Cantata features the 80-voice combined choirs of Wrightsboro Methodist Church and the Wilmington Celebration Choir. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by phone at 910-762-2583 or online at https://co.clickandpledge. com/advanced/default. aspx?wid=44493 City of Wilmington Holiday Parade 12/07, 5:40 pm The annual parade begins at North Front and Walnut streets. Bundle up and come out to cheer for your favorite school bands, local businesses and nonprofits as they march through historic downtown Wilmington. Don’t forget the thermos of hot chocolate. www.wilmingtonrecreation.com Fort Fisher Holiday Open House 12/09, 10 am to 4 pm Looking for that perfect holiday outing for the history buff in your family? Head to Fort Fisher State Historic Site and enjoy wassail, music and 15 percent off on all gift shop purchases. www.friendsoffortfisher.com Good Friends Luncheon 12/09, 11:30 am Good Friends of Wilmington gathers each December to raise money for disadvantaged individuals and families in New Hanover County. All of the money raised goes directly to those in need. The event is located in the Wilmington Convention Center and open to the public, but reservations are required. To save a seat, contact Louise McColl at 910-350-1211 or email louise@mccoll-associates.com Annual Holiday Pops Concert 12/10, 7:30 pm Better not pout! Join the North Carolina Symphony for a festive celebration of the holiday season at UNCW’s Kenan Auditorium. www.ncsymphony.org 5K Jingle Bell Run 12/13, 7:30 am registration with 9 am start time Don your gay apparel for the annual run benefiting the Wrightsville Beach Museum of History. T-shirts go to the first 300 participants to register, so sign up soon. $30 per runner. Wrightsville Beach Museum of History 910-256-2569 www.wbmuseum.com Polar Express Holiday Show 12/13-14, 4:30 and 5:30 pm Join Santa for the annual reading of the popular children’s story “The Polar Express.” Treats and hot chocolate will be served. Tickets are $5 per person and children under 3 are admitted free. Reservations are encouraged. Wilmington Railroad Museum www.wrrm.org Christmas Stroll Through the Past 12/13, 4-7 pm The Burgwin-Wright House and Bellamy Mansion Museum will host a festive holiday evening filled with music, period cos-tumes, petting zoo, refreshments and more. Enjoy a candlelit stroll as you travel from one site to the other. Tickets are available at the Burgwin-Wright House, Bellamy Mansion Museum, local Harris Teeter stores and online. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for children (ages 5-12), and free for children younger than 5. Call 910-251-3700 (Bellamy) or 910-762-0570 (Burgwin-Wright) for more information. Holiday Tea at the Bellamy Mansion 12/15, 2-3 pm Enjoy a lovely afternoon in the mansion decorated for the Christmas season. The $35 tea menu includes three courses: finger sandwiches, scones, desserts and confections served with tea followed by door prizes, raffles and giveaways for every-one. Reserve early. Call the Tea Ticket Hotline at 910-232-0127. Caroling by “Reindeer” Drawn Carriage 12/19-12/24, 6-10 pm In carriages drawn by reined “deer,” carol with Old St. Nick during a spin around historic downtown Wilmington. See the sights, admire the lights. $12 adults, $5 children younger than 12. www.horsedrawntours.com “The Nutcracker” 12/20-21, 3 pm The Wilmington Ballet Company presents a full-length traditional and professional version of “The Nutcracker” brought to life by the dazzling performances of talented dancers. Kenan Auditorium Call 910-962-3500 or visit www.uncw.edu for tickets New Year’s Noon Countdown 12/31, 1/1, 10 am to noon Countdown to the New Year with a juice toast, make a party crown and streamer sticks, glittery slime and an epic confetti toss in the courtyard. Free with admission. Call 910-254-3534 for more information. Children’s Museum of Wilmington www.playwilmington.org calendar of events s beachbites 19 WBM FILE PHOTOS www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com WBM
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