Glenorchy City Council with the YMCA and The Lions Club of Glenorchy are putting the final touches on their 2016 Glenorchy Carols by Candlelight event to be held on Saturday the 10th of December at Tolosa Park, Glenorchy.
Glenorchy Carols is renowned as a traditional family friendly event, where patrons get to join in the singing.
“We appreciate many people at this time of year are looking for a genuine Carols experience where they can celebrate the season by joining in the singing with our onstage performers” said Dr Annette Barratt one of the organisers of this event and a long term chorister with the Tasmanian Song Company. “ We all enjoy seeing and hearing great performers but at Glenorchy Carols there is the added extra of coming together as a community through song and our feedback is that people love it.”
Assisting with that community feel this year is the engagement of a number of local not for profits involved in the event who underscore the spirit of Christmas as a chance to give something back.
Event sponsor the YMCA will be assisting by spreading their Safe Summer message. YMCA CEO, Melissa Carlton said the ‘Y’ was delighted to be sponsoring one of Tasmania’s most popular Christmas events again this year.
“Glenorchy Carols is always such a highlight for families at this time of year and we are very pleased to be involved as a way of promoting the Y’s Safe Summer message,” she said
“As the YMCA is very much a family orientated organisation, promoting a fun, healthy and above all a safe summer, is always an important message within our local community, but particularly at this time of year .”
Event partner the Lions Club of Glenorchy will have a strong presence at the event again this year collecting for the local Anglicare Giving Tree appeal, while onstage MC Mr Ryk Goddard will be encouraging patrons to be generous in donating to a range of charities and causes supporting those doing it tough at this time of year.
Held in the beautiful bush setting of the Tolosa Park Soundshell, features of the evening will include , Tas Circus Arts, The Glenorchy City Concert Brass, Big Monkey Theatre, as well as a terrific line up of school and community choirs and of course a visit by Santa!
A family friendly event, entry is by gold coin donation for a Lions Club Candle and Songbook, with gates open to the Park from 6pm.
A range of affordable food options will be available in the Park from sausage sizzles to wood fired pizza or patrons are welcome to bring their own picnic. Onsite parking is available or patrons are encouraged to make use of the park and drive shuttle bus, with a fully accessible Metro bus shuttle leaving the Glenorchy Bus Interchange every 20 minutes from 6pm to 8pm and then returning from 9:30pm.
Glenorchy Carols by Candlelight
Sat Dec 10, 2016
Tolosa Park Soundshell
210 Tolosa St, Glenorchy TAS 7010
Gates open at 6pm. Full Stage program from 7:30pm
www.moonahartscentre.org.au
MAC is a program of Glenorchy City Council
Michael McLaughlin Cultural Programs Officer Moonah Arts Centre 23- 27 Albert Road, Moonah
