Festival of Trees & Traditions: November 30 – December 9

The 39th Annual Festival of Trees & Traditions was a tremendous success. View the winning trees here; see all of the trees & decorations here.

The complete schedule for the 39th Annual Festival of Trees & Traditions is:

Thursday, November 29
6 – 9 pm: Night of Illumination Preview Party (Tickets required)

Friday, November 30
10 am – 1:30 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Sedgwick Middle School Orchestra
11:30 am: Sounds and Top of the Sixes, Sedgwick Middle School
12:30 pm: Storyteller André Keitt, The Greatheart Griot
3:00 pm: Stafford High School Madrigal Singers

Saturday, December 1
11 am – 1 pm: Bella the Clown
11 am – 3 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Jim Cole & Spectral Voices
11:30 am: Ariel Flutes
12:30 pm: CCSU and Hartt Community Division, Tuba Ensemble & Guests (Aetna Theater)
1:30 pm: Harmonia Mundi
2:30 pm: LEVAS Community Choir
3:30 pm: West Hartford Women’s Chorale

Sunday, December 2
10:30 am – 1:30 pm: Visit with Mr & Mrs. Claus
11 am – 1 pm: Bella the Clown
11 am – 3 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Classic Brass
11:30 am: The Sweetest Key
12:30 pm: UHarmonies
1:30 pm: The Choral Club of Hartford
2:30 pm: Ballet Theatre Company (Aetna Theater)
3:30 pm: Dick Santi Orchestra (Aetna Theater)

Tuesday, December 4
10 am – 1:30 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Hall High School Concert Choir (Aetna Theater)
11:30 am: Newington High School Chamber Choir
12:30 pm: ELAMS Honor Choir, Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan School
3:30 pm: Westminster School Chamber Choir

Wednesday, December 5
10 am – 1:30 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Parish Hill High School
11:30 am: John C. Clark, Jr. Elementary and Middle School Concert Choir (Aetna Theater)
1:30 pm: Farmington High School Madrigals
2:30 pm: Valley Shore Acappella
3:30 pm: HMTCA Chamber Choir (Aetna Theater)

Thursday, December 6
10 am – 1:30 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Illing Middle School Choir
11:30 am: “Nayaug Notes,” Nayaug Elementary School (Aetna Theater)
12:30 pm: Rocky Hill High School Chamber Choir
5 – 9 pm: First Thursday: Festival
5 – 9 pm: First Thursday: Jazz Supper
8 pm: Film: Remember the Night

Friday, December 7
10 am – 1:30 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
10:30 am: Silver Lane Singers (Aetna Theater)
11:30 am: Traveler’s Chorale (Aetna Theater)
12:30 pm: Wethersfield High School Choralaires
1:30 pm: Metacomet Elementary School Chorus
2:30 pm: HarttWorks, Hartt School Community Division Dance Company
3:30 pm: GMHS Chamber Singers

Saturday, December 8
10 am – 1 pm: Second Saturdays: Light Up The World (Free admission)
11 am – 3 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
1 – 3 pm: Bella the Clown
1 – 4 pm: Visit with Mr & Mrs. Claus
10:30 am: Stephanie Wheeler, Flutist
11:30 am: First Company Governor’s Foot Guard, Brass Quintet (Aetna Theater)
12:30 pm: Voices of Glory (Aetna Theater)
1:30 pm: The Florence E. Smith STEM School Choir
2:30 pm: Zolotyj Promin Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (Aetna Theater)
3:30 pm: Limelite Dance Company (Aetna Theater)

Sunday, December 9
10:30 am – 1:30 pm: Visit with Mr & Mrs. Claus
11 am – 2 pm: Jazz Brunch with Allegra Levy (Tickets required)
11 am – 3 pm: Candy Lane- Hands-on crafts for all ages
1:30 pm: Elizabeth Lyra Ross (Aetna Theater)
2:30 pm: HaZamir Hartford
3:30 pm: Solid Oak Big Band (Aetna Theater)

Monday, December 10
9 am – 2 pm: Tree-pick up

Admission to Festival of Trees & Traditions is as follows:

Adults: $13
Seniors (62+): $11
Students (13+): $8
Children (2-12): $3
Members: $3

Groups of ten or more will receive a discount by reservation only. To schedule a group visit call (860) 838-4046. Group rates: Adults $12, Seniors $10, Students $8.

The 39th Annual Festival of Trees & Traditions, co-chaired by Women’s Committee members, Sue Blair and Karin James, is made possible in part by support from Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc., Henkel Corporation and Mahers’s Paint & Wallpaper, LLC. All profits go towards the museum’s stellar exhibitions, education programs, and daily operations. Special thanks to Kara Sundlun and Dennis House of WFSB.

 

 

 

 

Contributor Information

Contributor Information Package (2012)
Entertainment Information Package (2012)