Valley Center stage presents Charles Dickens’ classic Scrooge story, “A Christmas Carol” weekends through Dec. 18.

Take a break from holiday preparations to enjoy the play at Valley Center Stage, North Bend’s live theater venue, on the second floor of Unity Masonic Lodge, 119 North Bend Way.

The show runs Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Dec 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18, and Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. Dec. 4, 11, and 18.

Tickets are available online at www.valleycenterstage.org. For information, call 425-831-5667.