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Show "I Thursday, December 4, 2008 OREM TIMES Page 7 if " f " "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" Valley Center Playhouse Play-house will present its traditional holiday offering, "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" opening open-ing Friday at the playhouse, 780 N. 200 East, Lindon. It runs Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday though Dec. 22. The comedy is also a touching play about the rowdy Herdman kids who hear they can get candy at church. They show up just in time to play all the main parts in the Christmas pageant. Tickets are $6, $5 for children, students and senior, and $25 per family. No babes in arms or children under five should attend. The doors open at 7 and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Reservations Res-ervations are recommended. For reservations or directions should call 785-1186. "The Messiah" The Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove Orchestra and local vocalists will present Pleasant Grove's annual production of "The Messiah" on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove High School auditorium, 700 E. 200 S. The choir and ' orchestra will be under the direction di-rection of James Wilcock, and the audience will be invited to sing along on selected choral numbers. Admission is free to the public through generous sponsorship from such sources as Pleasant Grove City, the Pleasant Grove Arts Commission, Commis-sion, and corporate and private donors. This project is also supported by the Utah Arts Council, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts. "A Christmas Carol" to open at Hale Center Theater Orem Hale Center Theater Orem, at 225 W. 400 North, announces the opening of its 19th production produc-tion of "A Christmas Carol." This Hale tradition began with the first season in 1990 and has blossomed into a family tradition for thousands in Utah. The original script, based faithfully faith-fully on the book by Charles Dickens has been in a constant state of development since the show was first produced. This production is directed by Jerry Elison and musically directed by Amanda Crabb. It is choreographed choreo-graphed by Ben Tichy. A little fatter, a bit more plump Tug Gettling DIRECTOR, NORTH UTAH VALLEY ANIMAL SERVICES A little fatter, a bit more plump, perhaps even approaching approach-ing portly. This is how I sit today after the festive holiday happenings. That seems to be the way of it. The turkey we fatten up all summer long seems to pass on to us what we first did to him. That's the way it should be, some claim, rubbing their newly acquired belly bubble. Eat and eat and eat some more till you are one button-popping event shy Of spontaneous human explosion. explo-sion. Quitting shy of thirds is frowned upon this time of year. We heap our plates high and then comes pie. Pumpkin and pecan and all the rest, especially strawberry rhubarb! The family animals (with the exception of Mr. Turkey) seem a bit rounder themselves. The under-the4able offerings came more frequently than usual and the sneak-me-one requests were answered without argument argu-ment or delay. As I sidled up to the couch to digest my bounteous bounte-ous intake with a hearty helping help-ing of football game watching, I noticed my corpulent canine had beaten me to the punch His splayed paws pointing north, south, east, and west as his 10 Days or LESS.. That's EXPRESS 1! ! From order to install on in-stock cabinets . ;r ; Broviding all of your Countertop & Cabinetry Needs - from Luxury Homes to the Humble Abode Story ttnur: Monday - Friday 9am 6pm ? Saturday by appointment 1 :,. u 801-756-3200 -Office & Fax ""'. :., oni 4e o -- . i. ant et a baii t .im Performances are at 8 p.m. nightly Nov. 28-Dec. 23 (except Sundays) through the entire run. Saturday matinees are scheduled each week at 3:30 p.m. as well as noon matinees on Dec. 13 and 20. Weekday matinees mat-inees at 5 p.m. are scheduled beginning Dec. 11, as well as 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 22-23. Prices are $15.50 to $19.50 depending on night and seating location. Call 22&S600 for tickets tick-ets or information or go online to www.haletheater.org. Wasatch Winds Christmas Concert On Monday, Dec. 8, the Wasatch Winds Symphonic Band will hold its "Holiday Spectacular" at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of American Fork High School, 510 N. 600 East, American Fork. Get in the Christmas spirit with a performance per-formance the entire family can enjoy. The concert will feature a mix of new holiday melodies such as "Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol" and traditional tradi-tional favorites like "Sleigh Ride." Cost is $2 for students, $3 for individuals, $10 for a family. More information is available at www.wasatch-winds.org. www.wasatch-winds.org. Lehi Choir concerts The Lehi Children's Choir is hosting its annual holiday concert Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Alpine Tabernacle Tab-ernacle in American Fork, 100 E. Main St. and at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, the old Hotel Utah, on Dec. 13 at 1 p.m. The Lehi Chorale and the Lehi Youth Chorus will perform in Temple Square on Dec. 21 from 6 p.m. at the South Visitor's Visi-tor's Center and at 7 p.m. at the Assembly Hall. Chauntenette Women's Choir concert The Chauntenettes will present their annual Christmas Christ-mas concert, "A Holly Jolly Christmas," at 7 p.m. Dec. 12, at the Alpine Tabernacle, 110 E. Main, American