Holiday events fill Rosetown’s December calendar

EAGLE STAFF

Special events to celebrate the holiday season ramp up this week and next.

A special concert at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church benefits people without homes in Saskatoon. The Choir for Kindness concert happens Friday night, starting at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Santa Claus visits the Rosetown and District Museum, where Chantelle de Coninck Smith will take photos of youngsters on his lap, or family photos with a Christmas theme, from 1 to 4 p.m. Lunch will be available. Museum volunteers also present a Christmas tea on Dec. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Rosetown Senior Choral Group stages Home for Christmas on Sunday at the seniors centre, starting at 2:30 p.m. Admission will be charged.

The annual carol festival presented by the Rosetown and District Music Festival Association happened this past Monday night at the United Church, which is the scene of back-to-back events on Dec. 13.

First, young people 12 and under can buy presents for family members without their parents hovering over their shoulders at Santa’s Hut from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Then another photo shoot with Santa goes from 1 to 3 p.m.

The Lions Club takes seniors for a tour of residential Christmas displays on the evening of Dec. 17.

They’ll certainly pass by Lovett Park to see the cartoon and storybook characters dressed up in the glow of Winter Wonderland. Organizers turned on the lights Thursday evening.

Members of the Kinsmen Club began offering Christmas trees at Peggy D’s Greenhouse earlier in November, and youngsters could meet Santa for photos there on Saturday.