On Dec. 6 from 4 to 8 p.m., St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church and Preschool, located at 2901 Nojoqui Ave. in downtown Los Olivos, is inviting the public to attend the second annual Gingerbread Wonderland experience.
The church’s Stacy Hall will be transformed into a gingerbread and icing dreamscape with dozens of delectable, handmade gingerbread houses crafted by local children and families on display. Guests can vote for their favorites with $1 tickets, and all the proceeds benefit Arts Outreach and St. Mark’s Preschool. The event is co-sponsored by Arts Outreach, a nonprofit that promotes visual, literary, and musical arts in the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys chaired by Solvang resident Liz Tyng.
Santa should be stopping by the church parlor from 4 to 6 p.m., and Diane Byington and her Solvang Conservatory students will be providing seasonal music. Children will get the chance to create and decorate Christmas ornaments and prepare an angel halo for the 5:45 p.m. procession leading to the Los Olivos Christmas Tree lighting at the flagpole just one block away.
For more information on supporting or attending Gingerbread Wonderland, contact Yvonne Lowe, St. Mark’s Preschool director, at 688-1815 or Sandie Mullin, Arts Outreach executive director, at 688-9533.
This article appears in Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2014.