Quilting lessons in Jonesboro
Ready, Set, Quilt! 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Free. Headquarters Library, 865 Battle Creek Road, Jonesboro. Join Mary Wright for quilting and fellowship. Beginners are welcome and will receive instruction. Bring your sewing machines and materials. 770-473-3850, claytonpl.org.
‘The Nutcracker’ in Duluth
Northeast Atlanta Ballet: “The Nutcracker.” 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. $18.50 to $24.50. Infinite Energy Center, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth. 770-921-7277, NortheastAtlantaBallet.org, InfiniteEnergyCenter.com.
Holiday on the Square
Holiday on the Square. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. $2 per craft, $8 per person to see Santa. Gwinnett Historic Courthouse, 185 Crogan St., Lawrenceville. Visit with Santa to drop off your wish list and make a craft in the Elf Lodge. A professional photographer will be available. 770-822-5450, GwinnettCountyEvents.com.
Kennesaw Mountain events
November events. Free. Visitor Center, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, Kennesaw. 770-427-4686 ext. 0 or nps.gov/kemo.
- "Guided Mountaintop Hike." 11 a.m. to noon Saturday. Join a Ranger for a two-mile strenuous hike to the top of Big Kennesaw Mountain with a focus on local and Civil War history and ecology of the area. This program may be cancelled in case of inclement weather.
- "Civil War Music Program." 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Join musician and living historian KD Braunsroth as she demonstrates the use of music to organize, rally and boost morale among the soldiers, using the fife.
- "Atlanta Campaign Map Talk." 11-11:30 a.m. Sunday. A Ranger will focus on the 1864 Atlanta Campaign and how the Union and Confederate forces moved through the North Georgia countryside to Atlanta. This program also will use the interpretive maps and signs of the Visitor Center.
‘The Nutcracker’ in Roswell
Roswell Dance Theatre and Tolbert Yimaz School of Dance: “The Nutcracker.” Through Dec. 3. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m Sunday, 7 p.m. Dec. 1, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 2, 2 p.m. Dec. 3. $20 to $55. Roswell Cultural Arts Center, 950 Forrest St., Roswell. See more than 350 performers, ranging in age from 1 to 80. 770-594-6232, RoswellNutcracker.com.
‘The Nutcracker’ in Marietta
Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre: “The Nutcracker.” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. $10 to $30. Jennie T. Anderson Theatre, Cobb Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway SE, Marietta. 678-287-9020, GeorgiaMetroDance.org.
Lights of Life in Marietta
Lights of Life at Life University. 6-10 p.m. through Dec. 31 except 6-9 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays. $10 per car through Sunday and 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 concession stand. 770-426-2600, life.edu/events/lights-of-life.
‘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.
‘Sanders Family Christmas’ in Cumming
“Sanders Family Christmas.” Through Dec. 10. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. $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.
Alpharetta Library events
Alpharetta Library, 10 Park Plaza, Alpharetta. 404-613-6735, afpls.org.
- Teen Gavel Club: Learning the Art of Public Speaking. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Teens, ages 13 to 18, can learn how to improve their communication skills. Members of the Alpharetta Toastmasters chapter will facilitate.
- All Ages Chess Club. 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Free.
