Dance and Music Help Ring in the Holidays in Jefferson

The Jefferson Arts Committee is pleased to announce the lineup of live entertainment that awaits visitors to Christmas in the Village on Saturday, Dec. 3 at several venues in the historically designated Milton Village area of Jefferson Township.

St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church located at 153 Milton Road will be the setting for live entertainment by the White Rock Elementary School’s Band and Chorus, the Jefferson Township Middle School Band, the Arthur Stanlick Elementary School Band and Chorus, the Jefferson Township High School Band, and the Jefferson Township Community Band.

Milton United Methodist Church at 316 Dover-Milton Road will host live entertainment with performances by the Jefferson Township Madrigal Singers; the Milton United Methodist Church’s very own Glory Chimes, Youth Choir, and Junior Bells; the choral group Voices in the Wilderness; a Community Carol Sing; and The Berkshire Valley Presbyterian Church’s Choir.

Jefferson Township Fire Company No. 1’s firehouse at 162 Milton Road will be transformed into a Holiday Marketplace with 15 arts, crafts, and merchandise vendors as well as the site for live entertainment featuring performances by members of the dance troupes from Dance Academy of North Jersey, Diane’s School of Dance, and Diva Dance Dynamics. The Jefferson Community Players will present a sneak preview of their upcoming adaptation of Heidi followed by the improv group Uncorked with guaranteed audience participation and laughs, and The Girl Scouts of Jefferson will lead a holiday sing-a-long.

The Jefferson Township Historical Society will offer tours with costumed docents at the holiday decorated Jefferson Township Museum located at 315 Dover-Milton Road.  Each room of the Chamberlain home circa 1870 will be decorated around the theme of “Home at the North Pole.”  Several musicians including Dianna Filan, Margaret Brandell, the King Family Trio, Dorothy Laoisa, and George Pantelides will play the Museum’s Harmonium, an antique pump organ played only during Christmas in the Village. 

For a specific entertainment time schedule (which is subject to change), please visit www.jeffersonarts.org Special Features Section, email artscommittee@jeffersonarts.org, or call 973-697-3828.  Printed schedules will also be available in the display racks at the Jefferson Township Municipal Building, Jefferson Township Public Library, and the Recreation Office at Camp Jefferson.