You haven’t missed it! There is still time to attend the Charles Dickens Festival in Port Jefferson on December 1st and 2nd. Don’t know about the Festival? Don’t know what it takes to bring the spirit of a Victorian-era Christmas to the north shore of Long Island?

We’ve brought in the experts on this episode: Linda Folk, George and Karen Overin, and Michael and Sheryl Freed. They’ve all devoted years of research, study, and practice to perfect their various roles as performers and administrators for the Festival. We also had them discuss what it’s like re-enacting a bygone age, whether the 1860s or even the Golden Age of Pirates. From the art of “sooting up” to the art of wearing a hoop skirt, it’s all here.

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Further Research

• Arts Council Greater Port Jefferson Northern Brookhaven
• One Life to Give
• The Brigands
• Lifetime: One