Hanukkah begins this Friday at sunset, the Winter Solstice is next Friday and Christmas is less than two weeks away. Get in the spirit of these holidays with a concert by the Polynesian Choir at 7 p.m. Friday at the St. George Tabernacle. I saw these guys perform last year at the Temple Lighting and they are wonderful. If you want to get out of town, check out Brenn Hill’s "Christmas in the West" concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Crescent Moon Theater in Kanab. It’s located at 150 S. 100 East and tickets are $10 to $15. You can also head north for the Christmas Cantata in Parowan. It begins at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Parowan LDS 3rd and 4th Ward chapel on Main Street.

If you’re getting sick of Christmas music, head over to the Firehouse Grill on Friday night. Local bands My-Low and Incline will take the stage beginning at 9 p.m. and you can see them for a mere $5. The Firehouse is at the Sunset West Bowling Center, 1478 W. Sunset Blvd. in St. George. Also on Friday night, Neverland at 25 E. Telegraph in Washington City will host the bands Mayday!Mayday!, Kennedy, Falter, Ike Sloan & Doon Toby and The Gentlemen. The show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $10.

You can also head for the snow and check out the Winter Solstice bonfire Saturday night at the Brian Head Town Park. It’s tons of fun, just be sure to dress warm.

For more events going on this weekend and beyond, visit cityguide.thespectrum.com and click on the calendar.

Happy Holidays,

Kathryn van Roosendaal