One may not think of evergreens as animated entities, but at the Christmas in Middletown event, they walk. How so? Local school officials, who apparently don’t take themselves too seriously, don a tree costume. The ambulating “trees” are just a part of the event that includes pony rides, kids’ arts and crafts, and, of course, Santa’s arrival on a fire truck. This free soiree happens on December 14, 4–8 p.m., in downtown Middletown. See middletownareamerchants.com for more information.