Santa's Flowers And Gifts

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Santa's Flowers And Gifts

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235 N Santa Claus Lane

City:

North Pole

State:

Alaska

Zip Code:

99705

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(907) 488-4300

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Arlington Holiday Tree Lighting, First Lights 2017: What To Know

Arlington Heights businesses will offer special promotions as well. Head to 85 Park Avenue for a meet and greet with a special visitor from the North Pole and get serenaded by the Park Ave Youth Choir. Previously on Patch:Help Light Up Arlington: Chamber Wants To Expand HolidayPhotos by Jenna Fisher/Patch Subscribe ...

60 things to do in Metro Vancouver on Sunday, December 4

Howe and Smithe. Help Santa search for his missing elves during an exhilarating simulated flight-ride experience across Canada and on to the North Pole at Flyover Canada. COMEDY Nikolai Witschl, Brad Duffy, Travis Bernhardt, Chelsey Stuyt, and Max Tennessen spin stories filled with unexpected twists and macabre turns at Havana Theatre's The Outer-Middle Zone. LITERARY Illustrator Charles van Sandwyk reads a seasonal story at Banyen Books and Sound, with Q&A session and signing. Local author Paymaneh Ritchie launches her first book Hello, My Name Is Oliver at Port Moody Inlet Theatre.   GALLERIES Juxtapoz x Superflat exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery offers a unique insight into contemporary art and its place in cultural life. Walker Evans: Depth of Field at the Vancouver Art Gallery features more than 200 black and white and colour... (Straight.com (blog))

Walk through a light garden and warm up amid flowers at Phipps Conservatory

Monopoly under a fort. A total of 24 varieties of poinsettias can be found at the flower show. Some of the most fun names include North Pole, polar bear, solstice red, jingle bell rock, sparkling punch and peppermint ruffles -- but the tasty name doesn't mean you should eat the displays, even if it wouldn't kill you. In addition, the winter flower show boasts a variety of other popular wintertime plants. Fraser fir trees can be spotted with ornaments in a few rooms, while large amaryllis blossoms, paperwhites and stars of Bethlehem add fragrance and delicate color. Also at the conservatory is the garden railroad exhibit and winter light garden, which comes to life every night. Guests walk through a rainbow tunnel to enter the 62,000-square-foot display with all kinds of twinkling lights and holiday music throughout the area. New this year is the tunnel of lights that mimics a night sky with balls of twinkling white stars and blue-lighted poles. DETAILS: Phipps Conservatory, 1 Schenley Park, is open 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Jan. 8, with the outdoor Winter Light Garden opening at 5 p.m. Admission is $17.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors and students, and $11.95 for children 2-18. For more information, call 412-622-6914 or visit phipps.conservatory.org. (PennLive.com)

Local Ways to Celebrate the Holidays

A full-length dome car is a new, special feature at this location offering families panoramic views on the journey to the North Pole. Seats are still available in the dome on peak dates and can be purchased online at http://www.capetrain.com/polar-express-train-ride.com or calling 888-797-7245. Once onboard, cheerful, dancing chefs serve passengers hot chocolate and cookies while they read along with the classic children’s book, “The Polar Express,” by Chris Van Allsburg. Santa and his helpers greet passengers at the North Pole and then board the train, where each child is given the first gift of Christmas — a silver sleigh bell. Chefs aboard each car lead passengers in singing Christmas carols on the ride back to Buzzards Bay. Departure times at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Exact dates, fares and excursion times are available online. Ticket prices range from $29 to $84 depending on class of service and date of travel. Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride. HOLIDAY EXHIBIT — From Russia with Art Gallery, 281 Concord Ave., Cambridge, Nov. 14-Dec. 11. Featuring an exhibition of oil paintings and watercolors of contemporary realism painter William Oberst. Information: www.fromrussiawithart.org EDAVILLE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL — Nov. 18-Jan. 1, 5 Pine St., Carver. Events include a Festival of Lights, Edaville Express: Where’s Santa? and the Santa VIP Train. For schedule and information, visit http://www.edaville.com/festival-lights ENCHANTED VILLAGE — Jordan’s Furniture, 100 Stockwell Drive, Avon, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1 (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas). The Enchanted Village, which charmed shoppers at Jordan March’s downtown Boston location for decades, will be open again for the holidays. The blueberry muffins will be back, too. For details, visit http://www.jordans.com/attractions/enchanted-village. The Avon location will also present “The Polar Express” 4D Experience; Enchanted Ice; a Holiday Laser Light Show; and pictures with Santa. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS — La Salette Shrine, 947 Park St., Attleboro, Nov. 24-Jan. 1. Featuring 300,000 lights illuminating more than 10 acres; international crèche museum with hundreds of crèches from around the world, 5-9 p.m. weekdays and 2-9 p.m. weekends; the Outdoor Crèche of Bethlehem with Clopper the Christmas Donkey. For schedule and information, visit http://lasaletteattleboroshrine.org/christmas-festival FESTIVAL OF TREES AND SNOW VILLAGE — Mass. Horticultural Society at Elm Bank, 900 Washington St., Wellesley, Nov. 25-Dec. 11. Featuring trains winding through holiday villages, Santa visits, horse-drawn wagon rides, music weekends, and much more. Free parking. Admission: $10 per person, children 11 and under free, Mass Hort members: $8. Horse-drawn wagon rides $5 per person in addition to admission. Information: http://www.masshort.org/Festival-of-Trees BOSTON BALLET’S “THE NUTCRACKER” — Boston Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston, Nov. 25-Dec. 31. The holiday classic returns under the direction of Mikko Nissinen. For information and tickets, visit https://www.bostonballet.org/Home/Tickets-Performances/Performances/The-Nutcracker.aspx GARDENS AGLOW — Heritage Museums & Gardens’ annual family holiday event, Gardens Aglow, opens on Nov. 25, and runs each Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening through De... (Wicked Local Somerville)

'Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf' gives Jewish kids their own connection to Santa

Santa every year like their Christian friends do," and that they likely also wonder why, just as his son did. Enter the story of Shmelf, a North Pole elf who takes an interest in the Jewish children of the world and visits a Jewish home to learn all about Hanukkah. When he tells Santa what he learned, Santa tells Shmelf, "'Hanukkah is a time for family and song,/For joy and tradition — it's where you belong!/I've decided: at Hanukkah you'll travel the world/Bringing magic and joy to each boy and each girl." He gifts Shmelf with a special blue and white elf outfit, his own sleigh, and "a Jewish reindeer by the name of Asher," and Shmelf becomes a possible bridge to the ubiquitous Santa myth for Jewish families who welcome him into their homes. Wolfe said he wanted to create a character, "Santa's special ambassador to Jewish children," who could understand and love Hanukkah while also serve as a link to the bigger "World of Christmas" happening around them every year. "He is an elf who makes Jewish kids realize they can still have the idea of Santa Claus while still loving and appreciating their own culture and traditions," said Wolfe. Courtesy of Julie Sherman Wolfe "Shmelf" creator Greg Wolfe and his son, Connor. Wolfe said it is important to him that Shmelf might become part of a holiday tradition for parents and their children that he loved growing up: "the winter nights when our family would come together and light the candles, smelling the latkes cooking in the kitchen while we were playing with our dreidels and gobbling down chocolate gelt, and who can forget about the presents?" Unlike other holiday mascots like the famous Elf and the Mensch, Shmelf's story, illustrated by Howard McWilliam, incorporates elements of both Christian and Jewish cultural traditions. But the biggest difference is that Shmelf is not there to regulate kids' behavior. Since Santa isn't the one bringing presents to the Jewish children, there's no "spymaster" to report back to, Wolfe explained, making Shmelf more of a "free-agent spirit of happiness" and less of a spy. "Jewish kids know that it's their parents giving them the gifts, so the idea is that once you tell Shmelf what you'd like as a special gift, he might be able to 'magically' influence Mom and Dad by 'whispering' into their ears — which leaves it up to the parents whether Junior's getting underpants or a 300-piece Lego Star Destroyer," Wolfe said. "Shmelf the Hanukkah Elf" is available for purchase now. (Today.com)

New Jersey's warmest December – by far

Gulf of Mexico into the eastern United States. In addition, a strong circumpolar vortex kept cold air locked up at the North Pole, possibly because of below average sea ice, Robinson said. Undergirding it all was the general global warming trend brought on by climate change, Robinson said. Things could change a bit in coming weeks — the jet stream could shift a bit, letting some cold air south to bring the area more normal winter temperatures. But there’s nothing to indicate New Jersey will experience the extended cold it has for the past two winters, Robinson said. The warmth has not only kept heating bills low — it has also affected the behavior of some plants and migrating birds. Danielle Schlein, an arborist in Bergen County with SavATree, said her colleagues have seen blooms on cherry trees, rhododendrons, magnolias and day lilies. That probably won’t stress the plants, but it could mute next spring’s floral display, Schlein said. Ryan Hasko, land manager at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center in Englewood, said he has seen the yellow flowers of lesser celandine, a low-growing perennial, in bloom this month. Usually the plant blooms in March or April. He said the extremely dry fall weather killed off a lot of growth that might otherwise still be green because of the warmth. Don Torino, president of the Bergen County Audubon Society, said North Jersey members have seen some birds that normally are long gone, including Baltimore orioles and great egrets. The most unusual straggler was a northern rough-winged swallow, seen in Ridgefield’s Skeetkill Marsh. “That species is an insect eater, so it is weird to still see them,” Torino said. Many of the birds that rely on insects and migrate long distances to Central and South America, such as warbler species, were already long gone before December, said David La Puma, director of New Jersey Audubon’s Cape May Bird Observatory. But other bird species, which migrate shorter distances, have hung around in larger numbers, such as tufted titmice and chickadees. Still others, such as snow geese, which normally migrate into South Jersey, have not yet appeared in normal numbers from the north. La Puma said many goose species will move south only as the freeze line spreads. Back for the bugs One worry for those long-distance migrating warblers is that, through centuries of evolution, they are hard-wired to time their return to the region based on when insects have traditionally been available. If the warm weather continues and prompts early spring blooming, the insect population may peak early, even before the migrating birds return, putting them in some jeopardy, La Puma said. On the other hand, some birds that hang around, such as titmice and chickadees, will have an abundance of food with no competitors, and they could have a bumper year for local populations, La Puma said. Sandy Bonardi, the naturalist at Greenbrook Sanctuary in Tenafly, said the chirps of spring peepers — tiny frogs whose calls usually mark the start of spring — have been heard. “We’ve heard them in past Decembers, but more so this December,” said Bonardi. “We also saw one or two frogs jumping into the pond on Christmas Day.” Email: oneillj@northjersey.com Twitter: @JamesMONeill1  ... (NorthJersey.com)