T&D Region

* Through Dec. 6 -- Festival of Mayors' Wreaths and Trees. Lusty Gallery, Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.

* Dec. 6 -- RMC Auxiliary's annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. 6 p.m.

Lobby of RMC's Admitting Entrance.

* Dec. 6 -- Rowesville Christmas Parade. 7 p.m. Rowesville. 803-534-2748 or 803-534-2745.

* Dec. 6 -- St. George Christmas Parade. 7 p.m. St. George. Line-up at 6 p.m. 843-563-3032.

* Dec. 9 -- "A Centennial Christmas!" Cameron Community Christmas Cantata. 5 and 7:30 p.m. Resurrection Lutheran Church, Cameron. 803-823-2915.

* Dec. 9 -- "Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols." 6 p.m.

St. Philip's Chapel, Voorhees College. Presented by the Voorhees College Choir. Free.

* Dec. 9 -- Santee Christmas Parade. 4 p.m. Santee. 803-854-2152, ext. 204.

* Dec. 12-13 -- High Steppin' Cloggers Christmas performance. 7 p.m. Stevenson Auditorium. $1. 803-533-6020.

* Dec. 15-16 -- Orangeburg Civic Ballet presents "The Nutcracker." Martin Luther King Auditorium, South Carolina State University. 803-533-0017.

* Dec. 24 -- J.B. Hunt Scholarship Gala. 9 p.m. The Cinema, Orangeburg. $30 per person; $240 per table of 8.

* Through Jan. 31, 2008 -- "Harlem on My Mind." I.P. Stanback Museum & Planetarium, South Carolina State University. 803-536-7174.

* Feb. 3 -- "Apparition of the Eternal Church" and "Dick-George, Tenn-Tom." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.

* March 10 -- Calhoun County's Bar-B-Q Cook-Off. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.

* March 16 -- "Kamp Katrina" and "Tour of Homes." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.

* April 27 -- "Willow Garden" and "Moth to Light." 5 p.m. I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium, South Carolina State University. Free, but reservations encouraged. 803-536-7174.

* May 1 -- Spring concert by The Palmetto Mastersingers. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Season tickets $30 and $14. 803-765-0777 or www.palmettomastersingers.org.

* May 10 -- County-wide Mother's Day Tribute. www.calhouncountymuseumandculturalcenter.org.

* Starlight Quilting Club -- 7 p.m. First, third Tuesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-534-7116.

* Hooten-Black House open. Bamberg. Wednesdays, noon-2 p.m.; Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

* Wood carving. 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.

* Orangeburg Line Dancers. Thursdays. Beginner classes 7-8 p.m.; advanced classes 8-9 p.m. The Avon Center, 491 Broughton St. Free. 803-536-4470.

* Painting and drawing classes -- Thursdays. Orangeburg County Council on Aging. Beginner and advanced classes available. 803-531-4663.

* Gotta Minute Amateur Hour Television Program auditions. Thursday nights. Gotta Minute Coffee Shop is looking for praise dancers, singers, groups, gospel rappers, steppers, musicians and ministers. 803-531-0708.

* Lusty Gallery exhibit -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 8:30 a.m.-noon Fridays. Orangeburg County Fine Arts Center. 803-536-4074.

Columbia

* Dec. 6-8 -- Candlelight Tour of Homes. 6-9 p.m. $10 and $5. 803-252-1770 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.

* Dec. 6 -- Christmas concert by The Palmetto Mastersingers. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Season tickets $30 and $14. 803-765-0777 or www.palmettomastersingers.org.

* Dec. 6 -- Graduate String Quartet concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free.

* Dec. 6 -- Palmetto Mastersingers Christmas concert.

7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts.

* Dec. 6 -- "Wade Hampton III" book discussion featuring author Robert K. Ackerman. Noon-1 p.m. S.C. State Library Administration Building. www.statelibrary.sc.gov.

* Dec. 7-24 -- "Gift of Trees for Charles Dickens." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* Dec. 7 -- Terwilliger Studio Recital I. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free.

* Dec. 8 -- Arbor Day celebration. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Congaree National Park, Hopkins. 803-776-4396 or www.nps.gov.cong.

* Dec. 8 -- "Big Hands Little Hands: A Picture Worth a Thousand Words." 10:30 a.m.-noon. Columbia Museum of Art. $12 and $6. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Dec. 8 -- Holiday Ball dance party. Hugh Dimmery Memorial Center, West Columbia. $6 for USADance members; $9 for nonmembers. Semi-formal. 803-781-5248.

