Welcome Yule Presents: A Mid-Winter Celebration

Friday, December 13, 7:30 pm until 9:30 pm
Dates and times: Friday, December 13, 7:30-9:30 PM; Saturday, December 14, 7:30-9:30 PM; Sunday, December 15, 2:00-4:00 PM

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Tickets are available at the door, online at linktr.ee/welcomeyule, at the World Eye Bookshop in
Greenfield, or may be reserved at reservations@welcomeyule.org.

Welcome Yule has been a winter tradition for families in the Connecticut River Valley for 4 decades, and is back for its 40th annual show with more music, dance, songs and stories to drive the dark away! This year’s multi-generational celebration of magic and community in the dark days of mid- winter highlights the quiet beauty of winter and the joy and celebration of a slower season, in our mythical Yule Village. All of the hard work of harvest has been finished as our show opens, and our community is gathering to revel in this time of plenty. Singing, dancing, and mumming fill the first half of the show. Our second act moves out into the cold and dark of a winter’s night, brightened by bonfire, song, dance, and story as our village moves toward the new year. Join us in singing, touch the Yule Log for good luck, feel a chill with the eerie Abbots Bromley Horn Dance, and laugh away the dark!

Welcome Yule is a family show full of music, dance, songs and stories. To learn more, explore our
website at https://welcomeyule.org/ and social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube).

Special Thanks to Our Sponsors and Underwriters

Australis AquacultureArtisan Beverage CooperativeBenjamin CompanyBerkshire Brewing CompanyCohn and Company Real Estate AgencyCommunity CreditCommon CapitalCommunity Foundation of Western MassachusettsConnecticut River InternistsDean's BeansEasthampton Savings BankFirstLight GDF SueznaGill TavernGoff MediaGreat Falls HarvestGreen River FestivalGreenfield Community CollegeGreenfield Cooperative BankGreenfield Savings BankLootMassachusetts Cultural CouncilMontague WebWorksNortheast SolarPeople's PintRainmaker ConsultingThe RendezvousSolar Store of GreenfieldStobierski and ConnorTold VideoTrue North TransitTurn It Up

Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!