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Yuletide Weekend 2024

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A festive, free weekend of beautifully decorated buildings, entertainment, farm animals, kids activities, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus and so much more! Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, 10am - 4pm.

Keep reading for details on our events & activities, as well as the schedule for each day of festivities.

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Schedule

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Saturday, December 7

All day (10AM - 4PM) activities

Bake Sale in the Potter Mansion
Quill Pen Letters to Santa in the Eddy Law Office
Open Hearth Cooking in the Gilbert House
Blacksmithing Demonstrations in the Clark Blacksmith Shop
Trolley rides departing from behind the Gazebo
Family crafts in the Greenwich Barn
Trade demonstrators in the Greenwich Barn
- Lance Kozikowski, tinsmith
- Aborn Family, broom making
- John Barrett, letterpress

Schedule

10 AM OPEN
10 AM - 12 PM: Santa & Mrs. Claus in the Potter Mansion Kitchen
11 AM - 12 PM: Rick Corbo, First Person Presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, in the Union Meeting House
11 AM - Finished: Mike Rondeau, Ice sculpting, on the Village Green
12 PM - 1 PM: Caleb Smith, organist & musical historian in the Union Meeting House
1 PM - 3 PM:
- Santa & Mrs. Claus in the Potter Mansion Kitchen
- Firefly Fields Petting Zoo on the Green
4 PM CLOSE

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Sunday, December 8

All day (10AM - 4PM) activities

Bake Sale in the Potter Mansion
Quill Pen Letters to Santa in the Eddy Law Office
Open Hearth Cooking in the Gilbert House
Blacksmithing Demonstrations in the Clark Blacksmith Shop
Trolley rides departing from behind the Gazebo
Family crafts in the Greenwich Barn
Trade demonstrators in the Greenwich Barn
- Lance Kozikowski, tinsmith
- Aborn Family, broom making
- John Barrett, letterpress

Schedule

10 AM OPEN
10 AM - 12 PM: Santa & Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion Kitchen
11 AM - 12 PM: Dennis Picard, lecture: The History of the American Christmas Tree, in the Union Meeting House
12 PM - 1 PM: Caleb Smith, organist & musical historian in the Potter Mansion Parlor
1 PM - 3 PM:
- Santa & Mrs. Claus in Potter Mansion Kitchen
- Firefly Fields Petting Zoo on the Green
2 PM - 3 PM: Three of Cups (Musical Duo) in the Union Meeting House
4 PM CLOSE

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Activities

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First Person Presentation of A Christmas Carol

Time: Saturday, 11 AM - 12 PM
Location: Union Meeting House

Rick Corbo returns to Storrowton Village's Yuletide with his first person presentation as Charles Dickens and retelling of A Christmas Carol.

Mr. Corbo’s educational background is in theater. He has performed for the award-winning, Connecticut-based puppet company, Elmwood Productions, and starred in the popular EWTN Network series, Saints Versus Scoundrels. Mr. Corbo has performed as Charles Dickens for an original Christmas special also by ETWN Network titled Reclaiming the Carol.

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Mike Rondeau, Ice Creations

Time: Saturday, 11 AM until he's finished
Location: on the Village Green

Watch local ice sculptor Mike Rondeau at work making beautiful ice creations with his chainsaw and iron.

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Three of Cups

Time: Sunday, 2 PM - 3 PM
Location: Union Meeting House

Three of Cups is a music duo featuring Ann-Marie Messbauer & Deborah Claar.

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Santa & Mrs. Claus

Time: Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 12 PM & 1 PM - 3 PM
Location: Potter Mansion Kitchen

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Open Hearth Cooking Demonstrations

Time: Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Gilbert House

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Trolley Rides

Time: Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM - 4 PM
Location: Behind the Gazebo

Trolley rides are free and available on Saturday 12/7 and Sunday 12/8 and will take you from Storrowton Village to the Farmers Market (and back).