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Angela Allen, director of the Granville County Tourism Development Authority, appeared on WIZS’ Town Talk Wednesday at 11 a.m. to discuss a few of the many weekend holiday events happening in Granville County.
Granville Little Theatre’s FrUiTCaKes
The Granville Little Theatre will present FrUiTCaKes, a Christmas production, at the Oxford City Hall Auditorium on December 7 & 8, 13-15, 2019.
Mix together a batch of fruitcakes, three dozen Christmas trees, 10,000 outdoor Christmas lights, a chickenpox epidemic, two southern spinsters, an estranged old man, a lost cat named Tutti Frutti and a Christmas hog named Buster, and you’ve got the recipe for a fun-filled and touching evening of holiday cheer.
A moving story of alienation, understanding and reconciliation, FrUiTCaKes provides audiences with a heaping helping of holiday warmth and Christmas cheer.
Oxford Christmas Parade and Lighting of the Greens
A magical night is planned this Friday, December 6, 2019, for the 14th Annual Lighting of the Greens and Christmas Parade sponsored by Downtown Oxford Economic Development Corporation (DOEDC), the City of Oxford and partner Granville Health System. Events are scheduled from 4 until 9 p.m. in downtown Oxford.
The Christmas parade will take place rain, snow or shine, so please plan accordingly.
Event Schedule:
4 – 6:30 p.m. – Vendor Market opens
5:30 p.m. – Line up begins for parade participants
6:30- 6:45 p.m. – Welcome and opening comments
6:45 – 6:50 p.m. – Lighting of the Greens
7 p.m. – Parade starts
The parade will start on Belle Street, travel down Williamsboro Street, then Hillsboro Street, and end by taking a right on McClanahan Street to the Public Works Parking lot. Please note that there will be no parking in the Public Works parking lot (127 Penn Avenue) on the evening of the event.
Butner Christmas in the Park
Butner Gazebo Park – 416 Central Avenue in Butner.
This is a beautiful evening, which includes a children’s time of visiting with Santa, Christmas music and entertainment, a reading of “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and the official lighting of the town’s Christmas tree.
Children can visit with Santa from 5 until 6:45 p.m. Program begins at 7 p.m.
Delrayno Baptist Church’s “A Journey Back to Bethlehem” Live Nativity
Delrayno Baptist Church – 1315 College Street in Oxford.
Enjoy a reenactment of the first Christmas with a drive-through nativity scene featuring actors and live animals. Nightly performances December 7-9 from 6 – 8:30 p.m.
For more information on these and other Granville County events, please visit www.visitgranvillenc.com.
To hear Allen’s interview in its entirety, including information on additional upcoming events, go to WIZS.com and click on Town Talk.
