Singing Nuns to appear at Crosby Theater

The season of Advent brings Christmas concerts throughout the region this week.

• The Singing Nuns are presenting their 11th annual concert Wednesday and next Thursday at the Bing Crosby Theater, 901 W. Sprague Ave.

“An Irish Christmas,” part of the “Christmas Evermore” series, will feature special guests, ROOTS Family Irish Band, the Kelley Irish Dancers, and harpist Serena Miller with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. both days.

The cost is $20 for general admission and $16 for students and seniors.

Tickets are available through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT. For more information about the Singing Nuns, visit www.singingnuns.com.

• Chanteuse, the women’s choir from University High School, is performing the music of Advent Monday and Wednesday.

The choir will perform music from across the world Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 127 E. 12th Ave., and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside Ave.

Admission is free.

For more information, call 228-5306.

• Whitworth College is presenting its 2006 Christmas Festival concert, “From Out of Darkness, We Have Light,” Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 and 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.

The concert will feature the Whitworth Choir and the Whitworth Women’s Choir.

The cost is $15 for general admission or $12 for students and seniors.

Tickets are available through TicketsWest, 325-SEAT or www.ticketswest.com, or by calling 467-9397.

• The Kids Night Out young people from First Covenant Church, 212 S. Division St. are presenting “A King is Coming to Town,” a Christmas musical for all ages, Sunday at 7 p.m.

Cookies and refreshments will be served after the show.

For more information, call the church office at 747-2818.

Special services

• The Spanish Catholic community and the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, 1115 W. Riverside Ave., are offering the Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The service will include dancers, and festive music.

For more information, call 358-4290.

• The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church are offering an ecumenical Taize service Sunday at 7 p.m. at the cathedral, 127 E. 12th Ave.

The service will include sung prayer, meditation and focus on the theme of peace and reconciliation.

For more information, call the cathedral office at 838-4277.

New church

The Latah Valley New Church Development group is meeting to answer questions.

The planning group is meeting to introduce its new pastor, Scott Kinder Pyle, Sunday at 6 p.m. at Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church, 4102 S. Crestline St.

For more information, call Sharon Becker at 448-9373 or Hazel Newkirk at 235-5895.

Bazaar

Westminster Congregational Church, 411 S. Washington St., is presenting an old-fashioned Christmas market and bazaar Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Items for sale will include crafts, gifts, baked goods, homemade jam, and St. Nick will stop by at 1 p.m.

There will be a luncheon served from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus will perform “Bethlehem Pastorale” at 3 p.m.

Tickets are available for the concert by calling 624-7992 and are $7 for balcony seating and $6 for general seating in advance. At the door, tickets are $8 for the balcony and $7 for general seats. Students and seniors are $5.

For more information, call the church office at 624-1366.