Gary Louris performs Friday at Sacred Heart.

Boubville Dec. 14-16, 5-11 p.m. 311 W. 4th St., Duluth Second annual Bentleyville parody that takes place in a Central Hillside artist’s garage and yard. This year features 19 bands, light installations from 10-plus local visual artists and a whole bunch of other weird, festive stuff. Suggested donation $15 per night, come anyway if you can't afford it.

Christmas Extravaganza Friday, Dec. 15, 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m. Lyric Center for the Arts, Virginia A Festivus occasion of merriment, music and mayhem rated PG-14 with original and traditional holiday entertainment, sketch comedy, music, dancing, ventriloquism and Santa.

Gary Louris Friday, Dec. 15, 8 p.m. Sacred Heart Member of the Jayhawks and Golden Smog has contributed songs to the Tedeschi/Trucks Band and The Dixie Chicks; recorded with the Black Crowes, Counting Crows, Uncle Tupelo, Joe Henry, The Wallflowers and more. Iron Range duo Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling open.

Indigenous Writers Series Saturday, Dec. 16, 2 p.m. Powless Cultural Center American Indian Community Housing Organization (AICHO) co-hosts its first in-person Indigenous Writer Series session, featuring writers/publishers Thomas Peacock, member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Anishinaabe, and Betsy Albert-Peacock of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Anishinaabe.

Housing Justice Holiday Party Saturday, Dec. 16, 4:30 p.m. Harrison Community Center Party for a purpose at this community dinner with people interested in housing solutions. Free meal, games and crafts, live music, food drive, mutual aid.

I Love Christmas Saturday, Dec, 16, 7;30 p.m. Prøve Gallery Christmas music plus a few original songs by the “Willem Dafoe Fan Club,” consisting of Hollis Sparhawk and Noah Ruona with special guest Alan Sparhawk.

A Charlie Brown Christmas Thursday, Dec. 21, 7 p.m. The West Theatre Live local professional jazz musicians recreate Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to the classic Peanuts holiday special as well as performing other complimentary music.