Name: The Shoreline Ringers present Silver Bells: A Holiday Handbell Concert
Start: 2025-12-20T16:00:00-05:00
Location: East Hartford Community Center, 50 Chapman Pl, East Hartford, CT, 06108

East Hartford Community Center, 50 Chapman Pl, East Hartford, CT, 06108

The East Hartford Commission on Culture and Fine Arts present the Shoreline Ringers in a free performance of "Silver Bells: A Holiday Handbell Concert" on Saturday, December 20 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon in the auditorium of the East Hartford Community Center, 50 Chapman Place. 
The concert will consist of Christmas classics, inventive re-imaginings of beloved holiday hymns, and a bit of something for everyone who is looking to get into the holiday spirit.

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