Jim Brewer
Special to Ashland Times-Gazette
LOUDONVILLE The Loudonville Rotary Club parlayed a $1,000 We Are One grant from Rotary District 6600 (northwest Ohio) with $2,000 in locally raised funds to make a $3,000 contribution to next year’s Mohican Area Community Fund Drive.
Challenged by the district last fall to come up with uses of the We Are One grant, the Rotary decided to make the funds and the local match available to the community fund as a way to help the most people in the Mohican area.
Local match for the grant came from money raised in the OSU football raffle last fall, and the flower sale earlier this spring.
Through Dec. 31:
Victorian House Holidays at the Mansion, 484 Wooster Road., Millersburg. Hours are Tuesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m., Saturdays 1-8 p.m., and Sundays, 1-4 p.m. The Victorian House is closed Mondays, and is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas days. Admission is $10, with a senior discount (for guests 60 and over) at $9. The mansion is decorated inside and out, and features self-guided tours. The Millersburg Glass Museum will be open Friday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m., only during the season.
Ongoing: Holiday Fair, Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Ave., Mansfield. The fair showcases local artists and artisans. The theme is Making Spirits Bright. From art in the Upper Gallery and Gallery Shop to the Art to Go craft kits for kids in the Foundation Gallery, attendees will find fine art, fine crafts, jewelry and gifts. For more information on the Holiday Fair visit mansfieldartcenter.org.
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Community Christmas Celebration: A live nativity with the story of Christmas using a combination of animals, scripture reading, song and candlelight will take place Dec. 23, at 6:30 p.m. This community Christmas celebration will take place at the Savannah Ball Fields, which are located on State Route 545. This event is free of charge with hot chocolate and candy canes. There will be handicap parking available.
The Nutcracker: Ashland Regional Ballet’s The Nutcracker has been performed annually in the Ashland area since 1992. The Ashland Regional Ballet dancers invite you to join them virtually beginning on Dec. 19, when mice and soldiers battle the brave Nutcracker, and ballerinas dance in the snow. All of the parts of the annual classic are present in this virtual movie. Ashland Regional Ballet’s This year the Ashland Regional Ballet brought in a professional videographer to help create this cinema version of the beloved classic. Once a ticket i
Music and Laughter Christmas program live-streaming at Ohio Theatre
Jim Brewer
Special to the Ashland Times-Gazette
“We are not going to let a global pandemic stop us from having our annual Music and Laughter @ The Ohio Theatre Christmas Extravaganza.”
So declared Loudonville’s Ohio Theatre Director Sally Hollenbach in announcing that the show will go on, with a few changes, titled “A Hometown Christmas … COVID Style.” It will be live-streamed on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7, and Sunday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m.
“You never know what might happen at one of our Music and Laughter events,” Hollenbach said. “It will include a lot of great dancers, music, special guests and hilarious skits by our Music and Laughter troupe. We’ll also share some very special moments as we celebrate Christmas during this very strange 2020 year.”