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Sunday, December 22: Christmas at Victoria Mansion

A dining room in Victoria Mansion is decked out in the splendors of Christmas. The decorations fill the room with white, blue, and green.
Richard Sawyer
The Dining Room at Victoria Mansion decorated as Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen by designers Melinda Thomas, Gail Diamon, and Natasha Titus.

Among Maine’s most beloved holiday traditions is Christmas at Victoria Mansion. Now in its fourth decade, this tradition has evolved over the years into a five-week showcase that includes special programming for the whole family - from children’s programs such as Stories on the Staircase, every Friday in December, to a Dickensian celebration in Ring in the New, on January 4.

This week we’re joined by one of the designers for this year’s decorative showcase, Sarah Coughlin, and the Mansion’s Executive Director, Tim Brosnihan, who share their behind-the-scenes perspectives.

Christmas at Victoria Mansion runs through January 5.

More details at victoriamansion.org.

Heather McDougall has enjoyed a varied international career, with more than two decades working across classical radio and music management. With roots as a performing and teaching cellist, she got her start in public media at Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland’s national public broadcaster, in classical radio production and later as artistic administrator for their two radio orchestras. Other production, music direction, and project management roles at West Cork Music, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, WFMT Radio Network (Chicago) and WRTI (Philadelphia) have rounded out her versatility across these fields and reflect her lifelong passion for radio and music-making.