Lights! I love lights!

• Garden Lights Holiday Nights at Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Atlanta, www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org
• Lights at Centennial Olympic Park – the lights are free, ice skating is $7, Atlanta, www.centennialpark.com
• Gift of Lights at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, www.atlantagiftoflights.com
• Lights of Life at Life University, Marietta, www.life.edu

Let’s get the kids out of the house:

• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at the Center for Puppetry Arts, Atlanta, www.puppet.org
• Snow Mountain and Stone Mountain Christmas, Stone Mountain, www.stonemountainpark.com
• Ride the Pink Pig – Macy’s at Lenox Square, Buckhead, www.choa.org/Support-Childrens/Events/Pink-Pig-at-Macys-Lenox-Square

I want a big Christmas experience:

• A Christmas Carol at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, www.alliancetheatre.org
• The Atlanta Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, www.foxtheatre.org
• Handel: Messiah at Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta, www.atlantasymphony.org

I want a grown-up night of laughs:

• The Santaland Diaries at Horizon Theatre, Atlanta, www.horizontheatre.com
• A John Waters Christmas, Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, www.variety-playhouse.com