Have a sparkling, safe New Year’s celebration from the women of skirt!

Have a sparkling, safe New Year’s celebration from the women of skirt!

While the lazy are still sleeping off the party, the fleet-footed will be up early for the New Year's Day Polar Bear 5K, benefiting local youth sports programming. $30 entry fee. 9am at Sea Turtle Cinemas, Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton. 843.757.8520 or bearfootsports.com/newyeardayrun.

Harmonize with the women of Savannah Sings!, a local chorus seeking new members. No experience necessary! Rehearsals 7-9pm this and every Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Hospital meeting room, 11705 Mercy Blvd., Savannah. Info: vicky.mckinley1@comcast.net.

Cirque Odyssey tumbles into town with a stunning combination of acrobatics, agility and art. Friday 8pm or Saturday 2pm. $42 adults/$28 children under 16. ElizabethWallaceTheater, HHI. 843.686.3945.

Cirque Odyssey tumbles into town with a stunning combination of acrobatics, agility and art. Friday 8pm or Saturday 2pm. $42 adults/$28 children under 16. ElizabethWallaceTheater, HHI. 843.686.3945.

Meet artist Blanche Douglas at the reception for her show “Abdication,” a collection of paintings, sculpture, drawing, etching and monotypes on display through Jan. 18. 5-7pm. Main lobby of the RedBuilding, University of South Carolina, 801 Carteret St., Beaufort. 843.521.4145.

Honor the great ideals of freedom, justice and equality at the 11^th annual Musical Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring a dessert reception and performances by the Savannah Jazz Orchestra and the Savannah Arts Academy Skyelite Jazz Band. 7pm, Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn, St., Savannah. Free. 912.675.5419 or coastal-jazz.org.

Create marionettes, pop-up puppets and more with Yostie the Puppet Lady. Open to kids of all ages (this means you!) 4-5:30pm at the Arts Council of Beaufort County, 1111 Boundary St., Beaufort. $10 includes materials. 843.341.2338 or yostiefunstuff.com.

The Savannah Jazz Orchestra and the SavannahArtsAcademy’s Skylite Lazz Band bring on the big band tunes at the tenth annual Musical Salute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Free. 7pm at the Jewish Educational Alliance, 5111 Abercorn, Savannah. 912.355.8111 or coastal-jazz.org.

Rediscover the fine art of the pen at Natasha Lawrence’s calligraphy workshop. 1-3pm. $18. ArtsCenter of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Lane, HHI. 843.686.3945 ext. 233.

Get back to the beach for the women-only Savannah Breeze Weekend, a three-day extravaganza of mingling, munching and junking inspired by author Mary Kay Andrews. $425 includes all meals, cocktail and activities. TybeeIsland and beyond. savannahbreezeweekend.com or 912.786.0021.

Get back to the beach for the women-only Savannah Breeze Weekend, a three-day extravaganza of mingling, munching and junking inspired by author Mary Kay Andrews. $425 includes all meals, cocktail and activities. TybeeIsland and beyond. savannahbreezeweekend.com or 912.786.0021.

Get back to the beach for the women-only Savannah Breeze Weekend, a three-day extravaganza of mingling, munching and junking inspired by author Mary Kay Andrews. $425 includes all meals, cocktail and activities. TybeeIsland and beyond. savannahbreezeweekend.com or 912.786.0021.

Get back to the beach for the women-only Savannah Breeze Weekend, a three-day extravaganza of mingling, munching and junking inspired by author Mary Kay Andrews. $425 includes all meals, cocktail and activities. TybeeIsland and beyond. savannahbreezeweekend.com or 912.786.0021.

Nothing on television compares to the operatic melodrama of Puccini’sTosca, performed by the acclaimed Teatro Lirico d’Europa. $35-$55. 7pm. LucasTheatre, 32 Abercorn St., Savannah. 912.525.5050 or lucastheatre.com.

Break out the black ties and ball gowns for Harlem Renaissance, a jazz-infused dinner/dance/silent auction benefiting the Arts Council of Beaufort County. 7-11pm. Parris Island Lyceum. Advance tickets only, $50-$70. 843.379.2787.