Celebrate the holidays with country music star Pam Tillis in an intimate acoustic performance filled with songs of the season. photo by Matt Spicher

This Friday night LMAO Comedy hosts their first ever Showcase with the “12 Comics of Christmas.” All on one stage one night, 12 new faces from all over converge on LMAO for the first time. Like normal stand up shows, the 1 1/2 - 2 hour long show will be the first ever at LMAO Comedy. Daryl Felsberg from XM comedy will host the evening, and keep the show moving.

Gary Morris will be in concert on Saturday, December 7 at 8 p.m. at North Lamar High School Auditorium in Paris, Texas benefiting the North Lamar High School Theatre Dept.; he will also conduct a Master Class for Theatre and Drama Students at 2:30 that day at the school. Tickets can be bought or reserved by calling the North Lamar High School box office at 903-737-2003 ext. 1030.

Students from the Sing Texas! Performance Troupe will appear at the Bayless-Selby House museum. Soloists will perform popular holiday songs in several rooms of the home as guests tour the facility. The Troupe is comprised of 24 singers who perform vocal solos at special events in the Lewisville/Flower Mound/Highland Village/Denton area. Students reside in Denton County and attend Lewisville ISD & Denton ISD schools, home, private and charter schools in the area. Students also perform in Dallas Summer Musicals, Casa Manana, Grapevine Opry and New York Broadway programs throughout the year.

Beware, The Best Man Holiday is far from the cuddly romantic comedy it’s been marketed to be.

Popular singing group Jars of Clay will be in Denison, Live at the Rialto on Friday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m. The contemporary Christian artists have won 15 Dove awards and 3 Grammy awards. They will be showcasing Inland Christmas, their new release.

Making a joyful noise takes on a decidedly Christmas feel on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 5 at the annual City of Murphy Christmas in the Park celebration, according to Kayla Story, Recreation Specialist.

Saturday’s performance has been cancelled due to the forecast calling for difficult driving conditions.

(L-R) Paul Jordan, Aaron Adair, Nick Timmerman, Blake Rice

Architect Louis Kahn in front of the Kimbell under construction.

Bernadette Schaeffler invites you to a holiday party on Thursday, December 5 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. featuring the work of artist Laura Moore. Melded Memories, Moore's most recent series comes from a collection of interior spaces, objects and landscapes retrieved from the memory of experienced places. The exhibition features realistic watercolor paintings that dissolve into abstract works.

Tickets on sale Friday, Oct. 4 at 12:00 p.m. -- Cher is in New York this week celebrating the album’s release with upcoming appearances on David Letterman (Sept. 24) and Live! with Kelly & Michael (October 1). Cher will also be appearing as a mentor with Blake Shelton on NBC’s The Voice airing in October.