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Odessa opens its doors for Christmas this Saturday - Middletown Transcript

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:27 PM PST

Odessa opens its doors for Christmas this Saturday Middletown Transcript ... scheduled for the same day which are free and open to the public, including carols by the First State Chorale, traditional hymns played on the antique church organ at Old Saint Paul's Church as well as a performance by the First State Bell Ringers.

WHAT OTHERS SAY: Pope Francis' anti-capitalism message resonates - Columbia Missourian

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 01:06 PM PST

WHAT OTHERS SAY: Pope Francis' anti-capitalism message resonates Columbia Missourian If the Salvation Army bellringer isn't outside at the shopping center as a reminder, it's nearly guaranteed that the siren's lure of goods for sale will drown out thoughts of the poor and needy. Shopping malls and other monuments to excessive ... and more »

The Almanac - Litchfield County Times

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:46 PM PST

The Almanac Litchfield County Times Gallery 25 and Creative Arts Studio: 25 Church St., New Milford. ... Story time, science explorers, brown bag book club, lego activities and more. ... St. Michael's Parish: 23 South St., Litchfield. .... Featuring the concert choir & the Village ...

Hop over to Polk County for holidays at Legoland and Bok Tower - Orlando Sentinel

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 10:34 AM PST

Hop over to Polk County for holidays at Legoland and Bok Tower Orlando Sentinel Carillonneur Geert D'hollander performs 30 minutes' worth of Christmas carols from the top of the attraction's 60-bell Singing Tower at 1 and 3 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays. He's also included in the concert. The Instrument Petting Zoo, a chance to ... and more »

Bells to sound in memory of Steve - St Helens Star

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 09:32 AM PST

St Helens Star

Bells to sound in memory of Steve St Helens Star On Saturday the Westfield Street church bells will be rung 'loudly and cheerfully' in a quarter peal Plain Bob Major method. One of the bellringers taking part will be Rainhill St Bartholemew's Tower Captain Bryan McCahey. Bryan told the Star: “There ...

North Shore Entertainment Calendar - The Salem News

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 07:44 AM PST

North Shore Entertainment Calendar The Salem News Richard Webster, music director at Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, will conduct the Chancel Choir, Handbell Choirs, and the Beacon Brass with accompaniment by Bart Dahlstrom, music director and organist of the Congregational Church of Topsfield ...

Spuyten Duyvil: Why? A safety expert weighs in - RailwayAge Magazine (blog)

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 05:07 AM PST

Spuyten Duyvil: Why? A safety expert weighs in RailwayAge Magazine (blog) I distinctly remember the sound of the overspeed bell ringing continuously in the cab, the sound of the air expulsion from the emergency brake application, and the cab signal displaying an Approach aspect indicating a 30 mph restriction. Having passed ...

Salvation Army begins Red Kettle collection for holidays - Wicked Local Kingston

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 05:02 AM PST

Salvation Army begins Red Kettle collection for holidays Wicked Local Kingston The Plymouth Salvation Army, led by the husband and wife team of Lt. Benjamin Lyle and Lt. Felicia Lyle, has joined forces this holiday season with New Hope Chapel and the Plymouth United Methodist Church to bring Thanksgiving to those in need. A total ... and more »

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania - Scranton Times-Tribune

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 04:29 AM PST

Weekend: Your guide to entertainment in Northeast Pennsylvania Scranton Times-Tribune STEAMTOWN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE HOLIDAY EVENTS: Scranton Limited short train rides, Friday, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 and 2:15 p.m.; children's toy exhibit, on display Friday through Dec. .... ARCADIA CHORALE: NOVA: 21st Century Christmas Music ... and more »

North Central Massachusetts Community Calendar - Sentinel and Enterprise

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:46 AM PST

North Central Massachusetts Community Calendar Sentinel and Enterprise Music provided by the Central Mass Accordion Club. ... Annual Christmas Craft Fair: Princeton Congregational Church, 14 Mountain Road; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch -- including quiche, salad, minestrone soup and chicken salad sandwiches and a selection of ...

