Snowflake Ball to benefit Cave Creek Museum

CAREFREE – The Snowflake Ball Gala 2006 to benefit the Cave Creek Museum will take place from 6 ‑11 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Carefree Resorts and Villas, 37220 N. Mule Train Road in Carefree.

The event, one of the only holiday galas of its kind in the Desert Foothills area, features dinner, dancing to the Sentimental Swing Orchestra, a silent auction and a number of raffle prizes.

Tickets are $75 per person. Net proceeds will go to the museum and credit cards are accepted.

For reservations call Nancy Swearingen at (480) 488‑1772.

Christmas pageant set

 CAREFREE/CAVE CREEK – Every December the streets of Cave Creek and Carefree glow with the  candlelight from thousands of  luminarias. They are the guideposts to the annual Christmas Pageant to be staged at  7:30 p.m. Dec. 9‑10 at Spur Cross

  For 53 years volunteers from Cave Creek and Carefree have come together to recreate the Biblical story from which Christmas originated.

The Foothills Christmas Pageant is the product of hundreds of area volunteers who work on every aspect of the production.

The annual Luminaria Run will coordinate Luminaria placement extending the route to include the way up Spur Cross Road to the pageant grounds.

The event is free to the public. Donations to help defray the costs of the production will be accepted.

Volunteers interested in helping with the luminaria may contact Meribeth Reeves at (602) 769‑0848 or sign up online at http://www.luminariarun.com.

Those who wish to sing, act in or assist with the production should call the Foothills Community Foundation at (480) 488‑1090.

Christmas Luncheon to feature Johnny Cash’s niece

SCOTTSDALE – The Scottsdale Women’s Connection’s gala Christmas Luncheon is slated for 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 at the Fairway House at Grayhawk Golf Club, 8620 E. Thompson Peak Parkway in Scottsdale.

Billie Cash, niece of the late Johnny Cash, will be the featured speaker.

Cash will share her own experiences in her talk titled “A Christmas Memory.”

She is the author of four books, three teaching cassettes and a CD and makes her home in  Memphis, Tenn.

The program also includes an a cappella quartet in full Victorian attire and elegant table designs  by Z Gallerie of Kierland.

All ladies are welcome to attend the non‑denominational event.

The cost is $25 per person and reservations must be made by Dec. 9, by calling (480) 948‑7009.