SUNDAY
NATIVITY STAGED: 1:30 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church, at 4921 Columbia Road; Mary's Musical: The Nativity ; cookies and hot cocoa will be served; free; donations to a local family will be accepted; call Karen Muller at (706) 860-8771, or Meledy Kise at (706) 294-7913
MESSIAH PERFORMED: 4 p.m. at Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel at Paine College; the Augusta Chorale will perform Handel's Messiah ; (706) 830-0991, or www.augustachorale.org.
MAKE-YOUR-OWN CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY CRAFTS: 3 p.m. at 7022 Evans Town Center Blvd., Evans; for ages 12-18; (706) 863-1946
THE ANNIE MOSES BAND: 7 p.m., New Hope Worship Center, 715 S. Old Belair Road, Grovetown; love offering; (706) 868-6410, www.nhwc.org
DOLLHOUSE EXHIBIT: Through Dec. 27; closed Wednesday and Dec. 24-25; Hopelands Gardens, Aiken; free; (803) 292-1300
A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Musical production staged by Augusta Players, 3 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 826-4707, augustaplayers.org
CREATIVE IMPRESSIONS: 3 p.m., 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 get in free with JagCard; (706) 826-4705, www.augustasymphony.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 get in free; (706) 825-6441, www.lightsofthesouth.com
MONDAY
12TH ANNUAL CONCERT OF HOLIDAY MUSIC: 7:30 p.m.; Augusta Museum of History; tickets cost $10 per person; (706) 722-8454; reservations are required.
NORTH AUGUSTA CITY COUNCIL: 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 400 E. Buena Vista Drive
TURF TRAINING: 8:30-11:30 a.m.; the Columbia County Extension Service will hold training opportunities for the green industry, with a session on insect control in turfgrass and ornamentals; register by calling (706) 868-3413.
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 6:30 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church; benefits the Columbia County Cares food pantry; (706) 863-7189, or ctklutheran@knology.net.
SCHOOL MEETING: 7 p.m. at Patriots Park Gym; Penny Jackson, principal of the new Grovetown High School, will hold an information meeting for students and parents; www.ccboe.net.
SHERIFF COMMENT SESSION: 7 p.m. in Judges Conference Room 1090 in the Evans courthouse; comments on the Columbia County Sheriff's Office are sought by assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.; comments can also be made at (706) 541-4060 from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday.
MAMMOGRAPHY: Columbia County Health Department will host the Breast Health Center Mobile Mammography Unit at the Evans Health Department; appointments are required; (706) 868-3330.
TUESDAY
AIKEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: 7 p.m., 1000 Brookhaven Drive
COLUMBIA COUNTY COMMISSION: 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Evans Government Center, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3379.
AUGUSTA CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB: 6:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 3501 Walton Way Extension; viewing of the PBS Nova program Dimming the Sun ; (706) 650-8314.
HEALTH SEMINAR: 7 p.m. in the community room at Earth Fare on Furys Ferry Road; Dr. Jason McRae, of the Southern Health and Well-ness Center, will hold a free seminar on weight loss; for reservations, call (706) 869-7474.
Into the Woods auditions: 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Hellenic Center at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 953 Telfair St.; held by the Augusta Players; expect to sing a prepared solo, preferably from the show; show dates are Feb. 28 and 29 and March 1; Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St.; (706) 826-4707
WEDNESDAY
RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION LOCAL LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION: 7:30 a.m. at the board's central offices, 864 Broad St.
THURSDAY
NORTH AUGUSTA PLANNING COMMISSION: 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 400 E. Buena Vista Drive
COLUMBIA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION: 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Evans Government Center, 630 Ronald Reagan Drive, Evans; (706) 868-3400
COOKIE EXCHANGE: 9:45-11 a.m.; the Augusta Area Newcomers Club will hold a holiday cookie exchange; cost is $3 and 30 cookies; reservations are required by calling Jeannie Hipsher at (706) 210-7547, or at www.augustanewcomers.com.
SANTA AT BOECKH PARK: 6-8 p.m., Boeckh Park Pavilion, Hammond's Ferry, 89 Crystal Lake Drive, North Augusta; (803) 613-1641
AN ENCHANTED EVENING WITH MRS. KRIS KRINGLE: 4-6 p.m., Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.; make crafts, write a letter to Santa, enjoy story time 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
GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI MEET AND GREET: 5:45-7 p.m., The Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way; RSVP to Katie Tuck at (800) 482-5867
FRIDAY
LARRY JON WILSON, SHAWN MULLINS: 7:30 p.m., Imperial Theatre, 745 Broad St., $20, $25 day of show; (706) 722-8341
CHRISTMAS CONCERT: 2 p.m. at Brookwood Elementary School; children at the school will perform their annual Christmas concert; free.
SUNDAY
12 BANDS OF CHRISTMAS: Doors open 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m., Imperial Theatre; charity concert with Whosehouse; Jennifer Daniels; Ed Turner and Number 9; 48 Volt; Crosstie Walkers; Swanee Quintet; Grady Nickel; Greg Hester; Tara Scheyer and the Mud Puppy Band; Say Vandelay; Debt of Nature; and G-City Rockers; $15, available at Imperial Theatre box office; imperialtheatre.com
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