* Dec. 8 -- Holiday Tours Family Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 and $5. 803-252-1770 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.

* Dec. 8 -- USC String Quartet workshop recital. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free.

* Dec. 9 -- Terwilliger Studio Recital II. 3 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free.

* Dec. 14 -- "Magnificat." 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. $10 and $7. 803-779-0036.

* Dec. 15-30 -- Winter Fest. South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Dec. 16 -- Annual reading and holiday reception: "A Christmas Carol." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* Through Dec. 17 -- BFA and MFA Exhibitions. McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.

* Dec. 24 -- "Messiah, Part I." 11 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. 803-779-0036.

* Dec. 29 -- R. Kelly's "Double Up Tour 2007" featuring Ne-Yo, Keyshia Cole and J. Holiday. 7:30 p.m. Colonial Center. $37-$57. Tickets available at the Colonial Center box office, local Play It Again Sports and Piggly Wiggly stores, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX.

* Through Dec. 30 -- Holiday Tour of Homes. 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays. $10 and $5. 803-252-1770 or www.HistoricColumbia.org.

* Through Dec. 30 -- Lights Before Christmas. 6-9 p.m. Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens. $5 and $7. www.riverbanks.org.

* Through Dec. 30 -- "The Purse and The Person: A Century of Women's Purses." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Through Dec. 31 -- "Scottie Fitzgerald and the Stewardship of Literary Memory." University of South Carolina Thomas Cooper Library. Free. 803-777-0296.

* Jan. 2 -- Deadline to enter First Novel Competition. 803-734-8696 or www.SouthCarolinaArts.com.

* Jan. 6 -- Lecture: "Dead Men Do Tell Tales: Forensic Human Ide.jpgication." 2 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Through Jan. 6, 2008 -- "Mosaic 2007: Art in the Learning Landscape." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 6 -- Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $20 and $25. 803-796-6477.

* Through Jan. 6 -- "Seeing Ourselves: Masterpieces of American Photography from the George Eastman House Collection." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 7-28 -- "Breaking Ground: The Art of Willie Evans." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* Jan. 9 -- Art School: Wee Wednesdays: "Over the Rainbow." 10-11 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 11 -- Art Breaks with Mana Hewitt: "Egyptian Art." 10:30-11:15 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 11 -- Art School: "One Room Schoolhouse: An Unmovable Feast." 10-11:30 a.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 12 -- Art School: Big Hands, Little Hands: "Landscapes: A Vacation for the Eyes." 10:30 a.m.-noon. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 17-20 -- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents "Bellobration." Colonial Center. $71, $51, $34, $22 and $16; opening night, $13. Tickets available at the Colonial Center box office, local Play It Again Sports and Piggly Wiggly stores, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX.

* Jan. 18 -- Art School: "One Room Schoolhouse: An Unmovable Feast." 1-2:30 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Through Jan. 19 -- "A Sense of Wonder: Works by Pam Bowers-Voros." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Jan. 19 -- Rhonda Vincent & The Rage. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. $20 and $25. 803-796-6477.

* Jan. 19 -- SCAM Gala Show. Township Auditorium.

* Jan. 22-Feb. 24 -- "Photography: Southeast." McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.

* Through Jan. 24 -- "Carrying the State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Jan. 25 -- George Strait with special guest Little Big Town. Colonial Center. $56.50 and $66.50. Tickets available at the Colonial Center box office, local Play It Again Sports and Piggly Wiggly stores, online at www.thecolonialcenter.com or by phone at 1-866-4SC-TIXX.

* Through Jan. 26 -- "A Call for All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Jan. 26-April 26 -- "Grandeur Saved: Photographs of the Aiken-Rhett House." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Jan. 26 -- Night on the Nile Gala. 7 p.m.-midnight. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 27 -- A Family Friendly Exhibition Preview Celebration. 1-3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 27 -- Baker and Baker Concert Series: Carolina Pro Musica. 3 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Jan. 27-June 8 -- "Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology." Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Through Jan. 31 -- "Generations: African American Camp Meetings in the Carolinas." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* Through February -- "Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Feb. 1-10 -- "Brighton Beach Memoirs." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.

* Feb. 7-March 23 -- "Unforgettable: The Photography of Cecil J. Williams." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* Feb. 7 -- Pianist Wendy Chen in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Feb. 9 and 10 -- "The Threepenny Opera." 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. $18, $15 and $5. 803-777-0058.

