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Thursdays – Sundays December 14-31, 5-8pm
Tickets: $20 General | $16 Students, Seniors and Military | $10 for youth ages 5-17 (5 and under free)
The Winter Solstice (or Midwinter) marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, bringing with it the promise of increased sunlight in the days ahead. It is a time to embrace the darkness, connect with nature and honor the changing of the seasons as a reminder that every ending is also a new beginning.
In honor of the occasion, Lakewold Gardens will present a celebration of light featuring art, music and literature from diverse traditions. Festival guests will celebrate in the cozy, festively decorated Wagner House, enjoy live music by local musicians, participate in a luminary making activity, take evening walks in the darkened winter gardens, listen to dramatic readings of solstice-themed poems and short stories by Creative Colloquy (Thursdays only), and experience Coming to Light, a new exhibit by the Contemporary QuiltArt Association, with each work inspired by the theme of light.
Opening Reception: Sunday, December 10, 5-8pm
Tickets: $75
Enjoy live jazz by Cassio Vianna (piano), Clipper Anderson (bass) and Sherry Alves (vocals); be among the first to see the Coming to Light exhibit and hear the stories behind the quilts from the artists of the Contemporary QuiltArt Association; create a luminary take a guided tour through the winter garden; and enjoy appetizers and wine.
RSVP to Helen Donahue, hdonahue@lakewoldgardens.org