Mary Rathman

University of South Florida’s iPad Band, Touch, presents a “Christmas Worship Concert” on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., in the School of Music Concert Hall on the Tampa campus. Touch will be joined by the USF Gospel Choir, Lumina Youth Choirs, Worship Quest Idlewild Youth Choirs, innerGRACE Dance, the International Justice Mission, VSA of Florida, and our special guest, Abby, from Spirit FM’s ‘The Big Big House Morning Show.’ Audience members can bring their own mobile device with any app that plays drum sounds and join in with the band. Tickets are available at the concert hall box office one hour before the show and are $15 for adults, and $10 for students/seniors. For information and tickets, call (813) 974-2973.

Dade City Christian Church, 11800 Windsorwood Blvd., in Dade City, will host a free Fall Festival Nov. 29 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be carnival games, a bounce house, prizes, hayride, hot dogs, popcorn, snow cones, cotton candy, live praise and more. For information, call (352) 518-0072.

Tampa Theatre, 711 N. Franklin St., in Tampa, will show these holiday classic movies:

• Nov. 29: “Miracle on 34th Street”
• Dec. 6: “Holiday Inn”
• Dec. 13: “White Christmas”

All movies are at 3 p.m., and are $10 for adults, and $8 for children and Tampa Theatre members. For information, visit TampaTheatre.org.

Sarah Russell Stables, 29319 Hadlock Drive in Wesley Chapel, will host an open house and fall festival Nov. 29 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be pony rides from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., a bounce house, face painting, cupcake lady, lemonade stand and more. Admission is free. All donations will benefit Grace Equine, a nonprofit horse organization. For information, call Sarah Russell at (813) 955-5023.

Harvester United Methodist Church, 2432 Collier Parkway in Land O’ Lakes, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its first meeting as a church. On Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. there will be a welcoming reception for two former pastors, Kent Zimmerman and Allen Johnson, and their families. On Nov. 29 at 10 a.m., Johnson will preach, Zimmerman will lead pastoral prayer, and Sue Johnson will lead a children’s moment. There will be a covered-dish dinner after the service. For information, call Gary Evans at (813) 505-5870.

Revolution Roller Derby, a nonprofit coed flat-truck roller derby league, will host its last coed game on Nov. 28 at 6 p.m., at All Sports Arena, 7716 Rutillio Court in New Port Richey. Admission is $10 at the door, and $5 with a military ID. Monetary donations also will be collected for the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge. For information, visit Facebook.com/RevolutionRollerDerby.

All five of Gulfside Hospice’s thrift shops will offer 25 percent off storewide on Nov. 27 for Black Friday. All stores are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shoppers can also drop off gently used donations of clothing, household items, electronics and more. For locations, visit GHPPC.org.

St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, 706 W. 113th Ave., in Tampa, will host its 29th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Nov. 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There also will be a worship service at 10:30 a.m. Admission is free. For information, call (813) 932-6204.

The Land O’ Lakes Recreation Complex, 3032 Collier Parkway, will host a “Black Friday Lock-In” to allow parents to start holiday shopping or spend an evening together without the kids. The cost of $20 per child covers babysitting services from 8 p.m., Nov. 26 to 11 a.m., Nov. 27. A late night snack and light breakfast will be provided. Children must be between the ages of 7 and 11 years old and comfortable in a large group setting. There will be 20 kids per one adult. There will be an Olympic style competition, board games, arts and crafts, and group activities. For information on space availability, call (813) 929-1220.

Saint Leo University, 33701 State Road 52 in St. Leo, will present its family friendly concert, “A Saint Leo Christmas,” on Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., in the Student Community Center.

Admission is free, but ticket reservations are required for seating at the 7 p.m. show. The evening performance will be followed by the blessing of the manger and the lighting of the campus tree.

For evening ticket reservations, contact Tamra Hunt at (352) 588-8294 or .

For assistance with accommodations for parking or seating for either show, contact Jennifer Orendorf at (352) 588-8401 or ">.