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Schedule of events

2013 Victorian HolidayThursday, December 5

4:30 p.m., Love Lights Ceremony with ecumenical childrens choir and bell choir,Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St.

Friday, December 6

10 a.m. 5 p.m., Saving Thyme Christmas quilt show, 233 W. Main St.

10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Stoughton Antique Mall open house, 524 E. Main St.

5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display, Stoughton Rotary Park at the corner of 6th and

Jefferson streets, just east of the fire station 610 p.m., Victorian Holiday Opening Fte benefiting the American CancerSociety Relay for Life, 206 W. Prospect St.

Saturday, December 7

8 a.m. noon, United Methodist Church cookie walk, 525 Lincoln Ave.,stoughtonumc.org

9 a.m. 4 p.m., Victorian Holiday arts and craft show, River Bluff Middle School

9 a.m. 4 p.m., Holiday shopping for kids, River Bluff Middle School cafeteria

9 a.m. until gone, Small Animal Advocates bake sale, Stoughton Public Library


10 a.m. noon, SHS Madrigal Singers Victorian Holiday Caroling, Strolling alongdowntown shops

10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Stoughton Antique Mall open house, 524 E. Main St.

Noon 3 p.m. Santas Workshop sponsored by Kiwanis: Visit with Santa, cookiedecorating with Mrs. Claus, crafts for kids and face painting, Stoughton CommunityBuilding at the corner of North and 5th streets.

1 3 p.m., Special activities for children - decorate a Christmas stocking foryour stuffed animal or doll, The Next Generation, 161 E. Main St.

1:30 p.m., The Nutcracker ballet presented by StageWorks Projects, Inc.,Stoughton High School, 873-0717

3 p.m., Stoughton Village Players: Its a Wonderful Life Radio Show, All profitsgo to the Stoughton Food Pantry and Personal Essentials Pantry,stoughtonvillageplayers.org

5:30 p.m. Festively Illuminated Fire Truck Parade, Wal-Mart parking lot to firestation

5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display, Stoughton Rotary Park at the corner of 6th andJefferson streets, just east of the fire station.

7 p.m., Stoughton Village Players: Its a Wonderful Life Radio Show, All profitsgo to the Stoughton Food Pantry and Personal Essentials Pantry,stoughtonvillageplayers.org

7:30 p.m., The Nutcracker ballet presented by StageWorks Projects, Inc.,Stoughton High School, 873-0717

Sunday, December 8 8 a.m. noon, Breakfast with Santa, American Legion, 803 N. Page St. $8adults, $4 for kids under 10

9 a.m. 2 p.m. Victorian Holiday Arts and Craft Show, River Bluff Middle School

9 a.m. 2 p.m., Holiday Shopping for Kids, River Bluff Middle School cafeteria

10 a.m., Dickens of a Run/Walk Sponsored by Yahara River GroceryCooperative 5k Run or 2k Fun Run, McFarland State Bank parking lot

10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m., Stoughton Antique Mall Open House, 524 E. Main St.


12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Stoughton Norwegian Dancers, Stoughton CommunityBuilding at the corner of North and 5th streets

2 p.m. Stoughton Chamber Singers and the Bel Canto String Ensemble,Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St.

2 p.m. 6 p.m. Festive Holiday Home TourSponsored by American CancerSociety Relay For Life

5:30 p.m., Holiday Light Display, Stoughton Rotary Park at the corner of 6th andJefferson streets, just east of the fire station

Bright lights, little cityfor Victorian HolidaySCOTT GIRARD

Unified Newspaper Group

Stoughton residents can expect a famil-iar weekend with most of the usual eventsback in place for the 21st Victorian Holi-day Weekend.

Laura Trotter, the Stoughton Chamberof Commerce visitor services coordina-tor, said the festival will be similar toyears past, though an event that has seendwindling participation was eliminated inthe bed race.

This years festival will take place thefirst weekend in December, with activi-ties kicking off Thursday, Dec. 5, atStoughton Hospital with the Love LightsCeremony. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., anecumenical childrens choir and bell choirwill perform holiday classics and attend-ees can see Christmas trees decoratedin the lobby with lights and ornamentsremembering deceased loved ones orhonoring those who serve in the military.

Friday will bring more lights, alongwith other activities around Stoughton.

