Volunteers planted 70 trees at parks in Tyler on Jan. 14, 2023 during Arbor Day events. (Symone Sheppard/Tyler Morning Telegraph File photo)

From staff reports

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, check out this list of events and activities around East Texas.

Second annual Christmas in the Pineywoods Holiday Market, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Nov. 22-23, Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center, Longview. More than 70 specialty boutiques and merchants with seasonal decorations, housewares, artwork, gourmet foods and more. Tickets: $10 at the door or at tinyurl.com/3kxpbd9k . Breakfast with Santa and Photos with Santa events also set Nov. 23 with tickets available at tinyurl.com/3kxpbd9k .

“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the Musical,” 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 23 and 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 and 24, ArtsView Children’s Theatre, 313 W. Tyler St., Longview. Tickets: $15 available at artsviewchildrenstheatre.com/buy-tickets/ .

20th annual Gobble Wobble 1-mile run, 5K and 10K fundraiser for Newgate Mission, 9 a.m. Nov. 23, Loop 281 entrance of the Paul G. Boorman Trail in Longview. Registration is free and can be done online at tinyurl.com/2y2vebrw before the run or at 8 a.m. the day of the race. Twentieth anniversary T-shirts are available for $25. Parking will be available across the street at Austin Bank, and police escorts will be on site to help participants cross the loop.

Annual community Christmas tree lighting, 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 23, Heritage Plaza, downtown Longview. The tree lighting is set to begin about 5:30 p.m. Event will feature photos with Santa, music, carriage rides, a petting zoo, Ollie’s Faux Snow Hill, food trucks and vendors. Although the event is free to attend, the petting zoo, pony rides, and carriage rides have a $5 fee.

Choirs of University of Texas at Tyler Fall Choral Concert “Harvest of Song,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 22, Braithwaite Recital Hall, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler. Free tickets can be reserved at patriotsingers.org.

Pet Pictures with Santa Paws fundraiser for the Humane Society’s Pets Fur People, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 23, Peltier Subaru, 3200 S SW Loop 323, Tyler. Cost: $20 for 4×6 print and digital file. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society’s Pets Fur People, the oldest no-kill animal sanctuary in East Texas.

Arbor Day celebration, 9 a.m. to noon, Nov. 23, Noble E. Young Park, 3125 Seaton St, Tyler. Event hosted by Tyler Trees Committee and the City of Tyler Urban Forestry Division. Register at bit.ly/4eDoIjQ to receive a free T-shirt, lunch and a chance to win a door prize. Potted trees will be given out at event while supplies last.

Second annual Embracing Hope Epilepsy Awareness Vendor Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 23, Tyler Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler. Get a head start on Christmas shopping while also helping increasing awareness of epilepsy and raising funds for community members to assist with medical treatments and research.