The Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library invite the community to the 32nd Annual Holiday Wassail celebration.
The Open House will be on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the library.
The Friends of the White Salmon Valley Community Library invite the community to the 32nd Annual Holiday Wassail celebration.
The Open House will be on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the library.
Join in the afternoon of music, art, demonstrations by artisans, and kids'crafts. Friends of the Library will provide a delicious array of sweet and savory refreshments along with their traditional hot Wassail punch to help celebrate the holiday season.
Local fiber artists from the Northwest Regional Spinning Association will be demonstrating spinning, knitting and other fiber techniques. Children are invited to create a variety of hands-on holiday crafts throughout the afternoon.
Nature Rearranged, an exhibit of fiber art by Joan Schueman Ahlers, and preserved floral arrangements under glass by Marilyn Enochs will be on display in the Sprint/Baker Gallery during the Wassail and through the month of December. Bill Werst of White Salmon will amaze you as our "Roving Magician" throughout the afternoon.
The music lineup this year will start with White Salmon pianist, Diane Allen at 1:30 p.m. and throughout the afternoon Allen will be playing a variety of seasonal standards and a selection of her personal favorites.
The public is invited to join in our traditional Holiday sing-a-long. Allen has been playing piano since she was a young girl and enjoys sharing her love of music with the community.
The Fourth Dimension quartet singing Harmony Holiday Carols, will entertain from 2 to 2:30 p.m. The dynamic quartet features: Kristin Reese, lead; Nola Hardman, tenor; Christie Wilcox, barrie; and Rhonda Smith, bass. Their beautiful cappella harmony will truly get you into the Holiday mood.
The Asbury United Methodist Church Handbell Choir of Hood River will be playing from 2:30 to -3 p.m. Each bell ringer of the 10-member choir is responsible for 2 to 4 notes within the 3 octaves of the Whitechapel English Handbells. The bells were acquired in 1970, and choir has played on and off (with a variety of members), for the past 30 years.
Piano music and sing-a-longs will continue until 4 p.m.
For further information call the library, 493-1132.
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