Are you psyched for the holidays?  You can get into the spirit of the season in Paonia.  There’s lots of spirit to share during December.  On the 2nd and 3rd you can do your Christmas shopping at the Holiday Art Fair sponsored by the Blue Sage Center for the Arts.  There you’ll find gifts ranging from hand-blown glass to live wreaths, beeswax candles, pottery and clothing items.  Then, after dinner at one of Paonia’s fine restaurants, you can cross the street to the Paradise Theater and enjoy the Paonia Players’ musical revue “Home for the Holidays”.
Can’t make it to Paonia the first weekend of the month?  Try the next weekend.  On Dec. 10th , noon to 5:00 p.m. you can attend the first annual Gingerbread Festival at the Blue Sage.  And, you can take in the free movie, Cars II, sponsored by the Paradise Theater and the Chamber of Commerce at 11:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m.  Spend the night at a B&B, enjoy dinner at a local restaurant, and let Handel put you in the Christmas mood Sunday afternoon, Dec. 11th.  The North Fork Community Chorus will present the Messiah at the the North Fork Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m.
For more information on these activities check the following websites.
paoniabedandbreakfast.com              bluesage.org                            paradiseofpaonia.com