Members of the Mystic River Brass Ensemble play holiday songs during the Downtown Mystic Holiday Stroll and Luminaria on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Stores stayed open late for the event, which also featured local musicians and a visit from Santa at the Mystic and Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Sharon Osga-Dugger, of Stonington, and other students of the Ashley Jones Music School plays the violin during the Downtown Mystic Holiday Stroll and Luminaria on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Stores stayed open late for the event, which also featured local musicians and a visit from Santa at the Mystic and Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Twins Jude and Maddox Herring, 3, and their nanny Tabitha Ford blow kisses to The Grinch dancing in the window of Queenie’s Gift Emporium during the Downtown Mystic Holiday Stroll and Luminaria on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Stores stayed open late for the event, which also featured local musicians and a visit from Santa at the Mystic and Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Visitors walk along West Main Street during the Downtown Mystic Holiday Stroll and Luminaria on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Stores stayed open late for the event, which also featured local musicians and a visit from Santa at the Mystic and Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Ashley Jones, left, of North Stonington and Sharon Osga-Dugger, of Stonington, work through a holiday song on the violin during the Downtown Mystic Holiday Stroll and Luminaria on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Stores stayed open late for the event, which also featured local musicians and a visit from Santa at the Mystic and Noank Library. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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