GALE MCNEELEY AND BETTY FAAS present a program of Broadway and movie musical favorites including songs from Les Mis, the Wizard of Oz, Barnum, and Finian’s Rainbow Dec. 5 2 p.m., Unity Chapel of Light, 1165 Stubblefield Rd., Santa Maria. $10 suggested donation. More info: 925-1882.
THE LOMPOC POPS ORCHESTRA presents its annual Christmas concert featuring guest vocalist Meghan C. Joyce and many holiday favorites Dec. 5, 4:30 and 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 925 North F St., Lompoc. $15, $5 for students. More info: 757-8521.
GINA ALSTON will be performing a concert of “Christmas Music”
Dec. 5 and 11 from 2 to 5 p.m. and Dec. 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. Java Moto, Santa Maria Town Center, Santa Maria. Free. More info: 478-4191, ginaalston@msn.com.
CENTRAL CITY SWING presents its Christmas Holiday Big Band Jazz Concert with guest band Pioneer Valley High School Jazz Band Dec. 7, 7:30 p.m., Unity Chapel of Light, 1165 Stubblefield Rd., Santa Maria. More info: 937-3025.
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents “A Night of Holiday Strings” with the Santa Maria Strings of the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society Dec. 9, 7 p.m., Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S McClelland St., Santa Maria. Free. More info: 925-0994, Ext. 117, dhildinger@ci.santa-maria.ca.us.
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BLUEGRASS WEST presents an “Americana Music Concert” featuring Peter Feldmann, Tom Lee, and David West Dec. 4, 8 p.m., Presidio Chapel, 123 E Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. $15. More info: 688-9894, peter@BlueGrassWest.com, bluegrasswest.com.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO BLUES SOCIETY presents a holiday celebration and CD release party with Earl Thomas and the Blues Ambassadors with opener Dr. Danger Dec. 4, 8 p.m., SLO Vets Hall, 801 Grand Ave., SLO. More info: 541-1837, sloblues@slonet.org, sloblues.org.
THE UCSB CHAMBER CHOIR presents a Musical Event Fundraiser Dec. 4, 6 to 9 p.m., Avant Tapas and Wine, 35 Industrial Way, Buellton. $25. More info: 570-6699.
THE CAL POLY CHOIRS present their annual holiday show “A Christmas Celebration” Dec. 4, 8 p.m., Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. $17 and $20, $16 and $19 for seniors, $10 students. More info: 756-2406, music@calpoly.edu.
JOY TO THE WORLD presented by the San Luis Vocal Arts Ensemble features holiday songs with an international flair Dec. 5, 3 p.m., Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
CAL POLY presents Take It SLO, Cal Poly’s acappella ensemble, performing holiday songs Dec. 5, 2 and 7 p.m., Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. $7, $5 for students. More info: 756-2406, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
JON ANDERSON presents an evening of progressive acoustic music Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. More info: 756-2787, pac.calpoly@gmail.com.
This article appears in Dec 2-9, 2010.