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Christmas dance

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Ballerina Julia Foley Morgan will perform an original ballet solo, Breath of Heaven , as part of the worship service at 10:30 a.m. today at Church of the Holy Comforter, 473 Furys Ferry Road, Martinez. The church also will hold Christmas Eve services at 5:30 and 11 p.m.

Christmas movie

The Church at Greenbrier will hold "Christmas on the Lawn" starting at 4:45 p.m. today at the Columbia County Amphitheater, featuring children's crafts, Christmas music, games and food, followed by the 5:45 p.m. showing of How the Grinch Stole Christmas . Admission is a donation to Golden Harvest Food Bank. For information, go to www.greenbrierchurch.tv.

Christmas music

Creative Impressions will present its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Augusta State University Maxwell Performing Arts Theater. Tickets cost $20 for adults, $10 for students and are available at the theater box office. For information, call (706) 951-4239.

Candlelight service in Evans

A community candlelight service will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Columbia County Amphitheater, followed by group caroling. For information, go to www.mosaicumc.org.

Christian dances

Augusta Christian Singles sponsors dances from 7-11 p.m. Saturdays at the Ballroom Dance Center, 525 Grand Slam Drive, Evans, off Evans-to-Locks Road. A New Year's Eve party will be held 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Admission is $16 for members, $18 for guests. For information, call Theresa Thigpen at (706) 863-9262.

Tree recycling

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat through Jan. 5 at Riverside Middle School on Furys Ferry Road in Evans. For information, call 1 (800) 533-3478.

Pet collections

Donations of pet supplies are being accepted at the Best Western Evans Hotel on Park West Drive during December to benefit CSRA Happy Tails Rescue. For information, go to www.csrahappytails.com.