Great Performances at Mason
Squirrel Nut Zippers
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Christmas Caravan
Swing 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.
This performance is appropriate for all ages.
Tickets: $55, $47, $33; half-price for youth through Grade 12
Run Time: approximately 90 minutes, with no intermission
The program for this performance will be available the week of the event. View digital program.
A pre-performance discussion with Squirrel Nut Zippers' Jimbo Mathus (bandleader/singer) and Dr. Sick (fiddle player/singer), moderated by Mason Dewberry School of Music Professor Graham Breedlove, will take place in Monson Grand Tier, which is located on the third level of the Center for the Arts Lobby, 45 minutes prior to curtain.
A limited quantity of free student tickets will be available two Tuesdays prior to the event. Learn more.
Join us for a celebratory post-show lobby dance party, with Gottaswing! The 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. Since 1994, Gottaswing has offered swing dance classes including 15 locations throughout the greater D.C.-metropolitan area, teaching over 4,000 students each year.