The Holiday Light Display will illumi-

nate Stoughton Rotary Park with nearly50,000 lights, another increase after thenumber almost doubled last year, begin-ning at 5:30 p.m. The lights will besequenced to holiday music broadcastover FM radio.

After viewing the light show, Stough-tonites will have the chance to celebratethe upcoming weekend with an OpeningFete from 6-10 p.m. at 206 W. Prospect

St. That and other events throughoutthe weekend will benefit charities fromaround Stoughton, with proceeds fromthe Friday events silent auction going tothe Relay for Life of Stoughton/Oregon/McFarland.

Other charity events over the weekendinclude the Holiday Home Tour on Sun-day, which also benefits the Relay forLife, a bake sale from the Small AnimalAdvocates on Saturday and the Dick-ens of a Run & Walk Sunday morning,which will benefit the Stoughton andUnited Methodist Food Pantries.

The Saving Thyme Christmas quiltshow also begins Friday, from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m., and continues throughout theweekend.

Saturday provides a full day of enter-taining options, beginning at 8 a.m. withthe United Methodist Church CookieWalk, which goes until noon.

River Bluff Middle School will be thesite of the arts and crafts show and salefrom 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., which will also fea-ture special treats from area restaurants.If youd like a musical break between

shopping for quilts, baked goods andcrafts, the Stoughton High School Madri-gal Singers will carol downtown from 10a.m. to 12 p.m., in full period costume.

Afternoon events include a couple ofkid-friendly options, with Santas Work-shop sponsored by Kiwanis from noonto 3 p.m. at the Stoughton CommunityBuilding and other special activities for

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The HolidayLight Displaywill light upthe recentlyrenamedStoughtonRotary Parkwith nearly50,000 lightsbeginningat 5:30 p.m.Saturday. The

light show,which hasgrown each ofthe past coupleof years (anddoubled insize last year),will also besequenced toholiday musicbeing broadcaston the radio.

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December 5, 2013 Courier HubConnectStoughton.com 3Victorian Holiday

A Gem Dressed as JewelsNutcracker to come alive in 20th anniversary performance

BILL LIVICK

Unified Newspaper Group

Imagine dozens of youngdancers clad in vibrant jew-el-toned tutus performing to

the music of TchaikovskysThe Nutcracker.That will be the scene

Saturday, Dec. 7, whenStageWorks Projects marksits 20th anniversary of pro-ducing the holiday classic.

Once again, a cast ofabout 100 from the Stough-ton Center for the Per-forming Arts will take theStoughton High Schoolauditorium stage to per-form the ballet. The ballethas become a key part ofthe citys annual VictorianHolidays weekend.

Coleen Kehl, founderand artistic director of theSCPA and StageWorksProjects, says The Nut-cracker ballet has becomean American family tradi-tion.

Tchaikovskys score isso wonderful and so mucha part of the holiday, sheobserved.

She described the story astruly magical.

I made the consciousdecision 20 years ago to dothis ballet in very vibrant

jewel tones, so visually, itwas captivating, Kehl said.Many dance companieschoose to do this ballet inpastels, and its beautiful,but on stage pastels tend to

recede back. And I wantedall this vibrant color.

The production showcas-es local talent and featuresseveral soloists in key roles:Isabelle Genter takes thelead role, as Clara; LaurenJohn plays the Sugar PlumFairy; Alicia Pliner playsDew Drop; and the SnowQueen is played by Han-nah Thomas. Other soloistsinclude Lauren Wendt andKailyn Prein.

Kehl noted her companynever brings in guest artiststo perform the solo roles.

She described the cos-tumes for the performance

as stunningly beautiful. A

couple of the most expen-sive were ordered from aRussian seamstress whobuilds tutus for the BolshoiTheatre in Moscow.

Some of these tutus areworth $5,000, Kehl said.They are stunning abso-lutely breathtaking.

Other tutus were pur-chased in the United Statesand embellished by Stage-Works Productions. Kehlsaid members of her teamdesigned and made all theparty-girl costumes.

Weve made everythingother than a couple of the

tutus, she said. This ishandiwork from seam-stresses over the years.

As the costumes startto wear out and the fabricbecomes shattered, then wehave to find in the budgetsomewhere to build new fornext year. Its an enormoustask that involves everydetail of every little head-piece, every little piece oftrim on a velvet dress.

Dancers in the Stage-Works Projects produc-tion range from relativelynew, with just a few yearsexperience, to membersof the senior company and

training Level 4 program,

whove danced for 15 yearsor more.

