The holiday season is officially underway and while Thanksgiving 2018 is a memory, there are still lots of events to keep the Christmas season exciting. Below are a few occasions to put in your planner, but by no means a complete list.
Nov. 29-Dec. 2, the Thornapple Players present “The Nunsense Christmas Musical” at the Dennison Performing Arts Center, Hastings. 269-945-2002.
Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Hastings Jingle and Mingle is filled with family-friendly fun; the Saturday parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. 269- 945-2454
Dec. 8-Middleville Lion’s Club Christmas Parade Saturday at 5 p.m. with visits with Santa at the gazebo. Free wagon rides and a soup supper and cookie walk at the United Methodist Church. 269-241-1170
Dec. 8-9- Of Christmas Past at Charlton Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Get a glimpse of how Christmas was celebrated in the late 1800s. 269-945-3775
Dec. 14,-Thornapple Wind Band Holiday Concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Hastings Middle School. 616-374-7547.
Dec. 18-Holly Trolley Christmas from 5p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Middleville. Trolley rides around town to see the lights, craft programs for kids at the UM Church, Santa in his workshop in Stagecoach Park and a Live Nativity from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. behind Fabulous Finds. 269-241-1170.