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Winter Lights in Town Center
The city of Grove City's annual Winter Lights Christmas Celebration will illuminate Town Center from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 3.
This year's theme, Christmas Traditions, will be reflected in family-friendly features such as live reindeer, horse-drawn carriage rides, traditional carols, an ice sculpture, the official Grove City tree lighting and more. Pictures with Santa Claus will be taken by T.W.I.G. 184 for $5, with all proceeds benefitting Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Carriage rides are free, but a monetary or canned food donation is requested to benefit the Grove City Food Pantry.
The 2010 Winter Lights Christmas Parade will begin at 7:30 p.m. and feature floats decorated in Christmas lights. The parade route will start at Park Street Intermediate School and proceed north on Wilbur Avenue, turn west down Columbus Street, travel south on Broadway through the Town Center and progress east on Park Street back to the school. The Town Center tree lighting will commence immediately following the parade. Park Street, west of Broadway, will close at 8 a.m. Park Street, east of Broadway, and Broadway from Grant Avenue to Grove City Road will close at 4 p.m.
Non-perishable food, toy and monetary donations will be collected for the Grove City Food Pantry and the Jackson Township Fire Department's Toys for Kids program.
For more information, visit www.grovecityohio.gov or call 277-3050. Additional Grove
City Christmas events
•Mistletoe Market - Friday, Dec. 3, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Town Center, Park Street west of Broadway.
Reminiscent of the outdoor German Kristkindl Markt, this festive market is a holiday shopping and entertainment destination. The event begins on Dec. 3 in coordination with the Winter Lights Christmas Celebration, and continues through Dec. 4 as a prelude to the Christmas Home Tour. Holiday-themed merchandise as well as food and beverages will be available in a heated tent, and Santa will be on-site both days.
For more information, visit www.grovecitytowncenter.org.
•Grove City Arts Council's Art Show and Market - Friday, Dec. 3, 5-9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in City Hall, 4035 Broadway.
Grove City Arts Council members will be featured in the annual Christmas Art Show exhibit. Additionally, a holiday-themed art market featuring local artists will be held in the lobby of City Hall during the Mistletoe Market. The exhibit, part of the Grove City Art Concern, will run through December. Admission is free, and attendees may vote on a People's Choice Award Friday evening.
For more information, call the Sommer House Gallery at 871-4620.
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