December is filled with holiday events and open houses. Here’s a list of what was scheduled at print date, but follow EIL on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for reminders and news about any other events that may pop up. The EIL elves will keep you informed of any Santa sightings and holiday fun! DECEMBER 1 It’s Santa Cinema at the St. Simons Island Casino Theater. Come enjoy a movie with Santa! Each child will visit with Santa and receive a special treat (photo op for parents). Christmas classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas will be shown every half hour between 6:00-8:00 p.m. $3 per person (cash only) includes cocoa and cookies too. DECEMBER 1-2 St. Simons Drug Co. hosts a Holiday Open House with free gift wrapping, letters to Santa, Toys for Tots toy drive, refreshments and door prizes from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 1 and Saturday, December 2. Celebrate the 38th Annual HofwylBroadfield Plantation Christmas on Friday, December 1, or Saturday, December 2, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. This magical experience at this state historic site will demonstrate how Christmas was celebrated on an antebellum rice plantation during the 1850s. Free with regular admission. 912.264.7333. DECEMBER 2 Lord of Life Lutheran Church Holiday Market Craft Fair will take place at 2801 Frederica Road from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with more than 30 vendors of quality handmade wares and gift items, plus bake sale, refreshments, and more. Cassina Garden Club’s “Best Bake Sale in the Southeast!” will be going on from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 24
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at the Tabby Cabins at Gascoigne Bluff on St. Simons Island. The Magnolia Garden Club hosts its Annual Christmas Tour of Homes from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This year, the bake sale and market, which run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be held at historic Old City Hall of Brunswick, 1229 Newcastle Street. This is also where the tour begins and tickets can be purchased. Golden Isles Olive Oil at 306 Redfern Village hosts a Holiday Open House complete with refreshments, tastings, holiday gift shopping, and photo ops with Santa from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Santa at the Jekyll Island Skating Village. Take a spin around the bigger and better oceanfront “ice” rink on Beachview Drive with the jolly old soul himself. 30-minute skating sessions with skate rental are only $5 per person. Santa will be there between 1:00-4:00 p.m. Concessions also available. Historic Brunswick’s annual Christmas Parade will be part of a festive day in Mary Ross Waterfront Park with food trucks, games and prizes between 1:00-7:00 p.m. The lighted Christmas Parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. Continuing three decades of tradition, the Golden Isles Messiah Chorus will present Handel’s “Messiah, Part I” at Wesley United Methodist Church, Frederica on
St. Simons Island at 3:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Merry Mixer - Shake it up for the Teen Center at Halyards and Tramici! This year doors will open early at 3:30 p.m. so guests won’t miss a minute of the excitement when UGA plays in the SEC Championship game! And Defunk is reuniting to provide the live music too! Tickets available at apositiveplace.net. DECEMBER 2-3 Glynn Visual Arts’ Mistletoe Market Holiday Festival will be held in Postell Park in the Village on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. This fine art and gift market includes more than 60 accomplished artists and artisan vendors. There will be a Kid’s Creation Station with free holiday themed craft activities during the festival as well as live music from local musicians. Holiday Hound Hike Pooch Parade is Saturday morning at 11:00 am. glynnvisualarts.org. Golden Isles Ballet presents The Nutcracker at Brunswick High School Auditorium at noon both Saturday and Sunday December 2 and 3. Get your tickets online at goldenislesballet.org.
DECEMBER 5 At the Holiday High Tea at the Jekyll Island Club Resort, enjoy a selection of teas, tea sandwiches, soup, warm scones with fruit compote and exquisite holiday sweets while listening to the sounds of the season! 3:00 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance more than 24 hours before the event. 877.860.1395 DECEMBER 7 Lights of Love, a program with music and luminary lighting follows a 5:00 p.m. Service of Remembrance at Hospice of the Golden Isles, 1692 Glynco Parkway. Free and open to the public. If you’d like to honor your loved one by purchasing a memorial/ honorary dove ornament, please call 912.265.4735 or visit Hospice.me. Operation Bed Spread’s Holiday BEDlam will take place at Mullet Bay on St. Simons Island from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Join them for a fun evening with food, prizes and live music by Backbeat Boulevard. $25 donation at the door. DECEMBER 8-10 The Ritz Radio Theatre will be presenting A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’ immortal tale of mean old miser Scrooge and his magical night discovering the true meaning of Christmas. Shows take
