Meridian and Lauderdale County residents will have a chance to tackle their holiday shopping while enjoying a variety of wine Thursday at Downtown Meridian’s Sip & Shop event.

 

Matt Schanrock, director of Meridian Main Street and Downtown Meridian, said this will be the second holiday Sip & Shop the organization has put on, with the first being held last December. During the event, which will run from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, participants will have an opportunity to shop at downtown businesses, take advantage of special discounts and enjoy a fun evening.

 

Tickets to the event, which cost $20, are plastic wine glasses, Schanrock explained, and shoppers will be able to take their glasses to participating businesses to enjoy wine samples while taking advantage of a special 20% off savings. Each business will have a different wine for shoppers to sample, he said, and some may have treats of their own.

 

“Every location has a different flavor and brand,” he said.

 

Downtown businesses taking part in the Sip & Shop event include Belle G, Crooked Letter, DC Guitar, DOSHA, Hallie Ward Interiors, I Just Have to Have It, Loeb’s, Meridian Underground Music, Over The Moon, Queen City Cigar, Robin’s Next, Shloop and Threefoot Blooms.

 

To save shoppers a lengthy walk, Schanrock said, Shloop will have a pop-up shop along Front Street between Crooked Letter and Queen City Cigar. That way residents will not have to travel over the 22nd Avenue bridge and down Sela Ward Parkway to Shloop’s showroom, he said.

 

Tickets for Thursday’s Sip & Shop can be purchased through the event’s Facebook page and online at downtownmeridian.org. Shoppers will also be able to buy their tickets at the event, Schanrock said, by dropping by Over The Moon beginning at 5 p.m.

 

While it may be a bit chilly, Schanrock said Thursday evening is looking good, and everyone is invited to come out to take part in the Sip & Shop event, do some holiday shopping and support local businesses.

 

“Come on out, support local and have a good time,” he said.