Millbrook Rotary Club to throw NYE Celebration

MILLBROOK — The Millbrook Rotary Club will host  a year-end celebration at Lyall Memorial Church and Grace Episcopal Church on Sunday, Dec. 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. 

The Hammerhead Horns will perform a blend of “Barrelhouse, Blues & Boogie Woogie,” while Art Lillard’s On Time Band will play swing, jazz, and popular hits. Refreshments will be provided by VFW Post 9008. 

A special children’s festival coordinated by Cecelia Collopy will feature games, crafts and other activities as well as the Hudson Valley Large Scale Railroad Club display, and a performance by the Puppet People, Mark Carrigan and Michelle Smith-Carrigan.

To attend, buy a sticker (designed by Millbrook Central School District art students, no less) for a suggested donation of $5 at Merritt Bookstore, Reardon Briggs, or Village Wine & Spirits. 

For more information about the event or how to volunteer, contact Ashley Lempka and Michelle Del Valle at nyemillbrook@gmail.com

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