LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Rothstein Ensemble opens the Christmas season on stage at the Soper Reese Theatre on Friday, Dec. 2, with a unique concert encompassing the silly, sentimental, sacred and serious.

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 8 p.m.

All ages are welcome.

Don your ugliest Christmas sweater and join the Rothstein group for an intimate evening of stories and songs, many personal and original.

They will play original compositions and jazzy pop songs including the iconic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and the whimsical “Christmas Is All Around” from the hit film, “Love Actually.”

Matt and Jill Rothstein are accomplished musicians, arrangers and composers. Both were raised in Lake County and the pair have been co-leading musical ensembles for nearly a decade.

Matt Rothstein was recognized by DownBeat Magazine and the Grammy Foundation as a prodigious talent while in high school.

Jill Rothstein began composing music at the tender age of 8 and was the 2007 award winner for music theory and composition at Azusa Pacific University.

Currently they are music directors at a large church in the Sacramento region.

Joining the Rothsteins on stage are Lake County’s own master musician, Tom Aiken on piano and organ, as well as Dan Meyer, vocals; Raj Sodhi, bass; Jacob Turner, guitar and tuba; and Randy Wimer, percussion.

Tickets are on sale now. The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children 18 and under. All seats are reserved.

Tickets are available online at www.SoperReeseTheatre.com ; or at The Travel Center, 1265 S. Main, Lakeport, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 707-263-0577.

The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport.

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