Holiday Happenings

12/3/2008

•Holiday Happenings downtown, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 6, Sylvania Historical Village, 5717 North Main St. Santa will arrive 4:45 p.m. Free carriage rides, hot chocolate and cookies, and entertainment. Two bikes will be given away at 4:45 p.m.

•Breakfast with Santa and the elves, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 6 at Northview High School cafeteria, 5403 Silica Drive. Tickets at the door are $5 for pancake breakfast and $5 for photographs

•Collaboration, a vocal ensemble, presents a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at McCord Road Christian Church, featuring seasonal selections, solos, and a sing-along with the audience. A free-will offering will be taken and light refreshments served after the performance.

•Thursday Night community dinners, 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 11, First Christian Church, 5271 West Alexis Rd. Assorted desserts and beverages available. Details: 419-882-3313.

Collaboration, a vocal ensemble, presents a Christmas concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at McCord Road Christian Church, featuring seasonal selections, solos, and a sing-along with the audience. A free-will offering will be taken and light refreshments served after the performance.

Thursday Night community dinners, 5:30-7 p.m. Dec. 11, First Christian Church, 5271 West Alexis Rd. Assorted desserts and beverages available. Details: 419-882-3313.

•Yuletide Concert, 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 4255 Bellevue Rd., featuring the Blessed Sacrament Adult Choir, soloists and instrumentalists, the Sacrament Singers and the MelodyChime Choir. A reception will follow. For reserved seating, call 419-472-2288, ext. 246. Limited general seating tickets available at the door.

•Cookie walk and candy sale at the Bakery at Colling-wood United Methodist Church, 701 Phillips Ave., 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6. Details: 419-476-8034.

•Holiday Arts and Crafts show will be held by Bennett Venture Academy Parent Teacher Organization, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 13 at the school, 5230 Bennett Rd. Bake sale, concessions, and raffles available. Details: 419-269-2247.

•Noises Off will be performed by the Whitmer High School theater department, 8 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, and 6 and 2 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets at the door are $8 adults and $6 students. Details: 419-473-8439.

•Euchre tournament at Knights of Columbus Hall, 4256 Secor Rd., 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Entry, $5.

• Westmoreland Holiday Home Tour, 3-7 p.m. Dec. 14 in the Westmoreland residential neighborhood, a mile east of the University of Toledo on Bancroft Street. Seven decorated homes will be on the tour. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 the day of the event; portion of proceeds will go to the Ronald McDonald House. Free shuttle available from the Gesu Church parking lot on Parkside Boulevard. Details: 419-539-6959.

•Hannah Montana party, West Toledo Branch Library, Sylvania Avenue, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Games, food, karaoke, and a Best Hannah Montana Look-Alike contest are scheduled.