Community Calendar

🎶✨ Celebrate the Season with Strolling Connecticut Yuletide Carolers! 🎄🎤
Join us for a festive celebration as talented carolers, dressed in beautiful traditional garb, fill the air with holiday cheer throughout the Broadway and Chapel Historic Districts!

When & Where:
📍 Chapel Street Historic District:
• Saturdays, November 29, December 6, 13 & 20
• ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
📍 Broadway Shopping District:
• Sundays, November 30, December 7, 14 & 21
• ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

📸 Capture the Magic! Don’t miss the great photo opportunities as our merry carolers spread holiday spirit throughout the districts!

Bring your family and friends to soak in the festive atmosphere and create cherished memories together! 🎉
👉 For more details, visit https://theshopsatyale.com/holiday/

The Island Winds Chamber Ensemble presents a program of holiday favorites at the Wantagh Public Library, Wantagh, NY on Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 2--3:00 p.m. The program features traditional holiday selections such as "Carol of the Bells", selections from "The Nutcracker", "Gesu Bambino" and other carols. Also included are popular tunes such as "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and "The Christmas Waltz"

The Island Winds Chamber Ensemble is an acclaimed group of retired Long Island music educators who love to play and perform. The group performs year-round at local libraries and community events. For more information about the IWCE please contact us at islandwindsdectet@gmail.com.

Step into a winter’s night long past—Christmas Eve, 1893. The lanterns are lit, the parlor awaits, and one man dares to raise the spirits once more.

In this hauntingly heartwarming one-man performance, A Christmas Carol is reborn as a living memory—rich with laughter, shadows, and the enduring spirit of redemption. Fifty years to the day after Ebenezer Scrooge’s awakening, a lone storyteller gathers friends and strangers alike to relive the carol that refuses to fade into the past.

Created and produced by Vanessa Leuck and Ethan Popp, and performed by Scott H. Severance, this unforgettable retelling conjures the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come.

Enjoy an evening of timeless storytelling, festive treats, and the ghosts of Christmas—past, present, and yet to come—all conjured by one unforgettable performance.

Saturday, 12/13/2025
7:00pm EST - 9:30pm EST

Sunday, 12/14/2025
2:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST

We hope you will join us for this special choral event featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria RV 589 as well as the music of Ariel Ramirez, selections from the African American Spiritual tradition, John Legend’s “Glory” from the 2014 film Selma, and more!

🎶✨ Celebrate the Season with Strolling Connecticut Yuletide Carolers! 🎄🎤
Join us for a festive celebration as talented carolers, dressed in beautiful traditional garb, fill the air with holiday cheer throughout the Broadway and Chapel Historic Districts!

When & Where:
📍 Chapel Street Historic District:
• Saturdays, November 29, December 6, 13 & 20
• ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
📍 Broadway Shopping District:
• Sundays, November 30, December 7, 14 & 21
• ⏰ Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

📸 Capture the Magic! Don’t miss the great photo opportunities as our merry carolers spread holiday spirit throughout the districts!

Bring your family and friends to soak in the festive atmosphere and create cherished memories together! 🎉
👉 For more details, visit https://theshopsatyale.com/holiday/

Get into the festive spirit with an enchanting afternoon of holiday music! Join us for a special Holiday Concert presented by the Island Winds Chamber Ensemble. This talented group of local wind musicians will delight audiences of all ages with seasonal favorites, classical gems, and a touch of winter magic.

CHARIS HOLIDAY CONCERT CELEBRATES THE SEASON

Charis Chamber Voices celebrates the season with Rejoice!, its annual Holiday Concert: Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. at St. James the Less Episcopal Church, 10 Church Lane, Scarsdale, NY, and Sunday, December 14, at 4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan, 178 Oenoke Ridge Road, New Canaan, CT. Charis’s Artistic Director, Jeremy Wiggins, conducts, accompanied by the organist Terrence Flanagan.
Benjamin Britten’s Festival Te Deum offers a striking, multi-layered treatment of this historic text, while his mystical Rejoice in the Lamb showcases his imaginative use of poetry and sound. Antonio Vivaldi’s radiant Gloria crowns the program with music as glorious and uplifting as the season itself, and Gustav Holst’s Christmas Day, a fantasy on familiar carols, carries on the holiday spirit. Charis’s famous wine and cheese reception will follow each concert. We look forward to sharing this unforgettable celebration with you!
Tickets are $25 ($20 for seniors and $15 for students). They may be purchased in advance through the Charis website, www.charisvocals.com, or at the door.
Charis is an auditioned chorus of about 30 men and women from Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT. Founded in 1994, the group is renowned for its diverse repertoire, unique blend of voices and captivating performances.

Now a perennial favorite, uniting the St. Mark’s Choir, Choristers, and Soloists, the story of our redemption is told – both in word and song – from the story of Adam and Eve to the arrival of the Magi at the Manger. Carols and hymns are sung by the Choir and by all. Conducted by the Director of Music, Ned Tipton. Dr. Michael Burnette will accompany the service. A light reception, hosted by the Friends of Music at St. Mark’s, follows the service. All are welcome!

Step into a winter’s night long past—Christmas Eve, 1893. The lanterns are lit, the parlor awaits, and one man dares to raise the spirits once more.

In this hauntingly heartwarming one-man performance, A Christmas Carol is reborn as a living memory—rich with laughter, shadows, and the enduring spirit of redemption. Fifty years to the day after Ebenezer Scrooge’s awakening, a lone storyteller gathers friends and strangers alike to relive the carol that refuses to fade into the past.

Created and produced by Vanessa Leuck and Ethan Popp, and performed by Scott H. Severance, this unforgettable retelling conjures the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and yet to come.

Enjoy an evening of timeless storytelling, festive treats, and the ghosts of Christmas—past, present, and yet to come—all conjured by one unforgettable performance.

Saturday, 12/13/2025
7:00pm EST - 9:30pm EST

Sunday, 12/14/2025
2:00pm EST - 4:30pm EST

A holiday tradition featuring an evening of choral music and carol singing.