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Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Holidays with Haydn!

Enjoy 18th century parlor music in our 18th century parlor! In celebration of the holiday season, the Loring Greenough House is hosting a special chamber music concert featuring students from the world-renown Walnut Hill School for the Arts. Alumni from Walnut Hill are currently members of major symphony orchestras around the globe. The works of Haydn will be featured (with a little Mozart, too!) A festive reception with light refreshments will follow. Don’t miss this chance…

Loring Greenough House Holiday Open House

Join us as we open the Loring Greenough House for a weekend of fun and festivities! On Saturday, join us in our newly restored kitchen for cookie decorating and mulled apple cider. Carols by Random Chants and holiday decorations will fill the house. From 1 to 2pm, stop by with your furry friend for pet portrait photos with Mrs. “Claws”! Both Saturday and Sunday, you can browse our Holiday Art Sale featuring local artists and handmade wares–perfect for holiday shopping! Walk through the…

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song by Diane Edgecomb with Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist…

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song by Diane Edgecomb with Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist…

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song

The Winter Solstice in Story and Song by Diane Edgecomb with Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist Tom Megan Celebrate the longest nights with Solstice stories and songs evoking the warmth of the season. Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together a tapestry of ancient tales: evergreen myths, legends of light and entertaining stories that reveal the deep meaning behind our winter holiday traditions. This theatrical storytelling, accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain and multi-instrumentalist…

Cultural Survival Bazaar

Immerse yourself in the songs, colors, textures, and stories of Indigenous artists and their cultures from around the world at this free admission, family friendly festival. Since 1975, Cultural Survival’s Bazaars have brought Indigenous artists from the US, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Tibet, India, Nepal, China, and more! Buy finely embroidered tapestries and scarves; jewelry of silver, glass, and stone; aromatic woven natural fiber baskets; brilliantly colored paintings; handmade clothing; carved,…

Christmas Decorations Blend Secular, Sacred

Christmas decorations at 59 Paul Gore St., Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014.

Christmas decorations at 59 Paul Gore St., Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. Credit: Chris Helms

You can count on the residents of 59 Paul Gore St. each year to festoon their property with Christmas decorations. And they’re not afraid to put snowmen beside the Three Kings.

A Ukrainian Christmas Comes Early in Forest Hills

"Everybody comes for the food". Valentina and Vera work the stoves

“Everybody comes for the food” — Valentina and Vera work the stoves at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Saturday, Nov. 14. Credit: Richard Heath.

The annual St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church holiday bazaar opened on a magnificent Saturday this weekend.

A Forest Hills landmark since 1958, St. Andrew Ukrainian Church has held its holiday bazaar for the past twenty years.