What’s Cookin’ in The Cliff

This weekend you are faced with an immense conundrum. With so many great events that deserve your patronage, which will you choose? Quite a problem to have, isn’t it?

First, catch a performance of a few of DISD’s talented percussionists at 6 p.m. tonight inside Molina High School for the “Banding Against Bullying Drum Festival.” Tickets are $10, but you can get a $1 discount if you bring two canned goods for donation to North Texas Food Bank.

After that, you can stop in at A Community Affair’s holiday artisan extravaganza tonight at the Ice House Banquet Hall 1011 W. Brooklyn Ave. The event starts at 7 p.m., but get there a little early for a performance from Beat Breakerz.

Tomorrow morning, get your Christmas spirit going at Cliff Temple Baptist Church for their annual “Christ in Christmas” event. There’s still time to donate a new, unwrapped toys for needy kids in Oak Cliff. It starts at 9 a.m. and runs until noon.

And as Alana mentioned, Jonathan Braddick will lead a ride from Bishop and Seventh at 1 p.m. Saturday to Deep Ellum Brewing Company to celebrate the craft beer brewery’s opening.

At 5 p.m. tomorrow, head over to the Kessler Theater to hear Bruce Robinson and Kelly Willis perform Christmas tunes in their trademark Texas Country style. If you can’t catch the first show, worry not, they hit the stage a second time at 8 p.m.

And on Sunday, Elmwood United Methodist Church will host a Christmas in the Neighborhood celebration starting at 8 p.m.