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The fun includes Callanwolde\u2019s Winter House and Zoo Atlanta\u2019s Illumination Nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lanterns of exotic animals are viewable on a trail throughout Zoo Atlanta through Jan. 18. (Courtesy of Zoo Atlanta)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n

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By Mary Caldwell \u2013 For the AJC<\/span><\/p>\n

10 minutes ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Looking for something to do this post-Thanksgiving Day weekend in Atlanta? You\u2019ll have your choice of lots of holiday events, including Winter House at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and Atlanta Christkindl Market in Lawrenceville. Illuminights at the Zoo is also underway, giving you the chance to see lanterns of exotic animals. <\/p>\n

Check out the following 15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend: <\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre will perform \u201cThe Nutcracker\u201d from Friday through Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Marietta’s Strand Theatre presents a sing-along screening of “The Sound of Music” on Sunday. (Photo courtesy 20th Century Fox\/TNS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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WildWoods: Aglow at Fernbank museum of natural history creates a nighttime wonderland filled with larger-than-life sights on Friday and Saturday plus additional dates. (Photo courtesy of Fernbank)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ride the Pink Pig at the annual Georgia Festival of Trees, which continues Friday through Sunday. (Photo courtesy of the Georgia Festival of Trees)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.ajc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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