Gingerbread Spectacular ... how sweet it was
The Light family of Bangor also came to see Santa at Boothbay Railway Village and take in Gardens Aglow on Sunday. From left, Greta, Aimiee, Judah, Veda, Joe and Marina. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Aimee Light and daughters Marina and Greta came from Bangor. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Marina and her bestie check out a gingerbread. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Kevin Kiley at the piano playing “Christmas Time Is Here” on Sunday, Dec. 19. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Susan Brackett: Always all in at the Opera House. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Veda Light, anchored by dad Joe, goes in for a closer look. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
The sunlight didn’t prevent checking the gingerbreads out, and closely! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Roger and Jane Gifford share a Kodak moment with Leif Carlson-Nelson. How often do you get the chance to take a photo with a live gingerbread? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
The Opera House’s Gingerbread Boy was seen dancing a wee jig now and then on Sunday. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Martina and Judah Light of Bangor. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Christmas Farm” by Bonnie Ginger.
Checking out the award-winning “Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races” gingerbread. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Sun? What sun? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Gazebo” by Jan Flowers
Looking up and up the Opera House Christmas tree. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Skate Park” by Oliver and Helen Godding and Agnes Eddyblouin. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Close up of a “skater kid.” LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Teddy’s Home” by Diane Demetriades. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
The Light family of Bangor also came to see Santa at Boothbay Railway Village and take in Gardens Aglow on Sunday. From left, Greta, Aimiee, Judah, Veda, Joe and Marina. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Aimee Light and daughters Marina and Greta came from Bangor. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Marina and her bestie check out a gingerbread. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Kevin Kiley at the piano playing “Christmas Time Is Here” on Sunday, Dec. 19. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Susan Brackett: Always all in at the Opera House. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Veda Light, anchored by dad Joe, goes in for a closer look. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
The sunlight didn’t prevent checking the gingerbreads out, and closely! LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Roger and Jane Gifford share a Kodak moment with Leif Carlson-Nelson. How often do you get the chance to take a photo with a live gingerbread? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
The Opera House’s Gingerbread Boy was seen dancing a wee jig now and then on Sunday. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Martina and Judah Light of Bangor. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Christmas Farm” by Bonnie Ginger.
Checking out the award-winning “Charlie Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races” gingerbread. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Sun? What sun? LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Gazebo” by Jan Flowers
Looking up and up the Opera House Christmas tree. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Skate Park” by Oliver and Helen Godding and Agnes Eddyblouin. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Close up of a “skater kid.” LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
“Teddy’s Home” by Diane Demetriades. LISA KRISTOFF/Boothbay Register
Gingerbread Spectacular fans fell in love with the inventive 27 gingerbreads of 2021, 12 of which received awards. Hundreds of fans came to the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor from Dec. 16 to Dec. 19.
From traditional houses to gazebos; from an annual event, the Charlie Begin Lobster Boat Races, to a local landmark, Boothbay Railway Village, we were taken to magical places – the land of magic and misfit trees, (the Most Spectacular) Santa's Workshop, to elfin life in the forest and dwellings of trees and mushrooms. Sights included a chess board, a vaccinated Geico gecko and a skateboard ramp.
Veterans were honored with the Wreaths Across America entry. All of the gingerbreads honored the time-honored craft and passion that is gingerbread building.
Fans were also charmed by the Opera House’s old-time holiday glamour. Technical Director Kevin Kiley’s creativity knows no bounds. Nor does his sensibility for creating atmosphere. Speaking of ambiance, Kiley also sat down at the piano Sunday afternoon to play a few Christmas songs. And the Opera House’s Gingerbread Boy greeted people in the house, posed for photos solo and with some kids, and sometimes even danced a jig.
Another Gingerbread Spectacular has come and gone, but the memories will live on.
