Lewisville is revving up for a grand celebration as its centennial year approaches, with plans already in motion for a series of events and activities to honor the city's 100-year journey. A year-long festivity awaits residents and visitors in 2025, showcased by the Centennial Celebration Committee's diligent efforts to reflect on Lewisville's storied past and highlight its milestones, as reported by the City of Lewisville.
Avid attendees can anticipate a visible presence of the centennial's brand across the city, marking it with a unique logo that will soon be commonplace as further details unravel, according to the same news release, the city will introduce a Centennial Celebration website in early December, where folks can delve into Lewisville's history, peruse archived images and artifacts, buy themed merchandise and share personal anecdotes about the city's development.
The Old Town Holiday Stroll on December 6th and 7th is set to act as a prelude to these initiatives—an information booth will be there to provide a primer on upcoming tours, and events, and a sneak peek at the specially designed Centennial-branded wares. Not only will the sidewalks of Old Town Lewisville come alive with walking tours marked by sidewalk markers, but there will also be a succession of guided tours with dates promised to be announced come December, all part of the city's efforts to fuse education with celebration.
Lending a note of nostalgia, the celebration will feature a live performance by the Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra Society, which will play alongside a showing of the 1925 silent film 'The Freshman', set to occur at the Lewisville Grand Theater—a night echoing the bygone era's aesthetics, outlined by the news release. Furthermore, under the baton of Andrew Greene, the orchestra plans to transport audiences to the past with its extensive repertoire of more than 15,000 authentic scores, reviving rhythms that once were the heartbeat of an age now shadowed by progress.
Amidst the music and retrospection, a new original play will also be commissioned to depict the Lewisville story—it's set for public performances in the fall, inviting spectators to engage with the city's narrative in a uniquely theatrical setting. Moreover, the city intends to honor historical locales and community landmarks by commissioning a granite marker that will enrich the Church Street Heritage Walk on January 15, the very day marking Lewisville's incorporation.
