Bluffton’s Blaze of Lights display is one of nine northwest Ohio and 43 Ohio locations featured on the 2021 Ohio Holiday Lights Trail map distributed by Ohio.org. (printable PDF map).
The Northwest Ohio stops are:
35. Sandusky County Fairgrounds Winter Wonderland, Fremont • December 9–22
Poet, songwriter, and activist Terry Hermsen will perform songs from his new album Dance Floor at the End of Time: Songs for a Regenerative Earth at 7 p.m. on November 22 at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St.
Hermsen is a leader of ROAR (Regional Ohio Action for Resilience) which organizes climate change projects in central Ohio. His Bluffton friends and collaborators include Kathy Dickson. Hermson asks the audience to bring their own “calls to the earth,” poems and readings for a time of sharing and reflection.
Bluffton area businesses are hosting the following holiday season events and workshops.
Blended Roots, 246 Cherry St, has announced two holiday craft workshops: 6-8 p.m. on December 2: Tomato Cage Christmas Tree workshop, $73 + tax. Participants must purchase a ticket in advance (available in store or at www.blended-roots.square.site.) Noon-2 p.m. on December 11: Kids Candy Cane Wreath, $10 + tax. Advance ticket not required.
Using a forest of stakes and armed with sledge hammers, post pounders, and power drills, volunteers set up the Ream folk art display at the Bluffton Presbyterian Church on November 20, 2021. The village's Cultural Affairs Committee members Jeff Stratton, Joe Sehlhorst and Jesse Blackburn led the way.
The Bluffton Police Department and Jazzercize Bluffton have teamed up for the Cruising with a Claus toy drive. Both organizations are collecting new unwrapped toys for distribution by the Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation on the following dates:
4 p.m. November 27: Prior to the Blaze of Lights parade at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.
9 a.m.-noon December 4 at Bluffton Town Hall.
6-9 p.m. December 8 in front of Greenhorn restaurant, 112 Vine St.
