Dec. 5

HAMLET OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS carriage rides, food, 7 p.m. Tim Barbar singing, 8 p.m. Sue Jarris will perform “A Christmas Memory.”

THE 13TH ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE downtown Rockingham, with entertainment, crafts and food from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa will be on the square all day. Come join the fun and get ready for the holiday season.

RICHMOND COMMUNITY THEATER OPEN HOUSE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tour behind the scenes and see what makes a play happen; the lights, the sound, the costumes. Refreshments. Christmas on the Square in downtown Rockingham.

SPRING HILL WESLEYAN CHURCH will hold a country breakfast from 7 a.m. until 11 a.m. Call 582-5150.

PEE DEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will hold a breakfast buffet from 6:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. All you can eat for $4 and all proceeds go to Relay For Life.

PEE DEE GUARD CONFEDERATE ENCAMPMENT, LEAK-WALL HOUSE, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Dec. 6

CHRISTMAS AT THE HAMLET DEPOT, museum tours available, music and dancers, carriage rides, caroling at the Depot Park, 2-4 p.m. At 2 p.m. Blacklash Bluegrass will perform. Dance Sensations will be at 3 p.m. and Caroling in the Park at 3:30 p.m.

ROCKINGHAM MOOSE LODGE Annual Senior Citizen’s Dinner, 1-3 p.m.

Dec. 7

RICHMOND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS of 1975 will hold a reunion planning meeting at 7 p.m. at Carolina Farm Credit, Hwy. 220 North in Ellerbe.

BLOOD DRIVE on Dec. 7 at Freedom Baptist Church in Rockingham. The church will host the drive from 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 8

NAACP COMMUNITY MONTHLY MEETING, 7:30 p.m. at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 478 Sandhill Road, Rockingham. For more information, call 582-2403.

THE DAV CHRISTMAS PARTY at 6 p.m. Gifts will be given out after the meal. Bring a gift for a man and if you bring your wife, bring a gift for a woman.

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL class of 1959 lunch at Smithfield’s, 1 p.m.

Dec. 9

HUMANE SOCIETY 2009 low cost spay/neuter programs. Open to All. Appointments limited; purchase voucher ASAP. Program #1 - No residency or income restriction vouchers for $57 to $77 include surgery, one-year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Program #2 - $20 vouchers available for Richmond Co. households receiving any one or more public assistance items - Medicaid, Food Stamps, Work First, Health Choice, adoption or foster care assistance or Medical Qualifying Benefit (MQB) assistance. HSRC representative in Richmond County Health Dept. lobby on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vouchers available all other days at animal shelter. Call 895-0335.

SARA LEE HOSIERY RETIREES are invited to breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant.

Dec. 10

2009 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE sponsored by the Hamlet Rotary Club, 3:30 p.m., rain or shine. Entry forms may be picked up at BB&T in Hamlet, Hamlet City Hall or RBC Centura in Hamlet. All entry forms are due by Dec. 1. Contact Reba Dille, parade chairman, at 910-582-0184 for more information.

SENIOR CITIZEN’S CHRISTMAS DINNER, 6 p.m. sponsored by the Ashley Chapel Community Organization. Call 895-8642 for more information.

Dec. 11

SANTA COMES TO HAMLET ON A 1953 FARMALL TRACTOR, Entertainment by Beth McDonald and Beth Ritter and local church choirs, gymnastics at Physical Awareness Gym, Christmas music by DJ Jimmy Reese. Events on Hamlet Avenue between Raleigh Street and the railroad tracks. Free cookies and hot chocolate. From 5 to 8 p.m.

Dec. 12

THE EAST ROCKINGHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MEN’S CLUB will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m.-10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The charge is $3. All you can eat! A sweets and crafts sale will be held at the same time.

EMMANUEL MINISTRIES YOUTH is having a breakfast from 7-11 a.m., eat in or take out. 725 West Hamlet Ave., Hamlet.

THE DOMINO EFFECT TALENT SHOW AND TOPPLING CONTEST will be held at the Leak Street Education and Cultural Community Center at 3 p.m. The event is intended to promote awareness about alcohol- and drug-related problems in the community.

BREAKFAST AND PICTURES WITH SANTA at First Presbyterian Church Weekday School in Hamlet, 8-11 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The pancake breakfast is $4 and pictures are $5.

Dec. 13

THE SANDHILLS RINGERS, a community handbell choir, will present “Christmas Around the World” at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Rockingham.

CHRISTMAS HANDBELL CONCERT 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 300 Charlotte St., Hamlet. Tired of being caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season? Stressed to the Max with unfinished tasks? Come and share in the joyous music of the season. This is a free concert of heavenly music.

Dec. 14

EAST ROCKINGHAM MENS’ CLUB CHRISTMAS DINNER, 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Senior Center, at the Herbert C. Diggs Memorial Park.

Dec. 15

NAACP YOUTH Council/Education Monthly Meeting/holiday mixer 6 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Hamlet. Door prizes and refreshments. All youth invited. For information, contact 205-1197.

Dec. 16

HUMANE SOCIETY 2009 low cost spay/neuter programs. Open to All. Appointments limited; purchase voucher ASAP. Program #1 - No residency or income restriction vouchers for $57 to $77 include surgery, one-year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Program #2 - $20 vouchers available for Richmond Co. households receiving any one or more public assistance items - Medicaid, Food Stamps, Work First, Health Choice, adoption or foster care assistance or Medical Qualifying Benefit (MQB) assistance. HSRC representative in Richmond County Health Dept. lobby on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vouchers available all other days at animal shelter. Call 895-0335.

Dec. 18

BLOOD DRIVE at Walgreens in Rockingham on Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Dec. 19

BLOOD DRIVE will be held at Cameronian Presbyterian Church in Rockingham from 8 a.m. until noon.

Dec. 21

BLOOD DRIVE at First Baptist Church in Rockingham will be held from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29

BLOOD DRIVE at Roberdel Baptist Church from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 31

CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S EVE with Adam and Eve! Opening night performance of “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” presented by the Richmond Community Theater, 8 p.m., followed by a New Year’s Eve Gala at the theater, on the square in downtown Rockingham. Tickets are $9. Call (910) 997-3765.

Dec. 31-Jan. 10

RICHMOND COMMUNITY THEATER presents “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Located on the square in downtown Rockingham. Tickets $9. Call (910)997-3765.