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Featuring: Shoreline Youth Symphony Orchestra, Guilford High School Jazz Ensemble and Daniel Hand High School Encore.
Pre-concert organ music by Nathan Bayreuther
Get ready to step back in time to the Prohibition era and enjoy a night of fun and excitement. Indulge in delicious cocktails and dance the night away to live swing music.
This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the end of Prohibition and let loose with friends. Don't miss out on this incredible night at Madison Beach Hotel!
It's been 90 years since the repeal of prohibition - so join us for a good time - It's sure to the bees knees. And, don't be a wet blanket - dress up in your best 1920's era outfit - flappers and gangsters welcome.
Sample Prohibition Inspired Cocktails curated and created by the following bartenders, then vote for your favorite!
- Paul Mazurek from Trinchero, Hanson Vodka
- Kevin Hickey from Sovereign Brands, McQueen Gin
- Tanya from Worldwide, Barr Hill
- Evan Clough from Brescomb, Gordon's Gin
- Gary Dritschler from Campari America, Wild Turkey rare breed
- Jamie Montesi from William Grant, Hudson Rye
- Erin from Jim Beam, Knob Creek
Dress up in your best 1920's garb and win a prize for "best dressed" and "most dapper".
Cash Bar Available for full size Prohibition Era Cocktails.
Complimentary Valet Parking
Tickets: $45 per person, includes gratuity and tax. (Eventbrite Fees additional)
Decorate Giant Gingerbread Cookies while sipping wine!
What could be better this holiday season?
Grab your favorite cookie and wine friends and join us at the Madison Beach Hotel to decorate GIANT house-made Gingerbread Cookies while sipping wine. (This is an Adult Event 21+) Each Attendee will receive four cookies to decorate - (2) 6" GIANT Gingerbread Cookies and (2) Large Sugar Cookie Cut-out Cookies to decorate and take home. Enjoy sipping wines while you decorate your cookies.
Ticket includes
1 glass of wine and 4 cookies to decorate
This event will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.
This event is limited to 40 guests.
TICKETS: $50 each
EventBrite Ticketing Fees are additional.
PARKING: Complimentary Valet Parking
Pancake Breakfast with Santa.
Annual Pancake Breakfast with Santa sponsored by Circle Nursery School will take place on Saturday December 9 from 8 – 10:30 am. We will be serving pancakes, sausages, orange juice, and coffee.
Tickets will be sold at the door: $8 adults, $5 children.
Children will have an opportunity to talk to Santa, so bring your cameras!
This fun event is open to the entire community. at the North Madison Congregational Church, 1271 Durham Rd. Call Kathy 203-421-0997 for more information.
The Lutheran Church of Madison's Annual Holiday Craft Fair is a great place to finish up your holiday gift giving lis with a nice selection of unique, local, handmade, craft and baked goods.
Cookies, Hot Cocoa and Holiday Stories with Mrs. Claus at
Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton,
Sat December 9, at 11AM. Family Friendly
Join us for a delightful afternoon of festive holiday fun at Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. Get into the holiday spirit at this family friendly event with holiday story time with our friends from RJ Julia Booksellers.
Event Includes:
- Hot Cocoa & Cookies
- Story Time with RJ Julia
- Photo time with Mrs. Claus
- Cookie Decorating Kit to-go (for the littles)
- Book: Cookies for Santa: 52 kid-friendly Holiday Baking Recipes (1 book included in $35 Parent/Adult & Child ticket package)
- Holiday Pop-Up Book Seller Table - hosted by RJ Julia, an opportunity to purchase other holiday books onsite.
PRICING:
Parent/Adult & Child Package: $35 - include access to the event for 1 Adult & 1 Child and 1 Holiday Cookie Book ($17.50 per ticket min 2/max 2)
Add-On Tickets: $12 - available to add on for additional attendees in your party. Not available to be purchased separately.
Note: If you purchase an add-on ticket without a main event "Parent/Adult & Child" ticket package, your add-on ticket will be canceled.
Pricing does not include EventBrite Ticketing Fees.
