LOTS OF PLACES... and events and attractions love to gussy up "old-fashioned" by adding an "e" onto the end of "old," all to give the sheen of time, and the passage of decades, and the aura of ages gone by, to the proceedings. But not every place, and not every attraction and event, has rightfully earned that additional "e," especially if, all told, the passage of time can't truly be fathomed around the festival or destination in question. But Los Olivos? Break out all the "oldes," for the Santa Ynez Valley hamlet looks as though it emerged from a century of, well, olde, given the small town's large number of historic structures. Those structures will take on extra layer of splendid-tude come the first day of December 2018, when an...
OLDE-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS... trots into town. Look for a brand-new holiday market to sell all manner of stocking-worthy, use-yourself-worthy artisanal items, while the Summerset Farm Christmas Train will toot-toot for five festive hours, beginning at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, Dec. 1. Ho, ho, ho over to St. Mark's Parlor for a Santa Claus Sighting, make time for a visit with Elsa or an "Elf" screening, savor around-town caroling, and check out the tree lighting, after sundown, near the town's famous flagpole. Will there be treats to buy? Sips to savor? Count on it, as Los Olivos does have a foodie rep it certainly deserves. Bask in the olde-mazing action, just as the merriest month gets going, in one of the California's olde-est, and awesome-est, burgs.
