holiday events

Holiday Happenings for November 30-December 7, 2023 (and events).

CONCERTS:
Columbus Jazz Orchestra - "Home for the Holidays" featuring Mamie Parris (November 29-December 3 at Southern Theatre, Downtown)
Columbus Symphony - "Holiday Pops" (December 1-3 at Ohio Theatre, Downtown)
Westerville Symphony (December 1 at Cowan Hall, Otterbein University, Westerville)
Pentatonix (December 2 at Nationwide Arena, Arena District)
Clintonville Community Choir (December 3 at Whetstone High School, Clintonville)

TREE LIGHTINGS:
(by day)
THURSDAY 11/30
DUBLIN - Coffman Park

FRIDAY 12/01
CANAL WINCHESTER - Downtown Canal Winchester
DELAWARE - Downtown Delaware
GERMAN VILLAGE - Frank Fetch Park
GROVE CITY - Grove City Town Center
PICKERINGTON - Olde Pickerington Village
REYNOLDSBURG - Senior Center/Huber Park
UPPER ARLINGTON - Mallway Park (CANCELLED due to Weather; Santa moved to the Municipal Service Building)
WESTERVILLE - City Hall (plus Otterbein University Tree Lighting at Towers Plaza Roush Hall)
WHITEHALL - Kelley Green Park (Bus - # 10 or 24)

SATURDAY 12/02
GRANVILLE
LANCASTER
PLAIN CITY - Pastime Park
POWELL - Village Green Park
SUNBURY - Village Square

SUNDAY 12/03
BEXLEY - Drexel Circle (Bus - # 10)
GROVEPORT - Heritage Park
HILLIARD - Hilliard's Station Park

MONDAY 12/04
The Ohio Statehouse

TUESDAY 12/05
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS

SUNDAY 12/10
CLINTONVILLE - Whetstone Community Center & outside Whetstone Library

HOLIDAY FESTIVALS
11/30
DUBLIN - December Eve/The Twelve Days of Bridge Park (Bridge Park, Dublin) (Bus - # 33)

12/01
CANAL WINCHESTER - Christmas in the Village (also Saturday)
DELAWARE - Home for the Holidays/First Friday (also Saturday & Sunday)
DOWNTOWN - Friday at the Commons (Bus - # 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, CMAX, or 102)
GROVE CITY - Mistletoe Market (also Saturday) (Bus - # 3)
PICKERINGTON -

TREE LIGHTINGS:
- Obetz (December 10, Lancaster Park; CORRECTION from recording)
- Clintonville (December 11, Whetstone Community Center & Whetstone Library)

FESTIVALS:
- Franklinton Fridays (December 9, Franklinton Arts District)

ARTS HAPPENINGS:
- White Christmas (Short North Stage; through January 1)
- CATCO New Works Festival for Young Audiences (CPAC; through December 11)
- The Happy Elf (CCT at the Lincoln; through December 23)
- The Nutcracker (BalletMet at the Ohio Theatre; through December 24)
- Dave Koz & Friends Concert (Southern Theatre; December 10)

Tree Lightings:
THURSDAY
Ohio Statehouse
Dublin - Riverside Crossing Park

FRIDAY
Canal Winchester - Downtown Canal Winchester
Delaware - Downtown Delaware
German Village - Frank Fetch Park
Grove City - Grove City Town Center
Otterbein University - Towers Plaza
Upper Arlington - Mallway Park
Westerville - City Hall
Whitehall - The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing (Bus - # 10, 24)

SATURDAY
Lancaster - Downtown Lancaster
Pickerington - Olde Pickerington
Plain City - Plain City
Reynoldsburg - City Hall (Bus - # 2 to Reynoldsburg)

SUNDAY
Bexley - Northeast Drexel Circle, Broad St & Drexel Ave. (Bus - # 10)
Groveport - Groveport
Hilliard - Hilliard Station Park

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Grandview Community Center

Holiday Festivals:
THURSDAY
Statehouse Open House

FRIDAY/SATURDAY
Canal Winchester - Christmas in the Village
Grove City - Christmas Festival/Mistletoe Market, Grove City Town Center

FRIDAY
Delaware - First Friday, Downtown Delaware
Upper Arlington - Winter Fair, Mallway Park (in front of Jones Middle School & Fire Station 95)
Whitehall - Whitehall Wonderland, The Kelley Green at Norton Crossing

SATURDAY
Downtown - Discovery District Trolley Hop
Downtown - Winter Fest, Bicentennial Park
Lancaster - Winter Fair
Plain City - Christmas Under The Clock/Route 42 Holiday Hop
Short North - Holiday Hop, High Street between Nationwide Blvd. & 5th Ave., Short North

SUNDAY
Clintonville - Holiday Ville!
German Village - Village Lights
Westerville - Sertoma Christmas Parade, State St. between St. Paul the Apostle Church and Electric Avenue

TUESDAY
Grandview Heights - Holidays in the Heights, Grandview Avenue between First and Third Avenue, Grandview Heights

WEDNESDAY 12/07
Worthington - Illuminating Shopping, High Street between New England and Stafford Avenue, Worthington

The Arts:
Jazz Arts Group Home for the Holidays at the Southern Theatre (through December 4)

In this hour, we celebrate the first Michigan Wolverine win in Columbus in 22 years.

