Frosty on ice, a Nativity come to life, the Luminaria at night. All in the Tri-Cities

Dozens of figure skaters will take to the ice Friday in Kennewick.

So will a holiday favorite or two, such as Frosty the Snowman.

The annual show, put on by Toyota Arena’s skating school, is at 6:30 p.m. at the skate facility.

It’s one of several holiday events planned around the Tri-Cities.

The ice show will feature more than 60 local skaters, from preschool to college age. A pair of sisters from Spokane also will perform as guest skaters.

“It’ll be a mix of group and individual performances,” said Jenny Bond, director of figure skating at Toyota Arena. “It’s a nice, fun atmosphere.”

And festive. Skaters will perform songs from Jingle Bell Rock and Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree to Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

The show lasts a little over an hour. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, and they’re available through Ticketmaster and the Toyota Center box office.

Here’s a look at other local holiday offerings:

▪  Skating is once again offered in downtown Kennewick for the holidays.

The fifth annual Centennial Flag Plaza Skating Rink is set up at South Benton Street and West Kennewick Avenue. The rink is made of a polymer blend that functions like a solid ice surface.

It’s open 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 30. It’s closed on Dec. 24.

Cost is $3 with your own skates and $5 with skate rentals.

Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership and Apollo Mechanical Contractors are sponsors.

▪  Chiawana High School’s drama department is presenting Miracle on 34th Street.

Remaining performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the black box theater at the school in Pasco.

“This show has been a holiday favorite ever since Edmund Gwenn made the role of Kris Kringle famous in the 1947 film,” says Todd Westendorf, Chiawana’s director of theatre arts, in a statement. “The themes and ideas of this story still ring true in 2017, possibly even more so. The Christmas season is really about family, friends and goodwill to others.”

Tickets are $8 in advance from the Chiawana ASB office or $10 at the door.

▪  A Frozen-themed community event is Friday at The Garden church, 6811 W. Okanogan Place, Kennewick.

The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free and the community is invited.

Santa and Elsa will be on hand, refreshments and activities are planned, and Frozen will be screened.

▪  A reader’s theatre production of A Christmas Carol is planned Friday in Richland.

The Rude Mechanicals theater company is putting on the show, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Uptown Theater. Doors open at 6 p.m.

Admission is a suggested donation of $10.

▪  The 32nd annual Desert Plateau Neighborhood Luminaria runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday in Pasco.

More than 25,000 candle-filled paper sacks, or luminaries, will line the streets of Desert Plateau and surrounding neighborhoods.

A Fill the Bus food drive also is planned, with donations for Second Harvest taken at McGee Elementary School.

More information: tinyurl.com/desertplateauluminaria.

▪  Tri-Cities Steel Band Association’s 22nd annual Christmas concert is Saturday in Richland.

Showtime is 6:30 p.m. at Bethel Church. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The association’s steel drum and marimba bands will perform a mix of Caribbean, African, pop and holiday music.

Tickets are $7.50 and are available at TCSBA.org or at the door.

▪  The popular Living Nativity at Hillspring Church in Richland runs Dec. 19-23.

A local cast brings to life the Christmas story, with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, angels, Roman soldiers, kings, shepherds and live animals from cows to camels.

Performances are at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19-20, and at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Dec. 21-23. Tickets are $5 for kids and $10 for adults.

They’re available at hillspringtc.org.

▪  The Grammy Award-winning O’Connor Band will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Whitman College in Walla Walla.

The concert, called An Appalachian Christmas, will feature “a wondrous mixture of Christmas carols, fiddling, bluegrass and other traditional American music,” a news release said.

The band includes several members of the O’Connor family, plus Joe Smart and Geoff Saunders. Smart is a Pasco native.

Tickets start at $25 for adults, $15 for college or university students with ID and $10 for kids 18 and younger.

They’re available at wwsymphony.org, by calling 509-529-8020 or at the Walla Walla Symphony office at 13 1/2 E. Main St., Suite 201.

▪  The annual Senske light show runs 5 to 11 p.m. daily in December.

It features more than 500,000 holiday lights in an animated display, coordinated with music that’s broadcast on 90.3 FM.

Spectators should park in the gravel lot across from Senske, at 400 N. Quay St. in Kennewick, to watch the lights.

▪  The SAGE Center in Boardman is presenting an agriculture-themed light show.

It runs daily from 5 to 10 p.m. through Jan. 15, featuring holiday music and several lighted rigs, from combines to tractors. They’re provided by Morrow County Grain Growers.

Admission is free. Attendees should tune their radios to 106.9 FM.

This story was originally published December 14, 2017 at 3:37 PM with the headline "Frosty on ice, a Nativity come to life, the Luminaria at night. All in the Tri-Cities."