December
Chamber Events
24th Annual Lebanon Carriage Parade & Christmas Festival - December 1
- The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 24th annual Historic Christmas Festival and Horse Drawn Carriage Parade on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
- The festival which includes street vendors, live entertainment, pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus and a trip to the North Pole kicks off at 10am. Festival will take place on Mulberry Street and Broadway.
- Free carriages rides available in front of the Golden from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.
- The parades will start at the corner of Oakwood and Broadway. It will follow south on Broadway to Warren Street and turn left onto Warren (East), it will make a right onto Cherry Street (South), to a right onto Main Street (West), to a right onto Broadway (north) and make its way back to Oakwood.
- Parade times are 1pm and 7pm.
- Parking is available in lots on corners of Sycamore and E Main Street and Sycamore and Mulberry. Parking is also available at the New Freedom Church located at 15 E Warren Street and on street parking will be available in the neighborhoods surrounding the parade route except for on the closed streets listed below.
- Handicap parking will be available at New Freedom Church 15 E Warren Street all day and after 1pm in the Fifth Third Bank parking lot on the corner of Broadway and Warren St, cost is $5. Space is limited.
- Street Closures:
- Mulberry Sycamore to Cherry St. 6:00am-11:30pm
- Water St Silver to Oakwood 6:00am-11:30pm
- Broadway Silver to Main 6:00am-11:30pm
- Broadway Gate 4 to South St 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- Mechanic St Main to Silver 6:00am-11:30pm
- Mechanic St Silver to Pleasant 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- Cherry St Main to Pleasant 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- New St Int. New/Broadway 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- Pleasant St Int. Pleasant/Broadway 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- Warren St Broadway to East 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pmSilver St Broadway to East 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
- Main St Sycamore to East 12:30pm-2:30pm; 6:30-8:30pm
Ambassador Antiques Milestone - December 6
Olde 2 New Ribbon Cutting - December 6
Coffee with the Chamber - December 13
- Holiday Guest
- The Golden Lamb, 27 S Broadway (Buckeye Room)
- 7:45am-8:15am Networking, 8:15am-9am Presentation
- Cost: $5 members, $10 potential members
Events in December
Glendower Opens for Christmas - December 1-December 30
- 1-5pm
- Cost: $8 adults, $4 students under 18 years old
- Details HERE
The Enchanted Village Craft & Vendor Day - December 1
- 3 S Sycamore St
- 9:30am-5:30pm
- Info: 513-833-3636
North Pole Express - December 1,2,8,9,22,23
Lebanon Theatre Co, presents "Yuletide Magic - TBA
Details and ticket info: 513-933-8022 or www.lebanonrr.com
Miami University Presents Arlo Guthrie - December 7
- Middletown Campus - Dave Finkelman Auditorium
- 7:30pm
- Cost $35
- Tickets @ www.tickets.muohio.edu or 513-529-3200
Christmas Tea Party with American Girls - December 8
- WCHS 105 S Broadway
- Ages 8-12
- Cost: $15
- Details 513-932-1817
WCCC Workshop "iPad Apps for Productivity" - December 11
- 1:30pm-3:30pm
- WCCC South Campus - 1797 King Ave., Kings Mill OH
- $59-$179
- Reservations & Details: 513-932-8145 ext 4011
Miami University Verity Traditions Presents Missy Werner Band - December 11
- Missy Werner Bluegrass singer will perform
- 6pm
- 4200 N University Blvd., Middletown, OH 45042
- Free and open to the public
Lunch & Learn "You Better Watch Out!!! A Religious History of Santa Claus - December 12
- Speaker: Fred Compton, local historian & author
- 11:30am-1pm
- WCHS 105 S Broadway
- Cost: $18 includes box lunch and museum admission
- Reservations: 513-932-1817
WCCC Open House - December 13
- 3525 N SR 48
- 4:30-7:30pm
- Free and open to the public
- Stop by and see what the WCCC has to offer. WCCC prepares students te be career and college ready
Lebanon Theatre Co presents "Yuletide Magic-Magicians with Power Tools" - December 14 & 15
- Mechanic St Playhouse 10 S Mechanic St
- Cost $10
- Info: 513-228-0932
Lebanon Symphony Orchestra Presents "Messiah" - December 15
- 7:30pm
- Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 123 N East Street
- Details & Ticket Info HERE
FREE Group Fitness Classes December 17 - January 6
- Countryside YMCA 1699 Deerfield Rd
- Free Adult Group Fitness Classes
- 3 Weeks
- Members and non members
- info: Ruth Beals at ruth.beals@ymcastaff.org
Hoxworth Blood Drive at Bethesda Arrow Springs - December 21
WCHS Hosts "Dickens Keepsake Tea & Talk - December 22
- Speakers: Historian Dennis Dalton, Art History Professor Michael Coyan
- 2pm-4pm
- Warren Co History Center - 105 S Broadway
- Cost: $10
- Details: 513-932-1817 or www.wchsmuseum.org