Pianist Jimmy Aycock will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at The Clayton Center. The Christmas-themed concert is titled "Snow Tunes and Show Tunes." Proceeds will benefit the Clayton Historical Association. The Piney Grove Missionary Church Youth Choir will also perform. Tickets are $10 plus service fees.

Tickets are available from The Clayton Center box office, 111 E. 2nd St., Clayton; by phone at 919-553-1737; or online at theclaytoncenter.com.

Country music

The next Country Tonight Music Show in Selma will feature Nancy and Tammy Dail and the Country Roads Band.

The show is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Ice House Theater, 112 N. Webb St., Selma. For details, or for reservations, call 252-237-6199.

Ballroom dancing

All About Ballroom dance studio will stage its Winter Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Garner Historic Auditorium, 742 W. Garner Road, Garner.

Students will perform several dances, including the cha-cha, waltz, swing, foxtrot, rumba and tango.

For more details, go to allaboutballroominc.com or call the studio at 919-771-0108.

Bentonville tickets

Advance tickets are on sale for the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, the largest Civil War battle fought on North Carolina soil. The event will take place March 20-21, 2010. Tickets purchased before March 1, 2010, are $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 7-12. After March 1, tickets will be $10 for adults and $5 for children. Children 6 and younger attend free.

More than 3,500 re-enactors and 30,000 spectators are expected to attend the event, which will include two battles, military and civilian encampments and special educational programs.

For tickets, visit bentonvillebattlefield.com or mail a check to Bentonville 145th Event Tickets, P.O. Box 432, Newton Grove, N.C. 28366. Checks should be payable to the Bentonville Battlefield Historical Association.

Country Christmas

The Country Music Showcase at Johnston Community College will present its Christmas show Dec. 3-6 in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium on the Smithfield campus, 245 College Road. Shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 3-4, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 5 and 3 p.m. Dec. 6. The December guests are Bill Leslie, the award-winning songwriter and WRAL-TV news anchor; Jessica Carter, a junior at South Johnston High School; Julie Hamilton, a Garner resident and Country Music Showcase veteran; Somer Overby of Middlesex, who performed at the State Fair in 2006 and 2007; Alvin Smith, known for his Elvis tribute; Joshua Sullivan, a saxophonist; and Breanna Williams, a sophomore at Smithfield-Selma High School.

Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets, call the box office at 919-209-2099 or go to jccperformingarts.com.

Christmas in Clayton

The Town of Clayton will light its Christmas tree at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3. Main Street will close for music and business open houses. The tree lighting will be on the Town Square.

The town's Christmas parade will step off at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12.

Art in Clayton

Artwork by M.J. Cunningham of Wilmington is on display through Nov. 30 at The Clayton Center, 111 E. 2nd St., Clayton.

The Clayton Center gallery is open from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.