What: La Cantera Resort & Spa, in partnership with Chandon, sets a fresh and jubilant tone for its annual Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony on Plaza San Saba, 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, December 1, Plaza San Saba, just off the Resort’s main lobby.

Contemporary jazz saxophonist Michael Lington takes center stage at the event. Michael Lington is a Danish-American saxophonist, songwriter, producer, recording artist and a purveyor of soul and contemporary jazz. Lington has released 11 solo albums and has 25 singles that have charted on the Billboard and Radio & Records contemporary jazz radio charts

The Grinch wants to steal hearts, so be on guard when he takes the stage with his dancing troupe – the Grinchettes,

Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas. Guests will enjoy free light bites, festive cocktails, themed Holiday children’s activities, and photos with Santa.

To purchase tickets and for Holiday event details, visit LaCanteraResort.com.

Who: Contemporary jazz saxophonist Michael Lington, Santa Claus and the Grinch!

When: Thursday, December 1
7 to 9 p.m.
7:45 p.m., Tree Lighting Celebration

Where: La Cantera Resort & Spa
Plaza San Saba, just off the main lobby
16641 La Cantera Parkway

Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas mission is to foster healing for grieving children and youth, their families and the community. As the sole provider of grief support programs for children through young adulthood in South Texas, Children’s Bereavement Center devotes services and resources to the bereavement needs of children from every culture and social circumstance to help them heal and move forward. The Center believes that each person’s journey through grief is unique and therefore deserving of a distinctive approach. Our goal is to help children and their caregivers understand the depth of grief, stabilize and preserve family relationships, and develop healthy coping skills after the death of a loved one.