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December 2, 2008
You Don’t Have to Be Rich to Get Into the Holiday Mood in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Compiled by Mary Frost
The economy may be tanking, but enjoying the holidays doesn’t have to be an expensive proposition. With tree lighting ceremonies, snowflake celebrations, winter craft fairs and free musical performances, everyone can have a great time in Brooklyn this season.
...MetroTech Tree Lighting Ceremony
MetroTech Commons Associates kicks off the holiday season on Wed., Dec. 3, 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. by lighting a 50’ Colorado blue spruce tree decorated with white lights and red ribbons. Attendees will be entertained with performances by the Joey Morant & Catfish Stew and The All City High School Chorus plus special performances by a soloist from the Brooklyn Music School and the kids of P.S. 58. Santa Claus has scheduled an appearance to hand out candy canes to children in attendance. Bruce Ratner, President and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies hosts the festivities. Mike Weiss, executive director of the MetroTech BID, is the emcee.
NoLandGrab: We know nothing gets us into the holiday spirit like watching the Grinch Who Stole Prospect Heights lighting his phony tree at MetroTech.
We also don't know what they're feeding that tree, but the Brooklyn Paper described it a couple weeks ago as being 15 feet tall, not 50.
Posted by eric at December 2, 2008 1:56 PM