Above, the women who run Yuca's -- Dora Herrera and her mother Socorro -- groove to the music while serving free tamales and a tasty hot chocolate drink.
For the second year in a row, Los Feliz threw a fantastic holiday festival on Saturday night -- complete with music, lights, tons of free food, and yes, Santa. A holiday trolley bussed people up and down Hillhurst and Vermont. We didn't make it to Vermont, but Hillhurst teemed with families taking advantage of the late shopping and special holiday offerings.
The event started outside the Los Feliz library, where the neighborhood Christmas tree was lit and a children's choir crooned carols. City councilman Tom LaBonge was there, and he mysteriously disappeared before Santa arrived. (I'm not spreading rumor, I'm just sayin'.)
Then it was off to check out the stores on Hillhurst that were open late for the event. Many also had refreshments for shoppers, like the Rosetta Stone Gallery -- which offered up free wine (along with crackers, cheese, fruit and more ). Yes, that's my kind of store.
Children's boutique Dragonfly DuLou set up an arts and crafts table in the area behind the store, as kids could decorate Christmas ornaments while scarfing down popcorn.
Coldwell Banker sponsored the free Santa pix; above, Santa, an "elf" and another person. (Blogger Toddler was excited to see Santa... until he got up close. Then, not so much.) Below, a band plays Christmas music near Santa's station.
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