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While fewer vendors have changed some of the activities planned for Downtown Valdosta’s Winterfest, there is still plenty of Christmas and holiday activities planned for the coming week.
With fewer vendors, Valdosta Main Street will focus more on Downtown Valdosta businesses while still providing plenty of Christmas cheer on Saturday, Dec. 1.
Winterfest will include breakfasts with Santa, a bazaar and bake sale, the Converse-Dalton-Ferrell House open house, the Camellia Show, Santa visits in the historic Lowndes County Courthouse Square, an afternoon Winterfest 5K, a Gingerbread Players of Theatre Guild Valdosta holiday play, all concluding with the Greater Valdosta Community Christmas Parade starting at 5 p.m. running from Woodrow Wilson Drive down North Patterson Street to downtown.
See today’s edition for more details on these events.
Dance Arts presents performances of its 40th production of “The Nutcracker” next weekend. Since the early 1970s, Linda Chase of Dance Arts has presented her choreographic vision of Tchaikovsky’s famed Christmas ballet.
Dance Arts has presented this holiday treat every year since 1972, with one exception when Mathis City Auditorium was undergoing renovations. For the third year, the Valdosta Symphony Orchestra partners with Dance Arts to present composer Ptior Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s music live.
On Sunday, Dec. 2, Valdosta State University choirs present the annual Candlelight Concerts, 3, 5 and 7 p.m., on campus.
Other groups ensure that Valdosta and Lowndes County do not celebrate all of its Christmas shows on one date.
Trinity Presbyterian Church, First Christian Church, St. John Catholic Church, Christ Episcopal Church, etc., present Handel’s “Messiah,” 4 p.m. today, St. John Catholic Church, 800 Gornto Road. Admission: Free, though donations will be accepted to benefit Lowndes Associated Ministries to People.
In the coming weeks, The Crescent hosts its Christmas open house on the second weekend of the month. Valdosta Choral Guild also presents its annual concerts on the second weekend of December at the Valdosta High School Performing Arts Center.
So, there are plenty of talented folks wanting to help the community celebrate the holidays in the coming weeks. All you have to do is show up with a little Christmas spirit.
What We Think
City gets into Christmas spirit
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Charity never tasted so good
For one night, you can indulge your sweet tooth while contributing to a worthy cause at the same time.
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Historic day celebrated
On January 1, 1863, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious areas are and henceforth shall be free.
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How this garden grew
A special-needs couple wanted a garden. A teacher not only wanted to teach gardening skills but she also wanted to instill a sense of community purpose within her young students.
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Happy Father’s Day
He beamed with pride on our birth. He understood worry upon our birth. He is the giant by which we would judge all men. He protected us. He provided for us. He often sacrificed time with us to provide for us. He spent time with us.
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Thumbs up
THUMBS UP: To Stevie Young of Valdosta. The owner of Artistic Taxidermy, Young won Best in the World, Turkey, in the 2013 World Taxidermy Championship. His eastern wild turkey display dominated the competition, earning him the distinction of best in the world. Another title for TitleTown!
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Canning preserves food, way of life
When the going gets tough, the tough getting canning. Valdosta-Lowndes County residents have this opportunity.
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PSST!: Round Two!
With tonight’s opening of “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” Peach State Summer Theatre presents its second show of the 2013 season.
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A responsible fix for pets
The photo and story in Sunday’s paper about the dog whose owners had left him tied up with an electrical cord elicited a tremendous response from readers, outraged at the dog’s treatment.
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A band-aid in a crisis?
The announcement Monday by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities that a crisis stabilization center will be built in Lowndes County is good news for some, not so great for others.
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Slowing down for summer
Twenty-some years ago, it seemed Valdosta and South Georgia slowed down for the summer. School was out. Controversies seemed to dwindle. People seemed to work shorter hours despite the longer days.
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