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Milton celebrates holidays with Oak Street Christmas Fest
In December 2004, friends of the arts, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, and the Milton Clubhouse Trustees (the GFWC Milton Woman’s Club and Milton Shakespeare Club) sponsored the Oak Street Christmas Art Show. It was a way to assist those artists who had been hit hard by the cancellation of numerous art and craft shows following hurricane Ivan, as well as personal loses felt by many of those who chose to participate in the event.By popular demand, both from the artists and the sponsors, the show returns December 8-11 as the Oak Street Christmas Fest. It will kick off on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. with a holiday concert and caroling event in the street in front of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and Parish Hall. Arts, crafts, food and entertainment will fill the grounds outside both the Parish Hall and the Milton Clubhouse, as well as inside each building, on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m to 4 p.m. The show will be held on Oak Street (located one block south of Highway 90) between Escambia and Elmira Streets in historic downtown Milton, Florida.Cecile Stephens and Paula Lou Mapoles are cochairing the event again this year. Charles Samuel, band director at Avalon Middle School in Milton, is once again lining up the live entertainment and is arranging for the kickoff concert and caroling event. Clairen Reese, executive director of the Santa Rosa Educational Foundation, is serving on the planning committee and is responsible for several aspects of the event. Father John Wallace of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church and his wife, Trisha, are serving as liaisons for the church.The Episcopal Church Women at St. Mary’s will be serving a gumbo/soup luncheon throughout the weekend inside the Parish Hall and additional food vendors will be located on the grounds and in the streets. And, Santa’s Sweet Shop will be located inside the Milton Clubhouse.Artists and crafters are invited to participate. A limited number of spaces are available at $50 each. If you are would like an application to participate, call 850-6269567 or 850-623-9635 or e m a i l OakStArtShow@aol.com.
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