The Nutcracker bal-let tells the story of Christ-mas Eve at the Stahlbaumshouse, which is decoratedwith dazzling ornamentsand a majestic Christmastree. As the Stahlbaumsprepare for their annualparty, their children, Fritzand Clara, wait anxiouslyfor family and friends toarrive. When the guestsappear and the party picksup with dancing and cel-ebra t ion, a mysteriousguest arrives, whom Claraknows as Godfather Dros-

selmeyer, the toymaker.

The celebration is inter-rupted when Drosselmeyerreveals to the children thathe has brought them gifts beautiful china dolls forthe girls and bugles for theboys. Fritz is given a beau-tiful drum, and Clara is giv-en the best gift of all theNutcracker.

This sets up a dreamsequence that includeshuman-sized mice in armyuniforms battling toy sol-diers led by the Nutcracker,and ends with Clara ridingin a sleigh alongside herprince.

Im excited to see itcome alive on the stage,Kehl said of this yearsproduction, as I am everytime we step on the sacredground of the stage. Im

just thrilled for the perform-ers and the audience to be apart of that magic.

Its an enormous amountof work by a lot of peoplebehind the scenes whodont get to take the bowsat the end, she added. Its

just a beaut iful thing whenweve opened up the houseand here come these littlegirls, in their beautiful vel-vet dresses, and theyre

going to the ballet.

Photos by Jeremy Jones

The 20th anniversary of StageWorks performance of the Nutcracker will include local soloists and mostly homemade costumes, thougha few of the jewel-toned tutus were ordered by a Russian seamstress who builds them for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

If you goWhat:Nutcracker

ballet, by StageWorksProjects Inc.

When:1:30 p.m. and7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7

Where:Stoughton HighSchool Performing ArtsCenter, 600 Lincoln Ave.

Tickets:$14

Info:Visitstoughtonperformingarts.com or call 873-0717

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Holiday home tour benefits Relay for LifeVictorian Holiday revel-

ers can support the Ameri-can Cancer Society Relayfor Life by attending theholiday home tour.

The tour and openingreception raise funds for theStoughton/Oregon/McFar-land Relay for Life chapterfor their fight against can-cer.

The reception is from6-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6,and features live music,food, drink and a silent auc-tion at one of the citys old-est homes, organizer AmyKetterer previously told the

Hub.The Cress Family has

opened one of Stoughtonsmost stunning historicalgems at 206 W. Prospect St.for our weekends opening

fete, Ketterer said.The party will feature

Second Swing Around,Stoughtons live swingband regaling attendeeswith hits and holiday favor-ites of the 1940s. There willalso be a silent auction.

Suggested admission tothe event is a donation atthe door.

The tour itself featuresfour homes from 2-6 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 8.

Tickets are $25 at McG-lynn Pharmacy in Stough-ton and McFarland StateBank locations in McFar-l a n d a n d d o w n t o w n

Stoughton. Tickets can alsobe purchased at the door of

any of the homes.Heres what homeowners

had to say about their par-ticipation in the home tourthis year:

1995 County Rd. BWe extend a warm wel-

come and open up our homefor the many attendees ofthe 2013 Victorian HolidayHome Tour, said home-owners Bob and Peg Koch.We both have immediatefamily members whom havesuffered from cancer or diedfrom the effects of the dis-ease. We are honored to par-ticipate in this years RelayFor Life fundraiser by beingon the annual home tour.

When we had the oppor-tunity to move back to Wis-consin in 1994 we searchedfar and wide for a piece ofproperty on which to buildour dream home. We are

both Wisconsin natives andwere grateful to be coming

back home. Fortunately, wefound what we were look-ing for in the town of Pleas-ant Springs, 40 acres on aridge with trees, farmlandand ample space to plant ourvegetable gardens and fruittrees.

In early 1995, we hiredEagle Construction to buildour two-story Southern

Country home. We movedin late May of that year.

Our property allows usto view spectacular sun-rises and sunsets along withbeing surrounded by statelyoak trees. Wildlife abounds;often we hear coyote, pheas-ants, sandhill cranes, geeseand ducks along with seeingdeer, raccoons, woodchucksand more. Many of the fur-nishings in our home have

been beautifully restored byBob, and each has a unique

history.Sitting in front of our

home is a one-horse sleigh;a gift from Bob. My sug-gestion was that it should betaken to the local dump, as Ibelieved it was beyond res-toration. Obviously, I under-estimated the potential andthe abilities of the restorer;we invite you to come and

see how beautifully it hasbeen restored. I will alwaysremember my father givingsleigh rides in the winter-time on Gammon Road onthe west side of Madisonwhen it was all rural farms.

