Senior events for December 2023

Dec. 9

The Marlin Handbell Ringers will visit the George Community Hall, 403 Montmorency Blvd., for a Christmas concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 9. 

The performance will feature 11 handbell musicians, called ringers, and 108 English handbells of varying sizes and sounds. The non-profit group, based in Leavenworth, was founded in 1979.

Admission is $5 with a donation collected for the musicians. The Georgettes will serve refreshments. 

Dec. 10

Violinist Geoffrey Castle will appear in concert at 5 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Wallenstien Theater, 6989 College Parkway NE, on the Big Bend Community College campus.

Castle’s “Celtic Christmas” program will feature his Celtic Night Band, Irish tenor Dan Connolly, singer Emily McIntosh and the Seattle Irish Dance Company, according to an announcement from the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce. The show is part of the “Christmas in Washington” concert series.

Tickets are available from the Chamber, 606 W. Broadway Ave., Suite C. They can also be purchased by calling 1-800-514-3849. People can find more information at the Christmas in Washington website, www.ChristmasInWashington.com.

Dec. 14 and 16

People can hop a bus and get a look at the Christmas lights in the Quincy area on the LIghts of Christmas Bus Tour sponsored by the Quincy Valley Historical Society and Museum. 

Riders will board the bus at about 4:45 at the museum, 415 F St. SW, and get a look at the lights along I-90. 

Seating is limited. Tickets are available on the QVHSM website, www.qvhsm.org.

Dec. 15

The Portland Cello Project will perform in concert at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Wallenstien Theater. Its visit is sponsored by Columbia Basin Allied Arts. 

The company’s website said their goal is to bring cello to places it wouldn’t normally be seen, and play music not normally associated with cello. The group got its start in 2008, with nine cellists who decided to play an informal concert one night, something that was supposed to be a one and done. But over time it grew, and cellists from all over the city, and eventually from throughout the Pacific Northwest, performed with the group, the website said. 

Tickets can be purchased on the CBAA website, www.cba-arts.org.