Saturday and Sunday are mostly quiet on the entertainment front, but there are things happening on Friday to get you in the holiday spirit. Happy holidays!
Holiday movies at The Music Hall
The Music Hall will be screening holiday films for all ages at its historic theater in Portsmouth this weekend. Friday features “A Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) at 1 p.m. and “Love Actually” at 7 p.m. Saturday includes “Arthur Christmas” at 1 p.m. and “Adam Sandler’s Eight Crazy Nights” at 4 p.m. Tickets are $5-$15. Learn more here.
Kandace Springs at Jimmy’s
Jazz and soul musician Kandace Springs “has a voice that could melt snow,” according to late musical icon Prince, who recruited her into his band. The acclaimed singer and pianist will return to Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in Portsmouth to play two back-to-back sets on Friday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10-$60. Learn more here.
‘Abby Holidays’ at Book & Bar
Local indie-pop singer-songwriter Abrielle Scharff is returning to Portsmouth Book & Bar to play her fifth annual holiday show. She’ll perform her own stunning renditions of your favorite seasonal songs (plus some bad jokes and lots of love) on Thursday from 8-10 p.m. and Friday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Learn more here.
‘A Christmas Story’ at the Rep
There’s just one date left in the Seacoast Repertory Theatre’s production of “A Christmas Story: The Musical,” and fittingly, it happens two days before Christmas. The humorous holiday show, based on the beloved film of the same name, will be staged in Portsmouth on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $32-$52. Learn more here.
Sans Souci at The Stone Church
What better way to get into the joyful spirit of the holidays than with the music of late legend Jerry Garcia? Regional tribute act Sans Souci will return to The Stone Church in Newmarket to perform a long set of songs from throughout the vast catalog of the Jerry Garcia Band on Friday from 8-11 p.m. Tickets are $15. Learn more here.
BONUS: Juston McKinney: A Year in Review
Once Christmas is over, it’s time to reflect on the year behind us — with as much humor as we can muster. To help with that, Maine comic Juston McKinney will do his annual spree of “Year In Review” shows at The Music Hall on Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $28-$34. Learn more here.
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