Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy will present its fourth annual Christmas concert this Thursday evening, December 10, at 7 p.m.

The concert will take place in the Leitner Auditorium at TJCA-CFAs middle/high school campus in Avondale. Pre-show orchestral music will begin at 6:30 p.m.

The parent Forum group will also sponsor a spaghetti dinner to benefit the drama program from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

The Christmas concert will feature choral selections of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which has been performed annually at Kings College in Cambridge (England) since 1918. The concert will also feature recorders, handchimes, and dance.

Admission to the concert is free and open to the public.