Festive fun for all at Market Rasen - Market Rasen Mail

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 03:01 AM PST

Market Rasen Mail

Festive fun for all at Market Rasen Market Rasen Mail The event will see town organisations manning stalls, favourite foods, bell ringing from 4.30pm to 5pm, a light switch-on at 6pm, schoolchildren singing from 6pm to 7pm, carol singing with Churches Together from 7pm to 7.30pm and the town band playing ... and more »

@play calendar: Week of Dec. 5 - Longview News-Journal

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:09 AM PST

@play calendar: Week of Dec. 5 Longview News-Journal Marshall High School Choir and PCUSA Handbell Choirs. 37 Dollar Trip, 9 p.m. Dec. .... Texas Shakespeare Festival Actors To Read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas, ” 5 p.m. today, Longview Public Library, 222 W. Cotton St., Longview.. Admission free.

Loughborough Victorian bell foundry in £3m fundraising bid - BBC News

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 01:30 AM PST

BBC News

Loughborough Victorian bell foundry in £3m fundraising bid BBC News A foundry that has been making bells for more than 200 years has begun an attempt to raise £3m to save its Victorian building. Taylor's Bell Foundry in Loughborough, Leicestershire, made the Great Paul bell in 1881 for St Paul's Cathedral. The firm has ...

Countdown to lights - The Southern Reporter

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 01:04 AM PST

Countdown to lights The Southern Reporter 6pm – Peebles Bell Ringers will start the evening off with a selection of Christmas tunes played on the parish church bells. 6pm – Funfair and ... Both the pipe band and Peebles Burgh Silver Band will perform during the course of the evening. Late ...

Candlelit Carol Service - Kincardineshire Observer

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:11 AM PST

Kincardineshire Observer

Candlelit Carol Service Kincardineshire Observer A special attraction will be the Kilwhang Bell Ringers who will provide an interesting musical interlude. A warm invitation is extended to the wider community in the Mearns to join in this special occasion. Singing starts at 7.30pm, but please come ... and more »

Festival of trees brings community together at Christmas - This is Cornwall

Posted: 05 Dec 2013 12:07 AM PST

This is Cornwall

Festival of trees brings community together at Christmas This is Cornwall Children from Nancledra and Trythall schools, Zennor Bellringers, the local WI and The Tinner's Arms are just some of those involved in the celebrations. Each has been responsible for an individual tree, while the church also has its own 'memory tree ...

Music listings for December 5th - Daily Herald

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 11:28 PM PST

Music listings for December 5th Daily Herald A KURT BESTOR CHRISTMAS -- It's a tradition; features 45 musicians on stage. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 19-21. ... 7 p.m. Dec. 14. Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E. 3300 South, Salt Lake City. Donations: Benefit Canines With a Cause. canineswithacause.com ... and more »

Con Tutti 'can't keep from singing' - Seacoastonline.com

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 11:11 PM PST

Con Tutti 'can't keep from singing' Seacoastonline.com 7 at South Church, 292 State St., Portsmouth. Bells ringing, carols singing and the sounds of "Huzzah, Huzzah!" will fill the space. The celebration of the familiar and the new kick off the December holidays. Con Tutti will invite the audience to join ... and more »

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Compete for World Record - WWGP 1050 AM

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 10:59 PM PST

Salvation Army Bell Ringers Compete for World Record WWGP 1050 AM (NEW YORK) — Ringing a bell for more than three days straight might not sound like everyone's cup of tea, but five people have embarked on the grueling challenge in the name of charity and the holiday season. The Salvation Army has kicked off its ... and more »

Andrew Meneely (1802-1851): Founder of world-renowned Meneely Bell Foundry - Albany Times Union

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 09:38 PM PST

Andrew Meneely (1802-1851): Founder of world-renowned Meneely Bell Foundry Albany Times Union Andrew Meneely has a name and a sound that resonates across the centuries and across the Capital Region whenever church bells peal for Sunday services or the chimes of the carillon in the tower high atop Albany's City Hall pour forth crisp, ringing ...

Fremont County Bulletin Board - Canon City Daily Record

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 08:49 PM PST

Fremont County Bulletin Board Canon City Daily Record 2 p.m. Holiday Silent Auction and Kids Gift Shop will be offered at the John C. Fremont Library at 130 Church Ave. Place bids on auction items by 2 p.m. Dec. 19. Proceeds will go toward library services. For more information, call 784-4649 or email ... and more »

Bells' return ends a three-year silence - This is Somerset

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 08:10 PM PST

Bells' return ends a three-year silence This is Somerset "The bells are due to be rung for the first time by Wookey tower captain Dr Aidan Ancill and his team, within the next few weeks and then we will know if all the hard work has paid off," said John. 0. 0. Digg · Reddit · Delicious · StumbleUpon · Tweet ...

