365CIN Newsletter Dec. 1

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Bridgett Raffenberg
December 01, 2024

The Christmas Bakery is open for the season at Blooms and Berries Farm Market (Thurs.-Sun., 9am-5pm). The farm’s bakers make fruit pies from scratch, including seasonal signatures like Dutch Caramel Apple and Vanilla Bourbon Cranberry Apple, alongside Christmas Cookies, Cheesecakes, Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread, Apple Bread, Dinner Rolls, and savory Chicken Pot Pies. Click here for more info!

Goodnight, Sunday.

Happy December, friends!

The month of December comes packed with LOADS of things to do. Get your calendar ready as we have a great list of December things to do for you!

Things to do in Cincinnati for December

ESSENTIALS FOR MONDAY (12-2-24):

Weather: Mostly sunny with a high of 28° | 2% chance of precipitation

Monday’s Do: Have you always wanted to learn to play chess? Or perhaps you’re hoping to up your game? CCPF chess instructors will be at the Main Library on Monday, 2-4pm, for Chess Instruction. Meet at the tables near Adult Fiction on One South.

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Say farewell to fall and hello to winter with a morning hike at Long Branch Farm & Trails. Cincinnati Nature Center has a Winter Solstice Hike and Coffee event coming up on December 21, 8-9:30am. Pre-registration required.

Grab tickets to see Tower A at Union Terminal on December 20 and 21 (multiple times offered). Union Terminal’s Tower A was the command center for the daily 216 trains that brought thousands of travelers safely in and out of Union Terminal. Today, the room overlooks the active intermodal yard which brings cargo containers to our region. Note: There are approximately 35 steep steps to Tower A. No selfie sticks or tripods permitted. Tickets required.

The Haile Planetarium at NKU has a holiday themed show this year - Holiday Wonderland Laser Show. This family friendly event mixes up the nostalgia of classic holiday tunes meets the magic of laser technology. It happens on select Dec. Friday nights, 8:30-9:30pm. Tickets required.

The American Sign Museum is home to Signs and Songs Holiday: Daniel Bennet and the Dirty Shirleys. Happening on Wed., December 11, this holiday event will allow you to celebrate the season amidst the glow of signs. Suit clad and chops rich, Daniel Bennett and the Dirty Shirleys lay down a swinging performance that evokes the neon buzz of a martini high on the 1950s Vegas Strip.

365Cincinnati thanks our sponsors for supporting this year’s Christmas in Cincinnati!

Did you know the Cincinnati Art Museum has free general admission and parking? It's true! This season, explore CAM's collections, visit exhibitions like the premiere of Discovering Ansel Adams (ticketed), George Bellows: American Life in Print and CAMaraderie (both free).

 

Holiday Junction (featuring the Duke Energy Holiday Trains) will surprise and delight the entire family - from the youngest to the oldest! Now open at Cincinnati Museum Center.

GOOD TO KNOW:

If you have any Apple devices… or hope to get one for Christmas… or are GIVING one for Christmas, you need to know about this.

Apple Stores all around the nation offer FREE classes that cover everything from how to get started with your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad or Mac to Photography and Video.

The classes happen daily so it’s pretty easy to get in. You do have to register beforehand.

PLAN AHEAD 📅

12/1 and 12/15: Glenwood Reads Book Club 

12/7: The 35th Annual Lebanon Horse Drawn Carriage Parade is happening at both 1pm and 7pm.

12/9: Crib of the Nativity, the live nativity scene that’s out in the lawn of the Krohn Conservatory, will be open and ready for visitors, 9am-9pm. Free.

12/10-12/12: Broadway in Cincinnati’s Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

12/14: SantaCon

PIC OF THE DAY:

St. Francis Seraph hosts “A Franciscan Christmas in Over-the-Rhine”, November 29 - January 1 (1-7pm daily). Stop in to see this amazing church plus nativity scenes from all over the world and a live nativity in the outdoor courtyard.