LIGHTS OF THE SOUTH: 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 30; hayrides, visit with Santa or stop in at Mrs. Claus's kitchen; 633 Louisville Road, Grovetown; $7.50 adults, $4 children ages 4-17, free for children 3 and younger; closed Christmas Day; (706) 825-6441
BRING A BEAR BRUNCH: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Partridge Inn, 2110 Walton Way; gourmet holiday buffet, $21.95 for adults, free for children 12 and younger who donate a teddy bear to the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center; bears will be given to children Christmas morning; (706) 737-8888
COMING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: 5-8 p.m., home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Hock Jr., 1000 Milledge Road; featuring Brian Osborne, Lindsay Davis, Mary Brooke Quarles, Susannah McLeod, Arwen Myers, Stephen Faulk, Caroline Bruker, Isaac Holmes, Melanie Larsen, Andrea Collins, Gary Whitford, Robyn Macey, Amy Christian, Maggie Salley, Anna Grace Peebles, Colleen Kennedy, Sawyer Branham; raffle will be held; $50; presented by Augusta Opera; (706) 496-7600
CHRISTMAS IN HOPELANDS: 5:30-9:30 p.m. today-Wednesday and Saturday; walk-through exhibit features more than 1.5 miles of lighted pathways and holiday displays; shuttle service from Goodwill parking lot from 5:30 to 9 p.m.; crafts in Rye Patch Reception Center 5:30-9:30 p.m. today; St. John's Church Ringspiration 7 p.m. today, Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage; bring a blanket or lawn chair; (803) 642-7631
MONDAY
CHRISTMAS MOVIES: 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Nancy Carson Library, 135 Edgefield Road, North Augusta; Prancer , Monday; Santa Claus: The Movie , Tuesday; Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas , Wednesday; (803) 279-5767
WINTER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; also held Dec. 28-Jan. 1; Family Y, 401 W. Martintown Road, North Augusta; first session, $60 members, $90 others; second session, $80 members, $120 others; (803) 278-0882
WEDNESDAY
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS: Candlelight service and community outreach, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Columbia County Amphitheater, Evans; to sign up for caroling, go to mosaicumc.org or vineyardaugusta.org; (705) 650-9187
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES
STEVENS CREEK CHURCH: 600 Stevens Creek Road; 3, 4:45 and 6:30 p.m.; (706) 863-7002
ST. TERESA OF AVILA CATHOLIC CHURCH: 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown, 4 p.m. with contemporary choir, 6:30 p.m. children's Mass, 11:30 p.m. midnight Mass; (706) 863-4956
TRUE NORTH CHURCH: 419 W. Martintown Road, North Augusta; 4, 5:30, and 7 p.m.; (803) 279-1555
VINEYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH: 4274 Frontage Road; 4 and 11 p.m. including carols, Scripture and Communion; (706) 364-7772
WARREN BAPTIST CHURCH: 3203 Washington Road; 4 and 5:30 p.m.; (706) 860-6878
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 224 Barnwell Ave. N.W., Aiken; 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; (803) 648-2662
WEST ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH: 555 Gibbs Road, Evans; 5 p.m.; (706) 860-6573
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF AUGUSTA: 642 Telfair St.; 5 p.m. family service, 6 p.m. festival service; (706) 823-2450
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF AIKEN: 120 Chesterfield St.; 5 p.m. including carols, candlelight and Communion; (803) 648-5476
FIRST BAPTIST OF AUGUSTA: 3500 Walton Way Ext.; 3 p.m. family service and 5 p.m. candlelight Communion; (706) 733-2236
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF NORTH AUGUSTA: 625 Georgia Ave.; 5 p.m.; (803) 279-6370
MILLBROOK BAPTIST CHURCH: 176 E. Pine Log Road, Aiken; 5 p.m.; (803) 648-4167
ST. JOHN'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 104 Newberry St. N.W., Aiken; 6 and 11 p.m.; (803) 648-6891
ST. MARY ON THE HILL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 1220 Monte Sano Ave.; 6 p.m. family Mass, 9 p.m. brass with parish choir, midnight featuring brass with congregational singing; (706) 733-8402
ABILENE BAPTIST CHURCH: 3917 Washington Road; 6:30 p.m. including a silent Lord's Supper; (706) 869-1774
ST. JOHN UNITED METHODIST: 736 Greene St., concert 10:30 p.m., lessons and carols 11 p.m.; nursery provided; offering benefits The United Methodist Children's Home; (706) 724-9641
HOLY TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH: Merovan Business Center, U.S. Highway 25, North Augusta; 10:30 p.m.; (803) 341-0075
FRIDAY
SUNRISE SERVICE: 6 a.m., Good Hope Missionary Baptist
CHRISTMAS SERVICE: 10 a.m., True Vine Baptist
Midnight Dance Party: Doors 9 p.m., The Country Club Dance, 2834 Washington Road, (706) 364-1862
