AREA HAPPENINGS: 'The Nutcracker,' Community Christmas Celebration and Polar Bear Dip
Ashland Regional Ballet's The Nutcracker
Ashland Regional Ballet will present its 30th annual presentation of The Nutcracker from Friday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, Dec. 19 at Ashland High School's Archer Auditorium.
Performance times are:
Friday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Cost is $15 to $22 depending on seat location and virtual options Each of the four performances will have spaced out seating to allow for distancing with COVID seating restrictions. In celebration of the 30th annual "Nutcracker" there will be an alumni dancer and alumni parent reception at 5 p.m. between the Saturday shows. Alumni may purchase the "Add On Reception" ticket during checkout to attend. Tickets are only purchased only through Eventbrite.
Senior Art Exhibition
The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University is hosting a Senior Art Exhibition through Saturday, Dec. 18, featuring the capstone experience for graduating art students Ricki Dénes and Alexis Stanley. This fall’s exhibition includes paintings, illustrations, printmaking and ceramics from Dénes and Stanley.
The Coburn Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and noon to 4 p.m. on weekends. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. Currently, face masks are required inside all campus buildings at Ashland University. For more information about the exhibition, call 419-289-5652 or visit the gallery’s Facebook page.
Community Christmas celebration
"The real meaning of Christmas" will be presented live outdoors with a live nativity and the story of Christmas using a combination of animals, scripture reading, song and candlelight. This community Christmas celebration will take place 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 at the Savannah Ball Fields, which are located on state Route 545 in Savannah. This event is free of charge with hot chocolate and candy canes. There will be handicap parking available.
Polar Bear Dip
The annual Polar Bear Dip at Charles Mill Lake will be 3 p.m. Jan. 1. Take a dip and get Cold for a Cure with a $25 donation. Participants also get a T-Shirt. Follow the event on Facebook at Polar-Bear-Dip-Cold-for-the-Cure. Benefits Ashland County-Mid Ohio Relay For Life.
Mohican Winterfest
Loudonville Chamber of Commerce's Mohican Winterfest will take place Saturday, Jan. 8. Elegant Ice Sculptures of Broadview Heights again will make the ice sculptures. This year’s Winterfest also will include a window decorating contest. Call Loudonville Chamber of Commerce at 419-994-4789 for more information.
Kingwood Center Storybook Trail
The Storybook Trail at Kingwood Center Gardens is featuring a new book titled "Good Night, Bat! Good Morning, Squirrel!" This delightful picture book from Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Paul Meisel tells the story of a lonely bat who thinks he has found a perfect home — until he discovers that it's already inhabited by a persnickety squirrel. Squirrel does her best to oust her unexpected guest by leaving notes, but Bat misunderstands and thinks she is happy about the new guest and wants to be friends. Friendship eventually blooms as they find common ground despite humorous miscommunications and outward differences.
The Storybook Trail is open during regular winter garden hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and is located along the Nature Trail that begins at the Peacock Playhouse. General admission is $5 for 13 years and older; admission is free for children 12 years and younger, and for Kingwood members.
Life of Christ tour
BibleWalk's Life of Christ tour will be free in December. The Mansfield wax museum at 500 Tingley Ave. in Mansfield is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. For more information, visit https://www.b
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