Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet visitors during the annual Christmas parade in downtown Cave Spring, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 3. More Small Town Christmas in the Country events will be held through the weekend.Looking for ways to boost your holiday mood this weekend? Here are a few ideas, and you’ll find more throughout chattanooganow.com.
* Caroling With the Fishes: The Tennessee Aquarium, 1 Broad St., will have choruses, soloists and instrumentalists stationed throughout the galleries performing holiday music from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4. Santa will be available for keepsake photos. Admission is free for members, $14.50 for nonmember adults, $9.50 for nonmember children. www.tnaqua.org.
* Christmas Bazaar: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Blue Ridge, Ga., will hold its 10th annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Wetherburn Tavern at High Hope Plantation, an 18th-century-inspired property that is open to the public only once a year for this event. The village street features buildings and a chapel much like those found in Colonial Williamsburg.
The handmade and handcrafted array of items for sale includes Americana cabin decor, rustic and whimsical holiday decorations and ornaments, painted pine-cone wreaths and an assortment of homemade baked goods, jams, jellies, Russian tea, peanut brittle and applesauce.
Teresa Wankel, president of the Episcopal Church Women, says some of the most popular items have been featured every year of the sale. They include decorative cork reindeer, lighted bottles, Mountain Candy and a silent auction favorite, The Rector’s Traditional English Dinner prepared by Victor Morgan. Prices start at $1.