Dec. 7th & 8th 

Great Swamp Conservancy Annual Christmas Tree Sale 

from 9 am - 4 pm. 

Fresh cut fragrant Balsam trees will be available also repurposed Christmas decor and gift items related to nature. Photos with Santa (5" x 7" matted photo $5)on Saturday, Dec. 7th only, from 11 am - 2 pm by the Swamp Snappers Photography Club. Enjoy cookies, hot cocoa, kids Christmas craft and enter in the coloring contest. For more info call 315-697 2950.

On Sunday, December 8, The Madison County Historical Society located at 435 Main Street in Oneida will host its Annual Victorian Christmas Open House from 1- 4 pm.

Tour the festively adorned historical society decorated by Blooms and Blossoms, Green Thumb Garden Club, Sherrill Garden Club and Madison County Historical Society Volunteers. Come enjoy holiday music from area musicians and groups. The Whitelaw Ringers of Praise Ensemble under the director of Esther Jaquin will be returning  to perform a melody of Christmas music from 1:00 pm- 1:45 pm. Holiday classics  will be read by one of Santa’s elves from 1:45 pm- 2:00 pm. Voices of Madison County, a group of educators who share a passion of singing holiday music will be performing from 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm. Bambi Niles, a professional harpist will be performing holiday classics on the harp from 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm. Kevin Bailey, guitarist and singer, will be returning to perform holiday favorites from 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm.

Visit our gift shop for that special holiday gift such as membership to the historical society, paper dolls, and other related historical literature. Raffle tickets for the 50/50 raffle will be sold and the winner of the raffle will be drawn at the end of the event.

The holiday event is free and open to the public. Holiday refreshments will be available. For more information please call 315-363-4136 or visit www.mchs1900.org.Join us for an afternoon filled with holiday sights, sounds and refreshments for all!

The Whitelaw Ringers of Praise Ensemble under the director of Esther Jaquin will be returning  to perform a melody of Christmas musicat the Madison County Historical Society’s Annual Victorian Christmas Open House on December 8 from 1-4 pm.

The Oneida Area Civic Chorale will present “How Great Our Joy!”, a collection of traditional carols, on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at 4:00 PM at Oneida High School. 

The Chorale, a 105-voice community chorus under the direction of Kimberly Nethaway, of Rome, will be accompanied on piano by Heather O’Connell of Oneida and Bernadette VanValkenburg of Sherrill.  Amanda Yeoman of Oneida will provide flute accompaniment, and the group will be joined by a string quartet, percussion and Chorale soloists. 

Tickets for the concert are $10, available from Chorale members, at W.J. Hinman Jewelers, 115 Main St., Oneida, and by calling 315-655-3007.

WHAT: Breadcrumbs production of Marie and the Nutcracker Prince

WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 at 6:30PM

WHERE: Oneida Community Mansion House, 170 Kenwood Ave. Oneida NY 13421

Discover a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience as you enter the story of the Nutcracker...told as you've never seen it before.

Breadcrumbs Productions and the Oneida Community Mansion House invite you to a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience. "Marie and the Nutcracker Prince" is an immersive theatrical journey inspired by the dark and intriguing origins of E.T.A. Hoffman's original tale. Immersed in a dreamscape Russia on the brink of revolution, audiences will choose their own pathways and allegiances through the space.

We meet Marie (an imaginative young woman on the precipice of adulthood), her Godfather (a mysterious and eccentric inventor), and the Revolutionary (a bold soldier with a plan that could very well turn life upside down for Marie and her family). The boundary between imagination and reality blends as political, familial, and mental unrest come to a climax, and all lose sight of what and who can be trusted.

The show will be presented at the Oneida Community Mansion on Sunday, December 8 at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20. Tickets available through Eventbrite

The Oneida Community Mansion House (OCMH) was once home to the 19th century utopian Oneida Community (1848 – 1880). The House is open for visitors Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm, and Sunday from noon until 5:00 pm. Guided tours are provided regularly April-November and by appointment only December-March.

Oneida Community Mansion House is located at 170 Kenwood Ave., Oneida, NY 13421.  More information: 315-363-0745 or see: www.oneidacommunity.org.”