If you aren't

in the Christmas spirit yet, there are plenty of places to go this weekend

to help get your yuletide juices flowing.

Classic holiday

shows are being performed all over the area, as well as assorted seasonal

events and that gigantic light show they have in Callaway Gardens. If

nothing in this article tickles your fancy, there is always Christmas

shopping to be done.

Starting Friday,

Festival Ballet will present "The Nutcracker" at the Henry County

Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $14 for adults,

$12 for seniors and $8 for students. Admission at the door is $15 for

adults, $13 for seniors and $9 for students. They will present the show

on Saturday as well.

If you are

in the mood for something different and classical in an entirely different

way, Stately Oaks Plantation will offer an antebellum Christmas celebration

from 7-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for

seniors and $3 for children ages 5-12. Phone 770-473-9855.

There will

also be a Candlelight Tour of Homes in Newnan Friday, sponsored by Newnan

Hospital Auxiliary. The tour will last from 4-9 p.m. Phone 770-254-8217

for reservation information.

Also in Newnan

Friday, Newnan Community Theatre Inc. will present "A Christmas Carol"

at 8 p.m. Phone 770-683-NCTC or visit https://newnantheatre.com

for ticket information. The group will present the show Saturday as well

and the show will run through Dec. 15.

There will

be a Christmas open house at Bonnie Castle in Grantville Saturday from

1-5 p.m. Bonnie Castle is an 1896 mansion that features a battlement to

make it look like a castle, with stained glass and a grand staircase.

It is a bed and breakfast that is 35 minutes from Hartsfield Airport.

Admission is $5. Phone 770-583-3090.

Historic Washington,

Ga. will celebrate its 15th annual holiday tour and dinner Saturday night.

Tour tickets are $12 and can be purchased the day of the tour. Dinner

tickets are $45 and include a reception and tour. They must be purchased

in advance as seating is limited. Phone 706-678-1793 or 706-678-1922.

Westville,

Ga.'s town of the 1850s will have its annual Yule Log ceremony Saturday.

The ceremony will be performed by the First United Methodist Church Jubilee

Singers from Tucker, Ga. and will begin at 3 p.m. Phone 1-888-SEE-1850.

Unicoi State

Park Lodge will have its Christmas program Saturday from 2-8 p.m. There

will be hay rides from 2-4 p.m., the making of crafts all day and dinner

and music in the lodge from 5-8 p.m. Dinner is $7.95 and all other activities

are free. Phone 1-800-573-9659, ext. 267.

Fayette Coweta

Family Theatre will offer the holiday workshop "You've got character"

from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 for ages 8 to 14. Participants learn the

secrets of creating believable characters on-stage. Hands-on exercises

will be explored to help sharpen participants' natural creative abilities.

The fee is $30.

FCFT will also

offer the holiday workshop "The little one's production shop "Frosty

The Snowman" Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 4-6:45 p.m. for ages 5 to 8. Participants

will design simple costumes and sets, experience stage makeup and learn

a dance as they prepare to present a 15-minute presentation of "Frosty

the Snowman" to family and friends at the conclusion. The fee is

$40. Phone 770-251-7611 or visit www.geocities.com/stagelove35/Family.html .

Also Tuesday,

A Chanukah bazaar, benefitting the Congregation B'Nai Israel, Fayetteville,

will take place at Barnes and Noble in Fayetteville from 6-8 p.m. Phone

770-716-2269.

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