Fork. Families are invited and encouraged to celebrate the holiday season at the free concert. The group is conducted by Margaret Barfuss and Marilyn Cowley. Brenda Smith is the accompanist. ac-companist. The Chauntenettes is a four-part women's choir and has been operating in Utah generous body overwhelmed the meager furniture. Those of the feline persuasion were purring purr-ing loudly as they sunned their chubby bellies on the rug under the window. And grandpa, though not legally an animal, laid nose up in the recliner performing per-forming the full slumber ruse. The outdoor animals won't fare any worse they simply have to wait for the leftovers to be shoveled out to them. And as the chill of winter-come-quickly night approaches, a little extra digestion rumbling in the gut is just the thing to keep a body warm. It is a festival of ingestion, digestion, and indigestion of which no one ever truly complains. com-plains. Certainly the stretched stomachs and loosened belts will bring about some momentary momen-tary regrets but then amnesia sets in, we forget about the bloating and burping, and make ourselves a leftover turkey sandwich with all the trimmings, trim-mings, and another significant slab of blackberry pie. I am well aware that gluttonous glutton-ous gullet and gut stuffing can produce ill effects the likes of which no one enjoys. Man and beast can both suffer from gastric gas-tric torsion - a condition which is brought about by voluminous consumption of scrumptious groceries in rapid fire f ashioa 1 M I x County under the motto, "Service "Ser-vice through Song," for the past 60 years. Women interested in joining may do it without audition. They may come to rehearsals on Wednesdays at 7 p.m., starting Jan. 7 at the Piano Gallery in Orem. New voices are always welcome. To have the choir perform for functions during the year, contact Carolyn James at 225-8820 225-8820 for scheduling. Christmas in the Grove A joyous musical celebration of the Christmas season, "Christmas "Christ-mas in the Grove," will be presented pre-sented on Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Alpine Tabernacle, 110 E. Main St., in American Fork. The concert, featuring adult, youth, and children's choirs comprised of members and friends of the Grove Creek Stake, begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Families and friends from all communities communi-ties and of all faiths are invited to attend this 15th annual performance, per-formance, which will feature favorite songs from past years. Musical ensembles will perform 15 minutes prior to the concert in a "pre-program." Everyone is invited to arrive early to enjoy the additional performances before the concert begins. A nursery will be provided for children ages 18 months to six years old, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the downstairs overflow room of the Tabernacle. Look for the special seating area for families with young children. Lehi Arts productions The Lehi Arts Council presents "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" from Dec. 8-13 and "The Christmas Christ-mas Carol" on Dec. 6 on the hour, 5-7 p.m. and Dec. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Both plays will be shown at the Glen M. Smith Family Theater. Tickets for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" are $5 per person and $20 per family fam-ily and can be purchased at the Lehi Arts Center, 685 N. 100 East, Lehi. Curtain rise is at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.lehicityarts. org. For more information on the show, call 801-369-8780. Children's Marionette Theater The-ater has produced a free play "The. Christmas Carol" with marionettes and invite all to participate in this new holiday tradition. The marionettes were created by the students who are producing the play. Interfaith Celebration The annual Interfaith Celebration of the Birth of Jesus is Dec. 13 from 5-9 p.m. at the Lehi Stake The condition acts fast with drastic results that, if not immediately im-mediately attended to, could end with the untimely demise of your poor pooch pal I further realize the long term effects that come about due to a lifetime life-time of pleasure feeding. Obesity Obe-sity in our animal friends is just as real, almost as widespread, and certainly as damaging as it is with us bipeds. These are not tiny matters " to be trifled with. Obesity and illness are real for both man and beast. But I hope at this time of year as we give thanks for all that our great Creator has provided we will not forget the blessings of the companionship companion-ship of our four-legged friends," and we'll include Jherri in our celebrations. If Sparky wants to indulge in a Jittle extra-curricular feeding' upon some safe but extravagant morsels, by all means grant him the pleasure. ; And when Fluffy the feline-begins feline-begins to lick her chops at the salmon bake you are arranging on the put-out-f or-the-guests platter spare a scrap for her enjoyment. You won't miss it a lick and Fluffy's holiday will be a bit merrier and brighter. I know this year I'll be sharing shar-ing my plate with my animal pals and, if my wife has her say, I'll be sharing it with them in the dog house. J ' s It" 4 Center building, 200 N. Center St. Sponsored by the Lehi Community Com-munity Council, the event will have several activities with exhibits, a live outdoor nativity pageant, creche displays, an indoor in-door music program and a children's chil-dren's activity room. The public is invited to this free program. Christmas in Lehi Lehi City, the