Showtime 8pm. See Center for the Arts for more info and to purchase tickets. This show is appropriate for all ages.

We’re swinging 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.

Following the show, the fun continues with a celebratory post-show lobby dance party with Gottaswing! The after-party kicks off with a beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra, dance demo, and other Gottaswing instructors on hand for more dance fun. festive event will kick off with a beginner swing lesson and demonstration—all ages and all levels of experience welcome, no partner needed!—followed by open dancing.