Albany Area Coming Up Calendar — Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2017

ONGOING

Albany Museum of Art

Exhibits at the museum, 311 Meadowlark Drive. Free admission; donations welcome. Call (229) 439-8400 or visit www.albanymuseum.com.

Albany Area

Arts Council

The AAAC, 215 N. Jackson St., has free admission. The council normally is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Call ahead for holiday hours. Call (229) 439-2787.

Albany Civil

Rights Institute

Located at 326 Whitney Ave., ACRI hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Closed on holidays. Call (229) 432-1698 or visit albanycivilrightsinstitute.org.

Center for Art and

Rehabilitative Energies Inc.

Located at 3696 Pearl St., Shellman. Open each Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. All the exhibitions are open to the public. Group tours can be scheduled. Contact (229) 679-5069.

Chehaw

Park and zoo are located at 105 Chehaw Park Road. Park open daily 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Zoo open daily 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Contact (229) 430-5275. Visit Chehaw.org.

— Festival of Lights: Christmas light drive-thru and train ride, 6 p.m. Lights-only nights: Dec. 1-3, 6-7, 10, 13-14, 24 and 26-30. Cost: $15 per vehicle, $12 per member vehicle. Premium Nights: Dec. 8-9, 15-23. Cost: $17.50 per vehicle, $12 per member vehicle. Premium nights include a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, access for children to a south Georgia snow pit, and various arts and crafts activities. Visitors also can ride the Wiregrass Express and see light displays only visible on the train’s route. Train ride is $3.

Flint RiverQuarium

Located at 101 Pine Ave., Albany Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 639-2650.

— Imagination Theater movies: Fridays through Sundays: “Alligator Kingdom,” 1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.; “Kings of Baja,” 2:15 p.m.; “Fire Ants,” 3:15 p.m.

— Discovery Day: First and third Sundays, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Family fun with arts and crafts, storytelling, live animal presentations and more. Designed for children ages 5 and up, each month features a different theme. Children receive a free F.U.N. Passport that is stamped on each Sunday visit. Free with RiverQuarium membership or with regular admission.

Georgia Museum

of Agriculture

and Historic Village

ABAC museum is at 1392 Whiddon Mill Road, Tifton. Contact (229) 391-5055 or email [email protected]. Museum, Art Gallery and Historic Village open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays. Admission: $7, general; $4, children 5-16; free, children 4 and younger. The Vulcan Steam Train runs on Saturdays. Museum, Historic Village and Vulcan Steam Train open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays. Admission: $10, adults; $8, seniors; $5, 5 and older; free, 4 and younger. Country Store is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays– Saturdays.

— Abandoned Rural America Exhibition, museum gallery, through Jan. 17.

Jack Hadley

Black History Museum

Located at 214 Alexander St., Thomasville. Contact (229) 226-5029 or visit www.jackhadleyblackhistorymuseum.com.

SAM Shortline

SAM Shortline Excursion Train, 105 9th Ave. East, Cordele. Contact (229) 276-0755 or visit samshortline.com.

— Mistletoe Express, 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1, 9, 16, 22;

— Christmas in Plains Special, Dec. 2 (Sold Out);

— Candy Express (from Veterans State Park), 10 a.m. Dec. 5, 7, 11, 13;

— North Pole Express (from Veterans State Park), 6:30 p.m., Dec. 15;

— Candy Express (from Veterans State Park), 10 a.m., Dec. 19;

— Breakfast with Santa (from Veterans State Park), 8:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m., Dec. 23.

Terrell History Museum

Located at 211 W. Lee St., Dawson, is open by appointment. Call (229) 995-2866.

Thronateeska Heritage Center

Located at 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. Wetherbee Planetarium and Science Museum are part of center. Darton students get free admission with student ID. Visit www.heritagecenter.org or call (229) 432-6955.

Tifton Museum of

Arts and Heritage

Located at 225 Love Ave., Tifton. Open 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Thursdays; 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Sundays. Call (229) 382-5083 or email [email protected].

Wetherbee

Planetarium

Located at the Thronateeska Heritage Center, 100 W. Roosevelt Ave. Show schedule: Thursdays-Saturdays; 10:30 a.m., “Season of Light”; 11:30 a.m., “Earth Moon and Sun”; 1 p.m., “Oasis in Space”; 2 p.m., “Larry the Cat in Space”; 3 p.m., “Season of Light.” Check with museum for schedule changes.

THURSDAY

Festival of Lights Bike Night: 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. Tour the annual Christmas lights show on bike or walking. Fee: $10 per person; $30 for family of four and $5 each additional family member. Children under 5 free. Fee paid at gate.

