Eye on Oshkosh - Holiday Happenings and Beyond - taped 12-02-2021

On this super fun edition of Eye on Oshkosh, host Cheryl Hentz discusses with staff members from the Oshkosh Public Library and the Oshkosh Public Museum, some of the fun things they have in store for this holiday season. The library, for example, has a Meet & Greet with Santa and some live reindeer on Saturday, December 11 in Opera House Square (near the sundial downtown).

Sandy T., a community engagement librarian at the library, gives specifics about the event, including the fact that kids of all ages, even those who are kids at heart, can sit on Santa's knee and get their picture taken. Sandy delights us with all kinds of other events and activities the library is hosting this holiday season and continuing into spring.

In the second segment of the show, Emily Rock, current Registrar and Incoming Curator of Exhibits, joins Hentz to discuss their current traveling exhibit - a tribute to the classic holiday film, "White Christmas." They also discuss a traveling exhibit that just ended - this one was all about the Titanic, complete with artifacts that had been found that had belonged to some of the approximately 20 or so people aboard the RMS Titanic from Wisconsin. Considered to be unsinkable, the RMS Titanic sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean, four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Rock said some 10,000 people visited the museum to tour that exhibit. If planning on visiting the museum to see the White Christmas exhibit, you are strongly encouraged to reserve your spot online, because they are currently limited to how many people can be in the building at one time, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is the season of giving and there are plenty of opportunities to help those in need, including veterans who are homeless. Go to either the museum's website, or that of the library, (OshkoshPublicLibrary.org and OshkoshMuseum.org) and look at information for Operation Waverly. You can also see all the varied activities and events for people of all ages that these gems in our community have to offer in coming weeks and months. There is also another site collecting food for those in need and that website is hopefridge.com.

You can see the show here or by clicking on this link: https://youtu.be/Nurq95QYgLo