The Magic of Christmas in Essex 2015

SAVE THE DATE!

Saturday, December 12 is Magic of Christmas in Essex Day. Here’s a summary of the schedule as of the time of this posting. Visit the Magic of Christmas in Essex website for complete details and up-to-the minute updates. (Events are subject to change. Please visit the website for final details as they become available.)

9:00am to 4:00pm: Visit Holiday Vendors located at Lake Champlain Yoga & Wellness and inside the CFES Center. Visit local shops: Pink Pig, Neighborhood Nest, Essex Ice Cream Café, Cupola House, Lake Champlain Yoga & Wellness, and ReNew.

9:30am: Santa & Mrs. Claus arrive at Essex Ferry dock, where they will greet children and families

9:45am: Essex Fire Department transports Santa & Mrs. Claus from the Essex Ferry dock to the Essex Fire Department

9:45am to 11:00am: Free pancake breakfast with Santa & Mrs. Claus at the Fire Department

9:30am to 3:00pm: Fabulous Holiday Photo Booth (At 12:45pm, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand for pictures!)

10:00 am to 3:00pm: Christmas bazaar at Essex Community Church (annual soup and sandwich luncheon at 11:30)

10:00am to 4:00pm: Silent auction at Belden Noble Memorial Library

11:00am to 3:00pm: Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop for Kids (Free). Where: 2305 Main Street (one house south of the Essex Town Hall)

12:00pm to 5pm: Essex Christmas Art Show at the Adirondack Art Association. Children are invited to create their own tree ornaments from 2 – 4 pm and can package them as gifts. There will also be an ongoing Christmas mural being created to which children and adults can add images.

12:00pm to 12:30pm: Reindeer Fun Run for Kids around Beggs Point (Start & Finish at Lake Champlain Yoga & Wellness)

12:45pm to 2:00pm: Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus

2:30pm: Steven Kellogg reads The Christmas Witch at the Belden Noble Library while creating illustrations from the book.

4:00pm: Town tree lighting with Christmas music and singalong by Willsboro Central School students. Santa & Mrs. Claus then travel across the street to light the town tree. (Children who have completed their scavenger hunt card can turn it in to Santa for a Christmas gift from Essex!)

7:00pm: Come to the Whallonsburg Grange Hall for some Square Dancing fun with the Upstate New Yorkers

Thanks from Christmas in Essex Organizers (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)
Town Tree Planted for Holidays (www.essexonlakechamplain.com)

About Tom Mangano

Tom became the director of the Belden Noble Memorial Library in Essex after a 33-year career as technical editor at GE in Schenectady. In 2009, Tom received a master's degree in information science from the University at Albany. He became library director in Essex in 2011. Tom and his wife MaryAnne divide their time between Essex and Schenectady.