💎 ‘Tis Turkey Season (Issue #64)

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Good Morning,

Welcome to another issue of our Community Memo where we share fun things to do around town every week (and occasionally fun turkey trivia).

Thanksgiving is just a week away, and you can bet those birds will be flying off the shelves this weekend. Ever wondered how many that comes out to nationwide?

About 46 million turkeys are eaten in the U.S. on Thanksgiving. That’s roughly 21% of the entire year’s demand — consumed in just a few days. Now that’s what we call turke-nomics!

Housekeeping: Be on the lookout for next week’s email coming early on Tuesday, since Thursday is the holiday.

Alrighty, let’s get to it!

⚡ WEEKEND WEATHER

Friday

43° 🌡️ 32° | ☁️ | ☔ 10% | 💨 17 mph

Saturday

48° 🌡️ 35° | ⛅️ | ☔ 0% | 💨 12 mph

Sunday

51° 🌡️ 35° | ⛅️ | ☔ 0% | 💨 9 mph

📅 EVENTS

🎄 The Greene Tree Lighting

📅 Fri, Nov 22: 5 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 The Greene, Beavercreek
💰 Free

Celebrate the season with a tree lighting and festive fun at the Greene! Enjoy live music from a DJ, dance performances, and Santa's arrival parade at 6:30. Snap a photo with Santa, visit the reindeer petting zoo, and grab bites from local food trucks. The 50-foot tree lighting wraps up the evening! Learn more here.

🕯️ Woodland Lights Opening Weekend

📅 Fri - Sun, Nov 24: 6 - 9 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Countryside Park, Washington Twp
💰 General: $9
💰 2 & Under: Free

Kick off the holiday season with a the opening Woodland Lights! Stroll along a half-mile path illuminated with enchanting holiday displays, or take a whimsical ride on the Rieck Express train. Santa awaits in a cozy log cabin, ready for wish lists and photos. Enjoy carriage rides and meet costumed characters. Create treasured memories in this winter wonderland! Learn more here.

🍺 Fall Bierfest

📅 Fri, Nov 22: 6 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Dayton Liederkranz-Turner, Dayton
💰 Online: $25
💰 Doors: $30

Experience Dayton’s top celebration of seasonal beers at the German Club's Fall Beer Fest! Sample 10 unique seasonal brews, enjoy tasty snacks, and have a chance to win great door prizes. Brats, metts, and a wide drink selection will also be available for purchase. Perfect for beer lovers and friends alike! Get your ticket here.

🎅 Christmas In Springboro

📅 Fri, Nov 22: 6 - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Nov 23: 10 am - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sun, Nov 24: 12 - 5 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Downtown Springboro
💰 Free

See Springboro transformed into a winter wonderland featuring over 76 craft vendors, 29 food stalls, and activities for the whole family. Visit Santa's tent, watch the parade on Saturday, and grab a drink at the Warped Wing beer tent!

This is the largest three-day holiday festival in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana attracting over 60,000 visitors. Learn more here.

🐍 Serpent Mound — An Icon of Ancient Ohio

📅 Sat, Nov 23: 10:30 am (Add To Cal)
📍 University of Dayton
💰 Free

Discover the wonders of Serpent Mound with Dr. Brad Lepper, Senior Archaeologist of the World Heritage Program.

Located just a few hours away in Adams County, Serpent Mound is one of the world’s largest earthworks. This lecture will explore the debate over which group built it (the Adena or Fort Ancient) and other mysteries that surround this earthen artifact.

This event is hosted by the Dayton Society of the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA). I grew up going to AIA talks with my parents and always learned something from the folks they brought to town. Learn more here.

❄️ Uptown Holiday Walk

📅 Sun, Nov 24: 2 - 5 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Uptown Centerville
💰 Free

Centerville’s Uptown Holiday Weekend promises festive fun for all ages. Stroll through Uptown on Sunday for horse-drawn carriage rides, visits with Santa, and lively kids' activities.

Browse what our friends in the Heart of Centerville have to offer at their booths and listen to live music from the Centerville Community Chorus and Brass Band. A delightful afternoon awaits, concluding with a tree lighting in Benham's Grove! Learn more here.

⛸️ Ice Rink Opening Weekend

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 11 am - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Nov 30: 11 am - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Riverscape MetroPark, Dayton
💰 General: $7
💰 3 & Under: Free

Glide into winter fun at MetroParks Ice Rink, the Miami Valley's largest outdoor rink. Enjoy holiday tunes with a beautiful view of the Great Miami. Sip hot cocoa, stay cozy in their Comfort Tent, and enjoy adult drinks starting at 4 pm.

Don't have your own skates? They have you covered with rentals at $3 a pop. This is their opening weekend kicking off the season which runs until next March. Learn more here.

🎄 Dayton Holiday Festival

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 3 - 8 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Courthouse Square, Dayton
💰 Free

More than just a family-friendly celebration, this Dayton tradition has brought holiday joy to all since 1972, thanks to Mrs. Virginia Kettering. Enjoy live music, meet Santa's reindeer, snap a photo on Santa's sleigh, or take a horse-drawn wagon ride.

Downtown lights up at 7 pm with the Grande Illumination of the 50,000-light Courthouse Square tree, followed by the dazzling Children's Parade, glowing with over 100,000 lights. Learn more here.

🔔 Carillon Christmas Opening Weekend

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 5 - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Nov 30: 5 - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sun, Dec 1: 5 - 9 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Carillon Historical Park, Dayton
💰 General: $10 - $14
💰 2 & Under: Free

Witness the park's 65-acre campus transformed into a dazzling display of lights and holiday cheer. Marvel at the Carillon Tree of Light, meet Santa Claus, and enjoy the Carillon Park Railroad.

