HOLIDAY CALENDAR

• Old-Fashioned Christmas: Noon-3p.m. Dec. 18, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, 1005Van Hoosen Road, Rochester Hills. Farm wagons transport guests to museum buildings for musical entertainment, crafts, snacks, theatre groups, and All Aboard! Model Railroad display in the Calf Barn. Tickets are $10advance, $15day of, rochesterhills.org/museum.

• Orion Lighted Parade is rescheduled to 6p.m. Dec. 18 in downtown Lake Orion and

Holly Jolly Folly is rescheduled to Dec. 17at Golling Buick GMC, (previously scheduled for Dec. 3-4), facebook.com/OrionLightedParade.

• Orion Canterbury Cookie and Cocoa Crawl: 11a.m.-3p.m. Dec. 18at Canterbury Village, Orion Township, $5per person, $5 Parking, children younger than 2, military and veterans admitted free, facebook.com/canterburyvillagelakeorion.

• Farmington Chorus “Peace on Earth” holiday concert is 4p.m. Dec. 18, at The Hawk — Farmington Hills Community Center, 29995W. Twelve Mile Road, tickets $15at bit.ly/3Hdet5H, 248-473-1850.

• Victorian Christmas: Tour decorated historic buildings and visit with reenactors to experience 1860s Christmas traditions, 10 a.m.-5p.m. Dec. 18and 10a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 19at Troy Historic Village, 60W. Wattles Road,

Troy, $10/Troy Historical Society member or $12/non member, all ages. Register at troyhistoricvillage.org.

• “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon” performances are Dec. 17-19, at 205W. Long Lake Road, Troy, ridgedaleplayers.com, $18+.

• Santa visits by appointment at Santa House, and complimentary carriage rides 11a.m.-3p.m. Dec. 18-19and Dec. 24, at Shain Park, downtown Birmingham, ALLINBirmingham.com/events.

• MSU Tollgate Farm drivethrough holiday light display event to be held nightly, Dec. 16-20, at 28115Meadowbrook Road, Novi. Entry fee per car is $10. Register for a timed entry at canr.msu.edu/events/holidaylights-on-the-farm.

• Complimentary Santa visits (by reservation or walk-up) at The Village of Rochester Hills shopping center’s Festival Park, near Bravo restaurant through Dec. 24, live reindeer, noon-4 p.m. Dec. 18-19, thevorh.com/events.

• “The Road to Bethlehem, A Journey to the Newborn King”, a cantata by Lloyd Larson, presented by the choir and orchestra of First Baptist Church of Troy at 7p.m. Dec. 18-19,

First Baptist Church, 2601John R Road, Troy, www.fbctroy.org, nursery for children ages 4and younger, free.

• Downtown Northville’s “A Holiday to Remember” activities include horse and wagon rides starting in Town Square, 6-9 p.m. Saturdays, through Dec. 18 and Reindeer and holiday characters strolling on Main and Center Streets, 3-5p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 19, downtownnorthville.com.

• “A Christmas Carol”: Adaptation by Patrick Barlow with oversized puppets, through Dec. 19, Tipping Point Theatre, 361 E. Cady St., Northville, $33+, TippingPointTheatre.com, 248347-0003.

• Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Holiday Shop is through Dec. 21, 10a.m.—6p.m. MondaySaturday and noon-4p.m. Sunday at BBAC, 1516S. Cranbrook Road, Birmingham, proceeds benefit working artists and BBAC’s ArtAccess and education programs, bbartcenter.org.

• “Blue Christmas” service is at 7p.m. Dec. 21at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 100Romeo Road, Rochester. The public is welcome. Also services on Christmas Eve at 4p.m. and 10:30p.m., stpfeeds.org.

• Annual Holiday Walk and

Winter Wonder Lights: Selfguided indoor tour of historic Meadow Brook Hall, decorated for the holidays, 11a.m.-4p.m. through Dec. 23, $7.50-$20, at Oakland University, Rochester Hills. Winter Wonder Lights self-guided outdoors, 5:30-10 p.m. through Dec. 30, $12-$22. Meadow Brook also hosts Santa Saturdays with Santa Claus and live reindeer, Dec. 11and Dec.

