Calendar

LIST YOUR STUFF: Send your event information along with a contact name and phone number to Steven Uhles at steven.uhles@augustachronicle. com, or to Mr. Uhles at The Augusta Chronicle, P.O. Box 1928, Augusta, GA 30903-1928.

HOLIDAY FUN

plaid tidings: Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre production today-Saturday; dinner at 7 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; $39 civilians, $36 ages 65 and older, retirees, Army civilians, active-duty E-7 and above, $30 active-duty E-6 and below, $25 show only, (706) 793-8552 for reservations; Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre is in Building 32100, Third Avenue, Fort Gordon; www.fortgordon.com/theatre.htm

FIRST FRIDAY: Friday, downtown Augusta; holiday activities, music, arts and crafts; www.augustaarts.com

A TUNA CHRISTMAS : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Dec. 11-13; 5 p.m. Sunday, Le Chat Noir, 304 Eighth St.; $25; (706) 722-3322, www.lcnaugusta.com

CHRISTMAS BELLES : 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Dec. 11-13; 3 p.m. Sunday, Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; adults $17, seniors $15, students $12, ages 11 and younger $6; aikencommunityplayhouse. com, (803) 648-1438

CHRISTMAS FOR THE BIRDS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Living History Park, 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; (803) 279-7560

augusta toy run: 1 p.m. Sunday, motorcycle ride to the Southeastern Paralyzed Veterans of America Chapter in Hephzibah starts at Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; bring one new, unwrapped toy; benefits Fort Gordon's Christmas House, which serves children of active duty soldiers; (803) 442-3877

EILEEN IVERS, THE AUGUSTA SYMPHONY: Holiday Pops! performance 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $20.09; (706) 826-4705, augustasymphony.org

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Musical production staged by Augusta Players, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 12-13, 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; $15-$36; (706) 826-4707, augustaplayers.org

columbia county choral society: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12, First Baptist Church of Evans, 515 N. Belair Road, Evans; $15; $10 seniors and students; www.ccchoralsociety.org

CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS: 3 p.m. Dec. 14, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; part of the Augusta Symphony Family Fun Series; $5; Augusta State students, faculty and staff free with JagCard; (706) 826-4705, www.augustasymphony.org

REID MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 7-8:15 p.m. Dec. 14, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2261 Walton Way; with Masters Handbell Ringers, soloists, orchestra, organ and the church's chancel choir, performing Ralph Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Christmas Carols and Randol Bass' Christmas Ornaments; free child care; (706) 733-2275

aiken choral society christmas concert: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12, 3 p.m. Dec. 14; Cornerstone Baptist Church, Hitchcock Parkway, Aiken; $12; seniors and students $8; children 11 and younger free; (803) 648-2052

AUGUSTA CHORALE CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 4 p.m. Dec. 14; Handel's Messiah; Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College, 1235 15th St.; workshop at 2:30 p.m.; www.augustachorale.org

CONCERT OF HOLIDAY MUSIC: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 15; Augusta Museum of History, 560 Reynolds St.; Augusta Colle-gium Musicum; $10; benefits museum; (706) 722-8454

AN ENCHANTED EVENING WITH MRS. KRIS KRINGLE: 4-6 p.m. Dec. 18, Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; make crafts, write a letter to Santa, storytime and have a picture taken with Mrs. Claus; $35 for each adult and up to five children; each adult gets a Second Round Tea-Time at the Masters cookbook; benefits Junior League of Augusta; www.jlaugusta.org

SANTA'S BIG RED BAG TOY DRIVE: Dec. 15-19; accepting new, unwrapped gifts; toys to be distributed to hospitalized children; Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center lobby, 1446 Harper St.; needed items are registered at Target, Wal-Mart and Babies-R-Us under the name Santa MCG; (706) 721-4392

CONCERTS WITH A CAUSE: Concerts and charity fundraiser series at St. John United Methodist Church, 736 Greene St.; Christmas Eve Concert and Lessons and Carols, the St. John Choir and Orchestra, 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24, benefits The United Methodist Children's Home; www.stjohn augusta.org.

LIGHTS OF THE SOUTH: 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 30, closed Christmas Day; 633 Louisville Road, Grovetown; free parking; $7.50 adults, $3 ages 6-17; children 5 and younger free; (706) 825-6441, www.lightsofthesouth.com

CHRISTMAS IN HOPELANDS GARDENS: 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11-16, 18-23 and 26-27; located at 135 Dupree Place in Aiken off Whiskey Road; (803) 642-7631

SPECIAL EVENTS

Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey: 7 p.m. today and Friday, 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, James Brown Arena, 601 Seventh St.; presented by Disney On Ice; for tickets, (706) 722-3521

antiques in the heart of aiken: Preview Party 7-9 p.m. Jan. 29, $60, includes weekend show pass; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 30-Feb. 1; Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens St. S.W., Aiken; (803) 641-9094

ON STAGE

ANNIE : 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $39-$49; (706) 722-3521, www.ticketmaster.com

