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Time to celebrate
Pulling off the perfect party this holiday season
By Lorie Beardsley Contributing writer
Tis the season to celebrate! e month of December includes holidays both sacred and secular and provides everyone the opportunity to engage in the re ection and merriment associated with their chosen traditions and festivities. ose hosting celebrations will nd no shortage of ideas that will help them create enjoyable and memorable events. Begin with the invitations to inform guests of the theme, and continue the theme with the décor and the activities. To lighten the load as it relates to both time and cost, hosts or hostesses could assign guests a snack, appetizer, course, or beverage to bring to an event. Because food is a signi cant part of many cultural holiday celebrations, a cultural theme provides an opportunity for everyone to enjoy both a distinctive experience, and a fabulous meal. is Christmas Eve, consider Festa dei Sette Pesci or La Vigilia, the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a tradition celebrated by many Italian-Americans. e Feast is a seven-course meal of seafood nished with a traditional Italian dessert. Popular suggestions for the appetizer course include warm crab dip or a simple shrimp cocktail. For the pasta course choose shrimp scampi or scallops and linguini. For the soup, serve a seafood chowder, or a lighter salmon dill soup. A classic Caesar salad would be ideal for a salad course. A spinach salad that includes a bit of smoked salmon would be appropriate as well. A hearty seafood lasagna would be perfect for the main course. If lighter fare is more desirable by this point in the feast, grilled salmon or grilled lobster tails with seasonal vegetables as a side would be well-suited for the theme. To nish the feast, serve the popular cannoli, tiramisu, a pleasant panna cotta, or a cool dish of gelato. As an alternative to the multicourse, formal dinner, consider a casual Ugly Sweater Party. e ugly sweater theme has become so popular that it now has a date designated in its honor. National Ugly Sweater Day is December 17, 2021. A variety of Ugly Sweater themed invitations are available for purchase or to download and print. Invitations and decorations should be as bright, bold, and gaudy as the sweaters themselves – if not more. Ugly sweater parties are not only appropriate for family and friends but are also ideal for holiday charity events. Christmas attire now varies from sweaters to pajamas. From tree on Christmas Eve to partygoers enjoying a PJ Party to ring comfy choices allow everyone to relax and curl up with cookadult additions available for those New Year’s Eve parties. When it comes to kids, a Noon Year’s Eve party is a fun option. new year at noon is the most common practice at the Noon and their guests could also ring in the new year virtually with haps one that has special signi cance to those in attendance. Purchase a festive Happy New Year banner and some balloons or the numbers of the coming year, or in the colors of the banner. also be great for the adult party later on. Party hats are also fun for families trimming the in the New Year, the ies and cocoa, with While ringing in the Year’s Eve party, hosts another nation, perin shapes such as stars ose decorations would guests of all ages.
Invite guests to arrive before the noon countdown so that they can participate in creating their own noisemakers. To create the noisemakers, guests will need wooden sticks, ribbon in a few di erent colors — the more sparkly the better — and packages of jingle bells, all of which can be found at cra stores. e guests assemble the noisemakers by threading jingle bells onto the ribbon then wrapping the ribbon around the top third of the stick and nally tying the ribbons on to it.
Kid-friendly appetizers served at Noon Year’s Eve parties could include smokies wrapped in crescent roll dough, baked and served with dipping sauces; ham, cheese, and pineapple rolls made using prepared pizza dough, spread with pizza sauce, topped with ham, parmesan cheese, and pineapple then rolled, sliced, and baked at 425 for 15 to 20 minutes; or the simple but always ideal mini triangle sandwiches, made by slicing a standard sandwich diagonally then diagonally again. Crusts could be removed for a “fancy” presentation. Sparkling juices would certainly work for this party theme, or make the celebratory drinks special by dipping clear glasses, or clear plastic cups, in melted chocolate then dipping them into sprinkles creating a colorful rim. When it’s time to toast the Noon Year, ll the cups with cold milk, then serve with a few di erent cookie choices to cap o the festivities.
