Celebrate the Holidays on Main Street!
Saturday, December 3rd Holiday Kick-Off
Spend the day on Highlandtown's Main Street with FREE activities for the whole family. Check out our seasonal shopping spots and pick up a few gifts, too!Follow all of our holiday fun on Facebook!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
| 10:30am | Holiday Double Feature |
| Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue | |
| Start the holiday season with a screening of two beloved family-friendly classics: The Best Christmas Pageant Event and How The Grinch Stole Christmas! | |
| 11:00am-5:00pm | Train Garden |
| Engine House 41, 520 Conkling Street | |
| Find your favorite neighborhood landmarks...IN MINIATURE! Natty Boh! Frank Zappa Statue! Patterson Park's Pagoda! FREE! To see the train garden schedule click here. | |
| 11:00am-4:30pm | Santa House |
| Conkling Street at Eastern Avenue | |
| Check The Highlandtown Merchants Association presents the annual Santa House! Stop by our quirky cottage in Highlandtown to visit Santa and his merry elves! | |
| 12:00-7:00pm | Holiday Pop-Up Info Shop & Art Gallery |
| 401 & 403 Conkling Street | |
| Check out our one-day pop up shop! We’ll transform an unoccupied store front into a fun, new shopping spot! We’ll have holiday treats, unique gifts, and items from local merchants. We’ll also be giving out a list of the seasonal shopping spots in Highlandtown AND a special “Train Ticket,” a coupon which will be good for discounts from participating merchants through December 31! Cash only, please. | |
| 3:00pm | Maria Broom StoryDancer with Jali D, the Drum Talker |
| Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Avenue | |
| FREE! Songs & Stories in Honor of Kwanzaa Effervescent, fun, amazing--Maria Broom dances her way thru a vibrant griot performance, and Jali D's drumming sounds out the voice of Africa in this pre-Kwanzaa celebration for the whole family. | |
| 3:30pm | Essay Contest Award Ceremony |
| Engine House 41, 520 Conkling Street | |
| Local students recieve awards for essays on "If I couldn't get there by car, I'd..." | |
| 4:30pm | Conkling Street Plaza Holiday Lighting |
| Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue | |
| Kick-off the holiday season with friends, businesses, and neighbors. | |
| 4:45pm | Unsilent Night |
| Southeast Anchor Library, 3601 Eastern Avenue | |
| No singing required! Bring your ipod or boom box! We’ll all press play together to start Phile Kline's Unsilent Night masterpiece and walk down Main Street to share the music! | |
| 5:00pm-7:00pm | Pop-Up Gallery Reception |
| 401 & 403 Conkling Street | |
| FREE reception of art installation, organized by ha! and the UMBC CADVC featuring video feeds of collages by area students. |
