The Arts Alliance of Woodbury will host its final Arts Saturdays of the year on December 13, 2025, from 12p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Old Town Hall, 5 Mountain Rd, Woodbury, CT. A convivial afternoon of the arts that will feature various local artists displaying and selling their creations along with performances by four local musicians, Victoria Munez, Tracy Santa, Sierra West, and Dan Golias, performing from
12:30p-3:30. Spoken Word Poetry will continue the artistic performances from 3:30pm-5pm with Woodbury’s Poet Laureate Emerita, Sandy Carlson hosting fellow local poet Julie Cook.
This Free event for the public plans to be a festive occasion with artists of various talents showcasing their works. Come in and start your holiday shopping while supporting your local artist community. Anyone who visits on December 13th will automatically be entered into the Door Prize drawing for two free tickets to the Woodbury Bethlehem Community Music Foundation’s Chamber Concert on March 22, 2026. The tickets have been generously donated by the Bob Clarke family.
Victoria Munoz’s songs, both serious and humorous, were influenced by her travels and Joni Mitchell. She is competent on several instruments- guitar, flute and saxophone! She is currently a member of the Berkshire Jazz Orchestra and the Petaluma Folk/Celtic Ensemble.
Tracy Santa- Tracy has been writing, recording and playing for some 40 years. He is an accomplished mandolinist and bassist and has been described as a country crooner. He has been featured as a solo artist in Boston and New Orleans. In 2022, he published a book about his musical journey that was well received. Or second in three separate New England Songwriter Competitions (2023, 2022, 2020) and first in the 2014 CT Folk contest.
Sierra West- Singer/Songwriter Sierra has produced two albums and is working on her third. She is blessed with a sweet, strong and earthy voice. Sierra magically weaves her melodies through her forthright lyrics.
Dan Golias- “Young Dan” to his local audiences, he has been called a “human jukebox” for his extensive musical knowledge from the Beatles to the classics of the American Songbook. Dan has participated in cultural arts programs in Milford, Stratford, Oxford and Meriden. He has been featured on WPLR’s Local Bands Show.
Julie Cook has been a lifelong lover and writer of poetry from an early age. For many years, her writing was largely private, until the last few years when she began sharing them with family and friends and converting some into lyrics for original choral compositions. Julie believes in the power of poetry to join the poet and reader to their deepest selves. She facilitates classes on poetry, writing and music at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UConn Waterbury. Her first book of poetry, Morning Grace, was published by Orenaug Mountain Publishing in September of this year. Her poems also appear in several of OMP’s anthologies, including Personal Freedom, From Art to Art, and The Nature of Woodbury.
AAW wishes to thank our Sponsors:
Gold Sponsors: Jenna D’Angelis, John & Jean Piacenza.
Silver Sponsors: Shaker Automotive, Country Spirit Shop, Steve & Priscilla Price
Bronze Sponsors: William Cesario, Sarah Guillemette, Studio Hill Art Gallery, Woodbury Jr. Women’s Club.
The nonprofit Arts Alliance of Woodbury promotes innovation, creativity, participation in and support of the arts. Subsequent events include Meet and Greets on the second Wednesday of March, June (annual gala), September and December; Arts Walks on the third Saturday of May, June, July and August, and a December Members Exhibition.
Membership information and ticket purchases can be found at artsallianceofwoodbury.org.
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Woodbury Old Town Hall
5 Mountain Rd
Woodbury, CT 06798
http://www.artsallianceofwoodburyct.org
