If you're looking for a fun-filled December, try some of these events in Gwinnett county.
Lawrenceville
Aurora Theatre Celebrates Noche De Velas. 5 p.m., Dec. 7, free, Aurora Theatre, 128 Pike St., Lawrenceville, 678-226-6222, www.auroratheatre.com.
Candles Night is one of the most observed traditional holidays in Colombia. Aurora Theatre welcomes this holiday season by sharing traditions and customs from the Hispanic community, Colombian style, with food, music, and a candle in the evening. Bring a candle and join this colorful Christmas tradition.
Holiday Dance. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 4, $18. 550 Trackside, 550 N. Clayton St., Lawrenceville, 770-236-8003, events.exploregwinnett.org.
An evening of Swing & Ballroom Dances features the Metro Jazz Club, a 17 piece band performing an array of songs.
Duluth
Works By Warhol from the Cochran Collection. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 1 - 19, $3 to $5, The Hudgens Center for the Arts, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Building 300, Duluth, 770-623-6002, www.thehudgens.org.
The Hudgens Center for the Arts presents a major exhibition of works by the artist Andy Warhol, featuring 36 silkscreen prints dating from 1974 through his last series, done in 1986, just before his death the following year. On loan from Wes and Missy Cochran of LaGrange, the exhibit features works from various periods in Warhol's career.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve. 7:30 p.m., Dec. 16, $34-$74.50, Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, 770-626-2464, www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
"The Ghosts of Christmas Eve" relates the story of a runaway who breaks into an abandoned vaudeville theater on Christmas Eve. The work includes musical highlights from the progressive-rock troupe's three previous Christmas-themed rock operas, "Christmas Eve and Other Stories," "The Christmas Attic" and "The Lost Christmas Eve."
Georgia Country Christmas. 7 p.m., Dec. 12, $20 - $75, Wild Bill's Atlanta, 2075 Market St., Duluth, 678-473-1000, www.ticketmaster.com.
Atlanta's 94.9 The Bull presents Granger Smith, A Thousand Horses and Lindsay Ell at Georgia Country Christmas.
Eddie Owen Presents: An Evening with Clay Cook. 8 p.m., Dec. 17, $18-$20, Red Clay Music Foundry, 3116 Main St., Duluth, 404-478-2749, www.eddieowenpresents.com.
Songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook is a member of the GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band.
Christmas with Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith, featuring The Georgia Symphony Orchestra. 8 p.m., Dec. 18, $39.50 - $150.00, Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, 770-626-2464, www.infiniteenergycenter.com.
Norcross
Atlanta's Exotic Bird Fair. Dec. 5, 6. $5, North Atlanta Trade Center, 1700 Jeurgens Court, Norcross, 770-279-9899, www.northatlantatradecenter.com.
This is the largest show in Georgia to learn about and view a wide variety of exotic birds.
Buford
It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Showtimes at 8 p.m. and 3 p.m., Dec. 3 - 20, $20 - $25, Sylvia Beard Theatre at Buford Community Center, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford, 770-945-6762, www.bufordcommunitycenter.com.
This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble that brings a few dozen characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.
