IMAGES: Options Abound Surrounding Huntington Small Business Celebration & Model Train Show

Sunday, November 25, 2012 - 06:08 Photos by Glen Berry, Narrative by Tony Rutherford

Shopping opportunities dominated the hybrid  late Turkey Day and all early morning Black Friday deal finding kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. After the Huntington Mall and surrounding stores pulled all nighters, Friday afternoon and evening turned into a cinema scramble.

Offering an exceptionally broad range of audience pleasing opportunities, adult viewers caught the new James Bond ("Skyfall"), Spielberg's soon-to-be iconic "Lincoln," and others checked out the long-running CIA ruse ("Argo")  that saved hostages during the Iran crisis.

"Twilight Saga" continued strongly amongst the teen and college crowd with a "Red Dawn" homeland in crisis reboot shooting "Wolverines" to a new generation. The artistic, family friendly 3D adventure, "Life of Pi," found an audience along with the animated, "Rise of the Guardians."

According to early estimates, the Thanksgiving flick weekend will be one for the record books.

The annual celebration of Small Business Saturday lured shoppers, window browsers, and entertainment seekers to additional venues ranging from the Model Railroad show at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, the Renaissance Art Gallery, Central City, and downtown shops surrounding Pullman Square.

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Pullman Square Shopping & Movie Going