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Dallas Avenue (Hwy 342) at Main Street 
Lancaster, Texas
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December 4-5, 2009 - Lancaster Lights & Tour of Homes
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Friday, December 4th
Starting at 7:00 PM
Tour of Homes - Preview Party
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Lancaster Texas Heritage Park Foundation presents the 5th Annual
Tour of Homes Preview Party, hosted by Deborah and Jeff
Nelson. Enjoy their beautifully restored American
Victorian home (shown at left) while sampling the delectable
pasta bar presented by Kale's Kitchen. Then tour four
homes of distinction, culminating with a dessert coffee bar at
the American Four Square home of Emily and Ray Lewis.
Tickets
are $35 per person and are available at Hardscrabble Antiques on
Lancaster's Historic Town Square.
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Saturday,
December 5th
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tour of Homes
Tour four homes of distinction,
including:
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American Prairie Home |
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Sears & Roebuck Catalog
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American Four Square Home
(shown at left) |
Tickets are $15 per person and
are available at Hardscrabble Antiques on Lancaster's Historic
Town Square. |
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Saturday,
December 5th
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Christmas Open House at the MKT Depot
The Lancaster Historical Society
will welcome visitors to the Historic MKT Train Depot in
conjunction with Lancaster Lights & Tour of Homes.
Refreshments will be offered, and entertainment will be provided
by the choir from First Baptist Church of Lancaster.
Dr. Mary Sykes will be on hand to
answer questions and sign the newly published pictorial history
book about Lancaster. Books are available for $24 each.
This event is free and open to
the public.
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December 12,
2009 - Christmas in Olde Towne Lancaster
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Starting at 10:00
AM
2nd Saturday on the Square
2nd Saturday on the Square will feature great shopping with
arts & crafts vendors and their specialty wares. Most stores will
be open late for holiday shopping.
Dr. Mary Sykes will be on hand to
answer questions and sign the newly published pictorial history
book about Lancaster. Books are available for $24 each..
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Starting at 5:00 PM
Lancaster's Christmas Parade of Lights
Heritage
Park is the place for parade-watching ~ Even the
judges will be stationed here! After the parade, Santa will be
on-hand to greet children of all ages, and will be available for
photos. Santa is scheduled to help Mayor Marcus Knight
light up a special Christmas Tree. Afterward, there will
be lots of free activities for the kids, provided courtesy of
Lancaster Parks & Recreation.
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Vendors - Please call
Mary Kinnard at 972-227-2579 for information about booth space.
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Click here
to download an application in PDF format (202 KB). |
Applications are also available at the Lancaster Chamber of Commerce,
located on N. Dallas Avenue at Main Street,
near the entrance to the Historic Town Square. |
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| It's going to be a wonderful,
old-fashioned Christmas in Lancaster this year, so plan to join us for
as many events as you can fit into your schedule. For information
about other events in Lancaster, check out our Visitors and Tourism
website at:
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Read the feature story about Lancaster's Town
Square at GuideLive.com - http://www.guidelive.com/feature/283/ |
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