For immediate release

What: Annual Christmas in the Foothills arts and crafts show
Where: Hillsboro Community Center, Hillsboro, NM State Highway 152 between Silver City and I-25.
When: Saturday, December 6, 2008, 10 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Who: Everyone
Cost: Admission free
Contact: Robert Shipley (575) 895-5797 bobship@kitcarson.net

Fun for Kids of All Ages
Hillboro’s annual Christmas celebration, Christmas in the Foothills, takes place on Saturday, December 6, at locations throughout the picturesque, historic village on State Highway 152, the road between Silver City and I-25. Highlights of the event include a kids-only Christmas Market, where kids 12 and under can purchase inexpensive gifts for family and friends, an exciting array of vendors selling specialty gifts in the Community Center, and the ever-popular $49.99 Art Show and Sale. The $49.99 Art Show and Sale has a long history in Hillsboro, begun as a way for local artists, authors, and craftspeople to give back to the community at Christmastime. Each item in the Art Show will be sold for $49.99, and all items are guaranteed to be worth more than that—many several times more! Anyone attending Christmas in the Foothills can purchase tickets for $1 each to place in a sealed container associated with an art item. The person whose ticket is chosen pays only $49.99 and goes home with a unique and valuable addition to his or her home, whether painting, photograph, furniture item, or other treasure. One-dollar tickets can also be purchased for a chance to win the original framed watercolor painting, Christmas Quail by Jane Dobrott, which has been reproduced as the Christmas in the Foothills 2008 poster. Posters will be available for $25 each at all Hillsboro merchants. A horse-drawn wagon will take visitors between the main stage of events at the Hillsboro Community Center back and forth to Main Street merchants, including restaurants, antique shops and an arts and crafts shop. Musicians and singers will provide seasonal and regional accompaniment to the festivities, and free hot cider and hot chocolate will be available along Main Street. Special this year, the Forest Service will have tree-cutting permits available for purchase.