The ticket to a creative last-minute Christmas gift may be just a box office phone call away, courtesy the busy winter-spring concert slate at area performance venues.

In Central Illinois, many of the key arts and entertainment providers have their schedules for the approaching season partially in place.

Following are a list of the options currently available:

Assembly Hall at U of I, Champaign

• Monster Nationals Monster Truck & Thrill Show; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9; $10-$22.

• Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin and Seether; rock groups; 7 p.m. Feb. 18; $35.

• Martina McBride, Jack Ingram and Lady Antebellum; country singers; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22; $36.75-$59.75.

• Go, Diego, Go Live! The Great Jaguar Rescue; 7 p.m. Feb. 25-26; $18-$34.

• The Producers; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. March 29; $32-$45.

• Travis Tritt; country singer; 7:30 p.m. April 17; $29.50-$38.50.

• Evita; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. April 23; $32-$45.

Bloomington Center for the Peforming Arts

• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; jazz trumpeter and band; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19; $50.50-$56.50.

• The Indigo Girls; pop duo; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1; $34.50-$40.50.

• Gaelic Storm; Celtic band; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8; $26.50-$32.50.

• The Velveteen Rabbit; touring children's production; 3 p.m. Feb. 9; $12.50-$18.50.

• Harlem Gospel Choir; gospel-soul choir; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16; $18.10-$28.50.

• Hal Sparks; comedian; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21; $18.10-$28.50.

• I Love a Piano; national tour of Irving Berlin revue; 7:30 p.m. March 1; $26.50-$34.50.

• Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!; one-man show; 7:30 p.m. March 14; $29.30-$42.50.

• El Vez; Mexican Elvis impersonator; 7:30 p.m. March 28; $14.90-$24.50.

• Ragamala: From Temple to Theater; Indian music-dance troupe; 7:30 p.m. April 11; $18.10-$28.50.

• Reduced Shakespeare Company: Completely Hollywood (abridged); 90-minute condensation of movie history; 7:30 p.m. April 19; $18.10-$28.50.

• Seussical; touring version of Dr. Seuss musical; 3 p.m. April 26; $12.50-$18.50.

• Arlo Guthrie; folk singer; 7:30 p.m. May 16; $27.70-$40.50.

Kirkland Fine Arts Center at Millikin University, Decatur

• Rodney Carrington; country singer-comedian; 7 p.m. Jan. 10; $40.25.

• Golden Dragon Acrobats; Chinese acrobatic-dance troupe; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15; $6.50-$19.50.

• Chicago Jazz Ensemble featuring Jon Faddis; jazz trumpeter and band; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17; $12-$19.50.

• Catch-22; Aquila Theater production of Joseph Heller dark comedy; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23; $16.50-$19.50.

• African Children's Choir; features children ages 7-11 from Africa; 7:30 p.m. April 4; $6.50-$19.50.

• Tales From the Field with Jeff Corwin; conservationist-wildlife expert; 7:30 p.m. April 26; $6.50-$24.50.

Krannert Center at U of I, Urbana

• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Pinchas Zukerman; orchestra and violinist-conductor; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16; $31-$50.

• St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre; Russian troupe; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18-19, 2 p.m. Jan. 29; $18-$38.

• Natalie McMaster; Celtic fiddler/step-dancer; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26; $14-$30.

• Christopher Taylor; classical pianist; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31; $20-$35.

• The Pipes, Drums & Dancers of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and Band of the Coldstream Guards; Scottish pipe and drum groups; 7 p.m. Feb. 6; $14-$30.

• Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet; chamber ensembles; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7; $20-$34.

• 2 Foot Yard; world jazz-pop-rock trio; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21-23; $12-$25.

• Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra; jazz trumpeter and band; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26; $10-$25.

• State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico; with conductor Enrique Batiz and pianist Leonel Morales; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28; $29-$48.

• Orion String Quartet with David Krakauer; chamber ensemble and clarinetist; 7:30 p.m. March 6; $20-$34.

• Diavolo; modern dance-gymnastic troupe; 7:30 p.m. March 8; $16-$32.

• Blue Smoke: Jazz & Barbecue; concert with Kenny Barron Trio and Russell Malone Quartet, and BBQ meal by New York restaurateur Danny Meyer; 6 p.m. March 12; $40-$60.

• Mark Morris Dance Group; modern troupe; 7:30 p.m. March 27-28; $20-$36.

• Marvin Hamlisch and Monica Mancini; pianist-composer and vocalist; 7:30 p.m. March 29; $25-$40.

• Kronos Quartet; chamber quartet; 7:30 p.m. April 3; $16-$32.

• Gil Shaham and Akira Eguchi; violinist and pianist; 7:30 p.m. April 5; $27-$46.

• Garrison Keillor with Champaign-Urbana Symphony; humorist and orchestra; 7:30 p.m. April 6; $30-$45.

• Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin; German chamber ensemble; 7:30 p.m. April 10; $20-$34.

• Anton Kuerti; classical pianist; 7:30 p.m. April 16; $25-$40.

• Aniruddha Knight: From the Heart of a Tradition; South Indian music-dance ensemble; 3 p.m. April 20; $14-$30.

• Ann Hampton Callaway; cabaret singer; 7:30 p.m. April 24-26; $10-$25.

• Zakir Hussain and Master of Percussion; Indian tabla player and ensemble; 7:30 p.m. April 30; $14-$30.

Peoria Civic Center, Peoria

• Trans-Siberian Orchestra; pop orchestra; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3; $36.50-$46.50.

• Jerry Seinfeld; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 11; $46.50-$76.50.

• World's Toughest Bulls & Broncs; indoor rodeo; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 12; $10.75-$36.50.

• Ring of Fire; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7, 8 p.m. Feb. 8; $37.50-$52.50.

• Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8-9, 2 p.m. Feb. 9; $8-$20.

• Brad Paisley, Rodney Atkins and Chuck Wicks; country singers; Feb. 22; $29.50-$44.50.

• Brian Regan; comedian; 8 p.m. Feb. 22; $37.50.

• Riverdance; national tour of musical; 8 p.m. March 7-8, 2 p.m. March 8-9, 7 p.m. March 9; $49-$66.50.

• Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour; ice-skating version of musical; 7 p.m. March 28-29, 11 a.m. March 29, 1 p.m. March 30; $11-$40.

• Blue Man Group How to Be a Megastar Tour 2.1; rock concert version of Blue Man show; 7:30 p.m. April 1; $40-$70.

• Jesus Christ Superstar; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. April 22-23; $37.50-$52.50.

• Chicago; national tour of musical; 8 p.m. May 9-10, 7 p.m. May 11; $41.50-$60.

Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield

• Harlem Globetrotters; comedy basketball team; 7 p.m. Jan. 23; $19-$40.

• Monster Truck Show; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2; $6-$19.

Redbird Arena at Illinois State University

• Winter Jam 2008 with NewSong, MercyMe, BarlowGirl, Skillet and Mandisa; Christian rock-pop groups; 7 p.m. Jan. 24; $10 (at the door only).

Sangamon Auditorium at U of I at Springfield

• Ring of Fire; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14; $35-$45.

• St. Petersburg Ballet: Swan Lake; Russian troupe; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16; $31-$36.

• Defending the Caveman; national tour of one-man show; 8 p.m. Jan. 19; $36.

• Cashore Marionettes: Simple Gifts; nationally touring marionette show; 7 p.m. Jan. 25; $9-$16.

• Chris Korblein; smooth jazz guitarist; 8 p.m. Jan. 26; $36.

• Evita; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30; $41-$50.

• Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers; live radio theater drama starring John Heard and Gregory Harrison; 8 p.m. Feb. 1; $36-$41.

• Golden Dragon Acrobats; Chinese acrobatic-dance troupe; 3 p.m. Feb. 17; $14-$16.

• Cats; national tour of musical; 7:30 p.m. March 3; sale date TBA.

• Phil Coulter & Irish Pops Orchestra; Irish pop singer; 7:30 p.m. March 12; $37-$42.

• Kronos Quartet; chamber ensemble; 7:30 p.m. March 18; $38-$43.

• Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Company; comedy-dance-juggling duo; 7 p.m. April 18; $11-$21.

• Hal Holbrook in Mark Twain Tonight!; one-man show; 8 p.m. April 19; $39-$44.

• Movin' Out; national tour of Billy Joel musical; 8 p.m. May 9; sale date TBA.

• Arlo Guthrie; folk singer; 7:30 p.m. May 15; $36-$41.

U.S. Cellular Coliseum, Bloomington

• World Championship ICE Racing Series; motorcycle and ATV ice races; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5; $10-$26.

• Doodlebops Live!; touring kids' show; 6 p.m. Jan. 11; $15-$50.

• Harlem Globetrotters; comedy basketball troupe; 7 p.m. Jan. 24; $21-$78.

• Kid Rock and Rev Run; rock-rap singers; 8 p.m. Jan. 26; $33-$46.50.

• Trace Adkins and Luke Bryan; country singers; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8; $39.75.

• Casting Crowns, Leeland and John Waller; Christian rock groups and singer; 7:30 p.m. April 25; $22-$75.

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Box office numbers

Assembly Hall: (217) 333-5000

Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts: (866) 686-9541

Kirkland Fine Arts Center: (217) 424-6318

Krannert Center: (217) 333-6318

Peoria Civic Center: (309) 673-3200

Prairie Capital Convention Center: (217) 788-8814

Sangamon Auditorium: (800) 207-6960

U.S. Cellular Coliseum: (886) 891-9992