54 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2017 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com NOVEMBER | DECEMBER 2017 55 Chill Out ! GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT, LONE STAR CHRISTMAS November 10, 2017 – January 1, 2018 The 14th annual Lone Star Christmas event, presented by FUJIFILM INSTAX® will offer a variety of festive holiday activities, exciting live entertainment and grand displays to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. Chinese ice artisans travel halfway around the world to Grapevine, Texas to hand-carve 2 million pounds of ice into magical holiday scenes, brilliant characters, an “On the Blocks” ice bar (21 & up) and five two-story tall ice slides.   Other holiday activities will include a 12-lane snow tubing hill, Build-A-Bear Workshop® Scavenger Hunt, gingerbread decorating presented by Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas and an outdoor ice skating rink, just to name a few! ChristmasAtGaylordTexan.com  817.778.2000 PANTHER ISLAND ICE IN FORT WORTH November 17, 2017-January 15, 2018 True,it’sabitofadrive,butit’salsoalongwinterbreak. Sharpen your skating skills at Panther Island Ice. Fort Worth's only outdoor skating rink remains open 7 days a week, including all holidays. Even though Texas isn’t known for outdoor winter sports, Panther Island Ice is a cool way to make the most of our short winter season. pantherislandice.com Do You Hear What I Hear? ST. ANDREW UNITED METHODIST CHURCH December 10, 4PM and 7PM Celebrate the season at the 9th Annual “A St. Andrew Christmas.” This year’s concert, titled “Christmas Carols from the Aspen Grove,” will be all music, featuring internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8, the St. Andrew Chancel Choir, the Salt and LightYouth Choir, Children’s Choirs, a 45-member professional orchestra and the magnificent Létourneau pipe organ. Ticketsrangefrom$10to$20. astandrewchristmas.org 469.385.1810 TUBA CHRISTMAS December 17, 12PM You won’t need to see it at Rockefeller Center because Tuba Christmas is coming toWatters Creek for one exclusive night of FREE musical entertainment. tubachristmas.com Enjoy a Holiday Tradition THE NUTCRACKER AT CHAMBERLAIN PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTED BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS November 24, 7PM, November 25-26, 2PM Chamberlain performing arts’production of The Nutcracker features New York City Ballet principal dancers, Tiler Peck and Tyler Angle. chamberlainperformingarts.org 972.744.4650 Be Merry and Brite LIGHT THE NIGHT AT WATTERS CREEK November 18, 4:30-6:30PM Carriage Rides from 6-9PM on November 24-25, December 1-2, 8-9, 13-16, 18-23. Make your holidays sparkle with fun family-filled events at Watters Creek at Montgomery Farms in Allen. Your Holiday Spirit will start to twinkle with the LIGHT THE NIGHT event. There will be caroling, carriage rides, crafts and Santa, as well as a dazzling interactive light show with over 145,000 glimmering lights synchronized to favorite holiday tunes as well as a spectacular fireworks show to cap off the night. watterscreek.com 972.747.8000 MAGICAL LIGHTS AT VITRUVIAN Lighting Ceremony November 25, 6PM Walk and wind through the 12-acre park, with millions of sparkling LED lights that are wrapped around more than 550 glittering trees. Once the switch is flipped at Vitruvian Park, lights remain on each and every evening through January 1 for a holiday stroll.  vitruvianpark.com CANDLELIGHT CELEBRATION AT THE DALLAS HERITAGE VILLAGE December 9 & 10, 3PM-9PM Take a stroll along candlelit paths and experience gleeful carolers, holiday storytelling, hand-weaving, blacksmithing and craft-making. The Dallas Heritage Village features over 600 candles lighting the path, as well as an American Flyer model train exhibit, surrey rides and more.  All proceeds benefit museum programs at Dallas Heritage Village.   dallasheritagevillage.org Festivities Yule Love JUMP FOR JOY AT ALTITUDE This trampoline park is a perfect family fun day. Everyone will enjoy full access to the entire park, including the main court, foam pit, battle beam, trapeze and dodge ball courts. And, teens love Teen Night on Saturdays from 8PM-11PM ($17.25) and Friday Night Friendzy each Friday from 7PM-10PM ($17.25 and includes a pizza). It’s an awesome party venue, too. altituderichardson.com 469.941.4350 Ho Ho Ho-liday Family Fun! 'Tis the season to be jolly, so put away your holiday shopping list (just for a few hours!) and step away from the computer. . . it’s time to get the family out to enjoy the holiday season! ST. ANDREW CHRISTMAS GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT VITRUVIAN LIGHTS CARRIAGE RIDES AT WATTERS CREEK/ALLEN