students free. Call 696-2118. ‘Sounds of the Season,’ 3-5 p.m. Dec. 4, Bardo Arts Center, Western Carolina University. Call 2272479. UNC Asheville holiday concert, 4 p.m. Dec. 4, Lipinsky Auditorium. Call 251-6423. Smoky Mountain Brass Band concert, 5 p.m. Dec. 4, Hazelwood Baptist Church, Waynesville. Annual Christmas program. Free and open to the public. Free will offering collected for local charities and the band. Email brassbell@yahoo.com or call 551-6839. Smoky Mountain Brass Band concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Groce United Methodist Church, East Asheville. Annual Christmas program. Free and open to the public. Free will offering collected for local charities and the band. Email brassbell@yahoo.com or call 551-6839.
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‘Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol,’ Dec. 8-24, Asheville Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St., Asheville. Montford Park Players’ 35th annual production. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays, 2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Dec. 8 and 15 performances are “pay what we’re worth nights,” where patrons see the show then decide what to pay. Call 254-5146 or visit www.montfordparkplayers.org. ‘Return to Bethlehem,’ Dec. 8-11, Groce United Methodist Church, 954 Tunnel Road, Asheville. Takes you through the experience of the Bethlehem marketplace as it might have appeared during Christ’s birth. Donations requested. Call 298-7647. ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,’ Dec. 8-11, Brevard Little Theater. Performances at 8 p.m. Dec. 8-9 and 3 p.m. Dec. 10-11. Adults $16, students $10. Call 884-2587 or visit www.brevardlittletheatre.com. Hendersonville Children’s Choir concert, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9. At Covenant Presbyterian Church. Adults $5, students $2.50. Call 696-4968. Christmas Candlelight Stroll, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 9, downtown Weaverville. Luminaries, entertainment, carriage rides, refreshments and Santa. Visit www.visitweaverville.com. Appalachian Christmas Celebration, Dec. 9-11,
Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. Performances by Lake Junaluska Singers on Dec. 9 and 10, and concert by David Hold at 8 p.m. Dec. 10. Craft show on Dec. 10. Worship service is Dec. 11. Visit www.lakejunaluska.com/christmas or call 800-222-4930. Annie Moses Band Christmas Show, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9. At Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Adults $20, students $10. Call 273-4615 or visit www.greatmountainmusic.com. Asheville Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9-10 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 10-11, Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Call 257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.org or www.ashevilleballet.com. Dillsboro Festival of Lights and Luminaries, Dec. 9-10, downtown Dillsboro. Live music, carolers, holiday treats and Santa from 5-8 p.m. Free. Call 800-962-1911 or visit www.visitdillsboro.org. Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and 3 p.m. Dec. 10. “A Carolina Christmas” at Blue Ridge Conference Hall. Adults $30, students $5. Visit www.hendersonvillesymphony.org. Bullington Center open house and holiday sale, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 9 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10. Sale includes premium amaryllis, evergreen sprays and wreaths, decorations, more. Henderson County 4-H will sell crafts and Operation Toasty Toes will sell knitted items. Refresments. At 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville. Call 698-6104. Santa on the Chimney 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 10, Chimney Rock Park. Santa practices on 315-foot Chimney Rock. Regular admission. www.chimneyrockpark.com. Holiday Origami Party for Kids, 1-3 p.m. Dec. 10. North Asheville Library hosts a drop-in party. Make an origami ornament to take home. Free for all ages. Call 250-4752 or email northasheville.library@buncombecounty.org. Flat Rock Tailgate Christmas Market, 2-5 p.m. Dec. 10, in front of Hubba Hubba Smokehouse, Flat Rock. Call 697-7719. ‘YT Rockin’ Showcase,’ 5 and 7 p.m. Dec. 10. Flat Rock Playhouse’s YouTheatre performs its Christmas show with songs, poems and monologues to bring holiday cheer at FRP Playhouse Downtown. Visit
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www.flatrockplayhouse.org. A Night Before Christmas, until 9 p.m. Dec. 10, downtown Waynesville. Caroling, storytelling, wagon rides, more. Visit www.downtownwaynesville.com. 8th Annual Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10, Owen Middle School. Juried artisans, music, local barbecue, concessions, raffle, free children’s area, and Santa. Call 686-7917. Christmas at Connemara, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 10, Carl Sandburg Home, Flat Rock. Celebrate Christmas with the traditions of the Sandburgs with holiday decorations and music; free with house tour admission. Call 693-4178 or visit www.nps.gov/carl. Guild Artists' Holiday Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 10. Southern Highlands Craft Guild artists sell their work at Folk Art Center, milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. ‘Flat Rock Family Christmas,’ 8 p.m. Dec. 11, 13, 18-19. 8 p.m. Flat Rock Playhouse, 2551 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. Tickets $22. Visit www.flatrockplayhouse.org or call 693-0731. Blue Ridge Orchestra's Holiday Concert, 4 p.m. Dec. 11, Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville. $15 adults, $5 students, available at the Wine Guy, 555 Merrimon Ave. Call 254-6500. Hendersonville Symphony Youth Orchestra winter concert, 4 p.m. Dec. 11. At Bo Thomas Auditorium, Flat Rock. $5. Call 697-5884. Asheville Community Band, 3 p.m. Dec. 11, Asheville High School Auditorium, McDowell Street. $8. Students accompanied by an adult are free. Visit www.ashevillecommunityband.org. Blue Ridge Ringers, noon Dec. 13. Advanced handbell ensemble performs for free at Transylvania County Public Library Community Room in Brevard. Call 692-4910 or email blueridgeringers@gmail.com. Dreidel craft and game, Dec. 15. Learn how to make a dreidel and play the dreidel game. This game is a part of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Dec. 20. Drop-in activity that is free with admission at Hands On! A Child’s Gallery, 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville. Visit www.handsonwnc.org.
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