Carols were sung, love letters written, and chimneys descended during a holiday celebration at Centennial Hall in Harpswell Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. Harpswell Community Theater and the Harpswell Garden Club put on the event, which included the variety show “Tis a Night in Harpswell” and a traditional tree-lighting ceremony.
From left, Cora Despres, Charlotte Despres, Estella Wigg, and Acadia Coombs lead the audience and Mose Price, far right, in singing Christmas carols at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Santa Claus gives a nod after emerging from the chimney during Harpswell Community Theater’s “Tis a Night in Harpswell” holiday show at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Cora Despres waits patiently for Santa’s arrival during a holiday performance by Harpswell Community Theater at Centennial Hall in Harpswell Center on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Shirley Bernier recites a poem with the help of a fuzzy friend during “Tis a Night in Harpswell” at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Mose Price is flanked by Estella Wigg, left, and Acadia Coombs as he reads “The Night Before Christmas” at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. Harpswell Community Theater put on a show with skits and songs as part of a holiday celebration in conjunction with the Harpswell Garden Club. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Mike Brumet gives a flourish to a not-always-appreciated love letter in “Twelve Letters of Christmas,” a comedic skit loosely based on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
A blast of snow signals the end to a series of holiday skits and carols at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Jean Calderwood thanks the audience and makes a heartfelt plea for the future of local theater after a holiday performance at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. Harpswell Community Theater urgently needs new members, she said. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Cora Despres and Charlie Leavitt sample cookies provided by the Harpswell Garden Club during a holiday celebration at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Lindsey Hathaway juggles two cups of warm cider and 8-month-old daughter Eve while getting into the holiday spirit at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
Charlie Leavitt, 6, is the last to leave as he walks past the newly lit Christmas tree at Centennial Hall in Harpswell on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Bisi Cameron Yee photo)
