MASON ARTS EVENT CALENDAR

Great Performances at Mason

Squirrel Nut Zippers

Center for the Arts, Concert Hall, Fairfax Campus

Dec
7

Christmas Caravan

Swing into the holiday season with platinum-selling jazz-rock band Squirrel Nut Zippers. Serving up a boisterous blend of Delta blues, big band, klezmer jazz, and calypso sound in their holiday program Christmas Caravan, Squirrel Nut Zippers is sure to get audiences dancing along. Formed in 1992 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the band rocketed to nationwide fame with their darkly comedic mambo tune “Hell,” cementing their place in the swing revival movement. This concert features songs from their Christmas Caravan and Mardi Gras for Christmas albums and other holiday favorites. From heartwarming ballads to raucous dance tunes, the band conjures an atmosphere combining the wondrous lights of Christmas and the backroom din of a speakeasy.

This performance is appropriate for all ages.

Tickets: $55, $47, $33; half-price for youth through Grade 12

Run Time: approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission