Fifteen local vendors are expected to participate in the fourth annual Leader Christmas Preview, a holiday shopping event to be held from 6-9 p.m. tonight (Dec. 5) at the Lexington Inn, 1200 West Gannon Drive, in Festus.
Admission is free.
The event, sponsored by Leader Publications, offers shoppers the chance to do some Christmas shopping tonight without the hassle of traveling far or braving the mall scene.
Mother Earth Pillows of Arnold will be there to sell therapeutic pillows and other items. The Giggle Box candy store of De Soto also will be there selling some of its confections.
In addition, King Daddy’s Catering of Hillsboro will hand out samples, Poppy’s Ristorante in Crystal City will have a booth and sell bottles of wine, and Top Score Gamerooms in rural Festus will have some machines at the event to check out and play.
Other vendors scheduled to be at the preview include: Surdyke Harley-Davidson, Metro Office Supply and Frey Communications, all of the Festus area; Hearth and Home of De Soto; the Spa Room of Arnold; Twin City Toyota of Herculaneum; Shave No More Laser Hair Reduction of High Ridge; RHR Graphics of Pevely; Meert Tree Farm in southern Jefferson County; and Stone House Furniture of Farmington.
Shoppers will be able to buy items on the spot in many cases; some larger items, personalized items or last-minute gifts may need to be picked up later at the vendor’s store.
The Jefferson County and Southern Railroad Club will return this year, displaying its ever-popular HO-scale model train layout. Although club members will not have any train equipment or supplies for sale, they will be happy to talk about suppliers they’ve worked with and make recommendations for local stores and Internet suppliers for those wishing to start a train layout.
Santa Claus will be on hand to visit with children of all ages, and the Leader staff will provide musical entertainment. A cash bar will be open.