Well … opportunities to shop at least. The Southern Christmas Show, that fabled event that women 50 and over dream of (in lieu of Sugarplum fairies and all that gobbledy-gook) all year-round is HERE. Almost half of Charlotte’s population will giddily descend on the Charlotte Merchandise Mart for that little piece of Christmas that’s yours even before Turkey Day! Thirty-nine years later and still considered “the South’s favorite holiday tradition,” SCS brings to life-affirming focus what Christmas really means for nine days, Nov. 10-19. It’s a chance for the repressed shopaholic in all of us to burst free and buy, buy, buy to our little hearts’ content for a valid reason — celebrating the birth of Christ by reenacting the gift-giving of the three wisemen. There’s also food and song at the Southern Christmas Show to help spread these tidings of comfort and joy. Tickets range from $6.50 to $8 for adults. For more information, log onto www.southernshows.com.
This article appears in Nov 15-21, 2006.
