The following is from the Seton Village Committee:
The Seton Village Committee is delighted to bring “Light Up the Holidays in Seton Village” back to the entire community on the evening of Friday, December 4.
“As we mark the second year of focused work toward our mission in Seton Village, it is wonderful to celebrate with this event, which truly has something for everyone,” said Doug Zacker, Chairperson of the Seton Village Committee.
The celebration, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and will be held in and around the pocket park at Irvington and West Fairview Avenues. It will feature kids’ arts and crafts, refreshments, and music, including a performance from Seton Hall University’s a cappella group, The Gentlemen of the Hall. Seton Village T-shirts will also be available for purchase at the event.
Seton Village restaurants are going all out to serve special meals based on the holiday foods from their home countries, and are offering 15% off customers’ checks on this one night. Munchie’s will have a stewed pot roast beef customary in Jamaica; Lalibela is cooking up Doro Wat, the Ethiopian dish traditionally eaten on Christmas Day; Guanatico’s is preparing stuffed pork loin from Costa Rica; and Inkosi Café will feature their southern signatures: salmon, crab cakes, sweet potato tarts, and apple tarts.
“The holiday season is always filled with tradition. Munchie and I are delighted to participate as the Seton Village community creates our own family traditions,” said Reid Taylor, a member of the Seton Village Committee, and owner of Munchie’s, along with his wife Munchie.
At around 5:30 p.m, youngsters from the First Presbyterian Church’s Weekday Cooperative Preschool will warm up the crowd for the lighting of the 20 foot tree that borders the park, as well as for the evening’s special guest: Santa Claus, who will also be available for picture-taking.
The tree lighting celebration is sponsored by South Orange Village and the Seton Village Committee.
