Moving Into Christmas

[JoyceFarrell]

"Owl" Be Home for Christmas Ornament: 4 p.m. Dec. 8, Main Library, Youngstown. Add this up-cycled owl ornament to your holiday tree or give it as a gift. For kids in grade 4-12.


12 Days of Christmas: At the Main Library, Youngstown, in December. The drummers, pipers, lords, ladies, maids, swans, geese, golden rings, calling birds, French hens, turtledoves, and the partridge have all gone missing inside the library. Find all of the grand gifts? For all ages.


Holiday Card Making: 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12, Brownlee Woods Library. Use different materials to make a unique holiday card. For the whole family.


Christmas Felt Ornaments: 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15, Main Library, Youngstown. Make felt ornaments. For adults and teens. To register, call 330-744-8636. For teens and adults.

[JoyceFarrell]

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra's "Christmas in the City": 8 p.m., Dec. 3. Featuring Broadway star Rachel York. At Powers Auditorium, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; youngstownsymphony.com.

Tuba Christmas: 2 p.m. Dec. 4, Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. A host of tuba players will gather to play holiday classics. Donation at door.

"Nativity, The Hope": Dec. 2-4, 9-11. Curtain times: 7:30 p.m Fridays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Youngstown Playhouse, Playhouse Lane, Youngstown; 330-788-8739.

"How the Drag Queen Stole Christmas": Dec. 2-3, 9-10. Curtain times: 8 p.m., Rust Belt Theater, Calvin Center, 755 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown; 330-507-2358.

"Miracle on Easy Street": Dec. 16 (7:30 p.m.); Dec. 17 (2:30 and 7:30 p.m.) and Dec. 18 (2:30 p.m.), Easy Street Productions, performances at Deyor Performing Arts Center, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown; easystreetshows.com.

An American Holiday at the Butler Institute of American Art: Dec. 3, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Butler, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown. This quality art and artisan show features unique, hand-crafted pieces, inlcuding pottery, glass and decor, jewelry, toys, prints and more. Admission is $6.

Artists of the Mahoning Commons and Friends: Noon-5 p.m. Nov. 19-20; Nov. 26-27, The Ward Bakery building, 1024 Mahoning Ave., Youngstown. Youngstown-area artists will have their working studio spaces open for viewing and shopping. The event will feature paintings, jewelry, sculpture, pottery, fiber art, glass, soap, mixed media, drawing, prints, photography and custom work.

Christmas Marketplace and Cookie Walk: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 4, Tyler Mahoning Valley Historical Society, 325 W. Federal St., Youngstown. The event will feature artisan crafts and baked goods and candy, from more than 30 vendors. Admission is $4 ($3 for senior citizens and college students and $2 for children). Guests can pay an additional $3 to include a same-day admission to Memories of Christmas Past exhibit at the Arms Family Museum. For information, call 330-743-2589.

Youngstown Flea's Holiday Flea: 4-8 p.m. Dec. 2 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 3 at DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 W Federal St., Youngstown.

Alameda and Redondo Neighborhood Association's Festival of Lights: 5:30 p.m., Dec. 15, Heart Ranch, 211 Redondo Ave., Youngstown. Participants can travel through the Northside, viewing Christmas lights. Cookies will be served and songs sung. This free event ends with pictures at the city Christmas tree.

Memories of Christmas Past: opens Nov. 19 and runs through Jan. 8, Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Hours are Tueday-Sunday noon-4 p.m. and Thursdays noon-7. Admission is $7 ($6 for seniors, $5 for children; free if 3 and under). The rooms of the museum are decorated with vintage items from decades past from the collection of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. Go to mahoninghistory.org. PHOTOS, PAGE C11.
Holiday Parade and Christmas Tree Lighting: Federal Street, downtown Youngstown, Dec. 2. This year's parade includes a multitude of family-friendly activities, including caroling, and food and holiday vendors on Central Square beginning at 4:30 p.m. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. and the tree lighting will take place at 7 p.m. on Central Square followed by pictures with Santa at 20 Federal Place building interior court.


Empty Bowls: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 3, John J. McDonough Museum of Art, 525 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger. The ceramics program at YSU hosted open studio workshops where students and local volunteers created handmade ceramic bowls. Attendees choose an empty bowl in exchange for their donation and receive a simple meal to enjoy. The bowl is meant to be taken home as a symbol of their participation in helping feed those in need in Youngstown. Proceeds benefit the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. Online tickets are $15 at emptybowlsysu.eventbrite.com. Limited tickets for $20 will be available at the door.

Keyboard Christmas Extravaganza Concert: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 5, Bliss Recital Hall, YSU campus. Free and open to the public.



   

[JoyceFarrell]

Andy Williams Christmas Extravaganza: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 12, Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown; Featuring the Lennon Sisters and the Osmond Brothers. At stambaughauditorium.com for tickets.

Music at Madison Sing-Along Christmas Songs, 8p.m., Dec. 3, 802 Elm St., Youngstown.


Chords of Christmas: 7 p.m. Dec. 9, Ford Family Recital Hall, 260 W. Federal St., Youngstown. Northeastern Ohio's rock'n'roll Christmas experience, featuring the music of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and the narration of an original story.


Carols & Cocoa: 7 p.m., Dec. 7 at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University will again present Carols & Cocoa in the Stambaugh Ballroom featuring seasonal favorites, and culminating in a holiday sing-along. Dana School of Music students bring cookies to share and complimentary cocoa will be available. Featured groups are the Dana Trombone Ensemble, the Dana Clarinet Ensemble, the Dana Early Music Ensemble, the Dana Flute Ensemble, University Chorus, Dana Chorale and guest group, the Stambaugh Chorus. After a brief intermission, guests are invited upstairs to the concert hall where the Dana Holiday Concert will be presented featuring Bach's Magnificat as well as holiday favorites. Tickets, which are all general admission, may be purchased in advance at the Stambaugh box office or by phone at 330-259-0555 or at stambaughauditorium.com. Tickets will also be available at the door ($11, $6 for students from other schools and senior citizens and free for children under 12 and YSU students, faculty and staff).