sfccmo.edu
Art by Linda Hoover, through 2011-12 school year. Open 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 7:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, free.
Third National Bank’s Residential Lending Center
403 W. Broadway Blvd.
Sedalia Visual Arts Association meeting, 6 p.m. first Thursday of each month, downstairs, meg-originals.com/SVAA.html.
COLE CAMP
Gentle Landscape Studio and Gallery
209 E. Main St.
Art by Neil Heimsoth, reception 7 p.m. Dec. 2, free.
Holding Tank Gallery and Bistro
119 N. Maple St.
“Alchemy,” abstract art by Joseph Imhauser and Mary Elizabeth Van Dyne, ongoing.
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OTHER EVENTS
SEDALIA
Katy Depot
600 E. Third St.
826-2932, ext. 18
katydepotsedalia.com
“All Aboard” passenger train history exhibit, through 2011, $1 (adults), free (children). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
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ROAD TRIP
ARROW ROCK
Federated Church
505 High St.
Dave and Cathy Para host “Christmas Folk Sing,” 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 4.
BLACKWATER
West End Theatre
301 Doddridge Ave.
blackwater-mo.com
Bob Milne, ragtime, 8 p.m. Dec. 9 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10, $13, 660-846-4511, bobmilne.com.
BOLIVAR
Dunnegan Gallery of Art
511 N. Pike Ave.
417-326-3438
dunnegangallery.org
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society “Best of America 2011.” Open 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; free.
BOONVILLE
Turner Hall
518 Vine St.
turnerhall.us
First Thursday Blues Jam, 8 to 11 p.m. first Thursday of the month, $6.
COLUMBIA
The Blue Note
17 N. Ninth St.
thebluenote.com
Tech N9ne, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, $22 (advance), $25 (day of show)
Brandi Carlile, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 3, $23 (floor), $25 (balcony)
Borgore, 9 p.m. Dec. 5, $20
Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6, $40
One More Round (Johnny Cash tribute), 9 p.m. Dec. 9, free
Jerrod Niemann, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 15, $22
Decadent Nation, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 17, $5
Chump Change feat. Joe McBride, 9 p.m. Dec. 23, $6
The Jolly Brothers, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31, $15
Mojo’s
1013 Park Ave.
mojoscolumbia.com
WhiteWater Ramble, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 1, $8
Trampled Under Foot, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 2, $10
Quiet Corral, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 3, $8
Six by Silver and Empires, 9 p.m. Dec. 8, $5
Cabin Sessions, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 9, $5
Daryl Hance, 9 p.m. Dec. 10, $5
Brandon Jenkins, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 14, $10
Pokey Lafarge & the South City Three, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17, $12
Alpaca + Friends, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 22, $5
Austin Kolb Band, 9 p.m. Dec. 23, $5
The Record Collector, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31, $10
University of Missouri Concert Series
Jesse Auditorium
concertseries.org
St. Louis Ballet’s “The Nutcracker,” 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 3, $12
Kathy Griffin (comedy), 7 p.m. Dec. 9, $30
Nebraska Theatre Caravan’s “A Christmas Carol,” 7 p.m. Dec. 10, $12
Saint Louis Symphony Holiday Concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 14, $12
FAYETTE
Central Methodist University
Ashby-Hodge Gallery
centralmethodist.edu
Art by George Caleb Bingham, ongoing. Open from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; free.
KANSAS CITY
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania Ave.
beaumontkc.com
Acoustic Christmas, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1
Kansas City Rock & Metal Fest, 7 p.m. Dec. 2-3
Brandi Carlile, 8 p.m. Dec. 5
As I Lay Dying, 7 p.m. Dec. 8
Jerrod Niemann, 8 p.m. Dec. 9
Black Label Society, 8 p.m. Dec. 10
Hooligan Holiday, 10 p.m. Dec. 11
Almost Kiss (Kiss tribute), 8 p.m. Dec. 16
Big Smith, 9 p.m. Dec. 17
Gorilla Rock & Metal Fest, 4 p.m. Dec. 18
The Floozies, 9 p.m. Dec. 23, free
The Sex Police, 9 p.m. Dec. 31
The Midland by AMC
1228 Main St.
midlandkc.com
John Prine, 8 p.m. Dec. 2
Rick Springfield, 8 p.m. Dec. 3
Kenny Rogers, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4
Florence + the Machine, 8 p.m. Dec. 5, sold out
311, 7 p.m. Dec. 6
Flogging Molly, 7 p.m. Dec. 7
Puddle of Mudd, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8
Cedric the Entertainer, 7 p.m. Dec. 11
Anthony Bourdain, 8 p.m. Dec. 16
Steel Panther, 8 p.m. Dec. 17, sold out
The Fray, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18
“A Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22, 2 p.m. Dec. 23
Music Hall
301 W. 13th St.
Kathy Griffin, comedy, 8 p.m. Dec. 10, $55.40-$349.
Sherry Leedy Contemporary Art gallery
2004 Baltimore Ave.
816-221-2626
sherryleedy.com
“Udo Nöger: The Weight of Light & Douglass Freed: Light Sequent,” through Dec. 17, open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Sprint Center
1407 Grand Blvd.
sprintcenter.com
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, 3 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18.
Union Station Kansas City
30 W. Pershing Road
unionstation.org
“Art of the Chopper” motorcycle exhibit, ongoing.
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
uptowntheater.com
Wilco, 8 p.m. Dec. 3, sold out
Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot, 7 p.m. Dec. 7
MARSHALL
Missouri Valley College
Eckilson-Mabee Theatre
moval.edu
“Celebration of Christmas Holiday Music Show,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2, free, tickets required.
WARRENSBURG
University of Central Missouri
Gallery of Art & Design
217 Clark St.
ucmo.edu/gallery
“Senior Exhibition II,” through Dec. 9, reception from noon to 2 p.m. Dec. 3; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays (until 8 p.m. on Thursdays) and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays; free.
University of Central Missouri
BlackBox Theatre
Nickerson Hall
ucmo.edu
Studio Theatre one-acts, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1-3, $1, 660-543-4020.
University of Central Missouri
Hendricks Hall
660-543-8888
Warrensburg Community Band and UCM bands, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, free.
“The Osmonds’ Christmas Show,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17, ticket prices TBA, pas.ucmo.edu. Featuring the Osmond Brothers.
If you would like to submit an entertainment event listing or brief, email John Hansen at jhansen@sedaliademocrat.com; call 826-1000, ext. 216; fax 826-0400; or mail to John Hansen, Sedalia Democrat, P.O. Box 848, Sedalia, MO 65301. Please include time, date, place, admission price and contact information.
