Sleighbells 5K, 1K in Marietta
Cobb County Bar Association’s Sleighbells on the Square 5K, 1K, Tot Trot. 7:30 a.m. registration, 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday. $15 to $30. Marietta Square, 10 East Park Square, Marietta. Money will be raised for the Children’s Emergency Fund that assists Cobb County School District and Marietta City Schools students and their families with emergency financial needs. facebook.com/events/320436428377882.
Home Tour in Stone Mountain
“Homes for the Holidays” Home Tour by the GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. $25. Main Street, Stone Mountain to tour four homes and one renovated building. Lunch is included and will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stone Mountain First United Methodist Church, 5312 W. Mountain St., Stone Mountain. 404-630-9925 or 770-616-5392.
Candlelight Christmas in Jonesboro
Candlelight Christmas 1862 by Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County. 7-9 p.m. Saturday. $10 adults, $8 seniors (55+), $5 children ages 5 to 11, free under age 5. Stately Oaks, 100 Carriage Lane, Jonesboro. This home tour, with an historical drama, begins every 20 minutes. Entertainment will be provided in the Bethel Schoolhouse while waiting for tour departure. Juddy’s Country Store will be open for holiday shopping. Tickets: 770-473-0197. HistoricalJonesboro@gmail.com, HistoricalJonesboro.org.
Winter Festival in Smyrna
Winter Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free with free parking but $1 for each game/activity ticket. Atlanta Trilingual Academy, 2581B Spring Road, Smyrna. Truck Village, a DJ, free attractions, local entertainment, food, games, train rides and Santa Claus. Arriving in a red convertible with his elves, Santa will read two stories. Requiring a VIP pass from the ticket booth, Santa’s Workshop will include unlimited access to a private indoor area with mini-photo sessions with Santa and a milk and cookie bar with other food and beverages. 404-702-9140, WeAreEBR@Outlook.com.
Holiday Handmades Sale in Atlanta
Holiday Handmades Sale. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. ChristChurch Presbyterian, 1740 Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta. Work by dozens of Atlanta artists and artisans will be featured. HandmadesSale.com.
Christmas in Cumming
Christmas in Cumming Arts & Crafts Show. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. $1, free for children ages 12 and under. Cumming Livestock Barn, City of Cumming Fairgrounds, 235 Castleberry Road, Cumming. More than 100 booths will be inside the heated barn, including free photos with Santa from noon-3 p.m. Saturday. Jonathan Jenkins at 770-423-1330 or JonathanJenkins@JRMmanagement.com. CummingFair.net.
Winter Market in Roswell
Winter Roswell Farmers & Artisans Market. 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Parking lot, Roswell City Hall, 38 Hill St., Roswell. facebook.com/RoswellFAM.
‘A Vivaldi Christmas’ in College Park
Choral Guild of Atlanta: “A Vivaldi Christmas.” 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3480 E. Main St., College Park. Hear Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and “Magnificat” with string quartet. 404-223-6362, info@cgatl.org.
Winter Festival in Smyrna
Winter Festival. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Free with free parking but $1 for each game/activity ticket. Atlanta Trilingual Academy, 2581B Spring Road, Smyrna. Truck Village, a DJ, free attractions, local entertainment, food, games, train rides and Santa Claus will be among the attractions. Arriving in a red convertible with his elves, Santa will read two stories. Requiring a VIP pass at the ticket booth, Santa’s Workshop will include unlimited access to a private indoor area with mini-photo sessions with Santa and a milk and cookie bar with other food and beverages. 404-702-9140, WeAreEBR@Outlook.com.
Arts and Crafts Show in Mableton
Christmas House Arts and Crafts Show. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 2-6 p.m. Sunday. Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. SouthCobbArts.org/events-page/Christmas-events.
Santa in Acworth
Santa photos. 1-5 p.m. Saturday. City Hall, 4415 Senator Russell Ave., Acworth. Take pictures with Santa in front of City Hall. AcworthTourism@gmail.com.
‘Sanders Family Christmas’ in Cumming
“Sanders Family Christmas.” 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. $27.50 to $30 plus tax. The Cumming Playhouse, 101 School St., Cumming. This sequel to Connie Ray and Alan Bailey’s bluegrass gospel musical “Smoke on the Mountain” is set on Dec. 24, 1941 while America is going to war. So is Dennis Sanders of the Sanders Family Singers. Join Pastor Mervin Oglethorpe and the rest of the Sanders family as they send off Dennis with comedic stories and 25 Southern Gospel Christmas favorites. 770-781-9178. Tickets: PlayhouseCumming.com.
Grant Park Tour of Homes
Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes. 6-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $20 advance for tour tickets, $25 at door, free for children 5 and younger, free for trolley and for the other events. St. Paul United Methodist Church, 501 Grant St. SE where the tour begins and the other events are held. Proceeds benefit this church, the Grant Park Cooperative Preschool and the Grant Park Parents Network. CandlelightTourOfHomes.com.
