Music and Theatre for Christmas... And A Little Kensington Jazz

Tonight (Tuesday, December 4) at 9:15 p.m., Richard Underhill Quartet is playing from their new CD "Kensington Suite" at Supermarket (268 Augusta Avenue in Kensington). The cover is $6 and CDs will of course be available. The band includes Eric St-Laurent (guitar) and Brandi Disterheft (bass). On Thursday, December 13, the Quartet will be at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East), beginning at 9 p.m. Those who can’t make either gig can acquire the CD online.

The final event of the year-long Caribou Art Project is a free, one-time-only presentation of Clay & Paper Theatre’s Song of the Innocents on Sunday, December 9 at 10 a.m. at St. Philip the Apostle Anglican Church (201 Caribou Road, south of Lawrence and east of Bathurst). It’s a retelling of the Biblical story of the Slaughter of the Innocents by King Herod; only in this version, the people fight back to save the children from death. It’s told using puppets and other street theatre techniques, as well as medieval song reworked by music director Laurel MacDonald and Clay and Paper artistic director David Anderson. These include "Personent Hodie", "King Herod" (based on the ancient Christmas carol "The Carnal and the Crane", and the beautiful "Coventry Carol". The Caribou Project is an innovative interfaith arts series commissioned by the tiny congregation of St. Philip the Apostle Anglican Church.

On Wednesday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m., The Toronto Choral Society presents a Christmas concert of works by French composers at Eastminster United Church (310 Danforth Avenue, one block west of Chester subway). The program includes François Poulenc’s Gloria and Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noël. Tickets ($20) are available at the door. 416-410-3509