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Word is out. Gahanna’s holiday events are drawing both Central Ohio visitors and residents for seasonal memory-making unlike any other place in Ohio! The holidays in Gahanna are filled with festive traditions, family fun and magical events. With the holiday season right around the corner, we have quite the lineup to get you in the holiday spirit. The 2019 Gahanna Holiday Lights season of events is made possible through the generous support of Lew Griffin Insurance. 

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events: 

Holiday Lights Celebration 
When: 3-6:30 pm, Sunday, November 24, 2019
Where: Gahanna Creekside District, 117 Mill St. 

Visit Gahanna’s annual Holiday Lights Celebration kicks off the holiday season and reignites our jolly holiday spirit. Located in the scenic Creekside District, the event will feature 100+ free activities including a Reindeer Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Camel Rides, a Holly Jolly Holiday Train, a Calliope, Holiday Storytimes, Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, a giant Light Bright, a Holiday Tree Lighting and Santa arriving by Firetruck! (The tree lighting and fireworks are sponsored by Amy Paul, e-Merge Real Estate.) 

Holiday Character Breakfast (Sponsored by Meijer)
When: 8 am-12 pm, Saturday, December 7
Where: New Life Church, 3690 N. Stygler Rd.

A fan-favorite for the kiddos, the Gahanna Holiday Character Breakfast has become an annual holiday tradition for hundreds of Central Ohio families. Enjoy a pancake breakfast, face painting, hands-on crafts, costumed characters, and stories with the Gahanna branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. See Santa and a performance by the Gahanna Lincoln High School drama department.  Tickets are required for all ages. Three seatings are offered: 8:15 am, 9:30 am and 10:45 am. Buy tickets online now. 

Santa Race 5K & Little Reindeer Dash (Sponsored by Mount Carmel Health)
When:  9 am start, Saturday, December 14. Little Reindeer Dash | 5k Run/Walk
Where: Creekside Plaza, 117 Mill St. 

This popular annual event draws families, joggers, walkers, runners and people who just want to get in the holiday spirit in a fun way! The Santa Race is a festive, family friendly event that is open to all. The Little Reindeer Dash is suitable for children ages 6 and under. The race events includes T-shirts, medals and hats. Registration soon (it fills up quickly)! www.thesantarace.com 

Santa Visits at the Ohio Herb Center
When: 9 am-1 pm Saturdays, December 7 & 14
Where: Ohio Herb Center, 110 Mill St.

Santa is carving time out of his busy North Pole schedule for just a few hours--to listen to last-minute requests (and to pose for a few photos).  Bring the family and join the fun. Create some make-and-take gifts (including some from our hot chocolate bar) for just $5/per gift. Shop the Ohio Herb Center for thoughtful and unique presents!  

If you’d like to learn more about events in Gahanna, check out the Events section of the VisitGahanna.com website!

Excellent cuisine and Gahanna, Ohio go together like Tacos on Tuesdays or Wine on Wednesdays. As fans of perfect combinations and clever alliterations, we’re also fans of CHEAP EATS. Several establishments in our community have amazing deals on some of their signature menu items, and we’re here for it. If your palate craves delicious local cuisine on a friendly budget, then check out our list of some of the best Gahanna restaurant food and drink deals in town. 

Barrel & Boar
The atmosphere at this rustic Creekside Gahanna hot spot will catch your eye, and the food will keep you coming back for more. Every Tuesday, patrons can choose from brisket, pulled pork, pulled chicken, sausage, shrimp, or catfish tacos 3 for $8 or unlimited for $14. And on Wednesdays, guests can also enjoy half priced wine bottles.  

Wyandotte Winery
To help you get past hump day, Central Ohio’s oldest winery offers $4 glasses of wine in addition to half- priced appetizers from 5-8 pm on Wednesdays. You may also want to stop by on Fridays where they host live local music from 7-9 pm!

Kindred
This popular Gahanna brewpub has added new features, specials and events to their list of offerings. Happy hour runs Monday through Friday from 4 - 7 pm. Additionally, Kindred will continue their normal happy hour pricing during every Buckeye Game! The deal will run as long as the game does. Don’t miss the monthly wine tastings with Jon Offredo, owner of Offredo Selections. For only $15, you’ll receive 5 generous pours of wine from 6-9 pm. The next wine nights are November 11 and December 17, 2019. 