Cookies, Hot Cocoa and Holiday Stories with Mrs. Claus at Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, Sat December 9, at 11AM. Family Friendly
Cookies & Story Time with Mrs. Claus at Madison Beach Hotel
Join us for a delightful afternoon of festive holiday fun at Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton. Get into the holiday spirit at this family friendly event with holiday story time with our friends from RJ Julia Booksellers.Event Includes:
- Hot Cocoa & Cookies
- Story Time with RJ Julia
- Photo time with Mrs. Claus
- Cookie Decorating Kit to-go (for the littles)
- Book: Cookies for Santa: 52 kid-friendly Holiday Baking Recipes (1 book included in $35 Parent/Adult & Child ticket package)
- Holiday Pop-Up Book Seller Table - hosted by RJ Julia, an opportunity to purchase other holiday books onsite.
We are thrilled to introduce the globally recognized Fred Astaire Dance Studios to Madison, Connecticut. Our offerings extend far beyond just dance – we provide the community with a chance to delve into the world of ballroom dance, led by exceptional instructors. From fabulous regional to national and international dance events, we create a fantastic social atmosphere for our students. It is with great excitement that we extend an invitation to all to join us at our Grand Opening. Come and witness firsthand the joy and fulfillment that Fred Astaire Madison can bring to your life.
Ring in the holiday season with a family friendly children's princess holiday tea! Taffeta, patent leather mary janes, and fancy hats encouraged, or dress as your favorite princess.
Holiday Tea Party, featuring pastries, tea sandwiches, scones, tea & a hot cocoa beverage station.
Tickets are required for each attending guest. Ticket includes:
- Tea Menu featuring pastries, tea sandwiches, scones and tea & hot cocoa (Full Menu Below)
- Princess Photo Opportunity
EventBrite Fees are additional. Children 3 years old and younger are free.
Cash Bar Available
Seating Arrangements:
Seating is open and not assigned. Tables will be shared, communal-style. Please let us know if you are attending with a group.
PARKING: Complimentary Valet Parking
Questions: Call 203-350-0014
Meet Santa this year and share your wish list with him directly!
Tickets are required for each attending guest. Ticket includes:
- Breakfast
- Meet and Greet with Santa and a Photo Opp
- A special treat bag for each child.
Cash Bar Available featuring Bloody Mary's, Mimosas, Bellini, Beer, Wine, Holiday Cocktail
Seating Arrangements:
Seating is open and reserved by groups. Tables will be shared, communal-style.
PARKING: Complimentary Valet Parking
Questions: Call 203-350-0014
The Madison Historical Society will present its annual Holiday Lantern Tour on Sunday, December 17. This year’s lantern tour will take visitors on a journey to Madison in the 1940s. As in past years, the scripts, characters, and themes will be new, and visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time as they visit scenes from Madison’s past. The sixty-minute tours will leave every half hour from Lee’s Academy on the town green, beginning at 4:30 pm. The last tour departs at 7 pm.
The 1940s was a tumultuous decade in Madison and around the world, as it was defined by war, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb, and the beginning of the Cold War. At the start of the decade, Americans were slowly recovering from the Great Depression and, in New England, from a devastating hurricane. Despite these challenges, life along Madison’s bucolic shores progressed much as it had in previous decades. The townspeople made an honest living farming, catering to summer tourists, and providing essential services. All of that changed in 1941 when Pearl Harbor was attacked and the US entered the war that had engulfed Europe.
The tour will feature student re-enactors who will portray Madison men and women telling stories of the 1940s from their unique perspectives. Visitors will learn about A. Victor Knight, a British immigrant who owned a local automobile service station and who was one of the first Madison men to sign up for the newly formed Coast Guard volunteer reserve force. They’ll hear about Helen Foster Snow, an American journalist who reported from China throughout the 1930s and later settled in Madison. Stories of food and fuel rationing, women in the workforce, and Madison’s German-American societies will all be explored.
Tickets are $20 for adults ($15 for MHS members) and $8 for children ages 5 -17. For tickets and information, visit www.madisonhistory.org or call 203.245.4567. Space is limited. Please register early to secure your spot.
The GreenStage Open Mic Night@The Marketplace is back for one night only, with a holiday-themed show on Friday, December 22, from 6:30-9 p.m. at The Marketplace at Guilford Food Center, 77 Whitfield Street on the Guilford Green.
D.J. Bry will be mixing it up with the latest hits from everyone’s favorite Magic Playlists, Game tables will be ready for play, House Elves will be running the MadBarn Cafe with sweets and treats for sale, and compete in the Tri-Wizard Trivia Tournament for some great prizes!