Dates & times
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- From 3:00 PM
Third Coast Symphony’s The 007 Days of Christmas brings film music to Skokie
At this holiday concert, the 007 connection runs through both the music and the person guiding the program: Raymond Benson, a novelist commissioned to continue the James Bond series, hosts a bill that also brings vocalist Cheryl Wilson and her jazz trio to Third Coast Symphony.
Film music shares the program with carols
The announced screen-music highlights include The Pink Panther, For Your Eyes Only, Live and Let Die, and Goldfinger. The symphony also promises Christmas carols and other holiday tunes, making the concert a seasonal mix rather than a program limited to film music.
The listing adds “and more” but does not give a complete running order. Treat the named titles as examples of what is planned, not a song-by-song setlist.
Further reading: NOV 29 - The 007 Days of Christmas — Third Coast Symphony ↗ · Chicago's North Shore CVB - Welcome - Third Coast Symphony -The 007 Days of Christmas ↗
A host with a direct Bond connection
Benson is identified as the concert’s host. He was the third writer—and the first American—commissioned to continue the James Bond novels. His Bond work includes six original novels and three film novelizations published worldwide from 1997 to 2002.
He also wrote The James Bond Bedside Companion, a critical study first published in 1984 and nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award. The event information names Benson as host; it does not announce a separate talk or book event.
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Wilson works across jazz and orchestral settings
Wilson performs with her jazz trio. Her recording and performance credits include work with Mavis Staples, Diana Ross, and Whitney Houston. She teaches jazz and contemporary voice at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts and the University of Illinois Chicago, and plays viola with Chicago Philharmonic.
Victor Muenzer conducts, with Anna Therese George as assistant conductor and Charles Taylor as associate conductor. The announced lineup places Wilson and her trio alongside the symphony; the listing does not detail how the music is arranged.
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A regional orchestra formed by merger
Third Coast Symphony was formed through the merger of the Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra and the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra. The organization describes its mission as supporting education and bringing welcoming classical-music programs to audiences across greater Chicago.
Further reading: Chicago's North Shore CVB - Welcome - Third Coast Symphony -The 007 Days of Christmas ↗
Screen music alongside holiday favorites
The announcement names screen-music highlights and holiday tunes, but does not provide a complete running order.
Sunday, November 29, 2026 · North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
- Third Coast Symphony, with Victor Muenzer conducting, Cheryl Wilson and her jazz trio, and host Raymond Benson; program includes music associated with The Pink Panther, For Your Eyes Only, Live and Let Die and Goldfinger, along with holiday tunes.
Plan for Sunday afternoon
Nov. 29 at 3 p.m.
The concert is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 29, 2026, at 3 p.m. No end time is published.
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North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
The organizer lists the event at 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077. The visitor-bureau event listing gives a different street number, 8501 Skokie Blvd.; the organizer’s event and ticket-information pages both give 9501.
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Prices depend on how you buy
At the North Shore Center box office, tickets are $35, with a $14 price for children and students. The organizer does not say whether fees apply to those box-office prices. By phone, tickets are $40.50 and children’s and students’ tickets are $17.50, including fees. Online, the prices are $44.25 and $20.60, respectively, including fees.
For phone orders, call the North Shore Center Box Office at 847-673-6300.
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Reduced prices for children and students
The event is presented as family-friendly and lists reduced prices for children and students, but it does not specify a minimum age or further eligibility rules.
Getting to the North Shore Center
Address and directions
The organizer lists North Shore Center for the Performing Arts at 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077. Its event and ticket pages agree, while the visitor-bureau event listing gives 8501 Skokie Blvd. Use the linked map to calculate directions from your starting point; the supplied official event information does not give transit-route details.
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Parking and accessible arrival
The organizer describes parking as free and plentiful. It says accessible parking is available in the front, back, and covered lots, with an accessible drop-off at the side entrance, and describes the North Shore Center as fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Before you make a plan
Will Raymond Benson give a separate talk?
The organizer identifies Benson as the concert’s host but does not announce a separate talk or book event.
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Do the reduced ticket categories have a published age threshold?
No. The organizer labels reduced prices for children and students but does not give a minimum age or additional eligibility rules.
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Location & Google Maps
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, IL 60077
Map search by venue and address. Check the organiser’s entrance details before travelling.