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Festive atmosphere permeates Marketplace Preview Party
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Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County coalition coordinator Kim Martin waits to talk with guests at the Marketplace Preview Party at the Gainesville Civic Center. The 22nd annual Marketplace weekend sale benefits the local Safe Kids, the goal of which is to track childhood injury rates and prevent future injuries. - photo by NAT GURLEY
The mouth-watering scents, holiday cheer and festive decor inside the Gainesville Civic Center make it hard to believe Christmas is still more than a month away. Janice Frost of Gainesville leaned over a table of glittering baubles Thursday night at the 22nd annual Marketplace Preview Party, looking for a few nice Christmas gifts for friends. Within the first few minutes of walking through the door, she found a few for friends and for herself.