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From holiday art sales to holiday-themed theater and musical productions, this weekend is packed with events for people who can't get enough of the holiday spirit.

"A Kansas Nutcracker" premiered Thursday and continues at 7:30 p.m. today, 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Dec. 21 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Here's a look at some of the area's other options:

Today

• Holiday Market, sponsored by Lawrence Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Knights of Columbus, 2206 E. 23rd St.
• Black Jack Battlefield Preservation Conference, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Lawrence Public Library auditorium, 707 Vt.
• Coal Creek Stables Holiday Roundup for Hunger, benefit for Salvation Army, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 1676 N. 1000 Road.
• Festival of Nativities at Centenary United Methodist Church, noon-4 p.m., Fourth and Elm streets.
• A Country School Christmas, a turn-of-the-century Christmas program, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., pageant performance 2 p.m., Lanesfield School, 18745 S. Dillie Road, Edgerton.
• Kansas Regional Ballet: Through the Looking Glass, 2 p.m.-7 p.m., Carlsen Center, Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park. Also 2 p.m. Sunday.
• "Cricket on the Hearth," 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission.
• Children's Holiday Shop, 2 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H.
• Americana Music Academy community acoustic jam, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Aimee's Coffee House, 1025-A Mass.
• Art Show and Holiday Market, 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Pelathe Community Resource Center, 1423 Haskell Ave.
• Mike Roberts, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., Bambino's, 1801 Mass.
• John Jervis, classically trained guitarist, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 725 Mass., 842-5199.
• Billy Ebeling and The Late For Dinner Band, 7 p.m.-11 p.m., Jazz Louisiana Kitchen, 119th Street and Strang Line Road, Overland Park.
• Divits, Jade Raven, Army of Freshman, Short Changed, 7 p.m., El Torreon, 3101 Gillham Road, Kansas City, Mo.
• Live jazz, featuring Mr. Van's Jazz Band, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Bichelmeyer's Steakhouse Restaurant, 427 E. Fourth St., Tonganoxie.
• "A Community Christmas," 7 p.m., Topeka Performing Arts Center, 214 SE Eighth St., Topeka.
• Cordelia Brown at the Piano, 7 p.m., The Lodge of Baldwin City, 502 Ames, Baldwin.
• Branson-style country music, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Glen's Opry, Fourth and Main streets, Tonganoxie.
• Broken Cowboys, Spur, 8 p.m., The Beaumont, 4050 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Mo.
• Chuck Loeb, Jeff Kashiwa, 8 p.m., Uptown Theatre, 3700 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo.
• "The Christmas Schooner," 8 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
• "Bat Boy: The Musical," 8 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo. Also 3 p.m. Sunday.
• John Stein Trio featuring Gerald Spaits and Tommy Ruskin, 8:30 p.m., The Blue Room, 18th and Vine streets, Kansas City, Mo.
• The Schwag, Pocket Space, 9 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.
• GTC: Sweet Jazz, 9 p.m., Paradise Cafe, 728 Mass.
• Magic Slim and the Teardrops, 9 p.m., Grand Emporium, 3832 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Dance Dance Revolution!, 10 p.m., The Pool Room, 925 Iowa.
• No Lessons, 10 p.m., The Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.
• "The Santaland Diaries," 11 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.

Sunday

• Mid-America Train Meet Show & Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Expo Center at Indian Springs, Interstate 635 and State Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
• "Cricket on the Hearth," 2 p.m., Theatre for Young America, 4881 Johnson Drive, Mission.
• "Celtic Music for the Holidays" featuring Maria Anthony, Celtic songwriter and Megan Hurt, Celtic instrumentalist, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
• "The Christmas Schooner," 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 N.H.
• Lawrence City Band holiday concert, 3:30 p.m., Liberty Hall, 642 Mass.
• "The Santaland Diaries," 6 p.m., Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
• Lonnie Ray, 8 p.m.-11 p.m., Tellers, 746 Mass.
• Swing dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., with salsa and swing lessons, 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Dance Academy, 1117 Mass.
• Don Mumford and Friends, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Eighth Street Tap Room, Eighth and New Hampshire streets.