Weekend Events for Kiss Country 12/21-23: Santa’s Coming to Haughton, Toy Making Workshop and more

There are all kinds of great events you can attend this weekend in Kiss Country. From Christmas shows to Christmas lights. Or building toys with Elves to new movies. We got a little something for everyone!

Santa is Coming to Haughton:   Dec 22 2012. With the help of his firefighter elves, Santa will once again be making his much anticipated appearance in the Haughton area this Saturday! Santa will pull out from the “North Pole Fire Station” at approximately 0830 and began making his way through Haughton neighborhoods! When you hear the fire trucks sounding the alarm, make sure you step outside and catch a glimpse of Santa on top of the fire truck as he wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!

Toy Making Workshop (through Sunday, December 30)
The North Pole elves are outsourcing! They've been working hard all year on their holiday toy list, but have fallen behind and could use your help. Go to Sci-Port, make a toy that you can take home with you, and alleviate some of the holiday stress on Santa's elves. Call 318-424-3466 or go to sciport.org for more information.

29th Annual Christmas in Roseland (through Sunday Dec 23rd)                              The Gardens of the American Rose Center are transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland featuring more than a million twinkling lights, dozens of lighted displays, giant Christmas Cards to the Community created by area school children, Santa's Candy Shop and much more. This multi-weekend event features nightly entertainment, photos with Santa, rides on the Roseland Express Train, a model train display and tons of fun for the whole family! Ages two and under get in free. Call 318-938-5402 for more information

Winter Wonderland of Lights – Marshall, TX: Open Friday in downtown Marshall at 4pm with ice skating, music, bus tours and lots to eat and drink. It will be open again Saturday and Sunday at 4pm with a variety of different events and musical attractions each night

Natchitches Festival Of Lights 2012 -
Over 300,000+ Christmas lights and 100 plus riverbank set pieces are on every night at dusk through January 6, 2013. Downtown attractions include carriage tours through the historic district. Shops and restaurants are open late. All events take place in the Landmark Historic District along the Cane River Lake and along the Cane River Lake south of Natchitoches.
Visit Christmasfestival.Com or call 1-800-259-1714 for a complete up to date schedule and news.

Movies out this weekend:

Jack Reacher:  Starring Tom Cruise  One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The man's interrogation yields one statement: Get Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney (Rosamund Pike). However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

This is 40: A somewhat sequel to “Knocked Up” After many years of marriage, Pete (Paul Rudd) is the sole male in a household that includes his wife, Debbie (Leslie Mann), and two young daughters (Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow). As Pete struggles to keep his record label afloat, he and Debbie navigate a three-week course of sex and romance, career victories and financial hardships, aging parents and maturing children. They'll have to learn to forgive, forget and enjoy the rest of their lives -- before they kill each other.