Holiday Bazaar. Ravenwood Elementary School. 9 a.m. -3 p.m. Live reindeer, silent auction, 50 vendors, horse-drawn carriage and Santa. Caroling by Ravenwood Elementary and Chugiak High School choirs. 830-3590. www.ravenwoodholidaybazaar.com.

Holiday Bazaar. Eagle River Elementary School. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Santa and his reindeer will be there. Hay rides, silent auction, children's choir and free crafts.

Annual Women's Christmas Tea H.A.T.S. (Hear Angels Tell the Story). 11 a.m. The Crossing at Birchwood. 22208 North Birchwood Loop. $5 per person, light lunch. Open to women and young ladies. Call for tickets 688-3222 (ext. 222) www.crossingtonewlife.org/site/women%20minitry.htm.

Eagle River Nature Center. Kids versus Wild junior naturalist program (grades K-6). 2 p.m. Join winter caretaker and outdoor educator Michael Gustafson to learn and practice techniques for staying warm outside — from starting a fire to building shelter for an emergency. Dress for outdoor fun. Free program; $5 parking for non-members. 694-2108. www.ernc.org.

Alaska Fine Arts Academy. “A Christmas Carol.” The Eleanor Braendel Theater. 7 p.m. 12340 Old Glenn Highway. $15 for non-members, $12 for members, $8 for ages 12 and under. 694-8909. Tickets available online at www.akfinearts.org.

This article published in The Alaska Star on Thursday, December 4, 2008.