Christmas Gift Guide, November 2014

Christmas in

Williamsburg

gift guide 2014 A Supplement to The Virginia Gazette and the

Tidewater Review

Shop•Dine•Explore Whatever you’re wishing for this holiday, from gifts galore to delicious dining, it’s all waiting for you in New Town.

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2014 Christmas in Williamsburg

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The Virginia Gazette 216 Ironbound Road • Williamsburg VA 23188 www.vagazette.com Office 757.220.1736 Fax 757.220.1766 cover photo Ann Efimetz

Shopping local

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Calendar of holiday events

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Fitness American Family Fitness

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Delft Gifts

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Jewelry Boyers Diamonds & Fine Jewelry Hi-Ho Silver The Precious Gem

Gift Certificates

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Nature Wild Birds Unlimited

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Tourism

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gift guide Lightfoot Manor Shoppe

Aberdeen Barn Nails Uptown

Gifts under $100

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Parlett’s Paper Expressions Danforth Master Craftsmen Shop Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts

York County Tourism

Unique Gifts

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Houses, Ink Starling Guttering Havana Connections Parlett’s Paper Expressions Williamsburg Salt Spa Divin’ Off the Dock The UPS Store Colonial Folkart Beautiful Brows Master Craftsmen Shop The Bizarre Bazaar Lenox

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unique gifts

Custom Home Illustrations The perfect gift for House Warmings, Anniversaries, Real Estate Closings, Weddings and Birthdays.

Gift certificates also available.

Available from Houses, Ink 757.291.7705

Premium Cigars & Accessories Premium hand-rolled cigars, lighters, cutters, pipes, humidors, gift cards and much more.

Gifts starting under $10.

Available at Havana Connections 4029 Courthouse Street www.havanaconnections.com 757.229.4060

A HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE THAT LETS YOU BREATHE EASIER A gift certificate for a salt therapy session is a unique present for everyone. Improve your health and relax. Buy 5 sessions, get one free. Offer valid Dec. 1st–24th.

Available at Williamsburg Salt Spa 1111 Old Colony Ln www.WilliamsburgSaltSpa.com 757-229-1022

The UPS Store Gift Box

The LeafGuard Gutter System – the ONLY one-piece, guaranteed, clog-free Gutter!

• 50% off labor • Available at Starling Guttering, Inc 220-9900 / 898-9200 www.starlinggutters.com Locally Owned and Operated • Licensed and Insured

Record Clocks and Albums

Multiple designs, laser cut into salvaged records. Great gift for music lovers – $34.95 We also carry new and used vinyl records, greeting cards, and gift wrap as well!

Parlett’s Paper Expressions 4309 New Town Ave., Williamsburg www.parlettspaperexpressions.com 757-561-0231 or 757-220-1607

UNIQUE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE A delightfully unique shopping experience where everything is beautifully wrapped.

Clothing, Shoes, Accessories and Gifts Available at Divin’ Off the Dock 417 6th Street, West Point 804.The.Dock

PERFECT HANDMADE CERAMIC ORNAMENTS

The holidays are busy enough—protect yourself and your personal paperwork this season—bring us your documents, papers, receipts, or anything that needs to be shredded! We will quickly, safely, & discretely dispose of this for you! Special 20% discount off shredding; NOW through December 31, 2014 Available at The UPS Store 800 E Rochambeau Dr. Ste. F 757.564.5802

GIVE THE GIFT OF GUTTER CLEANING…FOREVER!

Ornaments of all types; collegiate, garden flower stakes, Christmas, “words of wisdom” wall hangings. Come see our selection today, you’ll be sure to find something you and someone else will love!

Saturday, November 29th ONLY — take 15% off all pottery in our showroom! Perfect gifts for Christmas, birthdays or for yourself!

The UPS Store

LOOKING FOR A NICE GIFT CERTIFICATE AS A STOCKING STUFFER? Beautiful Brows by Annie offers lovely gift certificates to give someone special in your life to enjoy attractive eyebrows in minutes - in a relaxing, inviting setting. Quality brow shaping & facial hair threading for ladies and men!

Available at Beautiful Brows by Annie 202-A Monticello Ave., Monticello Shopping Center 757-220-0800 www.beautifulbrowsbyannie.com

Available at Colonial Folk Art Studio & Art Gallery 110 Bacon Avenue www.ColonialFolkArt.com• 757-941-8926

The “Original” Jefferson Cup Our most popular cup. This hand spun Jefferson cup is made by Master Craftsmen.

Choose either a monogram or an inscription for the front and/or back.

Available at Master Craftsmen 221 North Boundary Street 800.866.7458 • 757.253.2993

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR HOLIDAY PATTERN

UNIQUE GIFT ITEMS

Shop for gifts of all colors, shapes and sizes at the 39th Christmas Collection, Dec. 4th-7th.