- Artists' Market: 4-9 p.m. Saturday, 6-8 p.m. Sunday.
- Winter Wonderland with crafts, entertainment and face painting: 4-6 p.m. Saturday.
- Children's Christmas Pageant Dress Rehearsal: 5 p.m. Saturday.
- Candlelight Concert: 5 p.m. Sunday.
Cherokee Chorale Christmas Concert
Cherokee Chorale Christmas Concert. 5 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. $12 adults, $6 students. Canton First United Methodist Church, 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, Canton. The Cherokee Chorale is celebrating its 30th anniversary. 678-439-8625, CherokeeChorale.org.
‘Sounds of Christmas’ in Atlanta
Sounds of Christmas. 6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Free. Mount Paran Church of God, 2055 Mount Paran Road NW, Atlanta. Hear Mount Paran Choir and Orchestra, Remnant Youth Choir and the Powerhouse Kids Ensemble. MountParan.com.
Christmas Candlelight Tour in Marietta
Christmas Candlelight Tour. 6-8 p.m. Saturday. $5. William Root House Museum, 80 N. Marietta Parkway NW, Marietta. Visitors to the antebellum home will enjoy traditional 1850s Christmas decorations, cooking demonstrations, live music, hot cider and cookies on these self-guided tours. Owned and operated by Cobb Landmarks & Historical Society, the William Root House Museum & Garden offers an authentic look at life for a middle-class Georgia family during the 1860s with its simple frame house. 770-426-4982, RootHouseMuseum.com/candlelight.html.
Community Worship Night in Atlanta
Community Worship Night. 7 p.m. Saturday. Atlanta Dream Center, 635 Angier Ave., Atlanta. courtney@AtlDreamCenter.com.
Mable’s Tea Room in Mableton
Mable’s Tea Room. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Mable House Arts Center, 5239 Floyd Road, Mableton. 770-819-3285, SouthCobbArts.org/events-page/Christmas-events.
Christmas Parade in Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville’s Hometown Christmas Parade. 7-10 p.m. Saturday. Free. Clayton Street at Branson Street, Downtown Lawrenceville Square. Proceeds will benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. See Santa Claus and real reindeer. Arrive before 5 p.m. to find a parking space and a seat along the parade route before roads close around 6 p.m. 770-963-2414, LawrencevilleGa.org, Facebook.com/CityOfLawrenceville.
Christmas with the Johns Creek Chorale
Christmas with the Johns Creek Chorale. 7 p.m. Saturday. $15. Wesleyan School Chapel, 5405 Spalding Drive, Peachtree Corners. The Kazanetti String Quartet, artists in residence at Georgia College, will join the chorale. TheJohnsCreekChorale.com.
Holiday Jazz Vespers in Atlanta
Holiday Jazz Vespers. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. $30, $20 students with ID and senior citizens. First Congregational Church, 105 Courtland St. NE, Atlanta. As a part of the church’s 150th anniversary celebration, performing artists will include vocalists Kathleen Bertrand and Alex Lattimore, actor and singer T. C. Carson, pianist Gary Motley, the Atlanta Jazz Chorus and the First Church Third Sunday Band. The Rev. Dwight Andrews is the church’s pastor and a professor of Music at Emory University. Proceeds will benefit the Food and Outreach Ministries of the First Church Community Development Corporation and the Atlanta Music Festival Conservatory After School and Summer Camp Programs. Church office at 404-659-6255. Tickets: 2017HolidayJazzVespers.eventbrite.com.
‘A Christmas Carol’ in Woodstock
“A Christmas Carol: The Broadway Musical.” Through Dec. 24. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 advance, $18 at door. Elm Street Cultural Arts Village/City Center Auditorium, 8534 Main St., Woodstock. 678-494-4251, ElmStreetArts.org/a-christmas-carol.
Broadway ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Woodstock
“A Christmas Carol: The Broadway Musical.” Through Dec. 24. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. $15 advance, $18 at door. Elm Street Cultural Arts Village/City Center Auditorium, 8534 Main St., Woodstock. 678-494-4251, ElmStreetArts.org/a-christmas-carol.
Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale
Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale. 8 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday. $10 to $35. Emory University, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall, 1700 N. Decatur Road, Atlanta. Box Office: 404-727-5050, tickets.arts.emory.edu.
Christmas play in Stone Mountain
“Another Night Before Christmas.” Through Dec. 17. 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 13, 8 p.m. Dec. 14-16, 3 p.m. Dec. 17. $15 to $28. Art Station, 5384 Manor Drive, Stone Mountain. Karol isn’t looking forward to the holidays until she encounters a homeless man on the way home from her office party and begins to question whether he might be Santa Claus. 770-469-1105, ArtStation.org.