MAMMA MIA! : 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6-8, 8 p.m. Jan. 9, 3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 10, 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 11; Bell Auditorium, 712 Telfair St.; $39-$59; (706) 722-3521, www.ticketmaster.com

AUDITIONS

MURDER'S IN THE HEIR : 3 p.m. Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday; Aiken Community Playhouse, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, 126 Newberry St., Aiken; Youth Wing production, roles for six females, one male and one either, open to middle and high school pupils; aiken communityplayhouse.com, (803) 648-1438

MUSIC NOTES

The Annie Moses Band: 7 p.m. Dec. 14; New Hope Worship Center, 715 S. Old Belair Road, Grovetown; love offering; (706) 868-6410, www.nhwc.org

TUESDAY'S MUSIC LIVE: Lunch-time concert series, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; performances at noon; Melody Long Anglin, voice and harp, Jan. 6; pianist Calvin Taylor, Jan. 20; Paul Roberts Fresh Music All-Star Big Band, Feb. 3; pianist Jinha Park, Feb. 17; guitarist Marina Alexandra, March 3; and The Augusta Children's Choral, March 17; lunch $10; box office, (706) 722-3463

AUGUSTA SYMPHONY YOUTH COMPETITION: 1 p.m. Jan. 25, Grover C. Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre, Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way; free; open to Augusta-area orchestral instruments performers, ages 10-18; www.augustasymphony.org

book-signing

CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO: 1-3 p.m. Dec. 13, Barnes & Noble, Augusta Mall, 3450 Wrightsboro Road; signing her new novel, Talia Talk; www. christinehurleyderiso.com

ATTRACTIONS

AIKEN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 433 Newberry St. S.W., Aiken; Tuba Christmas 4 p.m. Dec. 13; 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; free; (803) 642-2015

AUGUSTA CANAL INTERPRETIVE CENTER: 1450 Greene St., Enterprise Mill, Suite 400; 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Jan. 8 through March 8 boat tours will be suspended during construction and maintenance project; tours will resume March 10; (706) 823-0440

AUGUSTA MUSEUM OF HISTORY: 560 Reynolds St.; The Godfather of Soul, Mr. James Brown exhibit; From Ty to Cal: A Century of Baseball exhibit; $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 ages 6-18, free for ages 5 and younger; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; www.augusta museum.org; (706) 722-8454

BOYHOOD HOME OF PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON: 419 Seventh St.; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $5 adults, $4 for 60 and older, $3 for 6-17 and free ages 5 and under; (706) 722-9828

DUPONT PLANETARIUM: 471 University Parkway, Aiken; planetarium shows $4.50 adults, $3.50 seniors, $2.50 students, $1 University of South Carolina Aiken students, faculty and staff; rpsec.usca.edu/planetarium/; (803) 641-3654

FORT DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER: Riverwalk Augusta at Seventh Street; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays; $8 for ages 18-54, $6 for 55 and older, active-duty military and ages 4-17; half-price after 3 p.m.; www.nscdiscovery.org; (706) 821-0200

HICKORY HILL: 502 Hickory Hill Drive, Thomson; home of Tom Watson, populist politician in late 1800s and early 1900s; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, closed holidays; (706) 595-7777 or www.hickory-hill.org

LAUREL AND HARDY MUSEUM: 250 N. Louisville St., Harlem; tribute to Harlem native Oliver Hardy; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 556-0401

LIVING HISTORY PARK: 299 W. Spring Grove Ave., North Augusta; (803) 279-7560, www.colonialtimes.us

LUCY CRAFT LANEY MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY: 1116 Phillips St.; The Ebony Legacy, the Alice Davis Collection; Pilgrim Health and Life exhibition; $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. Sundays; www.lucycraft

laneymuseum.com; (706) 724-3576

MEADOW GARDEN HISTORIC SITE: 1320 Independence Drive; 1792 home of George Walton, Declaration of Independence signer; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, Saturdays by appointment; $4 adults, $3.50 seniors, $3 students, $1 children; (706) 724-4174; www.geocities.com/meadowgarden3

MORRIS MUSEUM OF ART: 1 10th St.; It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection through Jan. 4; J.C. Leyendecker: America's "Other" Illustrator, Saturday through Jan. 11; admission $5 adults, $3 seniors, students and military with ID; free for members and ages 5 and younger, free Sundays; regular hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; (706) 724-7501, themorris.org

PHINIZY SWAMP NATURE PARK: 1858 Lock and Dam Road, near Augusta Regional Airport; park hours dawn to dusk, Saturdays-Sundays and holidays; noon to dusk Mondays-Fridays; www.phinizyswamp.org; (706) 828-2109

REDCLIFFE PLANTATION STATE HISTORIC SITE: 181 Redcliffe Road, Beech Island; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays-Mondays, house tours 1, 2 and 3 p.m.; admission $4 adults, $3 students; (803) 827-1473

SACRED HEART CULTURAL CENTER: 1301 Greene St.; Women on Paper exhibit through December; tours of 103-year-old former church noted for architecture; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays; (706) 826-4700