Genesis House holiday events

Genesis House domestic violence shelter is holding two holiday-themed events at Independence Village, 345 Lear Road, Avon Lake.

A bake sale, Santa’s Cookie Jar, will be 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 3. Treats start at $1 a piece.

The Festival of Trees will be 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4. Guests can buy custom-decorated trees and have their picture taken with Santa. There also will be holiday stories, crafts and face-painting for children. Raffles will be held throughout the event, with prizes including a diamond ring worth $1,900. There will also be desserts and live entertainment.

In lieu of admission, a free-will donation will be accepted at the door. For more information, call (866) 213-1188 or go to www.genesishouseshelter.com.

Crushers honored

The Lake Erie Crushers were given the Community Awareness, Recognition, Education and Service award from the Murray Ridge Center to honor the team’s efforts to help developmentally disabled Lorain County residents.

The Crushers hired Murray Ridge Center members to work in janitorial services, using as many as six per game. More than 50 members worked for the Crushers this past season, when the team won the Frontier League title in its inaugural season.

Murray Ridge Center credited the Crushers organization for its patience and support of the janitorial workers. When the Crushers made the playoffs, the team provided tickets for both members and staff.

Christmas luncheon

Avon-on-the-Lake Garden Club’s Christmas Luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. Dec. 2 at Legacy Club, 750 Jaycox Road, Avon Lake. Barbara Schuh and Veronica Slavin of the Cleveland Flower Arrangers Guild will present “Dazzle Them with Design.”
The deadline for reservations is Wednesday. Call (440) 933-5834.

Toy collection

The Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA will be collecting toys for The Chronicle-Telegram’s Not-Forgotten Box 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd.

Holiday music

Avon Lake Schools are putting on holiday concerts.

The Troy sixth-grade band, orchestra and choir will perform at 7 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Avon Lake High School Performing Arts Center.

The Learwood Instrumental Music Department will put on a concert at 7:30 p.m. at Learwood Middle School cafeteria, featuring performances by the seventh- and eighth-grade bands, the seventh- and eight-grade orchestras, and the Learwood Jazz Ensemble.

The Avon Lake High School Instrumental Music Department will hold its concert 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the high school’s Performing Arts Center. The string orchestra, the concert band and the symphonic bands will perform, followed by a reception in the school’s commons, where the Avon Lake Jazz Ensemble will perform.

Christmas in French Creek

The 30th annual Christmas Candelight Walk in the French Creek District of Avon will be noon to 10 p.m. Dec. 4,
10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 5 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6.

Craft stores, antique shops, gift boutiques and galleries in the district will be open. There will be caroling, door prizes, Santa, Father Christmas, a tree-lighting in the gazebo, a pancake breakfast and a contest to win a “window of treasures.”

For more information, call (440) 934-6119 or go to www.frenchcreekdistrict.org.

One of the events that weekend is the 35th annual Christmas in the Barn Arts and Crafts Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Avon United Methodist Church, 37711 Detroit Road, Avon. The bazaar is part of the Christmas Walk Weekend throughout the French Creek antique district and Olde Avon Village shopping area.

More than 50 exhibitors will be on hand with items including quilts, baby and child items, handmade soaps, jewelry, homemade dog treats, pottery and chocolates. Homemade holiday cookies will be sold by the pound. A hot lunch featuring homemade soups and chilis will be available. Admission is $1, free for children. For more information, go to
www.avonumc.com.

Leaves, leaves, go away

Avon Lake’s collection of leaves raked to the treelawn or curb began Nov. 10. Leaf collection runs until Jan. 1, weather permitting.

Leaves should not be pushed out into the street, as piles impede traffic and leaves can clog storm drains and contaminate the water that runs out of storm drains. Leaves and branches need to be separated. After Jan. 1, leaves need to be bagged or put in containers and put out on your regular trash day.

Depending on the weather and how long it takes crews to pick up the leaves, it takes two to three weeks for crews to complete a full route around the city. For daily updates on where leaf collection is happening, go to www.avonlake.org.

Get crafty

The 13th annual Christmas-by-the-Lake Craft Show, organized by the Avon Lake PTA, will be Dec. 5 at Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Road. If you want to exhibit, go to www.avonlakecityschools.org.

NAMI support group

The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a support group meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Avon Fire Station, 36185 Detroit Road. The support groups are for people who have family or friends with mental illness. Call (440) 282-3204.

Cleveland Pops concert

The Cleveland Pops will perform at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Avon Lake High School, 175 Avon Belden Road. The event, “’Twas the Night,” is presented by the Avon-Avon Lake Rotary Club. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased at Avon Lake High School, Avon Lake Printing, 227 Miller Road, Avon Lake, or through any Rotary Club member. Call Lisa Roth at (440) 930-6751 or Tom Brock at (440) 933-2800 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Christmas cantata

Providence Church, 35395 Detroit Road, Avon, will present performances of “The Mystery and the Majesty” Christmas cantata at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Dec. 13. Christmas Eve candlelight services will be at 5 and 10 p.m. For more information, call (440) 937-5001 or go to www.providencechurch.us.

Send your Avon and Avon Lake news to Melissa Hebert, 329-7129 or mhebert@chroniclet.com.

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