SRT's Special Events for A COLUMBIA CHRISTMAS CAROL Begin Today

Sierra Repertory Theatre welcomes the holidays with Christmas carols before its evening shows Thanksgiving weekend. Local group Sincerely will perform beginning at 6 p.m. on Nov 27 and 28, as well as before the final Friday performance on December 18. A Columbia Christmas Carol will begin at 7 p.m. on these dates. Kamice's Photographic Establishment will also offer photos with Santa Clause before each Saturday evening show through December 19.

The brand new adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic plays at the Fallon House in Columbia State Historic Park, also the Gold Rush setting for the play. Ebenezer Scrooge "takes supper" at the City Hotel. Scrooge and Marley are partners at the Douglass Saloon. The Ghost of Christmas Present is a rough-around-the-edges prospector dripping in gold. And the Ghost of Christmas Future is a gunslinger. Mother Lode favorite Don Bilotti plays Scrooge in a production that will retain Dickens' message of warmth, generosity and goodwill.

Tickets range from $28 to $45 depending on date and time, with senior and student discounts available. For tickets and information, visit www.sierrarep.org or call the Box Office at 209-532-3120.