HOLIDAY

HAPPENINGS
Holiday lights in Phalen Park
The St. Paul Police Foundation and the St. Paul
chapter of the National Electrical Contractors
Association have teamed up again to create a fun
and affordable holiday event.
Sixty holiday-themed light displays will be located
on a driving path in Phalen Park, 1615 Phalen Drive
E., in St. Paul. Running nightly from 5 to 10 p.m.
Nov. 22 until Jan. 1, tickets are $10 per vehicle if

purchased at the gate. If bought online, the cost per

vehicle is $8.
All of the net proceeds of this event will be
distributed through the St. Paul Police Foundation
to the St. Paul Police Department to provide
enhanced safety and training to officers.
For more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.saintpaulpolicefoundation.com/holiday-lights.

More than 60 holiday-themed lights line a path through Phalen Park. Proceeds raised are donated to a variety
of charities.

Victorian Christmas at
Ramsey House
This holiday season, the historic Alexander Ramsey House, 265 S. Exchange
St., St. Paul, will be abuzz with the sights, sounds and tastes of a Victorian
Christmas in 1875.
During the guided tour, guests will sample homemade cookies fresh from the
wood burning stove, listen to popular holiday music of the era played on the
Ramsey familys Steinway piano, view original family ornaments and Christmas
gifts, and discover how the family and their friends, neighbors and servants
prepared for and celebrated the Christmas season.
The 60-minute guided tours start every half hour with the last tour starting
at 3:30 pm. A Victorian Christmas runs Wednesdays through Sundays, Nov.
25-Jan. 1, except Dec. 25.
Cost is $11 for adults, $9 for seniors and $7 for ages 6-17. Tickets can be
ordered at the Minnesota Historical Society website or by calling 651-259-3015.

Local designers decorate the interior of the Minnesotas Governors Mansion

for the holiday season. The outside of the residence features a 20-foot tall
white spruce tree with glimmering lights, while the gates are decorated with
donated garland and wreaths.

Holiday tours of the

Governors Mansion

Original family ornaments decorate the Christmas tree at the Alexander

Ramsey House during the holiday season.

Holiday celebrations
with the Sinfonia
Join the Minnesota Sinfonia this holiday season
for a variety of lighter fare and seasonal favorites
including carols, waltzes, familiar classics, music from
Broadway and much more.
The 2015 Young Artist Competition Senior
Division winner, violinist Alison Oh, will perform
Sarasates Gypsy Airs with the Sinfonia.
The first performance is on Friday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m.
at the First Covenant Church, 1280 Arcade St., St. Paul.
There will be a second performance on Saturday,
Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. at the Basilica of St. Mary, 1600
Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis.
The Sinonia is a professional orchestra and
admission is free. Children are welcome to attend.

A living nativity
Bethel Lutheran Church, 670 W. Wheelock
Parkway, in St. Paul, will host a living nativity, a
re-enactment and experience of the Christmas story,
on Saturday, Dec. 10, from at 5:30 to 8 p.m.
The event will blend Scripture reading, actors
portraying the biblical account, a Bethlehem
marketplace experience, live farm animals and more.
Doors will open first to a Bethlehem marketplace at
5:30 p.m., with periodic live shows starting at 6 p.m.,
lasting about 10 minutes until 8 p.m.
Before and after the enactment, children are
welcome to approach the animals as part of a petting
zoo, and all guests are welcome to enjoy hot nonalcoholic beverages, crafts, as well as cookies and
treats as a part of the marketplace. The event is free
and open to the public, no tickets are required.

Holiday tours of the Minnesota governors residence kick off on

Thursday, Dec. 1. The house will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for two
public tours on Dec. 6 and Dec. 20. There will be an evening tour on
Tuesday, Dec. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m.
While there are no reservations required, tours will be filled on a firstcome, first-served basis. Tours typically last 20 to 30 minutes. There is no
fee, but visitors are encouraged to bring a gently used coat to donate to
Second Harvest Heartland.
During the tours, volunteers from the Womens Auxiliary of the
Minnesota Historical Society will be on hand to answer questions in each
room on the first floor and lower level of the residence.
The Governors Mansion is located at 1006 Summit Ave, St Paul.
For more information about call 651-201-3464 or visit http://mn.gov/
admin/governors-residence/tours/schedule/.

