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Originally Posted by thelegges
No need to travel north for evening entertainment, as you suggest. Block parties, with live entertainment, food trucks, and great fun are abundant south of 44. villages of Richmond, St John’s, Hawkins, St Catherine, and beyond come alive with social gatherings in late evenings.
Plus some have monthly theme parties at regional centers, tickets sell out in hours, with waitlist. My parents stay up after 11p, enjoying meeting younger residents, and big difference from our last village when the sidewalks rolled up at 6p.
It’s good to have areas in TV that older residents can come in before dark, and areas that residents can stay up as long as they want.
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I will never understand why some believe a late night party is better than other parties. Or, why having a live band with food trucks in their neighborhood is WONDERFUL.
A party is a party no matter what time it is scheduled. And, why bring food trucks and bands to your neighborhood? To me, it sounds awfully plain and ordinary. You can find the same food trucks and bands in ANY town square on any given night. Dance any night you wish. And, have interesting conversations with neighbors seated beside you. Bringing this to your neighborhood is not out of the box thinking or extraordinary.
Most neighborhoods have scheduled activities, driveway parties, and monthly events. It is not just a south of 44 thing. I have nothing but gratitude for those who came years before me and started these traditions.They helped make the Villages a wonderful place to retire. Cheers to the older generations! (I hope I can keep up with them during our next outing.
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