Community calendar: Upcoming area events

Meet behind the Anne Springs Close Greenway Dairy Barn and Santa will lead children to a candy cane hunt. After the search for candy canes, roast marshmallows and make s’mores. Tickets $4 per child. Call 803-547-4575.

Make photo memories with your best four-legged bud and Santa at the Graham Cabin behind the ASC Greenway’s Dairy Barn entrance. Bring your own camera and take photos. $10 sitting fee donation that benefits the Mary Warner Mack Dog Park. Call 803-547-4575.

Grab your blanket or chair and come to the Comporium Amphitheater at the ASC Greenway to sit back and relax to some holiday music by Tim Hartis Jazz Group. Free. Call 803-547-4575.

Kwanzaa Charlotte begins three pre-Kwanzaa workshops for community education and discussion at Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, 2301 Statesville, Ave., Charlotte. Free and open to the public. For more information, call Elisha Minter at 704-215-2225. Additional dates: Dec. 5, Dec. 8 (times vary).

The Mecklenburg Historical Association Docents invite visitors who are interested in learning about and sharing history to attend their free program in the Fellowship Hall of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, 101 W. Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte. For more information, go to meckdec.org/docents.

Join the Fort Mill History Museum in its new home at 107 Clebourne St. for Christmas songs featuring the Fort Mill Middle School Chorus.

Come to Confederate Park and enjoy Christmas carols and hot chocolate. Oh, and a certain jolly old elf in a red suit will stop by to mingle with the crowd.

Get tips on the selection and care of Christmas trees from Clemson horticulture agent Paul Thompson at the next First Friday In the Garden event at the Glencairn Garden Learning Center, 825 Edgemont Ave., Rock Hill. Free and open to the public.

St. John’s United Methodist Church, 130 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill, invites everyone to breakfast prior to the Dec. 5 Fort Mill Christmas parade. Come early to secure a parking spot at church, pick your spot for watching the parade, then come inside the fellowship center to enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice, coffee and hot chocolate Suggested donation is $4 per person for this all-you-can-eat meal.

Dozens of floats and marchers winding their way from Tom Hall Street, down Main Street to North White Street. If this is your first time attending the parade, stake out a spot early, because the best viewing locations are claimed fast. It’s a long parade, so bring a chair if standing for more than an hour is a problem.

Come to the Glennon Center for a performance by the Fort Mill High School Chorus, enjoy cookies and beverages in the Hearth Room, where Santa will visit and be available for photos.

The Nation Ford High band and chorus performs in the school auditorium. Open to the public.

Thousands of pieces of jewelry will be displayed and sold at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, 940 Market St. Fort Mill. The event will feature designer pieces, estate and antique jewelry, retro items, precious stones, fine gold, silver, pearls and more. PawBrokers parties are based on the pay it forward concept. Previously enjoyed jewelry may be brought to the event and donated to PawBrokers, where it is re-merchandised and sold at future events. The party is free and open to the public. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of York County’s Project Safe Pet, which provides low cost spay and neuter services for the community.

The Fort Mill High Dance Team is hosting its annual event to raise money for its travel expenses. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children. Breakfast served in two sessions in the FMHS R-wing commons. Email fmdtbreakfastwithsanta@yahoo.com to reserve seats and indicate session (10 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.) or send a check payable to FMHS ABC (with Dance Team BWS in the memo line), along request for seats and session time to Tracy Bishop, 2337 Harvester Ave., Fort Mill, SC 29708.

Help the Tega Cay Fire Department collect toys for kids who might otherwise go without. Register at the Tega Cay Golf Course clubhouse.

Temple Kol Ami is throwing a celebration at its meeting space inside Unity Presbyterian Church, 303 Tom Hall St., Fort Mill. There will be kids crafts stations, face painting, a photo booth, an artists bazaar, games, latkes and more all free and open to the public.

During the Tega Cay Fire Department’s annual Santa Tour the big guy will make the rounds to all neighborhoods during the day – so be ready for a jolly drop-in at any time.

Every Week

▪  ‘Between the Springmaid Sheets,’ an exhibit of works of art from legendary Col. Elliott Springs’ daring 1940s and ’50s ad campaign will be on view for November and December in the Lancaster County Council of the Arts’ Galleries at The Historic Springs House, 201 W. Gay St., Lancaster.

▪  $1 dance lessons, the Lake Wylie Shag Club offers shag lessons and line-dance lessons at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Fort Mill Moose Lodge, 1676 Harris Road, Fort Mill, for $1. Line-dance lessons begin at 6 p.m.; shag lessons begin at 7:30 p.m.; and an open dance floor starts at 8 p.m. The event features a DJ and snack bar.

▪  Fort Mill Veterans of Foreign Wars Monthly Breakfast, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. the second Sunday of each month in the VFW Hall, 1442 Harris Road, Fort Mill. Coffee, scrambled eggs, grits, sausage, bacon, hash browns, biscuits, fruit and hotcakes are offered for $6. Open to the public and family friendly.

▪  Bingo, hot food, at Fort Mill American Legion Post 43, 427 Banks St. Call 803-547-2414.

▪  Preschool storytime and activities, for 3- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers, will be 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Del Webb Library, 7641 Charlotte Highway, Fort Mill. No registration required.

▪  Book clubs for adults, at the Fort Mill Public Library, 1818 2nd Baxter Crossing, Fort Mill. Join other book lovers for a monthly book discussion. Choose the group that best meets schedule and interests. Details: 803-547-4114 to learn more or register.

▪  Yoga classes, at Complete Wellness Chiropractic, 6:45 p.m. Thursdays at the Complete Wellness Chiropractic Office, 1520 Onyx Ridge, Suite 101, Fort Mill, as part of the Charlotte Yoga Club. Cost is $5 for club members and $7 for others. Call 704-899-5000.

▪  Preschool storytime, 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays, and 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesdays at the Fort Mill Public Library, 1818 2nd Baxter Crossing, Fort Mill. Storytime and activities for 3- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers.

This story was originally published November 23, 2015 at 8:39 AM with the headline "Community calendar: Upcoming area events."