Discover the
Oakdale Indoor
Market
The 2016-2017 season of Oakdales Indoor Market
begins Saturday, Nov. 26. The market offers baked
goods, cheeses, syrups, jams and jellies, honey, teas
and coffee, meats, nuts, fresh produce, spices, salsas
and strudels as well as an array of gift items for the
holiday season.
The market hours are 9 a.m., to noon at the
Oakdale Discovery Center, 444 Hadley Ave. The
market will also be held on Dec. 10, Jan. 17 and
21, Feb. 4 and 18, and March 4 and 18. For more
information call 651-747-3860.

Hill House Holidays

The bustle and excitement of a Gilded Age
Christmas is brought to life as the servants of the
James J. Hill House, 240 Summit Ave., St. Paul,
prepare for the holidays.
Costumed actors portray people who worked for the
Hill family in a dramatized portrayal of servant life
and holiday preparations at the Hill familys Summit
Avenue mansion. The script is based on letters and
oral history of people who worked for the Hill family
during the first decade of the 20th century.
Tours leave every half hour from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and
the Hill House Holidays run Saturdays and Sundays
from Dec. 3 through Dec. 24. Cost is $12 for adults,
$10 for seniors and college students, $8 for kids ages
5 to 17, and there is a $2 discount for Minnesota
Historical Society members.

Holiday donation
spot
North St. Paul city employees invite area residents
to join in the spirit of the season to raise donations
for the North St. Paul Area Food Shelf, and the
continued campaign against hunger.
Over the past several years North St. Paul has
shown its commitment to community and come alive
with generosity. A drop box for non-perishable items
is available at City Hall, 2400 Margaret St. N., or
drop off directly at the Food Shelf located at 2538 E.
Seppala Blvd. Contact Mary Mills at 651-747-2403
with questions.
You may also drop off new or used toys or cash
donations for the local Toy Shelf, which supplies
free toys to eligible area kids. For more information
visit www.thetoyshelffree.org.

Holiday Bake Sale

Union Depot, 214 Fourth St. E., St. Paul, will host
the Fourth Annual Holiday Bake Sale on Saturday,
Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Many of the Twin
Cities top bakeries will sell confections, ranging
from gluten-free treats to honey-infused chocolates
and donut bites, and an array of vendors will offer
hostess gift ideas. Lowertown Pop will also host a
mini version of the popular spring event with 10
local makers presenting handcrafted leather goods,
spa items and much more. The event will benefit
the Merrick Community Services Food Shelf. Im
attaching a news release with details about the
event and a list of participating vendors, and an
images showing the 2015 Holiday Bake Sale and the
commemorative cookie cutter gift set that will be part
of the $10 tote bag set.

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HAPPENINGS
One stop gift shopping at
Landmark Center
The 38th annual
Landmark Center OldFa s h i o n e d H o l i d a y
Bazaar is sure to offer
a unique shopping
experience Dec. 1-3.
With more with 70
artisans, the bazaar will
feature items such as
jewelry, decor, woven
and wearable art, food
items, childrens toys and
more. Visitors can enter
to win prizes donated by
vendors. The bazaar is
held on the first and third
floors.
There will be festive
treats available for
purchase from vendors.
Doors are open from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 1 and
2. It is open from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.
3. Cost is $5 for adults.
F o r
m o r e
information visit www.
l a n d m a r k c e n t e r. o r g /
bazaar.html. The center is
located at 75 Fifth St. in During the weekend-long event, shoppers can find
St. Paul.
plenty of gift ideas from more than 70 vendors.

