dec 31

events

First Night Harrisonburg 6-midnight. $7-$9. www.firstnightharrisonburg.com

dance

Near Year’s Eve Dance Featuring Fat Ammons Band. $30-$60 Augusta Expoland, Fishersville. 337-2552

dec 28

events
Drawing/Painting Model Session No instructor. 10am-12:30 pm. $6. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 886-8636. bssschool.org

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Open House Commemorating 151st anniversary of Wilson’s birth. Live music, children’s activities, tours with guides in period costume. 10-4. FREE. 18-24 N. Coalter St., Staunton. 885-0897

music
Tribute to Hank William Sr. Featuring Robin & Linda Williams, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Bill Kirchen, Rickie Simpkins and Mark Schatz. 8 pm. $21-$23, plus $3 at door. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189

film
Friday Night at the Movies Featuring new releases. Movie TBA. Free popcorn and soda. 7 pm. Waynesboro Public Library. 942-6746

dec 27

events

Bipolar Disorder Support Group 2 pm. Valley Hope Counseling Center, Waynesboro. 886-7181

Women’s Support Group Eating/body image issues. 7-8 pm. Free. 3269 Limestone Lane, Dayton. 879-9059

dec 26

events

Winter Caroling Party Guided Tours. 6-7:30 each half hour. Reservations required. Free. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

dec 23

events

Holiday Lantern Tours 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10.  Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

dec 22

events

Downtown Lexington Open House Holiday music, entertainment and treats with recipe provided at 10-5. 463-6973

Holiday Lantern Tours 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

NCAA Football ’08 Tournament Double elimination tournament, ages 15 & up. 10 am. $5. Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activities Center, Westover Park, Hburg. 433-2474

film

The Polar Express 2 pm. Free. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189. www.courtsquaretheater.com

dec 21

events

Drawing/Painting Model Session No instructor. 10 am-12:30 pm. $6. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 886-8636. bssschool.org

Holiday Lantern Tours 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

Christmas in River City The Boogie Kings at Blue Ridge Fellowship Café, nighttime caroling and daytime live music at Stone Soup, downtown carriage rides, photos with Santa. 5-8 p.m. Downtown Waynesboro. 942-6705

music

Songs of the Angels Shenandoah Valley Choral Society 7:30 pm. $9-$10, plus $2 at door. Advance tickets available from members and area businesses. Call for locations. Bridgewater Church of the Brethren. 433-3031

film

A Christmas Story 8 pm. $5. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189. www.courtsquaretheater.com

dec 20

events

Bipolar Disorder Support Group 2 pm. Valley Hope Counseling Center, Waynesboro. 886-7181

Holiday Lantern Tours 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

Reading About Art Monthly discussion on books about art and artists. 12:30-1:30 pm. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 887-6121.

Santa’s Enchanted Workshop Musical by Theatre IV. 4 & 7 pm. $5 advance; $7 door. Proceeds benefit H/R Child Day Care Center. Hburg HS Auditorium. For tickets and info, 434-5268

Women’s Support Group Eating/body image issues. 7-8 pm. Free. 3269 Limestone Lane, Dayton. 879-9059

dec 19

events

Book Clubs Brown Bag at Noon, Wednesday Night at 7 pm. Waynesboro Public Library. 942-6746

dec 18

events

Christmas High Tea at South River Restaurant 3 pm. $15, reservations required. 23 Windigrove Dr., Waynesboro. 942-5567

Drawing/Painting Model Session No instructor. 7-9:30 pm. $6. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 886-8636. bssschool.org

Rocktown Yarns Community Stitch Night Work on your fiber projects 6-7:30 pm. Free. 115 W. Water St., Hburg 437-0411. rocktownyarns.com

Great Books Discussion Group reads Jorge Luis Borges’ “Garden of Forking Paths.” 7 pm. Free. Staunton Public Library. 332-3902

Healthy Cooking & Lunch One-hour cooking demonstration of quick and healthy holiday treats with owner Linda Roland. Noon. Reservations required. $20. South River Restaurant & Wine Shop, 23 Windigrove Dr., Waynesboro. 942-5567

