Holiday go and do


November 27, 2012 at 8:16a.m.

FRIDAY

WARREN: Children’s Youth Concert with Santa and Mrs. Claus, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW.; 330-841-2936.

MERCER, PA.: Friends of Children’s Aid Society annual fundraiser, Christmas Celebration for Children, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Children’s Aid Society, 350 W. Market St.

MERCER, PA.: Annual Courthouse Christmas Concert Series, 12:30 p.m. Mercer County Courthouse Rotunda, 2 Court House. 25-minute performance by Sharpsville High School.

YOUNGSTOWN: Jingle Bell Bash and Holiday Trees of the Valley, 7 to 11 p.m., Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St. Adults only, performance by Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Includes food, beer, wine tastings, live and silent auctions, and cash drawing. Cost is $75 per person. Purchase tickets at www.covellicentre.com; 330-746-9122.

CANFIELD: Canfield Lighting of the Village Green, 7 p.m., intersection of state Routes 224 and 46. Events will feature the arrival of Santa and complimentary photo, roasting chestnuts, carriage rides, music, caroling, live nativity, and refreshments. Sponsored by Canfield Rotary and other Canfield organizations and businesses.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

YOUNGSTOWN: “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas,” 8 p.m., Rust Belt Theater Co., Calvin Centre, 755 Mahoning Ave.; 330-507-2358.

SATURDAY

CANFIELD: Once Upon a Christmas Craft Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ursuline Center, 4300 Shields Road. Admission is free. Includes vendors, baked goods and candy, 50/50 raffle and themed basket raffles; 330-792-4150.

YOUNGSTOWN: Breakfast with Santa and Holiday Trees of the Valley display, 10 a.m. to noon, Covelli Centre, 229 E. Front St. Includes breakfast buffet, crafts, face painting, photo booth and gifts for children. Cost is $20 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under; 330-746-9122.

BESSEMER, PA.: The A.R.T.S. Club holiday craft show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mohawk High School, 385 Mohawk School Road. Holiday instrumental music and carolers will be entertainment. Lunch in the cafeteria.; 724-667-7782, ext. 2171.

YOUNGSTOWN: American Fine Arts and Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Butler Museum of Art, 524 Wick Ave., lunch available. Admission: $5 for adults, free for children under 12. 330-743-1107, ext. 112.

YOUNGSTOWN: Santa Shuffle 2012, noon to 5 p.m., starts at the Royal Oaks, 924 Oak St. Team Santa Claws, the Little Steel Derby Girls and the ROCcK Choir will join to raise money for three local charities. Each registration enters you into a chance to win $1,000 gift card. Registration is $5 along with an additional $5 donation to charity; 330-550-4000.

GIRARD: “Christmas Trees through the Ages,” a display of trees with ornaments from the 1800s through 1960, 1 to 5 p.m., Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St. Refreshments will be available, and Christmas music will be played. For information visit www.girardhistoricalsociety.org.

POLAND: Annual Lighting and Village Christmas Celebration, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., lighting of the tree and Santa at Town Hall; crafts, carolers, Mrs. Claus reading a Christmas story and cider and cookies at Poland Library. Tickets are: adults $3, children $2 and free 2 and under. Go to www.pjwc.org.

CANFIELD: “Journeys,” 7 p.m. at St. Michael Church, Route 46. A free concert-style version by Move Over Broadway.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

YOUNGSTOWN: Youngstown Symphony Orchestra Holiday Concert with Phil Keaggy and Natalie Sprouse, 8 p.m., Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St.; 330-744-0264.

YOUNGSTOWN: “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas,” 8 p.m., Rust Belt Theater Co., Calvin Centre, 755 Mahoning Ave.; 330-507-2358.

SUNDAY

YOUNGSTOWN: American Fine Arts and Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Butler Museum of Art, 524 Wick Ave., lunch available. Admission: $5 for adults and free for children under 12; 330-743-1107, ext. 112.

