This week will be a good one for music lovers, with the Lake City Secondary School - WL Campus Christmas Concert, the Williams Lake Community Band and the Cariboo Gold Dance Band all performing.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m., in the WL campus commons, the Christmas Concert will include the Senior Tour Band, the Senior Jazz Band, and feature the WL Community Band.
The concert is open to the public and entry is by cash donation.
The Williams Lake Community Band will also be performing on Friday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church for one to one and a half hours. Admission for this concert is by donation for the local food bank.
On Saturday, Dec. 17, St. Andrew’s United Church is hosting a concert with the Cariboo Gold Dance Band and invited guests beginning at 2 p.m.
Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to the United Church of Canada’s mission services.
“We hope to get people out and into the community to enjoy our church and listen to some great Christmas music,” said John Margetts who is a member of the congregation.
His wife Maureen is a lifetime member and he started going to St. Andrew’s after they were married there.
Murray Hoffman with the Cariboo Gold Dance Band said they will be playing a 90-minute set of Christmas songs and will encourage the audience to sing along.
“We will be playing a whole bunch of Christmas standards with a jazz twist,” he said.
His wife Sharon Hoffman, Harry Jennings, Sandi Alaric, Rick Matthews and Brian Sawyer will also perform a few numbers.
“If people are feeling down we hope they we can infuse some Christmas spirit,” Margetts said.
Doors open at 1:30 p.m. The church is located at 1000 Huckvale Place off Midnight Drive.
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