A towering Christmas tree framed by a four-story spiral staircase, elegant decorations on every mantle and in every nook and cranny, original artwork by top local artists…these are just a few of the many delights that await you this Christmas season at Linden Place Mansion. This year, theelegant décor throughout the mansion is complimented by original artwork by members of the Providence Art Club including watercolors, ceramics, glass, handmade books, illustrations and prints, paintings, sculpture, glass and more. The mansion’s parlors, bedrooms, and magnificent chapel-like Gothic conservatory are magnificently transformed for your enjoyment. The mansion opens for the holiday season on Friday, November 23rd and tours run through Sunday, January 6th. Self-guided tours are available Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $12, $10 for seniors and students, $5 for children and free for kids under 12. Don’t forget to visit Linden Place’s Museum Shop which is stocked with wonderful hostess gifts and a broad range of Rhode Island history books as well as an extensive collection of gifts for all ages and styles.
In addition to mansion tours, Linden Place is hosting events of all kinds to celebrate the holidays. To kick-off the festivities, Linden Place hosts its annual Holiday Cocktail Party on Saturday, December 8th from 6pm-8pm. This intimate celebration in the decorated mansion includes stationed foods and butler-style hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and live jazz on the mansion’s Steinway piano. Tickets are $50, $45 for Linden Place members. Space is limited so call to reserve space at 401-253-0390 or info@lindenplace.org
Join us for unforgettable afternoons and evenings of holiday music this December! Michael DiMucci, a hugely popular tenor in the style of Josh Groban, performs fireside on Friday evening, December 7th at 7:30 and on Sunday December 9th at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25, $20 for members. $15 Colt Circle members.
On Friday, December 14th at 7:30pm, we host our Celtic Christmas Concert. Robbie O’Connell on vocals and guitar and Rose Clancy on fiddle perform Celtic classics as well as little known carols and Irish American songs which celebrate Christian and pagan traditions and the winter solstice. Tickets are $25, $20 for members. $15 Colt Circle members.
Linden Place and the Bristol Art Museum come together on Saturday, December 15th to welcome families to the mansion and museum for a free Holiday Family Fun Day from 1pm to 4pm! Featuring tours of the mansion and art museum, arts & crafts, letter writing to Santa, story time with Mrs. Katz and her Hats, photos with Santa in the mansion, a concert with the Wheeler School Handbell Ringers and cookies and hot chocolate, this afternoon of fun is not to be missed. Bring an unwrapped toy to put underneath Linden Place’s Christmas tree to be donated to Toys for Tots.
Lastly, round out your holidays and begin your New Year’s weekend on December 28th at 7:30pm with an intimate musical performance by RI’s own folk group, Windharp. Windharp is a quartet of two women and two men who sing in rich four-part harmony. When not singing acapella, their songs are accompanied by guitars, flute, Irish whistles, mandolin, Celtic harp and Irish bodhran. This program celebrates the Christmas season and welcomes the New Year with music from throughout the British Isles and Celtic lands. The music is seasonal, the voices divine, and the instruments enhance the beauty of these carols, sacred songs and joyful wassail tunes. Tickets are $20, $15 for members. Free for Colt Circle members.
For more information on all Linden Place events, hours of operation for museum tours and the museum shop consult www.lindenplace.org or call 401-253-0390.
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