Lehi Community Council, Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce, Lehi Arts Council, Hutchings Museum and Lehi Library have combined efforts to create the Christmas in Lehi program. The Santa Claus Parade Pa-rade starts at 3:30 p.m. at Lehi Elementary, 700 N. Center, and ending at the Legacy Center, 120 N. Center St. The tree lighting light-ing ceremony will be shortly after the arrival of Santa Claus at the city campus. From 4 to 8 p.m., the Lehi Area Chamber will have cookies and milk for Santa and children at the Legacy Center, photo opportunities opportu-nities with Santa, balloon drops with prizes, business booths with children's activities, entertainment enter-tainment and hay rides from Legacy to Lehi Arts Center. The Hutchings Museum will have free admission to Gifts of Nature from 4 to 9 p.m. There will be various stations throughout through-out the museum that celebrate and teach about nature and its gifts, along with puppet shows. The Lehi Arts Center will have "A Christmas Carol" in Marionettes, Mario-nettes, music groups, children's arts and crafts, refreshments and the Lehi Library will have Christmas stories and music from 4:30-5 p.m. Please bring non-perishable food items to donate. Food boxes will be at each venue. Holiday Lights Tour Thanksgiving Point hosts the Holiday Lights Tour through Dec. 27, closed Christmas day and Sundays, at the Electric Park, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, from 6-10 p.m. Cost is $2 per car. Thanksgiving Point members receive a 50 percent per-cent discount on admission. Project Linus and Santa Flight Project Linus, a nonprofit group that donates blankets and other items to comfort children in hospitals and for other charitable needs, is asking ask-ing the community for blanket donations for the eighth annual an-nual Santa Flight that will take blankets and toys to children living on Indian reservations in Utah next month in time for Christmas. w I iff a v U4..imJ&iL M f & ) ,1 Velvets & Velveteen Print & Solid Corduroy Solid Wool & Wool Blends Entire Stock Dress Prints Holiday Cotton Prints Fleece Prints & Solids MSntee So Soft Knit Fteece Juvenile & IDS Theme Flannel Prints Entire Stock 100 Cotton Quilt Prints Juvenile Cotton Prints Blankets must be home-made of new materials, in child-friendly child-friendly colors and pattern, and be of good gift quality. All sizes are needed from crib- to teen-sized They can be quilted, tied, crocheted, knitted or made from fleece. Because Project Linus donates to hospitals, blankets must be free of strong chemical smells and come from non-smoking environments. All blankets must be received by Dec. 15. To help, contact Judy Cox, Project Linus chapter coordinator coor-dinator at 221-9866 or 830-9268. Shelter coat, blanket and kit drive The North Utah Valley Val-ley Animal Shelter is holding a blanket and coat drive to help those in need this holiday season. The staff are also having hav-ing a persona hygiene drive in order to provide personal hygiene kits for those in need. To help the shelter achieve its goal, the following items may be donated: toothbrushes, toothpaste, tooth-paste, shampoo, bars of soap, shaving cream, razors, feminine femi-nine hygiene products, combs, deodorant and washcloths. All items donated will go to the Community Action Food Bank. To donate, drop items off at the shelter, 193 N. 2000 West in Lindon. AAA office in Orem collecting collect-ing donations for the Utah Food Bank Now through Dec. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. AAA offices along the Wasatch Front will have festive collection collec-tion barrels displayed as they collect food donations for the Utah Food Bank. In addition to collecting food, AAA Utah is making a monetary donation to the Utah Food Bank. In Utah County, the AAA office of-fice is located in Orem at 160 E. University Parkway. Santa Claus in Eagle Mountain Santa will be driving through the city on an Eagle Mountain fire truck on Dec. 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Listen for the siren to let you know that Santa has arrived in your area. Parents are asked to keep their children on the sidewalk. Lighting Ceremony The Eagle Mountain "Deck the Halls" lighting ceremony will be at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Eagle Mountain City Council chambers. Santa Claus will be there, too. Live Nativity The event will be on Friday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Satur-day, Dec. 6, at 900 N. 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More information is available from the fire department office at 766-6505. Christmas Coat Drive Eagle Mountain City will be holding a coat drive from Dec. 1-30. New or gently used coats are needed for the homeless. Donations can be dropped off at City Hall, The Ranches Fire Station, rock-well rock-well Charter High School, and Eagle Valley, Hidden Hollow and Pony Express elementary schools. Santa in Alpine Santa will be in town at 10 a.m. Saturday at City Hall, 20 N. Main St. Please bring a canned food item to donate to the local food bank. Concert Joyfull Christmas Sounds will be at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the Alpine Stake Center, Cen-ter, 98 E. Canyon Crest Road. Celebration There will be a a Christmas celebration by internationally renowned pianist and entertainer Marvin Goldstein, who has recorded 32 CDs on several continents, on Monday, Dec. 8, at Showtime Utah, 20 S. Main St. in Pleasant Grove. Special concert price: $10 per person. 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