Home For The Holidays in Rising Sun and Ohio County

Rising Sun Ready for Holiday Fun

The holiday season kicks off with the lighting of the Christmas tree at the Riverfront Pavilion on Dec 2 at 6 pm.

First Friday returns on Dec 3 from 5-8 with Jamon Zeiler performing at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street. An exhibit of fiber arts, dolls and small works can get your Christmas shopping off to a fun start. Visit the Main Artery at 211 Main Street for some very clever colored pencil work by nationally renowned artist Vera Curnow. Down at 120 Main Street enjoy guitars and some of the finest art around at the Zeiler Music Center and the Andrea Grimsley Studio.

Saturday and Sunday provide great times for the whole family. Santa’s castle will be open as well as a Sidewalk Magic Show from Mobile Magic Dec 3 & 4 from 1-4. Don’t forget the free carriage rides and open house at the Persimmon Tree antique emporium. Don’t forget to leave time for the Critter Parade at 1pm on Dec 3.

The Ohio County Historical Museum 212 South Walnut Street is all decked out with a model train exhibit that will bring back memories of Christmas mornings of days gone by. The museum is also sponsoring a Santa’s workshop on Dec 4 from 1:30-4:30 and a Teddy Bear Auction Dec 2, 3 & 4.

For your musical enjoyment the Young Voices Choir sponsored by the Dearborn Highlands Arts council will perform at 1pm on Dec 4 at the Pendleton Art Center.

The mini-opera Amahl and the Night Visitors will be presented by Rising star Singers at 2pm on Dec 3 & 4 at the Methodist Church as a part of Rising Sun’s Home For The Holiday Celebration. The mini-opera is the story of a crippled boy who is healed by the miracle of Christmas. Amahl travels with the Three Wise Men to see the baby Jesus. The show will include singers and dancers from the community as well as singers from the Rising Star Singer’s Audition Works. The story of Amahl and the Night Visitors reaffirms that Love, Hope and the Spirit of Giving are still the best qualities of mankind. The program is free to the public and is sponsored by the City of Rising Sun and the Rising Sun/ Ohio County Tourism Bureau. For more information visit www.enjoyrisingsun.com or call 888-776-4786.

Line up for The Secret Sale at Home Among Friends and Harps on Main Dec 10, 6-8pm.

The season culminates with a performance of Handel’s Messiah, performed by the Cincinnati Baroque Orchestra and Chorus at 7pm Dec 17 at the Rising Sun Church of Christ 430 Fifth Street Rising Sun. The Rising Sun Church of Christ 430 Fifth Street will host a performance of Handel’s Messiah on Saturday Dec 17 at 7pm. The oratorio will be performed by the Cincinnati Baroque Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Thomas Juneau, artistic director. Rising Sun is among a few locations including the Arnoff Center where this orchestra will perform the Messiah this Christmas season.

The establishment of the Messiah as an English institution for Christmas and Choral societies has a long and complicated history. Some excerpts are familiar to almost everybody like the Halleluiah Chorus, unlike any other work by the composer, Handel. The work was not meant to be a Christmas mainstay but a timely thought provoker for Easter and Lent. Nevertheless, the composition became a holiday favorite and indeed one of the best loved classical works of all time.

The oratorio is divided into three sections: 1) the birth of Jesus; 2)the crucifixtion; and 3) the resurrection and redemption.This performance by the acclaimed Cincinnati Baroque Orchestra promises to be an experience of a lifetime.

Handel’s Messiah is sponsored by the Historic Downtown Program of Rising Sun and the Rising Sun/Ohio County Tourism Bureau.

For more information visit tourism's at www.enjoyrisingsun.com or call 888-776-4786.