Advent and Christmas events
* Abba’s House, 5208 Hixson Pike; 7 p.m. today; “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” concert by Rhett Walker Band and Shaun Groves; 877-6462.
* Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave.; 6 p.m. Sunday; candlelight “Keyboards at Christmas” concert; 624-2606.
* Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; Christmas With the Metropolitan Bells concert; free but donations accepted; 899-3543; also at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 E. Brainerd Road, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
* Chattanooga First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7450 Standifer Gap Road; 3 p.m. Sunday; fourth annual “Messiah” Community Sing-Along; free; 605-2468.
* Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4855 College Drive East (Collegedale Academy auditorium); 11:30 a.m. today; musical drama, “A Baby Changes Everything”; 396-2134.