Community calendar for Friday, Nov. 30, 2012

Friday

Fundraiser for Williams Syndrome 1 to 9 p.m., Chevy’s Fresh Mex Restaurant, 1730 Travis Blvd. Info: 425-5181.

Fairfield Christmas Tree Lighting  6 to 8 p.m., Madison and Texas streets, Fairfield. Includes a tree-lighting ceremony, children’s rides, candlelight caroling, a Candyland scavenger hunt, a visit with Santa and live performances. Info: www.FairfieldMainStreet.com.

“Little Shop of Horrors” preview 6 p.m., Downtown Theatre Courtyard, 1035 Texas Street, Fairfield. Part of the Fairfield Christmas Tree Lighting extravaganza. Info: www.FairfieldMainStreet.com.

Holiday Open House and Tree Lighting 6:30 p.m., at the foot of First Street, Benicia. Tree lighting and music by Kris Kringle and The Mistletones. Info: 745-9791.

Saturday

Breakfast with Santa 7:30 to 10:30 a.m., Solano Christian Academy, 2200 Fairfield Ave., Fairfield. All-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs and sausage. Proceeds help raise funds for the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade biannual educational field trip to Washington, D.C., and New York. Tickets: 425-7715.

Kiwanis Breakfast with Santa 8 a.m., Courtyard by Marriott, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield. Enjoy breakfast with Santa, the mayor and local leaders. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Fairfield. Info: Casey Ladd, 633-4043.

Global Holiday Faire 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., First Christian Church Vallejo, 1035 Indiana Street. Shop fair trade gifts from around the world. Info: www.globalholidayfaire.org.

Vanden High Sack Attack Competition 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Vanden High School, 2951 Markeley Lane, Fairfield. Twenty-five teams of robot-building students put their skills to the test in a series of robot challenges against teams from other schools. Info: www.vexrobotics.com or www.robotevents.com.

Family Holiday Festival 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad St., Winters. Sponsored by the Winters Friends of the Library. Santa and his elf will be available for photos. There will also be children’s crafts, a gift wrap station, lunch available in Mrs. Claus’ Cafe, a holiday wreath sale, a quilt raffle, a Scholastic Book Fair, and non-stop entertainment.

Holiday Gift Boutique for SafeQuest Solano 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Doyle’s Ethan Allen, Green Valley. A gift boutique to raise funds for SafeQuest Solano. Info: www.safequestsolano.org.

National Association for Uniformed Services 10 a.m., Airman and Family Readiness Center, building 660, Travis Air Force Base. Info: Herb Lewis, 448-7285. 

Solano County Genealogical Society 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Moose Lodge, 623 Taylor St., Fairfield. Free. Info: Jerry Goggiel, 448-8614.

Christmas at the Waterfront noon to 8 p.m., Harbor Plaza, Main Street at Solano Street, Suisun City. Activities include a skate rink sponsored by PG&E, arts and crafts, a bonfire, a lighted boat parade at 5:15 p.m. and the lighting of the Christmas tree following the boat parade. Info: www.visitsuisuncity.com.

Society of Military Widows 12:30 p.m., Airman and Family Readiness Center, building 660, Travis Air Force Base. Info: 422-1868.

Mad Hatter Holiday Parade and Festival 4 p.m., Historic Downtown Vallejo, Georgia Street to the Waterfront. Celebrating the 160th birthday of Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter Parade begins at 4:30 p.m. at Marin and Georgia Street. The tree lighting will be held after the parade, followed by the lighted boat parade on the waterfront. The Mad Hatter Masked Ball will be at 7 p.m. at Alice’s Palace, 620 Marin Street.

Benefit for fallen CHP officer Kenyon  Youngstrom 9:30 p.m.,  Pepperbellys, 849 Texas St., Fairfield. Comedy show followed by live music. Headliner: Citations. Featuring: Rust Bucket. Tickets: 422-SHOW.

Coming Up

Holiday Gift Boutique for SafeQuest Solano 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Doyle’s Ethan Allen, Green Valley. A gift boutique to raise funds for SafeQuest Solano. Info: www.safequestsolano.org.

Holiday Vendors Fair 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Courtyard Marriott, Vacaville. Shop, see all the latest products, and try out samples. Info: marketdayevent@gmail.com.

Made by a Military Spouse shopping event 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Engage Meeting Places, 371 Merchant Street, Vacaville. Local military spouse-business people will set up shop for your holiday gift needs. Info: 685-9462.

California Retired Teachers Association holiday luncheon 11 a.m., Tuesday, Green Valley Country Club. The Grange Jazz Band will provide entertainment. Info: 448-7081.

Chief Solano Kennel Club, Inc. 7:30 p.m.,Thursday, Elmira Fire Station. Meeting open to everyone. Info: 446-7492 or www.chiefsolanokennelclub.org.

Shop ’til You Drop 6 to 9 p.m., Dec. 7, Wooden Valley Winery, 4756 Suisun Valley Road, Suisun Valley. Enjoy Wooden Valley Wines while shopping for all of the wine lovers on your list. Info: 864-0730.

Domini Williams

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