The festive Lenox holly design has become one of the most familiar and beloved family traditions of the holiday season. Finest china, crystal, flatware and gifts at savings up to 70%.

Available at The Bizarre Bazaar, will feature over 475 exhibitors and will have something for everyone on your shopping list.

Available at Lenox Retail Outlet

Richmond Raceway Complex 600 E. Laburnum Ave., Richmond www.thebizarrebazaar.com 804.673.6280

Williamsburg Patriot Plaza3032 Richmond Rd., Ste. 2 www.facebook.com LenoxRetailWilliamsburg

757-565-0800

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Give the Gift of Bird Feeding Make Ma ke sspirits pi bright this is holiday season se on with unique ique ue gifts.

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Boyer’s Has the Answer!

Storewide Sale!

15% OFF

Now thru 11/30 Excludes Optics & Bagged Seed.

Get on her NICE list this season with a gift as nice as she is.

OPEN SUN SUNDAYS, UNDAYS, Noon - 5pm NOW thru 12/31

6564 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 Just minutes from the New Williamsburg Pottery

Beginning Dec. 1st, Mon-Sat 10-6 & Sunday 12-4 757.565.0747 www.boyersjewelry.com

4640-11B Monticello Ave., Monticello Marketplace • (757) 253-0873 BIRD FOOD • FEEDERS • GARDEN ACCENTS • UNIQUE GIFTS

re’s The One! Only

THE BIZARRE BAZAAR®

“The area’s most popular show, The Bizarre Bazaar® is a unique shopping experience.

Gather your friends and make a day of it!”

-Christmas in Williamsburg

The 39 th Christmas Collection

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday,

December 4th December 5th December 6th December 7th

10-7 10-7 10-7 10-5

RICHMOND RACEWAY COMPLEX 600 E. Laburnum Avenue, Richmond, VA 23222

Advance Tickets!

Online at: thebizarrebazaar.com

Early-Bird Shopping...Stroller-Free!

8 -10am Thurs., Fri. or Sat. (special ticket price) Check out our website: thebizarrebazaar.com Proudly Supporting TOP TEN SHOW IN AMERICA!

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hopping is a big part of the holiday season. While the popularity of shopping online has grown, such practices are not always eco-friendly or timely, as gifts bought online must be packaged and shipped, wasting valuable resources and time that last-minute shoppers may not have.

The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and the chance to reduce your carbon footprint. The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home.

Local economy When you shop locally, you are putting money back into your local community. Local businesses may be owned by your neighbors – and also employ your neighbors – so shopping local can strengthen the local economy.

Community identity Local small businesses go a long way toward creating a neighborhood identity, and that identity can create a stronger sense of community. In addition, a unique identity can make your town more attractive to outsiders, improving the value of local real estate and attracting visitors.

Give. Joy.

Dazzling diamond drop 18K earrings.

Here with tsavorites and aquamarines.

Also available in your choice of colored gemstones.

Merchants Square, Williamsburg • 757-220-1115 thepreciousgems.com • Like us on Facebook

Uniqueness of gifts The gifts you buy when shopping locally also can benefit your community. Small local retailers tend to sell more homemade items than their national competitors. Recipients of such items may find such gifts more thoughtful than mass-produced items, and the uniqueness of homemade gifts may encourage the gifts’ recipients to visit and shop, further benefitting your local economy.

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Customer service The accessibility of customer service is another oft-overlooked benefit of shopping locally.

During holiday season, national chains are overwhelmed with orders, making contact with customer service departments a trying exercise. Long wait times on the phone or online are extremely frustrating. But such frustration is rare in dealing with local businesses, as consumers can simply take their products into the store, where employees can immediately address their concerns. In addition, buying locally makes it more convenient for friends and family members who also live in your community to return their gifts. n

FOR MORE INFORMATION: 757 890 3500

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Saturdays & Sundays through December 21

December 2014

“A Christmas Carol”

Enjoy a hilarious free 30-minute street theater production of this Christmas classic from the Virginia Theatre Machine.

Performed on Duke of Gloucester Street in Merchants Square.

December 6

Williamsburg Christmas Parade 9–11am Parade runs right down Duke of Gloucester Street through Merchants Square.

Christmas Home Tour 10am–6pm Presented by the Green Spring Garden Club www.greenspringgardenclub.org

Ed Whitacre as Scrooge in the Virginia Theatre Machine’s production of “Master Thespian’s A Christmas Carol” by Mark Lerman

December 1, 2014 – January 4, 2015 A Colonial Christmas

Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center. Visit historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/a-colonial-christmas/

Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade 6–8:30pm Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown

December 6 & 7

Holiday Pops Concert 1:30 & 3pm The Williamsburg Symphonia’s 2014 Holiday Pops Concert will be presented at the Kimball Theatre.

