The Montpelier Community Gospel Choir will perform on December 8 in Barre (7:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 19 S. Seminary Street) and December 9 in Montpelier (4:00 p.m. at the Bethany United Church, 115 Main Street - reception and silent auction to follow). The choir will be collecting mittens and gloves at each concert for Good Samaritan Haven, which runs a winter shelter at the Bethany Church in Montpelier in addition to shelters in Barre. The choir will be joined by special guest artist Lloyd Dugger well known to central Vermonters as a performing artist and a teacher at Montpelier High School and U-32. Formed in 1994, MCGC is dedicated to singing gospel music in the African-American tradition, as well as music inspired by that tradition. While firmly rooted in gospel music, MCGC is a secular choir with members from all over central and northern Vermont. The choir is accompanied by a fantastic 8-piece band. Suggested donation $10. Don't forget those mittens!