18, adv. Tickets for all events, meadowbrookholidays.com.

• Canterbury Village Holiday Stroll is Fridays-Sundays through

Dec. 19and Dec. 22-23, outdoors at 2359Joslyn Ct., Orion Township. Event includes light shows, live Christmas performances. Tickets are $14.99+. Parking is $5. Admission is free for ages younger than 2, and military and veterans, CanterburyHolidayStroll.com. New unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Canterbury Village, through Dec. 23, to benefit The Bottomless Toy Chest during the Holiday Stroll and shopping hours.

• Holiday Lights at Troy Historic Village: Dec. 22, 23, 29and 30 with timeslots from 4-8p.m., at the village, 60W. Wattles Road, Troy, free admission for Troy Historical Society Members and all kids under 6, $7/nonmembers adult, $5seniors and ages 6-12, troyhistoricvillage.org.

• “A Christmas Carol”: by Charles Dickens, through Dec. 23, Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, 248-377-3300, ticketmaster.com, $35-$49+.

• Merry & Bright Shopping Night is 5-9p.m. Dec. 23, downtown Berkley, live music, gift wrapping stations for charity and surprise gifts from downtown Berkley’s Merry Elves, downtownberkley. com/merrimonth.

• The 10th annual EXPO Michigan Marketplace takes place weekends, through Dec. 24, at West Oaks Shopping Center

1and 2, 43480West Oaks

Drive, Novi, across from Twelve Oaks Mall. The expo features handcrafted items for sale by Michigan artisans, (many with disabilities), more than 100 exhibitors, visits with Santa, Michigan Super Star talent show. For information, call 248-5992461, expomichigan.com, $5 admission.

• Somerset Collection in Troy to feature Santa at the holiday castle, through the season, reservations are required for photos with Santa, 6images on a flash drive for $30, thesomersetcollection.com.

• Santa’s Flight Academy is open at Twelve Oaks Mall Lifestyle Café Food Court, 27500Novi Road, Novi, shoptwelveoaks.com, facebook.com/twelveoaksmall.

• Holidays at the Museum: Noon3p.m. Dec. 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, Rochester Hills Museum at Van

Hoosen Farm, 248-841-2690, rochesterhills.org/museum, $5.

• Interactive Exhibit: All Aboard! Model Railroad Exhibit is noon-3 p.m. Dec. 18, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, presented by The Stoney Creek Model Railroad Club, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, rochesterhills.org/museum, $5.

• Glenlore Trails: Aurora holiday light show is Thursday through Sunday evenings, following sunset, through the season, at 3860 Newton Road, Commerce Township, $25gen. admission, $20for ages 65+, $15for ages 4-12, free for ages 3and younger, glenloretrails.com.

• Holly Dazzle is 5:30-10:30p.m. through Dec. 31, on the grounds of the Michigan Renaissance Festival,12600Dixie Hwy., Holly, michrenfest.com, adm. for 13+ is $21.95+, adm. for ages 5-12 is $7.95+, free for ages 4and younger.

• The Great Decorate: Annual holiday tree decorating contest at participating businesses in downtown Birmingham. To vote, donate any amount to your favorite tree at TheGreatDecorate. com through Dec. 31. Donations to benefit teens in need.

• Harry Potter New Years Eve

Ball Drop is 8p.m.-midnight, Dec. 31, Sundquist Pavillion, downtown Farmington, gfachamber. com/holly-days-2021.

• Canterbury Village- Michigan Mitten Drop, Kid’z Drop Celebration: 4-7 p.m. Dec. 31, 6 ft. illuminated Mitten dropping 80 ft. at 6:30p.m., family-friendly activities, live entertainment, horsedrawn carriages, MichiganMittenDrop.com, $7each, parking is $5. Admission free for ages younger than 2, and military and veterans.

• “Magic of Lights” drivethrough holiday lights experience is being held, evenings, through Jan. 1, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Independence Township, register at magicoflights.com/ events/clarkston, $20+.

• The Big, Bright Light Show lights up downtown Rochester, nightly from 5 p.m.-midnight through Jan. 2, then every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through the weekend of Jan. 15, DowntownRochesterMI.com.