Holiday Lights at the Zoo Dec 04-06, 11-13, 17-23, 26-27, 5-8pm, (See pick, p 32.)
Christmas in Virginia Dec 04-05, 5-9pm Fri, 9am-2pm Sat, Indoor craft vendors, food, musical entertainment, cookie walk, lamas and more. For info call 452- 7786 or e-mail [email protected]. Virginia.
Carlinville Christmas Market Dec 04-06, 3-9pm Fri, 9am-8pm Sat, 11am- 3pm Sunday, Heated tents, arts, crafts and gifts. Caroling, entertainment, trolley tours, Santa. For more info call 854-6663. Carlinville Square.
Franciscan Nativity Festival Dec 04-06, 2-7pm Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun, Display of more than 100 small Nativity sets from around the world, For info call 523-0901. Chiara Center, 4875 LaVerna Rd.
Pancakes, Paws & Santa Claus Dec 05, 8:30-10:30am, Santa Claus and his animal friends attend. Free photo with Santa Claus. $8 adult, $6 child. For more info call 753-6217. Lincoln Greens Golf Course, 700 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Eleventh Annual Village Christmas Dec 05, 9am-2pm, Craft booths, cookie walk, children’s make-and-take, pecan sale and more. For info call 496-2338, ext 5. Sherman United Methodist Church, 2336 E. Andrew Rd, Sherman.
Advent Sabbath Day Dec 05, 9am-3:30pm, Offer yourself a day of Sabbath time in preparation for Christmas. Simple lunch provided. $30. Registration required, call 787-6927. Jubilee Farm, 6760 Old Jacksonville Rd.
Springfield Jaycees and Ansar Shrine Holiday Parade Dec 05, 10am, (See pick, p. 30.)
Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony Winter Concert Dec 05, 1:30pm, $5 adults at the door, students free. For more info call 753-8000 or visit www.svys.org. First United Methodist Church, 2941 S Koke Mill Rd.
Coat Drive Dec 05, 9am-12pm, Drop off clean, slightly used coats. For more info call 522-9205 or 891-7635 or 502-3701. Community Center, 1411 E. Jefferson.
Elkhart Christmas and Mansion Tours Dec 05, 9-11am, Santa at Village Hall. Also bake sale, cookie walk and tree decorating contest. 11am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 5pm, tours of Old Gillett Farm. $20, $15 senior/child. For info and reservations call 947-2238.
Christmas Candlelight Service Dec 05, 2pm, 4pm, 5:30pm, 8pm, Chapel decorated. Vocal, organ, Celtic harp and guitar music. Visit www.elkharthistoricalsociety.org or call 947-2238 for reservations. $10. Elkhart.
Christmas Cookie Walk Dec 05, 9am-12pm, Silent auction for Bruce Weber autographed basketball. For more info call 793-3933. St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2477 W. Washington Street.
First Book Holiday Bookfair Dec 05, 12-4pm, Santa reads holiday stories each hour. For more info e-mail [email protected]. Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 3111 S. Veteran’s Pkwy.
1850s Community Carol Sing: Christmas Melodies and Messages Dec 05, 6pm, Free service. Lincolns portrayed by Fritz Klein and Pam Brown. First Presbyterian Church, 321 S. Seventh St.
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra & Chorale Dec 05, 7:30pm, “A Family Christmas Celebration.“ For more info call 245-1181. Illinois College Rammelkamp Chapel, 1101 W. College Ave, Jacksonville.
Peace in All the Earth Dec 05-06, 7pm Sat, 4pm Sun, (See p 15.)
Evergreen Wreath Making Day Dec 05-06, 10am-1:30pm, Construction materials provided. Bring own pruning shears and custom decorations. $25-$30. For info call 753- 6228. Washington Park Botanical Garden, Fayette Ave.
Winter Holiday Show Dec 05-26, 12-4pm Mon-Fri, 12-5pm Sat-Sun, Conservatory filled with poinsettias. Free and open to public. For more info call 753-6228. Washington Park Botanical Garden, Fayette Ave.
Historic Home Tour Dec 06, 12-5pm, (See pick, p. 34.)
Sound Celebration Chorus Concert Dec 06, 3pm, Holiday music. Special guest quartet, True Blue. $12. For more info or tickets call 483-4129. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St.
Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Reading Dec 06, 4pm, Over the Moon Production’s telling of classic tale. Kevin Purcell, Josh Ratz, Tom Lawton and Mary Young perform. Williamsville State Bank and Trust, 3341 Old Jacksonville Rd.
State Capital Wreath Kick-off Ceremony Dec 07, 11am, Join Kick-off Ceremony to lay the State House wreath for Wreaths Across America during the Pearl Harbor Day Ceremony. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 15, 25 Club Area.
Holiday Social and Mixer Dec 08, 5-8pm, Capital Area Independent Business Alliance invites consumers and business owners to learn more about CAIBA. $15. RSVP to [email protected]. Pasfield House, 525 S. Pasfield St.
Check Illinois Times next week for more holiday events.