For an adults-only event, send formal invitations to an elegant New Year’s Eve Midnight Brunch. With the new year just beginning and the champagne owing, why not make mimosas and enjoy the always popular meal? Creating a mimosa bar is simple and requires only champagne; a few fresh fruit juice choices such as orange, mango, pineapple, strawberry, or pomegranate; and a small tray of fresh fruit such as orange slices, pineapple wedges, or fresh strawberries.
Options for the brunch menu are endless and can range from bright cranberry-orange scones to an elegant brie and apple tart to a makeahead French toast casseroles to decadent strawberry cheesecake pancakes. Brunch o en includes some savory items, and adding bold avor choices such as curry avocado egg toast, Mexican breakfast chilaquiles, or Tuscan sausage and kale frittata can enliven the brunch table.
To host a New Year’s Eve Movie Night, choose several fun lms. Recommendations for New Year’s classics, according to the Good Housekeeping’s 13 Fun New Year’s Eve emes, include When Harry Met Sally and New Year’s Eve. Serve creative popcorn and snack mixes in NYE cartons and o er a variety of boxed candies. Invite guests to bring their robe and u - ip slippers to enjoy a New Year’s Eve Spa Party. Plan pre-countdown activities such as a “mani/ pedi,” a facial, or even a hairstyle. Hostesses can nd mini spa themed invitations, beverage napkins, and mini spa tote bags that can be lled with headbands; mini scrub, lotion and facial mask; face cloth; trendy nail colors and a bu er. Guests could enjoy fresh sparkling water along with seasonal salads nished with gourmet dressings, or guest could indulge in fruity wines accompanied by a cheese board, and of course gourmet chocolates.
rowing a decades themed party, disco party, or dance party of any kind nearly always ensures that a good time will be had by all. Whatever the theme, enjoy every sparkling moment of the party before the magic fades.
*Note: Recipes from the New Year’s Eve Midnight Brunch theme can be found on the Good Housekeeping in the feature entitled “Start Your Year O Right With ese 42 New Year’s Day Brunch Recipes.”
CALENDAR OF EVENTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DECEMBER 1
Holiday Sing-Along with area resident Anne Walker and other local musicians, 12:30 p.m., Tecumseh Senior Center, 703 E. Chicago Blvd., 8 sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517423-2238
Adrian First Friday, 5-8 p.m., downtown Adrian, www.facebook.com/ adrian rstfridays/ Promenade Candlelight Home Tour, 5:30-8 p.m., Tecumseh, www.downtowntecumseh.com or 517-423-3740 Christmas Parade, 7 p.m., downtown Tecumseh, www.downtowntecumseh.com
“A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
“A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell. org or 517-264-7469 Promenade Candlelight Home Tour, 5:30-8 p.m., Tecumseh, www.downtowntecumseh.com or 517-423-3740
“A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 2:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
“Wish You Were Here at the UMMA (University of Michigan Museum of Art),” 2 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
“Holiday Concert Around the Fireplace” with local musician Jill Maria Murdy, 7 p.m., Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St.,tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 “A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
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Fair Fantasy Lights Drive- ru, 6-9 p.m., Lenawee County Fairgrounds, 602 N. Dean St., Adrian “A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
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“A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 2:30 and 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell. org or 517-264-7469 Fair Fantasy Lights Drive- ru, 6-9 p.m., Lenawee County Fairgrounds, 602 N. Dean St., Adrian Adrian Symphony Orchestra: “Messiah,” 8 p.m., Dawson Auditorium, Adrian College, www.adriansymphony.org or 517-264-3121
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“A Christmas Story: e Musical,” 2:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469 Parade of Lights, downtown Bliss eld, bliss eldmainstreet.com
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“Alzheimer’s in 2021” with Dr. Bruno Giordani, professor at the University of Michigan and associate director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center, 6:30 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
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“Millennial Tech Help,” 2 p.m., Adrian District Library, adrian.lib.us
