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  • Sunday, December 6, 12:00 – 5:00 pm – West Roxbury Main Streets Holiday House Tour

    Join the community for a trolley tour of the beautiful homes of West Roxbury on Sunday, December 6, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. Stroll the street and spread the holiday cheer. Sample the tastes of the seasons at local neighborhood restaurants.Join  in the holiday spirit!

    The festivities will begin at the Theodore Parker Church at noon where the West Roxbury Main Streets Association will provide holiday cheer and shopping. At 2pm the trolleys will take you on an adventure throughout the neighborhood.

    Last call will continue @ The Corrib Pub & Restaurant.

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    FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS

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    Tickets are on sale now for $20 @ Picture This, Hercules Press, Boomerang’s, Kalembar Dune, Upper Crust Pizza & the WRMS office @ 1874 Centre Street.

    For more information contact the office @ 617-325-6400

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  • Sunday, December 13, 12:00 – 4:00 pm – Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour

    You may purchase tickets for the 2009 Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour, taking place Sunday, December 13 from 12 noon – 4:00 pm, by logging on to www.nicholshousemuseum.org.  Tickets are $100 each for Nichols House Museum members, $120 for non-members.

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  • Sunday, December 6, 12:00 – 4:00 pm – Coastal Holiday House Tour

    The Coastal Holiday House Tour and Boutique will be held this year on Sunday, December 6.  The hours of the Boutique, held at the Barker Tavern, are 10:30 am – 5:00 pm.  The House Tour will take place between 12 – 4 pm.  Tickets are $25, $30 on the day of the tour, and benefit the Scituate Elementary Schools.  You may purchase tickets at the Inn at Scituate harbor, the Barker Tavern, Sylvia’s by the Sea, the Welch Company, Vinette Day Spa, and the Pipeline Salon.  For more information log on to www.coastalholidayhousetour.webs.com.

  • Sunday, December 13, 12:00 – 4:00 pm – Falmouth Annual Holiday House Tour

    The 33rd Annual Falmouth Holiday House Tour will take place Sunday, December 13, from 12 – 4 pm.  There will also be a holiday boutique. This benefit is held by the West Falmouth Library, and more information may be obtained by logging on to www.westfalmouthlibrary.org, You may also email WestFalLib@comcast.net.

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  • Thursday, December 10, 10:00 am – 3:30 pm – Duxbury Holiday House Tour

    The Community Garden Club of Duxbury will hold a Holiday House Tour from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm on Thursday, December 10 throughout Duxbury.  For more information contact Mariette Wooden at 781-934-7860, or log on to www.communitygardenclubofduxbury.org.

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  • December 4 – December 6 – Plymouth Holiday House Tour

    The newly reopened Pilgrim Hall Museum is sponsoring a Holiday House Tour of some of Plymouth’s most beautiful homes, decorated for the holidays.  The preview party will be held Friday, December 4, from 6 – 8 pm,  and the Tour will take place Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6.

    Your visit may range from graceful private residences at The Pinehills to the historic homes of Leyden Street, all dressed up for the holidays.  Feel the warmth of the holiday spirit while you help preserve the museum’s superb collection of extraordinary 17th century artifacts and support its educational programs.  Your ticket includes a light lunch at Plymouth Country Club. Exact locations of houses on the tour are kept confidential until the day of the tour.  You MUST pick up the booklet and map that will serve as your ticket (and which reveal the locations of the houses) AT PILGRIM HALL MUSEUM (75 Court Street, Plymouth, MA) between 9:30 and 4:30 on either Saturday, December 5 or Sunday, December 6.  (The houses themselves will NOT open before 10:00 am).  Tickets will NOT be sold at the houses or at Plymouth Country Club.  Lunch at Plymouth Country Club is included with the ticket.  Lunch will be served between 11:00 and 2:00 each day (ticket holders are entitled to ONE lunch).

    Space is limited, so purchase your tickets early!  A discount is also available with advance purchases.     The ticket price for the Preview Party and the Tour will be $40.  Tickets are nonrefundable.

