Best bets: Local Christmas entertainment specials
Entertain your options for this week
Dec. 11, 12
UK Opera Theatre: ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’
A shepherd boy encounters three kings traveling to Bethlehem in this one-act English opera. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. The Lyric Theatre, 300 East Third Street, Lexington. Tickets are $12.50 to $22.50. Call 859-280-2218 or go to Lexingtonlyric.com.
Dec. 11
Mark O’Connor: ‘An Appalachian Christmas’
The award-winning musician performs traditional Christmas songs. Show time is 7:30 p.m. at the Singletary Center for the Arts, 405 Rose Street, Lexington. Tickets are $15 to $37. Call 859-257-4929 or go to Finearts.uky.edu/singletary-center.
Dec. 12
The Bread Box Holiday Market
Make your list and check it twice, then visit this shopping event, where local artists will display and sell their work. It’s 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at The Bread Box, 501 West Sixth Street, Lexington. Check out the Facebook page for more info.
This story was originally published December 5, 2015 at 3:11 PM with the headline "Best bets: Local Christmas entertainment specials ."