What’s Hot in the City this weekend? Dec. 19th
Holiday POP-UP Shop; Black Nativity, and Bebel Gilberto

Tonight (Thursday), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum hosts Third Thursdays: Winter Solstice featuring jazz music and laid-back grooves from DJ Ricardo De Lima beginning at 5:30pm. Café G open for snacks, dinner, and drinks. Tickets: $15 Adults; $12 Seniors; $5 Students. Order by phone at 617.278.5156 or online at www.gardnermuseum.org.
Beginning at 6 p.m. this evening is the Holiday POP-UP Shop: A DressCode Boston Event at PhillipoStyle Studio in SOWA featuring a curated mix of men’s and women’s clothing and accessories. Admission: Free. For more information, go to www.dresscodeboston.com.
On Friday evening, celebrate the magic of the holiday season with Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity at the Paramount Theater at 8 p.m. Tickets: $45, $36 and $32; www.paramountboston.org.
This Saturday, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto performs at Brighton Music Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets: $36; www.ticketmaster.com.
On Sunday, don’t miss José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker at the Strand Theatre at 2 p.m. Tickets: $50, $38, $29 and $15; www.ballettheatre.org/nutcrackertickets.