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First Friday set to celebrate holiday season
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First Friday is always a big event, but this month’s edition will be even bigger.Statesboro’s Christmas Holiday Celebration is the centerpiece of First Friday, which takes place from 5:30-8 p.m.Kicking off the festivities will be the first ever Run the Boro 5K, with the race starting at 5:30 in front of City Hall.At 6:30, several windows of downtown businesses being decorated with a Fifth Avenue feel will be revealed.Throughout the evening will be Chilitown, a chili cook-off that is free and gives samplers the opportunity to vote for their favorite.“There is something for everyone,” said Allen Muldrew, the executive director of the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority. “There is no better time to buy unique and special Christmas gifts for friends and families. We will have over 50 vendors that will have something for everyone.”Six teams of Georgia Southern University students are competing in the first ever Frills Fifth Avenue Christmas Window Design Challenge to design Statesboro’s finest window display.
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