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Paso Robles Main Street Association
Karyl
Lammers
Gathering with family and friends to reminisce about the completed year and think hopefully about what’s to come. This is one of the busiest months when wherever you go, you’ll always feel the buzz of the holiday season and enjoy the feast provided for all five of your senses. It can be an expensive month, so keep in mind Love is heavier than Gold!
Main Street has a fun-filled holiday agenda for Paso. We have a special Gift Card Tree, the tickets are $20 each, which puts you in line for the drawing on December 21, when you can walk away with over $1,000 worth of gift cards from downtown businesses. Whoopie!!! Just in time for holiday shopping! Tickets can be purchased at Bijou, Odyssey World Cafe, Kahuna’s and Jayde. You can also reach out to the Main Street office, call (805) 238-4103.
Our first event is on Saturday, December 3. It’s our 61st Annual Christmas Light Parade starting at 7 p.m. This year’s theme is “Deck the Halls.” The Parade starts at 10th and Spring Streets, goes up Spring, then right on 14th Street, right on Park Street, left on 12th Street, right on Pine Street, right on 11th Street, and ends at Park Street intersection. A special panel of Judges will present cash awards to the winners. It’s guaranteed fun for the whole family all over town! Contact Main Street Office for details at (805) 238-4103.
On Saturday, December 10, one of our most popular events is back at 6 p.m. on Vine Street (8th through 21st Streets). It’s the Vine Street Victorian Showcase for the 36th time! Santa & Mrs. Claus, The Snow King & Queen & the unforgettable
December Means Both Endings and Beginnings
Scrooge! We drive this street throughout the holidays because it’s so beautiful and such a tradition, but tonight everyone can walk it!
We wrap up our Holiday Events on December 17 with our 32nd Annual Victorian Teddy Bear Tea at the Park Ballroom from 2 until 4 p.m. Tickets go on sale December 5, $8 for children, $20 for adults. It’s an afternoon of music, singing, dancing, and entertainment. There are Teddy Bear tea cups to take home, gingerbread cookies, candy canes, pictures to color, and door prizes. Children are encouraged to dress up and bring their teddy bears. Get your tickets early, they do sell out!
Now you’re ready to settle down and enjoy the reason for the season. In and around our favorite events we get to enjoy what nature has to offer. Our December full moon is on December 8. This is referred to as the “Full Long Nights Moon.” Then on Wednesday the 21st, we celebrate the Winter Solstice with the shortest day of the year. Our days will begin to get longer until the Spring Equinox in March. This has been considered a time of personal reflection and cleansing. A time to stop bad habits and save your strength for the winter ahead. The year 2022 is coming to a close and 2023 is about to open.
During this time of reflection, Dr. Seuss reminds us, “You ought to be Thankful, a whole heaping lot, for the places and people you’re lucky you’re not.”
And “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is you-er than you”. So enjoy the journey from past to future. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandi
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