Here's the who-what... on the event:
WHO: Ionic Collective and Peanut Butter Jelly Co. (PB&J)
WHAT: The 2nd annual Light Up Over-the-Rhine (Light Up OTR) will take place this Friday in Over-The Rhine. Community leaders, residents, young professionals and artists will join together this holiday season to set up over 1000 luminaries framing an 8-block radius from Central Parkway to Liberty Avenue. The warm glow will symbolize safety, unity, and the coming of the holiday season. A 25-foot tree will be mounted as a permanent holiday fixture at The Famous Neon’s Unplugged. Light Up OTR will benefit the Freestore Foodbank with a $1 entrance fee, or a non-perishable canned good, required for entry.
WHERE: The Famous Neons Unplugged, located at 208 E. 12th Street in Over-The-Rhine, and the outlying Over-The-Rhine area.
WHEN: Friday December 16, 2011
- • 7:00 p.m. Volunteers can gather together to assemble luminaries at The Famous Neon’s Unplugged.
- • 8:00 p.m. Teams will be coordinated to disperse the luminaries throughout the neighborhood.
- • 10:00 p.m. All volunteers and guests will gather back at The Famous Neon’s Unplugged to gather for the second annual lighting of the OTR Christmas tree.