Chehaw Holiday Market: 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Creekside Center at Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. 2nd annual event includes merchandise from local artisans, shops and boutiques. Fee: $3 per person.

FRIDAY

Carol Sing: 6 p.m., Rylander Theatre, Americus. Local choral groups and a sing-along of holiday favorites. Admission is free.

Moultrie Staggerwing Country Jamboree: 7 p.m.-11 p.m. Gary Page and The Country Rockers, featuring Billy Wilson, Wayne Watson, Lalla Lehmann, Emmitt Page and Gary Page and karaoke; next door to Sunbelt Expo in Moultrie, raffles, (229) 376-3310 or (229) 449-8685.

Alice in Wonderland: 7:30 p.m. (also at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3), Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St. Ballet Theatre South performs the Lewis Carroll classic. Tickets: $15. Tickets available at the door or by calling (229) 364-7688.

VFW Dance: 8:30 p.m.-midnight, VFW Post 2785, 312 Philema Road. Music by Steel River Band with Big Ernie and Danny.

SATURDAY

Breakfast with Santa: 8 a.m.-10 a.m., Historic Log Cabin, 290 Stonewall St., Dawson. Kids have breakfast with Santa and get their photos taken with him. Tickets: $10 per child; parents, free. Sponsored by the Terrell County Historic Preservation Society. Contact Travis Sawyer, (229) 938-6521.

Spirit of Christmas Parade and Festival: 8 a.m.-2 p.m., downtown Leesburg. Christmas parade at 10 a.m. Music, entertainment and vendors.

Christmas Tour of Homes: 10 a.m., Historic Log Cabin, 290 Stonewall St., Dawson. Tour starts at cabin and includes six homes in Dawson and Parrott and a Parrott church. Advance tickets: 415, adult; $7, child under 12. Day of tour tickets: $17, adult; $8, child under 12. Sponsored by the Terrell County Historic Preservation Society. Contact Travis Sawyer, (229) 938-6521.

Alice in Wonderland: 7:30 p.m. (also at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3), Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St. Ballet Theatre South performs the Lewis Carroll classic. Tickets: $15. Tickets available at the door or by calling (229) 364-7688.

Hometown Holidays, 5 p.m.-10 p.m., Saturday, 19th annual parade and festival, downtown Tifton;

Celebration of Lights: 5 p.m., Pine Avenue, downtown Albany. Annual Christmas parade. Theme is “Splendor of Christmas.”

Pelham Country Jamboree: 5 p.m.-11 p.m., 153 W. Railroad St., Pelham. Entertainment by Cotton Boll Express featuring special guests Lalla Leaman, Mack Harrison, Gary Page, Jeff Howell, Roy Weeks and Joann Wells. Contact (229) 376-3310 or (229) 449-8685.

SUNDAY

Alice in Wonderland: 7:30 p.m. (also at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3), Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St. Ballet Theatre South performs the Lewis Carroll classic. Tickets: $15. Tickets available at the door or by calling (229) 364-7688.

Victorian Village by Candlelight: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village, Tifton. Groups meet at Country Store every 30 minutes. Evening limited to total of 100 visitors. Tickets $15 per person and must be purchased in advance; no ticket sales day of the event. Contact the Country Store at (229) 391-5205.

Christmas Concert: A Festive Christmas: 7 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 212 N. Jefferson St. Albany State University Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers holiday concert.

MONDAY

Albany Beer & Hymns: 7 p.m., Harvest Moon, 2347 Dawson Road. Hymn singing and fellowship with the Ales Angels and others.

TUESDAY

Pelham Country Jamboree line dancing lessons: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., downtown Pelham across from train depot. Donation of $5 required to help raise money for Saturday Jamboree. Contact Regina Hurst at (229) 294-0520, (229) 405-2027 or (229) 603-2224.

Camilla Christmas Parade: 6:30 p.m., Camilla.

A Christmas to Remember: 7 p.m., Tift Theatre, Tifton. First Tuesday concert features students and instructors from Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Free admission.

NOV. 30

DEC. 1

Festival of Lights: 6 p.m., Chehaw, 105 Chehaw Park Road. Annual drive-through Christmas light display continues through end of month. See Chehaw entry under organizations above for schedule.

DEC. 7

Sylvester Christmas Parade: 6 p.m., downtown Sylvester.

Holiday with the Chorale: 7 p.m., First Methodist Church of Albany. The Albany Chorale’s annual holiday concert features spiritual and secular music as well as several audience sing-along selections. Refreshments and meet-and-greet after the concert. Tickets: $15, adults; $10, students; free, children under 12. Tickets are available at Parker Music in Albany or at the door.