Often, our home is thegathering place for familyand friends, with two diningrooms for entertaining andample space for our chil-dren and grandchildren. Weinvite you to purchase tick-ets to this annual fundraiserand join us in supportingcancer research.

Thank you and we wishyou all a blessed holidayseason.

1780 Skyline DriveWe are honored to share

with you one of the fewFrank Riley homes outside ofMadison, said homeownersBrent Eastabrooks and ToddCieslak. Frank Riley wasthe architect of the MadisonClub as well as many promi-nent homes in the Maple

Bluff area. Commissionedby local business leader andentrepreneur Clark Oster-held, the home was complet-ed in the early 1930s to hisexact specifications.

After a decision to makea significant life change andmove from the hustle andbustle of downtown Chicago,we conducted an extensivesearch around the Madisonarea to find a home that wasdifferent from others on themarket. We fell in love witheverything the Stoughtoncommunity had to offer.

After turning down the

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tree-lined driveway one crispfall afternoon, we knew thiswas the place. Located onSkyline Drive, the home nar-rowly escaped significantdamage from the 2005 torna-do and was vacant for almosttwo years prior to us pur-chasing the home in Decem-ber of 2007.

Over the past six years,we have been lovinglyrestoring this project homeroom by room to reflect itshistorical significance whilekeeping true to traditionaldetails; with many surprises

and setbacks along the way.We were immediately drawnto the home for its warmth,unique woodwork andcharming character. Recentupdates include a new kitch-en and outdoor living space.

As the fourth owners ofthis beautiful home, longtimeStoughton residents mayhave memories of playing onthe property with the familiesof Clark Osterheld and Ken-neth and Fran Kingery. Mr.Osterheld has been recog-nized on the Stoughton Hall

of Fame for his work withhydroelectric power and theconstruction of the Dunkirkdam. As the inventor of anefficient electric waterheater in the late 1940s, theoriginal model is still on dis-play in our basement today.Mr. Kingery, also an inven-tor, was a renowned authorand a strong supporter ofyouth programs in the Pleas-ant Springs/Stoughton area.

Although an ongoingwork in progress, we inviteyou to explore and appreciatethe uniqueness of our home.We would like to extenda special thank you to our

support staff of friends,family, contractors and land-scapers for their hard work inmaking the home what it istoday.

516 S. Page St.Stoughton House Inn man-

ager Lance McNaughtonprovided this introduction:

Luke Stoughtons firstfamily home in the city was amodest wooden frame housebuilt in 1848 on Main Street.He lived there only untilthe construction of a much

more impressive brick home,which, perched alone on thewestern banks of the YaharaRiver, allowed its owner tosurvey the bustling down-town of the city that bears hisname.

Built in 1856, the Greekrevival mansion sat onexpansive grounds that,punctuated by a white pick-et fence, sloped to the riverand exemplified the relativewealth and importance LukeStoughton had attained.

After Stoughtons deathin 1874, the property sold toOle Nelson Falk, a Norwe-gian emigrant who, with his

brother Frederick, ownedpharmacies in Stoughton,and who was also a founderof the Dane County Bank.Falk undertook major reno-vations to the house, includ-ing the removal of its southwing and the addition offront rooms and large baywindows on both floors.

At nearly 4,000 squarefeet, the Greek revival wastransformed into an Itali-anate style home more aliketo the other Victoriansemerging along recently

laid Page Street. The Falkfamily owned the propertyfor almost 100 years beforeit was sold and significantupdates and restoration workwere commenced on thehomes interior.

A final addition was madeto the rear of the house in the1990s, in keeping with theoriginal styling of Stough-ton and Falk. In December,the house will welcome itsfirst guests as the StoughtonHouse Inn, the citys newestbed and breakfast.

Your tour of the Stough-ton house will include therooms on its lower floor,

including the original musicroom, the front parlor, thehomes library, the formaldining room and the kitchen/pantry. The front four rooms,all with ten-foot ceilings, fea-ture original wooden floor-ing; that of the dining roomincludes exquisite detailwork by a carpenter whoonce boarded at the house.

