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Whether admiring decorations, shopping, volunteering or attending holiday performances, there are plenty of ways on campus and around Columbia to celebrate the season.
The Lights Before Christmas
Enjoy an animated light display of more than one million lights at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Nov.26 - Dec. 30 from 6-9 p.m. Prices are $6 for adults and $4.75 for children.
Toys for Tots
Wednesday through Dec. 19, drop off unwrapped toys at Emily Douglas Park, 2500 Wheat St. The toys will go to Epworth's Children Home.
Holiday Music
The S.C. Cancer Center at Palmetto Health Richland is looking for volunteers who play instruments to provide music in one- to two-hour shifts through Dec. 24, between 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Choral groups and small combos are invited to perform as well. Call Carole Howell at 434-3378.
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker performed by Columbia Classical Ballet at the Koger Center: Dec. 3-5,10-12,and Dec. 17-19. Tickets are on sale now at the Carolina Coliseum or www.capitoltickets.com. Prices range from $5 to $25. Show times are at 3 and 7:30 p.m. but vary by day.
Holiday Tour
Free Holiday Renaissance Tour at the Columbia Museum of Art: Today, Dec. 10 and 17. 12:15-12:45 p.m.
Sista Girl and the Soldier
The Urban Nutcracker performed by Vibrations Dance Company. Tomorrow at 135 Haynesworth St., the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $10.
Carolina Christmas
A Capella singing performed by the Cocktails and Higher Harmony, tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Nursing Auditorium. Bring canned food items to benefit Harvest Hope Food Bank.
Wildlife Tree
Go to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden to make tree ornaments that birds and squirrels can eat throughout the winter. Today and Saturday, Dec. 11. 10 a.m. to noon. Pre-registration is required. The price is $7 for members and $13 for nonmembers. www.riverbanks.org
Magnolia Market
Enjoy crafts, homemade baked goods, fine art and holiday specialty items along Hampton Street, Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Carolina Country Cloggers and the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Step Team will provide entertainment.
Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration
Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at the Sarah Nance Cultural Arts Center, 2611 Grant St.
USC Concert Choir Annual Holiday Concert
Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 1420 Lady St. 6 p.m. Free.
Homes for The Holiday
Tour nine decorated homes in the Shandon and Hollywood-Rose Hill neighborhoods. Sunday from 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the tour. Call Sam Waldrep at 779-5343.
The Birth of Christ
The Shandon Chancel, Columbia College Choirs and the S.C. Philharmonic will perform Sunday at the Shandon Presbyterian Church, 607 Woodrow St. 3 p.m. Free.
Gifts for Inpatient Christmas Party
The Palmetto Health Baptist and Palmetto Health Richland Hospitals are seeking volunteers to buy Christmas presents for those remaining in the hospital over the winter holidays. Santa will distribute the gifts a few days prior to Christmas. Call Carole Howell at 434-4517.
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