Cazenovia — The holiday season has arrived in Cazenovia and, and with it, the annual holiday decorating of the buildings and lampposts on Albany Street. Village Department of Public Works crews, members of the Cazenovia Garden Club and students from Cazenovia College spent hours this week hanging wreaths and garlands along the village’s main street.
Members of the Cazenovia Garden Club, assisted by students from Cazenovia College, hung garlands along the storefronts on Albany Street on Tuesday, while Garden Club members also turned out Wednesday to decorate the hanging baskets in the Telephone Park plaza with a seasonal assortment of evergreen boughs, crab apples, sumac, boxwood and pinecones. The club members collect the decorations from their own yards and in the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation land along Burlingame Road, said Garden Club member Mary David. “Whatever we see that’s interesting, we grab,” she said. “We always have a good time.”
Village DPW crew members Mark Stinson and Greg Stowell spent the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 17, hanging 36 holiday wreaths on all the lampposts along Albany Street.
“Our disappointment at seeing a beautiful summer and fall draw to a close is tempered by our excitement over the coming holiday season. Christmas in Cazenovia is part of what makes our community so special,” said Mayor Kurt Wheeler. “The village is deeply appreciative of the efforts of the Garden Club, other volunteers and our merchants who do so much to make our streetscape so beautiful this time of year.”
On Friday, Dec. 4, the Cazenovia community will celebrate the annual Cazenovia Christmas Walk along Albany Street. Starting at 6 p.m., Not for Profits will be lining the sidewalks, shops will be open and International Santas and Community Band will be entertaining. The Christmas tree lighting and arrival of Santa on a fire truck will take place in front of the Presbyterian church, along with caroling by Cazenovia High School Choir and dance presented by Cazenovia School of Ballet.
Then from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday morning, Dec. 5, the Cazenovia Garden Club will hold its annual holiday plant sale in the Cazenovia Public Library community room. The sale is a fundraiser for the Cazenovia Garden Club, with funds used for village beautification.
