Calendar: Week of December 23

Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar:

      
On Monday, actress Susan Lucci, who in 1999 famously broke a long losing streak by winning a Daytime Emmy on her 19th nomination, turns 73.

Susan Lucci Wins an Emmy Award for Lead Actress by The Emmy Awards on YouTube

      
Tuesday sees the annual Waterskiing Santa event on the Potomac River off Alexandria, Virginia.

       
Wednesday, of course, is Christmas Day. 

       
On Thursday, the Indy Auto Show opens in Indianapolis, running through January 1st.

     
Friday sees the launch of Winter Whale Watch Week off the coast of Oregon, offering the chance to see some 25,000 Gray Whales migrating south.

       
And Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the premiere of “On the Town,” the Broadway show about three sailors on shore leave in New York, with music by Leonard Bernstein.

You can stream selections from the original cast album of “On the Town,” featuring Mary Martin and Nancy Walker, by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

      
Story produced by Charis Satchell.