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The holiday rush starts NOW!
Think all holiday rush starts on Black Friday?
Oh ho ho ho noooooo …. the holiday rush starts this very day, Nov. 20, when Hamilton has its tree lighting ceremony at 5 p.m. today, with the Main Street Music Fest at the same time. Click here for details on the tree lighting and here for more on the Music Fest.
Pyramid Hill’s Holiday Lights on the Hill opens tonight too. And Hamilton’s Santa parade is at 10 a.m. Saturday morning.
Middletown’s celebration starts Sunday, Nov. 22 with the Holiday Affair on the Square and its homeless art exhibit. The day begins with a holiday brunch at the Manchester Inn, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Middletown Arts Center will be open from noon to 4 p.m. featuring the art work of graphic artist and historian Sam Ashworth.
At 3 p.m. the festivities begin on Central Ave, between Verity Parkway and Main Street. The street will be closed to traffic, allowing guests to enjoy free horse-drawn carriage rides through the district.
The opening art walk of a traveling exhibit entitled “Homeless: Telling Our Own Stories” will also run from 3 to 5 p.m.. The show features different types of artwork asking the viewer to explore homelessness through the eyes of the homeless themselves. A discussion of the exhibit will be at Miami Middletown Downtown at 4:30 p.m. at 4 N. Main St.
Miami Middletown Downtown will also host a reception for work by the Guerilla Arts Collaborative. There will be free warm beverages, and holiday entertainment will be provided by local musician Chuck Evans.
At 5 p.m., the action moves to Governor’s Square Park on the corner of Central Avenue and Broad Street. Brief performances will be given by William “Kip” Moore & Friends representing Middletown Lyric Theatre, the Angel/Wesley Choir from the First United Methodist Church, the GATE music class from Middletown Public schools and others. The evening will be capped off by the lighting of the city’s holiday tree. Most of the Saturday events were coordinated by the Art Central Foundation. For more information, see their Web site at www.artcentralfoundation.org.
Other upcoming Middletown holiday events include the opening of Light Up Middletown in Smith Park at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 and the Santa Parade at 5 p.m. Nov. 28 along Broad Street.
Already ongoing in Springboro is La Comedia Dinner Theatre’s Christmas Spectacular, which I review here.
Time does not permit the listing of every holiday event in this post, but watch this space; there will be PLENTY more where this came from.
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