Dickensfest: Night Before Christmas Carol

Dickensfest to offer special performance 

phillipsUpdated: 2013-11-23 08:42:37
Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc. will present the fourth annual DickensFest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 13-15, 2013, from 6-8:30 p.m. This event will be centered on Moffet and Sergeant Avenues between Third and Fourth Street in Joplin’s residential historic district. Admission to the festival is complimentary, but donation buckets will be available.
New this year, HMP will present a theatrical play titled,"The Night Before Christmas Carol," a historically accurate and highly humorous holiday production by renowned Dickens scholar, Elliot Engel. It takes place in 1843 on the night that Charles Dickens dreams up his idea for a ghostly little Christmas book that becomes world famous. As he composes his winter morality tale, the audience glimpses into the life of the real Dickens explaining his inspirations. In this acclaimed performance, actor David zum Brunnen portrays Charles Dickens and 17 familiar characters; giving personal, social, and historical context to the classic, A Christmas Carol. Performances will be held in the beautiful, historic sanctuary of First United Methodist Church at 501 West 4th Street on every night starting at 6:30 p.m. As a courtesy to audience members and performers, latecomers will be escorted in during appropriate breaks in the performance.
DickensFest also will feature winter lights, costumed Dickens characters from the Dream Theatre Company, indoor/outdoor food and craft vendors, indoor art show/sale, Christmas karaoke for kids, live Nativity, petting zoo, visits with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, face painting, Father Christmas, and more. Tickets may be purchased at the event for horse-drawn carriage rides and trackless train rides. Guests are encouraged to wear 1840s period costumes.
The event is funded in part by a grant from the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Your host, Historic Murphysburg Preservation, Inc. is dedicated to the preservation of Joplin’s oldest downtown residential neighborhood through education and community involvement.

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Friday, Nov. 8, 2013


5:30 p.m. dinner, 7:15 p.m. show • 
Rumph Dining Room

WAR BONDS: The Songs and Letters of World War II is a musical journey through a war that redefined the world. The show's light hearted, popular tunes of the time are interspersed with personal letters from the front and headline news of the period: a warm reminiscence and a harrowing reminder of a time when the whole world seemed upside down. Come at 5:30 to enjoy a '40s theme dinner at the 1940's Home Front Canteen and stay for the show.

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Live! at Dowling Park Artist Series season ticket holders are admitted free to both the dinner and the show with their season ticket. Those who need tickets for this event may purchase them from the ACV Cashier's Office or at the event, as space permits. ACV member price: $25; non-member price: $35 (prices include dinner and show). Call for 386-658-5557 for student/child pricing.

Ticket Information

Season Tickets offer an overall savings on admission to all nine events plus the reciprocity bonus.* ACV members and staff may purchase season tickets for $75. Non-members may purchase season tickets for $90. The price for season tickets for students and children are $35 and $25, respectively.
Individual event tickets may be purchased at the door, as space allows, or at the locations listed below. Regular evening events are $10 for ACV members and staff and $12 for non-members. Events that include dinner are $25 for ACV members and staff and $35 for non-members. The matinee (A Land Remembered) is $8 and $10. Student admission is $7 per event. ** Children are $5 and children under age 5 are free. Tickets may be purchased at Advent Christian Village Cashier, The Music Center in Live Oak, or at Live Oak Chamber of Commerce.
*Reciprocity bonus: ACV Season Ticket subscribers may attend performances of North Florida Community College Artist Series (NFCC) and Community Concerts of Lake City, Inc. at no extra charge. (NFCC requests that reciprocity subscribers please call 850-973-1653 at least one week prior to each event to reserve seating.)
**Call 386-658-5557 for student/child pricing for dinner events.

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