The original music room,now a front parlor, has beenrestored to near exactingdetail to how it appeared inthe late 19th century, and

includes the stately Italianmarble fireplace. The origi-nal parlor, conversely, nowholds a baby grand pianoand boasts the enormous baywindow added in 1884. Ren-ovations to the kitchen area,completed in 2008, produceda stunning combination ofmaple flooring, cherry cabi-netry and green soapstonecountertops, which blendseamlessly with the historiccharm of the house.

332 Oak St.As two individuals who

had dreamed of living in anold Victorian home, we were

swept off our feet when ona whim we found 332 OakSt. online while living in theChicago area, exclaimedan email from the Schmidtfamily. After viewing thehouse, we knew a return toour Wisconsin roots was emi-nent; we were in love with thehouse wed learn is known asStoughtons lion house.

Let lions Mike and Ike(named by previous ownersafter the famous lions outsidethe Art Institute of Chicago)welcome you into our stop on

the 2013 holiday home tour.Experience the Victorian

charm that inspired our moveincluding two staircases,pocket doors, stained glassand a grand front porch withclassic columns.

Built on its prominentcorner lot in 1906 for J.I.Suby, physician and Stough-ton City Council memberand his wife Sarah, the househas stood the test of time, butas anyone whos owned anolder home knows, theresalways an endless list ofprojects.

In our short five years ofownership, we have painted

the exterior and every roomof the homes interior, reno-vated bathrooms on the firstand second floors, rewiredthe entire house, added agourmet kitchen, evicted afew squirrel families andcompletely remodeled thewalk-up attic which nowincludes a custom third fullbath.

Join us in supporting theAmerican Cancer Society, anorganization near and dear toour hearts. Happy Holidaysto one and all.

Home Tour:Owners show off the fruits of their labors to raise money for cancer researchContinued from page 1

516 S. Page St. 1780 Skyline Drive

Opening party features live 1940s swing bandThe Victorian Holiday

kick off party is Friday,Dec. 6, from 6-10 p.m.

Victorian Holiday week-end starts with an eveningto support the AmericanCancer Society.

T h e r e w i l l b e h o r

doeuvres, cash bar anda silent auction with pro-ceeds going to the Relayfor Life of Stoughton/Ore-gon/McFarland.

The party will featureSecond Swing Around,Stoughton's live swing

band rega l ing a t t end-ees with hits and holidayfavorites of the 1940s.

The event will be atCress Funeral Home ban-quet area at 206 W. Pros-pect St.


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Love Light ceremony kicks off weekend eventsAs the kick-off to Victo-

rian Holiday, the Partnersof Stoughton Hospital willcelebrate their 22nd annualLove Light Ceremony onThursday, Dec. 5.

The annual Love Lightprogram provides a way tohonor or remember lovedones while also givingback to Stoughton Hospital a non-profit communityhospital.

The lights on the treesrepresent tributes andmemorials from donors,who are also invited to senda photo with their contribu-tion to help adorn a tree.

Heart-shaped frames andred lights honor parents,grandparents, children,

grandchildren and otherloved ones; white lights andangel-shaped frames arememorials; and star-shaped

frames and blue lights rec-ognize past and presentmembers of the military.

The tree-lighting ceremo-ny begins at 4:30 p.m. in theStoughton Hospital lobby.The program consists of awelcome and greeting fromhospital staff, a childrenschoir and a bell choir, ashort homily by Fr. RandyBudnar from St. Annschurch, and reading of thenames of all who have beenhonored within the last year.

Donations are acceptedyear-round. For infor-mation about the LoveLight Trees Ceremonyor to make a donation,call 873-6611 or visitstoughtonhospital.com.

Envelopes are availableat the Stoughton Hospitalfor donations, as well.

If you goWhat:Love Light

memorial tree-lightingceremony

When:4:30 p.m.Thursday, Dec. 5

Where:StoughtonHospital lobby

Info:Call 873-6611 orvisit stoughtonhospital.com

children from 1-3 p.m. at161 E. Main St. The work-shop will provide a chancefor kids to visit with Santa,decorate cookies with Mrs.Claus, make crafts and gettheir faces painted. The 161

E. Main St. gathering willgive children a chance todecorate stockings for theirstuffed animals or dolls.

Also that day, the ItsA Wonderful Life RadioShow returns with showsat 3 and 7 p.m. at theStoughton Village PlayersTheater. Profits from theshow will go to the Stough-ton Food Pantry and Per-sonal Essentials Pantry.

