San Clemente「海边圣诞村」12月5日登场：圣诞老人16时30分抵达，16时45分举行亮灯仪式
位于加州橙县的 San Clemente 市政府11月10日发布新闻稿，该市与市中心商业协会的「Puttin' on the Glitz」活动联合呈现的「海边圣诞村」（Santa's Village by the Sea）将于12月5日（周六）在 Avenida Del Mar 与市社区中心举行，圣诞老人16时30分抵达，年度圣诞树亮灯仪式16时45分举行。
主办：San Clemente 市政府
联合主办：San Clemente 市中心商业协会「Puttin' on the Glitz」
时间：12月5日（周六）16时30分至21时（社区中心活动至20时）
地点：Avenida Del Mar 与 San Clemente 社区中心（100 N. Calle Seville）
参加方式：到场参加；社区中心节日活动腕带预售居民9美元、非居民12美元，活动当日居民12美元、非居民15美元，可在市府网站 sanclemente.gov/events 购买与登记
圣诞老人16时30分抵达后将沿 Avenida Del Mar 前往社区中心，在 Ole Hanson Fireside Room 与家庭见面合影至20时。16时45分，市长与市议员将在 Avenida Del Mar 与 Calle Seville 路口的草坪上主持年度亮灯仪式，南县手铃乐团将现场表演。社区中心活动20时结束，Del Mar 一带商店营业至21时。
持腕带者可在社区中心参加多项节日活动，包括由 Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks, and Recreation Foundation 赞助的 San Clemente 雪山，以及节日饼干装饰、手作、游戏、脸部彩绘、现场娱乐与节日小食。社区中心内还将展出第七届姜饼屋大赛的参赛作品。姜饼屋大赛分13岁及以下个人青少年组、14岁以上个人成人组与家庭／团体组，搭建板11月4日起可领取，作品须在12月4日14时前交齐，比赛免费参加但须预先登记；各组前三名与最受欢迎奖将在亮灯仪式上颁发，获奖作品将在 San Clemente Art Gallery 展出至12月10日。
社区中心大堂内设有 San Clemente Junior Woman's Club 赞助的 Angel Tree 计划，市民可领取写有本地青少年与长者节日心愿的礼物标签，购置礼物送给有需要的人。市府提醒，当日市中心停车将受影响，Avenida Del Mar 的100与200街区12月5日14时至22时关闭，停在该路段的车辆将被橙县警局拖走；活动区设免费单车停放，San Clemente High School 提供15时至22时的免费接驳车，San Clemente Trolley 当日10时至22时运行。本次活动得到 Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation 等机构支持。
（来源：San Clemente 市政府）
San Clemente's Santa's Village by the Sea Returns Dec. 5: Santa Arrives at 4:30 p.m., Tree Lighting at 4:45 p.m.
The City of San Clemente, in Orange County, California, announced on November 10 that Santa's Village by the Sea, presented by the city together with the Downtown Business Association's "Puttin' on the Glitz," will take place on Saturday, December 5, on Avenida Del Mar and at the Community Center (100 N. Calle Seville). Santa will arrive at 4:30 p.m., and the annual tree lighting ceremony will follow at 4:45 p.m.
Organizer: City of San Clemente
Joint organizer: San Clemente Downtown Business Association, "Puttin' on the Glitz"
Time: Saturday, December 5, 4:30-9:00 p.m. (Community Center activities end at 8:00 p.m.)
Place: Avenida Del Mar and the San Clemente Community Center, 100 N. Calle Seville
How to join: Attend in person; wristbands for holiday activities at the Community Center are $9 for residents and $12 for non-residents in pre-sale, and $12 for residents and $15 for non-residents on the day of the event, available at sanclemente.gov/events
After arriving at 4:30 p.m., Santa will travel down Avenida Del Mar to the Community Center, where he will visit with families and take photos until 8 p.m. in the Ole Hanson Fireside Room. At 4:45 p.m., the Mayor and City Council members will host the annual tree lighting ceremony on the grass at the corner of Avenida Del Mar and Calle Seville, with a performance by the South County Handbell Choir. Activities at the Community Center end at 8:00 p.m., while shopping on Del Mar remains open until 9:00 p.m.
Wristband holders can enjoy holiday activities at the Community Center, including the San Clemente snow hill sponsored by the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks, and Recreation Foundation, holiday cookie decorating, crafts, games, face painting, live entertainment and festive treats. The 7th Annual Gingerbread House Contest display will also be on view inside. The contest has divisions for Individual Youth (13 and under), Individual Adults (14+) and Family/Group; building boards have been available for pickup since November 4, entries are due by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, entry is free and pre-registration is required. First, second and third place in each division, plus a People's Choice Award, will be presented at the tree lighting ceremony, and winning entries will be displayed at the San Clemente Art Gallery through December 10.
In the Community Center lobby, visitors can join the Angel Tree program sponsored by the San Clemente Junior Woman's Club, which provides gift tags with holiday requests for San Clemente youth and senior citizens. The city advises that parking downtown will be impacted: the 100 and 200 blocks of Avenida Del Mar will be closed on December 5 from 2 to 10 p.m., and vehicles left on the street will be towed by the Orange County Sheriff's Department. Free bike parking is offered throughout the event area, free shuttle service runs from San Clemente High School from 3 to 10 p.m., and the San Clemente Trolley operates from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event is supported by the Friends of San Clemente Beaches, Parks & Recreation Foundation and other sponsors.
(Source: City of San Clemente)
来源：San Clemente 市政府
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图片来源：图：位于加州橙县的 San Clemente 市中心 Avenida Del Mar 一带街景（资料图，非活动现场）。Patrick Pelster 摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Street view of downtown San Clemente along Avenida Del Mar in Orange County, California (file photo, not the event site on the day). By Patrick Pelster, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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