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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...


Read below for news about holiday events and more.

- Christmas tree lighting & parade: We're only a few days away! Parade begins at 5:30 pm with the Tree Lighting ceremony immediately afterwards in Culligan Plaza.

-Events on Saturday, November 25: Downtown will be bustling with events, including:

  • Small Business Saturday: Shop local this holiday season. Come downtown for this national event and #shopsmall.
  • Winter Art Walk: From 12- 5 pm, the art galleries & studios of downtown will have special receptions, refreshments, and live music! Browse new winter exhibits & find one-of-a-kind gifts.
  • Home for the Howlidays: Tour six downtown apartments decked out for the holidays. Join the after party at the Fletcher Depot at 8 pm. Tickets $20, all proceeds benefit the Humane Society.
- Looking for a way to get to all of these events?  We are excited to announce that TBTA is setting up a special trolley to run through the downtown on Saturday! Rides will be FREE all day-- and there will be special giveaways for those that ride. Click the image below for full schedule and route.


- Welcome to downtown, My Front Porch Decor by Tathia! Downtown's newest store features hand painted signs, decor, and gifts. Located next to the Center Building (where Music & More used to be). Visit the store on facebook for hours and more information. 

- Thank you to all who came and supported our first ever Plays in the Park event! Even though we had to hold the performance inside due to inclement weather, we had over 100 attendees enjoy a free performance of Hamlet at Thunder Bay Theatre. Stay tuned for details about future productions-- we plan on holding a free performance outdoors this spring.
 
Upcoming downtown events:

11/21: Black Sheep Wine Club. 7 pm. Taste special Thanksgiving wines, including Louis Jadot and Nouveau Beaujolais. $3 for members, $5 for non-members.

11/22: Customer Appreciation at the Fresh Palate. Beginning at 4 pm, come down to celebrate the Nucleus' second anniversary. Craft beers are normal price for your first, $0.25 for your second. Live music begins at 8 pm.

11/22 & 11/24: Rock in the Season with Way out Way & Cool Breeze Cal at the Owl Restaurant. From 7-10 pm, kick of the holiday weekend with live music.

11/24: Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade. Begins at 5:30 pm on Chisholm & 9th, finishes in downtown Alpena.

11/24: Tree Lighting Ceremony. Begins after the parade in Culligan Plaza.

11/24- 12/10: Meet Me in St. Louis at Thunder Bay Theatre. Based on the MGM classic movie starting Judy Garland, this holiday classic takes the stage. Produced with AHS Masquers Club.

11/24: Thanksgiving Weekend with Bobbing for Piranhas. At 9 pm, the local favorite will be playing live at Nucelus Tavern.

11/25: Winter Art Walk. 12-5 pm. The art galleries will have special winter art exhibits, refreshments, hot cocoa, and live music from 1-3 pm. 

11/25: Small Business Saturday in downtown Alpena. Shop local this holiday season and #shopsmall.

11/25: Home for the Howlidays. 4-8 pm. Tour downtown apartments, bid on silent auction items, and then join the free after-party at the Fletcher Depot featuring live music, cash bar, and more. Tickets for the event $20, the after party is free to attend. 

11/30: Winterview Opening Reception. Beginning at 6 pm, come to Art in the Loft for an opening reception for their winter display of local artwork.

12/8: Holiday Open House at Harborside Center. 5:30- 7:30 pm at Suite Salon Spa.

12/14: Blue Phoenix Book Club. 6-7 pm.
 
 

From the director's desk...


Thanksgiving may not be here yet, but walking through downtown, it sure looks like the holiday season has already, silently, arrived. Christmas decorations up, lights on, tree delivered, holiday merchandise out, events planned. 

I often get the question: how can I be more involved in the downtown? Or, how can I contribute to the positive momentum downtown? My answer is usually simple: come downtown. Support our businesses. Shop at our stores. Drink local. Eat at our restaurants and eateries. Come to performances, to events.

This holiday season, I challenge you to try Alpena first. Before ordering online, before planning a shopping weekend downtown, I challenge you spend a day, an afternoon, in our downtown first and see what you can find for all of those on your list. Between our clothing, shoe, jewelry, book, home, and Michigan-made stores, you may be surprised what you can find. Visit our local art galleries for prints, pottery, and other pieces of art that are sure to be unique. Or, give the gift of taking a friend out to dinner at one of our restaurants or to see a performance or movie at our theaters.

As our friends at Thunder Bay Theatre say to their audience: thanks for being here-- without an audience, we would always be in dress rehearsal. Thanks for shopping, for eating, for drinking, for visiting, for photographing, for supporting our downtown. Without you, we would just be a showroom and some abandoned streets.

See you soon,

Anne Gentry
Executive Director, Alpena DDA

 
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