Holidays packed full of events

Looking for something to do over the next week or so? Look no further. Here are some of the many holiday events taking place now through December 8:

•Now through January 4: Holiday Arts Sale, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, West Main Street, Blue Ridge, 706-632-2144;

•Now through January 4: Jerry Mucklow Photography Exhibit, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, West Main Street, Blue Ridge, 706-632-2144;

•Now through December 15: “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Blue Ridge Community Theater, tickets, 706-632-9191; 

•November 28: Blue Ridge Turkey Trot 5K, downtown Blue Ridge, 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. run, 828-557-5405;

•November 28: Community Thanksgiving Open Table, Fannin County High School cafeteria, noon to 4 p.m., Good Samaritans of Fannin County; 706-455-3818;

•November 29 through December 15: Gingerbread Village, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Blue Ridge, 706-632-2144;

•November 29: Light Up McCaysville, Riverwalk Shops, 4 to 7 p.m., 706-492-4636;

•November 30: Light Up Blue Ridge, downtown Blue Ridge, 706-258-2432;

 •November 29 & 30: Fannin County High School Art Club fundraiser, INOLA Blue Ridge, noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, 678-431-9270;

•December 3: Fannin Regional Hospital (FRH) Auxiliary Love Light ceremony, 5 p.m., FRH lobby, Blue Ridge, 706-632-4278;

•December 3: Fannin County High School Chorus Concert, 7 p.m., 706-632-2081;

•December 5 - 7: Fannin County High School Drama class productions, Performing Arts Center on the high school campus, December 5, 6 p.m.; December 6, 6 p.m.; and, December 7, 3 & 6 p.m., 706-632-2081;

•December 5: Veterans Christmas Dinner, 6:30 p.m., all veterans and their families welcome, Circle J Restaurant, 706-632-2536;

•December 6 & 7, Live Nativity, Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Highway 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Blue Ridge, 706-632-8220;

•December 6: Fannin Christian Learning Center’s Christmas Concert, First Baptist of McCaysville/Copperhill, 6 p.m., McCaysville, 706-258-3940;

•December 7: Quiet Time with Santa, 9 a.m., Law Office of Laura J. Ray, Blue Ridge, reservations, 706-946-2000;

•December 7: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Bazaar, 7 Ewing Street, Blue Ridge, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 706-632-8245;

•December 7: Morning at the Manger, First Baptist Church, Blue Ridge, 9:30 a.m. to noon, reservations encouraged, 706-632-2763;

•December 7: Copperhill Kiwanis Club Christmas Parade, 2 to 4 p.m., downtown McCaysville and Copperhill, 706-455-0082;

•December 7: Christmas in Ducktown, Tennessee, 6 p.m., 706-851-4329; 

•December 7: Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony, Fannin Veterans Memorial Park, 12 noon, Blue Ridge, 678-507-8592;

•December 8: Christmas Tour of Homes, Fannin County Family Connection, 501 Industrial Park Rd., Blue Ridge, tickets, 706-632-6063;

•December 8: Brasstown Ringers Christmas concert, First United Methodist Church, Copperhill, 5 p.m., 423-496-4931.