Greenbo Lake State Resort Park in Greenup, Ky., will mark the holiday season with Christmas Open House and Festival of Trees at the resort's lodge from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The events will be sponsored in part by the Greenup County Cooperative Extension Homemakers. This year's theme is “A Story Book Christmas.” Area music students will perform the first day, and local choirs will perform the following day. The trees and decorations may be viewed until January. Greenbo's Holiday Festival of Lights can be seen in the park's campground Friday through Jan. 8. Both events are free.

Greenbo Lake State Resort Park is located just seven miles off of U.S. 23. For more information, call (800) 325-0083.

Northwest band performs Friday

The Northwest High School Concert Band will perform a Community Christmas Carol Concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Cornerstone United Methodist Church, 808 Offnere St. The band will perform Christmas carols with audience singing accompanied by the newly reinstalled Holtkamp pipe organ. Guest performer will be Becky Climer at the pipe organ and harp. Local band directors Ryan Ervin of Wheelersburg and Josh Learn of South Webster will be soloing on trumpet with the band.

Refreshments will be served after the performance. There will be no admission fee. For more information, contact Nicholas Basham at Northwest High School at (740) 259-2366, ext. 1274.

Christmas bazaar will be Saturday

The United Methodist Women of McDermott United Methodist Church will have a Christmas bazaar from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the church activities building. There will be a selection of crafts, gifts, decorations and a sweets table. The menu will include turkey and dressing or chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cranberries, slaw, roll, beverage and dessert. Cost will be $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and younger. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Take out orders will be available.

Saint Paul church sponsors concert

Members of the Saint Paul (Ky.) Church of Christ in St. Paul, Ky., will host the 13th annual Christmas Gift to Portsmouth at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, 940 Second St.

This year's concert will feature recording artists Art and Jeff Bush, Tracy Tooley, Steve Foster, the Billiters, Jennifer Ramey, the Grace Galls, Rebecca Rutledge and the Diller Sisters. Danny Bentley will serve as master of ceremonies.

After intermission Randy Roberts and Lacey Strafford Curtis will present the St. Paul Award for outstanding community service to radio personality Steve Hayes and Barbara Hogan, associate publisher of the Portsmouth Daily Times.

Free tickets can be obtained at the McKinley Box Office, Portsmouth Daily Times, WNXT in Portsmouth, WOKE in South Shore, Ky., Tim Hortons, Sundries and More in Vanceburg, Ky., Carpets Plus of New Boston, Praises Book Store or St. Paul Church of Christ. For more information, call (740) 354-3665 or (606) 932-9240.

From PDT staff reports