Seasoned Performer Will Host Christmas Variety Show at Renaissance Center

Release Date: 12/1/2000. Expired: 12/11/2000

Community members are invited to be part of television audience

There’s no place like home for the holidays and “A Dickson, Tennessee Christmas” will be sure to take you there. Elaine Sherrill, host and producer of the show, will have the audience “rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” at a live taping on Monday, Dec. 11, at 1 p.m. in the Performance Hall of The Renaissance Center. Admission is free.

“The show will feature a live band, skits and the singing of Christmas favorites such as ‘Jingle-Bell Rock,’ ‘Joy to the World,’ ‘Walk Thru Bethlehem’ and ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’” said Sherrill. “The audience will be delighted by performances featuring local entertainers as well as seasoned veterans from The Renaissance Center’s Repertory Theatre Company. Our Christmas variety show will truly provide for an hour of great entertainment.”

As director of music education at The Renaissance Center, Sherrill herself is an accomplished performer. Her performance experience includes singing backup and playing keyboard for country music artist Faith Hill and appearing as a regular performer on the famed General Jackson Showboat in Nashville.

“The idea for doing this show is to air it on Dickson's local cable access Channel 19. We are offering free admission to the public on a reservation or first-come-first-served basis until the Performance Hall is full,” stated Sherrill. “For local cable access programming, this is a wonderful opportunity to provide a quality, entertaining holiday variety program showcasing the talents of local residents and employees here at the center.

“We have scheduled the taping on Dec. 11 which is the same day as our Senior Day activity, the CyberSphere show ‘Season of Light,’ so these participants can enjoy two shows on the same day. We invite the community to come and be a part of the show.”

A Dickson, Tennessee Christmas will be featured on “Spotlight on Stage,” the center’s television program featuring performances from the stage, throughout the rest of December. “Spotlight on Stage” airs on Channel 19 of the Dickson InterMedia system at 8 p.m. Monday, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m. Thursday and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Located in Dickson, The Renaissance Center is an art, music, science and technology learning center and entertainment venue that offers live theatre, concerts and more. For more information, call (615)740-5600.