Celebrate the winter solstice

In celebration of the inter solstice -- the longest night of winter -- the
American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave S, Minneapolis, will have
extended hours on Wednesday, Dec. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Enjoy family handcraft activities, take a self-guided tour of the Turnblad
Mansions holiday exhibit and hear the mansion full of music. Make sure
to bring extra layers so you can enjoy the magical winter courtyard and
cuddle up next to a bonfire. FIKA, the cafe, will be open late for treats and
glgg -- Swedish mulled wine. The museum store and Jul Shop, the holiday
pop-up store, will be open late for last-minute gifts and holiday dcor.
Price is included with museum admission. For more information visit
http://www.asimn.org/programs-education/events/winter-solsticecelebration-0 or call 612-871-4907.

The American Swedish Institute stays open late on the longest night of
winter to celebrate the winter solstice.

Playing naughty Rosedale Center full An ode to Borealis

and nice to ring in
of holiday events
the holidays
This holiday season, Rosedale Center, 10 Rosedale
Center Mall, has a variety of events to get you in the
holiday spirit.
Every day until Dec. 24, bring your kids to the mall
to get their photo taken with Santa in the lower level
JCPenny Court.
Times run from 10 a.m., to 8 p.m., Monday through
Saturday, and 11 a.m., to 6 p.m., on Sundays.
For a full list visit www.myrosedale.com/holidayinfo.

There is a lot of holiday cheer being spread this

December at Lakeshore Players Theatre, 4820 Stewart
Ave., White Bear Lake.
The holiday merriment begins with a familyfriendly new musical comedy. Harry Connick Jr.s
The Happy Elf runs from Dec. 1 to Dec. 18.
This is an upbeat and jazzy musical by a Grammy
Award winner about an elf who helps save the entire
town of Bluesville from Santas naughty list.
Tickets for the show are: adults, $25; seniors, $23,
and students $20.
Also on stage this season is the Minnesota premier
of the critically acclaimed holiday show The Twelve
Dates of Christmas. Running from Dec. 3 to Dec.
17, this one-woman show is equal parts Sex and the
City and a holiday classic. Tickets are $15 to $18.
Join the Guardian Angels Womens Club for its
For more information about The Happy Elf and annual Christmas Boutique on Dec. 3 and 4. The
The Twelve Dates of Christmas show times and boutique runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and
tickets, visit lakeshoreplayers.org or call 651-429- from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday.
5674.
Taking place at Guardian Angels Catholic Church,
8260 Fourth St. N., Oakdale, there will be over 60
artisans selling their wares. There will be a candy
cane workshop, Santa shop for the kids and a white
elephant sale. There will be lunch from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. on Saturday and Santa will be making a visit
from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday as well.
The Mens Club will be sponsoring a Christmas tree
On Saturday, Dec. 10, enjoy carriage rides, life
music, drawings, crafts, food specials, story time, and wreath sale as well. For more information, call
photos with Santa and more at North St. Pauls 651-738-2223 or visit www.guardian-angels.org.
Annual Holiday Hop.
The event runs from 10 a.m., to noon in downtown
North St. Paul. A full schedule of events will be
available Dec. 1. Visit https://www.facebook.com/
NSPHolidayHop for more information.

Guardian Angels
Christmas Boutique

North St. Paul

Holiday Hop

The River Heights Chorale will be celebrating the

2016 holiday season with songs of the North with its
holiday concert, An Ode to Borealis.
There will be three performances. The first on
Friday, Dec. 2 is at 7:30 p.m. at Salem Lutheran
Church, 11 W. Bernard St., West St. Paul. The
second is on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at St.
Johns Catholic Church, 2621 McMenemy St., Little
Canada. The final performance is on Sunday, Dec. 3
at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, 2200 W.
Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington. Free will offering
will be collected during intermission. A large portion
of the proceeds will go directly to fund local high
school student scholarships. For more information
visit www.riverheightschorale.org.

Joy to the World

Shoreview Northern Lights Variety Bands annual
holiday concert is Saturday, Dec. 10, at Benson Great
Hall on Bethel Universitys campus. Bring yourfamily
to this evening of festive holiday music, cherished
carols, plus a few fun surprises.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with the concert at 7 p.m.
There will be free carriage rides offered from the
parking lot beginning at 6:15 p.m.
Come early and enjoy pre-concert entertainment
performed by small ensembles from the band.
The band is celebrating its 22st year of entertaining
audiences.
Tickets are $10 if purchased from a band member
or $13 if purchased from the following locations:
Shoreview City Hall, Bethel Box Office, www.snlvb.
com, tickets.bethel.edu, by calling 651-470-5625 or at
the door. For more information visit www.snlvb.com.

