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The guided walk will start at 3 p . m . by the Pizza Ranch at Penn Central Mall . Children will be given a Santa hat and lighted Christmas necklace to wear while they enjoy the tour . Following the tour there will be cookies and cocoa , voting for your favorite window , young artist book signing and gift basket drawings . Patrons will also receive an Oskaloosa souvenir coloring book .
Most Wonderful Time of the Year , Centerville Square . Shop the square , enjoy family activities , and see the living windows from 6-7 p . m .
Dec . 12 Messiah : A Community Sing-Along , 6 p . m ., First Presbyterian Church , Ottumwa . The Ottumwa Area Community Chorus presents selections from the George Frideric Handel production and also features singers from the Indian Hills Community College concert choir , Ottumwa High School Meistersingers , the Iowa Weslyan choir , the Mt . Pleasant Chorale and the audience . For more information or to join the choir , contact Christine Bergen at 319-530-7469 or voicedoc49 @ gmail . com .
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Dec . 14 The Beach Boys Holiday Harmonies Tour , 7:30 p . m ., Bridge View Center , Ottumwa . The 2021 holiday tour of the Grammy Award-winning and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band will feature a mix of holiday classics from the band ’ s Christmas album as well as songs from the holiday album “ Reason for the Season ” by Mike Love , co-founder and lead singer of The Beach Boys . Tickets are available at the BVC Ticket Office or bridgeviewcenter . com . VIP package and ticket information is available at thebeachboys . com and mikelove . com .
Dec . 17 Oskaloosa Main Street Holiday Luncheon , 11 a . m . to 1:30 p . m ., location to be determined . Tickets can be purchased at the Chamber office for $ 20 .
Dec . 18 Main Street Story Walk Downtown Oskaloosa — Read the Night Before Christmas in an interactive story walk around Downtown . The guided walk will start at 3 p . m . by the Pizza Ranch at Penn Central Mall . Children will be given a Santa hat and lighted Christmas necklace to wear while they enjoy the tour . Following the tour there will be cookies and cocoa , voting for your favorite window , young artist book signing and gift basket drawings . Patrons will also receive an Oskaloosa souvenir coloring book .
Moonlight Madness , 10 a . m . to 5 p . m ., Mahaska Drug , Oskaloosa . Meet Santa before his flight back to the North Pole , then stay for the celebration .
Jan . 8 , 2022 Snowman Stroll , Centerville Square . Stroll through the square and vote for your favorite window display and collect ingredients for Snowman Soup .
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