PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL -- As the holidays approach and snow birds arrive, it's time to take a look at some of the activities and entertainment taking place in early December.
Here are just some of the events scheduled:
Palm Beach Community College Music Program presents Concert Band and Concert Chorus; 8 p.m., Dec. 2; Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $10. Call (561) 207-5900 or visit www.pbcc.edu//x13029.xml
Tree Lighting: Live music by “Sha-Boom”, children’s games, art and crafts, cocoa, cookies and more. Burns Road Recreation Center, 4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, 6-8 p.m., Dec. 2. pbgfl.com.
The Benjamin School Winter Concert: 7 p.m., Dec. 3; Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $5. Call Lindy Riley at (561) 472-3476 or Sheryl Kittrel at (561) 472-2403 or visit www.thebenjaminschool.org
Italian/Jewish Comedy Festival: 8 p.m., Dec. 4; Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $50-$55. Call (561) 278-7677 or visit www.sunsetet.com
Art and Craft Festival: Burns Road Recreation Center, 4404 Burns Road, Palm Beach Gardens, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 4 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 5. (561) 630-1100; pbgfl.com.
Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches/Singing In the Holidays with Jupiter Community Chorus: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5. Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $15. Call (561) 832-3115 or visit http://communitylink.gopbi.com
Bob Lappin & the Palm Beach Pops/Memories of Johnny Mercer: 8 p.m., Dec. 6; Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $75 and $85. Call (561) 832-7677 or 800-448-2472 or visit www.palmbeachpops.org
PBA Symphony, Piano Duo to Premiere Lost Mendelssohn Work: The Borland Center, 4889 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 8. $5-$10. (561) 803-2970; ticket_central@pba.edu.
Palm Beach Ballet Center/ “Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)”: 7 p.m., Dec. 9. Palm Beach Community College, Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens. Tickets: $15 students /$25 orchestra/$20 balcony. Call (561) 207-5900.
