December "All in St. Paul" Event Calendar

So much holiday fun in St. Paul! What cold?

Monday, December 1

Talking Volumes: Richard Ford, Fitzgerald, 7pm.

Wednesday, December 3

MN Wild vs. Montreal, Xcel, 6pm.

Thursday, December 4

Old Fashioned Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-8pm. 75 booths of beautiful and unique handcrafted gift items by the area’s finest artists - quality handcrafted items including, jewelry, wreaths, paintings, woven and wearable art, handmade lotions, soaps and more! Festive music and treats. Admission $4; children under 12 will be admitted free.

Holiday Shopping Stroll, St. Paul.  Extra hours to shop at your favorite establishments – like Artist’s Merchantile! Completed shopping cards will receive a comp tickets to the History Theatre’s performance of “Sample Night Live” and be entered into a prize drawing. Past prizes have been: a night stay at the St. Paul Hotel, Park Square tickets, and a gift certificate for each shop location.

Friday, December 5

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 1-9pm.

Lowertown First Friday, 6-9pm.  Participating studios, shops and restaurants.  Stop by Legacy Chocolate and Revival Wine and Spirits in the Pioneer Endicott Building.

Old Fashioned Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-8pm. 75 booths of beautiful and unique handcrafted gift items by the area’s finest artists - quality handcrafted items including, jewelry, wreaths, paintings, woven and wearable art, handmade lotions, soaps and more! Festive music and treats. Admission $4; children under 12 will be admitted free.

Holiday Shopping Stroll, St. Paul.  Extra hours to shop at your favorite establishments – like Artist’s Merchantile! Completed shopping cards will receive a comp tickets to the History Theatre’s performance of “Sample Night Live” and be entered into a prize drawing. Past prizes have been: a night stay at the St. Paul Hotel, Park Square tickets, and a gift certificate for each shop location.

North Pole Express, Union Depot, Dec.5-7, 11-14.  Minneapolis-based steam locomotive “Milwaukee Road #261” and refurbished cars, maintained and staffed by RHMA volunteer members, will provide the experience of a real steam train, Santa and his elves and holiday fun for all.  Your ticket includes a mile long train ride to Santa’s village and then back to Union Depot. Once Santa is on board, children will have a chance to meet Santa on the way back to Union Depot.

Best Christmas Pageant Ever opens, Steppingstone Theatre, thru Dec. 13.

4000 Miles opens, Park Square, thru Dec.21. $10 off your ticket with your Bigos concierge.

MN Wild vs. Anaheim, Xcel, 7pm.

Saturday, December 6

History Forum: The Bitter Elections, History Center, 10am & 2pm. $15. The bitter election between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams in 1824.

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 8am-7pm.

Holiday Bake Sale and Tree Lighting, Union Depot, 10am-4pm (tree lighting 4-5:30pm) Top Twin Cities bakeries will be selling their goods in the Waiting Room at Union Depot. Activities include: cooking demonstrations, musical performances and fun giveaways throughout the day. Christos will be offering gyro sandwiches and refreshments for purchase. $5 admission for adults and seniors; kids under 12 admitted free. Commemorative holiday tins will be sold for $10 and include one general admission, recipe cards from participating bakeries, a Union Depot specialty cookie and a drawing form to enter to win prizes.

Old Fashioned Holiday Bazaar, Landmark, 10am-5pm. 75 booths of beautiful and unique handcrafted gift items by the area’s finest artists - quality handcrafted items including, jewelry, wreaths, paintings, woven and wearable art, handmade lotions, soaps and more! Festive music and treats. Admission $4; children under 12 will be admitted free.

Holiday Shopping Stroll, St. Paul, 10am-5:30pm.  Extra hours to shop at your favorite establishments – like Artist’s Merchantile! Completed shopping cards will receive a comp tickets to the History Theatre’s performance of “Sample Night Live” and be entered into a prize drawing. Past prizes have been: a night stay at the St. Paul Hotel, Park Square tickets, and a gift certificate for each shop location.

Grand Meander, Grand Avenue, Breakfast with Santa at Tavern on Grand, reindeer, free trolley and Vulcan firetruck rides, soup tastings, and art fairs.

Christmas at the Fitzgerald, 7pm.  Nicholas David from the Voice.

Sunday, December 7

Sundays at Landmark: From Pearl Harbor to Peace, Landmark, 1pm. Remembering Pearl Harbor and the path toward peace. Children’s activities and panel discussion by local community groups.

Fear Among Friends: German-Americans in St. Paul, 1917-18, Central Library, 2-3pm. Professor Annette Atkins, an expert on the Public Safety Commission, will describe what happened to the German American individuals and community in St. Paul.

St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, Rivercentre, 10am-5pm.

Monday, December 8

ACF & innova Recordings HiFi Club, Landmark, 5pm.  Monthly listening and discussion event event.

Jingle Ball, Xcel, 7:30pm. 101.3 KDWB.

