Holiday Shopping in Gilpin County
By David Josselyn
The 16th Annual Winter Arts Festival, December 8th and 9th, sponsored by the Gilpin County Community Center brought food, music, balloons, gifts galore, and of course, the main man of the North Pole, Santa Clause. The Community Center was decked from top to bottom in festive decorations including an over-sized chandelier made entirely from balloons courtesy of Tonya McNeill. The holiday season would not be the same without the Festival where folks can find fine art, crafts, homemade jellies and breads, locally roastedcoffee, books, antiques, dogs to adopt, and fun knick-knacks to fulfill their gift lists. Special music from Calvary Chapel Choir and The Gael accompanied shoppers drifting from one vendor to the next. Demonstrations from Gilpin Parks & Recreation Dance and Taekwondo wowed the crowd. The Holistic Homestead held their semi-monthly farmer’s market with fresh, organic produce. One of the great things about the mountain festivals, is it brings together an amazing and interesting group of people.
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