Sunday, December 11, 4-7 p.m. - open to the public
REMEMBRANCE, REFLECTION & GRATITUDE are some of the themes that will be displayed on the lantern sleeves that individuals or families can personalize. The sleeves are currently for sale at $12 each at the Museum Shop and will also be for sale on site during the event. Proceeds from lantern purchases support CAM's ongoing educational programming.
Lantern decorating begins at 4:00 pm in the Pancoe Education Building and also in Studio 1 in the main building and continues throughout the event. Lantern floating begins at 5:00 pm and goes until the end of the ceremony.
Live music near the pond (all music times are approximate):
4:00 - 5:00 New Hanover High School Steel Drums (led by Ray McCoy)
5:00 - 6:00 Suzuki Talent Education of Wilmington (violins led by Lorraine Westermark)
6:00 - 7:00 Native flute player Mike-El Jones
Inside the museum: Julie Rehder and Carole Green (harps) and The Casserole with Steve Todd (acoustic fusion).
* No charge to attend, lanterns and refreshments for sale
* Rain or Shine
EXHIBITION
Art of Illumination 2016
On view now through January 8
Drawing inspiration from traditional lantern festivals that mark the season's change and year's end, over forty artists created new and original hand-built lanterns. With the lanterns illuminating both the darkness of longer nights and the beginnings of the future, this exhibition will give rise to a shared experience of reflection and anticipation.
All current CAM members are invited to shop the Museum Shop and receive 20% off your purchase. Unique gifts, unusual stocking stuffers, gorgeous scarves and jewelry, local art!
*except some marked down items and the Claude Howell serigraphs.
THEATER
Page to Stage Unlimited:
"Potpourri"
Thursday, Dec. 15, 6:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public, donations appreciated
A series of staged readings of original, locally-written works offering a mix of comedy and drama. December's theme is "Potpourri" -- Ron Hasson will be among the featured playwrights with excerpts from "How We Are Rich" and "I'm With Cupid", and Brad Field will showcase two of his works, "Slices" and "Devilegg". Also, this being the season of givingz, there just might be some surprises in Santa's magic bag of tricks. So come for an evening of thought-provoking and lively new works. For more information click here.
