Hunterdon County - Lambertville - Season's Greetings from the Lambertville Historical Society!


Season's Greetings from the Lambertville Historical Society!

 2018 LHS Holiday CD Concerts
 Holiday CD Release Party
 Sunday, December 2 from 2 to 4:30 PM
 The Elks Lodge, 66 Wilson St., Lambertville

 AND.....

 Holiday at Havana
 Wednesday, December 12 from 8 to 10:15 PM
 Havana, 105 South Main Street, New Hope

AND.....

Holiday at The Birdhouse
Wednesday, December 19 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Birdhouse Center for the Arts, 7 North Main St., Lambertville

P.S. You can arrive and depart at any time during the concerts!

    Celebrate the holidays "Lambertville Style" with many of our area's best musicians! Rock 'n' roll, folk, a cappella, instrumental, funny, joyful, contemplative--we've got you covered! Performers play holiday songs and more--these concerts have proven to be unforgettable and full of spirit!

   This year’s compilation offers 21 holiday songs that showcase the quality and spirit of Lambertville’s artists. There are well-known carols and standards, as well as original compositions in a variety of styles and moods.

   The contributing musical acts are: 4-SHES, Barry Peterson, Brad Staudle and the Five Wise Men, Brooks Brothers Band, Cafe Mocha, Deva Troy, Kenneth Heller, Laurie Vosburg Band, Mary Barry Freedman, Pat Foran, Pyrenesia, River Speak, Rocky & His Friends, Russell Norkevich, Santa P and the Elves, Spirit LIVE Orchestre, The Back Porch Jugband, The Barcodes, The Birdhouse Center - Not Just Nyckelharpa Orchestra, The Jane Paul Project, and The Lambertville Public School Girls Chorus and Friends.

All concerts have a suggested $5.00 donation


Visit Lambertville Historical Society at www.lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org
Location: 7 N Main St, Lambertville, NJ 08530, USA

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