BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251207T200000Z DTEND:20251208T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Candlelight and Christmas Pageant DESCRIPTION:A holiday tradition since 1972!\n\nCherish the sounds of holiday music\, the scent of fresh-cut evergreens\, the warmth of a glowing fire\, the flicker of candlelight\, and the flavor of old-fashioned treats as your family explores the historic 1843 Durant-Peterson House.\n\nAlso visit the 1872 Sholes School\, a short stroll from the Durant-Peterson House\, for a traditional children's Christmas Pageant.\n\nBoth museums are included in one low price!\n\nTickets are $5/Adult and $1/child. Entry times are at half-hour intervals at the Durant-Peterson House Museum to ease congestion. Your visit can extend longer than the half-hour interval you select. (NOTE: The least congested time at the House is during the Sholes School Pageants\, times listed below.)\n\n\n\nTICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (highly recommended) at PPFV.org/candlelight.\n\n\n\nAt the 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum\n\n\n Holiday decorations typical for 1800s\n Natural fragrance of evergreens throughout the museum\n Docents in period dress sharing stories of the Durants and Petersons\n Warm\, crackling fire in the hearth\n Holiday music played by junior docents\n Old-fashioned ginger cake and ribbon candy samples\n\n\nAt the 1872 Sholes School Museum\n\nRelive a traditional Christmas Pageant where students recite their lessons and everyone sings carols! Showtimes are:\n\n\n 2:30 PM\n 3:15 PM\n 4:30 PM\n 5:15 PM\n\n\nEach show is approximately 20 minutes.\n\nSeating is first-come\, first-served and is limited.\n\nThe 1843 Durant-Peterson House and Sholes School Museums are located in the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve\, 37W700 Dean St.\, St. Charles\, IL. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A holiday tradition since 1972!\n
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Cherish the sounds of holiday music\, the scent of fresh-cut evergreens\, the warmth of a glowing fire\, the flicker of candlelight\, and the flavor of old-fashioned treats as your family explores the historic \;1843 Durant-Peterson House.

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Also visit the \;1872 Sholes School\, a short stroll from the Durant-Peterson House\, for a traditional children'\;s Christmas Pageant.

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Both museums are included in one low price!

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Tickets are $5/Adult and $1/child. Entry times are at half-hour intervals at the Durant-Peterson House Museum to ease congestion. Your visit can extend longer than the half-hour interval you select. (NOTE: \;The least congested time at the House is during the Sholes School Pageants\, times listed below.)
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\nTICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE (highly recommended) at \;PPFV.org/candlelight.

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At the 1843 Durant-Peterson House Museum

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At the 1872 Sholes School Museum

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Relive a traditional Christmas Pageant where students recite their lessons and everyone sings carols! Showtimes are:

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Each show is approximately 20 minutes.

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Seating is first-come\, first-served and is limited.

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\nThe \;1843 Durant-Peterson House \;and \;Sholes School \;Museums are located in the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve\, 37W700 Dean St.\, St. Charles\, IL. LOCATION:Durant-Peterson House & Sholes School LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve 37W700 Dean Street\, St. Charles UID:e.1902.30363 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260419T130342Z URL:https://business.bataviachamber.org/events/details/candlelight-and-christmas-pageant-12-07-2025-30363 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR