Performance Schedule
Book Talk, Portsmouth, N.H.
Monday, November 3, 6 pmDiane explains the process of researching and writing her book Daughter of the Waves: The Victorian Life of Celia Laighton Thaxter. The book includes all the people in Celia's life, not just family and friends but servants and her neighbors, many of them immigrants. Their stories add a rich layer of history to the Isles of Shoals, where many echoes of the past still reverberate.
To register for a spot at the Portsmouth Pubic Library, or to receive the link to attend via Zoom, contact amy_richards1@hotmail.com.
NO First Saturday Concert in December, as I am singing with the Concord Women's Chorus on December 6. Details about this wonderful concert are at concordwomenschorus.org.
A Victorian Christmas, Natick
Thursday, December 11
Enjoy the many carols created in the 1800s, the foundation of our current holiday. Christmas was not a big deal until the Victorians got ahold of it! Natick Historical Society.
Embracing the Darkness, Arlington
Friday, December 12, 7 pm
A service of poetry and contemplation, acknowledging that for many this is not a joyful season. Diane provides music to soothe the soul. First Parish UU Church, 630 Mass. Ave., Arlington Center.
A Victorian Christmas, Lancaster
Saturday, December 13, 11 am
Another in a string of Victorian Christmases! This one, for early birds, is at Thayer Memorial Library, 717 Main Street, Lancaster.
A Victorian Christmas, Sheffield
Thursday, December 18
If you're out in western Massachusetts in the beautiful Berkshires, stop by the Sheffield Historical Society for another Victorian Christmas.
Carols by Candlelight, Arlington
Saturday, December 20, 3 pm
Diane's annual celebration, held in her spacious living room by a crackling fire. Space is limited. Reserve your spot by e-mailing diane@dianetaraz.com.
