Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Happenings

It will be a SAINTsational Christmas in St. Francisville this weekend.
 
Congratulations and Good Luck to the West Feliciana High School Saints this Friday night aganist Patterson, we will be cheering you on.
 
The White Lights are beautiful downtown, it is truly magical.  The weather looks perfect so here we go with Christmas in the Country.
 

FRIDAY-DECEMBER 3, 2010

 

1:00pm-5:00pm Women's Service League will sell Fresh Wreaths and Plantation Country (Pre-wrapped) Cookbooks-Ferdinand St
5:30pm-First Baptist Church Children's Choir will sing on the front porch of Town Hall - Ferdinand Street
6:00pm- West Feliciana Middle School Choir – will sing on the front lawn of the Town Hall – Ferdinand Street

Mayor Billy D'Aquilla will light the Town of St. Francisville Christmas Tree and will host a Welcome Reception, Fireworks and a special visitor to make that Christmas Wish to!!!
6:00pm-8:00pm - Peep into our Holiday Homes - participating homes will have a sign indicating participation. Ferdinand & Royal St.
7:00pm- Baton Rouge Symphony and Dessert Reception at HEMINGBOUGH.  Tickets available at Bank of St.Francisville.

Check out the downtown shops for late night shopping.

 

SATURDAY-DECEMBER 4, 2010

 

7:30am - Prayer Breakfast at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
              Breakfast with St. Nick at Jackson Hall at Grace Episcopal Church brought to you by the Women's Service League 8:00are, 9:30am & 11:00am - Three seating's available. Reservations encouraged.  Tickets are $6.00.  Heidi Pittman 721-3563
9:00am-5:00pm – Women's Service League - Fresh Wreath & Plantation Country Cookbook Sale – Ferdinand St
9:15am - Bains Elementary Chorus - Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
9:30am - Bains Lower Elementary ChoirVoices in Motion Historical Society Museum - Ferdinand Street
10:00am-2:00pm - Lyrical Quartet will stroll along Ferdinand and Royal Streets
10:00am-4:00pm Parker Memorial Park - Food, Music and Children's Activities- Spacewalks, train and pony rides, games, The Main Street Band, Christmas Photos- and lots of food and fun. Holiday Baking Contest
10:00am - 4:00pm –Parker Park –FOOD, VENDORS, SPACEWALK & OBSTACLE COURSE  Homemade Items- Jewelry, Photographs, Honey, Paintings, t-shirts, Calendars, Hair Bows and much, much more. 

10:00am-4pm- Christmas at Oakley Plantation – Annual Holiday Festival Highway 965
10:30am - WFHS Latin & Spanish Clubs - Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
11:00am - WFHS Choir - Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
11:30am - Junior Jazzercise Demonstration- Ferdinand St.

Noon- Shin Sun Korean Martial Arts Demonstration- Ferdinand St.
Noon-4:00pm - Angola Inmate Traveling Band – across from Garden Symposium Park
Noon-2:00pm - Main Street Band in Parker Memorial Park
2:00pm – Women's Service League present the Christmas Parade – Saintsational Christmas -  along Ferdinand and Commerce Sts

                Chanel Lemelle 505-6600

6:00pm- Community Sing A Long Methodist Church Royal Street
6:00pm-8:00pm -Live Nativity First Baptist Church on Highway 10 & 61

6:00pm-9:00pm- Peep into our Holiday Homes- participating homes will have a sign indicating participation.  Ferdinand & Royal Sts

6:00pm-8:00pm-Christmas at Oakley – Candlelight Tours, periodic music and wassail – Highway 965

  

SUNDAY-DECEMBER 5, 2010

 

11:00am-5:00pm – Women's Service League - Fresh Wreath & Plantation Country Cookbook Sale- Ferdinand Street

Noon-5pm-Friends of the Library presents The Christmas Tour of Homes- Tickets are available at the Historical Society Museum on Ferdinand St and the Library.  The tour price is $15.00. 4 Homes are: Sam & Noelle Leblanc, The Menon's Victorian, Larry & Nora Miller and  Mike & Carol Dufilho. 

 

Check out the downtown shops for late night shopping. Check out the back for the Store Specials during the Weekend.


Hillcrest—Commerce St.—Open House all weekend.  Kameleon Jewelry Trunk Show

                           Friday from  3pm-5pm Book Signing with Bevil Knapp—St. Francisville

Tattle Tales—Commerce St.– Enter a drawing for $100.00 gift certificate with purchase.

Border Imports—Commerce St.—Open House and Sale

St. Francisville Inn's  Wine Parlor– Commerce St. 10% off any bottle of wine.

Sage Hill—Commerce St.– Friday book signing with Bevil Knapp from 10am-1pm—"St. Francisville". Trunk Show for

Pure Sanctuary, Waxing  Poetic and Vanishing Heirloom Vintage Jewelry. Personalized Christmas Ornaments and Samplings and book signing by Dana Hotard  Adjusted For You—Healthy Recipes

Birdman Coffee & Books—Commerce St.—All original Art on sale, Holiday cards from Lynn Wood's artwork.

Bohemianville Antiques—Commerce St.—Open House and refreshments

Magnolia Café—Friday night music– United We Jam

Backwoods  Gallery—Ferdinand St.—Open House

St. Francis Arts & Antiques—Ferdinand St.—Open House

Miller on Main—Open House

The Shanty Too—Ferdinand St.—Open House—Free Gift Wrap, tastings of soups and gourmet dip mixes.  Music by Lynn Brosette

Harrington Gallery—Royal St.—Holiday Exhibit   "All original Art is Tax Free"

Grandmothers Buttons—Royal St.—Discontinued Jewelry Sale until dark.

Patrick's Fine Jewelry—Spring Creek Shopping Center—Weekend Specials.  Sterling Silver Jewelry 30% off.,

Colored Gemstones 30% off, Designer Jewelry 30% off, Diamond Jewelry 30% off, $1,000.00 40% off, Watches 30% off and

Register for Waterford Crystal drawing. 

Butler Greenwood  Plantation—Sunday—Anne Butler will be autographing her books at the plantation gift shop from 9am til 5pm

Myrtles Plantation—$1.00 off the Historical Home Tour (daytime)

Carriage House at the Myrtles Plantation—One Free Non Alcoholic Beverage with purchase of an entrée when you present this flyer during the weekend.

 


REMEMBER SHOP THE NIGHT AWAY THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 & 16, 2010 from 5:30pm until 8:30pm.
The following local shops will stay open for evening shopping, the stores will have specials, samplings, refreshments, tastings, and great shopping.
The Birdman, Sage Hill, A Few of My Favorite Things, Hillcrest, Patricks Fine Jewelry, Ins N Outs, Grandmothers Buttons, Harrington Gallery, The Shanty Too, Historical Society Museum Gift Shop, St. Francisville Inn's Wine Parlor, Bohemianville Antiques, Backwoods Gallery, St. Francis Arts and Antiques.
 
 
Louisiana State Penitentiary Mseum Open House December 1, 2010 from 10am until 2pm.  Please join us for a day of good food, Christmas Cheer and fellowship.
 
Have a great weekend

 
West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission
800-789-4221 or 225-635-4224


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