Greenwood’s annual Yuletide Trolley Ride and Citywide Open House, which begins Thursday night, is intended to help get the Christmas shopping season off to a good start.
“This year, for the first time, it’s a three-day event,” said Beth Stevens, executive director of the Greenwood-Leflore County Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the event.
Trolleys will begin running at 5 p.m. Thursday, visiting participating merchants downtown and on West Park Avenue.
Stores will stay open until 8 p.m. Trolleys will run only on Thursday night.
Downtown merchants participating this year are:
• Howard & Marsh Exchange
• Delta Emporium
• Traditions
• Turnrow Book Co.
• Lynbar Jewelers
• Fincher’s and Fincher’s Kids
• The Mississippi Gift Co.
• The Alluvian Spa
• The Viking Cooking School
• Ola’s Shoes
• Goldberg’s
• Smith & Company
West Park Avenue participating merchants include:
• Monograms & More
• 3.1.8./Leflore Hardware
• Conerly’s/Performance Sports
• Anthony’s
• Beach Bums
Stevens said Santa Claus will be out and about Thursday night, visiting participating merchants and riding the trolley.
In addition, she said, several stores will be offering light refreshments to those who visit them during the open house.
Those who make purchases at any of the participating merchants will also receive coupons good for 10 percent off meals Friday and Saturday at Delta Bistro, Sonic Drive-In, Flatland Grill, Pizza Inn, Veronica’s Bakery and Shoney’s.
On Saturday, the “Yuletide Prize Patrol” will be out presenting shoppers with “Chamber Bucks,” which can be spent the same as cash at participating merchants. The denominations of Chamber Bucks given away will vary from $10 to $50, depending on the luck of the draw.
For more information on the Yuletide Trolley Ride and Citywide Open House, call the chamber at 453-4152.
• Contact Bob Darden at 581-7239 or bdarden@gwcommonwealth.com.
