Derek, Ava, Lydia, Eliana, Jonathan, Harvey, Ben, and Elliott Cooper (Photos: Michael Donahue)

You might be a bit of a Scrooge if you didnโ€™t get a little thrilled when all those lights turned on at Season of Delight at Crosstown Concourse, which was held December 6th.

โ€œSeeing the entire building come alive with people of all ages and backgrounds โ€” gathered under one roof, enjoying everything from a 20-person gospel choir to a 40-piece orchestra, and counting down to the moment the lights filled the atrium โ€” was unlike anything Iโ€™ve experienced before,โ€ says Adrian Perez, Crosstown Concourse communications manager.

More than 3,000 people attended Season of Delight. They spread out โ€œacross every floor and activated space. Choose901 hosted a holiday market on the fourth floor, Crosstown Arts had open studios and a film screening in the theater, and The End of All Art pop-up bookstore filled the East Atrium. And outside? The ice skating rink, games, and a DJ.โ€

All these attractions and more were featured. โ€œThe coalescence of these different audiences and experiences truly embodies the Crosstown Concourse ethos of โ€˜Better Together,โ€™โ€ says Crosstown Arts executive director Stacy Wright.ย 

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...