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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, December 2, 2011 · 22 Artscene The Nutcracker MICHAEL IVANIN / OAKVILLE BEAVER BALLET: T The Oakville School of Dance is putting on its annual presentation of the The Nutcracker r at The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. This is the last weekend of the holiday classic ballet showing. Regular admission costs $29.99. For tickets, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Superstars of comedy Christmas fun around town this weekend The Superstars of Comedy stand-up show, produced by an Oakville native, is returning to Toronto's Comedy Bar this Saturday at 9:30 p.m. As always, the comedy night will feature the producer, the St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School graduate Pat MacDonald and a number of guests. Burlington's Rhiannon Archer will be among the performers. Joining her on stage will be Keith Pedro and Gerry Hall. Rob Bebenek will headline. Tickets cost $10 in advance or $12 at the door. For tickets, visit www.comedybar.ca. Dickens and Dessert The Church of the Epiphany is hoping to get people into Christmas spirit by having some high-profile media personalities read the Charles Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol. If that's not enough, there will be dessert and cider too. The event will support local charities: the Halton Trauma Centre and the Oakville Literacy Council. The Dickens and Dessert event tomorrow (Saturday) at the church. The event will feature media personalities Stephen Brunt (Sportsnet), Vince Carlin (retired from CBC), Jeff Goodes (CBC) and Jill Dempsey (CBC). Joining them will be Oakville's own Maggie Luxford, Ann Mulvale and soprano soloist Christie Menzo. "The reading brings together the pleasure of hearing a good story, some moving music of the season, and people who want to support our community," said Rev. Suzanne Craven. "We are delighted to host an evening with others to celebrate the spirit of Christmas." The event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $20. The church is located at 141 Bronte Rd. For more information contact the church at 905-827-2546 or epiphanyoffice@cogeco.net. It's A Wonderful Laugh The Oakville improv organization, the Bad Dog Theatre Company, is taking a classic Christmas tale and is adding some humour. in four-part harmony. The open house takes place at the Syl Apps Youth Centre, 475 Iroquois Shore Rd., from 7-9:30 p.m. For more information, call 905-8272634. Old Fashioned Christmas Erchless Estate will be the home of the Old Fashioned Christmas with tours, story time, snacks and much more on Sunday, Dec. 4. The event is being put on by Oakville Museum and Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre. It runs from 3:30-5:30 p.m. People will be able to see early 20th century Canadian Christmas traditions at the old Chisholm family home. There will be a tour of the decorated tour, gingerbread ornament craft and story time craft, a Twelve Days of Christmas scavenger hunt, a visit from Santa Claus and Christmas cookies and refreshments. Admission is $8 per person. Children under 18 months get in free. For tickets, call 905-257-6029. Space is limited, so people are asked to call early. Proceeds from the event will go to the neighbourhood centre. The museum is located at 8 Navy St. Police choir in concert The Halton Police Chorus will perform a concert at Corpus Christi Secondary School in Burlington on Saturday, Dec. 3. The performance will include the local police choir along with choirs from two other police services and pianist Ron Manfield. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $10. For tickets and more information, call 905-847-2467. Actor speaks at CFUW dinner Renowned Toronto actor and director John Huston will be speaking to members of CFUW/ Oakville on the topic of: How Victorians Invented Christmas. Huston will be at the organization's holiday dinner at the Harbour Banquet and Conference Centre, located at 2340 Ontario St. The group will perform It's A Wonderful Laugh on Saturday, Dec. 3 at Central Baptist Church. The show is a humorous take on the 1946 Christmas drama film It's a Wonderful Life, which stars James Stewart and Donna Reed. The improvised play was created by the Oakville improv team. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $5. The church is located at 340 Rebecca St. 'Tis the season to sing The Entertainers male a cappella ensemble says this is the season to sing. It is holding a Christmas Open House on Monday, Dec. 5. People will be able to enjoy some Christmas tunes sung by men