When: Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Where: Thronateeska Heritage Center, 100 W. Roosevelt Ave.The annual Santa display has more than 1,000 Santas from around the world and across the years all in one place. Admission includes three exhibits and a planetarium show.Admission: $7 for adults, $6 for children, free for members. File Photo: Alan Mauldin
Southwest Georgia is swinging into the holiday spirit this weekend with paraded, plays and other Christmas-themed going on acrossthe region. Don’t miss out on the lights, pageantry and celebrations.
File Photo: Alan MauldinAlanMauldin[email protected] https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f714026fc83d6150ab9a4350b4169940?s=100&d=mm&r=gFile Photo: Alan MauldinAlanMauldin[email protected] https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f714026fc83d6150ab9a4350b4169940?s=100&d=mm&r=g
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.When: Saturday, starts at 6 p.m.Where: Downtown Albany.The City of Albany is hosting the 33rd annual Albany Christmas Parade on Saturdday with the theme “A Gingerbread Christmas.”
When: Friday, starts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday shows start at 2:30p.m.Where: Albany Municipal Auditorium, 200 N. Jackson St.Come out for a timeless holiday tradition that is perfect for the entire family. Don’t miss this year’s performance of “The Nutcracker.”Admission: $18.
Staff Photo: Tara Fletcher
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.When: Starts at 6 p.m.Where: Downtown Leesburg.Enjoy an evening of holiday entertainment and fun for the whole family in historic downtown Leesburg with dazzling Christmas light displays and festive food. The theme this year is “A Christmas Cinema Spectacular!”
Special Photo: Swamp Gravy
When: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday shows at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.Where:Cotton Hall Theater,166 Main St., Colquitt.”If Only In My Dreams” is acollection of true-life Christmas stories from south Georgia performed by the ensemble cast at Swamp Gravy,with Christmas carols and a new song written for the production.Admission: $22.For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.swampgravy.com.
Alan has been a reporter for 30 years, including at The Moultrie Observer, Thomasville Times-Enterprise and The Albany Herald. His favorite book is “Catch-22,” and he has an Australian shepherd/American bulldog mix named Maxwell.
