The countdown continues! Less than two weeks left until the
merriest day of the year (and only a few short days until Hanukkah's week of revelry kicks off.)
More holiday good times around town this week, whether you want to get drunk, rock out for a cause, laugh, cry, or tell Christmas to go fuck itself. We've got it all right here.
WHAT THE DICKENS?! | December 15-23; tonight @ 8 pm | $20; $17 students | A
Charlie Brown Christmas meets A Christmas Carol | ImprovBoston, 40 Prospect St, Boston
| improvboston.com
"REACH OUT 2011: A HOLIDAY SEASON CELEBRATION TO BENEFIT KIDS IN NEED
FROM BOSTON TO AFRICA" | December 15 @ 7 pm | $10; proceeds benefit Toys
for Tots and Reach Out Cameroon | With Fear Nuttin' Band, Doctor Doom
Orchestra, Anguile, Satellite Rockers, and DJ Nailz | Middle East downstairs,
480 Mass Ave, Cambridge | mideastclub.org
THE WEISSTRONAUTS' HOLIDAY JUBILEE | With the Rudds | December 15 @ 8 pm |
$5 | Radio, 379 Somerville Ave,
Somerville | 617.764.0005
RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE | December 16-17 @ 10 pm | $9.75; $7.75
students; $6.75 seniors | Screening of "horror Christmas movie" about the real
legend behind Santa Clause....a guy who punishes children who are naughty | Brattle
Theatre, 40 Brattle St,
Cambridge | brattlefilm.org
A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN | December 16 @ 8 pm; 17 @ 3 + 8 pm; 18 @ 1 + 5
pm | $25-$75 | Hosted by Brian Donovan with musicians and dancers | Cutler
Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St,
Boston | wgbh.org/celtic
MYSECRETBOSTON'S 1ST ANNUAL HOLIDAY THROWDOWN | With Mighy Tiny, That
Handsome Devil, TAB the Band, and City and States | December 16 @ 8 pm | $10 | Church of Boston, 69 Kilmarnock St, Boston
| churchofboston.com/club
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE | December 16-20 | $9.75; $7.75 students; $6.75 seniors
| Screenings of the classic Frank Capra Christmas movie | Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St, Cambridge
| brattlefilm.org
GAY COUNTRY CHRISTMAS | Holiday cabaret
with original rock, pop, and country Christmas songs from Rene Pfister |
December 16-17 @ 8 pm | free | Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen St, Lowell
| whistlerhouse.org
SANTACON 2011 | December 17 @ noon | free | Massive Christmas pub crawl at
bars throughout Cambridge
| Kicks off at Tavern in the Square, 1815
Mass Ave, Porter Square | santacon.info/Boston-MA
NAKED GIRLS READING CHARLES DICKENS' A CHRISTMAS CAROL | December 17 @ 8 pm
| $35 | Self explanatory!! | Outpost 186, 186
1/2 Hampshire St, Cambridge
| nakedgirlsreading.com/boston
THE VIVS 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY BASH | December
17 @ 6:30 pm | $18; $12 students, musicians, artists; Proceeds benefit The
Children's Room | With Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling, Bill Janovitz, Big
Dipper, and more | Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St, Arlington | regenttheatre.com
3RD ANNUAL ROCK N' SOUL HOLIDAY CONCERT | December 18 @ 8 pm | $25-$30s; Proceeds
benefit Toys For Tots and Music Drives Us | Phoenix sponsored benefit show with
Casey Desmond, John Powhida, Streight Angular, the Fools, and more | Regent
Theatre, 7 Medford St, Arlington | regenttheatre.com
HOLIDAY ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR | December 17-18 @ 11 am | free | 40 local
artists selling handmade items | UForge Gallery, 767 Centre St, Jamaica
Plain | uforgegallery.com
"CHANUKAH LIGHTS: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION" | December 18 @ 3 pm |
$18 | With musicians from Boston University School of Music | Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St, Boston
| vilnashul.org
"FLUXMUS" | December 20 @ 8 pm | free; donations accepted | Holiday-themed
fluxus show with Dadaist poetry, anti-art, absurdism and the like | Yes.Oui.Si.,
19 Vancouver St, Boston | yesouisispace.com
THE SCROOGES | December 22 @ 9 pm | $8 | Allston's Christmas-themed Stooges
cover band (with Black Thai, Cult 45, Stil De Grain) | Great Scott, 1222 Comm Ave,
Allston | greatscottboston.com
FUCK THAT: ERIN MCKEOWN'S ANTI-HOLIDAY SHOW | December 22 @ 7 + 9:30 pm | $17-$25
| Comedy revue with songs like "Santa is an Asshole" and more with folk singer
Erin McKeown | Club Passim, 47
Palmer St, Cambridge | clubpassim.com
And for extended holiday listings check out our HOLIDAY LISTINGS. Plus, our gift guide has all the DVDs, gadgets, books, ski gear, and even gift ideas for the #Occupiers on your list! Visit
thephoenix.com/giftguide.
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