Victorian Holidays at Maymont: Old-Fashioned Christmas, Sunday, December 2, 12-5pm, Maymont Mansion & Carriage House Lawn, Carriage rides, music, food, games, special activities and visits with St. Nick, the Fairy Godmother and the Pocket Lady, $5. St. Nick’s Holiday Party, Sunday, December 2, 3-4pm, Garden Hall, $15. Maymont By Moonlight, Fridays, December 7 & 14, 5:30-9:30pm, Maymont’s Hampton Street Entrance $25, $20 members. Maymont’s Candlelight Mansion Tours, Tuesday, December 11, 5-7pm, Maymont Mansion, details – www.maymont.org/holidays, 804-3587166, 310.
Genworth Symphony Pops “Let It Snow” , December 2, 3pm, Richmond CenterStage, featuring the Richmond Symphony Chorus, City Singers Children’s Choir and Susan Greenbaum. Other concerts: Handel’s Messiah, Saturday, December 8, 7pm, Richmond CenterStage; Messiah Sing-A-Long, Sunday, December 9, 4pm at Goochland High School, www.richmondsymphony.com.
City Of Petersburg, Centre Hill Museum’s Holiday Open House, Revolutionary War Novels & a Classic Holiday Tale, December 2, “Scrooge” performed at 3pm, Centre hours 10am-5pm, 1 Centre Hill Avenue, www.petersburgarea.org or 804-733-2401.
Farm Bureau Winter Park At RVA On Ice, 6th & 7th Streets on East Broad street, opens Wednesdays – Fridays 4 -10pm, Saturdays, 10am -10pm, Sundays, 10am – 6pm, through January 31, 2013, www.RVAOnIce.net or call 804-592-3401
Legendary Santa at the Children’s Museum of Richmond, through Christmas Eve, www.c-mor.org or call Santa’s Hotline 804-474-7009.
Dominion Gardenfest of Lights at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 5 -10pm nightly through January 7th, www.lewisginter.org or 804-262-9887.
Christmas Town A Busch Gardens Celebration, Holiday Traditions, dazzling shows & one-of-a-kind gift ideas, through Monday, December 31st,
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Christmas The Musical! Through Sunday, December 2, Richmond’s Landmark Theater, 600 East Grace Street, www.landmarktheater.net, www.ETIX.com or 800-514-ETIX (3849).
Future Events: Executive Mansion Tree Lighting – Friday, December 7, Holiday Tour Dates & Hours: December 4, 5, 6, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20 10am – noon & 2-4pm. Holiday Open House Days: December 12,11am-3pm & 14th, 11am -2pm, www.executivemansion.virginia.gov.
The Richmond Divas Re-unite featuring Desiree Roots, Wednesday, December 12, 7pm, at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, 2880 Mountain Road,