* Feb. 12 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- "Symphonic Spectacular." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.

* Feb. 14-17 -- USC Band Clinic concerts. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.

* Feb. 22-March 2 -- "Crumbs from the Table of Joy." 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $14, $12 and $10. Longstreet Theater. 803-777-2551.

* Feb. 24 -- Capital City Chorale. 3 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. 803-779-0036.

* Feb. 29-March 1 -- "Diversion of Angels." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $16, $14 and $10. 803-251-2222.

* March 4-28 and April 1-30 -- Student Art Exhibition. McMaster Gallery. 803-777-7480.

* March 6 -- Pianist Erika Nickrenz, violinist Jesse Mills and violist Kenji Bunch in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Through March 14 -- "A Call To All: The Great War Summons the Palmetto State." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* March 14 -- "Saint John Passion." 7:30 p.m. St. Peter's Catholic Church, Columbia. $10 and $7. 803-779-0036.

* March 18 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.

* Through March 23 -- "The Mark B. Coplan Collection of Art at the S.C. State Museum." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* March 27 -- Renaissance Singers Concert. 5:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.

* March 27 -- USC Bands spring concert. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.

* March 28-April 6 -- Asian Arts Week. Events from March 16-April 6. www.cas.sc.edu/asiaweek. 803-777-0437.

* March 28 -- "Spring for Art!" annual gala and art sale. McKissick Museum. $55 per person; $100 per couple. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* March 28-May 3 -- "Spring for Art!" McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* April 1 -- USC computer music concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. 803-777-4336.

* April 3 -- Palmetto Pans ensemble. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 4 -- "Stars of the New York City Ballet and the USC Dance Company." 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $35, $30 and $25. Gala dinner, $300. 803-251-2222.

* April 8 -- Jazz combos. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.

* April 10 -- Miro Quartet in concert. 7 p.m. Columbia Museum of Art. $28 or $25. 803-343-0482 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* April 10 -- USC Chamber Winds concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 11-27 -- "Little Women: The Musical." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.

* April 12-- Carolina Alive Jazz Vocal Concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-5369.

* April 16 -- USC Symphony Orchestra -- with soloists from the North American Saxophone Alliance Saxophone Festival. 7:30 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. $20, $18 and $8. 803-251-2222.

* April 18-27 -- "The Inspector General." 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $14, $12 and $10. Drayton Hall Theater. 803-777-2551.

* April 21 -- USC Percussion Ensemble concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4278.

* April 22 and 24 -- Jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. USC School of Music Recital Hall. Free. 803-777-4336.

* April 25-26 -- "An American Girl in Paris." 6 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Koger Center for the Arts. $16, $14 and $10. 803-251-2222.

* April 25 and 27 -- "The Magic Flute." 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. $18, $15 and $5. 803-777-0058.

* April 27 -- USC Bands on the Horseshoe. 6 p.m. USC Horseshoe. Free. 803-777-4278.

* May 1-31 -- "Downbeat in South Carolina: Legends of Jazz: The Art of James Denmark." McCrory Galleri. 803-400-1205.

* May 3-Aug. 23 -- "By the Sea ... The Bea.jpgul Sea." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* May 10 -July 19 -- "Barbecue Joints & The Good Old Folks Who Own Them." McKissick Museum. 803-777-7251 or www.cla.sc.edu/MCKS.

* May 25 -- Palmetto Concert Band. 4 p.m. Koger Center for the Arts. Free. 803-777-4278.

* June 13-22 -- "Disney's Aladdin Junior." Village Square Theatre, Lexington. 803-359-1436.

* Ongoing -- "Dinosaurs" exhibit. South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Ongoing -- "Fragile Forms: Contemporary Glass from the Sonia and Isaac Luski Collection." BB&T Gallery, Columbia Museum of Art. 803-799-2810 or www.columbiamuseum.org.

* Ongoing -- "Space exploration." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Ongoing -- "A More Convenient Season: Civil Rights in South Carolina, 1948-1968." South Carolina State Museum. 803-898-4952, 803-898-4978 or www.museum.state.sc.us.

* Saturdays -- Fiddle classes. 11 a.m. Bill's Music Shop & Pickin' Parlor, West Columbia. 803-796-6477.

