Braintree Skater to Perform at Skating Spectacular Nov. 29th

The Skating Club of Boston, New England’s premiere skating training facility, will host their annual Boston Tree Lighting Skating Spectacular at the Boston Common Frog Pond on Thursday, November 29 at 5:00 pm. Braintree resident, Sophie Iannelli, will be one of the featured skaters.

In addition, this year’s event will feature 2006 World Champion, 2007 National Champion and Olympian Kimmie Meissner.

The Skating Spectacular, which is free and open to the public, will showcase Boston’s top skating talent. There will be skating performances by:

Ice dancers TJ Carey of Hopkinton, MA and Miranda Lloyd of Newton Centre, MA

Ice dancers Will Annis of Duxbury, MA and Jasmine Lanata of Scituate, MA

Richelle Chang of Lexington, MA

Danielle Gagnon of Wakefield, MA

Sophie Iannelli of Braintree, MA

Chloe Man of Newton, MA

Brendan Man of Newton, MA

Gemma Parker of Charlestown, MA

Jesse Phaneuf-Moniz of Marshfield, MA

Brad Vigorito from Attleboro, MA

Lilly Wallingford of Cohasset, MA

Luke Witkowski of Brookline, MA

"The Tree Lighting Skating Spectacular is a great showcase of our local skating talent," said Doug Zeghibe, Executive Director, The Skating Club of Boston. "These young skaters train throughout the year for competitions, and it’s a a very special experience for them to skate outdoors at the Frog Pond for the enjoyment of skaters and non-skaters alike."

Following the show, Mayor Marty Walsh will turn on the lights at the 77th annual Tree Lighting on Boston Common.

The Frog Pond, which was voted the #1 ice skating rink in the U.S. in 2017, will be closed during the day on November 29th to set up for the event, but will be open special hours after the show from 6:30 pm-10:00 pm. Admission costs apply to skate. More information about the event and skating on the Boston Common Frog Pond can be found at https://bostonfrogpond.com/.