Three to See Thursday: Two Plasketts, one Nutcracker and some bears

An Evening with Bill and Joel Plaskett: Some people dread hanging out with their fathers over the holidays, but not everyone. Multiple Juno winner Joel Plaskett was so influenced by his father Bill Plaskett, he made a record with him. As the younger Plaskett explains of the title track, Dragonfly, “As a starting point, I wanted to write a simple, folk song chorus that Dad and I could sing in harmony. The word solidarity came to mind as representing togetherness, strength and shared values.