Today’s highlights
Amahl and the Night Visitors, opera production by Gino Carlo Menotti, 6 and 8 p.m. performances at Palm Beach Atlantic University DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. $12, $10 seniors and alumni, $5 students with ID, faculty and staff. Call 561-803-2970.
Search for Christmas, “Merry Christmas, Ms. Crump,” walk-through drama, shows at 6:30 p.m., 7:30, 8:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Boca Glades Baptist Church, 10101 Oriole Country Road, Boca Raton. Call 561-483-4228.
Southern Christmas 2005, handcrafted holiday gifts and home decor, Southern Handcraft Society Boca Raton Chapter, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. today, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Patch Reef Park Community Center, Yamato Road just west of Military Trail, Boca Raton. Call 561-732-2597 or 561-487-2854.
Tree Lighting, Bethesda Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Season of Caring “Tree of Lights” celebration, entertainment 7 p.m. in front of main entrance of Bethesda Memorial Hospital, 2815 S. Seacrest Blvd., Boynton Beach. Free. Call 561-737-7733, ext. 4467.
Coming Saturday
Breakfast with Santa, children of all ages, to benefit American Red Cross, 9 a.m., food court, Town Center at Boca Raton. $10. Visit or call 561-368-6000.
Christmas concert, New Apostle Church Florida East District, 2 p.m. at Boca Raton High School Auditorium, 1501 NW 15th Court, Boca Raton. Free. Call 561-641-3825.
Holiday celebration, arts, crafts, visit from Santa, children’s stories, caroling, 4-8 p.m. at Greenacres Community Park, 2905 Jog Road, Greenacres. Free. Call 561-642-2181.
Holiday evening stroll, 6-8 p.m. at Mounts Botanical Garden, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. $10 adults, $8 members. Call 561-233-1757.
Holiday party for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, crafts, food, and special education to teach children how and why to use “911,” 10 a.m.-noon at First Christian Church, 215 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach. Free. Call 561-802-3353.
Santa Claws holiday photos to be taken, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday, and Dec. 10-11, 17-18 at the Boca Raton Petsmart, 20861 State Road 7, $9.95 includes two Polaroid pictures of pet with Santa Claus, $5 given to Florida Humane Society. Call 954-570-9507 or visit
Santa Lucia Christmas celebration, presented by Swedish Women’s Educational Association, crafts, raffles, food, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 625 NE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton. Call 954-478-1877.
Looking ahead
Holiday Harmony, Boca Raton Singers performing, 2 p.m. Sunday at Science of the Mind Center, 2 SW 12th Ave., Boca Raton. Call 561-483-9030 or visit
35th annual Boca Raton Holiday Street Parade, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, beginning at Southeast Eighth Street, traveling north on Federal Highway to North Mizner Boulevard. Call 561-393-7827 or 561-393-7806, ext. 2.
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