This week in the arts - December 13
CLASSICAL MUSIC
• Singing Buckeyes, 2 p.m. today, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2070 Ridgecliff Rd., Upper Arlington; donations accepted; www.singingbuckeyes.com
• Central Ohio Symphony, 2 and 4:30 p.m. today, University Hall, 61 S. Sandusky St., at Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware; $4 to $25; 740-362-1799, www.centralohiosymphony.org
• “Beethoven’s Seven,” Canaletto Ensemble, Sunday at Central, 3 p.m. today, Columbus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St.; free; www.sundayatcentral.org
• “Lessons and Carols,” Cathedral Choir and Brass, 3?p.m. today, St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St.; suggested $10 donation; 614-241-2526, www.cathedralmusic.org
• Clintonville Community Band, 3 p.m. today, Whetstone High School, 4405 Scenic Dr.; free, with donations and canned food accepted; www.clintonvillecommunityband.com
• “Christmas at the Reese Center,” Heisey Wind Ensemble, 3 p.m. today, Reese Center, Ohio State University-Newark, 1209 University Dr.; $5 to $15 at the door only; www.heiseywindensemble.org
• Westerville Concert Band, 3 p.m. today, Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave.; free; www.westervillebands.org
• Brass Band of Columbus, 4?p.m. today, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 2001 Northwest Blvd., Upper Arlington; $8 to $10; www.brassbandofcolumbus.org
• Columbus Chamber Singers, 4 p.m. today, Broad Street Presbyterian Church, 760 E. Broad St.; donations accepted; www.columbuschambersingers.org
• Westerville Symphony, 5?p.m. today, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St., at Otterbein University, Westerville; $20 and $25; 614-899-9000, www.westervillesymphony.org
• Scioto Valley Brass & Percussion Company, 5:30?p.m. today, Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 100 E. Schrock Rd., Westerville; donations accepted; www.facebook.com/sciotovalleybrass
• “Joy! Deck the Halls,” Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus, 6 tonight, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 2480 W. Dublin-Granville Rd.; $20, or $25 at the door; 614-228-2462, www.columbusgaymens chorus.com, Ticketmaster
• “A Service of Lessons and Carols,” Denison University, 7 tonight, Swasey Chapel, 200 Chapel Dr., Granville; free; 740-587-6220, www.denison.edu
• Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra with violinist Vadim Gluzman, 7 tonight, Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St.; $9 to $47; 614-464-0066, Ticketmaster
• TubaChristmas, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Mees Hall, Capital University, College Avenue at E. Main Street, Bexley; nonperishable food requested; 614-330-0128, www.tubachristmas.com
• Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Overbook Presbyterian Church, 4131 N. High St.; donations accepted; www.metropolitanchamberorchestra.com
• “The Silence and the Sound: A Cantata for Christmas, ” 4 p.m. Saturday and 9 and 11 a.m. next Sunday, Stonybrook Church, 485 Cherry Bottom Rd., Gahanna; free; 614-471-0252, www.stonybrookumc.org
• “Songs of Exultation,” Delaware Community Chorus, 3 and 5 p.m. next Sunday, Asbury United Methodist Church, 55 W. Lincoln Ave., Delaware; $10; www.delawarechorus.org
• “Festival of Lessons & Carols,” First Church Choir, 4?p.m. (prelude at 3:30) next Sunday, the First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St.; donations accepted; 614-228-1741, www.concertsatfirstchurch.org
DANCE
• The Nutcracker, New Albany Children’s Ballet Theatre, 1 and 5 p.m. today, McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany; $17 to $27; www.newalbanyballet.com, Ticketmaster
• The Nutcracker, BalletMet Columbus with the Columbus Symphony, 1 and 5:30 p.m. today, 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and noon and 5:30 p.m. next Sunday, Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.; $32 to $89; box office (614-469-0939), Ticketmaster
• A Nutcracker Variation, Seven Dance Company, 7?p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. next Sunday, McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St.; $15, or $25 for both shows; 614-431-0329, www.mcconnellarts.org
JAZZ
• The Mad, Mad Men, 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St.; $15 to $18, or $5 for students; 614-431-0329, www.mcconnellarts.org
POPULAR MUSIC
• Goatsnake, doors open at 7:30 tonight, Ace of Cups, 2619 N. High St.; $17 to $20; 614-262-6001, www.aceofcupsbar.com
• Borns, doors open at 7?p.m. Tuesday, Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St.; sold out
• Tab Benoit, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W. 3rd Ave.; $25; 614-299-4987, www.woodlandsproductions.com
• Deerhunter, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Skully’s Music-Diner, 1151 N. High St.; $20, or $22 for ages 18 to 20; 614-291-8856, www.skullys.org
• Beartooth, doors open at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Newport Music Hall; $15 to $17; 614-461-5483, www.promowestlive.com
• The Wombats, doors open at 7 p.m. Friday, A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave.; $18 to $20; 614-461-5483, www.promowestlive.com
• “A Carpenters’ Christmas, ” 8 p.m. Friday, Midland Theatre, 36 N. Park Place, Newark; $20 to $30, or $15 for students; 740-345-5483, www.midlandtheatre.org
• “BlitzMas”: All That Remains, Red Sun Rising, Devour the Day, doors open at 5 p.m. Saturday, Lifestyle Communities Pavilion; sold out
THEATER
• Little Women, 2 p.m. today, Union County Veterans Memorial Auditorium, 233 W. 6th St.; $8 to $10; 937-578-8289, Facebook
• Black Nativity: Let the Church Say Amen, NIA Performing Arts Theatre Company, 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Northland Performing Arts Center, 4411 Tamarack Blvd.; $10 to $30; 614-848-3550, www.eventbrite.com
How to reach Ticketmaster: 1-800-745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com