Americus Christmas Parade: 7 p.m., Americus.

DEC. 8

The Happy Elf: 7:30 p.m. (also 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 14-15, 2 p.m. Dec. 10 and 16-17), Theatre Albany, 514 Pine Ave. Theatre Albany performs the Harry Connick Jr. Christmas musical, which also will be the theater’s final production under Artistic Director Mark Costello. Box office opens for season subscribers Nov. 28. Tickets available to general public starting Dec. 5. Tickets: $25, adults; $20, seniors; $15, students and active military. Box office: (229) 439-7141.

DEC. 9

Jingle Bell Jog: 8 a.m., Tift Park, 1300 N. Monroe St., Albany. 29th annual event includes certified 5K and 10K runs and one-mile fun run. Benefits Children’s Miracle Network. Registration: $25 by Dec. 1; $30, Dec. 2-8; $35, day of run. Entry form available at www.supportphoebe.org.

Family Day: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive. AMA and Albany Recreation & Parks family-friendly event is free and features art projects for all ages and a scavenger hunt through the museum. Contact the AMA (229) 439-8400 or Rec & Parks at (229) 430-5222.

Poulan Christmas Parade: 2 p.m., Poulan.

DEC. 13

North Pole Express: 5 p.m.-8 p.m. (also Dec. 14-16), Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village, Tifton. Participants will hear Mrs. Claus read “The Polar Express” at the Clyatt Cabin before boarding the steam train to see Santa and the “Polar Express” film. Tickets must be purchased in advance from the museum Country Store. Tickets are $10 per person. Contact (229) 391-5205.

DEC. 14

Victorian Christmas: 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (also Dec. 15), downtown Thomasville. The 31st annual event highlights Thomasville’s Victorian past with Christmas flair with street food vendors , carolers, carriage ride, street performers and stores open late. Magic Lantern Show at the municipal auditorium is an 1890s visual experience that preceded movies projected onto a full-sized screen.

Festival of Lights Christmas Parade: 6 p.m.-7 p.m., downtown Moultrie.

DEC. 15

Live Nativity: 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (Also Dec. 16-17), Central Baptist Church of Albany, 1618 W. 3rd Ave. Two presentations each evening telling story of the birth of Jesus. Each presentation concludes with Santa kneeling at the manger. Santa available for free photos and refreshments. Free admission. Contact the church office at (229) 436-7263.

DEC. 16

Peppermint Pops Matinee and Instrument Petting Zoo: 11 a.m., Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St. Children can play symphonic instruments before the matinee version of Peppermint Pops, including an audience sing-along and a multimedia presentation of the Albany Symphony Orchestra providing music for the animated feature “The Snowman.” Tickets: $15.

Peppermint Pops: 7:30 p.m., Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St., Albany Symphony Orchestra brings back the holiday concert as part of its Paul Peach Masterworks series. Concert includes an audience sing-along and a multimedia presentation of the Albany Symphony Orchestra providing music for the animated feature “The Snowman.” Tickets: $35, adult reserved; $25, adult general admission; $10, student. Know the Score pre-concert discussion at 6:30 p.m. free with admission. Post-concert Conductor’s circle at Albany Area Arts Council, 215 N. Jackson St., is $20.

DEC. 18

Christmas with Grandparents: 11 a.m., Lockett Station Community Center. Albany Recreation & Parks hosts annual event is for seniors ages 50 and over (no children allowed). Tickets: $10. Tickets may be purchased at the Rec & Parks office, 1301 N. Monroe. Contact Tee Taylor at (220) 430-5222 or (229) 430-5219.

Carols & Hymns: 7 p.m. Harvest Moon, 2347 Dawson Road. Anniversary of Albany Beer & Hymns features Christmas carols and music. House band is Ales Angels.

DEC. 31

New Year’s Eve Bash & Dinner: 5 p.m.-1 a.m., Best Western Plus Windsor Hotel, Americus. Dinner and entertainment at Rosemary & Thyme Restaurant starting at 5 p.m., $50 per person. Lobby Party 9 p.m.-1 a.m. with live band. Cover: $10 (no cover charge for Windsor guests). Overnight package at hotel (two dinners, entertainment, night’s stay): $295. Contact (229) 924-1555 or visit www.windsor-americus.com.

The Coming Up Calendar is a summary of upcoming entertainment events published Wednesdays in SouthView. If you have a item for the Coming Up Calendar, please submit it by 5 p.m. Thursday before publication.

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