December 2013

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6-7 CHRISTMAS PROGRESSIVE DINNERS

Weekend package features Fri. reception and Sat. evening candlelight culinary tour. Grand Escape Inns of Saugatuck Call or visit our website grandescapeinns.com or (800) 647-6023

6-8, 13-14 ON THE AIR: CHRISTMAS 1950s - A RADIO SHOW

7:30 PM - Celebrate an old fashioned Christmas at the historic Red Barn in Saugatuck located at 3657 63rd Street at Blue Star Hwy. Enjoy original Christmas Radio Episodes of Gunsmoke, My Friend Irma, and Father Knows Best as well as music and vintage commercials. For more info call (269) 857-5300.

7 NOUVEAU FEST

1-5pm. Celebrate the first wine of the new vintage! Cellar tours & wine tasting at Fenn Valley Winery, Fennville. For more info call (269) 561-2396 or visit fennvalley.com.

7 WINE PAIRING DINNER

6 pm. The Belvedere Restaurant is offering an informative and fun wine pairing dinner series the first Saturday of the month. Wines from a particular region will be featured, paired with a six course gourmet meal prepared by Chef Shaun Glynn. The dinners focus on ingredients, dishes and style of cooking indigenous to the featured wine region. Call (269)857-5777 or visit thebelvedereinn.com.

7, 14, 21 SENSATIONAL SATURDAYS

Stores stay open late in downtown Saugatuck & Douglas. Sponsored by Saugatuck-Douglas Area Business Association. (269)857-1626

7 SAUGATUCK CHRISTMAS PARADE

1pm. Festive Holiday Parade which includes local high school band, Peppermint Stick Brigade and Snow Shovel Brigade. Sponsored by the Visitors Bureau, (269) 857-1701.

7 SCA WINTER GREENMARKET

10am- 2 pm. Deck your halls with fresh greens and wreaths from our Winter Greenmarket! Saugatuck Center for the Arts, sc4a.org.

7 BRIDGE LIGHTING

6pm. Saugatuck & Douglas communities join in lighting the Blue Star Hwy Bridge and singing carols. SABA.(269) 857-1626

7 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

3pm-7pm. American Spoon hosts open house featuring entertaining ideas for the holiday. Free event. (269) 857-3084

7 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

9am- 3pm. Crafts, bake sale, sloppy joe lunch and many gift ideas. Saugatuck United Methodist Church. (269) 857-2295

8 HOLIDAY “REFLECTIONS” CONCERT

3 pm & 6 pm. Lakeshore Community Chorus will perform Holiday Reflections Concert. Visit website lakeshorecommunitychorus.org for details and to purchase tickets.

12 LIBRARY FILM SERIES

7pm. Touch of Evil (1958); “Orson Welles – Director and Star” film series sdlibrary.org

13-14 CHRISTMAS PROGRESSIVE DINNERS

Weekend package features Fri. reception and Sat. evening candlelight culinary tour. Grand Escape Inns of Saugatuck Call or visit our website grandescapeinns.com or (800) 647-6023

13-15 CHARLES DICKENS’ A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Dickens’s classic Christmas tale featuring Ebenezer Scrooge, various ghosts and an assortment of lovable Londoners. Brought to life by community performers. Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun. 7pm; Sat. Matinees 2pm. Performances at the Saugatuck Woman's Club. For ticket reservations, please call the Visitors Bureau at 269-857-1701.

14 PICTURES WITH SANTA

11am-1 pm. Have your pets’ picture with Santa. Photos by Grumpy Pet Photography. Just Dogs in Saugatuck. (269) 857-8108, justdogssaugatuck.com

20-22 CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Dickens’s classic Christmas tale featuring Ebenezer Scrooge, various ghosts and an assortment of lovable Londoners. Brought to life by community performers. Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun. 7pm; Sat. Matinees 2pm. Performances at the Saugatuck Woman's Club. For ticket reservations, please call the Visitors Bureau at 269-857-1701.

24 CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

Carols, choirs, inspirational message and lifting of candles illuminating the darkness. 7pm in our Sanctuary at Community Church of Douglas, 6780 Wiley Rd. For more info call (269) 857-1492

24 CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE

7pm. Candles & Communion, Celebrating the Birth of Christ! First Congregational Church of Saugatuck, 296 Hoffman St Info (269)8572929 or 1stcongregational.net

25 JOY OF CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE BELVEDERE INN

3pm. Make our home your home for Christmas Day! The magical Belvedere Mansion, bedecked with garlanded mantles, staircases and a 10 foot Christmas tree is the setting for a spectacular dinner buffet prepared by Chef Shaun Glynn (Galway, Ireland). Come relax and enjoy the holiday! (269) 857-5777 or thebelvedereinn.com.

31 NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATIONS

Ring in 2014! Join area restautants and bars as they host New Years Eve Celebrations. For info call: (269) 857-1701.

31 NEW YEARS EVE DINNER AT THE BELVEDERE INN

5:30 pm & 8 pm. Ring in the New Year in style! A celebration five or six course dinner offered by Chef Shaun Glynn (Galway, Ireland) highlights this wonderful New Year's Eve event at the Belvedere Inn and Restaurant. Call:(269) 857-5777 or visit: thebelvedereinn.com.

31 FREE RIDES FROM INTERURBAN

6pm-2am. Celebrate Safely, free bus rides in Saugatuck, Douglas and Saugatuck Township. Interurban, (269) 857-1418

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