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Re-enacting a Tea Burning, Holiday Handbells and an Afternoon with Authors

A roundup of what's going in and around Lexington this weekend.

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do this weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities you'll want to take part in this weekend in Lexington and beyond. 1. Free Holiday Handbell Concert Where/When: Hancock United Church of Christ, 1912 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington; 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 14 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 Why Go: The Morning Glory Ringers will present a one hour concert which will feature not only handbells, but the vocal talent of some of the choristers Pricing: Free 2.Around the World Crafts Fair Where/When: First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15 Why Go: It's a crafts …

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Festival Night to Feature a Lively Library

Lexington Center will be hopping with holiday spirit this Friday, Dec. 2, as Santa Claus comes to town, businesses stay open late, holiday music fills the air and Cary Memorial Library hosts music, dancing and local authors.

Wreaths, green garland and red ribbons have already appeared along Lexington Center, but the holiday season will really kick into high gear with the Festival Night this Friday. Decorations, songs, Santa and other signs of the season will be on display Dec. 2 as local organizations and merchants do their part to conjure up some holiday spirit. Strolling carolers, sales and a lighting ceremony are among the attractions along Massachusetts Avenue as the downtown business community stays open late for the Lexington Chamber of Commerce’s annual Holiday Festival Night. The “holiday lighting ceremony” occurs in Depot Square at 6:30 p.m., but before and after there are plenty of other highlights, including the goings on across the street at Cary …

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Five Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 23

Half-days, holiday travel and soup bowls for the hunger today in Lexington.

1. Early release for the holiday weekend: It's a half-day for the students and staff of the Lexington Public Schools, which break for Thanksgiving and won't resume classes until after the holiday weekend. The high school lets out first, at 11:15 a.m., followed by the middle schools at 11:45 a.m. and the elementary schools at 12:15 p.m. 2. Soup Bowls for Hunger: Don't feel like cooking this Thanksgiving eve, head over to Nourish and order a bowl of soup, but make sure it's in one of the one-of-a-kind bowls created by the teen pottery class at the Lexington Arts and Crafts Society. For $20, you can get a bowl and some soup -- it's $15 without soup -- and the proceeds go to the Lexington Food Pantry. The fourth annual Soup Bowls for Hunger …

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