Friday, Dec. 05, 2008

Community calendar

KELLER

Dec. 5 - The city will host Holly Days at 6 p.m. at Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Parkway, featuring games, crafts and lighting of the Christmas Tree. Call 817-743-4000 or visit www.cityofkeller.com.

Dec. 5 - Monart School of Art presents a Student Art Benefit from 6 to 8 p.m. at Keller Town Hall, 1100 Bear Creek Parkway. Sales will benefit Community Storehouse. See www.kellermonart.com.

Dec. 5, 7 - The Vocal Majority Chorus presents Home for the Holidays at the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts, 2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, featuring bass vocalist Rich Tassone of Keller. Show times are 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5 at 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 7. Call 972-744-4650 or see www.vocalmajority.com.

Dec. 5-15 - Northwest Optimist Club is sponsoring an Angel Tree for children at Christ’s Haven. To sponsor a child, pick up an angel at 2421 Westport Parkway, Suite 1000. Call 817-308-6775.

Dec. 5-20 - Volunteers are sought with Community Storehouse to become a Holiday House Host, with names and logos to be displayed in the Roanoke location, 212 N. Oak. Donations of new, unwrapped toys for ages birth to 18 also are needed. Call 817-431-3340 or e-mail jenking@communitystorehouse.org.

Dec. 5-22 - Community Storehouse is accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys for ages infant to 18 in the Holiday House Toy Store, 212 N. Oak St., Roanoke. Donations can be made there or at 4574 Keller-Hicks Road, Keller. Call 817-431-3340 or e-mail cstorehouse@yahoo.com.

Dec. 5 -Feb. 27 - Community Storehouse seeks volunteers for its Auction Committee. Positions include co-chairs, securing items, set up and cleanup for its Feb. 27 Speedway Event. Call 817-431-3340 or visit www.communitystorehouse.org.

Dec. 5-Ongoing - Alliance Rugby Club is conducting registration for the spring season for ages 6-18. Call 817-360-5368 or see www.alliancerugby.org.

Dec. 6-7 - Keller High’s Indianettes will host its annual Christmas Arts and Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the school, 601 N. Pate-Orr Road. Activities include a silent auction and Santa, with proceeds benefiting the Indianettes. Call 817-944-0278 or e-mail mchelen78@hotmail.com.

Dec. 6 - Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, 860 Keller-Smithfield Road, will host A Night in Bethlehem: A Hands-on Family Christmas Experience from 5 to 9 p.m. The free event includes games, crafts, treats and dramas. Call 817-431-1410 or see www.mgbconline.org.

Dec. 6 - Breakfast With Santa will be at 8 a.m. at The Keller Pointe, 405 Rufe Snow Drive. Call 817-743-4386.

Dec. 6 - Central High’s Lightning Dancers will perform during the Neiman Marcus Christmas Parade in downtown Dallas, which will be shown on TV.

Dec. 8 Deadline, Dec. 13 - Central High’s Lightning Dance Team will host its second annual Breakfast with Santa from 8 to 10 a.m. Dec. 13 at the school, 9450 Ray White Road. Activities include games, prizes, crafts and photos with Santa. Reservation deadline is Monday. See www.lightningdancers.com.

Dec. 8 - Seniors will visit Choctaw Casino in Oklahoma from 7:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is a $2 bus trip from Keller Senior Activities Center, 660 Johnson Road. Call 817-743-4370 or e-mail seniorcenter@cityofkeller.com.

Dec. 9 - YAT Gallery, 246 S. Main, will host Gallery Night from 5 to 8 p.m. YAT stands for Young Artists of Texas, whose work will be featured during the free event. Call 817-431-3787 or see yatgallery.org.

Dec. 9 - Operation Safe Kid will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Keller Library, 640 Johnson Road. There will be fingerprinting and ID cards for children during the free event. Keller Police Department will be on hand. Call 817-743-4533 or e-mail sbradburn@cityofkeller.com.

Dec. 9 - Journey Toward Joy, a grief support group, meets on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Cross Timbers Community Church, 2525 Florence Road. Call 940-240-0029.

Dec. 10, 17 - The Keller Pointe, 405 Rufe Snow, presents Kindergarten Extension on Wednesdays from 9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. to 3 p.m. The classes feature kindergarten-based activities for children enrolled in kindergarten. Call 817-743-4386.

Dec. 9-30 - Keller Masonic Lodge 1084, 424 N. Main, meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Call 817-431-1063.

Dec. 11 – Fifth- and sixth-grade choir students at South Keller Intermediate School, 201 Bursey, will host a free Winter Benefit Concert at 6:30 p.m. in the school café to benefit Keller Animal Shelter and Adoption Center. Donations are encouraged. Call 817-744-4150.

Dec. 11 - Keller Garden Club meets at 9:30 a.m. in Milestone Park House, 8757 Davis. Meetings are on the second Thursday of each month. Visit www.kellergardenclub.com.

Dec. 11 - The third annual Keller Cookie Swap will be at 10:30 a.m. in Keller Library, 640 Johnson Road. Bring five-dozen unwrapped cookies. Call 817-743-4820.

Dec. 13 - Keller Senior Activities Center, 660 Johnson Road, presents Santa’s Workshop for ages 6-12 at 8 a.m. Children will make holiday arts and crafts, decorate cookies, sing and play games. Call 817-743-4050 or e-mail parksandrec@cityofkeller.com.

