WHAT: 21st ANNUAL WORTHAM CENTER TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
WHEN: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26
11:00 AM - Doors open; families arrive
12:00 PM - Lighting of tree by Sugar Plum Fairy
WHO: Characters from Houston Ballet’s
The Nutcracker
Hosted by Houston Ballet, Houston Grand Opera, and The City of Houston Convention and Entertainment Facilities Department and sponsored by Aramark, Freeman AV, and KUHF 88.7
WHERE: GRAND FOYER, WORTHAM THEATER CENTER
501 Texas Avenue (at Smith Street) in downtown Houston
On Wednesday, November 26 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, hundreds of Houston area children will celebrate the beginning of the holiday season at the Wortham Center Tree Lighting Ceremony, a joyous, colorful festival held in the Grand Foyer of the Wortham Theater Center downtown. The event is free and open to the public.
The highlight of the event will occur when Houston Ballet Principal Dancer Melody Herrera, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, illuminates 8,000 twinkling lights on Wortham Theater Center’s twenty-five foot Christmas tree. The festivities will include visits by costumed characters from Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker, including life-size fuzzy mice and toy soldiers.
The Salvation Army Harbor Light Choir, Houston Grand Opera Girl’s Chorus and the Invincible Czars will perform at the event. Holiday treats and hot beverages will be available and children will enjoy having their photo taken with Santa Claus! The 21st Annual Wortham Center Tree Lighting Ceremony has been generously sponsored by KUHF 88.7 FM Houston Public Radio, Freeman AV, and Aramark.
Houston Ballet’s 21
st Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony celebrates the opening of
The Nutcracker. Performances run November 28 – December 28, 2008 at Wortham Theater Center. Tickets start at just $24.00 and may be purchased at the Tree Lighting Ceremony, by calling (713) 227 ARTS or online at
www.houstonballet.org.
