Holiday Calendar
We Need a Little MORE Christmas Dec 02-05, Songs, sketches and audience participation. Reservations required. $33-$37. Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theater, 1451 Timberline Rd, Goodfield.
Angel Tree: Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery Dec 02-22, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, Place donation under decorated Beanie Baby Bears tree and you can take a bear home. List of needed items online in our calendar. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 North Sixth St.
Christmas Luncheon & Holiday Bazaar Dec 03, 10am-2pm, One of Jacksonville’s longest standing Christmas Traditions. Tickets, 243-2636. Trinity Church, Jacksonville, 359 W. State St, Jacksonville.
Taylorville Holiday Home Tour Dec 03-04, 10am-8pm Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, Three Centuries of Splendor is the theme of this year’s tour of six homes festooned for the season. Also, bazaar, cookie buffet, art and Lincoln photo exhibits. $9 at Cottage Rose and all event locations. 824-9447.
Franciscan Nativity Festival Dec 03-05, 2-7pm Fri, 12-4pm Sat-Sun, Over 100 Nativity sets, each with unique story of origin and tradition. Free admission and open to public. 523-0901. Chiara Center, 4875 LaVerna Rd.
Candlelight Tours Dec 03-31, 5-8pm, Open house tours every Friday evening except Christmas week. Special events each evening. DeWitt County Museum, 219 E. Woodlawn, Clinton.
Holiday Lights at the Zoo Dec 03-05, 10-12, 16-23, 5-8pm, Thousands of lights and displays. Bring new unwrapped toy, get in free. $2.75, $1.50-free kids. 753- 6218. Henson Robinson Zoo, 1100 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Carlinville Christmas Market Dec 03-05, 3-9pm Fri, 9am-8pm Sat, 11am- 3pm Sun, Enjoy small town holiday magic, stroll through heated tents and enchanting town-square shops for arts, crafts and gifts. Caroling, entertainment for all ages, trolley tours, Santa. $1 admission to heated arts/crafts tents, no charge to stroll the square. 854-3552. Carlinville Square, Carlinville.
Dana-Thomas House Foundation Member Reception Dec 3, 5:30-7:30pm, Join the Foundation and join the holiday merriment. Admission and advance registration required. 788-9452. Dana- Thomas House, 301 E. Laurence Ave.
Winter Wanderings: A Candlelight Concert Dec 03, 7:30pm, Illinois Symphony Chamber Orchestra features famous string music including Pachelbel’s Canon, Rutter’s Suite for String Orchestra, Barlow’s Winter’s Past and a joyous carol sing-along. St. Agnes Church, 245 N. Amos St.
White Christmas Dec 03-05, 10-12, 8pm Fri-Sat, 2pm Sun, Springfield Theatre Center presents traditional musical to warm your heart. $15. Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St. 523-2787.
Pancakes, Paws & Santa Claus Dec 04, 8:30-10:30am, Enjoy pancake breakfast with Santa and animal friends. Each child gets a free photo with Santa Claus. $8, $6 child. 753-6217. Lincoln Greens Golf Course, 700 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Santa Events Dec 04, 8:30am, 10am, 6-8pm, Breakfast with Santa 8:30 a.m. Gingerbread House Workshop 10 a.m. Cookies with Santa 6-8 p.m. Must pre-register and pre-pay for all three events. Children’s Museum of Illinois, 55 South Country Club Rd, Decatur, 217-423-KIDS.
continued on page 20
