You do not want to put off your holiday shopping again this year. Remember last year’s financial disaster? Yeah, end it before it begins. The great thing about the approaching months is that retailers are all about organizing events that help you TCOB in a timely fashion. Such is the case with the back-by-popular-demand Fashion by Flashlight, scheduled for October 11. All you have to do is cruise up and down NE Alberta for snacks, beverages, and, naturally shopping ideas. (And hey, it’s only October, so you don’t have to feel bad about snagging some goods for yourself while you’re at it.) Participating stores this year include: Bolt, Close Knit, Donna & Toots, Digs, Ella’s, Foundation Garments, Frock, Garnish, IDOM, It Girl, Mabel & Zora, Office, PedX, and Tumbleweed.

(Glances inside exciting new-store-on-the-block IDOM)