Spindletop Gladys-City Boomtown Museum will host its Boomtown City in Lights event, Dec. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. There will be live music, free hot chocolate and cider, blacksmithing demonstrations, and a showing of “The Polar Express” at 6:30 p.m.
Museum director Jeanna Summy said she and the staff are decorating the museum from the inside out to represent the holiday season.
“We have red and white lights on the outside of all of our buildings,” she said. “But we’ve also decorated with garlands, Christmas trees and different decorations. It’s a very cute little town that people can walk around and enjoy.”
Event attendees are encouraged to dress in their pajamas, a common tradition while watching “The Polar Express,” and to bring their own folding chairs.
“We love Christmas, and (LU) President (Jaime) Taylor also loves Christmas, so he wanted the movie to be playing out here,” Summy said. “We really want to draw the community to come out. We love when the students are out here participating and enjoying it. I know it’s during finals, so it might be a good way to blow off some steam and just relax.”
This is Summy’s first “Boomtown in Lights” as museum director.
“I just love all the Christmas lights and the plump Christmas tree in our saloon,” she said. “It’s got the tinsel on it, so it’s very old fashioned and nostalgic.”
For more, visit lamar.edu/events. For information on future Boomtown events, visit lamar.edu/spindletop.