101 Beer Kitchen Gahanna
We can boast about 101 Beer Kitchen’s seasonal menu all day long, but it ALMOST overshadows their amazing happy hour deals! Monday through Friday from 3-7 pm, guests can enjoy half off drafts, and $3 off wine, mead and sangria pours, and $5 off growler fills to go! Note: we said ALMOST overshadows. No one does fresh creative, locally driven seasonal cuisine like 101BK. If you’re watching your wallet, split a few of their unforgettable appetizers. You’ll go home happy (and so will your belly). 

Arepazo Tapas and Wine 
Monday through Friday from 5-7 pm, Arepazo offers $5 Classic Margaritas and Sangria, $1 off all draft beer and wine! Their happy hour also includes $5 Tequenos, Papa Criolla and Yuca Frita appetizers.   

Local Cantina
Tuesday at this place means almost every taco is only $2 all day long, in addition to the complimentary chips and salsa. If you stop in between 3-7 pm, you can double up your happy hour with a $5 “Mustache Ride” (Local Cantina’s signature margarita), or draft beers for only $3. 

Want to learn more about Gahanna’s many unique, signature pubs, eateries, breweries, wineries and distilleries? Check out the Dine & Drink section of the VisitGahanna.com website! 

When it comes to creative, seasonal menus, 101 Beer Kitchen Gahanna sets the bar high. Given our love and obsession for all-things-autumn, we can’t help but swoon over 101 Beer Kitchen’s fall menu that is here to grace our palettes until December 10, 2019. As an added bonus, 101 Beer Kitchen also has some fun (and tasty) events happening in November!

101 Beer Kitchen’s fall menu is full of in-season vegetables, comfort foods that will warm you up and inspired, flavorful entrees. We asked 101 Beer Kitchen’s Kaitlyn Sargel about their most popular fall menu items (so far). Here are the top three:

• Fall Grilled Cheese & Soup
  Brie, Pears & Fig-Honey Jam on Sourdough Bread; served with housemade Beet Chips and Butternut Squash Soup topped with Duck Confit, Spicy Pumpkin Seeds and Crème Fraîche

• Butternut Squash Pierogis (V)
  Brown Butter, Sage, Shallots, Sherry Vinegar, Parmesan Cheese and Wilted Spinach 

• Green Chili
  Pork and Tomatillo Chili, Yellow Rice, Queso Fresco, Cilantro, Sour Cream, Corn Tortillas and Charred Lime

 And that’s just the beginning of the fall menu magic. Head on over to their website and check out their full fall menu here! 

101 Beer Kitchen also has some cool events coming up in November. What’s on deck?  

• Veterans Day Special:  November 11 All Day
  All veterans & active-duty military members present your military ID or wear your uniform on Veterans Day to receive $10 off your meal!

• Forbidden Root Pairing Dinner: November 12 @ 6:30
  Join 101 BK for a special 5 course meal/ 6 beer pairing by Chef Laz, featuring Forbidden Root--a Chicago native brewery opening at Easton this November. Forbidden Root produces culinary inspired brews perfect for pairing! Get your tickets here. 

• November Midweek Beer Geek: November 20
  101 BK will be featuring BrewDog’s new sour beer program, OverWorks Cosmic Crush Series. The beers will be: Cosmic Crush Apricot, Cosmic Crush Boysenberry & Cosmic Crush Cherry. 

Want to learn more about Gahanna’s many unique, signature pubs, eateries and events? Check out the Dine & Drink and Event sections of the VisitGahanna.com website! 

Kindred Brewing has been a go-to hangout spot in Gahanna, Ohio since 2016. Since then, Kindred has grown to be so much more than a brewery and one of the most Instagrammable places in Gahanna. Lately, the popular brewpub has added 7 new features, specials and events to their list of offerings. Check out what’s new! 

1. Lunch. Beginning this month, Kindred is open for lunch, hosting a different food truck every day. Starting at 12 noon during the week, expect a food truck to be waiting on the premises to help combat your lunchtime hunger (and offer a reason for you to get out of the office). 

2. Wine tasting. Kindred is now hosting a monthly wine tasting with Jon Offredo, owner of Offredo Selections. Jon is incredibly knowledgeable on the subject of wines. (Take advantage of wholesale pricing on bottles during these tastings.) For only $15, you’ll receive 5 generous pours of wine from 6-9 pm. Kindred will also have a food truck on site during these events. Dates for this event are Tuesdays, October 29, November 11 and December 17, 2019.

