Guadalupe Montessori School (GMS) is thrilled to present the Festival of Trees again this holiday season. This year, the festival will occupy the Old Post Office on Broadway next to the Silver City Museum. The 2015 GMS Festival of Trees will take place during the first two weekends of December, the 4th-6th and 10th-13th. GMS is collaborating with dynamic downtown events like the Lighted Christmas Parade on November 28th, the Tamal y Mas Fiesta on December 5th, and the Silver City Museum's Victorian Christmas on December 10th.

Festival of Trees is an event where local artists, individuals and organizations decorate live Christmas trees. The diverse crew of decorators makes for a breathtaking presentation of trees- from traditional to whimsical. All decorated trees are for sale at the festival, and are delivered to local buyers with ornaments intact! The Festival has a long history in Silver City and was organized in the past by the Mormon Church and Penny Park. This is GMS's third year creating the event.

The festival will have its Grand Opening Friday, December 4th and will feature a wider variety of live trees and plants for sale than ever before, including fruit trees, pines, cypress, spruce, juniper, rosemary, poinsettias and more. Locally made gifts and ornaments will be available, as well as holiday cards, handcrafted soaps and herbal products from the GMS garden. Also featured is the book Milpa: From Seed to Salsa, a book written by Phil and Kathy Dahl-Bredine, who are the founders of Guadalupe Montessori School. This is a bilingual book featuring the recipes and food traditions of Oaxaca, Mexico.

This event is Guadalupe Montessori School's primary fundraiser and supports all aspects of the school which has been serving the children and families of Grant County for 36 years.

Please visit the school's website www.guadalupemontessori.org, call the school at (575)388-3343, or email events@guadalupemontessori.org, if you would like to get involved.