Yesterday: More tales from the grow room as New Albany celebrates with Holiday Fest, Jingle Walk.

There's much good Sunday press for the Holiday Fest and Jingle Walk, which took place in downtown New Albany yesterday.

Tribune: New Albany's Holiday Fest included scavenger hunt, jingle walk

C-J: Holiday Fest serves to showcase downtown New Albany

On a brisk November day, there were plenty of people out and about, some shopping, others tippling, and still more riding the shuttles back and forth between downtown and uptown

Of course, there's always at least one Grinch-like dissenter. Check the comments on the piece in the Courier:

NADemocrat wrote ...

Look what happens when you give out free beer. You get your name and picture in the C/J. Boycott downtown New Albany.

Tsk, tsk. Free beer to get photographed? How incredibly gauche.

As for her rallying cry to boycott downtown, here's a question: What if the troglodytes boycott downtown New Albany and no one notices?

Ah, the joys of disgruntled wannabeens.

Just a weekend calendar before I drink/to whom it may concern.

Here's the post-Thanksgiving schedule at the New Albanian Brewing Company, and a few other notices for the coming weekend.

NABC Bank Street Brewhouse will be closed today on Black Friday (Nov. 26), reopening Saturday the 27th (11:00 a.m.) and Sunday the 28th (Noon) for normal business days.

The Pizzeria & Public House will observe customary Friday and Saturday hours this weekend, with an 11:00 a.m. start both days. It is closed on Sunday. There's a new Black Friday starting time for Saturnalia MMX, our annual draft celebration of ancient pagan wintertime rituals. The overview is at my other blog, and this year's program is download only.

Downtown New Albany's Holiday Fest and Jingle Walk both take place on Saturday (Nov. 27), which also is Small Business Saturday in America -- a marvelous local counterpoint to the consumerist idiocy of Black Friday's wasteful chainthink.

Yes, it is sponsored by American Express.

Yes, there is a measure of irony in this fact.

Still, like the old Johnny Cash song, every now and then you build a revolution one piece at a time. You are encouraged to shop local, or, if not, perhaps it would be more efficient to just start allowing China Inc. to debit your plastic and cut out the big box middle men.

Meanwhile, NABC will be selling Plastic-Clad Progressive Pints in the foyer of the White House Center on Saturday afternoon. Local businesses throughout downtown will be offering specials and festivity. As an example, read this blog posting from our friends at the Dandy Lion detailing what they'll be up to.

If there is anything you'd like to tout, please append a comment. As for me, surely the drinking lamp is about to be lit?

New Albany's 2010 Holiday Fest is Noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, November 27.

Submitted. The 27th also is Small Business Saturday, a marvelous counterpoint to the megachainbox driven Black Friday.

New Albany's 2010 Holiday Fest will be held on November 27th from Noon - 6:00pm. The event will take place on the Main Source Bank Stage on the corner of State and Market Street in Historic Downtown New Albany. This event is brought to you by Develop New Albany, The City of New Albany and Mayor Doug England.

Downtown Events Include:

At Parking Lot (Spring/State St) 11:30 - 6:30pm

*Registration for the Jingle Walk and Scavenger Hunt

*Entertainment Coordinated by Jimmy's Music starting at 4pm

*Turn In location for Jingle Walk Golden Tickets and Scavenger Hunt Tickets (Drawing at 6:30pm)

*Pick Up location for items purchased on walks

*"Light Up New Albany" after winners are announced

*Trolleys available for free transportation

At Floyd County YMCA (State/Main Street) 3pm - 6pm

*First 50 kids receive a free toy from Endris Jewelers

*Pictures with Santa (small fee)

*Secret Santa's Workshop (Let your children buy your Christmas presents and wrap them all by themselves) (Great gifts available for a $1 wrapping charge)

*Craftmaking & Facepainting

*Bouncers

*Free carriage rides at the YMCA parking lot

Prizes for Scavenger Hunt Winners:

*Ipod - Donated by Matt Ricke with Ricke & Associates

*$150.00 Gift Certificate to Book & Music Exchange

*$100.00 Gift Certificate to Book & Music Exchange Compliments of Endris Jewelry and Schmitt Furniture

Prizes for Jinglewalk Participants:

*One Nights stay at the Mansion Row Inn

*2-30 Minute Massages from Standz Salon & Threadz Boutique

*$50.00 Gift Certificate to Endris Jewelry

*Gift Card to River City Winery

*$50.00 Gift Certificate to Thorpe Woodworks

If you would like to volunteer/assist with this event please contact Stefanie at 502-645-6256.