{"id":64439,"date":"2017-12-01T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/?p=64439"},"modified":"2017-12-01T08:22:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:22:50","slug":"tonight-first-friday-tree-lighting-featuring-the-owtsiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/dailymonster\/tonight-first-friday-tree-lighting-featuring-the-owtsiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonight &#8211; First Friday Tree Lighting featuring the OWtsiders!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Main Street Delaware\u2019s \u201cHome for the Holidays\u201d weekend will feature the lighting of the community Christmas at Dec. 1\u2019s First Friday celebration, a shopping open house and \u201cDash for Dasher\u201d scavenger hunt on Dec. 2, and the annual Christmas Parade on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Free carriage rides, a free downtown ice-skating rink, a chance to meet Santa and his reindeer, and a visit from the national Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan will help make Delaware\u2019s first \u201cHome for the Holidays\u201d weekend especially merry and bright.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day celebration begins with First Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 1. Everyone is invited to gather at the tree, at William and Sandusky streets, at 6:30 p.m. for caroling at the Main Stage and the tree lighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS\u201d and DECEMBER EVENTS SCHEDULE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>First Friday Tree Lighting\/Dec. 1 Main Stage Performances:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 p.m. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.delawaremusic.net\/\">Hayes Singers<\/a> of Hayes High School.<\/li>\n<li>6:30 p.m. Tree Lighting Ceremony.<\/li>\n<li>6:35 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawarechorus.com\/performances.html\">Delaware Community Chorus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>7 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missanniebananie.com\/\">Annie Bananie<\/a>: Christmas Storytime.<\/li>\n<li>7:30 p.m. <a href=\"http:\/\/dcschool.org\/fine-arts\/choir\/\">Delaware Christian School Choir<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>8 p.m. <a href=\"http:\/\/themagicnate.com\/themagicnate.com\/Welcome.html\">Magic Nate<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>8:30 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theOWtsiders\/\">OWtsiders<\/a> of Ohio Wesleyan University.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Santa Visits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 (First Friday) at the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan.<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays from Dec. 2 through Dec. 23 at The Strand Theatre, 28 E. Winter St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Families are invited to bring cameras and camera-phones to take photos of their little ones with Old St. Nick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carriage Rides:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 (First Friday) with boarding in front of The Strand Theatre.<\/li>\n<li>6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays from Dec. 8 through Dec. 22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cGlice\u201d Skating:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 1 (First Friday) at the Willis Education Center, 74 W. William St.<\/li>\n<li>Noon to 9 p.m. Dec. 2.<\/li>\n<li>Noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, visit www.mainstreetdelaware.com<\/p>\n<p>Source: University Communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Street Delaware\u2019s \u201cHome for the Holidays\u201d weekend will feature the lighting of the community Christmas at Dec. 1\u2019s First Friday celebration, a shopping open house and \u201cDash for Dasher\u201d scavenger hunt on Dec. 2, and the annual Christmas Parade on Dec. 3. 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