FOLA Plans Special Song and Story Fest for Christmas Holidays
Members of the Gypsy Reel who will participate in FOLA’s Christmas include Camille Parker on mandolin, Claudine Langille on banjo, Graham Parker on fiddle.
While Christmas may still be months away, FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) have begun planning a very special Christmas program for everyone. The program, entitled “A Christmas Wassail”, will take place on Saturday, December 13 at 7 PM< in Heald Auditorium of Ludlow’s Town Hall. The Gypsy Reel and author Jon Clinch will be featured in this evening of holiday songs and stories.
The Gypsy Reel will feature Camille Parker on mandolin, Claudine Langille on banjo, Graham Parker on fiddle. According to Parker, the audience will be treated to “modern Christmas favorites, beloved carols, traditional Celtic instrumentals, and a few unexpected surprises.
Special guest, Jon Clinch, will share a favorite passage or two from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and his own Marley, just to make sure you leave full of good cheer.
FOLA Chairman, Jim Alic, added that “everyone should mark this on their calendar to get into the holiday spirit, especially the younger folks.”
FOLA Plans More Events This Fall and Winter
FOLA Chairman, Jim Alic, and Program Director, Scott Stearns, have announced a series of planned events for the coming Fall and Winter that will offer a wide variety of entertainment to area audiences.
On Sunday, November 2, at 2 PM, they indicated that a string trio from the Vermont Symphony will appear in Heald Auditorium in Ludlow’s Town Hall.
Stearns indicated that additional events are now in the scheduling phase that are pending dates during this period.
FOLA plans to add new musical events that will feature danceable music along with music provided by area music groups and performers.
FOLA is also planning a special program for the younger set.
“ We’re going to be bringing some great entertainment to Ludlow”, Stearns indicated, noting that the impact of Covid and streaming has had a distinct effect on programming which FOLA intends to address.