SANDY SPRINGS
Funukkah Festival
The Congregation B’nai Torah community celebrates the fun in Hanukkah with a family festival. Kids will find plenty to enjoy at the event, including music with the Learning Groove’s Mr. Michael, art projects from the Purple Hippo Studio and a Maccabee Ninja Warrior obstacle course. Families also can make memories at the photo booth, play with dreidels and nosh on doughnuts. You can take a moment to give back by making gift bags for needy children at Lake Forest Elementary School; attendees are invited to bring a variety of school supplies and games that will be given to the students the following day.
10 a.m.-noon Dec. 13. $15 per person; $25 per family. Congregation B'nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. 404-257-0537, bnaitorah.org.
MARIETTA
“Santa After Hours”
Just because the kids are trying their hardest to be good this time of year doesn’t mean you have to. Put the tykes to bed and see the more adult side of Christmas at Out of Box Theatre. Now in its sixth year, the “Santa After Hours” show presents a sometimes scary, somewhat avant garde and generally hilarious take on the holidays. Directed by Bob Smith and Carolyn Choe, the show promises to entertain and get you thinking about the “most wonderful time of the year” in an entirely different way.
10 p.m. Dec. 11-12 and 18-19. $20. Out of Box Theatre, 585 Cobb Parkway South, Marietta. 678-653-4605, outofboxtheatre.com.
LILBURN
Bow-making class
Put the perfect touch on your gifts this year by placing your own handmade bow on top. Jimi Taylor of Taylor Made Gift Basket Consulting will demonstrate how to craft beautiful holiday bows at the historic Wynne-Russell House. He will showcase three different bows and guide attendees through the process of making each one. To participate, sign up online, and show up with a sharp pair of scissors. The cost of the class covers all the necessary materials, as well as a light snack. After the class, drop by the holiday craft sale taking place in the building until 3 p.m.
10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 12. $10. Wynne-Russell House, 4685 Wynne-Russell Drive, Lilburn. 770-921-2210, lilburnevents.com.
