December 9, 2024 - Christine Ebersole, the NEC Chamber Singers, and Katy Rodden Walker

Two time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole joins The Culture Show to preview “I'll Be Home For Christmas.”  By way of Broadway in Worcester, Christine Ebersole and Grammy Award winning pianist Billy Stritch will celebrate the holidays together in a show that  features the greatest hits of their twenty year partnership going all the way back to “42nd Street” on Broadway when they first met. “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” is onstage Wednesday, December 11th at 7:30 at the Jean McDonough Arts Center / BrickBox Theater,  20 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA 01608. 

From there it;s a  holiday celebration at New England Conservatory by way of their family-friendly choral and winds concert showcasing popular holiday tunes, seasonal sweaters, Santa hats, and a singalong. The concert  features NEC Chamber Singers, NEC Symphonic Winds, and Navy Band Northeast, led by conductors  Erica J. Washburn, William Drury, and Lt. David Harbuziuk. Erica J. Washburn,  Director of Choral Activities at the New England Conservatory, and members of NEC Chamber Singers join The Culture Show for a preview. The concert is tonight at 7:30 at Jordan Hall. They will also be performing at Mechanics Hall on December 11th, 12:00-1:00. To learn more about upcoming NEC concerts go here.

Finally artist Katy Rodden Walker joins The Culture Show  to talk about “Community BLOOMS.” a community focused art and science project that raises awareness about plastic pollution in our oceans, waterways, and food chains, and the natural phenomena of jellyfish blooms. It’s on view at New Bedford Whaling Museum through April 21, 2025.