on Every night until December 31st, the Earle May Boat Basin is hosting their annual Lights Along the River Drive Through Lights Display! COVID safe, you stay in your vehicle, tune to 99.3 FM for some holiday music, and drive through almost a mile of holiday lights AND seasonal themed displays. Occurs daily from 5 p.m. CST to 9 p.m. CST. 
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Dothan Boots & Saddle Club’s Saddle Up Santa will still occur in 2020! This year, the event will be a drive-through in order to keep things safer for everyone. Saddle Up Santa is a drive-through Christmas Festival with tons of goodies, food, and gifts from Santa! Please be sure to bring a can of food for the Salvation Army Food Bank donation. The event will be held today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Houston County Farm Center; cars will enter from Cottonwood Road.
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This Saturday, December 12th is the annual Town of Sneads Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting. Starting at 4 p.m., the parade can be viewed on Hwy 90 and will drive from Sneads Auto Parts to McDaniels Grocery.
After the parade, City Hall will be hosting the Town tree lighting. There will be an inflatable set-up appropriate for small kids, free hot dogs, chips, drinks, and hot chocolate! Please wear masks to keep everyone safe, and be sure to bring warm coats.
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Tomorrow is the opening of Lafayette Landing! Enjoy the unveiling of this new community space in downtown Marianna from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, December 10th. There will be a ribbon-cutting to start the event as well as live music, refreshments, and food trucks. Please wear masks for community safety!
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Jackson County Public Library is adapting to these trying times with online storytime. On Wednesdays at 10 a.m. on Facebook, Miss. Peggy will be hosting Storytime. The first December date is tomorrow, December 9th! Visit the Jackson Public Library’s Facebook upcoming events page HERE to participate, find more details, or decide on specific dates.
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Dothan Area Botanical Gardens is holding a special event for the holidays: Gardens Aglow! A weekend event during the month of December, Gardens Aglow bathes the familiar beauty of Dothan’s Botanical Gardens in the gentle glow of holiday lights. For only $8 per person (age 9 and above), this is a steal to wear out the kids, the pets, and even the unruly significant other! Held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Gardens Aglow by Dothan Botanical Gardens will be held on December 5th, 11th, 18th, and 19th. For more specific information, visit their Facebook event page specific to each date: HERE!
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The City of Marianna is having their annual Christmas Parade tomorrow, December 4th. The 2020 theme is “Christmas Everything,” and will be starting at 5:30 p.m. in downtown Marianna. All entries and viewers must follow the CDC Guidelines for social distancing; masks are encouraged for all. Proceeds from the parade are going towards Main Street projects and community events. The parade will start at Daniels Street, travel east on Lafayette Street, and end on North Madison Street. Hope to see you there!
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December is National Write to a Friend Month! When was the last time you wrote a letter by hand? In the modern world of today, there are quicker ways to get in touch: email, text, IMing (instant messaging), and more. Yet nothing feels more special than opening the mailbox and pulling out something that isn’t junk mail or a bill. Additionally, hand-writing a letter to a friend, posting it in the mailbox, and waiting to get a letter in reply can be a joyous, addictive cycle of truly serendipitous surprise and positive feelings of companionship.
Looking for some ideas on how to have a memorable, fun letter-writing experience? Consider the following list of suggestions:
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Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! GivingTuesday was brought to life in 2012 with the idea of encouraging people to do good. In the past eight years, it has “grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.” source Now, GivingTuesday is an annual event held each year on the Tuesday after the U.S.A. Thanksgiving celebration. This year, it falls on December 1st! It’s held the same day for participating countries. Want to celebrate GivingTuesday? All it takes is kindness; you can give your voice, time, money, goods, and/or advocacy to support the communities, causes, and people in your life.
Visit the official Giving Tuesday website for more information HERE.
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The Florida Chautauqua, Inc. is putting on their last performance of Annie Kids today at 2 p.m. The show is performed by their fantastic Emerald Coast Theatre Company education program students. The non-profit is charging only $10 per ticket to see this amazing, classic hard-knock-life story.
Tickets are available at the box office the day of OR online at Florida Chautauqua Site.