Holiday events calendar

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Bidding open for the Festival of Trees fundraiser at the Nevada State Library and Archives, 200 N. Stewart St.

7:30 p.m. "Carols and Lullabies" performance by Bella Voce Women's Chorus, Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall, 511 W. King St. $15 general admission, $12 for BAC members, seniors and students.

7:30 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre, 449 W. King St. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

Saturday

The "Christmas Star" will be performed by students at St. Teresa's Catholic School at the church on Lompa Lane at 11 a.m. A fundraiser for the school, you will get to see the show and have lunch for $10 (children are free). Call 882-1968.

Toys for Tots Drive-by Drop off, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Lowe's Home Improvement Center, 430 Fairview Drive. Live radio broadcast with 99.1 FM talk radio. Also, cards at the registers can be purchased for $1 and up. Toys donated to the Toys for Tots program. Call 881-2460, ext. 371.

2 p.m. "Peanutcracker" ballet performance by Sierra Nevada Ballet, Carson City Community Center, 851 E. William St. $10 general admission, $5 for BAC members, seniors and students.

2 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

4:30 p.m. Christmas Parade of Lights, line up at the Fourth Ward School, in Virginia City. Parade starts at 5 p.m.

1 p.m. "Ebenezer Scrooge - Jazz'd Up Like the Dickens!," Piper's Opera House, 12 N. B St., Virginia City.

7 p.m. "Peanutcracker" ballet performance by Sierra Nevada Ballet, Carson City Community Center. $10 general admission, $5 for BAC members, seniors, students.

Sunday

2 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

8 p.m. "Alf Doten Christmas," Gold Hill Hotel. $28 for play and dinner, $10 for just play.

Thursday

5:30-6:30 p.m. "Silver and Snowflakes" Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on the Capitol grounds.

Dec. 8

5 p.m. Bidding ends for the Festival of Trees fundraiser at the Nevada State Library and Archives.

7:30 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

Dec. 9

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa Train, Nevada State Railroad Museum. Free to all ages if you bring a new, unwrapped toy.

2 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Christmas in the Sierra concert by the Comstock Cowboys, Piper's Opera House. Tickets are $20.

4 p.m. Entries due for the Gingerbread Social at the Virginia City Visitors Center. For information on the contest, call 847-4FUN.

Dec. 10

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa Train, Nevada State Railroad Museum. Free to all ages by providing new, unwrapped toy.

1-6 p.m. Victorian Home Christmas Tour, 12 locations throughout Carson City. $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students ages 13-18, $5 for children ages 5-12.

2 p.m. "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" performance by Carson Performing Arts, Brewery Arts Center Reynolds Theatre. $8 general admission, $7 for BAC members, students and seniors, $5 for children and CHS students with ID.

8 p.m. "Alf Doten Christmas," Gold Hill Hotel. $28 for play and dinner, $10 for just play.

Dec. 12

Free holiday choral concert, 7:30 p.m., Western Nevada Community College's Marlette Hall. The WNCC Concert Choir will perform traditional carols and new selections. Call 445-3000.

Dec. 15

Boar's Head Feast, Piper's Opera House.

Dec. 16

5:30 p.m. Ginger Bread Social and silent auction, Piper's Opera House.

Dec. 17

8 p.m. "Alf Doten Christmas," Gold Hill Hotel. $28 for play and dinner, $10 for just play.

Dec. 19

6:15 p.m. "Kid on the Comstock," a free musical celebration of Nevada History by Gallagher Elementary School Students.

Dec. 22

Classic Christmas Film Festival, Piper's Opera House. Call the opera house for times, 847-0433.

Dec. 23

Classic Christmas Film Festival, Piper's Opera House. Call the opera house for times, Call 847-0433.