Time to celebrate holidays with lights, music, boats and Santa
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November 29, 2023
Nancy Crowell
THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE – Thanksgiving came early this year, but lights started appearing on houses and in yards throughout La Conner weeks ago. The Slider Cafe brightened up Morris Street significantly, turning their multiple Christmas lights and displays on Friday evening after turkey day.
Santa is coming to town early this long holiday shopping season. He makes his first appearance today, Wednesday, Nov. 29, at the La Conner Swinomish Library to read stories to children from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Dec. 2 he is at the La Conner Rotary Club's Pancake Breakfast at Maple Hall, 8-11 a.m. After a breakfast that includes scrambled eggs and sausage, Santa is waiting on stage for dog friendly photo taking. Cost: $10, adults, $5 kids; free, under five.
Your wallet will be needed as you browse and buy from your neighbors selling their wares at the La Conner Kiwanis and La Conner United sponsored Craft Fair, 9 a.m-3 p.m. on the first and second floors of Maple Hall.
Santa returns at the other end of First Street, probably on a 1941 white fire truck, for the annual Christmas tree lighting in Gilkey Square. Folks will gather at 5 p.m. Santa shows around 5:30 p.m. Poof! He makes the tree's lights come on and then stays and takes kids on his lap to make sure he has their wish list right.
There are tiny Christmas trees Friday, Dec. 1 at the La Conner Swinomish Library's annual Tiny Tree Auction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. View them now and come back to bid, mingle and munch on refreshments and then buy and take one home.
Lights, action, music
"Elf the Musical" opens Thursday, Nov. 30 and plays at the Anacortes Community Theater through Dec. 16. This family friendly show has a cast of over 20 to tell the story of Buddy, a young orphan who mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. Tickets and times:
acttheatre.com.
"Seussical the Musical" opens Dec. 1 at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon. It is a whimsical romp through some of the classic Dr. Seuss stories from our youth. With heart, joy and a little bit of holiday cheer, this delightful musical features a cast of over 40. Based on the works of Dr. Seuss, it is fun for the whole family.. Shows are weekends through Dec. 16 with Dec. 14 a "Pay What You Want" performance. This is a NITE production. Schedule and tickets: lincolntheatre.org.
The Shelter Bay Chorus' annual holiday concerts are Dec. 8, 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Shelter Bay community clubhouse, 1000 Shoshone Drive. The program offers "Joy to the World," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Let It Snow," and sacred songs, including "There is Faint Music." Admission is by donation.
The Skagit Valley Chorale's "Heralding Christmas" concerts are Dec. 16-17 at McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon. Special guests include the Madison Elementary School, Mount Vernon's children's choir. Come and sing along. Tickets and times: skagitvalleychorale.org.
Return to Gilkey Square and spread out up and down the Swinomish Channel boardwalk early on Saturday, Dec. 9 for the 6 p.m. La Conner Lighted Boat Parade, sponsored by the Swinomish Yacht Club and featuring, as they write, "stunning, hand-decorated yachts and boats illuminating the Salish Sea waters of the Swinomish Channel for a waterborne parade that travels from the La Conner Marina along the La Conner boardwalk and under the Rainbow Bridge to Shelter Bay." Information: swinomishyachtclub.org.
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