South St. Paul

Annual Tree
Shopping for a cause
in Roseville
Historic estate full Lighting celebration
of holiday fun

The historic LeDuc Estate, 1629 Vermillion St.

in Hastings, invites everyone to enjoy the elegantly
decorated estate this holiday season.
On Saturday, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, at 3:30 p.m. there
will be a Victorian holiday high tea. Cost is $35, and
reservations can be made by calling 651-438-8480.
For more information about all the events visit
http://www.leduchistoricestate.org.

Dust off your skates

and head to Aldrich
Arena
Come skate with Santa at Aldrich Arena on Sunday,
Dec. 18, in partnership with Maplewood Figure
Skating Club.
Admission is $5 per person and season passes are
not valid at special open skate events. Skate with
Santa runs from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Aldrich Area is located at 1850 White Bear Ave., in
Maplewood.
For information about pricing, call 651-748-2510.

Kick off the Holiday Season at the Annual South

St. Paul Tree Lighting Event on Sunday, November
27 from 4:30 to 6:00 at Central Square Community
Center, 100 Seventh Ave. N. Join Mayor Baumann,
Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty, and Santas elves for an
evening of caroling, community and fun.
Travel to the North Pole and enjoy the Mrs. Clauss
cookies, elf drinks, and reindeer games. If you like to
sing holiday carols, come join the fun. Along with the
caroling, well enjoy some free hot drinks along with
cookies from the North Pole Bakery and well have
reindeer games for the kids. Bring your camera, Santa
and Mrs. Claus, along with Frosty, and Santas Elves
will be there for photos after the tree lighting. We
will have some fun giveaways and prizes and well be
lighting the Square in a special way this year. Come
join the celebration.
The SSP Mayors Youth Task Force will be hosting
the eighth Annual Mitten and Hat Drive. Instead of
placing ornaments on the tree, the Task Force invites
the community to bring hats and mittens to the tree
lighting to place on the tree. The hats and mittens will
be donated to Neighbors, Inc.
In addition, Boy Scout Troop # 95 will be selling
25-inch balsam wreaths for $20 that you can take
with you that night.
Please dress warm for the event. The entire event
will take place outdoors at the tree. For additional
information, contact Deb Griffith, community affairs
liaison, at 652-554-3230 or deb.griffith@southstpaul.org

Roseville City Hall is hosting a Holiday Craft Fair

Dec. 3 and Dec. 4.
More than 70 artists and crafters will be selling
handmade items perfect for holiday gifts. All vendor
fees benefit the Harriet Alexander Nature Center in
Roseville.
The fair is open on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 4 from noon to 4 p.m.
For more information and a list of vendors, visit
holidaycraftfair.com. City Hall is located at 2660 Civic
Center Drive.

Its all about holiday

cheer at Maplewood
Mall
Maplewood Mall will be in the holiday spirit
throughout the whole season. Events include the
Santa Photo Experience, Sensitive Santa, Pet Photos,
and Shop, Ship and Share.
To launch Shop, Ship and Share, Maplewood Mall,
3001 White Bear Ave., will host its annual Celebrate
Santa Parade on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10 a.m.
For a full list of holiday events taking place visit
www.maplewoodmall.com.

