Big Event Blog: Area's holiday happenings

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Visit with Santa in his chalet Dec. 16-18 at Wehmhoff Park in Burlington. Santa will also be making appearances at the Grand Geneva in Lake Geneva, and Bradley's Department Store, Aram Public Library and Lake Lawn Resort, all in Delavan. Facebook.com/BurlingtonAreaChamber photo

What are you doing this December weekend? Why not have breakfast with Santa in Delavan, trek across the snow at Big Foot Beach in Lake Geneva or take to the ballroom floor in Darien?

Winter Speaking Series, Dec. 16, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with Jack Hawkins talking about cross-country skiing. Free, no registration required. ClearWater Outdoor, 744 W. Main St., Lake Geneva, 262-348-2420, ClearWaterOutdoor.com

Visit with Santa in his chalet, Dec. 16-18; Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Wehmhoff Park, 166 E. Jefferson St., Burlington. 262-763-6044, BurlingtonChamber.org

Visit with Santa, Dec. 17, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Live holiday music from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Grand Geneva, 7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva. 800-558-3417

Darien Ballroom Dance, Dec. 17, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Darien Senior Center, Public Library Level 1, 47 Park St., Darien. Couples and singles. Casual dress or dress to impress. Bring your own nonalcoholic refreshments. 262-728-5585 Ext. 2

“A Christmas Carol” performed Dec, 17 at 8 p.m., by Creative Outlets in the Great Room, Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan. To make a reservation, call 262-725-9155, LakeLawnResort.com.

Visit with Santa, Dec. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.at Bradley's Dept. Store, 222 E. Walworth St., Delavan. 

Visit with Santa, Dec. 17, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Make holiday ornaments and enjoy treats from the Friends of the Aram Public Library, 404 E. Walworth Ave., Delavan. 262-728-3111, arampubliclibrary.org

Cookie Walk, Dec. 17 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or until sold out, Delavan United Methodist Church, 213 S. Second St., Delavan. 262-728-3644

Snowshoe hike, Dec. 17 at Big Foot Beach State Park, 1550 S. Lake Shore Drive, Lake Geneva. Meet at ClearWater Outdoor, 744 W. Main St., Lake Geneva to pick up snowshoes, then meet at pavilion just past ranger shack at the park for hike to start at 11 a.m. Reservations required: 262-348-2420, ClearWaterOutdoor.com

Breakfast with Santa, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m., Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan. To make a reservation, call 262-725-9155, LakeLawnResort.com.

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