The Auburn Merchants plan to have a “Dickens of a Christmas tiffany” this weekend with their annual Christmas open house.
The event, which will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, will include a variety of activities, including demonstrations by artisans and craftsmen, a performance of different acts of the Charles Dickens classic “A Christmas Carol” at various shops, string quartets, church choirs and strolling carolers.
Following the last act of “A Christmas Carol” on Saturday, a high tea will be available at Federal Grove Bed & Breakfast. Tickets are $5.95 and are available at participating merchants. Free transportation will be provided from downtown to the locations of the last three acts.
Activities will include the following:
Friday
Artisans and craftsmen will conduct demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. necklaces at the shops.
–T-shirt screen printing by LeAnn Meguiar at Meguiar Printing
–Artists Sonny Green and Dale Young at Almost New Shop
–Chair caning by Margaret Fitzgerald at Lion & Lamb Antiques
–Oil lamp problem solutions by Jim McBride at Lion & Lamb Antiques
–Bow making by Helen Chyle at Unique Designs
–Inexpensive Christmas gifts by Patricia Farmer at Yard Sale Shop
–Garden items by Brenda Fuller at On the Square
Saturday
–10 a.m. — Master woodworker Lewis Chapman at Almost New Shop
–11 a.m. — “Scrooge in his Counting House” at Almost New Shop
–11:45 a.m. — “The Ghost of Jacob Marley” at Lion & Lamb Antiques
–12:30 p.m. — “The Ghost of Christmas Past” at City Hall bangles Council Chambers
–1:15 p.m. — “The Ghost of Christmas Present” at Colonial House Furniture
–2 p.m. — “The Ghost of Christmas Future” at Countryside Bake Shop
–2:45 p.m. — “Christmas Day” at Federal Grove Bed & Breakfast