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Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Caravan
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Caravan

The Squirrel Nut Zippers bring their joyous, raucous Christmas Caravan Tour back again performing all of the hits from Holidays past. From heartwarming ballads to boisterous dance tunes, the band conjures an atmosphere nestled somewhere between the wondrous lights of Christmas and the backroom din of a speakeasy. This show is a must-see for any true music lover.

The Christmas Caravan show features holiday hits and classics, selections from the Squirrel Nut Zipper’s holiday album Christmas Caravan, and the finest new and old Squirrel Nut Zippers catalog music. Inspired by 1920s jazz, klezmer and old time music, SNZ’s endlessly curious and innovative leader Jimbo Mathus has concocted a show truly unique and original. This unique blend is on full display with the Christmas Caravan show, which has increasingly grown in popularity, selling out venues throughout the United States.

“There is of course jazz of various stripes (mainly pre-WWII varieties) on this deliciously wide ranging night of entertainment, but there’s so much more: sounds, identifiable and not, emanating from mysterious times and places, not the least of which is New Orleans, their home base, a land that, forever and still, has a mind of its own.” – Relix

UPCOMING SHOWS

Squirrel Nut Zippers
Christmas Caravan
Dec 7, 2025
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Chris Isaak
Dec 10, 2025
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Barter Players' I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
Dec 13, 2025
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EDUCATION

Music Lab 2025-2026
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Producer Camp
with Stimulator Jones
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Songwriting Masterclass
With Justin Osborne (SUSTO)
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Nestled in Roanoke’s historic former Jefferson High School, Jefferson Center emerged in 1989 after a broad community-driven initiative chose renovation over demolition of the 1924 building

Its mission has remained steadfast: to offer broad access to inspirational performing arts, transformative education, and public gathering spaces. Today, Jefferson Center enriches lives by hosting a wide range of live performances—music, theater, dance—and delivering educational outreach through programs like Music Lab, alongside serving as a vibrant hub for nonprofits, community meetings, and cultural events

Steeped in history yet forward-looking, Jefferson Center is more than a venue—it is a cultural cornerstone where artistry intersects with community connection, learning, and creative expression.

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