Tuesday, December 9

Ballet Tuesday, Landmark, noon.  Join Saint Paul Ballet as they perform excerpts from their company repertoire.  Free

Thursday, December 11

Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Mezzo soprano Hyounsoo Sohn and Eric McEnaney on piano as well as Nicholas Nelson on bass and Denis Evstuhin on piano. Free

North Pole Express, Union Depot thru Dec.14

Holiday Tea and Behind the Scenes Tour, Como Conservatory, 11am & 2pm. Scrumptious 3 course tea service and receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Conservatory. Tickets $35 before Thanksgiving or $40 after Thanksgiving. Reservations required. 651-487-8250.

Disney on Ice Worlds of Fantasy, Xcel, 7pm.

Friday, December 12

I AM ST. PAUL, Amsterdam Bar, 8pm. Courtney McClean and the Dirty Curls, Mu Daiko, One Dance Company, Fashion Show, Double Blind Improv, PHO, DJ Shannon Blowtorch. Variety and fashion show.

Holiday Movie Night, Union Depot, 7-10:30pm. Free movie nights held in the Waiting Room. Candy and beverage concessions. Movies TBA.

Disney on Ice Worlds of Fantasy, Xcel, 10am, 7pm.

Katie McMahon’s Celtic Christmas, O’Shaughnessy, 7:30pm. MN Boychoir.

Canadian Pacific Christmas Train, Union Depot South Platform, 6:30-7pm.  Food donations for local food shelves.

North Pole Express, Union Depot thru Dec.14

Christmas with Cantus, Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas, 7:30pm.

Saturday, December 13

Disney on Ice Worlds of Fantasy, Xcel, 11am, 3pm.

COMPAS reading of “Punch at the Wild Tornado”, Landmark, 1pm.  Anthology of Student Writing by Minnesota students.

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm.

Brandies with the SPCO, St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 7:30pm. Brandenburg Concertos.

North Pole Express, Union Depot thru Dec.14

MN Rollergirls, Rivercentre, 7:30pm.

Sunday, December 14

Eva Beneke & Friends, Central Library, 2-3pm.  Local guitarist Eva Beneke, performing works by Schubert, Piazzolla, Argento, and Bach, and melodies that to get you in the mood for the holidays. Eva will be joined by flautist Catherine Ramirez, clarinetist Pat O'Keefe, and MN Voice. Free

Sundays at Landmark: Santa’s Workshop, Landmark, 1pm.  Crafts, festive performances, Santa and his reindeer. Free

North Pole Express, Union Depot thru Dec.14

Disney on Ice Worlds of Fantasy, Xcel, 1pm, 5pm.

Tuesday, December 16

Readings by Writers, University Club, 7:30-9:30pm.  Currated by Carol Connelly. Free

Wednesday, December 17

MN Wild vs. Boston, 7pm.

Thursday, December 18

Schubert Club Courtroom Concert, Landmark, noon. Artists featured will be Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano; Linda Kachelmeier, alto; Nicholas Chalmers, tenor; Tim C. Takach, bass and Min Kim on harp with Hannah Peterson on flute. Free

Star of the North Concert, Landmark, 7pm.  Holiday themed concert.  Free.

Friday, December 19

Holiday Movie Night, Union Depot, 7-10:30pm. Free movie nights held in the Waiting Room. Candy and beverage concessions. 7pm. Frozen; 9pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Red House Live: Claudia Schmidt, Landmark, 7pm cocktails, 8pm performance.  $20/door.  Claudia Schmidt is a powerful vocalist who combines lively folk, jazz, and blues with rich poetry and playful humor. She was a frequent guest in the early days of A Prairie Home Companion.

"Bow Down, Good Cherry Tree", Nativity of Our Lord Church, 8pm. The Rose Ensemble Holiday performance.

The Classic Nutcracker opens, Ballet Minnesota, O’Shaughnessy, thru Dec. 21.

Saturday, December 20

MN Wild vs. Nashville, Xcel, 7pm.

SANTACON, Lowertown
6:00pm -- Golden's Deli
7:30pm -- Black Dog Coffee and Wine Bar
9:15pm -- Señor Wong Restaurant|Cocktail Lounge
11:00pm -- Bedlam Lowertown

Prairie Home Companion, Fitzgerald, 4:45pm.

Wednesday, December 23

MN Wild vs. Philadelphia, Xcel, 6pm.

Saturday, December 27

MN Wild vs. Winnipeg, Xcel, 6pm.

Sunday, December 28

Music Under Glass, Como Conservatory, 4:30-6:30pm.  The Dean Magraw Trio performs in the Sunken Garden. The music is also piped in to the Palm Dome and North Garden for your listening and strolling enjoyment. Beer and wine available to purchase.

Tuesday, December 30

Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Xcel, 3 & 7pm.

Wednesday, December 31

Noon Year's Party, Como Conservatory, 10am-1pm. A family event so popular, they're doing it twice! Entertainment by KidsDance! Craft making, special animal enrichment, giveaways, and a countdown to noon with hundreds of beach balls dropped from the ceiling.

A Very Pippi New Year, Landmark, 7pm.  Ring in the New Year with Pippi Ardennia and friends.

Thursday, January 1

Noon Year's Party, Como Conservatory, 10am-1pm. A family event so popular, they're doing it twice! Entertainment by KidsDance! Craft making, special animal enrichment, giveaways, and a countdown to noon with hundreds of beach balls dropped from the ceiling.