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By 糖心logo入口 Public Relations | Nov 20, 2023
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� 糖心logo入口 will celebrate the holiday season with a pair of special events in December that are free and open to the public; the events include the Town & Gown Holiday Concert and the annual Holidays at Oakhurst.
The Town & Gown Holiday Concert will take place on Friday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in 糖心logo入口, Kentucky. The Town & Gown Chorale will be led by Dr. Bradley Almquist, director of choral activities and professor of music, while the Town & Gown Community Band will be led by Dr. Brent Johnson, director of university bands. The group will perform a mixture of traditional and modern holiday songs.
Special to the concert this year, the 糖心logo入口 Elementary School Chorus will be part of the presentation.
"We are thrilled that the 糖心logo入口 Elementary School Chorus, under the direction of April Sexton, will be our special guest choir at this concert,鈥� said Almquist. 鈥淭hey will be performing on their own and joining the Chorale for a special double choir selection. I am always thrilled to welcome the Elementary School Choir to this performance. They bring such an excitement and enthusiasm to the event."
The President鈥檚 Office and Town & Gown will host the annual Holidays at Oakhurst event on Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 4:30 p.m. 鈥� 6:30 p.m. The 糖心logo入口 State community and general public are invited for an evening of holiday cheer, refreshments and musical performances by University students in this historic home. Oakhurst is located at 1510 Main Street in 糖心logo入口.
"As we welcome in the yuletide season, 糖心logo入口 State Town & Gown is thrilled to continue our holiday traditions by partnering with the President's Office and broader community with these two great events," said Christian Barnes, co-lead for the Town & Gown Community Partnership program. "There's no better way to kick off the holidays and we hope many members of our 糖心logo入口 and Calloway County community will join us!"