Talking to Santa

If you haven’t been attending Light Up the Highlands, Lake Highlands’ Christmas tree lighting ceremony, you’ve been missing the community’s most enjoyable holiday festival. But if you show up the Sunday after Thanksgiving at the traditional location in the Lake Highlands Recreation Center Park, you’ll miss all the fun.

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With construction continuing on the new Family Aquatics Center, Lake Highlands Junior Women’s League members have moved their 4th annual event to the Town Center. They’ll have balloon artists, face painters, kids’ crafts, cookie decorating, carolers, a holiday movie and a visit from Santa – complete with live reindeer.

Long about dark is when the real magic happens. That’s when the lights are flipped on for the Christmas tree, and they’ll be lit every evening from 5:30 to 2 a.m. until mid-January.

You can view my photos from last year’s event here.

The Reverse Food Truck will be onsite to accept food donations for the Vickery Meadow Food Pantry, including tuna, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti, and chicken noodle soup.

Light Up the Highlands is free and will run from 4-6 p.m. on Nov. 25 at Lake Highlands Town Center, Skillman at Walnut Hill.

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  • Carol Toler

    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.