Community Corner
Cocktail Crawl Attracts Crowd to Downtown Columbia Lakefront
Second Festive Friday Features Family Fun on December 8
The Downtown Columbia Partnership presented a Craft Cocktail Crawl Dec. 1, in the first of two Festive Fridays to celebrate the holidays. The sold-out crowd of 150 enjoyed an evening tour of four food and drink stations under tents along the Lakefront Promenade in Downtown Columbia.
Participating restaurants included Clyde’s, Petit Louis and Seasons 52 and Cured and 18th & 21st, two new dining establishments opening on the ground floor of the One Merriweather office building in the first quarter of next year.
Clyde’s Cocktail Crawl offering included mulled wine and a crab ball appetizer. Petit Louis served Harvest Sparkle, a drink including whiskey and champagne, honey and rosemary, as well as Gougeres. Seasons 52 provided Cranberry Sage Cocktail and Buffalo Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Dip. Restaurateur Steve Wecker personally served a Cold Brewed Coffee Infused Negroni alongside Lobster Bruschetta as a sample of what might be in store at the new restaurants he will be opening in the Spring.
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A disc jockey played music while the attendees sampled the attractions and talked with one another.
Sponsors of the event included the Columbia Association and The Howard Hughes Corporation.
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On Friday, Dec. 8, from 6-8 p.m., the second Festive Friday, focusing on Family Fun, will feature music, holiday arts and crafts, photo booth, ice sculptor, and strolling characters from Frozen and Star Wars. Refreshments include free snacks from Clyde’s and free hot chocolate and cookies from Whole Foods Market. Attendance is free of charge, but registration is requested at http://festivefridaysfamilyfun.eventbrite.com .
About the Downtown Columbia Partnership
The Downtown Columbia Partnership proudly serves a new urban district that embraces its future as an exceptional business, residential, retail, and cultural destination. DTCP promotes the growth and vitality of this community and its businesses, implements beautification projects, supports transportation initiatives, and hosts events that bring people together. For information, visit dtcpartnership.com.