Poetry Night @ KRONOS With Lorraine Rees and Kevin Postupack. Book signing by both. 8 pm. 14 Byers St., Staunton. 213-1815

WE CARE National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Support Group 6:30 pm. Central United Methodist Church, Staunton. 886-7181

Wine Tasting Sparkling wines. 6-8 pm. Free. South River Restaurant & Wine Shop, 23 Windigrove Dr., Waynesboro. 942-5567.

classes

Gingerbread House Construction All ages welcome. 6-8:30 pm. $100 plus materials. Stone Soup Books and Café, 908 W. Main St., Waynesboro. 943-0084. www.stonesoupbooks.net

dec 17

event

Our Community Place Holiday Craft Night Child friendly. 7-9 pm. Free. Donations accepted. Little Grill, 661 N. Main St., Hburg. Reservations necessary. 453-2977

music

Robin and Linda Williams 7:30 pm. $30. ASC’s Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 851-1733. 877-MUCH-ADO

dec 16

events

Handel’s Messiah Presented in its entirety by the Ovation Singers and Orchestra. 3 pm. Free. Lee High School Auditorium, N. Coulter St., Staunton. 886-2825

Holiday Lantern Tours Guided Tours. 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

music

Staunton Music Festival Holiday Baroque Featuring SMF Baroque String Ensemble and the Madison Singers. 7 pm. $8-$18 available at the door. Trinity Episcopal Church, 213 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 885-4127

film

Bee Movie 2:30 pm. $6. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189. www.courtsquaretheater.com

dec 15

events

2007 Madden Tournament Double elimination tournament, ages 15 & up. 10 am. $5. Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activities Center, Westover Park, Hburg. 433-2474

Blow Your Own Glass Ornament Sunspot Studios. Ages 5+ 5:30-9 pm. $35. 202 S. Lewis St., Staunton. 885-0678

Downtown Lexington Open House Holiday music, entertainment and treats with recipe provided at businesses.  Saturdays thru Dec. 22. 10-5. 463-6973

Holiday Farmer’s Market Holiday music; food, crafts, cut greenery. 9-1. Municipal Parking Lot, Hburg. www.harrisonburgfarmersmarket.com

Holiday Lantern Tours Guided Tours. 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

music

Zephyrus Medieval and Renaissance music for the season. 8 pm. $10-$15 available at the door. St. Francis Catholic Church, 121 N. Augusta St., Staunton. 434-293-5339

film

Bee Movie 8 pm. $6. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189. www.courtsquaretheater.com

dance

Holiday Dance Contemporary ballroom, Latin, swing and Argentine Tango. Beginner lesson at 7; dance 8-10:30. $7-$12. Dayton Learning Center. 432-1003. www.dancingwithkaren.com

Staunton Contra Dance Music by Jim Morrison & Steve Hickman; caller Gaye Fifer. Beginners workshop at 7:30; dance at 8. $3-$6, MBC students free. MBC Physical Activities Center. 280-2330 or 280-2335

classes

For Kids Sake Workshop For parents and grandparents who share custody or visitation of children. Taught by licensed therapist. 9 am-1 pm. $45. Mary Switzer Bldg, Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center, Fishersville. 942-6757

dec 14

events

ASC Christmas Shows Open The Santaland Diaries, 5 pm, $12-$26. A Christmas Carol, 7:30 pm, $14-$36. Thru Dec. 30. See Theater listings. Blackfriars Playhouse, 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 851-1733. 877-MUCH-ADO 

Don’t Forget the Kids at You Made It! Ages 6+, make holiday gifts for your family. Pizza provided. 5:30-8 pm. $50. Pre-registration required. 163 S. Main St., Hburg. 434-4500

Drawing/Painting Model Session No instructor. 10am-12:30 pm. $6. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 886-8636. bssschool.org

Holiday Lantern Tours Guided Tours. 5:30-8:30 pm. Reservations required. $5-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

film

Bee Movie 8 pm. $6. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189. www.courtsquaretheater.com

dec 13

events

Bipolar Disorder Support Group 2 pm. Valley Hope Counseling Center, Waynesboro. 886-7181

