Celebrate the holidays with the Carthage community by attending Love has Come, a Festival of Readings and Carols featuring the majestic sounds of the Fritsch Memorial Organ. The program follows an age-old tradition of sharing the celebration of the birth of Christ through readings and choral and instrumental music, and includes Carthage's Annual Service of Light. Students in the Carthage Choir, the Carthage Women's Ensemble, the Lincoln Chamber Singers, the Gospel Messengers, the Carthage Wind Orchestra, as well as students from the Theatre Department will present identical programs on Friday, December 5and Saturday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 7 at 4 p.m. in A. F. Siebert Chapel.

Reservations are required for these free concerts. Tickets are available either by calling 262-551-5810, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. (except November 22-23) or by email, christmasfestival@carthage.edu.

On both Friday and Saturday evening, the College will serve a special Holiday Buffet between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Center. The buffet is $14.00 per person, and reservations may be made by calling the Office of College Relations at 262-551-5705 or by email, mfisher@carthage.edu.