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Traverse City in December: Ladies’ Night Dec. 3, Men’s Night Dec. 10, and Jeff Daniels at the City Opera House Dec. 13
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Downtown Traverse City has set three late shopping nights for December, and the City Opera House has filled its calendar with holiday shows, including a visit from Michigan actor and musician Jeff Daniels.
Shopping nights, 5-9 p.m. The Downtown Traverse City Association lists Ladies’ Night on Thursday, Dec. 3; Men’s Night on Thursday, Dec. 10; and Wrap It Up on Friday, Dec. 18. Participating shops stay open late with specials.
At the City Opera House:
Dec. 5 — the Opera House’s annual gala.
Dec. 12 — A Magical Motown Christmas.
Dec. 13 — Jeff Daniels, the Chelsea-based actor, playwright and singer-songwriter.
Dec. 19 — “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” a family holiday show.
Looking ahead. Downtown Traverse City Restaurant Week is scheduled for Feb. 21-27, 2027, according to the association.
Tickets, prices and showtimes are on the Opera House website. Shopping-night specials vary by store.
Sources:
Downtown Traverse City Association, events calendar (Ladies’ Night Dec. 3, Men’s Night Dec. 10, Wrap It Up Dec. 18; Restaurant Week Feb. 21–27, 2027), https://www.downtowntc.com/events/
City Opera House, event calendar (gala Dec. 5; A Magical Motown Christmas Dec. 12; Jeff Daniels Dec. 13; “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” Dec. 19), https://www.cityoperahouse.org/
Photo: Andrew Jameson, “CityOperaHouseTraverseCityMI.JPG,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and color-adjusted, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CityOperaHouseTraverseCityMI.JPG
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