Pianist, comedian in concert Dec. 17

Pianist and comedian Brian Hanson will be in concert at 5 p.m. Dec. 17 at First United Methodist Church.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Hanson concerts include hand-picked traditional favorites from old-time hymns and gospel songs, contemporary praise and worship music, and his own original compositions.

Audiences can join in sing-a-longs and laughs ? and listen to sacred and secular music, from traditional Christmas standards like ?White Christmas? to time-honored Christmas hymns such as ?Silent Night.?

The community is welcome. A free will offering will be taken.

Call the church at 472-4303 for more information.

Hanson has produced the nationally televised talk show ?Worship Live? as seen on The Christian Network. He also worked as the network image producer for The Christian Network, and his music has often been used on the network.

Hanson is a music score composer for film and video. He composed and arranged original music for the soundtrack of ?The WatchWORD Bible,? the world?s first media Bible recently featured on ?Living the Life? as seen on Fox Family Channel.

The Book of Revelation from ?The WatchWORD Bible? won two awards at The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in New York.

Hanson also composed music for the award-winning film ?Prison to Praise.?

His song ?The Prayer of Jabez? was No. 1 for a combined 10 weeks on mp3.com?s Christian Easy Listening chart.

He is the creator of ?You Can Read Music This Morning,? a seminar designed to help people learn to read music quickly and easily.

Hanson has numerous successful recordings.

He and his wife Cheryl of 30 years are the parents of three children.