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When: Second weekend in November (Nov 10-11, 2007)
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Location: Downtown Tipp City, Ohio
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Phone: 937-667-9435 or 937-667-3696
Holiday shopping
begins early in downtown Tipp City with the annual Winter’s Gathering. Dozens of
shopkeepers introduce new merchandise and costumed carolers and horse-drawn
carriages fill the streets to create an early holiday feel. Downtown Tipp City
has a wide selection of shopping opportunities including art, crafts, clothing
and antiques and collectibles.
Printout:
A Winter's Gathering
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DAYTON HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
(Admission
is Free)
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When: November 23 - 25, 2007
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Location: Downtown
Dayton, Ohio
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Phone: 937-224-1518
The holiday season is everyone’s favorite time of year! With family, food, and
entertainment, what’s not to love? Throw in some gingerbread homes, carriage
rides, a holiday village, and one of the largest tree lighting ceremonies in the
region and that’s only a taste of what the Dayton Holiday Festival has to offer!
The Dayton Holiday Festival was started by Mrs. Virginia Kettering so that
everyone in the community, regardless of their economic means, could enjoy the
holiday season. And today, it still offers most activities to all for free. The
festival has since expanded to include carnival and horse drawn carriage rides,
holiday crafts in the Holiday Village, Gingerbread homes on display in the newly
renovated Old Courthouse, and even a direct dial link to Santa’s little helpers
in the Time Warner Cable Dial an Elf shop! The fun doesn’t end there! Sunday
brings with it the Children’s Parade with colorful floats, animals, and clowns.
Bring your kids down early for the Candy Cane Fun run, where every kid is a
winner in this one-block dash down Main Street. All this and much more at the
2007 Holiday Festival in downtown Dayton.
Printout:
Dayton Holiday Festival
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Elvis Presley the "Original" American Idol
and the Fabulous Fifties and Sixties exhibits (Admission is $3
adults, $2 seniors, $1 children 6 and up)
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When: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 PM, November, December,
March and April and by appointment only in January and February
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Location: Heritage Hall Museum, 169 East Church Street,
Marion Ohio 43302
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Phone: 740-387-4255
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Web address:
www.marionhistory.com
Visit the Marion County Historical Society museum Heritage
Hall and tour the “Elvis – the Original American Idol” and “The
Fabulous 50’s & 60’s” exhibits. Featured is a large collection of Elvis
memorabilia on loan to the Historical Society from the collection of Jon Daly
a local collector and president of the Elvis Memories Loop Fan Club as
well as a nostalgic trip down memory lane into the world of soda pop, early TV,
record albums, Howdy Doody and aluminum tumblers! Tours of the Wyandot
Popcorn Museum and the Marion County Historical Society's Warren G. Harding
collection are also included with admission to Heritage Hall.
Join Elvis Fans at Heritage Hall on January 12, 2008 from
1-5 PM for a special birthday tribute to Elvis Aaron Presley. Guests may come in
their favorite Elvis era clothing and rock 'n' roll the afternoon away
celebrating with Elvis karaoke, ice cream and cake. Please call 740-387-4255 to
pre register for this event. Regular museum admission will be collected.
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HOLIDAY LIGHTS! PARADE & FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
Approximately 40,000 people are expected to turn out for this event to see Santa
arrive by helicopter. The parade is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. Other
festivities include leisure walking through Olde Gahanna Historic District and
Creekside Park. In addition, there are plenty of children’s activities and a
holiday craft bazaar.
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OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
($10.00 for individual film program and $75.00 for complete festival pass)
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When:
November 5-12, 2007
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Location: Cleveland (Northeast Ohio)
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Phone: 216-651-7315 or visit
www.ohiofilms.com
The festival
is an annual event that showcases international independent shorts and
feature-length films. It is the only forum in Ohio where distributors look for
films to purchase. For a complete program guide, visit
www.ohiofilms.com.
