Jazz
Christmas music takes endless forms, but jazz settings of familiar carols and other yuletide music seem to work especially well. John Pizzarelli, a leading jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader, will join the Colorado Symphony for a swinging holiday concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Boettcher Concert Hall. The program will vary from “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” to a bebop take on “White Christmas.” Associate conductor Scott O’Neil will be on the podium. Tickets are $15-$69.50. 303-623-7876 or coloradosymphony . Kyle MacMillan
Television
The funniest, saddest, sweetest comedy-series finale in memory debuts tonight at 7 p.m. on HBO. “Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale” is Ricky Gervais’ tribute to all things television. The 90-minute very special episode skewers reality shows like “Big Brother,” the actuality of being a celebrity, the longing for fame, agents, actors and more. With Ashley Jensen (“Ugly Betty”) and Gervais’ co-writer-director-actor Stephen Merchant, plus cameos by Clive Owen, Gordon Ramsay and George Michael as themselves. Joanne Ostrow
Movies
Sure, you could think four stars a bit much for “Juno,” the adoption comedy about what happens when 16- year-old Juno MacGuff learns she’s pregnant by boyfriend Paulie Bleeker. But that is one star for the director Jason Reitman, who brings a loving and deft sense of timing to the movie; one for screenwriter Diablo Cody, whose debut heralds a major talent (if only her life doesn’t overtake her work); and one for Ellen Page, the Canadian actor whose snap-pop-stop- on-a-dime embodiment of our precocious heroine is the breakout performance of the year. That last star? It’s for a pitch-perfect ensemble that includes J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney as Juno’s folks; Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner as the adoptive parents to be; and Michael Cera as the excruciatingly dear boy who did the deed. Lisa Kennedy
Stage
Su Teatro’s annual holiday show in the King Center’s Rawls Theatre is this year called “Á Colorado en una Noche de Navidad” (“To Colorado on a Christmas Night.” It’s an original theatrical interpretation of Texas folk singer Tish Hinojosa’s Christmas album, “Aquella Noche,” as written and directed by artistic director Anthony J. Garcia. Hinojosa’s sound is a mix of traditional Mexican, folk revival and pop. She’s recorded with Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam and Kris Kristofferson and will attend Friday’s performance. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 23 on the Auraria campus. $13-15. (303-296-0219 or .). John Moore
Popular music
It’s often exciting to see a band right after the release of its latest record. The material is far from new to them, of course. But performing many of the songs is still a new experience, and it’s fun to see a group get accustomed to the new songs and find out which ones bang and which ones sink. After canceling a date at the Fillmore Auditorium this month, the Wu-Tang Clan — fresh off of last week’s release of “The 8 Diagrams” — rescheduled for three more Colorado shows, including gigs Tuesday at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Wednesday at the Belly Up in Aspen and Thursday at the Ogden Theatre in Denver. There’s been some interesting press surrounding the hip-hop collective in the past couple of weeks, and that should only make these shows all the more fascinating. More info: wutang-corp.com. Ricardo Baca
Visual arts
In 1945, Argentinian artist Mauricio Lasansky started a printmaking program at the University of Iowa that quickly became one of the most influential in the country. Lasansky’s students went on to establish ateliers across the country, including Jack Orman, who took his skills to Colorado State University. “Master Printmakers: The Legacy of Mauricio Lasansky,” an exhibition running through Jan. 19 at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts, 1803 N. Seventh St., Grand Junction, explores this rich history. Works by four generations of printmakers will be featured, with an emphasis on those with Colorado connections. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is $3. 970-243-7337 or . Kyle MacMillan
Night life
The Walnut Foundry, a converted warehouse occupied by Thompson Pipe & Steel from the 1940s through ’70s, ought to make an interesting locale for the aptly-dubbed “Wig Out.” The fundraiser for the Matthew Shepard Foundation encourages attendees to don surreal hairpieces and costumes while being served “whimsical edibles” and taking in go-go dancers and the sounds of DJ Khadiwala. Hopelessly uncool? No worries, they’ve got on-site hair and makeup. 6 p.m., $30 at the door, 3002 Walnut St. in the warehouse district. John Wenzel
