Holly Day Celebration Schedule

November 27, 2007
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

• 5:00 PM Lighting the community Christmas tree and the downtown tree lights along Queen Street: Lenoir County Courthouse
  (a) Remarks—history of the Christmas/holiday tree
  (b) Performances by the Kinston Lenoir Community Chorale
  (c) Performances by the Moppets
  (d) Performances by the Woodington Middle School Band
  (e) Flip the switch to light the tree. Downtown tree lights illuminate simultaneously
• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Holly Day childrens’ entertainment (Flimsy the Clown) Site of the Civil War Museum on Queen Street
• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Civil War Museum and Firemens’ Museum open
• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Celebration Stage at the intersection of Gordon & Queen
  Master of ceremonies: Chris Raines
  5:30 – Moss Hill Elementary School
  5:50 – Scenes from LCC’s “Ebenezer”
  6:10 – Parrott Academy
  6:30 – Woodington Middle School
  6:50 – Banks Elementary 5th grade chorus
  7:10 – Gordon Street Christian Church bell choir
• 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Photo ops with Walt Disney Princesses at Arts Council
• 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Childrens’ crafts activities at Community Council for the Arts
• 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Childrens’ story times activities at Neuse Regional Library
• 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Childrens’ crafts activities at Community Council for the Arts
• 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Childrens’ story times activities at Neuse Regional Library
• 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Flimsy the Clown activities
• 5:30 PM -- 7:30 PM Master menu being served:
  Community Council for the Arts: Hors d’oeuvres & beverages Chamber of Commerce: Ham & beverages
  Pride of Kinston: Desserts & beverages
  Friends of the Library: Savories & sweets of the Dickens’ era
• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Trains to transport holiday party-goers up and down Queen Street
• 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Visit painted window scenes along Queen Street, created by members of the Kinston High School Art Club
• 7:30 PM Finale at Queen Street Methodist Church
• (last updated 11/15/2007)

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