Here are 5 things to do for the weekend of Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2024, curated by WGLT's Lauren Warnecke. You can find more coverage on our Datebook - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WGLT's Weekend Scoop email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.
Keep looking up: The 1965 CBS animated special featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and a very scrappy seasonal pine comes to life in A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage. As the day approaches, Charlie Brown is feeling down in the dumps about the holiday, but the gang unites to lift his spirits. 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts; tickets $39-$69 at 309-434-2777 and artsblooming.org.
Get your blood flowing: If you’ve never run, walked or strolled through Miller Park in a turkey hat, what are you waiting for?! Up to 2,000 neighbors are expected to turn out for the annual Turkey Trot, a brisk, fun and festive way to kick off the day. The kids’ half-mile fun run kicks off at 9 a.m., with a staggered start for the 5K run and 1.5-mile walk starting shortly after. 9 a.m. Thursday at Miller Park Pavilion; free with registration on-site and runsignup.com.
Come for the tour, stay for a pour: Destihl’s hour-long brewery tours are a fascinating and fun peek behind the curtain of their ever-expanding operation—with a generous flight for tasting and a pint glass to take home (or fill in the beer hall). Various times Friday through Sunday; $15 at destihl.com.
Come as you are: Kurt Cobain lookalike Paul Wandtke fronts Smells Like Nirvana, a Chicago-based tribute to the kings of grunge. Wandtke launched the metal band Bedlem in 2017 after 12 years spent drumming for Trivium; Smells Like Nirvana is a tribute in every sense of the word, created with deep affection for the band that inspired him, Bedlem bassist Mike Petrasek and drummer Joe Babiak to pursue music. 8 p.m. Friday (doors at 7 p.m.) at the Castle Theatre; tickets $18-$23 at thecastletheatre.com.
Twinsies! One of two 14-foot fiberglass Santas which used to adorn Livingston’s department store now has a home on the McLean County Museum of History’s front lawn, and Kris Kringle himself will roll through downtown Bloomington in a firetruck to see his doppelganger up close. 11:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Bloomington; free. mchistory.org.
