An Artists' Christmas - Fort Worth, TX

Celebrating their 25th anniversary, Camp Fire USA will commemorate their birthday by hosting a "one-of-a-kind" dinner gala, art auction, jazz music, and live art performance Nov. 14 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The event will take place at Ridglea Country Club, 3700 Bernie Anderson Avenue from 6-11 p.m. Cost is $200 to $250.00.

Founded in 1985, An Artists' Christmas this year features more than 100 works of art from local, regional, and national artists such as Natalie Irwin, Ann Eckstrom, and Nancy Lamb. The pieces will be on display and available for purchase.

Camp Fire USA was founded in 1910 as a youth service organization for girls across the country. In 1975 the group expanded to include boys, according to research. Along with serving children in traditional club programs, the Camp Fire Council has been running resident camp programs since 1923 with the opening of Camp Kiwanee in Hanson, MA.

"Camp Fire USA is as rich in tradition as it is history," states one website.

It is one of the nation's leading not-for-profit youth development organizations.

For more information on the Fort Worth event, contact Maren Gibbs at 817-831-2111 or see anartistschristmas.org online.

In unrelated event news, the First Annual PurpleStride DFW kicks off Nov. 15, 8 a.m. as part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at Meadowmere Park (3000 Meadowmere Lane) in Grapevine, TX. You can register online for $25 at pancan.org/purplestrideDFW09. Students are only charged $15.00.

"This event is run entirely by local volunteers, which means we spend less to put this event on," states a press release.

To volunteer, contact Event Coordinator Mary Jo Jennings at mjennings@pancanvolunteer.org or 972-489-2034.

In other event news, the Holiday Home Tour will be held Dec. 6, sponsored by the Colleyville (Texas) Women's Club and featuring a selection of exquisite area homes in seasonal finery. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and advance tickets are $20.00.

For information, call 817-416-3000.

On the same day Quality Hill Holidays will be presented by Historic Fort Worth from 2-6 p.m. which includes a celebration of the season with vocalists, musicians, refreshments, and Santa Claus at 1509 Pennsylvania Avenue. Adult tickets are $15 and children's tickets $7.50 for those ages six to 12. Kids under five get in free.

For tickets, call 817-336-2344 or access historicfortworth.org.

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular showing off the talents of The Rockettes will take the stage Dec. 10-30 at the Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas. (Source: Fort Worth Weekly).

For group sales, call 972-854-5110 or email radiocitygroups@nokiatheatre.com. For general tickets, look up ticketmaster.com, ticketzoom.com, or tickettango.com.