Dashboards and Saddlebags the Destination Magazine™ Issue 021 December 2012 | Page 7

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downtown Aberdeen and historic Union Station. This fun event is for
everyone from serious runners to recreational walkers, families, and pets.
Join in the holiday cheer with a run or walk and the Reindeer Fun Run
After Party featuring a Kids Zone. www.reindeerfunrun.com
Holiday Home Tour Sat, December 1, 10pm – 4pm Cleveland Art Council,
111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, NC 28150 Tour the beautiful homes
decorated for the holidays sponsored by The Art Council. Come tour six
fabulous Cleveland County homes. This home tour celebrates the interior
design, architecture and holiday decor of our area homes. Tickets: $15
www.ccartscouncil.org
Valdese Christmas Parade Sat, December 1, 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Downtown Valdese, NC 28690 A small town Christmas Parade
that will definitely put you in the Christmas spirit. Marching bands,
floats, fun and of course Santa Claus always stops by to say “Hello!”
www.visitvaldese.com
Christmas Open House at the Winery Sat, December 1, 12 pm
– 6 pm Cypress Bend Vineyards Wagram, NC 28396 Live Music
and Christmas treats. Winery is located north of Laurinburg.
www.cypressbendvineyards.com
Island of Lights Holiday Flotilla Sat, December 1, 6pm – 11pm Snows Cut
to Carolina Beach Boat Basin Carolina Beach, NC 28428 Fishing boats
and pleasure crafts electrically decorated with thousands of lights present
a spectacular display on the Intracoastal Waterway. The parade of boats
will cruise from Snows Cut to Carolina Beach Boat Basin and back. A
unique coastal tradition sure to please the hearts of all. Free parking.
www.islandoflights.org/flotilla.html
Christmas Flotilla and Parade Sat, December 1, 6pm – 7pm Peninsula Yacht
Club 18501 Harbor Light Boulevard, Cornelius, NC 28031 Registration
is open for the Christmas Flotilla and Parade, the Lake Norman Yacht
Club’s second annual sailboat decorating contest and parade on Lake
Norman. The parade will start at 6p.m. Dec. 1. Participants will sail
from channel marker D7 to the Rusty Rudder restaurant in Cornelius,
then back to the yacht club’s clubhouse. Participants are encouraged
to decorate their sailboats for the parade. A $250 gift certificate will
go to the best-decorated boat. Chili and refreshments will be served
at the clubhouse after the parade. The sign up fee is $10 per boat. All
boats should have required navigation lights and safety equipment on
board for the parade, which organizers said would end around 8p.m.
www.visitlakenorman.org

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