Pepin Hometown Holiday Nov. 28

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The public is invited to several events in the Village of Pepin during the upcoming holiday season.

On Friday, November 28, the day after Thanksgiving, join us at 6:30 p.m. for the lighting of the Holiday Christmas Tree next to the Bank of Alma on Second Street. We will have a bonfire, caroling accompanied by Dave Zahn and his trumpet, and hot cider.

Also on Friday November 28, the Lake Pepin Art & Design Center, (LAPDC) will have an opening reception for the Members’ Holiday Show and Sale from 5:30-7:30 pm. At 8:00 the LAPDC will host a concert of live local music, including Patchouli, The Ditch Lilies and the Trapper Schoepp Band.

Our Hometown Holiday Weekend is December 5-7. On Friday, Dec 5, Santa will be at the Bank of Alma in Pepin from 3:30-5 p.m. The Latanés will host a cookie decorating activity at their shop from 3:30-6 p.m.

On Saturday, Dec. 6, St. Nick will be in town and there will be horse drawn wagon rides from 11-4, the Lutheran Church will have their cookie walk at 9:00, the Methodist Church will have a bazaar at 9:00, BNOX will have a glass blowing demonstration from 10-5, the Latanés will host the decorated cookie contest from 10-6, the LAPDC will have a Christmas decoration making workshop from 10-12, the trebuchet fruitcake toss will be at 1:00, and the LAPDC will host a ballet recital at 3 p.m. There will be great shopping at Pepin’s stores, and shoppers can play the new, Explore and Discover Pepin Game to win prizes.

The evening will end with a fireball flinging with the trebuchet at 6:00 at the corner of Lake and Hwy 35, and the screening of the Christmas Classic It’s a Wonderful Life, at 7 p.m.

Shops will also be open Sunday, Dec. 7, with in-store activities and specials.

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