Coastal Companion

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Mount Pleasant Holiday Farmers Market and Craft Show – Mount Pleasant, S.C.

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Mount Pleasant Holiday Market and Festival will again delight residents and visitors on Saturday, December 8, from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. The Festival is a combination of locally grown fresh produce, baked goods, hot food and homemade preserves. Hand crafted gifts by more than 75 local artisans will include Christmas ornaments, glass work, lighthouses, whimsical holiday crafts, doll clothing, and original art by locally recognized potters, painters and photographers. Live entertainment with a holiday twist will flow through the market. Due to ongoing construction at Moultrie Middle School, the location of the Holiday Farmers Market and Craft Show has been relocated to the Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex.

Children activities will include face painting, a jump castle and a visit with Santa Claus. Santa will ride a 1941 Ford fire engine to the market where he will listen to Christmas wishes and hand out candy canes from the back of the fire truck.

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Winter Celebration in Mandarin – Jacksonville, Florida

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Bring your entire family and get ready for a day of fun as the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society sponsors its eighth annual old-fashioned celebration at the Walter Jones Historical Park. Enjoy hayrides, rides on the putt-putt train, Victorian and Civil War re-enactors, children’s crafts and games, music, refreshments, and a visit from Santa! Mandarin Museum & Historical Society 11964 Mandarin Road Jacksonville, FL 32223
Phone: 904 268-0784

11 a.m. jorge504 only fans to 4 p.m.www.mandarinmuseum.net

The 6th Annual Taste of the Town to Be Held On Veterans Day – Summerville, S.C.

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November 5, 2007, Summerville, SC – The Greater Summerville/ Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce and Summerville D.R.E.A.M. (Downtown Restoration, Enhancement and Management) have joined once again to host the 6th Annual Taste of the Town, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 11 from noon to 4 p.m. in Historic Downtown Summerville and will feature delectable food “tastes” from the finest restaurants in Summerville.

In partnership with the National Veteran’s Day Celebration, a four day schedule of events in the Low country honoring our veterans and armed services (www.nationalveteransdaycelebration.org), the event will showcase local restaurants with entertainment provided throughout the day. The program includes live music, a local Summerville arts district, open house weekend holiday shopping and children’s entertainment complete with jump castles and face painting by the Summerville Artist Guild. Admission is free and food tastes are individually priced. There will be judged prizes for “Most Patriotic Booth” and “Best of” food categories.

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Christmas in the Park – St Marys, Georgia

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Christmas in the Park, held at the St. Marys Waterfront Park, will be celebrated December 15 from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. a full day of excitement. The fun-filled family event will have the park decked for Christmas and ready for Santa’s arrival.

The festivities begin with the annual “Search for the Yule Log” contest. Held downtown St. Marys, the walking scavenger hunt will begin at the St. Marys Welcome Center where the clues will be given to find the two hidden Yule Logs having a grand prize of $100 each. Immediately following the contest Santa Claus is Coming to Town! on the Toonerville Trolley. Santa will arrive with 1000 stockings stuffed to the top with toys and goodies for the kids.

All of the events are free of charge (the donation of a new toy for a needy Camden County girl or boy would be appreciated) from the holiday Ginger Bread House serving up cookies and cocoa to numerous crafts, games and activities for the kids. Hayrides and a kids train, holiday carolers and choirs, bell-ringers and musicians the day will be chocked full of yuletide fun. The evenings’ Grand Finale: Dress in fuzzy pajamas and bring your cozy blanket to snuggle up under the stars with hot cocoa and treats to watch “The Polar Express” on a large outdoor movie screen.

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Fall Arts and Crafts Festival – St Augustine, Florida

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Features art created from lace to limestone and crayons to crystal. This juried art festival takes place at Francis Field behind the St. Augustine Downtown Historic Parking Facility located on Castillo drive in St. Augustine. The festival is sponsored by the St. Augustine Art Association.
Francis Field behind the St. Augustine Downtown Historic Parking Facility located on Castillo Drive on Saturday, Nov. 24 – Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: $1 per person

904.824.2310
www.staaa.org