A gleaming half moon sailing across a clear and inky sky, people roaming the downtown core in search of great bargains. It had to be the annual Moonlight Madness sale and Friday was a perfect night for it.
All it really needed was a fresh blanket of snow to give it that festive-season look and the city received that blessing (or a curse, depending upon you view of shovelling the white stuff) hours later when fat white flakes began to fall from the sky. Certainly the managers and staff at Revelstoke Mountain Resort must have rubbed their hands with glee when they awoke this morning to find about four or five centimetres on the ground.
And so begins the run up to Christmas, which is just 28 days away. Here are a few images from Moonlight Madness I thought you’d like:
Members of the Community Choir lifted the spirits of Moonlight Madness shoppers with their street-corner carolling. David F. Rooney photoTell us, Santa, has Carrie MacDonald been naughty or nice this year? David F. Rooney photoYoung Dale Mulligan had his eye on Santa's bag of presents as he told him he had certainly been a very good boy all year. David F. Rooney photoDale Caverly of Scratch whipped up burgers, dogs and other street treats for hungry shoppers. David F. Rooney photoMieke Blommestein signed a copy of her first book, The Tale of Miss Spider Who Spun Her Web, for Marie Pratico at Grizzly Books on Friday evening. Three local residents — Blommestein, John Baker and Chic Sharp — have published their first books this year. A fourth, Frieda Livesey, will also be publishing one in the weeks to come. David F. Rooney photoIt wasn't quite pandemonium inside Grizzly Books on Friday, but like most downtown businesses there was touch of madness to the evening shopping. David F. Rooney photoClothes, accessories, books, toys — there was pretty good demand for just about everything everywhere. Here at Valhallla Pure a sales clerk tallies a customer's purchases. David F. Rooney photoAnd what could be more appropriate during Moonlight Madness than the sight of a gleaming half moon sailing across the clear and inky sky? David F. Rooney photoThis pair of elves, Ariel Christman (left) and owner Janet Pearson (right), were clearly in the spirit of things at the Talisman. David F. RooneySue Leach gazes into a psychedelic kaleidoscope in the gift shop at the Nickelodeon Museum. David F. Rooney photo
