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A Carthage Christmas

Celebrate the holidays with Carthage

A Carthage Christmas 2011: Sing, Ye Heavens, Tell the Story

Download the 2011 Christmas Festival bulletin.

Sing, Ye Heavens, Tell the Story: A Festival of Readings and Carols
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4
Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call (262) 551-5810.

Carthage presents the annual Christmas Festival Dec. 2-4, 2011. 

A Carthage Christmas: Sing, Ye Heavens, Tell the Story is a festival of readings and carols featuring the majestic sounds of the Fritsch Memorial Organ, performances by Carthage instrumental and choral ensembles, and the annual Service of Light.

The festival fills the A. F. Siebert Chapel for three identical performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 4 p.m. Sunday. The concerts are free, but reservations are required. 

This year's festival finds its theme from the last lines of the fifth verse of the Catherine Winkworth translation of the Philipp Nicolai Christmas hymn "How Brightly Shines the Morning Star" (Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern). 

There will be performances by the Carthage Choir, Carthage Women's Ensemble, Lincoln Chamber Singers, Gospel Messengers, A. F. Siebert Chapel Choir, and Carthage Wind Orchestra. Students from the Theatre Department also participate. Production is led by Carthage faculty members Peter Dennee and Charlotte Chell.

To order Christmas Festival tickets, please contact the Chapel Office by sending an e-mail to ChristmasFestival@carthage.edu or calling Debbie Clark at (262) 551-5810, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday (except Nov. 24-25).

Special Holiday Buffet
Families attending the Christmas Festival on Dec. 2 or 3 can begin their evening at a special Holiday Buffet. The Holiday Buffet will be held between 4:30 and 6 p.m. in the Todd Wehr Center. The buffet is $15 per person; reservations are required. Call (262) 551-5705 or send an e-mail to mfisher@carthage.edu.

Art Exhibit: "The International Nativity Creche Exhibition"
Families are also invited to the adjacent H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art to view the free exhibit "The International Nativity Creche Exhibition." This is the third International Nativity Creche Exhibition at Carthage. It will include over 80 Nativity Creche sets and related paintings, fabric wall hangings, and sculptures that depict the theme of the Holy Family. An opening reception will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, before the Christmas Festival.

Tickets for Carthage Students
Current Carthage students can receive up to six Christmas Festival tickets. Students must request tickets in the Chapel Office. Students will be informed via campus e-mail when tickets are available for pick-up. Any additional tickets may be requested by a student’s parents or family members by e-mail or phone.

See photographs from the 2010 Christmas Festival.

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