CANFIELD: Santa’s Wintertime Barn, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., MetroParks Farm. Children can make a craft.; 330-702-3000.

POLAND: Christmas at the Lake, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Lake Club, 1140 Paulin Road, includes food, activities, entertainment and auction; call Beatitude House at 330-744-3147 or email info@beatitudehouse.com.

GIRARD: “Christmas Trees through the Ages,” a display of trees with ornaments from the 1800s through 1960, 1 to 5 p.m., Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St. Refreshments will be available, and Christmas music will be played. For information visit www.girardhistoricalsociety.org.

WARREN: Miche Holiday Madness Sale, 1 to 5 p.m., Wing Warehouse, 3701 Elm Road. Includes 50/50 raffle and door prizes; 330-716-0096.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

YOUNGSTOWN: “A Little Child Shall Lead Them” holiday concert by Seraphim Chorus, 2 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 1420 Oak Hill Ave. A freewill offering will be taken; 330-707-2144.

WARREN: Christmas Band Concert with Santa Claus, 2 p.m., Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW; 330-841-2931.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 2 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Journeys,” 5 p.m., Move Over Broadway, Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St.; 330-744-0264.

STRUTHERS: “Christmas Cantata: In Adoration of the King of Kings,” 6 p.m., Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. Free. Refreshments will follow performance.

MONDAY

YOUNGSTOWN: Cardinal’s Nest Christmas Open House and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, 3:15 to 6:15 p.m., Cardinal Mooney High School, 2545 Erie St. Christmas carols will begin at 5:15 and 6:15, and Father DiLucia will host a prayer service, with tree lighting and refreshments to follow.

YOUNGSTOWN: Stambaugh Youth Concert Band, 7:30 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave.

DEC. 4

Trumbull County Travel Club trip to historic Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs, Pa. Leaves at 10 a.m. from K-Mart in Niles and at 10:15 from Shepherd of the Valley in Howland. Seats are $75 per person. A full-course luncheon followed by a “Riverside Christmas” variety show are included. Call 330-856-5398 or 330-369-1898 to reserve a seat.

GREENVILLE, PA.: The UPMC Horizon Greenville Auxiliary’s Memories in Lights at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting of the tree in the Garden of Life, refreshments and entertainment. Light sponsorships are available for $7 each. To hang a personalized angel on the tree to honor or remember a loved one, arrive at 5.

LEETONIA: At 6 p.m. the train rolls in for children at Leetonia Public Library, 181 Walnut St. Attend dressed in pajamas and enjoy crafts, snacks and more. Call 330-427-6635 to register.

DEC. 5

GIRARD: A Winterfest Dance will be at Mahoning Country Club, 710 E. Liberty St. SE, for all high school aged special needs students in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. There is no cost but reservations must be made to each school by Nov. 30. Semi-formal attire is requested. No sweatpants, jeans, shorts, school uniforms or tennis shoes, unless medically necessary. Drop off students between 4:30 and 5 p.m.; dinner from 5 to 6; dancing and crowning of Snow Prince and Princess from 6 to 8:30. No parents permitted between 5 and 8:15. There will be chaperones, security and student helpers. For information call Jeanne Constantino at East High School, 330-740-4005, ext. 4146 or email jeanne.constantino@youngstown.k12.oh.us or jconstantino1@neo.rr.com.

BOARDMAN: Supper with Santa, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Tickets are on sale at Boardman Park office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are $7 for Boardman residents and $9 for non-Boardman residents. Children 2 and under are admitted free. No tickets at the door. Go to boardmanpark.com or call 330-965-0482 or 330-726-8105.

YOUNGSTOWN: Carols and Cocoa by YSU Dana School of Music, 7 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. Begins with a performance of seasonal favorites in the Grand Ballroom; cookies, coffee and cocoa will be available. After intermission, Dana Holiday Concert in the Concert Hall.

