Tag: holidays

December 22, 2020 - 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Learn how to make a classic mulled “wine” at home and enjoy some virtual festive fun. Pick up all the ingredients you’ll need via curbside service at Anythink York Street to make a virgin version of this wintertime classic. Then join in for a virtual cooking session. In your kit, you’ll also receive a wine glass and some supplies for an ugly wine glass competition. The winner of the most unique wine glass will win a surprise gift card. Ingredients will be available to pick up one week prior to the event. Registration required.

This program will be held online via GoToMeeting. A link to the online meeting room will be sent out via email to registrants.Registration required. This program will be held online via GoToMeeting. A link to the online meeting room will be sent out via email to registrants.

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Adult
December 10, 2020 - 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm

We all have our favorite holiday traditions that have been entrusted to us from generations past. Have you ever wondered how some of those traditions came to be? While most have your family’s unique spin, some may have their roots in the early 1900s. Explore the origins of common traditions of the season with experts from the Molly Brown House and learn how to make a traditional pomander ball. Pick up all the ingredients you’ll need via curbside service at Anythink York Street. Supplies are limited; registration required.

This program will be held online via GoToMeeting. A link to the online meeting room will be sent out via email to registrants.

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Class
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Adult
December 10, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

Join local printmaker Ashley Quick in this beginner's block printing workshop. Learn to design, carve, apply ink, and print your own wrapping paper for the holidays. Appropriate for tweens and teens ages 11-18. Space is limited; registration is required. Please visit our online calendar to register.

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Teen

You know Dasher and Dancer, and Prancer and Vixen, "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells," and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," but what about the more unconventional holiday songs?

Just in time for your seasonal revelry, here’s a list of six songs for those of us who want an alternative take on holiday cheer. All released after the mid-2000s, these songs may never become universal standards, but the Spotify crowd may count them among the essential Yuletide tunes. I call it Hipster Holidays.

December 8, 2018 - 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

Turn family photos into festive, beautiful holiday cards using basic digital editing techniques. Then, print your cards in full-color (for free!) using Anythink’s new copiers. Please bring physical or digital photos that you’d like to use for your cards.

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Tech
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Adult

The busy holiday season is over. The family visits and day-long shopping trips have ended. The decorations are put away and the cookies and candy are almost completely consumed. Now what? For me, when the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is over and it's just me and my husband and son, I take a deep breath, look to the future, and try to find some happiness. What? Wasn't I happy when I was visiting family I haven't seen in years? Wasn't I happy when I was shopping my heart out trying to find that perfect gift for that special someone?

Breath deeply this December

December is here. Stress from all angles has probably begun to crowd your thoughts or sing you to sleep (more like tuck you in and keep you awake at night with anxiety). Stress seems to arrive out of nowhere, like an uninvited house guest. We seem to know that stress has terrible effects on our health, but what we don’t seem to know is how to stop it. How do we do this without also stopping the multitude of responsibilities and the overwhelming amount of things that need to get done this time of year? One way to do this is not to stop, but to pause and take a breath.