CALENDAR OF EVENTS December Through-December 31 • The City of Osage Beach Holiday Lights will be open for the season from 5-9 p.m. daily. Festive light displays are set up along a drive-through route at the Osage Beach City Park. Free to enter. Through-Jan. 1 • The city of Versailles will light up its park for the Unity Circle of Lights. This small display is located the the intersection of Highways 5 and 52. Through-Jan 2. • The Laurie Enchanted Village of Lights drive-through holiday light park will be held each night during the holidays. Open from 5-9 p.m. at the Laurie Fairgrounds. Donations are accepted. 4 & 5 • A dinner theater production of “The Man Who Came to Dinner” will be held at the Camden County Museum at 7 p.m. This event had been postponed in November. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 6 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Call 573346-7191 ext 8 for reservations. 5 • The annual Eldon Lighted Christmas Parade will be held at approximately 5:20 p.m. Staging will be at S. Maple Street by the South Elementary School. 5 • The Lake of the Ozarks Swing Dance Club will present their Jingle & Mingle Christmas Social & Dance at Ozark Yacht Club in Lake Ozark. Social hour with dancers will be at 7 p.m., followed by dancing until 10:30 p.m. Members and Sister Club Members are $7 per person and Non-members and guests are $10 per person. A mix of music is played (swing, cha cha, country, nightclub two-step, waltz and others) Cash bar. For more information, go to www.LakeOzarksSwingDance.com, their Facebook page. 5 • The 40th annual School of the Osage Holiday Bazaar will
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Christmas on the Square in Camdenton will include a parade and activities for children on the courthouse lawn. Mitch Prentice photo be held at Margaritaville Lake Resort from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to wear masks and social distance. Vendors will be capped at a maximum of 80 with larger booth space for distancing. 5 • A Bluegrass Martins concert will be held at the Royal Theatre in Versailles starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children ages 3-18. For more information, go to www.theroyaltheatre.com. 5 • Christmas on the Square will be held at the Camdenton Square. Starting at 10 a.m. there will be games, ornament making, prize drawings, craft tables, music, cookies, a petting zoo, food and other activities. The event and all activities are free.
12 • The 31st annual Kiwanis Christmas for Kids will be held at the Lodge of Four Seasons Campana Hall. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sponsorships available. Tickets are $70 per person. plus a new, unwrapped toy ($20+ value) or a $20 cash donation. For more information, email dawn.waldron@ edwardjones.com or 573-3481450. 12 • The Jingle Bell 5K will be held at Bob Shore Stadium in Camdenton at 8 a.m. This is a fundraiser 5K being sponsored by the Camdenton Bands. Registration is $20 (by Dec. 5) and includes a long sleeve shirt that will be available for pick up at the event. Day of registration is $25. For more information, email jennifer. risner@camdentonbands.org and dzanaboni@camdentonschools.org or go to the Face-
book event page. 12 • The Lake Ozark Christmas Parade will be held from 1-3 p.m. along the Bagnell Dam Strip. The parade lineup will be at Route 242 at HH, turning right to proceed down Bagnell Dam Blvd. 14 • A blood drive will be held at the Eldon Community Center from 2-7 p.m. Held by the American Red Cross. 19 • A celebration of the Christmas season will be held at the Camden County Museum in Linn Creek. An Old Tyme Christmas is a full day of fun starting with breakfast with Santa from 9-11 a.m. Crafts, goodies and lunch from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and a performance by the Young Museum Players at 2 p.m. Donation for the play is $5 per family. For more information call 573-346-7191.
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