Events

The tenth annual Night in Bethlehem will be held at Camp Common Ground in Dunkirk on Saturday, Dec. 3, and Sunday, Dec. 4.  

“Night in Bethlehem,” an interactive, hands-on recreation of ancient Bethlehem. It is held  from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 3 and from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 4. “Night in Bethlehem is a walk-through tour, which is all about experiencing what life was like at the time Jesus was born.  

Ada youth have the chance to meet Santa and join in a kid's shopping spree from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9, in ReStore Community Center.

Area youth can shop for their parents and siblings free of charge during the evening. Refreshments will be served.

This event at ReStore is in partnership with Quest Federal Credit Union.

Bluffton is preparing for its Blaze of Lights. This year's Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 26.

To get things started, volunteers placed cutouts from the Ream holiday folk art display on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn on Saturday.

Watch the Icon for the Blaze schedule.

The Alger Public Library has scheduled several events for all ages in November.

• Ages 3 through kindergarten - preschool story time on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. Songs, games, crafts, snacks.

• Grades 1-5 - Tune-in Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. Crafts, games, special guests. On Nov. 15, Ollie, a miniature horse and its owner, Jolene, will present a program on bullying and all ages are invited.

• All grades - Homework help from 5-6 p.m. on Thursdays

• Teen Night, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, activities from 4-6 p.m.

The second annual 5K and 1-mile Reindeer Run will be held at Ohio Northern at 2 p.m on Sunday, Nov 13, to benefit stuffed polar bears to be given to children at Lima Memorial Hospital.

Registration for the fun run will take place at King Horn. Cost is $15, including a t-shirt. The first 20 people to register will receive free reindeer antlers.

The event is sponsored by Kappa Alpha Theta social sorority and Mortar Board honorary who encourage people to "dress up for the holidays and join us."

The ONU musical theatre class of 2017 will perform at Viva Maria's at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, according to Madeleine Gish, of the group.

"The musical theatre class of 2017 is made up of six students. It was originally only five of us including Molly Moreau, Josh Heard, Katie Hotz, Lani Coleman, and myself," said Gish.

"Because our class was so small we became a close-knit group from the beginning. Over the past few years we have grown in all aspects of our lives from how we perform to who we are as people."

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