Lily’s Bistro is offering a special limited time Victorian Holiday Prix Fixe menu Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. The holiday menu starts at $25 and is being served from 5-9pm.
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill, a Christmas Holiday tradition for over three decades is highlighted on ABC TV’S ‘THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT’ Monday evening, 8 to 9pm. Broadcast locally in Dayton on WKEF-ABC 22, WCPO Ch. 9 in Cincinnati, WSYX Ch. 6 in Columbus, and all over the country on the ABC Television Network.
Glen Helen Solstice/Holiday Poetry Reading. The popular holiday event regularly attracts an enthusiastic audience of over a hundred for an evening of original poetry in a warm, natural setting. Twelve scheduled poets from Southwest Ohio will share original poems based on the winter solstice. This is in the Vernet Ecological Center, 405 Corry Street, Yellow Springs, Friday 7 to 9pm.
Dayton Contra are having the Gem City Serenaders with Liz Burkhart. This is at the Michael Solomon Dance Pavilion, 2917 Berkley Ave, Kettering, on Friday, 7:30 to 11pm.
The annual Holiday Craft Show features items from more than 30 local artisan vendors, swag bags, a food truck, a raffle, and specialty cocktails at the bar. Admission is free. The Yellow Cab Tavern, Friday, 5 to 10pm; Saturday, 11am to 6 pm.
The 2nd annual Christmas in Arcanum & Horse Parade is at 310 N. Main Street, Arcanum, on Saturday, 11am to -8pm.
The Family Holiday Film Series. Admission is free for children 12 and under, and general admission is just $2. On Saturday at Noon is the newer film THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS – a story about Charles Dickens with Dan Stevens (DOWNTON ABBEY) as Dickens and Christopher Plummer as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Hope Taft to Speak at Library. At the Washington-Centerville Public Library Hope Taft, a co-founder of the Watershed Network, is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, passed by Congress in 1968. Learn about Ohio’s role in scenic river preservation, and about our own local rivers, their tributaries, and local efforts to preserve their integrity. For all ages. No registration is required. Friday, 6:30 PM at Woodbourne Library.
Stivers Celebrates. Their annual celebration of young musicians, artists, writers and performers is at the Masonic Center on Friday at 7pm.
Tecumseh Land Trust’s annual Holiday Open House. Celebrate this year and look forward to the next with snacks, sweets, and hot drinks, as well as opportunities for a little holiday shopping for land and water loving friends and family. It is at Whitehall Farm, 4633 US 68 North, Yellow Springs, on Saturday, 11am to 3pm.
Aullwood Candle Dipping.Traditional candle dipping using beeswax creates special memories at Aullwood. Learn about candles, bees, lighting and conservation in this fun hands-on program. Saturdays and Sundays, December 8, 9, 15, 16, and 22, 23 starting at 2:30pm.
Make the Yuletide GAY! Celebrate the holiday season with the DGMC the only way they know how: with fun, frivolity, and a little seriousness thrown in. The DGMC Holiday concert is how the Miami Valley gets into the holiday spirit. Tickets: $20. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Saturday, 6pm.
The 4th Annual Dayton Surrealist Ball is transforming into Marie-Hélène Rothchild’s Chatteau and recreating her famous Surrealist ball that was originally held December 12, 1972. This is a fundraising event for STRONG, a comprehensive program developed to prevent and treat the physical, emotional, and sexual victimization of children, teens, and young adults. It is at 713 W Grand Ave. on Saturday, 8 to 11pm.
New music from Dayton band, McGuff and the Dumpster Fires! The band is celebrating the release with a performance including special guests Kyleen Downs and The Typical Johnsons. This is at Blind Bob’s in the Oregon District on Saturday.
Heaven and Nature Sing. Whether your holiday tastes are classical, contemporary, traditional or innovative, Musica’s “Heaven and Nature Sing” has it all. Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 155 East Thruston Boulevard, Oakwood, Sunday, 3pm.
Can you think of a better way to study for finals?…or just relax and enjoy superb jazz? It is at the Arts Street Cafe, Sunday, 5 to7pm.
The University of Dayton Faculty Brass Quintet. This is at St. Mary’s Church, 310 Allen St. Dayton, on Sunday at 7pm. It is FREE and a freewill offering for the church will be taken.
The luminaries in Oakwood are Sunday. On Oakwood Avenue from Five Points to the Smith Gardens you see our neighborhood display.
