Nutcracker Christmas
Dec. 7
Holiday Street Fair held at the Center Street Promenade. The celebration includes a tree lighting ceremony, snow area, free craft activities and train rides for children, entertainment, food and a visit from some special guests. The event is sponsored by the Downtown Anaheim Merchants Association, the Nutcracker Holiday Committee, the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Community Foundation. Free. 10-7 p.m. Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E Center St., Anaheim, Calif. Information: (714) 956-3586 or http://www.downtownanaheim.com/tree-lighting
Tree Lighting Ceremony
Dec. 7
The event will feature live entertainment, pictures with Santa, games, crafts, food vendors, a firework show, and much more! 4:30- 8 p.m. Fountain Valley Recreation Center and Sports Park, 16400 Brookhurst St., Fountain Valley, Calif. Information: (714) 839-8611
Disney On Ice: Rockin’ Ever After
Dec. 17-22
Disney characters come to life on the ice. The characters will perform to the music from some of Disney‘s hottest movies. Tickets go on sale Nov. 3. $75. Honda Center, 2695 E. Katella Ave., Anaheim, Calif. Information: http://hondacenter.com/EventDetails.aspx?EventDateTimeID=1103
Basic Computer Class
Tuesdays through Dec. 17
Learn the basics of how to use a computer. Vietnamese tutors are available upon request. Free. 6:30 p.m. Tully Community Branch Library, 880 Tully Road, San Jose, Calif. Information: (408) 808-3030.
A Christmas Carol
Through Dec. 26
Nineteenth-century London comes to life when your family joins the SCR family for the holidays. Recapture the spirit of an old-fashioned Christmas with this timeless Dickens classic and all your favorite characters—Tiny Tim and the Cratchit family, the Fezziwigs, the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and yet-to-come—and, as always, Hal Landon Jr. as everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge. Tickets starting at $21. South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, Calif. Information (714) 708-5555 or http://www.scr.org/calendar/view?id=6343
Reading to Children in Vietnamese
Saturdays through Dec. 28
Volunteer readers will read in the children’s area. Children have one-on-one interactions with the readers and choose which stories to be read. Free. 10:30 a.m. Bascom Library and Community Center, 1000 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, Calif. Information: (408) 808-3077.
Calligraphy in Vietnamese
Mondays through Dec. 30
Learn the calligraphy technique. Students must provide class materials. Free. 3-5 p.m. Tully Community Branch Library, 880 Tully Road, San Jose, Calif. Information: (408) 808-3030.
Chill
Through Jan. 5
There is a chill front coming to the Queen Mary. The Ice Kingdom returns with larger than life ice sculptors, other attractions includes an outdoor ice skating rink and holiday village. Tickets: $34.95 adults and $19.95 child. 10 a.m.-11 p.m. The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Hwy. Long Beach, Calif. Information: http://www.queenmary.com/chill/
‘Reduce, Reuse, Re-imagine’
Through Feb. 2, 2014
In this art exhibit, viewers can see how artists transform unwanted items into a masterpiece work of art. Free. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. De Saisset Museum, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, Calif. Information: http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/exhibitions/Reduce.cfm
Farmers Market
Sundays
Vendors sell fresh produce and other food items. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Main Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, Calif. Information: Lee at (562) 498-6048 or (562) 499-9299.
