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91原创 Ukulele Society returns, in-person, with its annual Christmas concert Saturday
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Pre-COVID, 91原创 Ukulele Ensemble performed numerous Christmas shows. Last year, that was all but put on hold. This year, they鈥檙e back with limitations. (Special to 91原创 Advance Times)

For many, a sure sign of Christmas is the seasonally festive music that fills the radio waves and the malls, the concert halls, and the churches.

Well, one sure sign of the holidays arriving in 91原创 is the presence of 91原创 Ukulele Society students at various seniors homes throughout the regions singing carols 鈥 as they are and have been in recent days.

And the season wouldn鈥檛 be the same without a public Christmas concert by the ensemble, which is coming up this weekend trumpeted director Paolo Luongo.

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For the first time in the Christmas concert鈥檚 history, all three of the ukulele ensembles will be joined by a few ensemble alumni to perform a Themes of Christmas concert this Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort 91原创.

He鈥檚 excited to have all the students of various ages performing together on stage, he shared.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just become part of many people鈥檚 traditions at Christmas and for the holidays,鈥 Luongo added of the holiday show.

鈥淚t gets people in the Christmas spirit.鈥

While last year鈥檚 show was pre-recorded, this year鈥檚 will be live and in person. It鈥檚 the eighth consecutive Christmas show, although others were held intermittently through the years.

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Tickets and information about the ensemble, including the release of their 40th anniversary album 鈥 Celebrate 鈥 are available at .

The show begins at 7:30 p.m.

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