Christmas on Las Olas.

CHRISTMAS ON LAS OLAS 2007

Nearly 100,000 visitors packed Las Olas Boulevard on Tuesday, November 27th to enjoy the 42nd annual Christmas on Las Olas. The event featured musical performances by local choirs, schools, musicians and bands on three performance stages.

The groups varied in size from just two to over 100. They filled the boulevard with the familiar harmonies of Christmas. Korbel California Champagne was the premier sponsor.

The night began with a cameo appearance by one of the world's most popular precision dance companies, the Radio City Rockettes who, clad in all green Christmas outfits, announced the opening act on stage one, near the Cheesecake Factory: Walker Elementary of Fort Lauderdale.

The Winterfest-sanctioned event was a collaboration between the Las Olas Association, local schools, non profits, retailers, restaurants and local government and raised money for Cooperative Feeding Program, Walker Elementary School and Star Bright, Star Light Children's Foundation. Christmas on Las Olas

Starbuck's Snow Mountain was again the main attraction and the line of children waiting their turn to slide down the only ountain of snow in South Florida did not
subside until the event finished at 10:00 p.m. Twelve tons of ice was shipped in a truck from Georgia to create the snow. Mangos Restaurant and Lounge coordinated many of the operational aspects of Snow Mountain.

Santa Claus met children near Sue Gordon Bridal Salon. Photographs were available for $5.00 and all proceeds benefited Star Bright, Star Light Children's Foundation.

A giant movie screen featuring Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Grinch who Stole Christmas entertained us all next to Mangos Restaurant and Lounge.
Christmas on Las Olas
Merchants created imaginative and festive window displays using live models, prompting some visitors to stop and take photographs of their store fronts.

Dance Broward participated by showcasing dance performances near Joe Picasso's. Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre decorated their display with actual theatre props, Dickensian characters and managed an arts and crafts table where children created hand-made Christmas ornaments.

In conjunction with Light Up Lauderdale, Brandano Displays erected a bright and colorful variety of Christmas displays on several of the medians that divide Las Olas Boulevard.

A Christmas on Las Olas VIP party, sponsored and hosted by the Riverside Hotel was attended by over 200 guests, including a contingent from Tangled Spider Design Group, executives from the Las Olas Company, board members of The Las Olas Association, Premier Beverages, Korbel California Champagne, Synergy Workplaces, Publix and many others.