Westport Museum hosts Holiday Market on Saturday
Westport Museum for History & Culture will be hosting its 3rd annual outdoor holiday market on its grounds in downtown Westport on Saturday, December 3rd from 10am to 4pm. The free event is part of the Museum’s December-long Holly Days programming which is sponsored, in part, this year by Westport’s Lyons Plain Architecture & Design.
“This event has something for everyone,” said Westport Museum Chairperson, Darcy Hicks. “In addition to unique local vendors visitors will get to enjoy our holiday themed displays including our beloved gingerbread village of Westport buildings past and present. Best of all, Santa Claus will be on hand to visit with young and old.”
The Museum’s holiday displays include a vignette portraying a Victorian Christmas celebration and the Westport Heritage Tree, created in the 1980s as an ecumenical celebration of winter holidays. The tree showcases ornaments ranging from the traditional to the modern and representing various artistic styles. Among them are those created by artists including cartoonists Mel Casson and Randy Enos; illustrators Stevan Dohanos, Hardie Gramatky, Howard Munce and Jim Sharpe as well as stamp designer Leonard Everett Fisher and sculptors Jean Woodham and Hilda Kraus.
In an annual tradition, a new building is added to Gingerbread Westport. This year it is a traditional New England Saltbox House. Replica Saltbox Houses will be available for a gingerbread decorating workshop for the public on December 10th and 11th. Registration for that event can be found at westporthistory.org.
Also this year, Holly Days Festival & Market goers will also not only be able to shop among the local vendors but pick up a very special gift—a traditional silhouette by artist Deborah O’Connor.
“We’re so excited to once again host noted silhouette artist Deborah O’Connor who is back with us in person after two years of COVID restrictions,” said Ganeshram. “Silhouettes are classic American art form and make a gorgeous holiday gift. You can even have a silhouette done of a beloved pet from a photo taken in profile.”
Silhouettes will be cut and framed, if desired, in the Museum’s newly restored Cobblestone Barn. Register at https://westporthistory.org/events/silhouettes/.
And, as always, the star attraction at the market is none other than jolly old St. Nick himself who will be posing for professional photos with kids young and old, taken by Westport photographer Jerri Graham. Members enjoy a private early-bird hour for their photos at 9-10am.
Hanna Przada, principal at Lyons Plain Architecture & Design, which is sponsoring the Gingerbread Village and Santa Claus encourages everyone to come out for the family-fun event.
"This is a wonderful day for all and we’re proud to continue to support this important institution,” said Przada. “As architects who often work in the space of historic preservation and with clients new to the area, we know how important or organizations like Westport Museum are to the community spirit and cultural life of the town."
Morning Weather Report
Today
Sunny, with a high near 47. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind.
Tomorrow
Showers, mainly after 1pm. High near 58. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tomorrow Night
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 30. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming west 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Town Hall Tree Lighting Slated for Thursday at 5pm
Press ReleaseFirst Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker announced today that the Town’s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place at Town Hall, 110 Myrtle Avenue, on Thursday, December 1 at 5 pm.
The Staples High School Orphenians will perform a selection of seasonal songs.
The public is invited.
Westport Property Transfers: November 7th - 11th; Highest Sale at $5 Million on Clapboard Hill
Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $36,589.98
Total Sales: $14,635,993.48
Highest Transfer Price: 60 Clapboard Hill Road: $5,015,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 35 Franklin Street: $700,000
Transfers:
60 Clapboard Hill Road: $5,015,000
16 Dexter Road: $2,275,000
4 Compo Hill Avenue: $2,200,000
7 McMahon Lane: $2,100,000
38 Kings Highway North: $1,310,993.48
143 Imperial Avenue: $1,035,000
35 Franklin Street: $700,000