    Pilgrim Hall Museum, America’s oldest museum,  located at 75 Court Street in Plymouth, has recently completed a major expansion & renovation project, adding air-conditioning and a new entry.   The “new” museum also features an imaginative reinstallation of the  permanent exhibitions of 17th century Pilgrim artifacts.

    Celebrate the Pilgrims’ legacy in the restored grandeur of the Main Hall and then encounter the actual artifacts used and owned by the 17th century Plymouth Colonists, in a new and dramatic installation. Pilgrim Hall Museum is open daily from 9:30-4:30  through December 30, 2009. For further details on the House Tour and the Museum, log on to www.pilgrimhall.org, or email pegbaker@pilgrimhall.org. You may also telephone 508-746-1620.

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  • Saturday, December 5 – Sunday, December 6 – New Bedford Preservation Society 18th Annual Holiday House Tour

    The 18th Annual New Bedford Preservation Society Annual Holiday House Tour will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Candlelight Tour) and on Sunday, December 6, from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm (Afternoon Tour).

    Come visit beautifully restored historic 19th Century homes, all decked out for the holidays. Read About Last Year’s Tour!

    Start at the Wamsutta Club, 427 County Street, New Bedford.
    Pre-tour brunch ($15) on Sunday from 11:30am-1pm(reservations recommended, call 508.997.7431)
    Holiday Raffle will be held at the club during tour hours. Advance tickets: $19; $17 Society Members
    At the door, ALL tickets: $23

    Tickets go on sale mid-November at the following locations: Elaine’s at the Black Whale, New York Shoe Repair, The Surrey Shoppe, Periwinkles, Baker Books, Davoll’s General Store, The Ultimate Touch, The Woodhouse Shop, Roseland Nursery and the Marion General Store.

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  • Saturday, December 5 & Sunday, December 6 – The 20th Annual Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas

    The town of Stockbridge, made famous by Norman Rockwell’s painting of the village during the holidays, becomes a magical New England setting decorated with holiday wreaths and festive lights, as the town celebrates the 20th annual Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas, December 5th and 6th.

    Sponsored by the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, the holiday celebration offers a full range of activities, with highlights including a holiday house tours, caroling, and a holiday concert.

    Capping off the weekend is a recreation on Sunday of the scene depicted in Main Street at Christmas, complete with vintage automobiles parked in the spots occupied in the painting. The day’s activities include horse drawn rides, a visit from Santa, Roger the Jester, lunch at the Christmas Food Booth and much more.

    The festivities celebrate Rockwell’s popular depiction of what for many is the quintessential small New England Town, with all the longing for a simpler time that it represents. Rockwell began painting the popular image in 1956, but did not complete it until December 1967.

    The image and character of Stockbridge has changed little over the years, thanks to the great care and affection of its residents, and it is that special ambience which draws so many.

    The Holiday House Tour takes place on Saturday from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Visit some of the area’s Historic Properties, B&B’s, and Inns. This self-guided tour is one of our most popular events. The years tour features The Former Rockwell House, The Campbell House, National Shrine of the Divine Mercy Residence, Orleton Farm Carriage House & Stables, Linwood House, the Stockbridge Country Inn and Merwin House.  Tickets are $15.00 per person.

    Children’s Holiday Story Time, from 11 – 11:30 am at the Stockbridge Library, is free, as is the Caroling Luminaria Walk from 6 – 7 pm. Meet in front of The Red Lion Inn, Main Street with your candle or flashlight and join the festive caroling followed by a Luminaria walk to the First Congregational Church.

    The Holiday Concert begins at 7:30.

    Celebrate the magic of the season with a joyful holiday musical program held at the First Congregational Church. Featuring the Berkshire Lyric Chorus, the Blafield Children’s Chorus; Gisella Montanez, Special Guest Soloist; Jack Brown, Artistic Director and Joseph Rose, Accompanist.  Tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door.

    Sunday’s big event runs from 12 noon to 2:00 pm.

