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Jump Start Your Holiday Shopping!

By Amy Morgan

Celebrations occur year round, but the holiday season always adds a little extra sparkle to any festivity. For 24 years, the Sonterra Women’s Association (SWA) at The Club at Sonterra has sponsored the Sonterra Holiday Bazaar - the perfect place for Stone Oak residents to kick off the holidays in style.

This year’s bazaar will be bigger and better than ever - expanding to two ballrooms and including more than 55 vendors featuring unique items that can’t be found online or at the mall. The specialty shopping event is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 2.

“It is such an amazing, vibrant event, with vendors offering items to fit every budget,” said Erika Colantonio, who has co-chaired the event for the past six years with Marilou Epps. “We have an array of jewelry, linens, designer handbags, toys, Christmas décor, cookies and treats for the holidays.”

Christmas music sets the mood, and a raffle with a high-value prize spurs excitement. Many shoppers make a day of it with girlfriends or family members.

Erika and Marilou have cultivated relationships with carefully vetted vendors to satisfy the desires of the estimated 400 annual shoppers. A perennial favorite are the hand crafted holiday wreaths made by Rosalie Hallenberger. “She brings these amazing, gorgeous wreaths,” Erika said. “They are very elegant and festive, and she puts a lot of effort and love into them. She is one of the favorites by far – everybody comes to see Rosalie.”

Pictured from left to right are Tosh James-Republic Kingdom, Erika Colantonio, Bazaar Co-Chair, Connie Kremer, SWA President, and Marilou Epps, Bazaar Co-Chair.

There is no charge to attend the Holiday Bazaar, and free parking is located just outside the front door of The Club at Sonterra, located at 901 Sonterra Blvd. Money raised supports the projects and philanthropy of the Sonterra Women’s Association, said SWA President Connie Kremer.

Mark your calendars and gather your group. The Holiday Bazaar at The Club at Sonterra is an event you don’t want to miss.

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