5 fun things to do this mid-December weekend

Take a break from Christmas decorating and shopping to enjoy some Islander entertainment, which is so plentiful this time of year.

Here are a few suggestions.

1. Christmas House Tour

Grab a friend and check out the interiors of four beautifully decoratedhomes inWarren Grove, Lewis Point, Charlottetown and Stratford on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

CarolynAiken's Warren Grove home by itself is worth the price of the tour she'sgardener andavid antique collector and decorates with a sophisticated, shabby chic style. Check out her blog atwarrengrovegarden.blogspot.cafor a taste of what you'll see.

The event is a fundraiser for Fitzroy Centre, a support centre for adults withmental health challenges.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Fitzroy Centre it opens Saturday at 8 a.m.

More information on the tour's Facebook page.

2. Le Trio BBQ

Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Harbourfront Theatre in Summerside, P.E.I., is staging a bilingual holiday performance featuring ninemusicians, including Le Trio BBQfrom Quebec and the all-female barbershop quartet VoxA4 on back vocals. The groups are on a Canada 150-sponsored tour of theatres in the region.

They'll play Christmas classicsin afun, upbeat "new old-fashioned way," the theatre's website states, with amixture of gypsy and Latin rhythmsand a bit of rock 'n' roll.

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased here.

3. Concert in Georgetown

Also Saturday night at 7:30, the King's Playhouse in Georgetown, P.E.I, presentsHome for the Holidays, a concert featuringKendall Docherty, Catherine O'Brien and Caroline Bernard singing classic and contemporaryholiday favourites backed up byThe Reindeer Express (Deryl Gallant, Alan White, Don Fraserand Perry Williams).

"The icing on this special Christmas cake will be the reading of well-known Island entertainer, Marlane O'Brien, featuring Island Christmas stories," the event's Facebook pagestates.

This show promises to be "as warm and cozy as a good glass of egg-nog in front of a crackling fireplace."

Tickets are $23.48 and can be purchased here.

If you miss it this week, Home for the Holidayswill play again at Summerside's HarbourfrontTheatre next Friday.

4. Check out the lights

Check out the Christmas lights set to music at Gary Woodhouse's home at 19 Campbell Rd. in Johnston's River, P.E.I. just a 10-minute drive from Charlottetown. Take a left off the Hillsborough Bridge to Stratford and go through Mermaid.

The light displaysflash in sequence with music tune into 90.1 fm on your vehicle's radio.

The show runs until Dec. 31 from to 5 to 11 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays, and every other night until until 10 p.m.

"Bring the family and enjoy the show free of charge but donations in aid of Santa's Angels are gratefully accepted," the event's Facebook page states.

5. Go skating

Get your skates sharpened for a free Sunday skatefrom 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Summerside's Credit Union Place.

It's sponsored by Go!PEI to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, and promises music and hot beverages.

More info on the event's Facebook page here.

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