2012 Festival of Trees Mark
your calendar – the dates have been set! November 8, 2012 through
December 1, 2012, the Eighth Annual Festival of Trees will take place at
The Gardner Museum, 28 Pearl St., Gardner. The Wednesday, November 7,
Tree Kickoff is by invitation only. Event sponsors are Carriage House
Restaurant, Colonial Co-operative Bank, Mack Family Funeral homes, Mount
Wachusett Community College, People’s Fuel, Inc. and The Gardner News.
This is an ongoing exhibit of various sized decorated artificial
Christmas trees, each one with a special theme, along with wreaths,
baskets and other items. November 8 through December 1 - Eighth Annual Festival of Trees Also for raffle will be a small log cabin,  small Victorian dollhouse and a Colonial style dollhouse. The exhibit
opens to the public on November 8 and culminates with a raffle on
December 1, at 2 p.m. There are limited hours
on December 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Holiday Social will be held on
November 14, with a visit November 24 from Santa Claus. Bring your cameras! Tree pickup is on December 2.  In addition to
regular hours Wed. and Thurs. 1-4 p.m., the trees can be viewed during
extended Museum hours on Fri. from 1-7 p.m., and Sat. and Sun. from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.Raffle tickets are $5, and include Museum admission for non-members. The two dollhouses below will be raffled during the 2012 Festival of Trees, coming this November! |
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