The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S. Highway 550, is hosting a holiday performance by Jane Monheit, a No. 1 Billboard pop/jazz vocalist, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Monheit will debut her new holiday CD “The Merriest.” The jazz singer continues her tradition of imbuing timeless music with her unique vocal and jazz stylings.
The seating includes VIP, which includes reserved seating and dinner. Seating is limited to 19 tables. The 5 p.m. show for both nights is already sold out, but tickets were still available for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets are available at bit.ly/3F5A0gr for $150. To to arrange seating at a table with other guests, call 259-8045 or email durangocooljazz@aol.com.
“A Christmas Carol,” a radio play presented by Durango Theatreworks, 7 p.m., MainStage Theatre, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3GUrxPx.
Best Friends National Adoption Weekend, All day, $10 adoption fee, La Plata County Humane Society, 1111 South Camino del Rio.
Wellness Fair and Insurance Enrollment, 3-7 p.m., La Plata Family Centers Coalition, 495 Florida Road. Free. Details: email kmaloney@sjbpublichealth.org, call 585-6121 or visit bit.ly/3OI9PAC.
Festival of Trees Tour, 4:30 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501. Details: @ChristmasInVallecito on Facebook.
Parade of Gingerbread Homes, 5 p.m., Animas Chocolate Co., 920 Main Ave. Free. Details: Call 317-5761.
Artist Talk with Ted Moore, 5-8 p.m, Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave.
Durango Cool Jazz Presents Jane Monheit, 5 and 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S. Highway 550. $150, includes dinner. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3F5A0gr.
Jack Ellis & Larry Carver, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.
Bluegrouse, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.
Ecstatic Dance with Codestar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., American Legion Hall, 878 East Second Ave.
Elder Grown and Graham Good & The Painters, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $17/$20. Tickets and details: animascitytheatre.com.
Maddy O'Neal, Beat Kitty, Omega, 8 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive. $22/$25. Tickets and details: animascitytheatre.com.
December Holiday Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Details: @durangofarmersmarket on Facebook, durangofarmersmarket.com.
Forest of Fables, 10 a.m. and noon, Gallery Theatre, Fort lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. Details: fb.me/e/2kfRBpz7n.
Twinkle, Twinkle ... Like a Lettering Star, noon, The Smiley Building, 1309 East Third Ave.
Early Durango Churches, 1 p.m., virtual on Zoom. Free. Details: animasmuseum.org/events.html.
Winter Wonderbands, 2-5:30 p.m., $5, Stillwater Music, 1316 Main Ave.
Durango Cool Jazz Presents Jane Monheit, 5 and 8 p.m., The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S. Highway 550. $150, includes dinner. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3F5A0gr.
Basilaris, 6-9 p.m.,11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.
High Altitude Blues, 6-9 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, 18044 County Road 501.
Second Saturday Series: Cousin Curtiss and Delaney Davis, 7-9 p.m., The iNDIGO Room, 1315 Main Ave., No. 207. $15. Tickets and details: bit.ly/3gicLan.
Silent Disco with DJ Squoze, 9-11:30 p.m.,11th Street Station, 1101 Main Ave.
iAM MUSIC Student Showcase, 2-7 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive.
