It is possible to get all your Christmas shopping finished before Christmas - and without having to make more than one stop or travel out of town.

Christmas Parade theme announced (Stevens Point Journal)

The theme for the 20th annual Christmas Parade downtown will be Holidays Past, Present Future: Celebrating the last and next 150 years of the season. The events begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, with an official Downtown Christmas lighting. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:15 p.m., and participants can see Santa in the CenterPoint MarketPlaces Center Court after the parade. Those who wish ...

Austinist Movie Preview: Christmas on Mars (Austinist)

Image from IMBD.com Christmas on Mars with Wayne Coyne in person Saturday, October 11 Alamo Drafthouse Downtown ( 320 E 6th Street ) 18+, 7:00, 9:40, 11:59 [ info ] Thought to be The Flaming Lips' filmic Chinese Democracy , the feature film Christmas on Mars , seven years in the making, is really their Smile – a long-delayed, ridiculously ambitious, completely weird work of ...

United Way helps charities prepare for merry Christmas (The Maryville Daily Times)

They're making a list and checking it twice. United Way of Blount County's Christmas Coordination is working with local schools, churches, nonprofit organizations and area communities to help make the Christmas season merry for as many in Blount County as possible.

Potter Park Zoo Brightens Up Holiday Display With LED Christmas Lights (PRWeb)

One of the state's largest public display of Christmas lights will be a little brighter, more energy efficient and more environmentally-friendly this year thanks to LED lights. The Potter Zoo in Lansing, Mich. plans to replace thousands of Christmas lights in its “Wonderland of Lights” display with LED lights, which consume less electricity than incandescent lights. (PRWeb Oct 10, 2008) Read ...