| ANAHEIM, CA - (December 1, 2008) - The City of Anaheim welcomes the holiday season with a colorful array of Christmas tree lightings and decorations, an open house of the historic Woelke-Stoffel Queen Anne Victorian home, as well as special events at local libraries. The City of Anaheim welcomes the holiday season with a colorful array of Christmas tree lightings and decorations, an open house of the historic Woelke-Stoffel Queen Anne Victorian home, as well as special events at local libraries. TWILA REID PARK TREE LIGHTING – DEC. 5 Twila Reid Park is the location for a Magic Holiday Tree Lighting, taking place on Friday, Dec. 5, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Attendees can also enjoy the food vendors, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local entertainment, and a bonfire. For more information please call (714) 765-5263. DOWNTOWN ANAHEIM TREE LIGHTING – DEC. 6 The Nutcracker Tree Lighting and Holiday Village festivities will fill Downtown Anaheim at the Center Street Promenade on Saturday, Dec. 6. From 12 noon – 6 p.m., holiday goers can enjoy a performance by Anaheim Ballet and a combined Anaheim schools choir, food vendors, a snow play area, a children’s train ride, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, and a stage with local entertainment. The candlelight processional will begin at 5:45 p.m., and the 50 ft. Christmas tree will be lit at 6 p.m. Kids young and old will enjoy a visit from Santa and a “special guest.” For more information please call (714) 956-3586. WOELKE-STOFFEL VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS – DEC. 13 Anaheim’s historic Woelke-Stoffel Home will be open for a Victorian Christmas Open House on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 12 noon – 3 p.m. This grand Queen Anne Victorian home was built in 1894 and was recently renovated and restored to reflect its time period. The three-story, 3,000 sq. ft. home had been closed for the past 1 ½ years due to the renovation process. Guests who visit for the Victorian Christmas Open House will see new items from the Anaheim History Room Collection and Anaheim Museum, Inc. For more information please call (714) 765-1810, weekdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. LOCAL LIBRARY EVENTS – throughout December Several Anaheim libraries will offer kids of all ages special story times, arts and crafts, family activities, and visits from Santa. Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Twila Reid Park is the location for a Magic Holiday Tree Lighting, taking place on Friday, Dec. 5, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Attendees can also enjoy the food vendors, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, local entertainment, and a bonfire. For more information please call (714) 765-5263. DOWNTOWN ANAHEIM TREE LIGHTING – DEC. 6 The Nutcracker Tree Lighting and Holiday Village festivities will fill Downtown Anaheim at the Center Street Promenade on Saturday, Dec. 6. From 12 noon – 6 p.m., holiday goers can enjoy a performance by Anaheim Ballet and a combined Anaheim schools choir, food vendors, a snow play area, a children’s train ride, arts and crafts, pictures with Santa, and a stage with local entertainment. The candlelight processional will begin at 5:45 p.m., and the 50 ft. Christmas tree will be lit at 6 p.m. Kids young and old will enjoy a visit from Santa and a “special guest.” For more information please call (714) 956-3586. WOELKE-STOFFEL VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS – DEC. 13 Anaheim’s historic Woelke-Stoffel Home will be open for a Victorian Christmas Open House on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 12 noon – 3 p.m. This grand Queen Anne Victorian home was built in 1894 and was recently renovated and restored to reflect its time period. The three-story, 3,000 sq. ft. home had been closed for the past 1 ½ years due to the renovation process. Guests who visit for the Victorian Christmas Open House will see new items from the Anaheim History Room Collection and Anaheim Museum, Inc. For more information please call (714) 765-1810, weekdays from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. LOCAL LIBRARY EVENTS – throughout December Several Anaheim libraries will offer kids of all ages special story times, arts and crafts, family activities, and visits from Santa. Dec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Dec. 16 Dec. 17 Dec. 18 Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |