Things to do today: Dec. 7
"THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER": 7 p.m. Adults $12, students $10. Presented by the Charleston Children's Theater. Charleston Civic Center Little Theater.
THE WAYWARD GIRLS HOLIDAY PARTY: 11 p.m. Adults $10. Burlesque and performance art troupe. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529.
Art
RIVER ARTS SHOW AND SALE: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free admission. Showing and sale of local artists including Charles Jupiter Hamilton, Jan Griffin and others. Unitarian Universalist Convention, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-345-5042.
Dance
EXTREME COUNTRY DANCE CLUB: 8 to 10 p.m. (Lessons at 6 p.m.) Admission is $5. Elk Elementary Center, Mink Shoals exit of Interstate 79. Call 304-949-3973 or 304-483-5778.
GOOD TIME COUNTRY DANCERS: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Cost $5. Line dance and patterned couples dance. Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, 6313 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-545-6377 or 304-550-7144.
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NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: Noon, Intersection of Lee and Capitol streets. Sponsored by John Brawley Post No. 20, The American Legion. Guest speaker is Lt. Col. Tony Taylor, WVSU Professor of Military Science, Yellow Jacket Battalion. Speakers, music, wreath ceremony and more will be featured.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 4 to 6 p.m., MacFarland-Hubbard House, built in 1836 and serves as the West Virginia Humanities Council headquarters. Rooms have been decorated in the early 19th-century theme. Call 304-346-8500 or email: wvhu...@wvhumanities.org.
REINDOG PARADE: 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Park Community Center by the Wave Pool. Registration is 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $10 and prizes will be awarded. Call the park office at 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
MusicREVOLUTION: 7:30 p.m. Free. Acoustic rock. Bridge Road Bistro, 915 Bridge Road. Call 304-720-3500.
RECYCLE BAND with BILL ROSS: 7 to 10 p.m. Admission $5. Elk River Community Center, 902 Main St., Elkview. Call 304-965-3722.
CHET LOWTHER: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St. Call 304-342-1461 or visit www.taylorbooks.com.
"HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS": 8 p.m. Adult tickets start at $12, tickets for children start at $6. West Virginia Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert, featuring guest soloist Lindsey Goodman. Clay Center. Call 304-561-3570.
Stage/theater
"BATTERED BUT NOT BROKEN": 7:30 p.m. Tickets $19.50, $27.50 and $34.50. Cynthia Wilson's original play addressing the issue of domestic violence. Starring Ann Nesby and directed by Donald Gray. Capitol Center Theater, 123 Summers St. Call 304-610-1143 or visit www.milkywayproductions.net.
JANET WILLIAMS "THE TENNESSEE TRAMP" and TRAVIS HOWZE: 8 p.m. Admission $10. The Comedy Zone, Holiday Inn, 400 Second Ave., South Charleston. Call 304-414-2386 or visit www.comedyzonecharleston.com.
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL": 7 p.m. Advance tickets $7.50, at the door $10. Dickens classic performed by Tree House Ensemble. Tamarack, Beckley. Call 88TAMARACK.
"MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET": 8 p.m. Adults $15, seniors and children $10. Alban Arts Center, 65 Olde Main St., St. Albans. Call 304-721-8896 or visit www.albanartscenter.com.
"THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER": 7 p.m. Adults $12, students $10. Presented by the Charleston Children's Theater. Charleston Civic Center Little Theater.
THE WAYWARD GIRLS HOLIDAY PARTY: 11 p.m. Adults $10. Burlesque and performance art troupe. Kanawha Players Theater, 309 Beauregard St. Call 304-343-7529.
Art
RIVER ARTS SHOW AND SALE: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free admission. Showing and sale of local artists including Charles Jupiter Hamilton, Jan Griffin and others. Unitarian Universalist Convention, 520 Kanawha Blvd. W. Call 304-345-5042.
Dance
EXTREME COUNTRY DANCE CLUB: 8 to 10 p.m. (Lessons at 6 p.m.) Admission is $5. Elk Elementary Center, Mink Shoals exit of Interstate 79. Call 304-949-3973 or 304-483-5778.
GOOD TIME COUNTRY DANCERS: 6:30 to 10 p.m. Cost $5. Line dance and patterned couples dance. Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department, 6313 MacCorkle Ave. Call 304-545-6377 or 304-550-7144.
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NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: Noon, Intersection of Lee and Capitol streets. Sponsored by John Brawley Post No. 20, The American Legion. Guest speaker is Lt. Col. Tony Taylor, WVSU Professor of Military Science, Yellow Jacket Battalion. Speakers, music, wreath ceremony and more will be featured.
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: 4 to 6 p.m., MacFarland-Hubbard House, built in 1836 and serves as the West Virginia Humanities Council headquarters. Rooms have been decorated in the early 19th-century theme. Call 304-346-8500 or email: wvhu...@wvhumanities.org.
REINDOG PARADE: 10 a.m. to noon, Valley Park Community Center by the Wave Pool. Registration is 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Registration is $10 and prizes will be awarded. Call the park office at 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
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