A Bell Noel: Ringing in the Holidays

Strikepoint, Duluth’s internationally-acclaimed handbell ensemble, will present a holiday concert at 7:00pm Friday, December 20 at First United Methodist Church (230 E. Skyline Parkway) in Duluth. Joining Strikepoint will be some of their musical friends, including organist Velda Graham Bell, flutist Melanie Sever, and a string quartet. Concert selections range from a rip-roaring “Sing We Now of Christmas” to a jazzy “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” to the ever-popular “White Christmas.” Among the comments most frequently heard after concerts, a favorite is, “If we’d known it was going to be this good, we would have made all our friends come.” $25 for adults; $10 for students and children