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Concert Band Holiday Benefit Concert 7:30 pm. Free will offering to benefit Central Valley Habitat for Humanity. Massanutten Presbyterian Church, Penn Laird. 568-6987

JMU College of Graduate and Outreach Programs Information Session Noon-1 pm. Free. Grace Street House, Hburg. 568-6131

Wine Tasting Holiday gift wines. 6-8 pm. Free. South River Restaurant & Wine Shop, 23 Windigrove Dr., Waynesboro. 942-5567.

Women’s Support Group Eating/body image issues. 7-8 pm. Free. 3269 Limestone Lane, Dayton. 879-9059

music

Dan Paisley & Southern Grass Hard-driving bluegrass. 7:30 pm. $13-$15, plus $3 at door. Court Square Theater, Hburg. 433-9189

classes

Your Business: Plan It/Start It Workshop 6-8:30 pm. $25., JMU Small Business Development Center, 1598 S. Main St., Hburg. 568-3227. www.jmu.edu/sbdcenter

lectures

Integrative Medicine Р Its Strengths, Its Weaknesses and the Missing Link: Relationships Speaker Elaine Dunaway, LCSW. 7:30 pm. Free. Shenandoah Presbytery, 1111 N. Main St., Hburg. 433-4249. shenfamilysystems.org

dec 12

events

Afternoon Classics Book Discussion Group Marcus Aurelius, “Meditations.” 2 pm. Free. Staunton Public Library. 332-2902

Christmas Holiday Luncheon Valley Women’s Connection of Greater Staunton Area. Featuring “A Merry Musical” with vocal ensemble Lyrisa and speaker Ann Jamerson. 11:30-1. $14. Reservations by Dec. 7 encouraged. Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, Staunton. 885-7373 or 248-3059

DoveTale Mary, Joseph and the angel Gabriel stumble through the gritty realities of God becoming human in this fresh, funny theatrical look at the nativity featuring Ted Swartz, Ingrid De Sanctis and Trent Wagler. 7:30 pm. $5-$10. Lindale Mennonite Church, Linville. 574-4877

classes

Human Resources Issues Facing the Small Business Small Business Toolkit brown-bag lunch series Noon-1 pm. Free H-R Chamber members, $10 non-members. H-R Chamber of Commerece, 800 Country Club Rd., Hburg. 434-3862. www.jmu.edu/sbdcenter

dec 11

events

Drawing/Painting Model Session No instructor. 7-9:30 pm. $6. Beverley Street Galleries, 22 W. Beverley St., Staunton. 886-8636. bssschool.org

Let’s Speak Spanish Hablemos Espaol Practice your Spanish skills. Adults and high school students. Registration required. 6:30 pm. Waynesboro Pubic Library. 942-6746

Rocktown Yarns Community Stitch Night Work on your fiber projects 6-7:30 pm. Free. 115 W. Water St., Hburg 437-0411. rocktownyarns.com

JMU College of Graduate and Outreach Programs Information Session 5:30-6:30 pm. Free. Grace Street House, Hburg. 568-6131

Women with Pens Monthly discussion of under-appreciated female writers. In Dec., Alice Thomas Ellis. 2 pm. Free. Staunton Public Library. 332-3902

Survivors of Suicide Support Group 7:30 pm. Christ Lutheran Church, 2807 N. Augusta St., Staunton. 383-2902 or 290-COPE. www.griefvirginia.org

music

Music at the Library Christmas music by Schola Cantorum. Free pizza and soda. Noon. Waynesboro Public Library. 942-6746

classes

Candy Making Workshop Children welcome. 6-8:30 pm. $75 plus materials. Stone Soup Books and Café, 908 W. Main St., Waynesboro. 943-0084. www.stonesoupbooks.net

QuickBooks Quick Topics: Year-End Procedure Checklist Monthly brown-bag lunch series. Noon-1 pm. $10. PBGH, 558 S. Main St., Hburg. 568-3227. www.jmu.edu/sbdcenter

dec 10

events

Birth Circle Birth Matters for mothers/mothers-to-be. 7-9 pm. 661 N. Main St., Hburg. 433-7738. www.birthmattersva.org/harrisonburg

JMU Adult Degree Program Information Sessions Noon & 5:30 pm. Room 3165 Memorial Hall, JMU. 568-6824

Our Community Place Holiday Craft Night Make beaded wire napkin rings and wine glasses. Instructor Sonya Shaver. Child friendly craft. 7-9 pm. Free. Donations accepted. Little Grill, 661 N. Main St., Hburg. Reservations necessary. 453-2977

dec 9

events

Christmas Open House Bridgewater Retirement Community. 16 plus theme trees, entertainment by retirement village choir, drama troupe and dancers, bake and craft sale. 2:30-4:30. Free. Houff Community Center. 515-3403

Miller-Kite Museum Christmas Open House Featuring living history demonstrations by 10th Virginia Infantry; visits by old-world Santa, Stonewall Jackson; tours, live music, refreshments. Noon-5 pm. Free. 310 E. Rockingham St., Elkton. 298-1717 or 289-9866

music

JMU Bands 3 pm. $2. Wilson Hall Auditorium. 568-3481 for time/venue changes

Massanutten Brass Band 7 pm. Donations accepted. Proceeds benefit the Salvation Army. Massanutten Presbyterian Church, Penn Laird. 568-6036

dance

The Nutcracker Presented by Shenandoah Civic Dance Co. with guest artist Jurijs Safonovs. 2 pm. $8-$10.  R.E. Lee HS Auditorium, N. Coalter St., Staunton. Call 885-8524 for ticket outlets, reservations and information

dec 8

events

Christmas Around the World Food and holiday traditions from many countries; entertainment, children’s activities. 10-2. Free. Downtown Lexington. 463-6973

A Christmas Carol Play at 1:30 & 6 pm. Dessert following 6 pm show. $10 play only; $12 play & dessert. Profits benefit youth missions. Calvary Baptist Church, 105 Garland Dr., Staunton. 885-5512

Downtown Lexington Open House Holiday music, entertainment and treats with recipe provided at businesses.  Saturdays thru Dec. 22. 10-5. 463-6973

Family Caroling Party Guided Tours. 10 am & 2 pm. Reservations required. $6-$10. Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton. 332-7850. www.frontier.virginia.gov

Holiday Craft Sale Crafts, indoor yard sale. 10-2. The Arc Op Shop, Lucy Simms Center, Hburg. 437-9214

KayDee Puppets Presents “The Hurry Monster Visits Santa’s Workshop.” 11 am. Waynesboro Public Library. 942-6746

Theater @ KRONOS Thru Sat. “The Last Touchy Feely Drama on the American Stage.” 8 pm. $8. Advance reservation recommended. 14 Byers St., Staunton. 213-1815

music

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols JMU’s Madison Singers. 8 pm. Donations accepted. Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 281 E. Market St., Hburg. 568-3481 for venue/time changes

Holiday Violin Concert EMU Preparatory Music Program 11:30 am. Children’s Room, Massanutten Regional Library, Hburg. 434-4475

Omni Peace Benefit Concert Proceeds to rebuild impoverished African villages. 7-10:30. $5, donations also accepted. Elkton. 830-4395

film

The Simpsons 10 pm. $2.50. Suter Science Center Auditorium, EMU. 432-4644

dance

The Nutcracker Presented by Shenandoah Civic Dance Co. with guest artist Jurijs Safonovs. 7 pm. $8-$10.  R.E. Lee HS Auditorium, N. Coalter St., Staunton. Call 885-8524 for ticket outlets, reservations and information

classes

Mountain Dulcimer Workshop Seasonal music using strumming and finger-picking patterns/techniques for novice/intermediate players. 9-11:30 am. $35. Stone Soup Books/Café, 908 W. Main St., Waynesboro. 943-0084. stonesoupbooks.net

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