5Things Dec. 21: State House Menorah Lighting and More

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1. The hosts for preschoolers, including storytime followed by children making paper snowflakes and snowflake window clings while learning about the science of snow, , 10 a.m., Free for HSP members or$5 per person (ages 3 or older), $8/for 2, $10/for 3, $15/for 4.
2.  presents  1 p.m. $20.
3. with Gov. Chris Christie, 125 West State Street, Trenton, 3:30 p.m., Free. 
4. , hosts its  through the Windsors, Ewing, Princeton and Lawrenceville. 7:30 p.m. Free. 
5. Today there will be periods of rain with a high near 56 degrees and wind gusts as high as 20 mph. Overnight it will rain, mainly before midnight with a low around 44 degrees.     

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