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Calendar of Events

December 7

Colonial Williamsburg’s Grand Illumination 4–8pm

December 13

Holiday Market

8:30am–12:30pm Presented by Williamsburg Farmers’ Market in Merchants Square

Breakfast with Santa

9–11am James City County Recreation Center

2nd Sunday Festival

11am–5pm Featuring over 60 artisans and 2 stages of live music.

Prince George Street

December 24

Christmas Eve Tree

Lighting Ceremony 5:30pm Market Square in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area

December 31

First Night

December 13–14

The Nutcracker

December 14

Sat 2 & 7:30pm | Sun 2pm Presented by the Virginia Regional Ballet at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at the College of William & Mary www.dancevrb.com/nutcracker.html

A family-oriented, non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve celebration of the performing arts presented throughout the City of Williamsburg and on the campus of the College of William & Mary

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gifts under $100

Give the gift of the performance of the season!

Santa & Angel Ornaments

The original Angel and Santa are carved from wax and used to make the mold to cast the pewter ornaments.

Nutcracker by the American Youth Ballet Company, presented by The Community Alliance for the Performing Arts Fund, will bring the classic story to life this holiday season. Sat., Dec. 20, 7pm & Sun., Dec. 21, 2pm Tickets Starting at $27

MC - Made Since 1985

Available at Master Craftsmen 221 North Boundary Street 800.866.7458 757.253.2993

Available at CAPA FUND

757.229.8535 Ferguson Center Ticket Office 757.594.8752

PERSONALIZED STATIONERY

Looking for gift ideas? We offer stationery from the best lines. It’s also not too late for customized invitations and personalized greeting cards for the holidays!

Parlett’s Paper Expressions 4309 New Town Ave., Williamsburg www.parlettspaperexpressions.com 757-561-0231 or 757-220-1607

Handcrafted Fine Pewter Jewelry. Ornaments.

Home Accessories. Gifts Available at Danforth 417 Duke of Gloucester Street • Williamsburg www.DanforthPewter.com 757.229.3668

S I L V E R Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21 • 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm Knit yourself a happy holiday!

We have gorgeous yarns, needles, knitters’ jewelry, books, bags, buttons and more with Gift Certificates available to satisfy your favorite knitter!

Winter Hours • Mon.-Sat. 10am-5pm Village Shops at Kingsmill • Suite B-1 • Rt. 60 East • Williamsburg, VA • 757-258-5005

Starter Bracelets

$69

Great Holiday Gift!

Gift Cards 757.253.1849

www.hihosilveronline.com Newport News • Williamsburg Norfolk • Virginia Beach

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House Warmings • Birthdays • Weddings Real Estate Closings • Anniversaries • Yourself!

Gift CertiďŹ cates Available

Providing Custom Home Illustrations for more than 25 years Dana Mahnke • 757.291.7705

from Divin’ Off the Dock!

Dock Sleigh bells, Christmas music, Hot cider...

It's the most wonderful time of the year and we love it at Divin' Off the Dock! Come and browse through our shop with the sights and sounds of the holidays all around you.

We have unique gifts for everyone on your list, including you! And remember, we wrap all of your gifts so you can spend your time enjoying the season.

We're open 6 days a week and will kick off the holiday shopping season with cider and cookies the Friday after Thanksgiving!

Bring in this ad for 20% off any single item in the store.*

Located in the heart of the neighborhood at 417 6th Street in downtown West Point.

804.THE.DOCK Monday - Friday, 10 - 6 and Saturday, 10 - 5.

Colonial Folk Art houses local artists’ treasures!

Paintings, pottery, frames, vintage & contemporary folk art & so much more! Come see our gallery & all we have to offer!

Colonial Folk Art Studio & Gallery 110 Bacon Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-941-8926 • www.colonialfolkart.com Calling all Artists! Young or Old! Experienced or Inexperienced!

Make Ma ke YYour Ow Own Or Ornament— divided into 2 sessions (youth class, 1st-5th grade) Saturdays, December 6th & 13th — 10 AM Sundays, December 7th & 14th — 1 PM

Mixed Media 101

December 2nd — 10AM – NOON December 16th — 6PM – 8 PM

Intro to Coil & Slab *Exp.12/15/14

December —18th 6-8 PM January —15th 6-8 PM

Papermaking

December 9th — 10AM – NOON December 16th — 6PM – 8PM

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jewelry

A Premium Gift From Pandora; Black Friday Charm Black Friday Only, while Supplies Last. Let Boyer’s assist you with all your Pandora holiday gift ideas Available at Boyer’s Diamonds & Fine Jewelry 6564 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188 www.boyersjewelry.com 757.565.0747

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Historic Yorktown Rewards Card

Looking for the perfect gift for your loved one?

