Reprinted in the blog with permission by the author (me) from an email that was distributed today:
Hello!
If you haven’t received an email like this from me before, I like to put together a list of fun holiday events for kids every year. It may seem too early to think about the holidays already but there are a lot of fun opportunities that I thought everyone would like to know about in advance. Events are listed chronologically and I have noted which events we will be attending if you want to join us. Please feel free to forward this on and let me know if there is something you recommend that’s not on this list!
Happy (almost) Holidays…!
Christina
Molly Mouse’s Sugar Plum Debut (ballet)
Date/Time: Friday & Saturday, November 29 & 30; 1:00pm and 6:00pm
Location: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West Broadway)
Cost: $15
Sponsor: Children’s Ballet Theatre
The Cat in the Hat (play)
Date/Time: December 6-28; various dates/times
Location: 168 West 500 North
Cost: Adults $26, Kids $16
Sponsor: Salt Lake Acting Company
* We will be attending the 12/28, 12pm show.
Traditional Nutcracker (ballet)
Date/Time: December 6-28; various dates/times; Sugar Plum Parties ($7.50) after 2pm matinees
Location: Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South)
Cost: $29-$79
Sponsor: Ballet West
* I’m going to wait another year to take Theo to the “real” Nutcracker. We will be going to Nutty Nutcracker (see below) this year instead.
Babes in Toyland (play)
Date/Time: December 6-24; various dates/times
Location: 3605 South State Street
Cost: $14
Sponsor: Utah Children’s Theatre
The Night Before Christmas (ballet) Date/Time: Thursday & Friday, December 5 & 6; 7:00pm Location: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West Broadway) Cost: $12
Sponsor: Salt Lake Dance Center & Ballet Jeunesse
Arthur Christmas (movie)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 7; 11:00am
Location: SLC Main Library Auditorium
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Utah Film Center
* We are planning to go.
A Snow White Christmas (play)
Date/Time: Friday, December 13; 7:00pm (other dates: December 14-29)
Location: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West Broadway)
Cost: Holiday Special, 5 tickets for $100 on this night only ($34-$54 otherwise)
Sponsor: Lythgoe Family Musicals
* 100% of proceeds towards this particular show benefit Primary Children’s Hospital. The special package is also only available for this night. This show will also run on other dates (http://www.arttix.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=11044) but we are planning to go on this night.
Here Comes Santa Claus! (concert)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 14; 11:00am and 12:30pm
Location: Abravanel Hall (123 West South Temple)
Cost: $6-$18
Sponsor: Utah Symphony
* We have tickets to the 11:00am show.
Hatch Music & Magic Show
Date/Time: Saturday, December 14; 11:00am
Location: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West Broadway)
Cost: $5
Sponsor: Repertory Dance Theatre, Ring Around the Rose series
* We can’t go as it conflicts with the early Utah Symphony show (above), but we went last year and it was really good.
Winter Solstice (crafts/activities)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 21; 10:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Children’s Garden, Red Butte Gardens
Cost: Free for Members;
Non-Members: Adults (ages 18-64): $10 Seniors (ages 65+): $8 Military w/ID: $8 Children (ages 3-17): $6
Children (under 3): Free U of U Faculty/Staff: $8
Sponsor: Red Butte Gardens
* We are planning to go.
Third Saturdays at UMFA (crafts)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 21; 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: UMFA (410 Campus Center Drive)
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Utah Museum of Fine Arts
* This isn’t really a holiday event, but I wanted to put in a plug for the UMFA. It is our new favorite place!
Community Christmas Concert (concert)
Date/Time: Sunday, December 22; Time TBA
Location: TBA
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Salt Lake Children’s Choir
* Hard to plan when we don’t know the time or place, but if it works out, we’ll go. I used to sing in this choir.
Pupcracker – A Canine Nutcracker (play)
Date/Time: Thurs-Sunday, December 26-29; 2:30pm and 7:30pm
Location: Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West Broadway)
Cost: $18-$24
Sponsor: Intermountain Therapy Animals
URL: http://www.arttix.org/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=11671
Nutty Nutcracker (ballet)
Date/Time: Monday, December 30; 7:00pm
Location: Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South)
Cost: $29-$79
Sponsor: Ballet West
* We have tickets to this show.
Disney’s Pixar (concert)
Date/Time: Friday & Saturday, January 3 & 4, 2014; 7:00pm
Location: Abravanel Hall (123 West South Temple)
Cost: $18-$85
Sponsor: Utah Symphony
* We have tickets to the Friday 1/3 show.
Adventures with Theo 