[UPDATED] December 2017 Week 1 Music Events

Trying to get ahead of the game, these are events I pulled today from my top 25 list, happening the first full week (Mon. - Sun.) of December, 12/4 - 12/10. I've highlighted my number-one recommendation for the week, and bolded some others that I think will be particularly good. Artists & venues, please see contact above to send me events, posts, calendars, suggestions, abuse, etc. -PMc

Local

• Dec. 4: Tiger Strings Youth Orchestra Concert, Telfair Peet http://www.cla.auburn.edu/events/calendar/tiger-strings-youth-orchestra-concert/

• Dec. 4: AU Guitar Ensemble Concert, Goodwin Hall http://www.cla.auburn.edu/events/calendar/guitar-ensemble-concert1/

• Dec. 5: AU Jazz Band, Telfair Peet http://www.cla.auburn.edu/events/calendar/jazz-band/

• Dec. 6: AU Student Chamber Ensembles Concert, Goodwin Hall http://www.cla.auburn.edu/events/calendar/student-chamber-ensembles-concert/

• Dec. 7: Hornist William Schaffer with pianist Joshua Pifer at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts http://jcsm.auburn.edu/event/a-little-lunch-music-fall-2017/2017-12-07/*

• Dec. 7: Community Day: A Celebration of Diversity with music from different cultures http://jcsm.auburn.edu/event/winter-community-day-a-celebration-of-diversity/

• Dec. 8: A Cottonseed Christmas - artists? http://www.aotourism.com/Event/7558/A-Cottonseed-Christmas/
  [UPDATE] Nothing yet on Cottonseed Studio's website, but the Facebook event lists performances by: Brett McDaniel, Dogwood Lung, Alex Wilkerson, Stephanie Niece Jeck, The Hedgerow Folk, Jimmy Sharp, The Flannel, Mark True, and more

• Dec. 8, 9: Jazz at AU Hotel https://www.auhcc.com/about/auburn-event-calendar

• Dec. 8, 9: Alabama Avenue at Eighth & Rail http://www.aotourism.com/Event/7432/Alabama-Avenue-at-Eighth-&-Rail/ <-- that link's still there, but it's not right anymore
  

• [UPDATE] Dec. 9: One Winter's Eve at The Sound Wall (Celebrate the launch of Wild Fire Records) http://www.thesoundwallopelika.com/events/2017/12/9/one-winters-eve

• Dec. 9: Back in Time Christmas at Pioneer Park - http://www.leecountyhistoricalsociety.org/back-in-time-dinner

• Dec. 9, 10: AU Singers Show http://www.cla.auburn.edu/events/calendar/au-singers-show-1
  

• Dec. 10: Auburn Christmas Parade http://www.aotourism.com/Event/7344/Auburn-Christmas-Parade/

• Dec. 10: John Baumann at Standard Deluxe http://standarddeluxe.com/live-music/#music-schedule

• Dec. 10: Music 6-9:30 incl. Auburn Knights at the Opelika Christmas Tour http://www.opelikavictorianfrontporchtour.com/schedule.html

Columbus

• Dec. 4: CSU Guitar Studio Recital https://events.columbusstate.edu/calendar/guitar-studio-recital/

• [UPDATE] Dec. 8: Columbus Cavaliers at The Loft h/t Rusty Taylor's Weekly Jazzonian Newsletter http://conta.cc/2Bz0og4

•  [UPDATE] Dec. 8, 9 :: "Disney's Newsies" at the Springer Theatre https://springeroperahouse.org/shows/newsies/ 

• Dec. 9: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge - Rivercenter http://www.rivercenter.org/event/choir-of-clare-college-cambridge 

• [UPDATE] Dec. 9: Dark Water Rising at The Loft https://www.theloft.com/new-events/2017/12/9/dark-water-rising

• Dec. 9, 10: Nutcracker, Rivercenter http://www.rivercenter.org/event/7014/

Newnan

• [UPDATE] Dec. 5: Fathom Events presents Sammy Hagar’s "Rock-N-Roll Birthday Bash, Red Til I'm Dead" at the Georgian Stadium 14 cinema https://www.fathomevents.com/events/sammy-hagars-birthday-bash

Montgomery

• Dec. 7, 9: Fathom Events, George Takei's "Allegiance on Broadway 2017" at the Festival Plaza 16 in Montgomery https://www.fathomevents.com/events/allegiance-on-broadway-2017?date=2017-12-07

• Dec. 8: Joe Bonamassa, Montgomery Performing Arts Center http://www.mpaconline.org/events/

Atlanta

• Dec. 5: Rick Springfield & Richard Marx: Acoustic Tour at Atlanta Symphony Hall http://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/Calendar/2017-2018/Rick-Springfield-Richard-Marx

• Dec. 6: SiriusXM presents The Brian Setzer Orchestra Christmas Tour at Atlanta Symphony Hall http://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/Calendar/2017-2018/Brian-Setzer

• Dec. 8: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at Atlanta Symphony Hall http://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/Calendar/2017-2018/Jazz-At-Lincoln-Center

• Dec. 9,10: Christmas with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Atlanta Symphony Hall http://www.atlantasymphony.org/ConcertsAndTickets/Calendar/2017-2018/Holiday-Christmas-with-the-ASO

Birmingham

• Dec. 8: Sounds of the Season, Opera Birmingham http://www.operabirmingham.org/sounds-of-the-season

• Dec. 10: Holiday Soul with Eric Essix, at the Alys Stephens Center https://www.alysstephens.org/events/holiday-soul/

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*I'm involved. -PMc