DAY OF PAIN - Trinidad & Tobago Express

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:13 PM PST

DAY OF PAIN Trinidad & Tobago Express Williams made the statements as she delivered an emotional eulogy during Keyana's funeral service, which was held at the Council of Elders Spiritual Shouter Baptist Empowerment Hall, located off the Churchill-Roosevelt Highway in Maloney. Williams said ... and more »

Tictail Helps 443 Year Old UK Bellmaker Chime to Ecommerce - EcommerceBytes

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:10 PM PST

Tictail Helps 443 Year Old UK Bellmaker Chime to Ecommerce EcommerceBytes While many companies are racing as fast as possible to go from a stack of business plan documents to a full-fledged ecommerce presence, some firms are content to take their time to get there. In the case of Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the trip took over ...

Complete holiday events calendar - In-Forum

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 05:47 PM PST

Complete holiday events calendar In-Forum The Grinch Stole Christmas and Put It in Downtown Fargo, noon to 6 p.m., Dec. 14, wagon rides, Christmas singing and the Grinch will be roaming downtown for family fun, wagon rides at U.S. .... 15, Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1420 16th St. E., West ... and more »

Beaver Valley Choral singers prepare to grow - Timesonline.com

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 04:49 PM PST

Beaver Valley Choral singers prepare to grow Timesonline.com Counting accompanists, bell ringers, brass, woodwind and percussion, there are 15 instrumentalists, "even this year a guitarist," said Rotuna, of Harmony Township. The choral group's smaller unit, the Laudem Deo Chamber, also will perform during a few ...

The bells are back in Henley - Stratford Observer

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 04:11 PM PST

Stratford Observer

The bells are back in Henley Stratford Observer On Wednesday (October 2), three ancient church bells came back to St Nicholas Church in Beaudesert Lane after a spell at a bell foundry in Loughborough. They were originally removed from the tower for restoration 14 months ago as part of a jubilee project.

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Posted: 04 Dec 2013 04:00 PM PST

Christmas concerts set for Dec. 7 & 8 in Marblehead - Marblehead Reporter

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 03:50 PM PST

Christmas concerts set for Dec. 7 & 8 in Marblehead Marblehead Reporter ... two by Mozart and one by Jan Dismas Zelenka; Christmas Day, by Gustav Holst; a colorful, rhythmic set of Christmas holiday pieces for Choir and Orchestra arranged by Randol Bass, Mack Wilberg, and Kirke Mechem; and, for the grand finale, a Festival ... and more »

Christmas concerts set for Dec. 7 & 8 in Marblehead - Wicked Local- Swampscott

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 03:47 PM PST

Christmas concerts set for Dec. 7 & 8 in Marblehead Wicked Local- Swampscott Thirty-three years later, the Old North Festival Chorus will feature the largest ever choir of 109 voices drawn from as far afield as greater Boston, Rhode Island and New Hampshire in its annual Christmas concerts to be performed at old North Church in ... and more »

ROY KENT: Eyeing the good and the bad this time of year - Your Houston News

Posted: 04 Dec 2013 01:46 PM PST

ROY KENT: Eyeing the good and the bad this time of year Your Houston News Bell ringers populate storefronts, waiting for pennies to fill the familiar kettle; strangers are willing to hold the door open for those behind them a few seconds longer; and there is a particular lightness to the air. Churches, communities and law ... and more »

Chris Treadway: El Cerrito continues Sundar Shadi holiday tradition - Contra Costa Times

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 11:30 PM PST

Chris Treadway: El Cerrito continues Sundar Shadi holiday tradition Contra Costa Times The opening night of the display will feature holiday music by award-winning bell ringers Larry and Carla Sue (www.facebook.com/LarryandCarla), who have created their own collection of eight-bell music. The display will be open for viewing from 5 to 10 ... and more »

Is this the oldest ringer in town? - Gazette

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 10:15 PM PST

Is this the oldest ringer in town? Gazette Mr Watson still regularly climbs the spiral staircase in the church tower to ring the bells. Diane Davy, Mr Watson's eldest daughter, said: “He used to play the bells before he came to Witham. “When they moved they started going to the church and he ... and more »