The Lighthouse Event Center will host its second annual Christmas show Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The show this year will be “Cowboy Bob’s Country Christmas,” and the event center hopes to collect lots of food items to bring to the local food shelf.

“Bring what you can,” co-owner Celeste Krause said. “We would like to see a huge pile to deliver to the Salvation Army.”

The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Cost to get in is $5 and at least one food item that can be donated. Some of the artists featured will be Carrie Boyer, Todd Utpadel and Steve Bowron, among others.

Tickets are available at Marshall Street Music, Hy-Vee and Stadheim Jewelers in Albert Lea and at Coffee House on Main in Austin.

 

Friday

• See the country-themed Christmas show at the Lighthouse Event Center at 7:30 p.m. Cost to get in is $5 and at least one food item that can be donated.

 

Saturday

• The Albert Lea Farmers Market will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northbridge Mall inside the Old Schweser’s store location.

• Nelson’s Market Place will hold sleigh rides from 10 a.m. to noon. Ride with Santa on the sleigh and enjoy free hot apple cider, cookies and candy canes.

• A Dessert with Santa show will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at America’s Best Value Inn. There will be a coloring contest, holiday desserts, live entertainment and photos with Santa. Cost for children is $5 and parents and children under age 4 are free.

• See the country-themed Christmas show at the Lighthouse Event Center at 7:30 p.m. Cost to get in is $5 and at least one food item that can be donated.

Sunday

• The Albert Lea American Legion will host a breakfast from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. where $1 of the $7 entrance cost goes to a church youth activity group of your choice. Menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, potatoes, fruit, coffee and juice.

• The Post Salon, at 702 Main St. in Albert Lea, will host a Haircuts for Heather event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Heather Larsen was diagnosed with breast cancer and funds raised will go to helping her and her family with medical expenses. For a $10 donation get a haircut, and raffle tickets of $5 are available to win a flat iron set. Cookies and apple cider will be served.

• Go on a hunt for candy canes at 1 p.m. at the Fairlane Building at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds. Cost is $1 per child.

• See the country-themed Christmas show at the Lighthouse Event Center at 2 p.m. Cost to get in is $5 and at least one food item that can be donated.

• The Harmony Junction Barbershop group will hold two performances. The first is at 3 p.m. at United Methodist Church and the second is at 7 p.m. at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. The group hosts Christmas concerts and donates the proceeds from offerings to charitable organizations. This year funds will be donated to an after-school program that provides backpacks filled with food for children to take home over the weekend.