CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Ivas John’s Blue Christmas Concert is hitting a milestone.

The event returns to The Varsity Center in downtown Carbondale for the 15th year on Saturday, December 13.

The bar opens at 6 p.m. with music following at 7 p.m.

There will be live performances by more than half a dozen acts, including Ivas John Band.

Carter & Connelly

Mark Stoffel & Shad Cobb

Lucas Wayne & The Cottonmouths

The Gordons

Missourado

Mel Goot

Tickets are $20 online and $25 at the door. People can also purchase them in advance from Plaza Records in Carbondale.

Ivas John said the show gets its name from the blues music featured in the concert’s early years, going back to 2010.

“It’s expanded into more of a variety show, encompassing all different styles of music, but the name has a

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