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Holiday Gathering at Basil Boys, including bingo and a discussion of David Balacci’s book “ e Christmas Train,” 1 p.m., 125 W. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
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Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Musgrove & Co., 135 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517423-2238
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Fair Fantasy Lights Drive- ru, 6-9 p.m., Lenawee County Fairgrounds, 602 N. Dean St., Adrian
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Fair Fantasy Lights Drive- ru, 6-9 p.m., Lenawee County Fairgrounds, 602 N. Dean St., Adrian
Under the Streetlamp: Hip to the Holidays, 7:30 p.m. Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell. org or 517-264-7469
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Pub Trivia Night with Sporcle Live, 7 p.m., Tecumseh Brewing Co., 128 W. Chicago Blvd., sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library,tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
JANUARY
4 Pub Trivia Night with Sporcle Live, 7 and 8 p.m., Tecumseh Brewing Co., 128 W. Chicago Blvd., sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library,tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 7 Adrian First Friday, 5-8 p.m., downtown Adrian, www.facebook.com/ adrian rstfridays/ 11 “How to Simplify Your Spending” with Frank Zanger of Edward Jones, 7 p.m., Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St., Tecumseh. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517423-2238 12 Spark Joy Webinar with Shannon Huneycutt of Spark Joy Charlotte, 7 p.m., virtual event co-sponsored by the Adrian District Library and
18 “’Jeopardy!’ Night at TDL” with Tecumseh resident and “Jeopardy!” champion Dana Schumacher Schmidt, 7 p.m., Tecumseh District Library, 215 N. Ottawa St., Tecumseh, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238 820 “Culinary Oils: Infusing Oils for Cooking,” 7 p.m., Anthro Apothecary, 218 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary. org or 517-423-2238 22 TCA Comedy Show, 7:30 p.m., Tecumseh Center for the Arts, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh, www.thetca.org or 517-423-6617 25 “Cord Cutting 101” with Chuck Eglinton and Chris Edwards of Cord Cutters Plus, 7 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
27 Museum of Magic Virtual Tour led by Sarah Schultz, director of the Museum of Magic in Marshall, Mich., 7 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
28 “Les Mis” School Edition all-area high school musical, 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
29 “Les Mis” School Edition all-area high school musical, 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
30 “Les Mis” School Edition all-area high school musical, 2:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
FEBRUARY 4
Adrian First Friday, 5-8 p.m., downtown Adrian, www.facebook. com/adrian rstfridays/ “Les Mis” School Edition all-area high school musical, 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
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“Livewire eater Presents e Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: e Next Gen,” 4 p.m., Tecumseh Center for the Arts, 400 N. Maumee St., Tecumseh, www.thetca.org or 517-423-6617
15
“Civil Rights: African Americans in the 1940s” with historian Mike Homel, 6:30 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary. org or 517-423-2238
17
“Abraham Lincoln: A New Birth of Freedom” with Lincoln portrayer Kevin Wood, 6:30 p.m., Adrian District Library, 143 E. Maumee St., Adrian,www.adrian.lib.mi.us
18
Adrian Symphony Orchestra, “Star Wars Universe” pops concert, 7 p.m., Dawson Auditorium, Adrian College, www.adriansymphony.org or 517-264-3121
19
“Classic Whitney: Alive!” with Kevin Smith Kirkwood, 7:30 p.m., Croswell Opera House, 129 E. Maumee St., Adrian, croswell.org or 517-264-7469
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“From Occupied Warsaw to the Next Generation: Growing Up in the Shadow of War” with Linda Gintowt, 6:30 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-4232238
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“Will at Be One Hump or Two?,” a look at Mongolian life and culture, including camel racing and how to make a camel saddle, with Mary Underwood of Front Porch Textiles, 7 p.m., Zoom and Facebook Live event sponsored by the Tecumseh District Library. Registration required, tecumsehlibrary.org or 517-423-2238
