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As we near the culmination of the Christmas season, we still have an ever-popular musical event to look forward to this weekend: the Community Carol Sing at the Mystic Seaport Museum. How popular is i...
Mystic ― For most of a century, Mystic Seaport has been singing Christmas carols. Sunday marked the 75th year of the annual “Community Carol Sing” at the museum, with Jamie Spillane conducting his 36t...
Ledyard ― Andrea Barbour was in the first group of Ledyard Carolers at the high school, and when she became a music teacher at Ledyard Center School, one of her students was Melanie Cometa. When Com...
Mystic — The songs were the same, but the venue was different. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 200 people on Sunday attended the 73rd Annual Community Carol Sing at Mystic Seaport Museum, which became a drive-in caroling event led by Jamie Spillane in the museum's south parking lot. "Caroling brings people together, and in this crazy year, I think people's souls are heavy. We can brighten those souls up a little bit," Spillane said. Before 3 p.m., cars filed in, and spectators donated non-perishable, pet and toiletry products for the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center as admission. S...
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more. Rick Koster I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’v...