Mary Rathman

The Pioneer Florida Museum & Village, 15602 Pioneer Museum Road in Dade City, will have a “Country Christmas” open house Dec. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. There also will be barrel rides, vendors, cookies and punch, holiday music, and traditional crafters. No coolers, food, beverages or pets allowed (service animals only). For information, call (352) 567-0262.

Forest Lake Estates, 6429 Forest Lake Drive in Zephyrhills, will host a “Holiday Craft Fair” Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be handcrafted goods including jewelry, jams, quilted items and more. All proceeds will benefit the Neighborhood Care Center, Pregnancy Center and the Thomas Promise Foundation. For information, call (813) 783-3695.

The Land O’ Lakes Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, will host the first of three free Photoshop Elements courses on Dec. 5 at 10:15 a.m. The topic will be “Easy Edits.” To enroll, call (813) 929-1214. For information, email .

The Pasco Junior Woman’s Club will host a community “Breakfast with Santa” on Dec. 5 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at Lexington Oaks Community Center, 26304 Lexington Oaks Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. There also will be crafts for kids and door prizes for parents. Seating is limited and paid ticket reservations are for 8 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 9:30 a.m. Tickets are $1 per person. For information and tickets, call Sharon Grace at (352) 668-8088 or (813) 220-2716. Leave a message if there is no answer.

The Women of Wesley Chapel (WOW) will host a Students Organizing Cancer (patients) Krazy Socks Drive through Dec. 5. The nonprofit organization, S.O.C.K.S., works with the American Cancer Society to provide socks to the Hope Treatment Centers and hospitals all over the country in the Children’s Miracle Network of hospitals. Donations of new, fun or regular socks for men, women and children of all ages, can be dropped off at The Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber office at The Grove, 6013 Wesley Grove Blvd., Suite 105, in Wesley Chapel, or at RP&G Printing, 2664 Cypress Ridge Blvd., Suite 104, in Wesley Chapel. For information, visit Socks4Cancer.com.

The Florida Orchestra and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay will present “Handel’s Messiah” on Dec. 4 at 8 p.m., at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. Macinnes Place in Tampa. Tickets start at $15. For information, call (813) 229-7827.

The Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce will host the “Magical Night Christmas Parade” on Dec. 4 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., in historic downtown Dade City. The parade is sponsored by Bayfront Health Dade City. There will be floats, entertainment acts, bands, seasonal displays and Santa Claus. For information, call (352) 567-3769.

The Historic Hernando Preservation Society will meet Dec. 3 at 6:30 p.m., at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave. There will be a membership meeting and elections, with a short presentation by board member Roger Sherman on Coats of Arms. For information, visit HistoricHernandoPreservationSociety.com.

The University Area Community and Development Corporation will present the “I Am Prodigy Music Festival,” in celebration of the Prodigy Cultural Arts Program’s 15th anniversary, on Dec. 3 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the University Area Pavilion, 14013 N. 22nd St., in Tampa. Guest artists include Fred Johnson, Tom “Z”, James Crumbley and more. There also will be an art walk featuring Junior Polo and Vivian Fisk. For information, call (813) 558-5212.

Thursday Musicale, a women’s choral group, will host its annual Christmas concert on Dec. 3 at 2 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church of Seven Springs, 8928 Cypress Lakes Blvd., in New Port Richey. The guest artist will be the Gulf Middle School Chorus, with Christmas carols and traditional holiday music. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted to benefit the choral group’s scholarship program. For information, call (727) 807-3023.