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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20171209
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20171211
DTSTAMP:20171120T163545Z
URL:https://bluehillpeninsula.org/events/holiday-hoopla-in-stonington/
SUMMARY:Holiday Hoopla in Stonington
DESCRIPTION:he holidays are upon us and Stonington is getting ready to deck
  the halls. On the weekend of December 9-10\, the town will be coming toge
 ther to celebrate the season with the second annual Holiday Hoopla!\, two 
 days of events for the whole family\, hosted by a number of organizations 
 and nonprofits across the island.\n\nOn Saturday\, December 9 at 11am\, th
 e weekend will kick off at the Stonington Opera House Lobby with a Pop-Up 
 Market in the lobby featuring local vendors. Also available will be an arr
 ay of Opera House Arts items\, including gift certificates and apparel. Wh
 ile parents browse through the market\, little ones can enjoy a host of fa
 mily activities in the theatre\, including story-telling and pictures with
  Santa. There will also be a station for making animal-friendly ornaments 
 to be used at Sunday’s outdoor tree lighting. Edible Island and the Isla
 nd Community Center will have special tables set up for little ones to mak
 e crafts and special holiday-themed snacks.\n\nCelebrants can pop across t
 he street to the Odd Fellows Hall from 10am-2pm for a lunch served by the 
 Rebekahs. Lunch will be $8\, and will consist of soup\, sandwich\, drink\,
  biscuit and dessert. All proceeds from the lunches will be used buy prese
 nts and food for a needy family for Christmas.\n\nAt 2pm\, Opera House Art
 s presents a special Live! For $5 performance: actor Neil McGarry’s stun
 ning one-man performance of A Christmas Carol. Using only Charles Dickens
 ’ original text\, McGarry delivers a riveting performance of the classic
  holiday story\, portraying each and every character with full engagement 
 and\, somehow\, making you believe you’re watching a full company of pla
 yers. Fully staged\, complete with dancing\, this one-man tour de force ha
 s left critics and audiences of all ages laughing and crying with joy!\n\n
 This is the first time the Opera House is extending the Live! For $5 perfo
 rmance series into the winter months. Underwritten by the W.F. Whitman Fam
 ily Foundation in Memory of Maia Aprahamian\, the series provides live per
 formance suitable for the whole family at only $5 per ticket – and as al
 ways\, island students can attend for free!\n\nThe fun will continue on Su
 nday\, December 10 at the Stonington Library at 4pm on with a story readin
 g of a nautical Christmas story\, followed by caroling and a magical outdo
 or tree lighting on Hagen Dock. Leading the community in song will be the 
 cast of the Reach Performing Arts Center’s production of A Christmas Car
 ol (which will perform on December 13\, 14 &amp\; 15 at the Reach). At 5pm
 \, families are invited back to the Stonington Public Library for a Candy 
 Cane Social\, with cookies and cocoa\, sponsored by Healthy Island Project
  and a grant from AARP of Maine.\n\nThis event is created in partnership w
 ith the Island Community Center\, the Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Comm
 erce\, Deer Isle-Stonington schools\, Edible Island\, Healthy Island Proje
 ct\, Opera House Arts\, the Reach Performing Arts Center\, the Rebekahs of
  Maine Stonington Chapter\, the Stonington Public Library and the Town of 
 Stonington.
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