Friday

Join the Heritage Farmstead Museum for Breakfast with Santa Claus Dec. 16 from 10-11:30 a.m. Tickets include breakfast for one adult and one child, one picture with Santa, a story, craft and tractor-driven wagon ride. Breakfast will be held at the historic Pole Barn, so organizers ask that attendees dress for the weather. $20 (one parent/one child combo), $18 (HFM members), $12 (additional breakfast for child or adult and one additional picture with Santa), $7 (additional breakfast for child or adult). Heritage Farmstead Museum, 1900 W. 15th Street, Plano. 972-881-0140. www.heritagefarmstead.org/event-registration/?ee=211 Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar will deck the halls with tacky and tasteless winter-wear during its Ugly Christmas Sweater Party on Dec. 16 from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Guests wearing an ugly Christmas sweater will receive a complimentary slice of whiskey cake for their table. The restaurant is also collecting sweaters and other warm items for the homeless in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by partnering with Project Warm Us. Free. Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar, 3601 Dallas Parkway, Plano. 972-993-2253. Wreck the Halls opens at the Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano with guests Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ice Witch Frosne Wintergreen who forged a deal to prevent the spirits from haunting Scrooge. Instead, Wintergreen uses her powers to summon something that is not merry or bright. 7-11 p.m. (Dec. 16-17 and Dec. 30-31). $28-$75. Dark Hour Haunted House, 701 Taylor Drive, Plano. 469-298-0556. http://darkhourhauntedhouse.com/wreck-halls

Saturday

AmeriStage Players and Rover Dramawerks presents ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ live radio play' as a live 1940s radio broadcast. With the help of a small ensemble that brings the characters to the stage with live sound effects, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve. 8 p.m. (Dec. 17, 22-23), 2 p.m. (Dec. 17, 24). $16 (Thu. and matinees), $22 (Fri. and Sat. nights), student, senior and group discounts are available. Rover Dramawerks Theatre, 221 W. Parker Road, Ste. 580, Plano. 972-849-0358. www.roverdramawerks.com

Sunday

Plano Symphony The Plano Symphony presents its ‘Home for the Holidays’ concert in Plano on Dec. 18.[/caption] The Plano Symphony presents its ‘Home for the Holidays’ concert with over 150 musicians. The concert includes seasonal favorites for orchestra and chorus, audience sing-along songs, visitors from the North Pole, humor, the great pipe organ at St. Andrew United Methodist Church and a few surprises from 4-7: 30 p.m. $14-$42. St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 5801 W. Plano Parkway, Plano. 972-830-8001. www.planosymphony.org/concerts/16-17/4-home-for-the-holidays.asp