From classic holiday films to live theater, to music of many genres and family programs, there is plenty to see and enjoy at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center (the Kate) this December!
Celebrate the season with several Christmas-themed events, including traditional Irish holiday music with Lunasa and vocalist Ashley Davis on the 13th.
Community traditions continue with:
>the Old Lyme Town Band’s Holiday Concert on the 12th
>Cappella Cantorum’s annual Messiah Sing or Listen on the 16th.
>the films Home Alone and White Christmas will be shown on the 9th and 20th, respectively, on the Kate’s big screen with surround sound
>an encore viewing of the Bolshoi Ballet’s stunning production of The Nutcracker takes place on the 22nd.
Rounding out the month are performances by:
>The Weight playing the music of The Band on the 14th
>songwriter/guitarist/blueseman Chris Smither on the 15th
>the John Poussette-Dart Band on the 21st
>NRBQ on the 22nd
>singer-songwriter Dar Williams on the 30th.
For information and tickets for all shows at the Kate, visit www.thekate.org or call 860-510-0453.
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts organization located in an historic theatre/town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Center has been renovated with public funds from the Town of Old Saybrook and donations raised by the Trustees of the Center.
It includes a 250-seat theatre and a small museum honoring Katharine Hepburn, Old Saybrook’s most celebrated resident. As befits an organization born of such a public/private partnership, programming is eclectic, offering something for all ages and income levels on the Connecticut shore and in the lower river valley.