Places to go

FRIDAY

Highlands Social Dance Club features the SKYLARKS

SEBRING - The Highlands Social Dance Club hosts ballroom dancing tonight from 7-9:30 at the Sebring Lions Club on Sebring Parkway.

The big band sound of the SKYLARKS will be featured.

Free ballroom dance instruction is available at 6:30 p.m. on every first and third Friday of each month, effective tonight.

Admission is $5 for members and $7 for nonmembers.

All club dances are open to the public. Appropriate dress is required.

For more information, call 863-471-0559.

Quick Fire to play at Watering Hole

SEBRING - The Quick Fire Band will be playing at The Watering Hole on U.S. 27 in Sebring tonight and Dec. 19 from 9:30 to 1:45 a.m.

Street party in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID - The merchants along North Main Avenue in Lake Placid will be holding a street party from 5-8 p.m. today.

SATURDAY

Santa to visit park in Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID - The Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring Santa in the Park from 10 a.m. - noon Dec. 19 at DeVane Park on Interlake Boulevard.

Bill Jarrett Ford Mercury to host customer appreciation event

AVON PARK Bill Jarrett Ford Mercury in Avon Park will host a free customer appreciation event Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The community is invited to the dealership to celebrate the season and join in the customer appreciation festivities. Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be arriving by helicopter and the event will also include a cuddly petting zoo, train rides and pony rides.

Caricature artists will be drawing holiday portraits and refreshments will be available.

Bill Jarrett Ford Mercury is located at 1305 U.S. 27 N.

Movies scheduled in local libraries

SEBRING - Highlands County's three public libraries will be showing free movies Dec. 19. They begin at 2 p.m.

"Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws" is scheduled in Sebring, 319 W. Center Ave., while "Love Actually" will be shown in Avon Park, 100 N. Museum Ave. "Elf" is slated in Lake Placid, 205 W. Interlake Blvd.