• Dec. 8 & 9. Arts Building Festive Sale, 10am to 5pm, 464 South Fletcher (beside the Gibsons Library). Quirky, tasty, unique, with a touch of vintage on top.
• Dec. 9. Children’s Brunch with Santa, 11am to 2pm at the Seaside Centre, free crafts for children. Please bring a non-perishable item for the Food Bank. Info: 604-885-9611, www.secheltdowntown.com
• Dec. 9. Holiday Hustle 5k and 2k, 9:30am start from Sechelt Aquatic Centre. Run, walk or dance-walk, a fundraiser for the Chatelech Band Hawaii Tour 2013 and Elves Club Christmas hampers. Music, food and prizes. Info/registration: www.sunshinecoastathletics.org/hh5k/ or call 604-885-8849.
• Dec. 7 & 9. Miracle on 34th Street, the radio play, 7pm Friday and 2pm Sunday at St. Mary’s Hall, Gibsons. “A whole-family, heart-warming, good-feeling, old-time Christmas favourite.” Tickets at Sechelt Visitors Centre, Laedeli and Gaia’s Fair Trade.
• Dec. 9. Sunshine Coast Model Railroad Club Open House, 11am to 3pm at the clubhouse, 937 Stewart Rd. Follow the signs from Reed Road and North Road.
• Dec. 9. Santa is coming to Roberts Creek! He’ll be coming down Roberts Creek Road at noon to greet families and take pictures at the Creekside Salon & Spa. Pet pictures to follow from 1:30 to 2pm, $5 plus a donation to the Food Bank.
• Dec. 9. The Sounds of Christmas with Suncoast Singers, a concert of Christmas music and sing-along carols, 2pm at St. John’s United, Davis Bay. Tickets at Laedeli Gifts, Sechelt Visitors’ Centre and at the door. See http://suncoastsingers.ca