Savor treats at the Carillon Christmas Café and explore the Gristmill Christmas Village. It's a festive experience for all ages at a true gem of the Miami Valley! This is just the start of the fun, as Carillon Christmas runs through December 30th. Learn more here.

🥃 Bourbon & Cigar Night

📅 Thu, Dec 5: 7 - 9 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Hidden Valley Orchards, Lebanon
💰 $150

Sample four bourbons from the vault while enjoying a delicious buffet in a casual setting. As of today, the menu is TBD but rest assured that their crack team of chefs are cooking up something tasty. Enjoy smoking stogies? They'll have a selection of choice cigars for sale as well. Get your ticket here.

🎁 HOLIDAY MARKETS

Here are a few upcoming markets you can hit this holiday season, after all, what better time to shop local? As the season rolls on, we’ll continue adding to this list.

🎄 St. Luke Christmas Bazaar

📅 Sat, Nov 23: 9:30 am - 5 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sun, Nov 24: 12 - 3 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 St. Luke, Beavercreek
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🌎 Global Artisan Market

📅 Sun, Nov 24: 11 am (Add To Cal)
📍 2nd Street Market, Dayton
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🍻 Harvest to Holidays Market

📅 Sun, Nov 24: 12 - 3 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Eudora Brewing, Kettering
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🛒 Holiday Market

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 10 am - 3 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Town & Country, Kettering
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🎁 Holiday Craft & Gift Show

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 10 am - 4 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Nov 30: 10 am - 4 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Dayton
💰 Adults: $5
💰 12 & Under: Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🛍️ Holiday Bazaar

📅 Fri, Nov 29: 12 - 6 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Nov 30: 10 am - 6 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Mills Park Hotel, Yellow Springs
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🎨 Front Street Christkindlmarkt

📅 Sat, Nov 30: 11 am - 4 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Front Street, Dayton
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

⛄ Craft Fair

📅 Sat, Nov 30: 11:30 am (Add To Cal)
📍 Let Them Be Wild, Kettering
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

✂️ Handmade Holiday

📅 Fri, Dec 6: 5 - 10 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sat, Dec 7: 11 am - 4 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Yellow Cab Tavern, Dayton
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

💐 Purple Poinsettia Craft & Vendor Show

📅 Sat, Dec 7: 9 am - 4 pm (Add To Cal)
📅 Sun, Dec 8: 10 am - 3 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia
💰 $3
🔗 Learn More Here

🎨 Rosewood Holiday Arts Festival

📅 Sat, Dec 7: 11 am - 3 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🍻 Bock’s Christkindlmarket

📅 Sun, Dec 8: 12 - 6 pm (Add To Cal)
📍 Bock Family Brewing, Washington Twp.
💰 Free
🔗 Learn More Here

🎶LIVE MUSIC

This Friday

Dead Centric | Yellow Cab Tavern | 7 pm | $10+

Doug Hart | Jayne's On Main | 7:30 pm | Free

Counting Skeletons | Phone Booth Lounge | 8 pm | Free

Scott Hisey Band | The Barrel | 8 pm | Free

Gromulous & More | Hidden Gem Music Club | 8 pm | $10

Cafe Unit | Brick Tap & Tavern | 8:30 pm | Free

Cody Garrett | Good Time Charlie's | 8:30 pm | Free

Who’s Capri | Courtyard Lounge | 9 pm | Free

This Saturday

Michael Comstock | Bock Family Brewing | 7 pm | Free

Two For The Road | Jayne's On Main | 7:30 pm | Free

Reign of Athena & More | Hidden Gem Music Club | 8 pm | $5

Linus Tate | Phone Booth Lounge | 8 pm | Free

Wooden Nickel | The Barrel | 8 pm | Free

Brink of Oblivion | Yellow Cab Tavern | 8 pm | $10

Bourbon Road Band | Brick Tap & Tavern | 8:30 pm | Free

Rustic Revival | Good Time Charlie's | 8:30 pm | Free

Evil or Divine | Courtyard Lounge | 9 pm | $5

Upcoming

Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Winter Concert | Roger Glass Center For The Arts | Sun, Dec 1 | $20+

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Lost Christmas Eve | Nutter Center | Sat, Dec 7 | $60+

🎭️LIVE THEATRE

Shows Running Now

Almost, Maine | Dayton Playhouse | Nov 15 - Nov 24 | $18+

Legally Blonde: The Musical | Springboro Community Theatre | Nov 15 - Nov 24 | $18+

Upcoming Shows

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical | Schuster Center | Nov 26 - Dec 01 | $47+

The Woman In Black Adapted | Dayton Theatre Guild | Nov 29 - Dec 15 | $24+

😂LIVE COMEDY

This Weekend

Mike Birbiglia | Victoria Theatre | Nov 22 | $59+

Friday Night Improv | Black Box Improv Theater | Oct 25 - Nov 29 | $17

Saturday Night Improv | Black Box Improv Theater | Oct 26 - Nov 30 | $17

Adam Hunter | Dayton Funny Bone | Nov 22 - Nov 23 | $22

Jeff Allen | Dayton Funny Bone | Nov 23 | $37+

Upcoming Shows

Bill Squire | Dayton Funny Bone | Nov 27 | $15

In The Cut Comedy | Dayton Funny Bone | Nov 29 | $20

🙏 THANKS

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See you on Tuesday,

— Max

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