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The First Folio outdoor stage in winter, covered in snow and surrounded by bare trees.

December 2, 2020 by

Winter Reading Series

First Folio Presents Its Winter Reading Series!

December 1 through January 10.
Curated by Melanie Keller
Original Music by Christopher Kriz

Streaming Online for FREE!
New videos added each week.

Join some of your First Folio favorites as they read a selection of short stories and poems chosen specifically to help families get through a tough winter time.

All videos will be posted on the First Folio YouTube channel. Be sure to click “SUBSCRIBE” so you’ll see all of the videos as they are released.

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Melanie Keller - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Melanie Keller – Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Hayley Rice & David Rice -"Dulce Domum" from The Wind in the Willows"
Hayley Rice & David Rice – “Dulce Domum” from The Wind in the Willows
Alan Ball - Reflections on Chanukah
Alan Ball – Reflections on Chanukah
Jospeh Zettelmaier - Yule Horror
Jospeh Zettelmaier – Yule Horror
Cassy Schillo - The Little Match Girl
Cassy Schillo – The Little Match Girl
Heather & Mark Chrisler - The Gift of the Magi
Heather & Mark Chrisler – The Gift of the Magi
Nick Sandys - Ring Out, Wild Bells
Nick Sandys – Ring Out, Wild Bells
A Christmas Carol (Abridged)
A Christmas Carol (Abridged)
Nick Sandys - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Nick Sandys – The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Michael Goldberg - Uncle Wiggily
Michael Goldberg – Uncle Wiggily

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The 2021-22 Season was sponsored by Susan & Alan Becker and Daniel Nowaczynski & Nancy Ziegler.

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