7 Things to Do This Weekend (Dec. 10-12)

Holiday concerts, sledding, shopping, and more seasonal activities
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Jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves joins the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for a holiday concert. // Photograph courtesy of Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Dianne Reeves: Christmas Time is Here

Celebrated jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves will ring in the season with holiday classics from her album Christmas Time Is Here and beyond. Reeves began making music in 1976. Since then, she has received five Grammys, performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics听closing ceremony, and cranked out hits like 鈥淏etter Days,鈥 鈥淐ome In,鈥 and 鈥淵ou Taught My Heart to Sing.鈥 $19+. Through Dec. 17. Orchestra Hall, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit;

Ebird and Friends

Since its inception in 2007, Ebird & Friends, presented by nationally touring Ann Arbor folk-rock band The Ragbirds, has become an annual yuletide tradition. The family-friendly holiday show celebrates the season with a fresh, new set of songs 鈥 including some holiday-inspired Ragbirds鈥 originals 鈥 each year. $35+. Dec. 10 and 11. The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor;

Hive (Zgjoi)

Albanian drama Hive (Zgjoi), which received three major prizes at this year鈥檚 Sundance Film Festival, is based on the true story of Fahrije 鈥 a woman who dares to seek empowerment and independence in her patriarchal village. Fahrije encounters hostility, after uniting the widows of her community to launch a business and carve out a stable existence without their husbands. Audiences follow the women, as they refuse to back down and find themselves embroiled in a dangerous feud, in this tale of oppression, loss, freedom, and sisterhood. $9.50. Dec. 10-12. Detroit Film Theatre, 5200 Woodward Ave., Detroit;

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The Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival will feature selections from the album Carols From Kings. // Photograph by Bruce Harkness

Winter at Valade

This weekend marks the start of Winter at Valade Park, a Detroit Riverfront event that celebrates the season with a host of outdoor activities. Visitors can roast s鈥檓ores, sip hot chocolate 鈥斕齩r a festive libation of the alcoholic variety 鈥斕齟njoy free sledding and ice curling, and warm up by oversized bonfires. No cost. Dec. 10-Feb. 27. Detroit Riverfront, 588 Jefferson Ct., Detroit;

Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival

Vanguard Voices and the Dearborn Community Chorus will come together for the annual Dearborn Holiday Choral Festival. Accompanied by the Vanguard Brass Quintet, each group will showcase its respective musical talents with selections from Carols From Kings, the album by Cambridge鈥檚 famous Choir of King鈥檚 College. They will also combine their skills, dazzling audiences, in a handful of joint performances. $11+. Dec. 11. Michael A. Guido Theater, 15801 Michigan Ave., Dearborn;

Black Owned Business Walking Tour

Support local ventures, discover unique holiday gift ideas, and maybe even learn something, all at the same time, on this tour of Detroit鈥檚 Black-owned businesses. Your guide will share the stories behind the shops, all the while pointing out some of their picks for made-in-Detroit gifting. Plus, you鈥檒l receive a toasty, complimentary beverage to hold off the chilly December air. $5. Dec. 11. Good Cakes and Bakes, 19363 Livernois Ave., Detroit;

Jersey Boys

Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical that tells the true story of four regular guys from New Jersey who became an international rock sensation. Witness the rise and fall of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 鈥 a band nearly as famous for its off-stage discord as its on-stage harmonies.听The Grammy听and Tony听Award-winning Broadway show features top 10 hits 鈥淪herry,鈥 鈥淏ig Girls Don鈥檛 Cry,鈥 鈥淲alk Like a Man,鈥 鈥淐an鈥檛 Take My Eyes Off You,鈥 and 鈥淒ecember 1963.鈥 $30+. Dec. 12-18. Music Hall Center, 350 Madison St., Detroit;