Holiday happenings
• BATH — Sunrise Assisted Living will have a Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 101 N. Cleveland-Massillon Road. All proceeds from the silent auction and food sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association. Lunch can be purchased in the Bistro. This event is open to residents, families and the general public.
• SOUTH AKRON — Donzell’s Garden Center’s annual Holiday Open House will take place Nov. 3-4, featuring holiday color trends, decorating ideas and gifts. The greenhouses will be filled with poinsettias and living gift basket selections. The Firestone Madrigals will perform Nov. 3 from 1 to 3 p.m., and holiday harp selections will be performed Nov. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. Donzell’s Garden Center is located at 937 E. Waterloo Road.
• DOWNTOWN AKRON — A Charles Dickens theme will be showcased throughout Hower House this holiday season. The Victorian setting of the 1871 Second Empire Italianate mansion lends itself well to “A Christmas Carol,” as well as other holiday stories by Dickens, according to organizers. Each room of the mansion will be reminiscent of his life and times. More than 40 volunteers will decorate Hower House Nov. 3, and visitors will be treated to wassail and cookies in The Cellar Door Store. New this year, “A Dickens of an Evening” will be offered Nov. 9-10 and 16-17. The evening will begin with “Spirits & Ale” at 6 p.m., with a Dickens-themed dinner beginning at 7 p.m. Between dinner courses, theater students from The University of Akron will perform vignettes from “A Christmas Carol.” Tickets are $100 per person. To request an invitation, call (330) 972-6909 or visit www.uakron.edu/howerhse. Holiday tours are available Nov. 7 through Dec. 30. Guided tours are offered Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, $2 for students of all ages and free for children ages 6 and younger. Self-guided tours are available Sundays, Nov. 11 through Dec. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. These cost $1 off each admission, and children age 12 and younger are admitted free.
• WEST AKRON — Hickory Ridge, 721 Hickory St., will host its first Holiday Bazaar Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Arts and crafts and refreshments will be available for purchase. Vendor tables are available for $10, and those interested in reserving one are asked to do so by Nov. 5. For details, call (330) 762-6486.
• WEST AKRON — The Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron, 750 White Pond Drive, will host its Chanukah Bazaar 2007 Nov. 11 from 12: 30 to 4:30 p.m. Different items to be featured include unique jewelry, home furnishings, kitchen items and toys. In addition, there will be a Jewish book festival, a game day football-watching party and an opportunity to make a Chanukah care package for military personnel serving overseas. Also, Bubbe’s Chanukah Kitchen will be on hand to give participants a chance to prepare their family’s full holiday dinner to take home and freeze (preregistration is required). Concessions and child care also will be available. For more information, contact Dora Lipper at (330) 835-0024 or dora_lip per@shawjcc.org.
• DOWNTOWN AKRON — The Women’s Board of Summa Health System will present A Celebration of Lights this holiday season. The Celebration of Lights is a special opportunity to shine a light in honor of someone, in memory of someone or for a special occasion. Each gift will shine along Arch Street from November to January, and the name of each honoree will appear in the Celebration of Lights Memory Book displayed in the Akron City Hospital lobby. All proceeds will support nursing scholarships, medical equipment, medical research and patient care at Summa. Donations are being taken now through Dec. 31. Donors also are invited to attend the Celebration of Lights opening ceremony and reception Nov. 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Ann and David Brennan Critical Care Center lobby. The reception will feature a musical presentation from the Miller South School of the Visual and Performing Arts. For more information or to purchase a light, call Akron City Hospital’s Gift Shop at (330) 375-3239.
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