Printout:
Ohio Independent Film Festival
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SNOWFLAKE FESTIVAL
(Admission is Free)
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When: November 2 - 4, 2007
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Where: Mt. Gilead State Park in Central Ohio
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Phone: 419-946-1961 or 740-369-2761
Winter’s coming! So why not celebrate with a snowflake festival? Makes sense to
me. So what if it isn’t even Thanksgiving! The event features arts and crafts,
nature programs, and many other fun-filled family-oriented activities.
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ST. MARY'S WINTERFEST
(Admission is Free)
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When: November (Sunday evening after Thanksgiving) at 6:00 p.m.
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Location: Memorial Park in downtown St.
Mary's, Ohio (Southwest Ohio)
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Phone: 419-300-4611 or 1-800-392-4883
Kick-off
the holidays with a trip to this beautiful town decked out for Christmas. Don’t
miss the Live Nativity at the park's grotto beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by
Santa’s arrival to start the holiday season off with kiddie excitement. Santa
visits with children from his house (which remains in the park throughout the
holiday season). The air is filled with warmth and tunes as groups gather to
sing while the community Christmas tree undergoes its annual lighting ceremony.
In addition, carriage rides are available throughout the evening as well as
plenty of holiday refreshments.
Printout:
St. Mary's Winterfest
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USAF BAND OF FLIGHT
VETERANS' DAY CONCERT
(Admission is free)
Join the U.S. Air
Force Band of Flight and the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force as they honor
veterans during the annual Veterans' Day Concert. Museum doors open at 6:30 p.m.
and performance begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more information,
please visit
www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.
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WINDOW WONDERLAND
(Admission is Free)
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When: November 16, 2007 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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Location: downtown Wooster, Ohio
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Phone:
330-262-6222
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Web Site:
www.mainstreetwooster.org
 Reflections of the past
are seen in all the storefront glass in a town where everything old is new
again. Welcome to Wooster, Ohio’s wonderful Window Wonderland! The nostalgic evening transcends the historic northeast
Ohio town into Christmas scenes from yesteryear. It all begins with the lighting
of The Children’s Christmas Tree at 7:00 p.m. in Wooster’s public square amidst
character walk-around figures strolling the streets along with a petting zoo and
Herky the Clown. Hot cocoa fills the brisk evening air and is free along with
coffee and cookies at several locations. Once the sky is illuminated, Santa
arrives from the rooftops and comes down a firefighters’ ladder where he is met
by elves and is escorted to a gazebo where kids gather by to tell Santa what
they want for Christmas. The air fills with the sound of music from a children’s
choir, caroling in the streets and strolling musicians. A Mime marches along as
a toy soldier, horse and carriage rides add to the allure of the night warming
everyone up for the featured event – unveiling Window Wonderland.
The storied window displays are why so many
journey from so far to get the Wooster experience for their first day of holiday
shopping. After thirteen years, it is a growing tradition for thousands of
spirited people. The diverse cross section of downtown merchants provide more
shopping variety than any mall could in a much more authentic winter wonderland
where storefronts transcend into art, windows are decorated with animated
precision by Creegan Company in a winter or holiday scene. Creegan also designs
characters for Disney, Sea World, and Hershey’s Chocolate World to name a few.
The Window Wonderland in Wooster becomes a bit of a Midwest magic kingdom with
moving reindeer, Santa, elves, dogs, mice, Eskimos, Christmas trees and a world
of imaginative scenes. Until the unveiling, every storefront along every
streetscape is covered in secrecy. Bring a camera to capture the magnificent
sights as this event brings new meaning to window-shopping.
Printout:
Window Wonderland
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WINTER WONDERS
(Pre-registration is required)
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When: November 2007
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Where: Nature Center at Caesar Creek State Park in Southwest Ohio
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Phone: 513-897-2437
If
you enjoy the brisk air, join this group activity and take a hike! Other fun
activities await as well, such as making your own pinecone bird feeder. Turn off
the TV and bring the kids out for fun and creativity.
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