NATIVITY SCENES SPANNING GLOBE 700 DISPLAYS SET FOR WEEKEND CRECHE FESTIVAL.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Seven hundred Nativity scenes from around the world will be on display this weekend in the annual Christmas Creche Art and Music Festival sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ Church of Jesus Christ may refer to:
An Eskimo Nativity, a Nativity created inside a walnut shell and a live Nativity scene will be part of the festival, which will also feature performances from dozens of choirs, soloists and musical groups. The festival will open at 6 p.m. today at the LDS LDs See: Liquidated damages East Stake building at Avenue J and 27th Street East. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. today, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday and noon to 6 p.m. Monday. Admission is free. Music will begin at 7 p.m. with the second annual High School Choral Festival, featuring at least six local high school choirs. For the first time, the weekend performances will include three different bell choirs performing. There will also be a variety of community orchestras, church choirs, private groups and soloists performing during the festival. A Messiah sing-a-long is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday. In Palmdale, a live Nativity pageant will be conducted Dec. 19-22 at the LDS Palmdale Stake, 2120 E. Ave. R. The Palmdale pageants will occur every half-hour from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 19-22. FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TODAY 7 p.m. Second annual High School Choral Festival 12:30 p.m. Gillian Ray, guitar soloist 1 p.m. Carolyn Burrell, Celtic harpist 2 p.m. CTR See click-through rate. Music Connection, Sandra Govin, director 2 p.m. Oliver Handbell Choir, Mary Zimmerman Mary Zimmerman is a member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company and is an Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. She received her BS, MA and PhD from Northwestern University, where she is currently a faculty member in the Performance Studies department. , director 3 p.m. Lancaster Community Flute Choir A flute choir is an instrumental ensemble consisting entirely of instruments from the flute family. Typically it will include piccolo 1-2, flute 1-4, alto flute, and bass flute, but may include other harmony flutes such as the contra-alto flute, contrabass flute, and double , Lynn Ennis, director 4 p.m. Lancaster Community Orchestra, Lynn Ennis, director 5 p.m. Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Children's Chorus, Nancy Schuette, director 5:45 p.m. Sacred Heart Church The Sacred Heart Church may mean:
6:30 p.m. Palmdale Stake Choir, Melanie Marsh, director 7:30 p.m. Brian Williams, pianist Sunday 12 p.m. Beazel Family Musicians 12:30 p.m. Joshual Memorial Chorus, Nathleen Albright, director 10 p.m. Summer Winds Woodwind Quintet 2 p.m. Acton Handbell Choir, Larry Rowland, director 2:30 p.m. Michael Leon, pianist 3 p.m. Myrna Councilman, soloist 3:30 p.m. Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ The Church of God in Christ, Incorporated is the nation's largest Pentecostal and African-American Christian denomination. [1] History The Church of God in Christ, commonly referred to by its acronym, COGIC Choir 4 p.m. Leona Valley Women's Ensemble 4:30 p.m. Lancaster Stake Choir, Margaret Thompson, director 5 p.m. Messiah sing-a-long, Que Sorensen, director Monday 1 p.m. Sacred Heart Youth Choirs and Bell Chorus, Rose Mejia, director 5 p.m. Rachael Jensen, soloist 5:15 p.m. Lana Cooper and Company CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) A carving from Ecuador out of bread dough is shown, top, while LaForce sisters Rebecca, 13, Jessica, 11, and Rachel, 11, look at their display Tuesday at the creche festival in Lancaster. (3 -- color) An Eskimo Nativity scene is displayed by Steven Miller at the creche festival at the Mormon church The Mormon Church is a religious body founded in 1830 in Fayette, New York, by Joseph Smith. It is also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or LDS Church. There are 7.7 million Mormons worldwide. in Lancaster. (4) Sharan Graham examines her display Thursday for the creche festival at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (see text) |
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