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A Beer & Peanuts Shopping Party, an annual event for last-minute shoppers (you know who you are) will be held at the Dayton Visual Arts Center, 118 N. Jefferson St., downtown Dayton on Thursday, Dec. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Sample a fine craft ale or lager with beermeister and OHS ’72 alumnus Joe Waizmann; buy a raffle ticket for an AleArt T-shirt, and start your Christmas shopping.
Remember - you don’t actually have to choose anything for that person you love but hate to shop for ... gift certificates are available.
Tours of the Wright home Hawthorn Hill will be conducted through the holidays on Wednesdays and Saturdays for those who have made advance, prepaid reservations. Tours will depart Carillon Historical Park via shuttle van promptly at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. This unique experience is sure to be popular and space is limited to no more than 10 visitors per tour. The regular ticket price is $12 per person. A special combination ticket for admission to both Carillon Historical Park and Hawthorn Hill is available for $15 per person. Dayton History members receive a discounted ticket price of $10 per person. Call Guest Services for additional information or to make a reservation: 937-293-2841 or toll-free at 1-877-BE-HISTORY.
Due to an exciting partnership between Dayton History and The Wright Family Foundation, Hawthorn Hill, the Oakwood mansion that Orville Wright called home for nearly 35 years, will also be available for educational tours. Dayton History will conduct the tours while the Foundation will continue to own and manage the stately property. This joint venture marks the first time that the structure will be accessible on a regular basis for members of the general public.
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Continuing a beloved Dayton holiday tradition the Schuster Center will again transform into a Wintergarden Wonderland for the holiday season.
The Wintergarden Wonderland is part of the 2007 Dayton Holiday Festival. For more information about the many holiday events happening throughout downtown Dayton visit www.downtowndayton.org.
Free and Open to the Public through December 23
9 a.m - 9 p.m. daily*
*The Wonderland Windows may be closed during special events at the Schuster Center - for more information, call 937-228-7591.
For many years, the holidays weren’t complete without a trip downtown to Rike’s to see the animated holiday window displays. Now the famous Rike’s holiday displays have been reborn for a whole new generation to enjoy in the Wintergarden! This holiday season, The Toy Shop, The Victorian Family, Woodlands and the 1950's Holiday Family all return, along with the two new displays, Candy Shoppe and Bubbles. A new Elf, Emilio, will join the crew in the Toy Shop.
Through December 22
Located in the Berry Reception Room at the Schuster Center
The Tike’s Shop has been a Dayton tradition for more than 40 years! Children are able to do their own holiday shopping with help from “elves” who assist the little shoppers in selecting gifts that stay within their budgets. During selected hours, Santa Claus will also be on hand to visit with the little ones. The Tike’s Shop is located in the Berry Reception Room at the Schuster Center, near the Ludlow Street entrance – look for the giant candy cane outside the Schuster Center!
The Tike’s Shop Hours:
• Tuesday - Saturday, December 18 - 22, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
 Santa will be at The Tike’s Shop during these special hours:
• Saturday, December 22... 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Also at the Schuster Center...
The Nutcracker:
The Dayton Ballet performs the Nutcracker at the Schuster Center Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 23.
Tickets may be purchased at the Schuster Center box office in downtown Dayton or by phone, at (937) 228-3630 or toll free (888) 228-3630.
Ticket Center Stage hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday, noon - 4 p.m., and two hours prior to each performance. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.
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The lights, colors, sounds, and bustle of the holidays can be stressful under the best of circumstances. But for those who find themselves alone at this family-oriented time, or who have suffered a loss during the year, or who live with difficult memories, “Blue Christmas” is much more than a Christmas carol.
This year St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oakwood will continue its custom of offering A Quiet Eucharist in anticipation of Christmas on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. This service, open to all, is especially designed to offer a prayerful atmosphere of peaceful and calm reflection, with a message of hope and healing.
Other Christmas services offered at St. Paul’s include the traditional Family Eucharist with Christmas Pageant (featuring children and youth of all ages) at 4 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24; the Festal Christmas Eucharist, which will be preceded by a performance of Vivaldi’s Gloria, featuring the Chancel Choir, Bell Choir and guest musicians, at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 (the service will begin at 8 p.m.); and Christmas Day Eucharist in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 25.
All members of the community are warmly invited to attend. The church is located at 33 W. Dixon Avenue. For more information, contact the Church Office at 293-1154.
Registration for the Behind the Scenes tours of the museum’s restoration area is now open through May. These free guided tours are offered at 12:15 p.m. each Friday throughout the year.
Interested individuals are encouraged to register in advance by calling (937) 255-3286. For more information, visit http:// www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/news/story.asp?id= 123078273.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Dayton, a community outreach program that brings retired people to campus to participate in seminars led mostly by other retirees, is offering a winter program.
Participation has more than tripled since March 1994, when UD piloted the peer-run program. Participants can choose to attend as many seminars as they can schedule between Jan. 14 – Feb. 25, .
Topics include:
Problematic Church Issues, Middle East Terrorism: From Black September to September 11, Irish History and Mythology, Dayton International Peace Museum, 7 Times 70: The Call To Forgiveness, Pilates, Introduction to Russian, Introduction to Computers and many more. Over 35 seminars will be offered.
UD’s Lifelong Learning Institute is not a typical college offering, as there are no exams, grades or even required attendance. In fact, the only requirement is that you are 50 years of age or better, or are a spouse of a member. The UDLLI welcomes you whether your formal education ended early in life, or whether you have acquired advanced degrees. An interest in learning is all that is required.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Dayton is directed by Special Programs and Continuing Education, College of Arts and Sciences. All seminar moderators and UDLLI Board members are strictly volunteers.
If you are interested in receiving a program brochure, or better yet in moderating a seminar or volunteering some time to the Lifelong Learning Institute, please call Julie Mitchell, UD Special Programs and Continuing Education, 229-2347.
A Medicare Informational Meeting will be held on Wednesday Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakwood Community Center. Peter DiSalvo and Michael Kerns of Senior Benefits Resources will be providing a free informational seminar to explain important changes and new updates in the Medicare Medical and Prescription Drug Program.
Open to all Medicare eligible, those becoming eligible in the upcoming year, as well as individuals handling the affairs of a loved one who can not attend. Refreshments will be provided.
Hey, K through 6th grades! What’s a fun way to pass winters Sunday afternoons? Play basketball with your friends at Edwin D. Smith School, 1701 Shafor Blvd. Parents you are invited to stay and supervise this fun activity. No sessions on the Sunday before or after a schools are off. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. schedule subject to change with out notice.
Open Gym is held Tuesday nights to area men and women interested in a game or two of pick-up basketball. There is no residency requirement; however proof of residency is required. 8:30-10 p.m. $1 (Resident), $2 (Non-Resident), schedule subject to change with out notice.
Check out Wright Memorial Public Library's newly spruced up website at www.WrightLibrary.org !
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