Santa Arrival Dec. 5 at Del Mar Plaza. Del Mar Art Gallery will have a kids' Santa Drawing from 1 to 3 p.m., and each child will take home what they paint and draw with Santa's signature. info@delmarmainstreet.com.
Annual Holiday Wonderland 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 in the Village of Del Mar. Music, arts and crafts, restaurant sampling, barbecue, fun zone, horse and carriage rides, Santa photos, school choirs, carolers, dance teams, Snow Queen visits and puppet show at the library. Pre-event tickets cover four to 10 food items and/or activities, 25 tickets for $20 (day of event $25). Snow for play will be imported to St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 2 to 4 p.m., with complimentary hot cocoa and goodies, Advent Evensong with the St. Peter's choir and the young singers of the St. Nicholas Choristers under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, 5 p.m., 334 14th St., across from the Del Mar Plaza. Sherry reception follows in the parish hall. (858) 755-1616.
'Nutcracker' Ballets - City Ballet: Dec. 11-20, Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego. $29-$59. (858) 272-8663, www.cityballet.org; San Diego Ballet: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 17-18, UCSD Mandeville Auditorium, La Jolla. $20-$50. (619) 294-7311; California Ballet: Dec. 12-13, Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola, Poway; Dec. 19, 20 and 22, San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third, San Diego. Tickets: $25-$35. (858) 560-6741, www.californiaballet.org. Photo: City ballet
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES Through the Lens of Autism. Benefit photography show with works by kids and teens from Community Coaching Center, also music, shopping, wine, beer and appetizers, 7 to 10 p.m. Dec. 5, Mabuno Gallery, 414 N. Cedros, Solana Beach. Free. (858) 603-7344.
Free Saturday at Lux Art Institute. Studio tours, refreshments and music, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 12, 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas. (760) 436-6611, www.luxartinstitute.org.
Led Zeppelin: The Exhibition. Display of photography by Neal Preston presenting Led Zeppelin throughout the 1970s rock era, 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5, Morrison Hotel Gallery, Flower Hill Promenade, 2670 Via de la Valle, Del Mar. (858) 350-3777, www.morrison hotelgallery.com.
San Diego Plein Air Painters Exhibition. Featuring works by Brian Belfield, Betty Blount, Rod Lingren, Tricia De Luna, Jeff Remmer and Louise Sackett, through Jan. 31, Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. www.meetup.com. Monoprints and Watercolors by Julie Prazich. Portion of proceeds go to San Diego Hospice, through Jan. 2, Solana Beach City Hall Gallery, 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach. (858) 720-2454.
"Elizabeth Carmel: Tuscany," continues through Jan. 17 at Ordover Gallery, 410 S. Cedros, Solana Beach. (858) 720-1121. www.ordovergallery.com.
CONCERTS Mar Del's Christmas Benefit Show. 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Belly Up Tavern. $10 to benefit YWCA's Becky's House. 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. (858) 481-8140.
Steven Ybarra Acoustic and Pop. Music and a sunset on the Plaza's ocean view deck, 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 4, Del Mar Plaza, 1555 Camino del Mar, Del Mar. www.delmarplaza.com.
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus will present Leonard Bernstein's "Mass," a theater piece for singers, players and dancers, 8 p.m. Dec. 4-6 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6, Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD campus. $18-$36. (858) 534-4637, www.lajollasymphony.com.
Free holiday concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 12-13 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Del Mar Stake Center, 12701 Torrey Bluff Drive. Soloists, 86-voice choir, youth and children's choirs will perform, accompanied by a 30-piece orchestra. (760) 753-9360.
"Ode to Joy" and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5 and 2 p.m. Dec. 6. San Diego Symphony, Copley Hall, 750 B St. (619) 235-0804, www.sandiegosymphony. com.
Celtic Christmas. Irish music, dance and storytelling, 2 p.m. Dec. 6, Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., San Diego. $35-$45. www.birchnorthparktheatre.net. (619) 239-8836.
