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EVENT RECAP - WAKEMAN TOWN FARM HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING 2025
Despite the chilly weather, some 250 local revelers showed up to celebrate the season at Wakeman Town Farm’s Annual Holiday Tree Lighting. To help revelers get into the holiday spirit, the high school student jazz duo, On The Count Of Two, started off the evening with jazzy holiday cheer. The wonderful duo was followed up by rousing renditions of festive holiday music by local student musicians from Greens Farms and Saugatuck Elementary schools, plus a few members of the Staples High School Band playing Christmas and Chanukah favorites. Families enjoyed hot chocolate and sweet treats courtesy of The Granola Bar and Sweet P Bakery as they listened to the music. Afterward, Bill Constantino, a Wakeman family member, and Kevin Christie, newly elected First Selectman, lit up the Wakeman tree to kick off the holidays and keep a generations-old family tradition alive for the community.
In the spirit of the season many of the revelers donated diapers, toys and food which were collected in boxes at the Farm and will be donated to our neighbors in need during the holiday season.
This event was also sponsored by Freudigman & Billings, LLC. Thank you for the support!
Special thanks to our entire Wakeman Town Farm family for putting this event together, especially Nancy Plotkin, Nicole Gerber, Liz Milwe, Bill Constantino, John Montoni, and Nicole Gerber! And a big shoutout to our friends at SLOBS who provided muscle and good cheer!