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Mary and Saralou wish you a fun and family-filled Holiday Season!
Trains, Trains, Trains...EverywhereThere are Trains
As many of you know, I love trains. Everywhere you go this season, you will find a train added to the decorations. So find an activity you want to go to and plan to add some time to just gaze at the trains and their elaborate set ups.
• Duke Energy - Here is one of the longest ongoing train displays - 63 years -in the country. Incorporate it into your activities downtown, like skating on the Square. More than 300 train cars are housed in the lobby of Duke's headquarters, 129 E. 4th street.•Union Terminal - 2000 square feet of train track set up on four levels...a sight to see! You'll enjoy Holiday Junction. 1301 Western
• HiattRegency Hotel - The hotel's kitchens have created a gingerbread village for the trains to wind through. 151 W. Fifth Street
• Behringer Crawford Museumin Covington - Housed in the historic Devou home, you can see the Faragherg-gauge railroad set up with hand painted village to recreate the local scene. Thomas the Train is there, too. This is now a permanent exhibit at the museum. 1600 Montague Rd, Covington
• Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad - this time is is a real train that you can ride to holiday village with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. 127 S. Mechanic, Lebanon
• Christmas Journey at EnterTrainment Junction - new this year, there are three displays to walk through including one originally exhibited at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis and one designed by the Cincinnati Garden Railway Society - 7379 Squire Court, West Chester
• And don't miss some trains exhibits featured below.
Happy Holidays with the Pops - December 11 - 13
The Cincinnati Pops will be presenting four shows full of uplifting song for the holidays at the decked-out Music Hall. Featured will be the African Children's Choir, the May Festival Youth Chorus and School for the Creative and Performing Arts Chorale and Children's Choir. The well-known soloist N'Kenge will also perform.
The African Children's Choir was first formed after an idea emerged from a UN relief worker's service. Its 21 members are from Uganda and range in age from seven to twelve. They are specially trained in music, tour the US for 3-4 months visiting 200+ venues, and are then guaranteed an education through high school in return.
Since the beginning of the Children's Choir, more than a dozen schools and children's homes have been established using the funds collected from their concerts. Currently more than 7000 children are being served in countries throughout Africa.
Shows will be on Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Saturday and Sunday at 3 PM. A special family show (shorter) will be held on Saturday, preceded by a Party of Note that starts in the Music Hall Ballroom at noon.
Penquin Parade at Newport on the Levy
Catch the Penguin Parade with an African Blackfoot Penguin. It’s free and open to the public everyday on the plaza in front of the Newport Aquarium or inside the Aquarium lobby during inclement weather. The Penguins arrive with fanfare suitable for a parade. Much fun is had by all, especially the child selected as the Parade's Grand Marshall. Every day: 10:15 AM.
Follow that by spending an afternoon feeding the lorikeets, meeting biologists, touching the critters and sharks, watching piranhas, sharks and fish being fed, or even taking a behind the scenes tour in the Newport Aquarium. It is open 365 days a year from 10 AM - 6 PM.
Krohn Conservatory puts on its Holiday Show
This year's theme at Krohn Conservatory is Lucia's Garden, inspired by Swedish holiday traditions and celebrations. Specific fun activities will be another train display, hundreds of poinsettias and a tree decorated with hundreds of handmade ornaments collected from park volunteers all over the area.
December 11-January 3 - Outdoor Live Nativity Display
December 15-16th - Know Theatre will present The Brother's Grimm stories with Jacob and Wilhelm and their sister Charlotte. 5 PM Do you remember their famous tales?
