Judi brings a passion for contemporary design and style to her eclectic retail store in the heart of downtown Lethbridge

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Judi takes us on a tour of her bright, colorful and interesting downtown Lethbridge store. Her unique retail concept is actually two stores in one - Nicholai Home Fashion, a modern, contemporary lifestyle accessories, furniture boutique and Peter & Nelly's Market, comprised of 19 local and area entrepreneurs.

Nicholai has a wide range of contemporary household items that range from mirrors to furniture, pillows to books and a wide range of other unique and colorfully designed accessories that will appeal to a variety of tastes and styles. Some of the well-known lines they carry are Torre & Tagus, Maxwell & Williams, Fatboy and Umbra. They also stock contemporary framed prints by Canadian artists as well as an eclectic selection of design/style books.

The other side of Judi's unique concept store is taken up by Peter & Nelly's Market. The market fills a gap that was left when Homestead Village closed its doors. Each of the merchants in the market rent different sizes of retail space and offer their customers a diverse selection of items. Baby blankets, purses, jewelry, original art, jams/antipasto, framed outdoor photographs by Mike Byneshewsky and much, much more can all be found in this unique little downtown market space.

Each year, Nicholai hosts Lethbridge Fashion Week's Designer Sale. This popular sale of exclusive fashions, showcases designs by our city's top designers and upcoming talent. This year, the Fashion Show will be taking place at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) on Friday, November 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15.00 at SAAG or available at the door on the day of show. Designer Rack Sale - hosted at Nicholai Home Fashion from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information on Fashion Week, visit nicholaihomefashion.blogspot.com.

If you haven't taken the opportunity to visit Nicholai and Peter & Nelly's Market, we encourage you to stop in and visit with Judi and her knowledgeable staff. If they don't have what you're looking for, they'll do their best to find it. They are located at 330 - 7th Street South (between Esquire's and Gentlemen III). For more information, call (403) 327-1447.

10th Annual Bright Lights Festival & Midnight Madness Event in Downtown Lethbridge ... our biggest celebration ever!

The 10th Annual Bright Lights Festival will kick off the holiday shopping season in downtown Lethbridge on Friday, November 19th. The ceremonial lighting of Galt Gardens Park will take place shortly after the arrival of Santa at approximately 6:00 p.m.

The Downtown Business Revitalization Zone (DBRZ) is especially excited to be partnering with the City of Lethbridge's 'Heart of Our City' and the Cultural Appreciation Society of Alberta (CASA) on this year's lighting of the park. Hundreds of new lights and a choreographed light show have been added in order to help us celebrate the 10th anniversary of this popular community event. The new Christmas lighting feature will add a whole new dimension to the event and the downtown. CASA's Lethbridge Holiday Light Festival will be in operation each evening from November 19 until January 7. A dedicated radio channel (102.7FM) will provide downtown visitors with the opportunity to take in the light show from the comfort of their vehicles while parked around Galt Gardens Park. Visitors are also encouraged to stroll through the park to listen to, and view, the lights close-up.

Besides the amazing Lethbridge Holiday Light Festival, Christmas Movies-in-the-Park will also be back again this year. A variety of classic Christmas movies will be shown from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the pergola area of the park. As well, the traditional hayrides, hot chocolate, hot apple cider, coffee and popcorn will be available (free-of-charge) courtesy of the DBRZ and participating merchants. The U of L's Faculty Brass Quintet and Tuba Christmas will be treating everyone to a live musical performance of classic Christmas tunes.

Midnight Madness will also be taking place in conjunction with the Bright Lights Festival. Participating businesses will be keeping their doors open late on November 19th and providing their valued customers with Midnight Madness specials.

Back again this year will be the London Road Neighborhood Association (LRNA) who will be on hand to sell hot dogs and hamburgers and to take donations for the Lethbridge Shelter & Resource Centre Soup Kitchen. The U of L's Kappa Sigma fraternity will be back again this year to help volunteer for light installation, concessions and take-down/clean-up after the event.

Modernegg will be presenting the 3rd Annual MADE Show+Sale at The Gate (522 - 3rd Avenue S. - old Bank of Montreal building) from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. A collection of local vendors will be selling unique, hand-made items. For more information, call (403) 894-3462.

For more information on the Bright Lights Festival & Midnight Madness event, contact Ted Stilson at the DBRZ at (403) 327-9002.