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Ozark Jubilee's Branson Country Christmas will have shows at 2 and 7 p.m. Monday at the Barrow-Civic Theatre, 1223 Liberty St., Franklin. Mixing country, bluegrass and gospel music with laughter in the first half of the show will be fiddle player and Branson personality Doofus Doolittle. Doolittle's real-life creator Randy Newman discards his hillbilly persona and dons a $5,000 custom-tailored Manuel of Nashville suit for the second part of the show. Rounding out the band are musician Steve Ritchey, steel guitarist Tyler Hall, bass guitarist Doug Driesel, and keyboardist Jory Clayton. Driesel also joins singers Richard Ebert and Rachelle Lamb for the vocal portions of the show. Tickets are $23 and are available by calling 800-537-7769 between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays or by visiting www.barrowtheatre.com.

Ringing in the Holidays will be presented by the Greater Cranberry Bogmeisters Barbershop Chorus at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Richland Elementary School auditorium, 3811 Bakerstown Road, Gibsonia. Also performing will be the Pittsburgh Metro Chapter Steel City Harmonizers plus the Sharp Edge barbershop quartet. Admission is a donation of canned goods for the Lighthouse Foundation.

<B>Swing City Orchestra</B> will present its 2009 Christmas Spectacular, an all ages show, at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Carnegie Library Music Hall, 510 E. 10th Ave., Munhall. The doors will open at 7 p.m. Seats range in price from $18 to $23 and are available by calling 412-368-5225 or by visiting the Web site, www.librarymusichall.com.<B>Pittsburgh Opera</B> will host a free Brown Bag Concert at noon Saturday in the performance space of its Strip District headquarters at 2425 Liberty Ave. This one-hour concert will feature the resident artists of Pittsburgh Opera performing festive songs of the season for the entire family. Call 412-281-0912 or visit www.pittsburghopera.org.

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