* Taylor's Music and Dance Studio Performance. 6-9 p.m. Fridays, Elizabeth's Restaurant, 224 O'Neil Court. 803-561-0816.

Charleston

* December -- Joseph Manigault House Dresses for the Yuletide Season. 843-722-1784.

* December -- True Lowcountry Christmas at Boone Hall. 843-884-4371.

* Dec. 6, 13 and 20 -- Holly Days in Summerville. 7 p.m. 843-821-7260.

* Dec. 6-8 -- "Secession as an International Phenomenon" conference. Embassy Suites Historic Charleston. www.cas.sc.edu/arena/secession.htm.

* Dec. 7 and 14 -- Christmas 1860, A Candlelight Tour. 6-8 p.m. Edmondston-Alston House. 843-722-7171.

* Dec. 8, 15 and 22 -- Santa in the Town Square. Summerville. Noon-4 p.m. 843-821-7260.

* Dec. 13 -- Candlelight Tour/Dinner at Middleton Place. Reservations required. 843-266-7463.

* Dec. 14 -- Daughtry. North Charleston Performing Arts Center. $31. www.ticketmaster.com.

* Dec. 15 -- Family Yuletide. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Middleton Plantation. Reservations required. 843-556-6020.

* Through Dec. 22 -- 20th annual Progressive Dinner. 843-853-7828.

* Dec. 31 -- Happy New Year, Charleston. 843-724-7305.

* Through Dec. 31 -- Magnolia Plantation and Gardens' Camellia Christmas. 843-571-1266.

* Through Jan. 1, 2008 -- 18th annual Holiday Festival of Lights. James Island County Park. 843-795-4FUN.

* Through Jan. 2 -- Nathaniel Russell House and the Aiken-Rhett House ready for Christmas. Downtown Charleston. 843-724-8481.

* Jan. 6 -- Charleston Bridal Expo. 1-5 p.m. Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. www.awonderfulwedding.com.

* Ongoing -- Weekend ballroom dancing. Including swing, waltz, salsa, fox trot, cha-cha and others. 8 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Creative Spark Center for the Arts, 757 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. $7. 843-881-3780 or www.creativespark.org.

* Ongoing -- "Art in the South: The Charleston Perspective." Gibbs Museum of Art. 843-722-2706.

* Ongoing -- The Have Nots! Comedy Improv. Theatre 99, 30 Cumberland St. 843-853-6687.

Other events

* Dec. 6 -- Ozark Jubilee. 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $25. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 8 -- 282nd Army Victory Band. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. Free. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 8 -- "Frosty." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 8 -- Holiday Wreaths. 10 a.m.-noon or 1-3 p.m. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. $15. 843-899-5200.

* Dec. 8 -- Jewelry Making Party. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. S.C. Botanical Garden, Clemson. $25. 864-656-3405.

* Through Dec. 8 -- Myrtle Beach International Film Festival. Myrtle Beach. www.myrtlebeachfilmfestival.com.

* Dec. 8-March 9, 2008 -- "Pleasant Journeys and Good Eats along the Way: A Retrospective Exhibition of Paintings by John Baeder." Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* Dec. 8 -- Print Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, Ga. 706-724-7501 or www.themorris.org.

* Dec. 9 -- 108th Division U.S. Army Reserve Band. 3 p.m. Newberry Opera House. Free. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 9 -- "A Sanders Family Christmas." 3 p.m. Hampton Street Auditorium, Walterboro. $12 and $14 in advance; $15 at the door. 843-549-1922.

* Dec. 9 -- Camden Community Concert Band Christmas concert. 3 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. Free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 10 -- Concert Choirs of Kershaw County performance. 7:30 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 11 -- "Christmas From Dublin: Three Irish Tenors." 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $37.50. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Through Dec. 12 -- Holiday Sales Show. Douglas Reed House, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 12 -- Roy Clark. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $35 and $37.50. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 13 -- Emile Pandolfi at Christmas. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $30. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 13 -- "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina -- A History, 1900 to 1980" by Barbara F. Stokes book signing. Horry County Museum, Conway. 843-915-5320.

* Dec. 14-16 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "A Christmas Garland" and "A Sacred Harp." 843-444-5774.

* Dec. 14 -- Cherryholmes. 7:30 p.m. Imperial Theatre, Augusta, Ga. 706-722-8341 or www.imperialtheatre.com.

* Dec. 15 -- Billy Joe Royal and B.J. Thomas. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $40. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 15 -- Daughtry. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte. $31.50. www.ticketmaster.com.

