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Where Safety and Social Distancing Meet Holiday Magic
In the tradition of Pinecrest Gardens’ Nights of Lights Festival, our holiday happening continues to welcome and wow visitors of all ages. Our festival has a very different feel this year. Gone this year are the mechanical rides and pony rides, but your children will still be able to see Santa and our Story Teller from a safe distance in our Banyan Bowl. We have extended our hours and our dates. The event runs every night, through January 3rd, from 6-10:00 p.m. Can you think of a safer, more secure and pristine environment to come with your family and loved ones than Pinecrest Gardens? Masks are required, social distancing must be respected and we are limiting our attendance to 400 each night spread out over four hours. What better way to get your children or yourselves out of the house while avoiding the daunting crowds of holiday activities. Refreshments (including adult beverages) will be available for purchase as well as vendors selling holiday gifts.
And just when you thought that our Nights of Lights Festival could not be any more beautiful, we added more magical features, more twinkle and more wow factor than ever before. From the moment you enter our dreamlike fairy-tale world, you will find yourself mesmerized by all of the glitter and glow of an enchanted forest. This breathtaking wonderland will captivate the heart of every child or the child in you.
Once you have toured the winding paths of twinkling lights and experienced the spectacular vista on Lakeview Terrace, you can end your tour in the meadow where you can walk through our maze of live and lit fir trees and take a selfie with our phenomenal Trolls, Berta and Terje by artist Thomas Dambo. There is something for everyone of every age in our Nights of Lights this year at Pinecrest Gardens. Hurry and book your tickets at pinecrestgardens.org.
JazzAid Live from the Banyan Bowl continues this month featuring an amazing performance by the Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist, Kurt Elling. All JazzAid concerts are streamed live on any internet based device including some smart TVs.
Renowned for his singular combination of robust swing and poetic insight, GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling has secured his place among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. Declared “the standout male vocalist of our time” by The New York Times, Elling has garnered unprecedented accolades, including a fourteen-year run atop the DownBeat Critics Poll, a dozen GRAMMY nominations, and eight Jazz Journalists Association awards for “Male Singer of the Year.”
Elling’s voice is instantly recognizable, embracing listeners with his warm, rich baritone and navigating the full span of his four-octave range as a virtuoso instrumentalist and a compelling storyteller. Whether transforming timeless standards or crafting his own enthralling originals, Elling balances elegant lyricism and technical mastery with wry humor, emotional depth, and keen observations into the human condition.
“Elling combines authenticity with stunning originality,” is how The Wall Street Journal describes his talents, while The Guardian has called him “a kind of Sinatra with superpowers.” The Toronto Star has gone so far as to say that “Kurt Elling is the closest jazz will ever get to having its own saint,” while The Guardian makes up one voice in a chorus calling him “one of jazz’s all-time great vocalists.”
Ticket’s for this livestream event enjoyed in the comfort and safety of your own home are only $15 or you can purchase all of the remaining concerts for the discounted price of $75. Details at pinecrestgardens.org.
A generous portion of the proceeds from JazzAid Live will go directly to World Central Kitchen founded by acclaimed international Chef José Andrés to help to feed families affected by the pandemic.
Upcoming concerts will include the World Renowned Glenn Miller Orchestra, Saturday, January 16; Eight Time “Trombonist of the Year” and Top Trombonist of his Generation, Wycliffe Gordon on stage with the Frost Concert Jazz Band, Saturday, February 13; 2018 and 2019 John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize winner and “Song of The Year,” 13 acclaimed albums and featured artist with Jon Batiste’s House Band for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Grace Kelly, Saturday, February 27; Award-Winning Pianist/Composer Joey Alexander Trio and on Saturday, April 10, we close our series with eight time Grammy Award Winners, The Manhattan Transfer.
