The Colonial Presents Christmas at the Colonial: Sing-Along with Mary Verdi & Friends

Local favorite, Mary Verdi will perform a holiday concert at the Colonial called Christmas at the Colonial: Sing-Along with Mary Verdi & Friends. This performance is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union and will be December 4 at 7pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and under and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, performance Saturdays 10am-2pm, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.

Bring the whole family and ring in the Yuletide season with this old-fashioned Christmas sing-along celebration. This joyous performance features local favorite, Mary Verdi, along with some of the best musicians in the Berkshires and the most beloved songs of the season.

Local favorite, Tony Lee Thomas, will be singing two songs, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Merry Christmas Darling," (a duet with Mary Verdi).

John Krol will be the Master of Ceremonies and will be joined by a children's cast of Elves and Santa will be making an appearance!

The band for the evening will include Tony Lee Thomas, Ben Kohn, Dave Christopolis, Kali Baba O'Connell, Charlie Tokarz, Patty Feldman and Eileen Markland.

Mary Verdi is a singer/songwriter from the Berkshires. Her debut CD Ocean for Travel was released in 2004 and has sold over 5,000 copies. Her second CD, Here at Home is a fundraiser for soldiers in the Berkshires. The Here at Home Committee welcomes soldiers back from overseas. Verdi's latest CD, Precious Love is a collection of love songs that she wrote to depict every aspect of love in her life: God, self, family, friends and community. Before arriving in the Berkshires, Verdi choreographed for many country acts including Reba McEntire, Forester Sisters and The New Grass Revival.

This summer, Verdi was one of the few individuals invited to sing at the Pentagon for the retirement ceremony of a Naval Captain in the Homeland Security Sector; she sang "Here at Home" for this celebration. In 2005, Mary Verdi sang at Fenway Park to open the Red Sox/Atlanta Braves game.

Verdi's holiday concert, Christmas at the Colonial: Sing-Along with Mary Verdi & Friends is a family-focused sing-along show that is packed full of excitement and all of the sentiment for the Christmas season. The community will be greeted by a harpist playing in the lobby. There will be an opportunity for the public to sign banners that will be sent to the deployed 379th Engineering group, which includes forty Berkshire soldiers. This group is stationed in Afghanistan. Local businesses and organizations have donated funds to purchase concert tickets for the families of these soldiers. During the concert, there will be messages from the soldiers to their families who will be in attendance. A recording of the concert will be sent to the soldiers the following week along with the signed banner.

Tony Lee Thomas will be singing two songs, "I'll Be Home For Christmas" and "Merry Christmas Darling," (a duet with Mary Verdi). Thomas is an independent singer/songwriter from Berkshire County, MA blending folk, rock, funk, blues, jam and jazz. Tony began guitar at seven years old and has appeared with Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Ellis Paul, Dar Williams, Jefferson Starship, Quicksilver, Big Brother & The Holding Co., Tom Constanten of The Grateful Dead, Albert Cummings Band, Guy Davis, The Mammals, Max Creek and many more.

John Krol, Ward 6 Pittsfield City Councilor and founder of daily radio program Good Morning Pittsfield, will be the Master of Ceremonies and will be joined by a children's cast of Elves and Santa will be making an appearance!

The band will include Tony Lee Thomas, Ben Kohn, Dave Christopolis, Kali Baba O'Connell, Charlie Tokarz, Patty Feldman and Eileen Markland.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and under and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, performance Saturdays 10am-2pm, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.

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