Limited Tickets Available For 12th Annual Geneva Steeple Walk

GENEVA, IL — After a year-long hiatus prompted by COVID-19 concerns, the annual Steeple Walk tradition in Geneva is coming back on Dec. 5.

Attendance for Geneva Cultural Arts Commission's 12th annual event is capped at 70 people this season — limited tickets are credited to safety precautions, according to organizers — and guests will be required to mask up while indoors during the Steeple Walk.

During the event, beginning at 2 p.m. and expected to run until 4:30 p.m., guests will visit four churches in Geneva where they can enjoy 20-minute performances from a handful of local organizations. Churches on the lineup this year are Geneva Lutheran Church, United Methodist Church, Unitarian Universalist Society, and First Church of Christ, Scientist.

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Saxophone and brass quartet Tessera Winds is scheduled to perform at United Methodist Church, while Potts and Pans Steel Ensemble is set to bring its unique holiday sound to Geneva Lutheran Church. At Unitarian Universalist Society, musician John Ivan will perform on the Spanish guitar, and a Batavia High School string quartet will play holiday favorites at First Church of Christ, Scientist.

Guides will escort two audience groups from church to church, all in walking distance from each other in downtown Geneva, and provide information about each building's architecture.

Tickets cost $15 per person and can be purchased online; at Geneva City Hall, 22 S. First St.; and at the Geneva Chamber of Commerce, 8 S. Third St. City officials also noted the event isn't recommended for children under 6 years old.

In other holiday scheduling news, lovers of architecture and interior design will also have the chance to see five homes in Geneva as part of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce's Holiday House Tour Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. The self-guided tour was also canceled in 2020 but is among events making a comeback this winter.

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