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Chesapeake Highlights
Deck the Halls
The State House in Annapolis will be decorated for the holiday season this month, especially when it hosts the annual event State House by Candlelight on December 1 and 2. This stately event features numerous musical acts performing in the spirit of the holidays, in the glow of the State House Christmas Tree. (410) 974-3400 or www.mdisfun.com.
Blast Off!
Your Baltimore Blast, defending Major Indoor Soccer League champions, resumed action this past November and have two home games scheduled for December at 1 st Mariner Arena in Baltimore. 12/2 vs. Milwaukee Wave and 12/9 vs. California Cougars. (410) 547-SEAT or wwwbaltimoreblast.com.
Sweet Dreams
In the Land of Sweets, Christmas spirit reigns; but to get there the Nutcracker must defend young Clara against the Mouse King. This holiday favorite, The Nutcracker, set to the dramatic music of Tchaikovsky and performed by the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, returns to Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis December 9 through 17. (410) 263-5544 or www.marylandhall.org.
A Country Christmas
Country mega-star Martina McBride returns to the Verizon Center in D.C. on December 21 to perform her Joy of Christmas concert, now in its fourth year. The country singer has won the Country Music Association's CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Award four times and is once again preparing to dazzle all with her soprano voice. (410) 547-SEAT or www.mcicenter.com.
Comedy of Carols
The Hack & Slash Christmas Special, the Musical is a raucous, comedic take on the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. Mr. Hack and Mr. Slash promise you'll laugh yourself silly for 2 hours. At the Chesapeake Arts Center in Brooklyn Park on December 8 and 9. (410) 636-6597 or www.chesapeakearts.org.
New York Nights
The hit Broadway musical Rent is at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore December 1 through 3. Winner of the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical, among many other honors, the show follows Mark, a New York filmmaker, through his encounters with a myriad of struggling characters and his own search for self and purpose. (410) 547-SEAT or www.lyricoperahouse.com.
Friendly Competition
On December 6, 1 st Mariner Arena in Baltimore hosts the Mercantile Tennis Challenge, a charity match to benefit the Baltimore Community Foundation. The friendly foes facing each other include many of the sport's greats, including Martina Navratilova, the Bryan brothers, Mardy Fish, and Robby Ginepri. (410) 547-SEAT or www.tennischallenge.org.
East Meets West
The Rob Levit & Friends Holiday Show at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts on December 13 will bring together an all-star roster of local musicians and special guest Alif Laila from Bangladesh, one of the few women among the world's sitar virtuosos. The ensemble will perform holiday and seasonal standards, world music, and some surprises. (410) 263-5544 or www.marylandhall.org.
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