PARADING IN A FESTIVE MANNER? It's something we can do all year long, for a variety of special reasons, but our solemn and/or sweet processions seem to proliferate around the end of November. That's because, of course, many holiday traditions are associated with parades, and not just the huge kind, like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but the more intimate and community-oriented parades, too. Look to Old World German Restaurant, in Huntington Beach, where something a bit sparkly will go down, or rather around, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. It's the...
LANTERN FEST & ST. MARTIN'S PARADE, an event held by the German School Campus. Goodies like hot cocoa and cake and Weckmännchen, the adorable people-shaped pastries, will be served, and "(l)anterns are available for purchase" if you want to join the parade. Note that only lanterns that use batteries will be permitted at the Saturday, Nov. 18 event, and there shall be singing, and goulash, too, at the end of the walk. If you're looking for some illumination in your seasonal doings, this could be just the ticket. And if you're looking for...
DOG CUTENESS, hang tight: Old World is the location for the Holiday Wiener Winter Festival on Sunday, Dec. 3. The Dachshunds'll be out, and racing, with adoptable Doxies in the house for cooing over.
