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Historic
Bears
Mill
Candlelight
Walk
& Open House at Bear’s Mill
Scheduled Friday,
Dec. 7
The Friends of Bear’s Mill invite the community to share in an evening
filled
with the sights and sounds of the holidays at their much anticipated
annual
Candlelight Walk & Open House at historic Bear’s Mill Friday,
December 7TH,
from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. Guests
will be
entertained around the bonfire with holiday music by the Melodyline
singing
group from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. In
the
event of inclement weather the group will be singing inside the Mill
Store and
Gallery. This event
is free to the
public. Donations
are greatly
appreciated.
“Kick
off the
holiday season by taking a stroll along the millrace that is lit up
with the
warm glow of luminaries,” said Merri Niekamp, Outreach Manager for the
Friends
of Bear’s Mill nonprofit organization.
“Awaiting you is a country bonfire in the
woods with straw bales for
resting while you roast your hot dogs and marshmallows and sip hot
cocoa. Historic
Bear’s Mill and The Greenville Creek
provide a spectacular backdrop for a winter bonfire and a fun, family
holiday event. We
would also like to encourage our visitors
to extend their walk to include a visit to the overlook at the dam. The dam overlook was built
this past summer
as part of a community service collaboration between The Light
Foundation’s
Camp Vohokase and Bear’s Mill, and will be decorated with Christmas
lights that
will be lit using the hydroelectric power generated by the water and
the dam,”
Ms. Niekamp concluded.
In
addition to
stoneground flours and meals, the Mill Store offers kitchen and gourmet
goods
as well as Boston Stoker coffees and homemade holiday candies. Home décor, giftware and
women’s accessories
are also available for sale. “Holiday
items are arriving daily and ready for your business and personal gift
giving
needs. Enjoy a walk
and visit to the
bonfire and then come inside the Mill Store and Gallery to enjoy a cup
of
gourmet coffee and a cookie while you listen to holiday music, visit
with
friends and get a jump on your holiday shopping,” stated Julie Clark,
Retail
Manager. “Gifts
from the Mill offer you
the opportunity to give something special from your own hometown and we
offer
gift-wrapping and shipping services too,” she explained.
The
gallery at
Bear’s Mill will feature the December artist for the final Art at the
Mill
series for 2012. Included
will be an
innovative installation by Indiana artist, Zach Medler.
Medler’s exhibit entitled “Midwestern
Landscapes” will include ceramics, paintings, and sculptures created
from found
objects of wood, metal, paper, books, fabric and more.
Original pottery by the Bear’s Mill potters
and friends will be on display and available for gift-giving as well.
“Tax
deductible
donations and profit from sales in the Mill Store & Gallery are
vital to
the nonprofit organization,” said Friends of Bear’s Mill President, Ray
Lepore. “When a
visitor gives a donation
or makes a purchase at the Mill, they are helping to keep the Mill open. If a visit to the Mill is
not already a part
of your holiday routine, this is the year to begin a new tradition,”
concluded
Lepore.
Bear’s
Mill is
located at 6450 Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Road, about 5 miles east of
Greenville. For
more information on this and other
programs offered by The Friends of Bear’s Mill, contact Bear’s Mill at
937-548-5112 or visit www.bearsmill.com.
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