Visitors mingle through the Southwick Town Hall auditorium during the 2012 Annual Southwick Home & Business Show sponsored by the Southwick Economic Development Commission. (File photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
SOUTHWICK – The annual Southwick Home Show show is set for this Saturday at Southwick Town Hall.
This year, the show has a bit of a twist because it is taking place the same day as the annual Cultural Council art show.
“This year we wanted to coincide with another town event in order to attract some different traffic,” said Economic Development Director Michael McMahon.
Twenty local businesses will be featured at the event, including several new businesses that have recently opened.
Free workshops will take place throughout the day including one conducted by a local cruise company that is run out of a Southwick home.
“This is a good opportunity for people to come down and talk directly to business owners,” said McMahon. “A lot of times people have questions but they are hesitant to call – this way they can ask in person.”
Another workshop will be on the topic of heating systems, which McMahon said is one of those areas where people just replace their furnace and don’t think about the technology upgrades that have happened over the years. There will also be a workshop presented by Alternative Health on healthy living.
This year the home show takes place in the lower level of Town Hall.
“It has its own entrance on the south side of the building,” said McMahon.
The event is free and open to the public and takes place May 3 from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.