DEC. 6

BOARDMAN: Supper with Santa, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Lariccia Family Community Center, 375 Boardman-Poland Road. Tickets are on sale at Boardman Park office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are $7 for Boardman residents and $9 for non-Boardman residents. Children 2 and under are admitted free. No tickets at the door. Go to boardmanpark.com or call 330-965-0482 or 330-726-8105.

DEC. 7

MERCER, PA.: Annual Courthouse Christmas Concert Series, 12:30 p.m., Mercer County Courthouse Rotunda, 2 Court House. 25-minute performance by Sharon High School.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Christmas Carol High School,” 7 p.m., Cardinal Mooney High School, 2545 Erie St.; 330-788-5007.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Nativity,” 7 p.m., Top Hat Productions, Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road. Go to www.tophatproductions.org.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

SHARON, PA.: “A Seussified Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m., Penn State Shenango Auditorium, 147 Shenango Ave.; 724-983-2836.

WARREN: Big Band Jingle Bell Swing, 7:30 p.m., Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. NW.; 330-841-2931.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

SALEM: “Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular,” 8 p.m., Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St.; 330-332-9688.

WARREN: “A Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.; 330-675-8887.

YOUNGSTOWN: “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas,” 8 p.m., Rust Belt Theater Co., Calvin Centre, 755 Mahoning Ave. 330-507-2358.

DEC. 8

HUBBARD: Breakfast Buffet with Santa, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Brentford House, 737 Myron St. SE, call 330-534-1323 for reservations.

CANFIELD: The Kiwanis Club of Western Mahoning County Club is sponsoring pictures with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon at the Farmers Bank, 20 S. Broad St.; 330-502-1460 or cfsmith99@yahoo.com.

CANFIELD: Calla Community Church, 6482 W. Calla Road, Christmas cookie walk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cookies will be $4.50 a dozen; 330-533-6007.

WARREN: St. William Parish Winterfest Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5411 Mahoning Ave. NW. Ethnic food available; 330-847-0146.

YOUNGSTOWN: Lunch with Santa, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wick Park, 260 Park Ave., for children 2 to 12. Includes music, games, prizes, pizza, chips and drinks.

CANFIELD: MetroMutts Jingle Hike, 11 a.m. to noon, MetroParks Bikeway Trailhead, MetroParks Farm. Hike with your canine companion; special jingle bell collars will be provided. Spiced apple cider and donuts after the hike; 330-702-3000.

YOUNGSTOWN: “A Winter Wonderland” brunch at noon with Youngstown Playhouse Youth Theater, 600 Playhouse Lane. Recommended for children 1 to 12. Cost is $7 for children, $10 for adults. Reservations required, seating limited; 330-788-8739.

GIRARD: “Christmas Trees through the Ages,” a display of trees with ornaments from the 1800s through 1960, 1 to 5 p.m., Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St. Refreshments will be available, and Christmas music will be played. For information visit www.girardhistoricalsociety.org.

FARRELL, PA.: The lighting of the Remembrance Tree, hosted by the UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Auxiliary, at 2 p.m. in the Shenango Valley campus cafeteria. For a $5 donation, a loved one may be honored or remembered by placing his or her name on the tree.

WARREN: Christmas on the Patio, 2 p.m., Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW. Hot chocolate and music while decorating trees and the patio. Registration is required at 330-399-8807, ext. 401.

LEETONIA: Leetonia Public Library, 181 Walnut St., entertainment will begin at 2 p.m. Niki Slaven will sing holiday favorites. Friends of the Library will serve cookies, cocoa and snacks at 3 p.m. Storytime for all ages at 3:30.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Christmas Carol High School,” 7 p.m., Cardinal Mooney High School, 2545 Erie St.; 330-788-5007.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Nativity,” 7 p.m., Top Hat Productions, Fairview Arts and Outreach Center, 4220 Youngstown-Poland Road. Go to www.tophatproductions.org.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 7:30 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

SHARON, PA.: “A Seussified Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m., Penn State Shenango Auditorium, 147 Shenango Ave.; 724-983-2836.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

SALEM: “Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular,” 8 p.m., Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St.; 330-332-9688.