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HAPPENINGS
Christmas Market at
Union Depot
The European Christmas Market
returns to the Union Depot, 214
Fourth St. E. in St. Paul, for an eightday event.
Running Dec. 1 to Dec. 4 and Dec.
8 to Dec. 11, this festive market is
based on the traditional and charming
open air Christkindlmarkts that
spring up in Austria, Germany and
other countries during the Advent
season.
S h o p f o r u n i q u e, h o m e m a d e
holiday gifts and decorations from

local vendors. Enjoy Europeaninspired food and delicacies while

drinking glhwein, or spiced mulled
wine.
The market is open Dec. 1, Dec. 2,
Dec. 8, Dec. 9 from 4 to 9 p.m., Dec.
3, and Dec. 10 from 11 a.m to 9 p.m.,
and Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 from noon to
6 p.m.
For more information about the
event, visit http://www.uniondepot.
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The annual Santa Parade has routes going through Spring Lake Park,
Blaine and Mounds View. Part of the goal of Santa Parade is to collect nonperishable food items for local food shelves.

Santa on parade
The Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View Fire Departments Santa Parade
will be coming to the communities of Spring Lake Park, Blaine and Mounds
View.
Along with the fire department, vehicles from the community police
departments and emergency services will be there as well. Non-perishable food
items will be collected on the routes for local food shelves.
Parades start at 6:30 p.m. each day. Mounds Views parade is on Thursday,
Dec. 1 and kicks off at Arden Avenue and Spring Lake Park Road. Spring Lake
Parks parade starts immediately following the Mounds View parade.
Non-perishable food items can also be brought to Stations One in Spring Lake
Park during the week of the parades.
For more information or to view parade routes visit http://www.sbmfire.com.

The European Christmas Market at the Union Depot is inspired by traditional

markets found during the Advent season. Find unique gifts and decorations
from local vendors.

Inver Grove Heights

holiday happenings

Breakfast with
Santa

On Tuesday, Dec. 6, Inver Grove Heights kicks off

its holiday events with a tree lighting ceremony at
6 p.m. There will also be refreshments, and open
swim. The event is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Veterans
Memorial Community Center, 8055 Barbara Ave.
Santa is coming for breakfast to the community
center on Dec. 10. Families will enjoy light breakfast
(donuts, muffins, juice and coffee), be able to make a
craft, visit with Santa and participate in a toy raffle.
To be eligible for the toy raffle, participants must
bring a pair of mittens or gloves to donate. There are
two sessions available: 8:30 to 10 a.m., and 10:30 to
noon. Cost is $5 in advance or $7 at the door.
Santa visits the Veterans Memorial Community
Center on skates on Dec. 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Register
by Friday, Dec. 2
Help spread holiday cheer and possibly win a prize!
Enter the Inver Grove Heights Park and Recreation
holiday lighting contest, Light Up the Heights. Entries
will be judged on overall impact, visual appeal,
uniqueness, variety, safety and tidiness. All entries
will be placed on a map so residents can create their
own custom holiday lights tour around town. There
are two categories to enter and the deadline to enter
is Friday, Dec. 9. Judging will take place from Dec. 12
through Dec. 14. Winners will be posed on Dec. 16.
For more information about the events, visit www.
ci.inver-grove-heights.mn.us.

Faith United Methodist Church, 1530 Oakdale Ave.

W., in West St. Paul, is inviting Santa to breakfast.
On Saturday, Dec. 3, visit with Santa from 9:30
to 11:30 a.m. and have your picture taken before
enjoying breakfast.
Breakfast will include pancakes milk, orange juice,
coffee and breakfast meat.
The cost is a cash donation or donation of a nonperishable food item for the Neighbors Inc., food
shelf. For more information visit www.faithumcmn.
com or call 651-457-5686.

Letters for Santa

Santas elves will have everything kids ages 2 and
up need to write and decorate a letter to Santa at a
special event at the Maplewood Community Center
from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8. The elves will even
drop the letters in the mail for the youngsters.
There will be holiday stories and treats as well.
Parents are welcome to stay. Children must be toilet
trained if parents choose to leave.
Cost is $7 per child and pre-registration is required.
To register, call 651-249-2230 or 651-249-2120 or stop
by the community centers customer service desk.

