Linden Place Mansion to Host 2 Christmas Concerts Featuring RI Singer DiMucci
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Linden Place Mansion to Host 2 Christmas Concerts Featuring RI Singer DiMucci
DiMucci will be performing on Friday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. with an encore performance on Sunday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m.
“These fireside concerts in the carriage house style ballroom are a perennial sellout with a mix of classical numbers, Christmas standards, and the hugely popular audience sing-a-long,” said Linden Place in their press release.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTTickets are $25, $20 for Linden Place members and $15 for Colt Circle Members and must be reserved in advance by calling the museum.
The Concerts
DiMucci has performed in opera, musical theatre, with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and with popular jazz bands such as Avenue A.
The concerts are part of Linden Place Mansion’s month-long holiday celebration and the historic house, decked for Christmas, and museum store will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Sunday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. from Nov 24th through Jan 7.
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Two of the best weeks all winter long is Providence Restaurant Weeks.
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The Festival of Lights at La Salette Shrine
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By far one of the coolest lighting displays you will see anywhere in New England and maybe even the country.
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You watch curling in the Olympics every year and you love it. So try it this winter.
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Snow Tubing at Ski Ward
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Snowshoeing at Wachusett Mountain
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Cross Country Skiing at East Bay Bike Path
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Dog Sled Tours with the Ultimate Dog Sledding Experience
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Ice Fishing
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