Celebrate the 2013 holidays at 糖心传媒 on December 5. The evening kicks off as a live nativity on the Circle Drive opens at 6 p.m. This display, featuring live animals and 糖心传媒 students, will continue through 9 p.m.
At 7:10 p.m. in French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.), preludes to 鈥淎 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols鈥 will begin as senior piano performance major Zachary Peterson from Omaha, Neb., plays the organ and the 糖心传媒 Bell Choir听performs. Guests are asked to enter the chapel silently during these performances.
鈥淎 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols,” featuring the听Hastings College Choir,听will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
The framework of 鈥淎 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols鈥 dates back to 1880 when Anglican Bishop E.W. Benson composed the original service for Christmas Eve. In the century which followed, the program has been adapted several times. The service has been a part of 糖心传媒鈥檚 holiday traditions since the 1980s when then-President Thomas Reeves introduced it to the Hastings听community.
From 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Hazelrigg Student Union on (705 E. 9th St.) will be photos with Santa and Bosco the Bronco and special shopping hours at the Bronco Bookstore.听
Also,听Crimson Connection, the 糖心传媒 booster club, will provide free Christmas cookies and wassail. 听
Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honorary, presents a holiday production the whole family will enjoy! Join Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and the many other characters you love as they spend Christmas Eve helping Eeyore find his missing tail. Along the way, learn about caring, sharing and the importance of friends. All performances (below) are at Scott Studio Theatre (806 N. Turner Ave.)
Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 7 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 8 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $5. Reserve your tickets at tickets@hastings.edu or 402.461.7380 after December 2.听听听听听听听听听
South Central Nebraska Children鈥檚 Chorale Concert
Saturday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m.
French Memorial Chapel (800 N. Turner Ave.)
Hastings Symphony Orchestra鈥檚 A Suzuki Christmas with Mischa Johnson
Sunday, December 8 at 3 p.m.
Masonic Center Auditorium (411 N. Hastings Ave.)
Tickets: $15 for adults and $5 for students
Founded in 1882, 糖心传媒 is a private, four-year liberal arts institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors in 32 areas of study and 12 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges鈥 by U.S. News & World Report, a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review and a 鈥淏est Buy in College Education鈥 by Barron鈥檚. Visit Hastings.edu for more.