Annual Creche festival begins Thursday
The 18th annual Christmas Nativity Art & Music Festival, also known as the Creche Festival, will be Thursday through Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 785 N. San Antonio Ave., Upland.
Members of communities all around the Inland Valley are invited to view more than 1,000 nativity scenes, or creches.
The nativity scenes have been collected by many individuals over the years from all around the world including, Alaska, Africa, South America and Russia.
The scenes are in many shapes, sizes and are constructed from glass, wood, metal and fabric.
There will be a variety of musical, vocal and instrumental performances over the three-day-long festival. The event will end with a traditional community sing-a-long in the form of Handel's Hallelujah Chorus.
Choirs from Upland and Pioneer Junior High schools, Upland High School, Chaffey High School and Los Osos High School. The Windsong Southland Choir will also perform.
Displays will be open from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday as well as 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Performances will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday as well as 1 to 8 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free.
For more information call 909-987-4344.
Thursday, December 2
5:30 The Six Basses - Bob Allen, Mark Hendrickson, Craig Holmes, Chris Jueschke, Todd Jueschke, Russ Ward
6:00 Pioneer Jr. High School - Alyson Garcia director
6:30 Windsong Southland Choir - Dr. Janet Harms director
7:00 Upland Stake Youth Choir - Chris Taylor director
8:00 Bradley & Jammie Hampton - vocal
8:30 Mandi Short - violin
Friday, December 3
5:30 Charlie & Gary Schaumann - piano
6:00 Serrano Jr. High School - Chris Taylor director
6:30 Upland Jr. High School - Ed Contreras director
7:00 Upland Stake Primary Choir - Julia Bjelland director
7:30 St. Anthony's Catholic Church Choir - Stan Berger director
8:00 Wolfgramm Family
8:30 Pam Robbins - piano
Saturday, December 4
1:00 To Be Announced
1:30 Afton Snyder, Jennifer Stock, Jennifer Lefler - vocal
2:00 Chaffey High School Choir - John Lewis director
2:30 Upland High School Bagpipes
3:00 Upland High School Madrigals - Roger Estrada director
3:30 Hannah Hanks - piano
4:00 Upland High School Chorale - Roger Estrada director
4:30 Valerie Cobb - vocal
5:00 Brass Quintet - Greg Cosner, King Dalton, Mike Pfister,
Linda Taylor, Norm Taylor
5:30 Los Osos Chamber Singers
6:00 Leslie Scott & Jay Robbins - vocal
6:30 Upland Spanish Choir - Blanco Soto director
7:00 Upland Stake Choir - Leslie Scott director
7:30 San Bernardino Missionary Choir
8:00 Hallelujah Chorus - Community Sing
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