Crittenden County Christmas hits holiday high gear
Plenty of seasonal celebrations, community events on the calendar
By Ralph Hardin
news@theeveningtimes.com
If you missed the West Memphis Christmas parade Tuesday night or the Marion Christmas parade last night — maybe you had to work late, maybe you had a prior engagement, or maybe it was just to darn cold — don’t worry, there’s still a bevy of holiday-themed events coming up that will be sure to stir your Christmas spirit. Here are just a few community gettogethers that are coming up:
Tinsel & Tables
Sponsor and decorate a holiday- themed table for 8 in a unique fundraiser benefitting neurodivergent children, youth and young adults in Crittenden County, tonight, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at The Post Event Center in West Memphis. The cost is $500 for a table or $50 for individual tickets. Tinsel & Tables will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, music, a silent auction and prizes for Best Overal Table, Most Creative Table, and Crowd Favorite.
Call (901) 598-7077 for more information or to purchase a table.
Sugar Plum Market
Still have a few items left on your Christmas shopping for a hard-to-shop-for friend, or d you maybe want to pick up something sweet for yourself? If so, then check out the East-Ark Enterprises Sugar Plum Market. The annual commuity bazaar returns this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Marion First Baptist Church, 2137 Hwy. 77, in Marion.
Vendors will be offering unique gift ideas to help check off your holiday shopping list, including arts and crafts, food, jewelry, home decor, clothing items and much more.
And there’s still time to be a vendor and rent a booth! Call (870) 732-2750 or find the Sugar Plum Market on Facebook for more information.
All proceeds from the Sugar Plum Market benefit EastArk Enterprises’s Sheltered Workshop, serving area special needs adults in the workplace.
Mingle & Jingle
After you’ve perused the Sugar Plum Market, head down Highway 77 and across the railroad tracks for the 4th annual Mingle & Jingle Christmas tree lighting festival. The City of Marion will flip the switch on the holiday season on Saturday, with activities from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Courthouse Square in Marion, culminating with the tree lighting ceremony.
Mingle & Jingle will feature Christmas music, live Nativity animals, vendors and food trucks, letters to Santa and pictures with Santa, the big Greenway tractor, a kiddie train, a bigger and better snow machine and more.
For more information, email the Moms of Marion at momsofmarionar@gmail.com or find them on Facebook.
And while you’re there, check out “Mingle in the Museum” to get a unique Sultana Disaster Museum ornament for your Christmas tree!
WM Winter Festival
The West Memphis Advertising & Promotion Commission
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will present a special Winter Festival on Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, featuring music, ice skating, mini ice go-karts and food trucks, in the Civic Complex parking lot, 212 W. Polk. Ave.
Friday hours will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday hours will be from 2 to 9 p.m. There will be a $5 entry free. For more information, go online to www.visitwestmemphis.com.
UAEX Open House
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Extension Office is an active force in the community, serving many reginoal farmers, promoting agriculture through the 4-H program and offering free and low-cost classes on a variety of topics, ranging from arts and crafts to cooking to raising livestock to being a supporter of the Crittenden County master Gardeners program..
The Extension Office will be hosting a special holidaythemed Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the Courthouse Square in Marion, featuring a soup bar and desserts.
The community is invited to come and meet recently-appointed Extension Office Agent Ali Salisbury, see what the Extension Office offers to the community and get answers to any questions you might have about programs and services.
So, get out and find a place to plug in this holiday season!
