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DTSTART:20161202T200000Z
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SUMMARY:2016 Merry Maple Celebrates 40th year
DESCRIPTION:Join the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and Light the Night in Amherst\n\n\nThe Merry Maple Celebration on the Town Common\n\nFriday\, December 2\, 2016 \n\n3:00 -6:30 pm\n\n\n\n                                     Merry Maple Festival\n\n \n\n \n\n\n3:00 pm - Fire Station Open House: Visit the Amherst Fire Department and experience a life-size fire engine with all its bells and whistles. The Amherst Police Department will give kids an opportunity to check out a genuine Amherst police cruiser\,  also enjoy face painting too!\n\n \n\n4:00 - 6:00 pm - Hay rides: by Muddy Brook Farm (Town Common)\n\n \n\n4:30 - 5:30 pm - Craft Room: Face painting and craft for the kids. (Town Room in Town Hall)\n\n \n\n\n4:30 pm - Amherst Regional Middle School Chorus (front steps of Amherst Town Hall)\n\n\n4:45 pm - Lighting of the Merry Maple tree by the Amherst BID! (Town Common)\n\n5:30 pm - Minuteman Marching Band parade:  Santa will be escorted by the Amherst  Fire Department.  Sing-a-longs and loads of fun for everyone.\n\n6:30 pm - Visit with Santa: March to Amherst Historical Museum\, at the Strong House (located next to the Jones Library) and have your  picture taken with Santa and enjoy cookies.\n\n\n \n\n\nThe Amherst Area Chamber and the Amherst Business Improvement District presents the annual Merry Maple celebration on December 2\, 2016.\n\nPlease come join us during the traditional lighting of the downtown tree on the Amherst Commons. \n\n\n\nThe Amherst Fire Station will have an open house\, followed by hay rides from Muddy Brook Farms\, crafts in the Amherst Town Hall for children\, the  Amherst Regional Middle School Chorus will join us on the front steps of the Town Hall and warm the air with holidays songs. All can enjoy the UMass Marching Band followed by the big moment\, the tree lighting.\n\n\n\nHot Apple Cider Doughnuts and will be sold by the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce\, donated by Atkins Farms Country Market.\n\n\n\n413-253-0700 or E-Mail kim@amherstarea.com\n\n \n\nPresenting Sponsor\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Sponsors
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;">\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="105" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/Image/Aplus_Logo.jpg" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; width: 225px\; height: 105px\;" width="225" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="153" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/Image/BIDLatesLogo.jpg" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; width: 150px\; height: 153px\;" width="150" /></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 24px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Join the Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce and Light the Night in Amherst</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">\n<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px\; line-height: 1.295\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 8pt\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b85e8477-647e-90bf-01e3-8d23e5570f95" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 24px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">The Merry Maple Celebration on the Town Common</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px\; line-height: 1.295\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 8pt\;"><strong style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b85e8477-647e-90bf-01e3-8d23e5570f95" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 24px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Friday\, December 2\, 2016 </span></span></span><br />\n<span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b85e8477-647e-90bf-01e3-8d23e5570f95" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 24px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">3:00 -6:30 pm</span></span></span></strong></p>\n\n<div class="cms-ck-template" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><img alt="" class="cms-img-right" height="525" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/CMS/logos/merry-maple-2.jpg" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; float: right\; width: 350px\; height: 525px\;" width="350" /></span>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 36px\;">&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Merry Maple Festival</span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div class="cms-ck-template" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;">\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><strong style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">3:00 pm -</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Fire Station Open House:</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Visit the Amherst Fire Department and experience a life-size fire </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">engine with all its bells and whistles. The Amherst Police Department will</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">give kids an opportunity to check out a genuine Amherst police cruiser\, </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">also enjoy face painting too!</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">4:00 - 6:00 pm - Hay rides</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">:</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">by Muddy Brook Farm (Town Common)</span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">4:30 - 5:30 pm - Craft Room:</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Face painting and craft for the kids. </span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">(Town Room in Town Hall)</span></span></span></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.295\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 8pt\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">4:30 pm</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> -</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> Amherst Regional Middle School Chorus</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;(front steps of Amherst Town Hall)</span></span></span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px\; line-height: 1.295\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 8pt\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">4:45 pm - Lighting of the Merry Maple tree by the Amherst BID!</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; 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padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;Santa will be </span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">escorted by the Amherst &nbsp\;Fire Department. &nbsp\;Sing-a-longs and</span></span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;loads of fun for everyone.</span></span></span></span></p>\n\n<p dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12px\; line-height: 1.295\; text-align: left\; margin-top: 0pt\; margin-bottom: 8pt\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">6:30 pm - Visit with Santa: </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">March to Amherst Historical Museum\,</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;at the Strong House (located next to the Jones Library) and have your</span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-348a9dec-6481-36ec-0165-a66a19f58d35" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">&nbsp\;&nbsp\;picture</span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-weight: 700\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;"> </span><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">taken with Santa and enjoy cookies.</span></span></span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: left\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 16px\;">The Amherst Area Chamber and the Amherst Business Improvement District presents the&nbsp\;annual&nbsp\;Merry Maple celebration&nbsp\;on December 2\, 2016.<br />\nPlease come join us during the traditional lighting of the downtown&nbsp\;tree on the Amherst&nbsp\;Commons.&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nThe Amherst Fire Station will have&nbsp\;an open house\, followed by hay&nbsp\;rides from Muddy Brook Farms\, crafts in the Amherst Town Hall for children\, the &nbsp\;Amherst Regional&nbsp\;Middle School Chorus will join us&nbsp\;on the front steps of the Town Hall and warm the&nbsp\;air with holidays songs. All can enjoy the UMass Marching Band followed by the big moment\, the tree lighting.<br />\n<br />\nHot Apple Cider<span background-color:="" comic="" font-size:="" sans="" style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;" text-align:="">&nbsp\;Doughnuts and&nbsp\;</span>will be sold by the Amherst Area&nbsp\;Chamber of Commerce\, donated by Atkins Farms Country Market.<br />\n<br />\n413-253-0700 or E-Mail kim@amherstarea.com</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 24px\;"><strong style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\;">Presenting Sponsor</strong></span></span></div>\n</div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><img alt="" height="250" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/Image/TDbank.png" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; line-height: 18.9091px\; width: 250px\; height: 250px\;" width="250" /></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: georgia\, serif\;"><strong style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-family: sans-serif\, Arial\, Verdana\, " trebuchet=""><span style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; font-size: 18px\;">Community Sponsors</span></strong></span></div>\n\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;"><br />\n<img alt="" height="66" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/Image/Atkins.jpg" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; line-height: 18.9091px\; width: 150px\; height: 66px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<img alt="" height="82" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1230/Image/MuddyBrookFarm.png" style="border: 0px\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; outline: 0px\; line-height: 18.9091px\; width: 200px\; height: 82px\;" width="200" />\n<div style="margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; border: 0px\; outline: 0px\; text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n
LOCATION:Amherst Town Common/Town Room
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URL:https://business.amherstarea.com/events/details/2016-merry-maple-celebrates-40th-year-18210
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