By Ruby Tanner

1   Kilroy Koffee Klatch: FREE for ALL veterans and ALL veterans are welcome; 10:00-Noon, Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa

1   Free Senior Day at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM, TAM, Idaho Falls

1-20   Winterspirit: Ignite with spirit of the holidays with Winter Spirit! Featured on A&E, the community lights up with interactive displays and dancing trees; 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Locomotive Park, Lewiston

2   Storytime: 10:00AM, Patricia Romanko Public Library, Parma

2   First Wednesday: A great opportunity for businesses in Emmett to shine; 12:00 PM, all over town, Emmett

2   Idaho Alpine Club Monthly Meeting: 7:00 PM, 555 West 25th St, Idaho Falls

2,9   Family Night at Idaho Ice World: 6:30 PM; Idaho Ice World, Boise

3   Boise Art Museum First Thursday: 10:00 AM, Boise

3   First Thursday in Downtown Boise: 5:00 PM, Boise

3-5   Festival of Trees, Sandpoint

4-5   Yuletide Lighting Festival, Wallace

4-6   Boise Christmas Show: Expo Idaho, Garden City

4-25   BINGO: FRIDAYS, 6:00PM, Meridian Senior Center, Meridian

5   Chicken Dinner Road “Bluegrass & Beyond”: 7:00 PM, Gem Valley Performing Arts Center, Grace

5   Night Light Parade, Caldwell

5   Santa’s Workshop: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Rexburg

5   Christmas Bazaar & Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Sale: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, Murphy

5   Free First Saturday at the Museum: All are welcome to visit the museum free of charge; 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Bonner County History Museum, Sandpoint

5   Museum Work Day: Volunteers welcome; The O.J.Smith Museum of Natural History, Boone Hall, The College of Idaho, Caldwell

5   Community Christmas Tree Lighting, Riggins

5   Homedale Farmers’ Market & Holiday Markets: 9:00AM, High School, Homedale

6   Boise State Music Department Annual Family Holiday Concert: 7:30 PM, Morrison Center, Boise

6-7   Christmas Concert: 7:30pm – 9pm, Oakley Valley Playhouse, Oakley

7   Mini-Cassia Merchants Association Christmas Light Parade: Activities in the park at 6:00 pm with the parade starting at 7:00, Centennial Park, Burley

9    Lava Hot Springs Customer Appreciation Day: Free Admittance for everyone; Lava Hot Springs

10-23   Traditions of Christmas: 7:00PM, Kroc Center, Coeur d’Alene

11   Splash ‘N’ Dash: 5:45PM. Rec Center, Nampa

12   Free Star Party: 6:00PM, Herrett Center for Arts and Science, CSI Campus, Twin Falls

12   Family Dance: 7:00PM, Boise Square and Round Dance Center, Boise

12   Boise Contra Dance: 8:00PM, Broadway Dance Center, Boise

12   Century High School Baseball Christmas Expo: 9:00AM-3:00PM; Free admission; Special guest, former baseball player Christian Colonel; Pocatello

12   Malad Winter Festival: Crafts, artists, food, entertainment, and auction; Malad

14   Dance for Parkinson’s Idaho: 1:00PM, Ballet Idaho, Boise

15   Boise Chordsmen Christmas Concert: 7:00PM, Parkview Christian Church, Meridian

17   Co-Labor Ringing: 7:30PM, CSI Fina Arts Auditorium, Twin Falls

18   Bar J Wranglers Christmas: Two shows; Oregon/California Trail Center (866-847-3800), Montpelier

18,19   Christmas Light Tour: 5:45PM, Rec Centre, Nampa

19   Swing Dance: 7:30PM, Boise Square and Round Dance Center, Boise

19   Free Boat Safety Course: Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Search;8:00AM, Hayden

19   Behind the Scenes Tours at the Idaho Museum of Natural History: Hear directly from the museum’s researchers and curators as they walk you through collections not on view to the public, and update you on their latest research; ISU Campus, Pocatello

29  So You Think You Can Dance: 7:00PM, Taco Bell Arena, Boise