Nativities return this weekend

The Festival of Nativities is returning to Trinity Arch Bridge Church.

More than 500 nativity sets will be on display at the church, 323 S. Meridian St., Portland, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. As one of the largest nativity exhibits in the Midwest, it boasts everything from handcrafted to mass-produced sets provided from area residents.

For more information, call (260) 729-7017.

Winter concert

Jay County High School Music Department will present its winter concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. Admission is free. Patrons may enter through door 8.

Additionally, Jay County Choral Boosters are sponsoring a cookie walk starting at 11 a.m. Sunday until the concert begins and the Jay County High School Patriot Band will be collecting donations for Asbury Critical Needs Fund. 

Arts activities

Jay County Campus of Arts Place has two upcoming events.

“Gift Wrapping and Goodies,” a class for learning how to wrap gifts and make bows with Katie Brandenburg, is slated for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hudson Center for the Visual Arts in Portland. Participants will also have access to free goodies. Registration is $20. To sign up, visit bit.ly/3T6qyBY. 

“After School Art Club” is available to local school-age children and teens from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Hudson Center for the Visual Arts in Portland. Students will turn pinecones into hand-painted ornaments. The cost is $5. To register, visit bit.ly/3NaTxR5.

For more information, call Arts Place at (260) 726-4809 or email [email protected].

Apple giveaway

Menchhofer Farms is hosting an apple giveaway between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Those interested may bring bags or containers to the farm located at 5679 Wabash Road, Coldwater, Ohio, for free apples.