Newport Performing Arts Center

Newport Symphony Orchestra will perform selections of Handel’s “Messiah” as well as pieces by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bach, and more recognizable holiday favorites. This concert features Katherine Evans, the NSO’s principal trumpet, as well as soprano Susan Williams. 2 pm and again at 7 pm, 777 W Olive Street, featuring a pre-concert talk with Maestro Adam Flatt at 6:45 pm. Tickets, $33.25-$48.50 or $13 for students, available at coastarts.org.