Take a step back in

time
The historic Ard Godfrey House is hosting an
1850s holiday party on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 12:30 to
3:30 p.m.
Located in Chute Square Park, at University
and Central Avenues in Minneapolis, this house
is the oldest remaining wood frame residence in
Minneapolis. Built in 1849, the house is decorated for
the holidays in the modest style of the era.
There will be refreshments, tours provided by
the Womans Club of Minneapolis guides in period
costumes and free buttons for the kids.
Admission is free and no reservations are necessary.
Off-street parking is available at River Place Ramp or
St. Anthony Falls Public Ramp.
For more information, call 612-781-8791. The
house is located at 28 University Ave. S.E.

Holiday harmonies
at Roseville
Lutheran
Lake Country Chorus and North Star Chorus
return to Roseville Lutheran for their One Star, One
Child, One Night on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m.
Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by emailing
info@northstarchorus.org or any North Star Chorus
or Lake Country Chorus member.
On Friday, Dec. 9, VocalEssence Chorus &
Ensemble Singers will perform their Welcome
Christmas holiday concert at Roseville Lutheran
Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave.
Swing into the holiday season with VocalEssence
and Conrad Susas Carols and Lullabies.
Tickets range from $20 to $30. The show runs from
7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at
http://www.vocalessence.org/event/concert-welcomechristmas-roseville/. Call 612-371-5656 for more
information.
For a full list of concerts taking place at Roseville
Lutheran this holiday season, visit http://www.
rosevillelutheran.org/about/events-calendar/.

Enjoy the holiday

lights on tours
departing from
MOA
Take a tour of holiday lights within the confines of
a warm motor coach.
Gray Lines two-and-a-half hour tour of the Twin
Cities spectacular holiday lights departs from Mall of
Americas transit station (east side/lower level) at 6
p.m.
Highlights of the tour include city streets, twinkling
trees, holiday traditions of the city and residential
lights.
Tours are on the Saturdays of Dec. 3, Dec. 10 and
Dec. 17. Tickets are $30 for adults, $28 for those 65
and older, and $20 for children between 6 and 17.
Children 5 and under are free.
Visit http://www.grayline.com/tours/minneapolis/
holiday-lights-tour-5865_2/ to purchase tickets and
for more details. Call 1-800-472-9546 if you have
questions.

Holidazzle Village
moves to Loring
Park
Holidazzle Village returns to Loring Park for
another year of holiday fun.
Running from Nov. 27 to Dec. 20, the free village
will include live music and shops. There will be
Minneapolis-centric vendors providing options for
prepared and packaged food, beverages, unique gift
and craft items.
This years village will include a free ice skating
rink. Musical performances from bands and choirs
will take place as well as visits from Santa. The
Holidazzle ceremonial opening will be on Friday, Nov.
25 at 6:30 p.m.
The village is open: Thursdays from 5 p.m.to 9 p.m.;
Fridays from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For more information, visit http://www.holidazzle.
com.

Holly Trolley at
Como-Harriet
Take a streetcar ride with Santa and warm yourself
by a friendly fire. The historic streetcar is decked out
for the holidays. Rides are offered on Nov. 26, Nov. 27,
Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
The ride is about 15 minutes and no advance
ticket or reservation is required. Tickets are $4 per
passenger.
Share in the joy of the season and bring a new,
unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. Riders will board
at the Linden Hills Station at 4200 Queen Ave. S.,
Minneapolis. For more information call 763-576-0608.

The Village
lights up
Join the Village at Mendota Heights, 750 Main St.,
on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 4 to 7 p.m., for the 11th
annual Mendota Lights. From 4 to 7 p.m., there will be
hayrides, a petting zoo and strolling Dickens carolers.
Santa will swing by for a visit at 4:30 p.m. At 5 p.m.,
there will be the tree lighting ceremony with singing
by Visitation Choir.

Santas
workshop party
Breakfast treats, a visit from Santa Claus and fun
activities are on tap for Santas Workshop Party from
6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at the Maplewood
Community Center. Children bringing an unwrapped
gift for Toys for Tots will receive a special prize.
Cost is $10, and there is a $5 sibling discount for
each additional child. This is a kids-only party, and all
children must be toilet trained.
To register, call 651-249-2230 or 651-249-2120 or
stop by the community centers customer service desk.
The center is located at 2100 White Bear Ave.