WARREN: “A Christmas Carol,” 8 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.; 330-675-8887.

YOUNGSTOWN: “How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas,” 8 p.m., Rust Belt Theater Co., Calvin Centre, 755 Mahoning Ave.; 330-507-2358.

DEC. 9

GIRARD: “Christmas Trees through the Ages,” a display of trees with ornaments from the 1800s through 1960, 1 to 5 p.m., Barnhisel House, 1011 N. State St. Refreshments will be available, and Christmas music will be played. For information visit www.girardhistoricalsociety.org.

COLUMBIANA: “The Christmas Carol,” 2 p.m., Main Street Theater, 5 N. Main St.; 330-482-9915.

SALEM: “Honky Tonk Angels Holiday Spectacular,” 2 p.m., Salem Community Theater, 490 E. State St.; 330-332-9688.

YOUNGSTOWN: “In the Spirit of Christmas,” 2 p.m., Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave.; 330-746-5455.

SHARON, PA.: “A Seussified Christmas Carol,” 2:30 p.m., Penn State Shenango Auditorium, 147 Shenango Ave.; 724-983-2836.

WARREN: “A Christmas Carol,” 3 p.m., Kent Trumbull Theater, 4314 Mahoning Ave. NW.; 330-675-8887.

YOUNGSTOWN: Holiday Concert of Giving, 4 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave. Cash donations collected will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. Performances by the Stambaugh Chorus and the Youngstown Area Community Concert Band with a special appearance by Santa.

GROVE CITY, PA.: “Hear the Bells — Hymstory for Christmas,” Zeitgeist Drama Ministry, 5 p.m., Grove City Masonic Lodge, 1340 W. Main St. Includes dinner. Tickets are $15 each or $25 for couples.

YOUNGSTOWN: Winter Nights Walk, 5 to 7 p.m., Fellows Riverside Gardens. Music, cocoa and sugar cookies at the Davis Center afterward. Take a nonperishable food item to donate to Second Harvest Food Bank.; 330-740-7116.

CANFIELD: Victorian Christmas, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Loghurst Farmhouse and Museum, 3967 Boardman-Canfield Road. Includes jazz Christmas music, German dinner and tour of Loghurst. Admission is $7.50 or two adults for $10. Visit www.loghurst.org.

YOUNGSTOWN: “Christmas Carol High School,” 7 p.m., Cardinal Mooney High School, 2545 Erie St.; 330-788-5007.

ONGOING

BOARDMAN: Boardman and Austintown Starbucks locations are conducting a Giving Tree campaign through Dec. 21 to benefit the patients at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley. Customers at both locations can select a gift tag from the trees and deliver their unwrapped toy donations on their next visit. Monetary donations also will be accepted; 330-726-0300. For items needed go to www.akronchildrens.org/giving.

CANFIELD: Marines Toys for Tots are collecting new unwrapped toys through Dec. 21 at Kennsington Golf Club, 4171 Westford Place. For every donation the club is offering a gift certificate for 9 holes of free golf. Go to www.KennsingtonGolf.com or call 330-533-8733.

COLUMBIANA: Joy of Christmas light show at 7 p.m. at Fire-stone Park through Dec. 25. Tree lighting at the circle will be at 6 p.m.; 330-482-3822.

CANFIELD: Canfield Operation Blessing is collecting new or gently used toys for local children. Drop off your donations at Canfield Presbyterian Church, 140 W. Main St. by Dec. 19. Parents may select a toy at the church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 20.

LEETONIA: “Read for Santa” program at Leetonia Community Public Library, 181 Walnut St., through Dec. 22. for preschool through 12th grade. Stamps will be given on a bookmark, which allow the reader to earn candy, a cone from Dairy Queen and a selection of toys. Pick up an entry card at the library; 330-427-6635.