12/8/18 A Visit with Santa 1pm-4pm at the Brampton Township Volun-teer Fire Department 5880 27.15 Ln, Gladstone. Santa Claus has an-nounced he will be stopping by to visit with kids.
12/8/18 Parents Night Out at Gladstone High School 3pm to 9pm for children potty-trained and older. $20 per child. Chaperones/babysitters will include adults and high school students from the Spanish Club raising funds to travel to Spain. Fun, games, and pizza includes: kickball, basketball, and yard games in the gym. Arts, crafts, board games, and Wii Just Dance in the cafeteria and chil-dren’s movies in the auditorium. Checks payable to Gladstone Area Schools. Space is limited. Reserve your spot -call/text your infor-mation to Halley Reichel at (906)280.3724 or email to hreichel@gladstone.k12.mi.us.
12/11/18 SAIL Adaptive Recreation in Escanaba 5:30pm-6:30pm FREE People of all abilities and ages are welcome! Registration required by contacting Mo at 906- 228-5744 and for location information. www.upsail.org
12/11/18 Grand-Families Support Group 5:30pm-7:30pm 1905 South 21st St. A group for grandparents raising grandchildren. Meets 2nd Tuesday of the month. Meal included. Call 786-7080 ext 167 to RSVP.
12/11 & 12/13/18 1st Aid and CRP Training 6pm-9pm at YMCA. Red Cross course consists of 6 hours of basic CPR training for adult and pediatric First Aid & AED training. Learn how to help in emergency situations. Ages 14 & up. All classes are mandatory. $125 Members $200 general public. www.nlymca.com
12/11/18 MSO Brass Quintet 7:30pm-9:30pm at Bay’s Besse Theater. A celebration of holiday music from the Renaissance through the 21st century featuring members of the Marquette Symphony Orchestra brass section. $10 per person. www.baycollege.edu
12/12-12/16/18 Lake Superior Theatre presents Scrooge! at Forest Roberts Theatre 7:30pm, 1pm matinee on 12/17. $15 adults/$10 stu-dents Call 906-227-2082 for ticket info.
12/13, 12/17 & 12/27/18 MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meets 10am-11:30am, Thurs 12/13 & 12/27 and Mon 12/17 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at New Life Church in Escanaba. Childcare available. Find them on Facebook (Delta County MOPS) for the most up to date information and events.
12/14/18 YMCA Parents Night Out 5:30pm-8pm. Bring your kids ages 5-12 years to the YMCA for games, swimming, pizza and fun while you enjoy a night out. $8 members/$10 gen public. Register at www.nlymca.com
12/14/18 Wellspring Church Parents Night Out 6pm-8:30pm at Well-spring Church in the Delta Plaza Mall. Free Babysitting for an adult night out or catch up on shopping. Community event (you do NOT have to attend Wellspring to participate) Text 906-241-6061 to sign your kids up.
12/15/18 Sibshop Kick-off Family Party 10am-12pm Sibshops are rec-reational workshops and support for children ages 7-13years old that have a brother or sister with special needs. The party kicks off the season full of fun, food and games. Contact Laurie Mold at 419-320-5542 or lauriemold@gmail.com to register and for more information.
12/15/18 Escanaba Public Library Story Hour The 3rd Saturday of the month Oct-May,1:30pm in the Children's Library. FREE for children 4 years and older. No registration is required. Includes stories, crafts, and occasionally a book-related movie or special guest. Toddler Time meets Wednesdays at 10:30am. Lapsit for babies meets Fri
12/15/18 Selfies with Santa 9am to noon at the Delta County Credit Un-ion Escanaba office 2600 1st Ave South. Enjoy a free hot chocolate and take some sefiies with Santa Claus! Tots for Tots drop off location partici-pants encouraged, but not required to bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate.
12/15/18 Annual Cookie Walk First Methodist Church 302 S 6th St Es-canaba 930am till cookie are gone cookies, candies , bread and home-made crafts available. Free coffee and cookie samples!
12/15/18 Winter Festival Craft & Vendor Show 11am-6pm at the Delta Plaza mall.
12/15/18 Polar Express 6:30-8:30pm at the Bonifas Art Center. A FREE fam-ily fun event with crafts, cookie decorating, storytelling and hot choco-late! Space is limited. Must pre-register by calling 786-3833.
www.bonifasarts.org
12/16/18 Rock Lion’s Club Brunch 9am-1pm at Rock Lion’s Club
Everything to do with breakfast - eggs, omelets, fruit, desserts and more! $8 adults, $5 ages 6-12, 5 and under free www.deltami.org
12/16/18 Christmas Concert with the Remnants 7-10pm at St Joseph & St Patrick Parish 709 1st Ave S, Escanaba. Annual Christmas concert featur-ing 6 area choirs + The Remnants Barbershop Chorus. Free, but donations will be accepted.
12/21/18 YMCA K-3 Sock Hop 5:30pm to 8pm for grades K through 3. While the D.J. spins the music, kids will bop, jump and jam. Dancing, Contests, Food & Fun on a cold winter night! $5 members/$8 general public. www.nlymca.com
12/31/18 Civic Center NYE Party Free for grades 4-12 from 4pm-8pm. Dancing & refreshments
12/31/18 Bowl-a-Rama Family New Years Eve Party Cyber Bowl ing for 3 set times. 2pm, 5pm and 8pm. $10 per person for 2 games of bowling each, shoes, a slice of pizza and a small soda. Call to reserve your spots! 786-6500
12/31/18 New Year’s Eve Celebration in Escanaba Finish 2018 with a bang! 9pm Fireworks at the Municipal Dock.
12/31/18 New Year's Eve Ball Drop Bash 11:45 PM Intersection of Wash-ington St and Front St in Downtown Marquette. Locals and visitors to the area come together to welcome in the New Year. On the 12th strike an illuminated ball is lowered from the historic Savings Bank Building. This year will mark the 27th anniversary of the Downtown Marquette New Year’s Eve Ball Drop. http://downtownmarquette.org/new-years-eve-ball-drop
1/15/19 Child Find Do you have concerns about your child’s develop-ment? Want to make sure they are on track? Free developmental screenings for children 0-5 years old at the DSISD. Call 906-786-9300 ext 201 to schedule an appointment.