This is the holiday weekend to spend snuggled in with family and friends. For those who want to venture out in and around Flagstaff, there are lots of things to do from visiting our nicely decorated historic downtown to last minute shopping at the newly expanded Flagstaff Mall (for traffic tips, click here). Here are a few more ideas for fun in Flagstaff this holiday weekend: Saturday night, December 22, is the last chance to catch the Theatrikos Theatre Company performance of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol.” The performance begins at 8 p.m. at the Doris Harper White Community Theatre in downtown Flagstaff. Click here for ticket and seating information. The last of the series “Holiday Skies Program” happens atop Mars Hill at Lowell Observatory tonight, December 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. presentation discusses the mythology and science of the winter sky, including a discussion of the Star of Bethlehem. Lowell will continue to celebrate the holidays the week following Christmas with a new program: "Holiday Starfest", running form December 26-December 30. Telescopes will be available for viewing during evenings. For more ground based viewing, Flagstaff residents and visitors may drive or stroll by the luminaries presented by residents of the Coconino Estates neighborhood, on the northwest side of town. On the south-central side of Flagstaff, stroll through the light show at Little America Hotel. Over one million lights are displayed on the natural trees on the Little America landscape. Click here for a map to Little America in Flagstaff. On the west side, Riordan Mansion State Park is decorated for the holidays and open every day for tours with historic information about Flagstaff’s early citizens. If you are a downhill skier, there is plenty of snow at Arizona Snowbowl just north of Flagstaff, but the winds have shut down the lifts, temporarily, so check out the Snowbowl website’s snow report before heading up the mountain. The National Forest Service snow play areas northwest of Flagstaff are open for fun at Wing Mountain, Crowley Pit, and Walker Lake (also known as the Kendrick Park Watchable Wildlife Area), as is the Flagstaff Nordic Center. South of Flagstaff at Fort Tuthill County Park, snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing as well as snow play are permitted, but no sleds are allowed. Click here for a map of these spots near Flagstaff. Best wishes for a wonderful holiday weekend, wherever you are! | 
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