Matters of the Graves Importance: Let's not forget about Thanksgiving
I am worried that Thanksgiving is going to disappear and no one is doing anything to stop it. I blame Christmas, Hobby Lobby, and most of you. Yes, I said you.
Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends to get together and be thankful for what we have. It is a time to reflect on the past year and appreciate all the good things that have happened. It is a holiday worth remembering. I think we need to do more to preserve Thanksgiving and we need to make sure this holiday doesn't get lost in the shuffle.
I look at it this way: Thanksgiving is like the middle child between Halloween and Christmas. Halloween is the younger, bratty sibling and Christmas is the older, bossy sibling. How many of you had a childhood with siblings like this? Can you continue to live with yourselves knowing you are allowing Thanksgiving to be mistreated? I mean at this point Groundhog Day gets more respect than Thanksgiving and we don’t even really like groundhogs. They eat our gardens, tear up our yards, and my granny used to shoot at them from her back porch. Plus, groundhogs are terrible weather forecasters. Has a President ever pardoned a groundhog? Nope, but they pardon a turkey or two every year. Think about that.
I ask you to contemplate your actions this coming week and look deep inside yourselves as to your treatment of Thanksgiving. I will reserve the issuing of shame until the end of the month to allow you to change the error of your ways. I am watching you.
Watch out for these fun events coming up this weekend.
Thursday
JRDN & CO will perform at The Page from 7 to 10 p.m.
Old Capitol Brewing welcomes The Forking Pierogi food truck in front of the brewery starting at 4 p.m.
Your weekly Name That Tune with DJ Scott Roush will be held at Dickey's Barbecue at 6 p.m. The event will feature four rounds of music, with a $20 gift card for first place.
You can find the music of Minar and Hart at Patrick’s Pub from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Cozy Inn Bar & Grill presents Music Bingo with DJ Ken Dawg at 6:30 p.m. Teams of up to four people can compete for prizes and it is free to play.
If you feel like taking a little drive I will be hosting my monthly open mic in Jackson at Stockroom601 at 7:30 p.m. Closing out the evening will be Ray Jackson.
Friday
Old Capitol Brewing will host local favorites Weightless in the taproom at 7 p.m. Karaoke with DJ Scott Roush will be held at Wagner's Roadhouse from 7 to 11 p.m.
Saturday
Altrusa of Chillicothe will host their annual Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Unioto Elementary. This year's event will feature over 70 vendors, $1,800 in raffle items, and Schmidt’s Sausage truck. Admission is free.
If you want to hear live music by Shawn Avery, head north to the Kings Inn Tavern from 8 to 11 p.m.
Looking ahead
Make plans to attend the annual Shine on Chillicothe tree and park lighting downtown at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17. This year will feature new and improved additions.
The League of Women Voters of Ross County will present a personal safety seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the Pumphouse Center for the Arts. Admission is $5 at the door.
Don't miss Phil Dirt & The Dozers at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Majestic Theatre Chillicothe. Tickets are on sale now at majesticchillicothe.net.
Cam's Super Fantastical Christmas Spectacular 2: The Sequel is a Christmas variety show featuring special guests and students from the Lessons with Cam program. The show will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16 at CCT. Tickets are $17 and available now on Eventbrite. The show will feature a variety of performances including singing, dancing, and comedy skits.
Until next time. I hope to see you out and laughing.
*For consideration to be included in Matters of Graves Importance email Lori at lori@lorigcomedy.com.
This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Matters of the Graves Importance: It's not Christmas yet, so let's be thankful
