Karen Collins Presents: A Black Velvet Christmas @ The Bessie

The Velvet Chair Experience is an elegant evening of Jazz and Uptown Soul featuring the smooth and sultry vocals of Karen Collins. Christmas time is here!!! Come join us for this elegant evening full of Jazzy and Soulful Christmas Delights!!! It's A Black Velvet Christmas, Dress to Impress Affair!!! Experience the intimate ambiance that defines The Velvet Chair Experience, where music lovers gather in the historic performance hall of the Bessie Smith Cultural Center for a night of refined, soulful Christmas sounds while socializing in an elegant holiday evening atmosphere! Whether you're simply celebrating the holidays, a birthday, honoring someone special, getting together with your family and friends, planning a proposal, or simply treating yourself to some holiday cheer..... this evening is for you! Come take your seat in the iconic Velvet Chairs and let us serenade you with the songs that are the soundtrack of your life. This Velvet Chair Experience features the incomparable Dexter Bell & Friends, affectionately known as "Crushed Velvet", delivering an evening of pure holiday musical delight, along with special surprise guests and performers who will take the energy of the room to new heights. The Full Experience ✦ Strike a pose in our Velvet Lounge — the perfect backdrop for selfies and memories ✦ Let Unlimited Photography capture every extraordinary moment for you ✦ Sip from a curated Cash Bar featuring signature cocktails, mocktails, and fan favorites ✦ Indulge in delectable bites from our Cash Food Bar, with something to satisfy every palate Event Details 📅 Sunday, December 13 th, 2026🕕 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM 📍 Bessie Smith Cultural Center | 200 MLK Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37403 🚪 Please enter at Entrance C (front of the building) Doors open at 6:00 PM with soft jazz, special entertainment, dancing, food, and cocktails. Seating is by table assignment. | Main show begins at 7:00 PM. A complimentary signature cocktail and light holiday hors d'oeuvre will be provided from 6:00 pm-7:00pm while they last. Tickets & Reservations 🎟️ Pricing: $65 VIP Tables are limited and available upon request. For individual or group tickets contact us on our ticket line at 423-486-5849 or email us at [email protected] Do not miss out on this one of a kind holiday experience!!! Tickets will go fast and seating is limited, so get your tables and tickets today!!! We can't wait to celebrate the holidays with you! !!!