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Weekend Excursion
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MARISA BASS/YH
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Stuck in New Haven over Thanksgiving break? Mired in guilt over work
that you're hoping will miraculously do itself? Holed up in your
dorm room bemoaning the absence of all of your friends? Get into the
holiday spirit and reest-ablish human contact at New Haven's annual Tree
Lighting celebration on Sat., Nov. 25. Held on the New Haven Green, the
festivities will include great music, holiday cheer, and the lighting
of the giant tree. The tree lighting ceremony is presented by the City
of New Haven Office of Cultural Affairs and the Department of Parks,
Recreation and Trees, and sponsored by the Wave Gallery, in addition to
media sponsors WELI Newstalk 960 AM, and WKCI 101.3 FM. City residents
and Yale students can gather on the green at 6 p.m. to kick off the
Christmas season. And, in the spirit of community, everyone in attendance
is asked to bring a children's book to donate to the New Haven Reads
Book Bank. Following the ceremony, walk over to the United Church on
the Green, located at 270 Temple St., for some holiday music. The church
will hold "The Colonial Concert XXI" at 8 p.m., with tickets
available for $15-29. So if you're still in the area or back from your
hometown Turkey Day festivities that Saturday evening, get involved in
New Haven life beyond the gates of Yale and join in the start of the
citywide Christmas countdown.
—Holly Kline
For more information, call 946-7821. For information and tickets
for the concert, call 934-8863. For an extensive list of New Haven events
this holiday season, visit
cityofnewhaven.com.
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