Another theater optionis the return of The Nut-cracker ballet, after theStoughton Center for thePerforming Arts put on AChristmas Carol duringlast years event. Showswill be Saturday at 1:30 and7:30 p.m. at the StoughtonHigh School PerformingArts Center.

The Illuminated FireTruck Parade will onceagain light up downtownStoughton Saturday nightat 5:30 p.m. The parade,beginning at the Wal-Martparking lot and continuingdowntown on Main Street,features fire departmentsfrom Stoughton and nearbycommunities with deco-rated, music-blaring trucks.

The parade will end at thefire station with hot cider,homemade cookies and aspecial guest from the NorthPole.

Sunday will bring the usu-al events, minus the bed racethat had only one entrant lastyear, Trotter said.

The River Bluff arts andcrafts show and sale willcontinue from 9 a.m. to 2p.m., along with the Christ-mas quilt show from 11 a.m.to 4 p.m.

Sunday afternoon, thefestivities continue with the

Stoughton Norwegian Danc-ers holiday performanceand bake sale at the cornerof North and 5th Streets,from 12:30-1:30 p.m. At 2p.m. the Stoughton Cham-ber Singers and Bel CantoString Ensemble will pres-ent seasonal music at theStoughton Opera House.

The festival will come toa close Sunday night withthe Holiday Tour of Homesfrom 2-6 p.m., which offersa chance to see decoratedhomes in the area inside andout.

Many groups will provide vocal musicChristmas carols wont

be in short supply duringVictorian Holiday. Sev-eral groups will have vari-ous chorale performancesthroughout the weekend,from caroling to a perfor-mance at the Opera House.

The Stoughton HighSchool Madrigal choir willspend Saturday morningcaroling throughout down-town.

Dressed in traditionalRenaissance garb, the highschool students will ser-enade passersby on Main

Street.They begin their tour at

10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, atthe library. Theyll be outand about until noon beforethey head off to Cambridgefor the afternoon.

On Sunday, the Stough-ton Chamber S inge rsand the Bel Canto StringEnsemble perform at 2p.m., at the StoughtonOpera House. Director JohnBeutel and the 20-memberchoir will present a con-cert of seasonal music. Thegroups will perform music

that uses the elements ofwinter as metaphor andmusic that has been inspired

by the season.The varied program will

open with Psallite, alively motet by the Ger-man composer Praetorius,and will be followed bythe beautiful contemporarymotet, O Nata Lux byMorton Lauridsen. EdwardElgars beautiful composi-tion, Snow along withtwo choruses by John Rut-ter, the concert title song,Blow, Blow Thou WinterWind, and Good Ale.

The Bel Canto StringEnsemble will perform

the beautiful Intermezzofrom Cavaleria Rusticanaby Pietro Mascagni and alively Concerto by the Ital-ian composer Albinoni.

The singers will close theprogram with such famil-iar carols, as In The BleakMidwinter, Mary Had ABaby, Still, Still, Stilland Good King Wences-las.

Tickets are $5 per personat the door, however, stu-dents are admitted free.

If you goWhat:Stoughton

Chamber Singers concert

When:2 p.m. Sunday,Dec. 8

Where:Stoughton OperaHouse

Cost:$5

Info:877-4400

Photo by Derek Spellman

Lights on the trees at the Love Light ceremony represent tributes and memorials to loved ones.Photo by Mark Ignatowski

Santas Workshop is a popular place for the kids.

Holidays:Parade back, bed race isntContinued from page 2

Breakfast with Santa will help SHS choirStoughton residents can

help the Stoughton HighSchool Madrigal choirwhile enjoying some pan-cakes and visiting withSanta during a Dec. 8breakfast.

The menu will includeall-you-can eat pancakes,

French toast, scrambledeggs, sausage, milk, juiceand coffee.

The event goes from 8a.m. to noon at the Ameri-can Legion Post 59, 803N. Page St. Santa willalso be on hand to fieldChristmas wish lists from

youngsters.Madrigal Singers will

perform every hour.Cost is $8, $4 for chil-

dren 4 and under. Pro-ceeds will help SHS stu-dents music lab and cos-tume expenses.

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