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Holiday Happenings Friday, Dec. 8 Cookies with Santa: 3:30. to 7 p.m. at South Prairie Elementary School, 820 Borden Ave. in Sycamore; sycamoreparkdistrict.com.

• Santa House: 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday Pops Concert: 7 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb; kishorchestra.org.

• “It’s A Wonderful Life” movie: 7:30 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Saturday, Dec. 10 • Christmas in Kirkland: 9 to 11 a.m. at Alpine Bank, 306 W. Main St., Kirkland. Featuring Santa visits, horse-drawn wagon rides, music and refreshments; villageofkirkland.com.

• Cookies with Santa: 9 a.m. to noon at South Prairie Elementary School, 820 Borden Ave. in Sycamore; sycamoreparkdistrict.com.

• “Polar Express”: 11 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theater, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Santa House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Carriage rides: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at Frontier Communications entrance on Locust Street and continuing through downtown DeKalb; dekalb. org.

• Visit with Santa: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

• Sycamore/Rochelle Performing Arts Academy’s “Holiday Favorites”: 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

• Waterman Christmas House Walk and Wagon Rides: Noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Waterman.

Shopping and crafts at the Waterman Community Building; 815-295-1091.

• The Allegro Ballet of Oswego’s “A Nutcracker Fantasy”: 1 p.m. at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Railroad St. in Sandwich; sandwichoperahouse.org.

• Santa House: 1 to 3 p.m. next to Everything Floral, 113 W. Main St. in Genoa.

• Kishwaukee Concert Band Holiday Concert: 3 p.m. at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the NIU Music Building, 400 Lucinda Ave. in DeKalb; kishconcertband.org.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Malta Lions Christmas Tree Lighting: 6 to 8 p.m. at Malta Lions Park, Fourth and Jackson streets in Malta.

• Celebration Chorale Christmas Cantata: 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in DeKalb; 815-756-6301.

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Holiday Happenings

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Sunday, Dec. 11 • “Polar Express”: 11 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theater, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• 22nd annual Christmas Tree Walk and Open House: 1 to 4:30 p.m. at Oak Crest DeKalb Area Retirement Center, 2944 Greenwood Acres Drive, DeKalb; 815-756-8461.

• Santa House: Noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

Sycamore. Features live music, crafts and visits with Santa; sycamorelibrary.org.

Thursday, Dec. 15 • Sycamore High School Madrigals: 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 530 W. State St. in Sycamore; sycamoretickets.org.

Friday, Dec. 16 • Santa House: 5 to 7 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Indian Valley Community Band holiday concert: • Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions 1:30 p.m. at the Sandwich Opera House, 140 E. Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; Railroad St., Sandwich. petestrain.com.

• Celebration Chorale Christmas Cantata: 2 p.m.

• DeKalb High School Madrigals dinner: 5:30 at First United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St. in p.m. at NIU’s Altgeld Hall in DeKalb; 815-754-2120.

DeKalb; 815-756-6301.

• Gurler Heritage Holiday Sing: 4 to 6 p.m. at Gurler House, 205 Pine St., DeKalb; 815-793-5725.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Carols and Candles: 7 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St., DeKalb; 815-758-0691.

Tuesday, Dec. 13 • Jazz in Progress Holiday Show: 7 p.m. at Stage Coach Theatre, 126 S. Fifth St. in DeKalb; facebook.com/JazzInProgress.

Wednesday, Dec. 14 • Holiday Open House: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St.,

• Sycamore High School Madrigals: 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 530 W. State St. in Sycamore; sycamoretickets.org.

• “This Is Christmas” Christ Community Church concert: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Saturday, Dec. 17 • Carriage rides: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting at Frontier Communications entrance on Locust Street and continuing through downtown DeKalb; dekalb. org.

• Visit with Santa: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.

• Santa House: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

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Holiday Happenings

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• Santa House: 1 to 3 p.m. next to Everything Floral, 113 W. Main St. in Genoa.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 21

• Visit with Santa: 10 to 11 a.m. at DeKalb Public • DeKalb High School Madrigals dinner: 5:30 Library, 309 Oak St. in DeKalb; dkpl.org. p.m. at NIU’s Altgeld Hall in DeKalb; 815-754-2120.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 8 p.m. at Lions • “This Is Christmas” Christ Community Church Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; concert: 7 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. petestrain.com.

Second St. in DeKalb; egyptiantheatre.org.

Sunday, Dec. 18 • Breakfast with Santa: 9 a.m. to noon, Cortland Lions Den, 70 S. Llanos St. in Cortland.

• “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”: 11 a.m. at Sycamore State Street Theatre, 420 W. State St., Sycamore; sycamorestatetheater.com.

• Santa House: Noon to 2 p.m. on the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse, at the corner of State and Main streets in Sycamore.

• Holiday Lights Train: 4 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Monday, Dec. 19 • Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Thursday, Dec. 22

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 8 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Friday, Dec. 23 • “Frosty the Snowman” movie: 10:30 a.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in DeKalb; dkpl. org.

• Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Friday, Dec. 30 • Holiday Lights Train: 5 to 9 p.m. at Lions Community Park, 435 S. Birch St. in Waterman; petestrain.com.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 • Visit with Santa: 10 to 10:30 a.m. at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in DeKalb; dkpl.org.

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