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CLAUDIA POLZIN, Independent Consultant

MAY WE ALL BE

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

in Person or Spirit

oping everyone is able to celebrate the Holiday Season and that it with memorable songs, unique choreography, extravagant costumes,
has already begun for you with a delicious Thanksgiving. There professional cast and live orchestra.
Hwill be many ways to celebrate the season in Naples beginning
with two of our wonderful theatres—the Sugden and the Naples Players CHRISTMAS CONCERTS will be heard all over town, so check your
and TheatreZone. At the Sugden theatre, A Christmas Carol will con- church calendar and enjoy the music of the season. One you might
tinue through December 18. This favorite Dickens tale takes on new not want to miss is on December 11 at Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
life with the musical adaptation which ran for 10 years at the Theatre at 4 p.m.—it will be a Festival of Christmas: A Joyful Celebration of the
at Madison Square Garden; and now you can enjoy it here in Naples. Season; combining favorite carols and new compositions to celebrate
the season.
A bonus if you purchase your ticket to A Christmas Carol, you will also
have a ticket to enjoy the TREES & TEAS FESTIVAL. This marks Many of our concerts in CAMBIER PARK were curtailed with the
the third annual festival—the theatre lobby will be filled with beauti- pandemic, but this season they are back. Start the month off with
the Naples Concert Band on December 4 at 2 p.m.; December 10
fully decorated trees designed by local artists in the theme of favorite the Naples Jazzmasters at River Park at 2 p.m.; December 11–the
productions. There will also be a pop-up holiday gift shop for your Gulf Coast BigBand at Cambier Park at 2 p.m.; December 12 and
shopping pleasure. So enjoy the Trees & Teas through December 18. December 13–the Stardust Memories band at Cambier Park at 7 p.m.;
and December 18–the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at 2 p.m.
GULFSHORE OPERA presents a favorite on December 1 at The
Club at The Strand—Christmas celebrated in true Naples fashion— December has some special favorite annual events that you should not
a delicious meal with Christmas celebrated in song with beautiful miss. December 6 beginning at 6 p.m. is the NAPLES CHRISTMAS
voices performing beloved melodies. PARADE —downtown with all of the glitz of a festive season. December
8 at 6:30 in the Sugden Plaza downtown in front of the Sugden Theatre
THEATREZONE presents Home for the Holidays December 9-11 at the you can hear the sounds of many tubas in concert. You read that right—
theatre on the campus of Community School of Naples. TheatreZone tubas—many tubas playing Christmas music—you will be able to hear
is a professional equity theatre company, presenting The Lost Treasures them for blocks. December 16 will be the fifth annual CANDLELIGHT
of Broadway. Home for the Holidays is a festive feast for the senses, CHRISTMAS CAROLS event at 6:30 at Cambier Park.

From this writer to you and your family, I sincerely hope that you all have come through the recent
events that we have endured over the past two years and in the most recent hurricane season.
We all know individuals that have suffered significant loss, even if we came through relatively
unscathed. We will need to “band” together for months and years to come to help our neighbors
and friends recover and be able to prosper once again. With this in mind, I would encourage you
to support all of our local businesses, and enjoy the wonderful holiday season in Naples.

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