Sat. 12/10: View the Sargent House in all its holiday splendor while sharing in the joy of the season with tasty holiday treats from 11A-4P. At noon, SPECIAL PERFORMANCE: jazz with Rikki Razden & Ken Steiner. Not to be missed!
Fresh wreaths & holly cut from our own trees available all day at prices sure to make you rejoice! Take home your purchased decorations between 3-4P; gift basket raffle drawing at 3P. AND, at 2P, don’t miss “Mingling of Souls” (the story of Judith & John Murray) at the neighboring UU Church. See you there!
PERFORMERS: Musicians of the Old Post Road is one of the Boston area’s best-loved chamber ensembles specializing in the period instrument performance of dynamic and diverse music from the Baroque to early Romantic eras. Its repertoire includes compelling “rediscovered” works that have been lost to audiences for centuries. Their theme this year is Musical Migrations. ‘Christmas in the New World’ features classical holiday music with a distinctive Latin American flair.
Founded by Artistic Directors Suzanne Stumpf (flute) and Daniel Ryan (cello), the ensemble takes its name from its acclaimed concert series, originally entitled Old Post Road Historic Concerts, begun in 1989. They are joined by Sarah Darling (violin & viola), Marcia Cassidy (viola) and Michael Bahmann, (harpsichord). The venues trace the route of the old Boston Post Road, the first thoroughfare connecting Boston and New York City beginning in the 1670s.
WHAT’S SPECIAL?This is a rare opportunity to celebrate the holiday season with a unique program abounding with festive music exported to 18th-century Central and South America! Selections include lively Spanish villancicos, ornate Italian cantatas, and rhythmically-playful works with indigenous influences. Castellanos, Durán, Jerusalem, Pacheco, and Torres are among the featured composers. With special guests Jessica Petrus, soprano, and Catherine Hedberg, mezzo-soprano, and special guest Eloy Cruz (Mexico), Baroque guitar
WHEN: Friday, December 16, 2016 at 7:30pm
WHERE: The historic 1806 Gloucester Meetinghouse (home of the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church), corner of Church & Middle Street, with accessible side entrance at 10 Church Street.
COST: $35 Preferred Seating (reserved front rows & rear gallery), $25 General, $20 College Students & Seniors (65+), under 17 free. Tickets may be purchased online at http://www.gloucestermeetinghouse.org or at the door with cash, check or major credit card.
Join us for good food and fun while helping to raise funds for dogs and cats in need!
Cape Ann Animal Aid’s Restaurants to the Rescue fundraising series will be at Jalapeno’s Authentic Mexican Food in Gloucester on Wednesday, December 14th from 4pm to Close.
During that time, 10% of all sales (dine-in and take-out) will be donated to Cape Ann Animal Aid. Guests will also be able to enter to win a 50/50 Raffle and other great prizes.
Don’t miss out…Make your reservations today at (978) 283-8228.
Is your to-do list miles long this season? Then drop your children off at Backyard Growers for our gardening and craft workshop: “Holiday Greens for little Gardeners” while you shop!
Our team has developed a window gardening workshop tailored to little gardeners! They’ll learn about planting and growing microgreens, and each child will decorate and bring home a microgreen window planter! The perfect gift for any family member.
Saturday, December 10th, 10am-12pm Backyard Growers Office 271 Main Street $15 per child, cash or check at the door.
Space is limited, so reserve now by signing up here!
All proceeds benefit our school and community gardening programs.
Don’t forget to come to Beeman this Saturday, December 3rd from 9 to 1 for the Holiday Fair! Fun for the whole family with games and crafts for the students, trees and wreaths for your family to choose, and special shopping fun for the adults with vendors selling beautiful and interesting gifts to help with your shopping! As always we will have our fantastic luncheon on sale. Counting on seeing you there!
“Welcome Yule! – A Midwinter Celebration” returns for a third year to the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse.
The Welcome Yule Chorus, Children’s Troupe and Folk Orchestra, under the direction of
Welcome Yule Children – 2015
Rose Sheehan, will present this lively, seasonal pageant on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary of Gloucester’s historic Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse. The program is expected to run two hours including a fifteen minute intermission.
Yule is the name for the old, pre-Christian Winter Solstice festivals celebrated throughout northern Europe. ‘Welcome Yule!’ highlights symbols and festivities associated with those older festivals – wassailing, holly and ivy, yule logs, candles – and includes Christmas lore that blends the old customs with the newer festival.
Welcome Yule Mummers – 2015
This family friendly show is filled with music, dance, songs and stories for the longest night. It features a mix of traditional pieces, as well as contemporary works. A mummers’ play, ‘Saint George and the Dragon’ is a comic reworking of an English ritual drama in which a character dies and is brought back to life.
There will be a Yule Log Procession in which the audience is invited to touch the log with a holly leaf and make a wish for the new year.
A number of songs invite the audience to sing-a-long, making for a fun participatory event.
Welcome Yule is produced by Folk Life Studio in cooperation with the Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church.
Tickets are available at the door.
Ticket prices are
$15 for adults;
$10 for seniors (65+) and children five through sixteen;
$35 family cap;
age four and under free.
Join us for our annual church fair, a key stop on Gloucester’s December 10 Middle Street Walk. Enjoy food, crafts, music, seasonal shopping, and fellowship. We’re also hosting entertainment in our sanctuary throughout the day. Here’s the day’s schedule:
9:00-11:00 Breakfast downstair: Donuts, bagels, coffee, tea, hot chocolate
9:00-1:00 Church Fair downstairs: Cookie walk, artisan tables, hand-knitted scarves, book table, Brad’s Unique Boutique
10:00-10:30 Gloucester High School Chorus concert upstairs in sanctuary
10:00-12:00 Santa downstairs in the vestry, free S’mores on the church lawn
11:00-11:45 Grace Center Jug Band concert upstairs in sanctuary
11:00-1:00 Lunch downstairs in the vestry: chowder, veggie chili, hot dogs
11:45 Tour of the historic Meetinghouse
12:00 Caroling downstairs
2:00-2:45 “Mingling of Souls,” dramatic reading of a play by Jay DiPrima based on the life and writings of Rev. John Murray and Judith Sargent Murray. Sanctuary: $5 suggested donation.
4:00-6:00 “Welcome Yule! A Midwinter Celebration”, a family friendly show filled with music, dance, songs and stories for the longest night. Sanctuary. $15 for adults; $10 for seniors (65+) and children five through sixteen; $35 family cap; age four and under free. Tickets available at the door.
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