The Choir of St. Benedict's with the Kazanetti Chamber Orchestra will present George Frideric Handel's "Messiah" tonight at located at 2160 Cooper Lake Road.
The 7 p.m. performance will feature Areitha Lockhart, soprano; Mary Altman, alto; Rick Clements, tenor; and William Baker, bass. It will be free and open to the public but donations are graciously received.
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Santa makes his final two stops by Aunt Fanny’s Cabin tonight and Thursday from 6 – 8 both evenings. Admission is free. Aunt Fanny’s Cabin is located on Atlanta Road across the street from the Market Village in downtown Smyrna.
And by ’s facebook posting today – “HoHoHo! Guess who will be here from 4-6 pm?!’’ sounds like the jolly fella in the red suit is going to be making an appearance off the East-West Connector, too.
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And nearby in Marietta, playing at at 8 p.m. is the classic 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life. As George Bailey, a compassionate but despairingly frustrated small-town man contemplates suicide one fateful Christmas Eve, his guardian angel intercedes and shows him what life would have been like for the residents of Bedford Falls had he never lived. Admission is $8 for adults and $7 for children, students and seniors. - Donna Espy-Rypel