What's Up: Free Music at the Mall, Free Winter Concert, Yuletide Runs

Here are five things for your Friday and beyond:  

1. Mira Costa High School musicians in the classical and jazz ensembles will perform "Music at the Mall" Saturday from noon-4 p.n. in the Manhattan Village shopping center 3200 Sepulveda Blvd.
2. The Mira Costa High School Choirs will stage a free winter concert, "This Shining Night," on Monday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The school's address is 1401 Artesia Blvd. The auditorium is near the administration building between parking lots that border Artesia.
3. The city is offering free holiday parking. Details here.
4. The Manhattan Beach Yuletide 5K happens Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. The event includes a 5K Run/Walk for all ages, the Elves Dash 1K (ages 7-12) at 6:30 p.m., the Little Elves 400m (ages 3-6) at 6:40 p.m. and Crawlers 50m (2 years old and younger) at 6:50 p.m. Sign up online. More details here.
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