* Dec. 15-16 -- Holiday Christmas at the Stony Landing House. Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. Free with park admission. 843-899-5200.

* Dec. 15 -- Holiday Gift Shop Extravaganza. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. S.C. Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405.

* Dec. 15 -- "White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. 704-337-2000.

* Through Dec. 16 -- "A Tuna Christmas." Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock, N.C. 828-693-0730 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org.

* Dec. 16 -- Carolina Freestyle: "All the Way Jingle." 7 p.m. Newberry Opera House. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Through Dec. 18 -- Camden Art Association Members Show. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. Opening reception, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 18 -- Christmas with The Mantovani Orchestra and Chorus. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $37.50. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Dec. 18 -- Columbia City Ballet's "Nutcracker." 7 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $25 and $15. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Dec. 21 -- Daughtry. War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, N.C. $30. www.ticketmaster.com.

* Through Dec. 29 -- "Joy to the World." Fish or Cut Bait Gallery, Edisto Island. 843-869-2511 or www.fishorcutbaitgallery.com.

* Dec. 31 -- New Year's Eve in Newberry. 8 p.m. Newberry Opera House. $50. 803-276-6264 or www.newberryoperahouse.com.

* Through Jan. 1 -- Island of Lights Festival and Walking Tour of Homes. Carolina and Kure beaches, Wilmington, N.C. www.capefearcoast.com.

* Jan. 2 -Feb. 14-- "Metal: Mana Hewitt" and "A Life in Clay: Lawrence Jordan." Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence. 843-661-1220 or www.fmarion.edu.

* Through Jan. 6 -- "Body Worlds: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies." Discovery Place, Charlotte. $22, $16, $8 and $18. www.discoveryplace.org.

* Through Jan. 6 -- "University of South Carolina Ceramics: Past & Present, 1992-2007" and "Springmaid Beach Watermedia Masters II: A Faculty Exhibition." Frank G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach.

* Jan. 8-25 -- Lee A. Breuer. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Jan. 8-March 6 -- "Visions of the World: Photographs by N.B. Baroody." Smith University Center Gallery, Francis Marion University, Florence. 843-661-1220 or www.fmarion.edu.

* Jan. 12 -- "A Tribute to Lewis Grizzard." 8 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $25 and $20. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Jan. 24-27 -- "Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will?" 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $15 and $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Feb. 2 -- The Pitchforks of Duke University. 7 p.m. Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. $15 and $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Feb. 5-29 -- Robert Urban. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Feb. 9 -- Gospel Fest. 7 p.m. Phelps Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Feb. 15-March 1 -- "Cabaret." Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre, Fort Gordon, Ga. 706-793-8552.

* Feb. 23 -- "Sleeping Beauty." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Through Feb. 24 -- "Fiberart." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. 704-337-2000.

* Through Feb. 28 -- Smoky Mountain Winterfest. Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tenn. 1-888-SEVIERVILLE or www.VisitSevierville.com.

* March 1 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "Choral Festival by the Sea." 843-444-5774.

* March 6-9 -- "Peter Pan." 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 14 -- "The Taffetas." 8 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $30 and $20. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* March 16 -- "The Taffetas." 3 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $25, $23 and $20. 803-684-3948.

* April 8-May 5 -- Stacy Morgan. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* April 17-27 -- "Oklahoma!" 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $20 and $15. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* April 19 -- "The Piano Men" starring Jim Witter. 8 p.m. McCelvey Center, York. $30, $28 and $25. 803-684-3948.

* May 3 -- "How I Became a Pirate." 2 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6; kids 2 and under free. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 4 -- Camden Cup Polo Match. Gates open at 11 a.m. Camden Polo Field, Camden. $10. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 9-10 -- Aviance Dance Ensemble. 7 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 10-11 -- Carolina Master Chorale presents "La Traviata." 7 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively. Myrtle Beach High School Music and Arts Center. 843-444-5774.

* May 12 -- Concert Choirs of Kershaw County performance. 7:30 p.m. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $5. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 13-June 10 -- Camden Art Association Honors Show. Bassett Gallery, Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Camden. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* May 16-17 -- Jazz at the Center. Wood Auditorium, Camden. $6. 803-425-7676 or www.fineartscenter.org.

* Ongoing -- Preschool Time. 10 a.m. Horry County Museum. Tuesdays. Free and open to children ages 5 and under. 843-915-5320.

