 December 6th and 7th, 2008
HOLIDAY IN THE VILLAGE
~~ Annual Fun 2-Day December Event ~~
The Saugerties Area Chamber of Commerce 
welcomes you to attend!
The Saugerties Village Businesses and the Saugerties Area Chamber of Commerce welcome you to the annual Saugerties Holiday in the Village, a 2-day event that happens the first full weekend of December. In 2008, that's Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th. Village Business Open House (Saturday, December 6th)
The Village Business Open House includes: - Saugerties Christmas Tour of Homes
- Many participating Village shops open until 8 p.m.
- Special discounts
- Window decorating contest
TOUR OF HOMES: At 1 p.m., the yearly Saugerties Christmas Tour of Homes kicks off from the Kiersted House. SHOPS OPEN UNTIL 8 PM: The shops and businesses located in the Village of Saugerties Nationally Registered Historic Business District invite you to visit Saugerties for a warm and welcoming Holiday Open House. The following shops will be open until 8 p.m. with special open house sales, refreshments and live music: - Casa Maria
- DIG
- Dutch Ale House
- English Garden
- Happy Paws Boutique
- Hudson Valley Dessert Company
- The Looking Glass
- Lux Hair Studio
- Michael Nelson Gallery
- Mirabella
- Muddy Cup / Inquiring Mind
- Newberry Antiques Co-op
- Partition Street Wine Shop
- Saugerties Healthy Pet Food
- Sweet Lili
- Tango Cafe
You’ll find fashion and vintage apparel, homewares, hardware, wines, jewelry, antiques, books and gifts galore all in a short walk that includes Market Street, Main Street and Partition Street. After you’ve finished shopping, you can grab a bite at one of our Zagat-rated fine restaurants. Cast your vote for your favorite holiday decorated window. The Dutch colonial Kiersted House, home of the Historical Society, will be open from 6 – 8 p.m.WINDOW DECORATING CONTEST: Select businesses will be decorating their windows for the holidays and they are looking for your vote. You can vote for your favorite decorated window by completing a ballot that the participating business can provide for you, and returning it to DIG or Lux Hair Studio, both located on Partition Street.
Voting ends at 8 PM on Saturday evening.
Votes will be tabulated, winner’s window certificates will be distributed, and the winners will be announced on Sunday at the tree lighting ceremony in Seamon Park. A press release will also go out to local media and publications.
There are 6 awards – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd places, and 3 honorable mentions. For additional information, contact Van at DIG – van@digtheshop.com
Fees: Free Contact: Nancy Campbell or Van Bolle
Phone: 845-246-0553 (Nancy) or 845-901-6826 (Van)
Email: nancyo@hvc.rr.com or van@digtheshop.com Annual Business Open House (Sunday, December 7th) Sunday, Dec. 7th is the Saugerties Winter Festival. As a "kickoff" of sorts to the 2009 Quadracentennial celebration, the Kiersted House is emphasizing a Dutch theme this year. Sinter Klaas (an early Dutch representation of Santa Claus) will be riding a beautiful white horse to the Kiersted House and will be greeting guests there. There will also be Dutch treats available.
From 2 to 4, the Saugerties Public Library will host a “Festival of Trees", involving a fun, tree-decorating contest. Also from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., there will be free horse-drawn wagon rides through our nationally-registered Historic Business district.
The Boys & Girls Club on Partition Street will be hosting cookie decorating from 1 to 4 p.m. This is being sponsored by Sawyer Savings Bank. Also in the Boys & Girls Club building, Art Lab will be offering arts and crafts and Elizabeth Stegmayer will be on hand, with Barefoot Storyland children's books. Also for the kids we'll once again have businesses offering crafts and activities for that the children can enjoy making and can take away (or eat, in some cases). There's even children's karaoke! The businesses offering crafts and activities are: - Boys and Girls Club - Cookie decorating, crafts (ArtLab) and books
- Exchange Hotel - Personalized ornaments
- Hudson Valley Dessert Company - Karaoke for kids
- Main Street Restaurant - Ornament making
- Mirabella's - Ornament making
- Mother Earth - Gingerbread cookie decorating
- Village Pizza - Fried dough snowmen
- Win Morrison Real Estate - Ornament making
As a special treat, there is a FREE acoustic performance on Sunday, December 7th at 3 p.m., at the United Methodist Church featuring the acclaimed American acoustic performers Jay Ungar and Molly Mason.
Although the concert is free, tickets are required. They may be picked up at Hope Farm Press on Main Street in Saugerties, beginning November 17th. The total number of tickets that can be handed out is limited to the capacity of the church. When you pick up your tickets, please understand there is a limit of 2 tickets per person, please. This concert is sponsored by: - Town of Saugerties
- Saugerties Economic Development Committee
- Village of Saugerties
- Saugerties Area Chamber of Commerce
Noon - 4:00 PM - Sinter Klaas (early Dutch representation of Santa Claus) arrives at the Kiersted House on horseback around Noon.
- Kiersted House celebrates a traditional Dutch Christmas, with Dutch treats.
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Strolling Carolers in Victorian Costume, throughout the Village
- Children's cookie decorating, crafts and Barefoot Storyland books at the Boys and Girls Club.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Festival of Trees (Community Tree Decorating Contest) - Saugerties Public Library
- Santa visits the Flower Garden on Partition Street
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM As a special treat, there is a FREE acoustic performance on Sunday, December 7th at 3 p.m. as part of the HOLIDAY in the Village. The performers are Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. Although the concert is free, tickets are required. They may be picked up at Hope Farm Press on Main Street in Saugerties, beginning November 17th. The total number of tickets that can be handed out is limited to the capacity of the church. When you pick up your tickets, please understand there is a limit of 2 tickets per person, please. This concert is sponsored by: - Town of Saugerties
- Saugerties Economic Development Committee
- Village of Saugerties
- Saugerties Area Chamber of Commerce
5:00 PM - Firemen's Parade of Lights - Partition Street to Lafayette Street to Washington Avenue to Russell Street to Partition Street and then Main Street to Seamon Park for the Day's Finale.
FINALE - Sing-Along at Seamon Park
- Lighting of the Holiday Displays at Seamon Park
Make the Village of Saugerties your holiday shopping destination this holiday season. As always, there is plenty of free parking at the municipal parking lot, off Partition Street (enter between Mirabella Restaurant and Partition Street Wine Shop).
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