LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Veterans Memorial Civic Center continues to bring classic movies to families at an affordable price. 

Their candlelight concerts will kick off the new year and will be held in two historic venues. This year, concertgoers will be treated to "Harp by Candlelight". The Lima Symphony is comprised of dozens of world-class musicians sharing their talents in Northwest Ohio. These concerts will showcase a fewer number of musicians with soloists performing some of classical music's best composures in the candle-filled venues.

Once a month through April, the Civic Center will be showing family movies on the big screen. This is the third year for the Groupie Movies series but the first time they've held a Groupie Movie Night since the pandemic.

Thursday's movie was "The Polar Express" and free peppermint lattes were handed out to get viewers in the Christmas spirit. The Civic Center Foundation keeps ticket prices for this event low so that as many people as possible can come out and enjoy a nostalgic movie with their family. 

Before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, the Lima Symphony Orchestra will be getting the party started with their annual pops concert.  This year they will be joined on stage with Jeans n’ Classics for "Never Break the Chain, The Music of Fleetwood Mac."  The concert will feature such hits as “Little Lies,”  “Dreams,” and “Don't Stop.”  While the crowd will have a great time singing along, the symphony musicians are enjoying playing some of the iconic music that they grew up with.

They are called "HOT" tickets. Students can get them for being "Here On Time" at school as a reward. The school district introduced the "Every Day On Time" program last year and has seen an improvement in on-time attendance. The tickets are a reward for the students' efforts. The "HOT" tickets will be entered into a drawing for "HOT" chips that are being supplied by State Farm Insurance Agent Corey Frazer.

A familiar face will be returning to the Delphos area and will be bringing some magic with him Krendl is an award winning illusionist that had his start begin in his own hometown in Delphos. 

November is National Adoption Month, and to help raise awareness, SAFY and the Wapa Theatre are coming together to have a showing of the holiday classic "Home Alone" that the whole family can enjoy. This event is open to the whole community and welcomes any family, big or small.

You can feel it in the air, it is the Christmas season, and Katie Honigford tells us how the students at Ohio Northern University have every note and dance step ready to put everybody in the holiday spirit. Of course, we are talking about the Holiday Spectacular. For 27 years, the show has been one tradition that area residents and the performers look forward to.

The group says they would like to see a red wave wash over the state come election day. Governor Mike DeWine says if he is re-elected to office, he will continue to create jobs in the state, and make sure that the workforce is there to support these new jobs and that starts by giving students options to help develop their own futures.