UVa-Wise to Host Seventh-Annual Holiday Festival with the Arts
November 28, 2000

The public is invited to celebrate the holiday season along with The University of Virginia's College at Wise during the seventh-annual Holiday Festival with the Arts Dec. 3-10.

Sponsored by the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the Holiday Festival with the Arts began as a way to showcase the talents of UVa-Wise faculty, staff and students and has proven so successful new events have been added each year. All events are free and open to the public.

This year's festival features several musical performances, including the colorful pageantry and lively music of the Wise Renaissance Revellers. All members of the group are dressed in custom-designed replicas of garments worn by nobility and royalty dating from the late 15th century to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The College's Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Concert Choir also will be featured performers throughout the weeklong event.

A student art exhibit will be presented Dec. 6-Dec. 15 in the studios located in the lower level of Commonwealth Hall. An artist reception featuring senior art major Misty Banks and alumni artist Eric Thomas is planned for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 in Commonwealth Hall. The public is invited to attend.

For more information, contact the Office of College Relations at 540-328-0130. A complete schedule of events follows:

SUNDAY, DEC. 3

Piano recital by D. Michael Donathan and Kathy Thacker Stewart 3 p.m. Chapel of All Faiths

The duo, which has been performing together for several years, will present works by Mozart, Schubert, Prokofiev, Naoumoff and Brahms. A professor of music at UVa-Wise, Donathan teaches music literature and applied music. Stewart, a teacher at St Paul Elementary School, is an adjunct faculty member at UVa-Wise.

MONDAY, DEC. 4

Open Mike Nights
Organized by Laura Miller
7 p.m., UVa-Wise Theatre

Concert by The Wind Ensemble and The Jazz Band
Directed by Leigh Clark
8 p.m., Chapel of All Faiths

TUESDAY, DEC. 5

A dinner performance by the Wise Renaissance Revellers
Directed by Ross Grable and Harriet Grable
5-6:30 p.m., UVa-Wise Dining Hall

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6

A Night of Improvisational Games
Organized by Laura Miler
7 p.m., Theatre Building

THURSDAY, DEC. 7

Artist Reception
Featuring senior art major Misty Banks and alumni artist Eric Thomas
7 p.m., Commonwealth Hall

College Choir Concert
The College Choir will perform an assortment of holiday and sacred music along with songs from classic Broadway productions.
Directed by Michael Cox
8 p.m., Chapel of All Faiths

FRIDAY, DEC. 8

An Evening of Original Songs
Performed by Charlie Engle
7:30 p.m., Chapel of All Faiths

SUNDAY, DEC. 10

An Evening of Storytelling
Featuring UVa-Wise students
Directed by Charlie Engle
6 p.m., Theatre Building

Dec. 6-Dec. 15

Student Art Show
Commonwealth Hall Art Gallery