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Watson said, "I always look for the couples" when performing on stage. And he'll have his eyes peeled in Charlottesville this weekend.

"What got left out, and why it got left out, is very interesting," professor Sarah Hillenbrand Varela told The Daily Progress.

Magic on the Mall returns for another year, offering an assortment of festive eats, drinks, contests and rides.

Start your weekend with "Let There Be Light" at Piedmont Virginia Community College and top it off with the Indigo Girls at the Paramount.

The audience at John Paul Jones Arena can catch the group's hit "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24" live. Orchestra members say it stirs a visceral response wherever they go.

Hebron Baptist Church's Bethlehem Village "brings into focus that big things happen in small places," spokesman Ken Bryant said.

After-hours private tours this holiday season off a "VIP-type, unique experience."

There's still time to savor some Christmas-themed entertainment the weekend before Santa Claus comes to town.

"People are looking forward to finding the spirit of the season in this music," conductor Michael Slon said. "We need that light in our community and our world."

"When we say 'accessible,' we mean that," the ballet's director and co-founder, Emily Hartka, told The Daily Progress.