Bartlett Street. – Photo by Rachel Strutt

The annual Illuminations Trolley Tour of East and Central Somerville is scheduled for Saturday, December 17th, with 27 tours departing from the City Hall Concourse beginning at 4:30pm.  The 45-minute tours visit Somerville neighborhoods with holiday lights displays.  Tours leave from (and return to) Somerville City Hall where coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies are served. Entertainment at City Hall includes choral music, courtesy of the Somerville Community Chorus and craft activities for children.

The Somerville Bicycle Committee in conjunction with the Somerville Arts Council will also lead an evening bicycle tour along a festively decorated route, meeting at 6:00 pm from the High School:  http://www.somervillebikes.org/events.html

Trolley Tour tickets will be available at the Blue Cloud Gallery, 713 Broadway.

Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and seniors.  For more information visit www.somervilleartscouncil.org.