Pick up your rewards card today and start enjoying discounts at over 30 businesses and attractions in Historic Yorktown, including many businesses at Riverwalk Landing.

Experience new adventures with Endless Jewelry starter sets. $69.

Available at Hi Ho Silver 4640 Casey Blvd, #130, Williamsburg www.hihosilveronline.com

Available at Gallery at York Hall 301 Main Street • Historic Yorktown 757.890.4490

Give. Joy. Choose diamond studs starting at .33ct. each. Every stone selected by Reggie.

Brilliant!

Available at The Precious Gem Merchants Square, Williamsburg www.thepreciousgems.com 757.220.1115

nature

Penguin Seed Cylinder

A great gift idea and a fun addition to any yard. Preston $16.99 cost. (feeder sold separately) Available at Wild Birds Unlimited 4640-11B Monticello Ave. Monticello Marketplace 757.253.0873

Something Old, Something New, Something Sparkly, and Just for You!!!

Come see our collection of exquisite Antique Rings.

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ENTIRE STORE & OLDE VIRGINEA DELFT JAR CO. FOR SALE!

PERSONALIZED DELFT JARS

Lighthouses by Harbour Lights

Pewter Flower Pewter of Month Jewelry Jefferson Cup See new in 2014 Lots of Byers’ Choice Carolers

Limited Stock of Retired Kirk Stieff Pewter

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Village Shops at Kingsmill 1915 Pocahontas Trail, Suite E1/E2, Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-220-9501 www.kingsmillgoldshop.com

WE ARE OPEN ON SATURDAYS! Mon.-Fri. 10-6; Sat. 10-5

Delft Ornaments DELFT JAR LA LAMPS

Pineapple Brass & Silver Electric Window Candles

Nordic Santa & Mrs.

BRA BRASS PIN PINAPPLE TRIVETS

Located at Patriot Plaza 3044 Richmond Road #104 1/2 mi. EAST of Premium Outlets, Williamsburg

(757) 220-1805 • www.lightfootmanor.com

MINIMUM HOURS--Mon.- Sat.1 - 5 * Sun. 1:30 - 5 pm. HOURS may be extended. PLEASE CALL!

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Come enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with your pedicure! At Nails Uptown, we feature: Spa pedicures, shellac manicures, pink & white gel nails, full waxing options, and our unique gift shop inside! Everyone will love a gift certificate for pampering here at Nails Uptown.

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2009-2014 WINNER

LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

Financing Available NO INTEREST If paid in full within 12 mos.

5251 John Tyler Hwy., Suite 34 • 757-564-1809 Open Daily; Mon.–Sat., 10-8; Sun., 12-6 www.nailsuptown.com

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gift certificates THE “BEST BEEF ABOUT”

Where you’ll enjoy the fires of our open hearth grill, the finest USDA Top Choice Corn Fed Beef, properly aged and cooked to your taste. Or should you prefer Seafood, our menu selections meet the same high standards of quality. Now sit back, relax and enjoy dining with us.

Any denominations available.

Available at Aberdeen Barn 1601 Richmond Road 757-229-6661

PAMPER YOURSELF Nails Uptown is the only place for gift certificates this holiday season — don’t let Santa take all the credit! Our services are sure to please ladies & gentlemen alike! Purchase $100 worth of gift cards and receive a $20 gift card FREE! Available at Nails Uptown 5251-34 John Tyler Hwy. (RT. 5) 757.564.1809

fitness

STAY IN SHAPE OVER THE HOLIDAYS Join for $1 Black Friday Weekend Only

or Download a free one week pass at amfamfit.com.

delft gifts

Available at American Family Fitness 5137 Main Street, Williamsburg 757.258.3111

OLDE VIRGINEA DELFT JARS and LAMPS Delft Pineapple or Ship Design Jars with lids. 4 sizes each in Blue or Poly (multi-colored). CUSTOM-lettering front and/or back extra. Lamps, parts, & shades. Order

by Dec. 7 for Holiday delivery. We SHIP. This Local Delft Jar Company is FOR SALE. OWNERS RETIRING. Available at Lightfoot Manor Shoppe 3044 Richmond Rd,(Rt.60) Williamsburg www.lightfootmanor.com 757-220-1805

ONE PRESENT YOU WON’T WANT TO UNWRAP.

Indulge yourself in the luxurious feel of leather, cashmere and, of course, fur.

Silverman sells the finest outerwear a woman can own. And during our holiday sale, you can own the feel of luxury for less.

Open Sundays now thru the Holidays: 1pm–5pm 10301 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 757.595.5514 • silvermanfurs.com

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Lenox Outlet Store Patriot Plaza

3032-2 Richmond Rd.

Williamsburg, VA 757-565-0800

No need to wait for other stores to order it, we have a vast assortment of Lenox, Dansk and Gorham merchandise, most items ready to take home today!

Plus more designer brands...

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