The last time that Michigan won in Columbus...
- Tom Brady had not yet made his first NFL start.
- The Columbus Blue Jackets were in their first season.
- "The West Wing" cleaned house at the Emmys, winning a then-record 9.
- The Upper Arlington Football Golden Bears were having a Championship Season.
- Michael B. Coleman was in his first year as Mayor of Columbus.
- Polaris Fashion Place was not yet open.
- The Olentangy and Pickerington School Districts only had ONE high school, each. While Hilliard, Dublin, and Westerville still each had two.
- C.J. Stroud was not even born yet.
- Jim Harbaugh was still a journeyman quarterback in the NFL (with the then-San Diego SuperChargers), while Ryan Day was the Quarterback at the University of New Hampshire with Offensive Coordinator Chip Kelly.
- At the Movies, people were seeing "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (with Jim Carrey), "Unbreakable", "Meet the Parents", "Billy Elliot", and "Remember the Titans".
- On TV, people were watching "The West Wing", "Will & Grace", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Friends", "Malcolm in the Middle", and "Sex and the City".

Tonight on the Show, The DJBC Happy Hour celebrates Thanksgiving by previewing The Game between # 2 Ohio and their daddy, # 3 Michigan Wolverines. The Game will take place at 12 Noon ET on FOX, with both ESPN College GameDay and the Big Noon Kickoff on FOX will be LIVE from Campus on Saturday morning before the game.

Keys to an Ohio Win (which better not happen):
Warm Weather
Open Receivers
Opportunistic Defense

Keys to a Michigan Win:
Blake Corum
Receivers need to CATCH the ball and make big plays
The Defense Boxes in Stroud
The Weather Needs to Be Chilly (with some snow)

Restaurants Open on Thanksgiving (2022): https://columbusunderground.com/24-restaurants-open-on-thanksgiving-day-...

Tonight on the Show:
- The Game: The Revenge Tour comes to an abrupt halt, as the Buckeyes slaughter That Team Up North, 62-39. The most combined points in the rivalry history, and the most points scored by Ohio State in the history of the rivalry (surpassing the old record of 50, twice set by Woody Hayes: 1961 and 1968). What's next for Ohio State and Michigan. Was this Urban Meyer (and Dwayne Haskins)'s last game at the Shoe?
- The Weekend Warrior: The Final Weekend Warrior before Christmas Eve runs through Holiday Lighting events throughout the Columbus area, plus a couple of non-holiday events, such as Creative Mornings, The Sergeant Peppercorn Marathon, and Columbus Children's Theatre's Nat King Cole Fundraiser Concert.
- Giving Tuesday: #GivingTuesday is November 27. Donate online to http://www.wcrsfm.org, to help keep WCRS FM alive for future generations to come (I have Show # 300 to look forward to next year, so make that big donation!)

HOLIDAY EVENTS (November 26-December 3):
https://djbcadventures.tumblr.com/post/179869080972/2018-central-ohio-ho...
BEXLEY: Tree Lighting at Capital University (11/26 at 4PM); Bexley Holiday Hop (12/02 at Noon); City of Bexley Tree Lighting (12/02 at 4:30PM at Broad and Drexel), Capital University Menorah Lighting (12/02 at Dusk)
CANAL WINCHESTER: Christmas in the Village (11/30 & 12/01; Holiday Parade/Tree Lighting: 11/30)
CLINTONVILLE: HolidayVille! (12/02 at Noon)
DELAWARE: Tree Lighting (11/30 in Downtown Delaware)
DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS: Main Library/Topiary Park Light the Night (11/28 at 6PM at Columbus Main Library and Topiary Park), Winterfair (12/01 at 11AM at Bicentennial Park), Lazarus Santa Stop (12/01 at 11AM at OSU Urban Arts Space/Lazarus Building)
DUBLIN: Tree Lighting/Open House at Fletcher Coffman Homestead (11/29 at Dusk at Coffman Park), Holly Days in Historic Dublin (12/01 at 11AM)

Tonight on the show, Holiday Songs from the Big Band Era and Recent Covers of Holiday Songs. But before that, the DJBC addresses the firing of former Michigan Head Coach Brady Hoke.

SONGS:
"Happy Holiday" - Bing Crosby
"Christmas Night in Harlem" - Jack Teegarden & Johnny Mercer (1934)
"Winter Weather" - Benny Goodman
"We Three Kings" - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
"Brazilian Sleigh Bells" - Harry James
"Shake Hands with Santa Claus" - Louis Prima
"Warm in December" - Seth MacFarlane
"Rudolph Mambo" - Billy May
"Little Jack Frost, Get Lost" - Seth MacFarlane & Norah Jones
"Deck the Halls" - Chick Corea
"Sleigh Ride" - Myron Floren
"Exotic Night" - Martin Denny (1967)
"Ol' Saint Nicholas" - Doris Day
"White Christmas" - Fred Waring (1957)
"Swingin' Them Jingle Bells" - Fats Waller and His Rhythm (1936)
"Coventry Carol" - Elisabeth Schumann (1938)
"The Happiest Christmas Tree" - Nat King Cole
"Christmas Bells at Eventide" - Gracie Fields (1933)

What is your Holiday Soundtrack? What is/are the holiday song(s) that you cannot live without during the holiday season? Comment to the podcast below, or on our Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/thedjbch2o.