Photo: Drumming up smiles

Jim Oly, outfitted as Santa Claus, paid a visit to Lincoln Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6 for a little performance art to make a little noise and spread a little holiday cheer.

Oly, who is always up for the challenge of making people smile, found the old drum in his storage unit and decided to build a makeshift drum kit that included plastic buckets, a frying pan and a vintage Tonka toy front end loader.

Set up for a time in the Citizen's Alliance Bank parking lot, Oly's virtuoso drum solos gave him the chance to visit with a lot of friends, young and old, who stopped by to say hi. He also had candy for kids of all ages who stopped to visit Santa.

"I hope to continue my little crusade of good cheer in (the) coming weeks before Christmas. Because now more than ever Big Smiles are needed Everywhere," Oly said in a Facebook post about his recent visit.