Dec. 2 Simply Dickens Christmas Concert – a period-dressed quartet; 6 pm; $7/advance; Thom

Dec. 1-22       Puttin' On the Glitz Holiday Walk at Meadow Brook Hall, Rochester; free visit with Santa on Dec. 1 and 15; supper with Santa on Dec. 9; Holiday Tea on Dec. 11 and 18; Ballroom Glitz on Dec. 13
Dec. 2           Simply Dickens Christmas Concert – a period-dressed quartet; 6 pm; $7/advance; Thomas Welsh Activity Center, Lake St. Clair Metropark, Harrison Twp; 810-796-3505, 586-463-4332 ext. 2
Dec. 8-9         Kids Craft Weekend; noon-3; activities between 50 cents and $3 (your choice); free hot chocolate, coffee, popcorn; Santa will be visiting; Hessell's Greenhouse, 14497 23 Mile, Shelby Twp; hessellsgreenhouse.com, 586-247-4675
Dec. 5           Hope for the Holidays Charity event hosted vacation rentals in grayton florida by Detroit Motor Apparel in downtown Royal Oak; to benefit Gleaner Food Bank and the Judson Center; 7-11 pm; DJ, raffle items; $10 or $10 worth of new toys or personal necessities; Fifth Avenue Bar, 215 West 5 th Avenue, Royal Oak; for list see:   www.judsoncenter.org/get-involved/donate/in-kind-gifts
Dec. 7           Angie's Toy Chest Christmas Party; 6-midnight; $20/person and a new, unwrapped toy; Mario's Music Company and Casuli Holiday Dancers; Santa Claus; food a cash bar will be provided; Mirage Banquet Center, 16980 18 Mile, Clinton Twp; 586-863-2323, admorelli@comcast.net
Dec. 8           Holiday Market to benefit Turning Point and Handbags of Hope; noon-4; $1/admission; Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Rescued Treasures, knitted crochet items, wool blankets, jewelry, wine bottle vacation rentals in grayton florida lights, etc; Select Specialty Hospital, 215 North Avenue, Mt. Clemens; also collecting items and gently used handbags with handles for Handbags of Hope (or $10 to "adopt" a handbag); 248-310-7351, KMikhail@selectmedical.com
Dec. 8           Just One Angel benefit concert for Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team; 8 pm; $30 VIP, $20/general; Warren Consolidated Schools Performing vacation rentals in grayton florida Arts Center, 12901 15 Mile, Sterling Heights; 586-415-5101, www.mcrest.org
Dec. 9           Euchre Tournament Fundraiser to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association; sign in at 4:30 pm; round robin style tournament; food, prizes; Shooter's Bar and Grill, 34360 Utica Road, Fraser; Rick, 586-277-6677
Dec. 16          Jingle vacation rentals in grayton florida Bell Run to benefit vacation rentals in grayton florida Macomb County Special Olympics, Penrickton Center for Blind Children; vacation rentals in grayton florida 7:30 am; 5K run/walk; online registration: www.active.com; $20/advance; $25/race day; Shelby Twp Community Center complex – east of Van Dyke, north of 23 Mile; michaelward@cttsbi.com or 586-484-5523