Dec. 13 - Woodland Springs Elementary School, 12120 Woodland Springs, will host Breakfast With Santa from 8 to 10 a.m. Call 817-741-6281 or e-mail robyynhere@aol.com.

Dec. 14 - Keller Folk Music Society will meet from 2 to 4:45 p.m. in the Bluebonnet Room of Keller Public Library, 640 Johnson Road. Visitors are encouraged to bring their charts and instruments. Call 817-337-8136 or see musicians.meetup.com/416.

FORT WORTH

Dec. 5-12 - The Littlest Wiseman is being performed at Scott Theatre, 1300 Gendy St. Performances are free. For show times and information, visit www.thelittlestwiseman.org.

Dec. 5-21 - Casa Mañana Theatre, 3101 W. Lancaster Ave., presents the Children’s Playhouse musical production of Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer. Show times are 7 p.m. on Fridays, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 817-332-2272 or see www.casamanana.org.

Dec. 5-Jan. 4 - The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell, presents the exhibit, Hubbard-Birchler: No Room to Answer. This is a color-saturated photographic collection. For information, call 817-738-9215 or see www.themodern.org.

Dec. 6 - Rock the Halls Christmas Concert will be at 7 p.m. in Light of the World Church, 8750 Old Denton Road, Fort Worth. The event, free with a canned-food donation, benefits Water for Life and Harvest Food Pantry. E-mail johnanddanawhite@aol.com.

Dec. 7 - Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie, presents the free film Ancient India: A Journey Back in Time at 2 p.m. Sunday in the auditorium. Call 817-332-8451or visit www.kimbellart.org.

Dec. 7-9 - Schola Cantorum of Texas presents A Gift of Music at Christmas at 7:30 p.m. in Southlake on Sunday, Fort Worth on Monday and in Arlington on Tuesday. Sites for the free concerts: White’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 185 S. White’s Chapel, Southlake; St. Stephen Presbyterian Church, 2700 McPherson, Fort Worth; and Trinity United Methodist Church, 3321 W. Park Row, Arlington. Call 817-332-5777.

Dec. 7-Jan. 4 - The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, 3200 Darnell St., will be free every Sunday during the holiday season. The museum is always free on Wednesdays. Call 817-738-9215 or visit www.themodern.org.

Dec. 8-22 - Visiting Nurse Association of Tarrant County is sponsoring a free Grief-Recovery support group on Mondays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 108. Call 817-654-4494, ext. 2922.

Dec. 9 - The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Southwestern Seminary Master Chorale present Handel’sMessiah at 7:30 p.m. at Bass Performance Hall in downtown. Tickets are $15-$55. Call 817-665-6000 or visit www.fwsymphony.org.

Dec. 11 - The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents a free Community Concert at All Saints Catholic Church, 200 N.W. 20th, at 7:30 p.m. Works include Soro, Dvorák and Beethoven. Call 817-626-3055.

Dec. 11-13 - Ballet Concerto presents Ballet for Youth Holiday Special as a field trip for students at 10 a.m. Dec. 11-12 at Will Rogers Auditorium, 3301 W. Lancaster, with Memories of Frosty. The show will be performed for the public at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13. Call 817-738-7915.

Dec. 13 - Casa Mañana’s fourth annual Children’s Holiday Party will be after the 2 p.m. performance of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer at 3101 W. Lancaster. Proceeds benefit the theatre’s Arts Education and Outreach Program. Santa will be there. Call 817-321-5005.

Dec. 13 - Odyssey Soccer Club has scheduled its annual charity event, Santa’s Helpers Golden Goal Holiday Classic, at Blue Sky Sports Center, 331 Golden Triangle. Participants are encouraged to donate a new, unwrapped toy for the event. Call 817-312-7982.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS

Dec. 6 - The city presents the ninth annual Night of Holiday Magic from 4 to 8 p.m. at NRH2O Family Water Park, 9001 Texas 26. Activities include a snow-tubing hill, entertainment, dance, crafts, mini-train rides, tree lighting, fireworks and Santa. Call 817-427-6600 or visit www.nrhtx.com.

ROANOKE

Dec. 5-Ongoing - Volunteers are needed at Sadie’s Resale Shop, 432 N. U.S. 377, to process donations, display merchandise or work in two Sadie’s stores, with proceeds benefiting Metroport Meals on Wheels. Call 817-490-0191.

Dec. 6, 13 - Roanoke Recreation Center, 501 Roanoke Road, has approaching deadlines for class registration. Adults: Dec. 6 Deadline, Necklace Pendant-Making, Keepsake Bisque Platter; and Dec. 13, Concealed Handgun Licensing. Call 817-837-9930.

Dec. 6 - Roanoke Public Library presents free Games and Fun for all ages from 10 a.m. to noon at Roanoke Community Center, 312 S. Walnut. Call 817-491-2691.

Dec. 10 - Roanoke Public Library, 308 S. Walnut, presents free Babe in Arms classes for ages birth through 18 months and their caregivers. Classes are on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. For information, call 817-491-2691.

Dec. 13 - An Open House is scheduled at Roanoke Public Library, 308 S. Walnut, including a Shadow Puppet performance at 11 a.m. The event is free. Call 817-491-2691.

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