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Merchants in downtown Warsaw will sponsor their second "Hometown Holiday Weekend" on Dec. 12-14.
The event, geared toward family fun and entertainment, will begin Friday and will feature Christmas music, appearances by Santa Claus, food vendors and candlelit downtown sidewalks.
Holiday shoppers will be treated to strolling carolers and musicians from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 12, and carriage rides will be available throughout the weekend.
The Christmas Holiday Ball and Silent Auction will take place from 9 p.m. to midnight Dec. 12 at the lower level of the Elks building. Admission to the ball is $25 per couple and a food donation for Combined Community Services.
Festivities start around noon Dec. 13, with Santa at the Town Center Mall until 4 p.m. and again from 5:30 to 7 p.m., along with singers and elves. Tours of the Candlelight Inn will be offered, and Santa will lead a light parade at 5 p.m.
Beverage and food vendors will be available for downtown shoppers from noon to 8:30 p.m., and two carriages will be available for rides from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Also beginning at 5:30 p.m. the community choir, made up of singers from area schools and churches, will entertain at the courthouse.
Admission to matinees at Lake Theatre on Dec. 13 and 14 will be canned goods to be donated to CCS. Warsaw Wesleyan Church will offer free gift wrapping both days at First Plaza, near First National Bank's downtown offices.
Santa will be putting in a busy weekend, appearing again at the Town Center Mall from noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 14, along with carolers, singers and musicians. A carriage will take families on rides, also from noon to 3 p.m.
For more information about the Hometown Holiday Weekend, call Paula at Kaleidoscope, 269-3535, Cathy at 267-2276 or Party On! at 269-6067.