* Ongoing -- "The Nature of Craft And The Penland Experience." Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte. $6. 704-337-2000.

* Ongoing -- "The Work of Elizabeth Belser Fuller." South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. 864-656-3405 or www.clemson.edu/scbg.

Advance tickets

(Ticketmaster tickets are sold at Publix and other outlets, by phone at 803-783-2222 and on-line at ticketmaster.com.)

* Dec. 13 -- Sister Hazel. Roxy Theatre, Atlanta.

* Dec. 13 -- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Handel's "Messiah." Symphony Hall Atlanta.

* Dec. 14 -- Atlanta Symphony presents "Gospel Christmas with the ASO Gospel Choir." Symphony Hall Atlanta.

* Dec. 14 -- Raggs Holiday Jam. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* Dec. 15 -- 19th annual Xmas Jam. Asheville Civic Center.

* Dec. 15 -- Daughtry. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.

* Dec. 15 -- Jim Brickman. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.

* Dec. 15 -- "The Nutcracker." McAlister Auditorium.

* Dec. 16 -- Daughtry. Timmons Arena, Greenville.

* Dec. 16 -- Ford presents the UCP Tour starring Chris Brown & Bow Wow. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Dec. 20 -- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents Eileen Ivers. Symphony Hall Atlanta.

* Dec. 21 -- Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Cricket Arena, Charlotte.

* Dec. 22 -- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra presents the Von Trapp Family Singers. Symphony Hall Atlanta.

* Dec. 28 -- WWE World Wrestling Entertainment. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Dec. 29 -- Cedric the Entertainer. Atlanta Civic Center.

* Dec. 29 -- Professional Bull Riders. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* Dec. 30 -- Widespread Panic. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Dec. 31 -- An Atlanta Symphony Orchestra New Year's Eve. Symphony Hall Atlanta.

* Dec. 31 -- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. Atlanta Civic Center.

* Dec. 31 -- The Legends of Surf Music. Township Auditorium, Columbia.

* Jan. 5, 2008 -- New Year's Gospel Singing. Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

* Jan. 8 -- "Cats." Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.

* Jan. 9 -- "Annie." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* Jan. 12 -- Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing. Georgia Dome, Atlanta.

* Jan. 15 -- "Cats." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* Jan. 17 -- Celine Dion. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Jan. 19 -- Barry Manilow. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Jan. 25 -- Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing. Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.

* Jan. 25 -- Soft Scrub presents "Dancing with the Stars: The Tour." The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* Jan. 28 -- Matchbox Twenty. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* Jan. 29 -- Matchbox Twenty. Cricket Arena, Charlotte.

* Jan. 31 -- "Disney's High School Musical." Anderson Theater, Marietta, Ga.

* Feb. 9 -- 70s Soul Jam. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.

* Feb. 15 -- Dancin' and Singin' the Night Away. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Ga.

* Feb. 15 -- Monster Jam. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* Feb. 16 -- Atlanta Blues Festival. Atlanta Civic Center.

* Feb. 16 -- The Trial of Mother Goose. Gwinnett Performing Arts Center, Duluth, Ga.

* Feb. 19 -- Lord of the Dance. Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.

* Feb. 20 -- David Copperfield. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta.

* Feb. 23 -- Supercross. Georgia Dome, Atlanta.

* Feb. 25 -- Michael Flatley's "Lord of the Dance." Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium.

* Feb. 29 -- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* March 1 -- Asheville Bravo Concerts: St. Petersburg Ballet: "Romeo & Juliet." Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.

* March 4 -- VH1 You Oughta Know Tour with James Blunt. The Tabernacle, Atlanta.

* March 8 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* March 9 -- Harlem Globetrotters. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* March 19 -- Broadway in Ashevillle: "Annie." Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, N.C.

* March 19 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, N.C.

* March 22 -- Harlem Globetrotters. Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* March 30 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Bi-Lo Center, Greenville.

* April 10 -- Atlanta Ballet's World Premiere with Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Charlotte Bobcats Arena.

* April 17 -- "Doodlebops Live!" Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 25 -- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* April 25 -- Johnny Mathis and the Charlotte Symphony. Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte.

* April 26 -- Bill Gaither and Friends. The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta.

* April 30 -- Bon Jovi. Philips Arena, Atlanta.

* May 16 -- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Lowes Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

* July 15 -- "The Color Purple." Fabulous Fox Theatre Atlanta.

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