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EDITORS' PICKS
One of the nation's best choirs performs a program of holiday music, from traditional carols to contemprary classics. 7:30 p.m. December 17 at Musco Center for the Arts.
The creator of "Late Nite Catechism" tackles the Nativity, with predictably hilarious results. Sister adds her puckish insights to the mystery that has intrigued historians throughout the ages, probing questions such as whatever happened to the Magi’s gold? 7:30 p.m. December 17 at Laguna Playhouse.
Whitney Houston, the late, great pop superstar, is celebrated in a concert that features soime of her most enduring hits. Whitney was a master of soulful melodies, power ballads, and infectious rhythm and blues. 8 p.m. December 19 at The Coach House.