The 11th annual Christmas celebration, "Christmas in the Foothills" takes place on Saturday, December 5 from 10am - 4pm at locations throughout the picturesque and historic village of Hillsboro.

Highlights of the event include an exciting array of vendors selling specialty gifts in the Hillsboro Community Center, live music, and the ever popular $49.99 Art Show & Sale.

The "$49.99 Art Show and Sale" began as a way for local artists, authors, and craftspeople to give back to the community during the holidays. Each item in the Art Show will be sold for $49.99 and all items are guaranteed to be worth more than that--often several times more! Anyone attending Christmas in the Foothills can purchase tickets for $1 each to place in a sealed container associated with each 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, pottery, furniture, jewelry item or other treasure. $1.00 tickets can also be purchased for a chance to win the original framed watercolor painting of Hillsboro's lovely Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Church painted by Jane Turner, which has been reproduced as the Christmas in the Foothills 2009 poster.

Posters will be available for $25.00 each at Hillsboro merchants. Always a favorite, Lawrence Tedrow's Clydesdale team & wagon will return again this year to take visitors back and forth between the main stage of events at the Hillsboro Community Center 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. Join us for this old time Christmas celebration in Hillsboro and experience the Holiday Spirit!