3. New cocktails. The Octocter cocktail of the month is called 13th Child and has Squid Ink as an ingredient! The cocktail consists of Gosling’s Black Seal Black Rum, Campari, Pineapple Juice, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, House-made Simple Syrup, Orange Bitters and Squid Ink. Admit it … you’re curious about how this one tastes, right?! 

4. Extended Happy Hour During OSU Games. Kindred will continue their normal happy hour pricing during every Buckeye Game! The deal will run as long as the game does.

5. Mead tasting. The brewery currently offers 8 flavors of Zen Bee Meadery’s amazing session mead. As a local son and pop operation, Kindred was one of the first places to carry their products. Stay tuned for the next mead tasting date. 

6. Running Club. Every Wednesday, gather at Kindred at 5:45 pm and take off with other runners in the community. The running club was created with the intention of getting the community together and meeting your neighbors. (It’s also perfect running weather right now.)

7. Kindred Kreepfest Party. Thursday (10/31 - Halloween night) Kindred will be hosting a Kreepfest Party to celebrate their Campfire Beer Tapping. There will be a Tarot card reader from 5-10 pm, a costume contest, and lots of candy! Maanas Indian Cuisine will be on site from 5–9 pm and they will still have their foodtruck cocktail pairing with a Mango Nectar cocktail for $7. 

What’s next for Kindred, you ask? We see some more beer tappings, sour bottle releases, live music and maybe monthly trivia in their future… Follow them on Facebook and Instagram, or check out their website to learn more and stay up-to-date!  

Want to learn more about Gahanna’s many unique, signature pubs, eateries and distilleries? Check out the Dine & Drink section of the VisitGahanna.com website! 

Your alarm goes off. Your feet hit the floor … or maybe you hit snooze for a few more peaceful minutes. Waking up in the morning is your chance to start fresh every day, although some days can be tougher than others with work stress and other factors building up your to-do list. One of the best things you can do for yourself is to invest in a little self-care. We had the opportunity to talk to Susan Rieser, owner of Thrive Massage & Wellness to talk about the benefits of massage, and what companies can do to help employee stress levels. 

What are some benefits of massage that can help reduce stress?
Massage can improve productivity. There are more than two decades of research on the effects of massage on brainpower and productivity, and they all say the same thing: adding massage benefits employee and company alike. Massage can relieve both stress and physical discomforts associated with corporate positions, increasing focus. That increased focus translates to better work done in less time.

Are there specific types of massages that are better for stress?
Several types of massage have been shown to be effective in reducing stress metrics in clinical trials. Chair massage, Swedish, and Trigger Point massage may be recommended to reduce stress. At Thrive, we customize every massage to fit the goals of the client.

How is Thrive Massage & Wellness partnering with companies in order to help employees reduce stress?
Stress alone is costing US employers an estimated $300 billion annually. Stress causes absenteeism, accidents, lower productivity, and can directly cost you money with legal, medical, and insurance costs. Stress has been linked to headaches, sleeplessness, and fatigue. 

Studies show that even a few weeks of offering chair massage in an office can do a world of good, including increasing alertness and job performance, as well as reducing complaints of stress, anxiety, and depression. Thrive offers on-site massage at several corporate locations, hospitals and senior care facilities. We offer corporate partnerships to make wellness services more affordable for associates to achieve their wellness goals. Thrive also offers chair massage at your location for your associate appreciation and holiday events. 15 minutes of chair massage have been shown to lower cortisol levels. (High levels of cortisol are linked to high blood pressure and a suppressed immune system.)

What should people know about Thrive?
Thrive is a locally owned family business. Our mission is to make wellness affordable, accessible and achievable right in our Gahanna neighborhood. We offer a variety of tools to improve your quality of life including:

• Swedish and Therapeutic Massage, Infrared Saunas,  Sound Table sessions and Meditation appointments

• Affordable room rental space for local health service providers

• Nurse Practitioner, Sheryl Lehman, is available by appointment at Thrive on Tuesdays [mobilefamilypractice.com / 614.633.8684 (she makes house calls!)]

• Acupuncturist, Ahmed Edwards is available by appointment at Thrive on Fridays [614.849.2099]

Want to learn more about Thrive Massage & Wellness? Call Thrive at 614.989 5356, email thrivemassagewellness@gmail.com for a menu of services, or visit their website.