Current Events

Holiday stories

Gibbs Library will hold a holiday story time and craft hour for children at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 2. Participants may wear pajamas. Registration is required. For information, call 863-1946.

Santa's gift shop

Vendors are needed for the gift shop of Brookwood Elementary School's annual Breakfast with Santa, to be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 3. For information, call 650-1844.

Thanksgiving dinner

City of Life Ministries Inc., at 5220 Wrightsboro Road in Grovetown, will offer free Thanksgiving meals at the church from 2 to 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. For information, call 854-9000.

Evans planning

A planning session for a final celebration for the former Evans High School/current Evans Middle School will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at El Valle Mexican Restaurant in West Town Shopping Center. For information, call Julianne Roberson at 541-5322 or 373-4880, or Marty McIntosh at 267-1459.

Christmas hayride

Sharon Baptist Church's annual Hayride Through the Life of Christ will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 15-18 at the Merchants Association Fair Grounds. For information, call 541-1532 or 541-2027.

Christmas events

Monday is the deadline to sign up for the Martinez-Evans Christmas Parade, which begins at 2 p.m. Dec. 4. To participate, call Billy Becton at 863-7645.

Craft vendors are being sought for Columbia County's Christmas tree lighting festivities, which begin with Santa's arrival at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3 and end with the tree-lighting at 6:30 p.m. at the Justice Center in Evans. For information, call 312-7194.