Santa is on his way to Colleyville

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By FAYE REEDER

freeder@star-telegram.com

Celebrate Colleyville Festival. Colleyville ushers in the holiday season with its 11th annual Celebrate Colleyville, 4-9 p.m. Dec. 4, at Colleyville Center, 5301 Riverwalk Drive. Santa arrives in a vintage firetruck at 6:20 p.m., and crowd favorites, including the three-story holiday slide, Euro-bungee, Ferris wheel, pony rides, Santa’s Photo Shop and children’s craft area, will be back this year. Tubing enthusiasts will love the snow hill, and there’s a new kid-size version, too. Live music on the main stage, and Radio Disney’s sleigh full of contests and prizes promises fun. "This is the city’s holiday gift to area families . . . to kick off a happy holiday season," says event leader Robin Waggoner. Admission and activities are free. www.colleyville.com or 817-503-1120.

The Trophy Club Express. The Trophy Club Women’s Club Christmas Tour of Homes and Holiday Bash, Dec. 6. Chairwoman Susan Edstrom and her committee have arranged for tours of five uniquely decorated homes from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Holiday Bash will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Trophy Club Country Club, featuring hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, a silent auction, entertainment and game watching in the Club Car. A companion event is the Gingerbread House Contest through Dec. 5. Contact Alyssa Edstrom at 817-430-4554 to get contest details. Tickets are required for the tour and bash and are available at Tom Thumb. www. mytcwc.org

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White Christmas by Irving Berlin. Southlake Carroll Theatre Auditorium (1501 W. Southlake Blvd.) will have shows Dec. 4-13. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. Order tickets at www.dragondrama.net or call Stacie Martinsen at 817-949-5913.

Glenbrook Christmas Tour and Food Drive. Christmas lights and storyboards nightly from 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Jan. 2. The community is on Cummings Drive and Brookside Court between Forest Ridge and Central drives in Bedford. Please bring canned food to donate to 6 Stones Mission Network in Bedford. For information, call Susan Shahan at 817-271-5667.

Breakfast with Santa. Colleyville Lions will serve pancakes and sausage for $8 at Colleyville Center (5301 Riverwalk Drive) from 7 to 11 a.m. Dec. 5. Santa visits, face painting and choirs will be featured. www. colleyvillelions.com or Jerome Davis, 817-571-2153.

Westlake’s Tree Lighting. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Westlake Academy, 2600 J.T. Ottinger Road. Music, fun activities and Santa. 817-430-0941.

Craft Fair. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5, L. D. Bell High School, 1601 Brown Trail, Hurst. 300 vendors, shopping, food and beverages. 817-282-2551.

Breakfast with Santa. Presented by Central High School Lightning Dancers, 8-10 a.m. Dec. 12, on campus at 9450 Ray White Road in Keller. Pancakes, games, crafts and prizes. www.lightningdancers.com

KHS Indianettes Craft Fair. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 6 at Keller High School, 601 N. Pate Orr Road. Contact Diane Newbury at 817-427-8637.

Holiday Charity Ball. Hosted by the Women’s Division of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce, Dec. 5, Embassy Suites Outdoor World in Grapevine. For tickets, call Sandra Tate at 817-481-2591.

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