Traditional holiday tunes performed by a guest choir, a scene from the Nutcracker Ballet by Coastal Youth Ballet Theater, casts of Le Grande Cirque & Magical Spirit of Ireland, Prince Sparks, Gabbie Rae as Hannah Montana, Santa Claus, and many more!
For more information please call 800-386-4662 or visit our website at www.broadwayatthebeach.com
WTOC Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony – Savannah, GA
At 5:30 p.m., the WTOC Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will begin in Morrell Park. There will be live entertainment for the entire family from local choral groups, dance groups and many others. The evening will culminate with the lighting of the WTOC Christmas Tree.
For more information call 912.644.6452 or visit http://www.savannahsouthernlights.com/
The Tybee Christmas Parade – Tybee Island, GA
Fun, family Christmas themed parade featuring Santa Claus and other unique participants. Parade begins at Tybrisa Street at 3:00 p.m. and ends at Memorial Park. Children’s Christmas party immediately following.
December 13th, 2008 at 3:00 pm in Memorial Park, Tybee Island
The Tuskegee Airmen – Charleston, SC
Have house guests over the Thanksgiving weekend? Bring the crew down to the Museum for a visit to From Slave to Sharecropper: African Americans in the Low country after the Civil War, then watch The Tuskegee Airmen. This movie picks up at the end of our exhibit period and tells the remarkable World War II story of the U. S. Army Air Corps Fighting 99, the first squadron of African American combat fighter pilots. Did you know the Tuskegee Airmen had a Low country connection? Over 500 Tuskegee Airmen received advanced combat training at Walterboro Army Air Field from 1944-1945 before they were sent into action in the European theater. RATED PG-13.
FREE for Charleston Museum members and FREE with admission ($10/adults, $5/children, under 3 free) Call (843) 722-2996 for more information!
Summerville Christmas Parade – Summerville, SC
The 2008 Summerville Christmas Parade will take place on Sunday, December 14 and will begin at approximately 2 p.m. The parade had over 3,000 actual participants and attracted between 15-20,000 spectators last year making it one of the largest parades in the state of South Carolina. This parade is hosted by the Summerville D.R.E.A.M. (Downtown Restoration, Enhancement and Management) and the Summerville Fire Department.
This year’s theme is “A Main Street Christmas.” All community members are encouraged to promote their organization or business and holiday spirit by participating in the parade. Participants can enter a decorated float, have employees wear a holiday costume and distribute candy or come up with their own creative entry. All parade entries will be judged by adherence to theme, originality/creativity/overall effort and visibility. Only entries decorated in the holiday spirit will be allowed in the parade. Prizes will be awarded to the top entrant for Best Adherence to Theme, Most Creative, Most Original and Best Overall.
Entry fees are $35 for a school or church group, $50 for non-profit or civic organization and $100 for a business (DREAM business members $50). There is also an option to contract a commercial float with driver and signage for $500. Commercial floats are “first come, first serve.” Registration forms must be received no later than Monday, November 17, 2008 at 5 p.m.
To receive a 2008 Summerville Christmas Parade registration packet, to contract a commercial float or for further information, please call the Summerville D.R.E.A.M. office at 821-7260 or Jack Pratt at 308-3399.