‘Black Nativity’ in Atlanta
“Black Nativity: The Gospel Christmas Musical Experience” by Dominion Entertainment Group. Through Dec. 17. Varying times and days. $15 to $50 with service fees. Southwest Arts Center Theater, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta. FultonArts.org, BlackNativityAtlanta.com. Tickets: BrownPaperTickets.com/event/2947360.
‘Christmas at Sweet Apple’ in Dunwoody
“Christmas at Sweet Apple.” Through Dec. 17. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. $15 to $33. Stage Door Players, 5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody. Written by Atlanta playwright Phillip DePoy, the play is based on the writings of the late Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Celestine Sibley and told through story and song. Box Office: 770-396-1726. StageDoorPlayers.net.
‘A Taffeta Christmas’ musical in Tyrone
“A Taffeta Christmas” written by Rick Lewis. Through Dec. 17. 8 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays. $15 to $40. The Legacy Theatre, 1175 Senoia Road, Suite C, Tyrone. This family-friendly show is set in the 1950s as four singing sisters from Muncie, Indiana perform Christmas classics on their weekly TV show “Hometown Hoedown.” Box Office: 404-895-1473. TheLegacyTheatre.org.
Children’s Christmas Concert in Decatur
Children’s Christmas Concert. 11 a.m. to noon Sunday. Decatur First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Decatur. Experience the joys of Jesus’ birth in song as the children bring the story to life through the eyes of an angel, a shepherd child, an innkeeper’s child and a page for the Magi. DecaturFirst.org.
Market, Cafe in Avondale Estates
Avondale Estates Holiday Market and Cafe. Noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Avondale Community Clubhouse, Lake Avondale, Avondale Estates. Homemade soups, sandwiches, desserts and soft drinks will be sold at the Cafe. AvondaleEstates.org/DocumentCenter/View/2172, AvondaleTourOfHomes.com.
A Tudor Christmas in Avondale
A Tudor Christmas in Avondale. 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Near Towne Cinema, 106 N. Avondale Road, Avondale Estates. Hosted by Explore Atlanta and Avondale Estates Business Association. See Santa, his sleigh and his live reindeer. facebook.com/events/141195916603921.
Tour of Homes in Avondale Estates
Avondale Estates Christmas Tour of Homes. 3-8 p.m. Sunday. $15 advance, $20 day of tour at the Community Club. Leaving from Avondale First Baptist Church, 47 Covington Road, Avondale Estates. Sign up to ride the trolley with Margaret Lunsford at mplevl@aol.com. AvondaleEstates.org/DocumentCenter/View/2174, AvondaleTourOfHomes.com.
Alpharetta Orchestra, Chorus
“Love and Joy Come to You” by the Alpharetta Symphony Orchestra and Alpharetta Community Chorus. 3 p.m. Sunday. Free. Alpharetta Presbyterian Church, 180 Academy St., Alpharetta. AlpharettaSymphony.com, AlphaChorus.wordpress.com.
Family Fun Day in Roswell
Family Fun Day: Enchanted Woodland Wonders by Northside Hospital. 3-7 p.m. Sunday. $6 to $10, free for children 2 and under. Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell. Live reindeer from 3 to 6 p.m., reindeer games, storytime with Miss Julia, campfire and hot cocoa with Camp Kingfisher, winter crafts, face painting and food trucks. An exhibit of fairy and gnome houses will open Sunday through February on the Kingfisher Pond Trail. ChattNatureCenter.org.
‘A Christmas Carol’ in Lawrenceville
“A Christmas Carol.” In repertory with “12 Dates of Christmas.” Through Dec. 23. 2:30 p.m. Saturday, 8 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 17, 8 p.m. Dec. 19, 8 p.m. Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 23 (sold out). $15 to $30. Aurora Theatre, 136 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville. New, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and/or a canned food item are welcome. AuroraTheatre.com.
‘12 Dates of Christmas’ in Lawrenceville
“12 Dates of Christmas.” In repertory with “A Christmas Carol.” Through Dec. 23. 8 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Dec. 15, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 8 p.m. Dec. 21, 8 p.m. Dec. 22, 8 p.m. Dec. 23. $15 to $20. Aurora Theatre, 136 W. Pike St., Lawrenceville. Parents note warnings of language and mature themes. New, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and/or a canned food item are welcome. AuroraTheatre.com.
Lights of Life in Marietta
Lights of Life at Life University. Through Dec. 31. 6-10 p.m. except 6-9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays. $10 per car Dec. 15-31, $5 per car Mondays to Thursdays, $20 per bus on all dates. 1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta. Also pony rides, petting zoo, train rides and concessions. 770-426-2600, life.edu/events/lights-of-life.
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