Holidays 2009
The Main Street Annual Holiday Event

Congratulations to the winners in the 7th Annual Windows Decorations Contest:

Popular vote: 1st Place, World Cafe, 2820 Main

2nd Place, Precious Metal Arts, 2510 Main

3rd Place, Clever On Main/Whippersnappers, 2823 Main

Judged vote: 1st Place, Agabhumi, 2665 Main

2nd Place, Clever On Main/Whippersnappers, 2823 Main

3rd Place, Amelia’s, 2645 Main

Photos from the Main Street Holiday ‘09 Event:

The Samohi Choir sings to the crowd at the California Heritage Museum lawn

Families and Holiday trees

Santa!

The Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers performing at the Edgemar Courtyard

Santa leads the Candlelight Walk

Is Arts & Letters upside down… or is it the tree?

The Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers… rocking!

photos by Fee Alvi

Produced by the Main Street Business Improvement Association
and sponsored in part by Edgemar, the Santa Monica Daily Press and the Santa Monica Mirror.

Saturday Dec. 5
(with Sidewalk Sales Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6)

Tree-lighting with holiday songs by the Samohi Choir
6pm
California Heritage Museum lawn, 2612 Main Street (just south of Ocean Park Blvd.)

Following the Tree-lighting, a Candlelight Walk to the famous Shopping Cart Tree at Edgemar Courtyard and music by the Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers (approx. 6:30pm)

Santa will be at the Museum lawn at 5:30pm, Saturday, Dec. 5, to pose for photos with your kids– it’s free; bring your own camera; then he’ll lead the Candlelight walk after the Tree Lighting to the Shopping Cart tree at Edgemar, then he will stroll the street, again available for photos and with a hearty Ho Ho HO!!

Holiday Parties at numerous Main Street businesses, 6pm - 9pm

Caroling along the street and at the parties, 6:15pm - 8:30pm, by the Samohi Choir and the Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers.

The annual Window Decorations Contest: vote on your favorite window; your ballot doubles as a raffle entry so you have a chance to win a prize from a Main Street business.
Ballot/Raffle entry form is here. Voting will take place between 5pm Nov. 27 and 9pm Dec. 5.  Ballots are also currently available in the Santa Monica Mirror, and in programs distributed by participating stores.  Additional ballots will be available on Dec. 5 at the Tree Lighting Ceremony.

The Off Their Jingle Bell Rockers, Edgemar Courtyard, 2008

Samohi Choir, Museum Lawn, 2008

Holiday trees on the lawn, 2008

Santa at the Museum Lawn, 2008

Window Decorations Contest Winners, 2008:

Popular Vote:
1st Place: Clever On Main
2nd Place Aura Shop
3rd Place: Bey’s Garden Day Spa

Judged Vote:
1st Place: Clever On Main
2nd Place: Bey’s Garden Day Spa
3rd Place: Accents Jewelry

Clever On Main

Aura Shop

The Bey’s Garden & Day Spa

Accents Jewelry

photos by Susanne Kindt

HOLIDAY PARTIES
As of 11/20/09 the following merchants will be having Holiday Parties. This list will grow as the event approaches so please check back.

Accents Jewelry (2900 Main),
Agabhumi (2665 Main),
Arts & Letters (2665 Main),
Bey’s Garden Day Spa (2919 Main),
Clever On Main (2823 Main),
Clouds (2719 Main)
Compliments (2804 Main),
Dino Clark Salon (3110 Main),
The Doves (2000 Main),
Euphoria Loves RAWvolution (2301 Main),
Fedora Primo (216 Pier Ave.)
Free People (2925 Main),
Gioia (2721 Main),
Global Green (2218 Main),
The Green Life (2409 Main),
Infinity Wireless (2914 Main),
LF Stores (2736 Main),
J.D. Avaness (2433 Main),
K-Swiss (Edgemar),
Kyss (2818 Main),
Natural High Lifestye (2400 Main),
Nature’s Grooming (3110 Main),
Next Salon (2400 Main),
Ocean Park Merchants Mart (2411 Main),
Paint:Lab (2912 Main)
Patricia Junes (2711 Main)
Pebbles (2400 Main)
Piero (Edgemar),
Rudy’s Barbershop (3101 Main),
Ten Women (2651 Main),
Urban Craft Center (Edgemar),
Uroborus (2407 Main),
Whippersnappers (2823 Main),
Zenbunni (2307 Main).

WINDOW DECORATIONS CONTEST
As of 11/23/09 the following merchants will be decorating their windows and hoping for your vote. This list will grow as the event approaches so please check back.
Accents Jewelry (2900 Main),
Agabhumi (2665 Main),
Amelia’s (2645 Main),
B.NY (2449 Main),
Bey’s Garden Day Spa (2919 Main),
Bubble Beach (2633 Main),
Clever On Main (2823 Main),
Global Green (2218 Main),
The Green Life (2409 Main),
Infinity Wireless (2914 Main),
Jadis, (2701 Main),
LF Stores (2736 Main),
Ocean Park Merchants Mart (2411 Main),
Paris 1900 (2703 Main),
Patricia Junes (2711 Main),
Pebbles (2400 Main),
Precious Metal Arts (2510 Main),
Ritual Adornments (2708 Main),
Rudy’s Barbershop (3101 Main),
Ten Women (2651 Main),
The Urban Craft Center (2433 Main),
Whippersnappers (2823 Main),
Zenbunni (2307 Main).

SIDEWALK SALES
Arts & Letters (2665 Main)
Baci (2724 Main)
Bey’s Garden (2919 Main)
Compliments Fashion (2804 Main)
Euphoria Loves RAWvolution (2301 Main)
Gioia (2721 Main)
LA Urban Fitness (3015 Main)
LF Stores (2736 Main)
Moonlight Rugs (2727 Main)
Natural High Lifestyle (2400 Main)
Paint:Lab (2912 Main)
Patricia Junes (2711 Main)
Ten Women (2651 Main)
Uroborus (2407 Main)
Whippersnappers (2823 Main)
Zenbunni (2307 Main)

RAFFLE PRIZES
Accents (2900 Main)
Agabhumi (2665 Main)
Arts & Letters (2665 Main)
Baci (2724 Main)
Bey’s Garden (2919 Main)
Clever On Main (2823 Main)
The Doves (2000 Main)
Euphoria Loves RAWvolution (2301 Main)
Gioia (2721 Main)
Homeworks (2923 Main)
Lorraine Colour Bar (2718 Main)
Next Salon (2400 Main)
The Novel Cafe (2705 Main)
The Omelette Parlor (2732 Main)
On The Move Pilates & Fitness
Paint:Lab (2912 Main)
Patricia Junes (2711 Main)
Ritual Adornments (2708 Main)
Rudy’s Barbershop (3101 Main)
Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau (1920 Main)
Starbucks (2671 Main)
Urban Craft Center (2433 Main)
Whippersnappers (2823 Main)
World Cafe (2820 Main)