Here’s a press release about holiday events in Whitewater —
2010 HAPPY HOLLY DAYS SCHEDULE
Community Activities Highlight Local Businesses and Family Fun
Happy Holly Days Kicks off Friday evening at 5 pm on December 3rd with a new event added to the weekend, Live Window Story Telling from 5 pm to 6 pm located at Studio 84, Quiet Hut Sports, and the FrameDog. (For a full schedule of weekend story telling see below.)
The Lighted Parade will begin at Main and Whiton at 6 pm, ending on Whitewater Street.
Other events held throughout Downtown Whitewater Friday night are Roasted Chestnuts at Main and First Street, free hot cider and cookies at the Culture Arts Center, and free hot coco and cookies at the Hamilton House Bed & Breakfast during the Parade.
The fabulous Stoughton Madrigal Singers will perform immediately following the parade with classic seasonal pieces in the Prairie Tiller Mural Parking Lot, free hot cider, cookies & music at the Celebrate the Season Party at the SweetSpot and also the Warm Up Party at the Guild on the Triangle with free cookies. Lastly please enjoy the lighted Christmas Tree Walk located at the Culture Arts Center featuring Christmas trees sponsored by local businesses and John McGivern’s Home for the Holidays will begin at 7:30 at the Young Auditorium.
Santa will make his first appearance at First Citizens State Bank, downtown location, on Friday from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm, then making his way to the Parade. Start your Saturday by attending Breakfast with Santa from 8:00 am to 11:00 am in Esker Hall, sponsored by the Whitewater Optimist Club.
Saturday is a full day and the Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce will once again host the Annual Holiday Gift Certificate Give Away. Please contact Deb Williamson @ 262-473-4005 for a complete listing of participating businesses. A full event listing of open houses, storytelling and other activities hosted by local businesses is located below. Activities include gift wrapping, holiday storytelling, samples of A Christmas Story, hands-on projects such as gingerbread house building and cookie decorating.
The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce will be selling raffle tickets during the parade and also at BicycleWise, Culver’s Dale’s Bootery, First Citizens State Bank, GMA Printing, LSM Chiropractic, Strands on the Floor, and other Whitewater Area Chamber member businesses for the Whitewater Chamber Holly Days Raffle. Tickets are only $10.00 each and the winner will receive $1.000 in Chamber Cheques. A wonderful way to purchase Christmas presents since the Cheques can be used like cash at any Chamber member business. The drawing is on Sunday evening at 5:00 pm in the Chamber office, 171 West Main Street.
Happy Holly Days Schedule
December 3rd, 4th, & 5th
Storytelling in Spanish and English are in red print
Friday December 3, 2010
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Santa will be at First Citizens State Bank
5:00 pm Quiet Hut Sports, 186 West Main Street, will host Michael performing pieces from A Christmas Carol
5:00 pm Studio 84, 121 West Center Street, will host Jenn Samson reading Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
5:00 pm LA Preferida, will host Marco Wence at 177 West Main Street reading Los osos Berenstain Al Rescate de la Navidad & Arturo y la Navidad
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Roasted Chestnuts (Corner of First and Main Street)
5:00 pm Lighted Christmas Tree Walk – Culture Arts Center
5:30 pm FrameDog, 145 West Main Street, will host Jenn Samson reading T’was The Night Before Christmas
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Lighted Parade
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Cookies and Hot Cider Culture Arts Center
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Cookies and Hot Chocolate Hamilton House Bed & Breakfast
Immediately following parade – Stoughton Madrigal Singers – Mural Parking Lot
Immediately following parade – Celebrate the Season at Sweet Spot Coffee Shoppe – Free Cider, Cookies & Music
Immediately following parade – Warm up Party theGuild onthe Triangle – Free Cookies
7:30 pm John McGivern’s Home for the Holiday Young Auditorium
Saturday December 4, 2010
All Day – Lighted Christmas Tree – Culture Arts Center
8:00 am to 11:00 am Breakfast with Santa sponsored by Whitewater Optimist Club – Esker Hall
8:00 am to 5:30 pm Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Gift Certificate Give Away
8:30 am to 3:00 pm Flora Villa Open House
9:00 am to 3:00 pm BicycleWise & Sports Fitness Open House
9:00 am to 4:00 pm Sentry Open House
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Free Gift Wrapping at Studio 84
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Art for Christmas at Studio 84
10:00 am to 5:00 pm Cookie Decorating at Studio 84
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Home Distribution Vendors & Open House
Noon – University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Play-off Football Game
Noon to 2:00 pm Whitewater Arts Alliance Fund Raiser Luncheon
1:00 pm the Guild on the Triangle, 141 West Whitewater Street, will host Kim Blanchette performing a story
2:00 pm FrameDog, 145 West Main Street, will host Jeanine Fassl performing A Pint of Judgment
3:00 pm LA Preferida will host Deb Williamson & Group at 177 West Main street performing Samples of a Christmas Story
3:30 pm Leon Furniture, 153 West Main Street, will host Jeanine Fassl performing A Pint of Judgment
4:00 pm LA Preferida will host Deb Williamson & Group at 177 West Main street performing Samples of a Christmas Story
4:30 pm Culvers, 1414 West Main Street, will host Marco Wence reading Los osos Berenstain Al Rescate de la Navidad & Arturo y la Navidad
5:00 pm Lighted Christmas Tree Walk Culture Arts Center
7:30 pm The Gala Holiday Concert at Young Auditorium
Sunday December 5, 2010
8:00 am to 5:00 pm Holiday Gift Certificate Give Away
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Flora Villa Open House
10:00 am to 3:00 pm Home Vendor Distribution & Open House
11:00 pm to 3:00 pm BicycleWise & Sports Fitness Open House
11:30 am Green House Coffee Company, 1155 West Main Street, will host Jim Winship performing a story
12:30 pm BicycleWise, 1130 West Main Street, will Host Jim Boisvert performing a story
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Gingerbread House Workshop at The Sweet Spot Coffee (Call for availability)
1:30 pm Maurice’s, 1117 West Main Street, will host Jeanine Fassl performing A Pint of Judgment
2:30 pm McCullough’s Pharmacy, 1173 West Main Street, will Host Jim Winship performing a story
3:30 pm Quiet Hut Sports, 186 West Main Street, will host Jeanine Fassl performing A pint of Judgment
4:30 pm Discover Whitewater Tourism, 171 West Main Street, will host Jenn Samson reading Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer & T’was The Night Before Christmas
5:00 pm Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce Raffle Drawing located at 171 West Main Street
5:00 pm Lighted Christmas Tree Walk Culture Arts Center