"Masterpiece Messiah." Orchestra NOVA and Bach Collegium San Diego chorus perform with dramatic video of the art masterpieces complementing Handel's "Messiah," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at St. Paul's Cathedral, 3505 Fifth Ave., San Diego; Dec. 11 at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 743 Prospect, La Jolla; Dec. 12 at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, 120 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. (858) 350-0290, www.orchestranova.org.
THEATER & FILM "A Christmas Story," based on the "Ralphie" classic, presented by San Diego Junior Theatre, through Dec. 20 at Firehouse YMCA Theatre, 7877 Herschel, La Jolla. $11-$14. (619) 239-8355, Juniortheatre.com.
"How Do You Spell Chanukkah?" 8 p.m. Dec. 5 and 7 p.m. Dec. 6-7. "Sister's Christmas Catechism: Mystery of the Magi's Gold," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14-16. "An Unscripted Carol," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 and 28. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. (858) 481-1055.
"A Christmas Carol," 7 p.m. Dec. 9-27, North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $17.50-$35. (858) 481-1055, www.northcoast.rep.org.
"Bonnie & Clyde." At the La Jolla Playhouse through Dec. 20, Mandell Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. (858) 550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org.
Church presentation. Portraying the biblical St. Joseph in a one-man show, Michael Price will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, 4355 Del Mar Trails, (858) 481-3232. Free. www.markpriceministries.com.
"Holiday Memories," 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 12. Legler Benbough Theatre, Alliant International University, Avenue of Nations, Scripps Ranch. $18-$20. (858) 578-7728, Scrippsranchtheatre.org.
Comedy acts. Weekend headliners 8 and 10:30 p.m. Nightly shows Wednesday-Sunday. Tickets from $20. The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl, La Jolla. (858) 454-9176, www.comedystorelajolla.com.
"Film: Line Shot." Digital animation by artist Matthew Ritchie weaves together utopian narratives and arcane creation myths, 7 p.m. Dec. 10, $5-$7, MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org.
"Drinking Made Easy." Zane Lamprey's comedy tour, "an informative, funny presentation on drinks, drinking, and getting drunk." 7 p.m. Dec. 9, Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. (858) 481-9022, www.bellyup.com.
"Camino Real." 8 p.m. Dec. 4-5, The Sheila & Hughes Potiker Theatre, UCSD La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. (858) 534-4574, http://theatre.ucsd.edu/season.
ODDS AND ENDS Jewels & Jammies, shopping benefit for FACE (Foundation for Animal Care and Education), 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Rancho Santa Fe Garden Club, 17025 Avenida de Acacias. Must R.S.V.P. by Dec. 4. (858) 450-3223, crobb@face4pets,org.
"Night in Bethlehem," 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 6, Calvary Lutheran Church, 424 Via de la Valle, Solana Beach. Food, arts, crafts and other goods of the era with church members portraying Mary, Joseph, shepherds and Roman soldiers. Strolling musicians. Tickets, $15 ($45 per family), include a light meal. (858) 755-2855, www.CalvaryLutheranChurch.org.
Torrey Pines High School Holiday Boutique, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5, free parking. More than 30 vendors selling jeans, purses, clothing, holiday gifts and more. Benefits the College and Career Center and other student programs. (858) 755-0125, ext. 2024.
Publishers and Writers of San Diego. Annual year-end celebration, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10, Encinitas County Library, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. (760) 753-2279, www.publisherswriters.org.
Women's Head to Toe Expo. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 4 and Dec. 6, to 6 p.m. Dec. 5. $8. Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. (877) 491-0677, www.headtotoewomensexpo.com.
"What Hope for Afghanistan?" Lecture by Athanasios Moulakis, professor of government at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at UCSD Faculty Club, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla. (858) 822-0510, emunk@ucsd.edu.
24th "Alternative" Christmas Market, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5:45 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 and 13, Solana Beach Presbyterian Church's Debin Hall, 120 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. Free parking. (858) 509-2580, www.solanapres.org.
32nd Annual December Nights, 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 4, noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 5 in Balboa Park. Lights, music, food and drink, displays and a chance to swap old strands of lights (with San Diego Gas & Electric Co. bill or California ID) at the East Gazebo from 1 to 5 p.m. for LED strands, free gift. (619) 729-8234, www.balboapark.org.
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