I know, I know we are the ONLY CITY in America that has a downtown Christmas event on a Thursday night.  Yes I know that every child who is at the age to be most excited about the arrival of Santa in this trade area has a spelling test on Friday.  We hear you - loud and clear and I promise that we have registered your valid concerns to our city leaders over and over again - to NO avail - but at least they know you want to come but simply can not.

In spite of it being on a Thursday night - the event drew hundreds of you downtown for a beautiful Christmas parade, chili cook off and some world famous Lori Grice FREE popcorn.  Even though many….many…..many of you simply could not get out on a school and work night to participate - the event was a HUGE success.  We appreciate all of you who waited in long lines all night to sample our FREE popcorn.  We began this tradition years ago of rolling out our vintage popcorn machine and making old fashion, not so healthy, but VERY good popcorn.  It is a small way we can say THANK YOU to those of you who support our business and all of Downtown throughout the year.

This year the organizers combined the event with a tour of homes on Savannah Avenue.  Next year hopefully we can expand the event down West Main street.  This and all downtown events have so much promise.  We appreciate your support and would like to also thank the City of Statesboro, the Downtown Development Authority, the Averitt Center for the Arts and the Statesboro Convention and Visitors Bureau for organizing a beautiful Christmas event downtown.

If you missed the event tonight - come downtown tomorrow night (Friday) for First Friday.  It is a fun, cultural event that draws lots of people to our vibrant downtown.  Hope to see you tomorrow night!