    See Main Street as Norman Rockwell did when he painted the famous Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas. Main Street becomes a magical New England village with over 50 antique cars parked along the street (weather permitting) and a full range of festive activities to delight the child in everyone. Enjoy Holiday Music, The Londontown Carolers, Roger the Jester and lunch at the Christmas Food Booth. Children may create holiday fun at Santa’s workshop sponsored by the Norman Rockwell Museum. Complete the day with a visit from Santa.  Commemorative Buttons offering admittance to Sunday’s Main St. activities are $5.00 per person. Children under 12 free.

    Horse drawn rides will also be available for an additional nominal fee.  To purchase tickets in advance to any or all of these events, log on to www.stockbridgechamber.org and print the order form and mail it in to The Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 224, Stockbridge, MA 01262, or, on the week of the event, tickets may be purchased at The Red Lion Inn, 30 Main Street, Stockbridge.

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  • Saturday, December 5 – Sunday, December 6 – South Boston Christmas House Tour

    Catholic Charities Laboure Center will hold a South Boston Christmas House Tour of five homes decorated for the holidays beginning Saturday, December 5, from 4 – 6 pm, and continuing Sunday, December 6, from noon – 4 pm.  The Saturday Twilight Tour will conclude with a reception immediately after at The Terrace Room of UMASS Boston Campus Center.  The cost for this benefit evening is $75.  The Daytime Tour on Sunday will be self guided, or you may take an available trolley, and will cost $25 per ticket if purchased in advance, or $30 for a ticket purchased on the day of the tour.  Parking is available at Castle Island, and you may start the tour at Castle Island or at the Laboure Center, 275 West Broadway.  You may also visit The Shoppe at Laboure for a bit of Christmas shopping.  For more information, contact Judy Swanson at jswanson@ccab.org, or by telephone at 617-464-8503.  Tickets may be ordered on line at www.ccab.org.

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  • Friday, December 11 – Sunday, December 13 – Woodstock Winter Wassail Weekend

    Frankly, we’re reporting on this event because the alliteration is magnificent.  Wassail Weekend is Woodstock’s gift to Vermont and to you, if you’ll join for the weekend. Voted one of Vermont’s Top Ten Winter events, the term has its roots in medieval England referring to the Norse, “ves heill” meaning “to drink to the health”. Ale brewed with spiced apples and sugar was the warm drink given to the singers who went door to door during the Solstice. Christmas became interwoven with celebrations during the darkest time of the year. For the past twenty-four years, Wassail Weekend in Woodstock has welcomed people from near and far to celebrate in unique ways. Journalists have highlighted this special event finding it a unique way to enjoy Vermont during a special time of year. See Country Living Article. Throughout the Christmas Season, Billings Farm & Museum is decorated and offers the perfect opportunity to see what the holidays were like in Vermont in the 19th Century complete with wagon or sleigh rides around the farm.  The highlight of the weekend is a unique Wassail Parade through the center of Woodstock with over fifty horses and riders dressed in holiday costumes and period dress from the early 19th Century. The Green Mountain Horse Association welcomes riders from all over with wagons, surreys and sometimes sleighs, if weather permits. Mr. Claus himself usually puts in an appearance and then heads on to our Little Theater where he greets the children at the magical “Christmas Visions”. Troupes of singers parade the streets, and our arts council, The YOH Players offer entertainment at the Wassail Feast on Friday night hosted by the Woodstock Inn & Resort. Pentangle offers a historic house tour of 5 or so of Woodstock’s notable historic homes. In the evenings, talented professionals guide local actors in a Christmas musical at the Town Hall.

    There is usually a reading of “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” at noon at the Norman Williams Library. An open house at the Woodstock Historical Society on Friday night offers historic music through the beautifully decorated Dana House.

    Shops are often open late, the streets are decorated with white lights and usually Mother Nature provides a dusting of snow (or possibly a few feet).  Rarely can you experience the holidays in such a picture-perfect place. Click here to see Vermont Life Video’s two minute film of the joy of Wassail! Make your reservations ahead of time to be sure to enjoy all the weekend has to offer. 2009 schedule of events.

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