Your guide to local happenings, gift ideas, recipes and more this holiday season! SECTION C
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Holiday events in Hampton Roads Virginia Beach McDonald’s Holiday Lights at the Beach ■ When: Nov. 22, 2012 - Jan. 1, 2013; 5:30 - 10 p.m. ■ Where: Virginia Beach Boardwalk ■ Cost: $10 per car, Mon. - Thurs.; $15 per car, Fri. - Sun. ■ For more information, visit: www.100milesoflights.com,
or call 491-7866 Festive fish and jumping dolphins – all in bright, colored lights against the clear nighttime sky, are the stars of McDonald’s Holiday Lights at the Beach, a nautical and holiday-themed light display at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. It’s the only time of the year that cars get to drive right on the boardwalk – for over 30 blocks!
Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot Visitors on foot and on bikes got a close-up look of the Christmas lights of McDonald’s Holiday Lights at the Beach on the Virginia Beach oceanfront before the boardwalk opened to car traffic, Nov. 26.
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Donuts with Santa
Christmas in the Country
Holiday Brass Concert
■ When: Dec. 8; 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. ■ Where: Nauticus, 1 Waterside Dr. ■ Cost: $10; ages 3 and under are free ■ Reservations: Required by Nov. 30 ■ For more information, visit: www.nauticus.org, or call 664-1005
■ When: Dec. 14 - 15; 6 - 9 p.m. ■ Where: Triple R Ranch, 3531 Bunch Walnut Rd., ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: www.triplerranch.org,
■ When: Dec. 13; 7 p.m. ■ Where: Chesapeake Conference Center,
900 Greenbrier Cir. ■ Cost: Free
or call 421-4177 Come eat donuts with Santa at the Half Moone Cruise and Celebration Center in Nauticus. Entertainment will be provided by Radio Disney.
Red,White and Blue Holiday
Enjoy an evening at the ranch decorated in lights, with music, a live nativity and fun activities for the whole family. Activities include: live music, live nativity, hay rides, pony rides, children’s crafts and chuck wagon meals (available for purchase).
Celebrate the holidays with the Virginia Symphony Holiday Brass Orchestra. Enjoy your favorite holiday selections from classical to contemporary.
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■ When: Dec. 15 and 22; 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ■ Where: Nauticus, 1 Waterside Dr. ■ Cost: Free ■ For more information, visit: www.nauticus.org, or call 322-2987
Bring your kids to the Hampton Roads Navel Museum and make your own Nautical holiday ornament. This event is free. Great fun for the entire family.
Polar Express ■ When: Every Mon. - Thurs. night until Dec. 20 ■ Where: Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Rd. ■ For more information and pricing, visit: http://
norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/polar-express Two sessions are offered each night at 5 and 5:30 p.m. This event has become a tradition for many families, so book early before it sells out. While you are there, check out the 18th annual Dominion Garden of Lights, now through Dec. 31 (5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. nightly), and experience a million twinkling light.
Annual USOHRCV holiday party held on JEBLCFS More than 6,000 military personnel attended event Press Release JEBLCFS Public Affairs
VIRGINIA BEACH
7th annual Kwanzaa Celebration ■ When: Dec. 26; 6 p.m. ■ Where: Attucks Theatre, 1010 Church St. ■ For more information, visit: http://cacc-inc.org, or call 664-6464
Bring out your traditional kinaras and kaftans. The Attucks Theatre is planning a Kwanzaa celebration you'll never forget! Hosted by “Atumpan the Talking Drums,” Kwanzaa promises to be a high energy, “interactive” experience celebrating the principle of “unity,” with a live African drumming processional, traditional West African dancers, interactive storytelling and audience participation onstage, as well as the actual Kwanza ceremony.
Portsmouth Santa Claus Shuffle 5K Race ■ When: Dec. 15; 8:30 a.m. ■ Where: NTelos Pavilion, 16 Crawford Cir. ■ Cost: $35 ■ For more information, visit: http://santaclausshuffle.org, or
call 488-9161 The 18th annual Santa Claus Shuffle 5K will be held in scenic Olde Towne Portsmouth, Dec. 15. Participate with crowds of costumed runners through the beautiful streets of Olde Towne.
The annual USO of Hampton Roads and Central Virginia’s (USOHRCV) Holiday Party brought seasonal music, food, giveaway items, prizes, face painting, inflatable play area and Santa and his village, Dec. 1. More than 6,000 military personnel and their families shared this fun and festive day at Rockwell Hall Gym onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The event is designed to bring military families together during this time of the year to celebrate and enjoy the holiday season, yet remember those who are currently deployed protecting the freedoms that allow the rest of us to enjoy this event. “We just want to honor our military personnel and their families for the sacrifices they make to protect our way of life,” said Paula Moran, President and CEO, USOHRCV. “Our country expects much of our young men and women in uniform, and they meet the challenge head on. We hope this event brings some joy to our military families, particularly those who
Courtesy photo More than 6,000 military personnel and their families shared the fun and festive day at Rockwell Hall Gym onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Dec. 1.
have loved ones deployed in harm’s way and who cannot be here to celebrate this joyous time of the year.” In addition to all the fun activities, members of the Miss Virginia Organization entertained the audience with song and dance. They included: Miss Virginia Outstanding Teen, Andolyn Medina, of Hickory High School and Miss Virginia Outstanding Pre-Teen, Samariah Cordew, from Chesapeake. However, the real star of the show was Santa Claus, who made an appearance to collect Christmas wishes from all the children in attendance.
Also, more than 10 local commands used the event as their children’s Christmas Party. They took advantage of reserved areas that afforded family members time together to exchange gifts and celebrate together, as well as enjoy the bigger celebration throughout the gym. This fun-filled, family-oriented event was free to all service members and their families in Hampton Roads. It is always held the first Saturday in December, so mark your 2013 calendars now for next year’s event!
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