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Miracle on Main Street Will Light Up Downtown Friday

Dec. 10, 2006 — From the annual boat parade to a full schedule of music, food and fun, the 13th annual Miracle on Main Street will once again light up the harbor and streets of Charlotte Amalie on Friday.
"This year the committee is going to great extremes to insure a truly wonderful event to ring in the holiday season," said Joe Aubain, executive director of the St. Thomas-St. John Chamber of Commerce. "We anticipate that once again our streets and alleys will be filled with the thousands of residents and visitors alike, looking forward to an evening of shopping, dining and enjoying the holiday spirit."
Miracle on Main Street will begin at 10 a.m. Friday with a traditional arts, crafts and food fair in Emancipation Park, according to a chamber news release. More than 50 vendors have signed up for the event, offering maubi, guavaberry, tarts, sweet breads, candies and other favorites. Featured entertainment during this portion of the festival includes the Lockhart Elementary School Quadrille Dancers at 10 a.m., followed by the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School brass band from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Caution Band will perform from 1 to 4 p.m., with Cool Session closing out the Emancipation Park festivities from 6 to 10 p.m.
Holiday music will fill the streets of downtown beginning at 6 p.m. Performing throughout Charlotte Amalie will be 10 bands, mocko jumbie troops, choirs and dance groups. Scheduled performers include:
5 – 6 p.m., Antilles School Steel Band, Palm Passage Parking Lot
6 – 9 p.m., Love City Pan Dragons, Post Office Square
6 – 9 p.m., Encore Band, Store Tvaer Gade
6 – 9 p.m., St. Thomas All Stars, Upper Main Street
6 – 10 p.m., Cool Session, Emancipation Park
6 – 10 p.m., Aluda DJ, in front of Gold Corner, Waterfront
7 – 10 p.m. Sweeter Band, Palm Passage
7 – 10 p.m., Aktion Band, Rolex Store, Waterfront
Milo's Kings, Raadet's Gade on Main Street
BCB Burning Blazers, Main Street, Royal Dane Mall
Mystical Moko Jumbies, roaming
St. Thomas Cultural Dancers
Voices of Love
Show Girls
Caribbean Ritual Dancers
Most retail businesses, bars and restaurants in the district will stay open for late-night shopping and dining, the news release said.
"The always-popular boat parade is scheduled to light up the harbor beginning at 6:30 p.m.," the news release said. The parade of lighted boats is sponsored by the V.I. Department of Tourism.
"All participating boats will be judged on originality and the creative use of decorations and lighting," Aubain said. "Boats will be judged for holiday lighting, amount of lighting, creative use of lighting, difficulty of lighting, use of ornamentation and originality."
Santa Claus will preside over the Miracle on Main Street event from his base in Emancipation Park, with treats available for young and old, the news release said.
Miracle on Main Street is presented by the chamber's Destination Downtown Committee. This year's sponsors include Guardian Insurance, A.H. Riise Stores, I. Levin Properties, Scotiabank, Royal Caribbean, West Indian Company, MSI Building Supplies, University of the Virgin Islands, Bellows International, Dynasty-Dazzlers, Calypso Realty and the V.I. Department of Tourism.
The chamber extends its thanks to several people and organizations for their contributions, "especially Deputy Chief Elvin R. Fahie Sr. and the men and women of the V.I. Police Department for their assistance with traffic and in making Miracle on Main Street a safe event for everyone to enjoy; Alberto Bruno Vega and the men and women of the V.I. Water and Power Authority; Denny Bryan of Bryan's Electric; Tom Brunt of MSI Building Supplies; and Steave and Kevin Bailey of Chuck Kline and Bailey and Sons."
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