Monday, November 15, 2010

Hear the Holidays at Hagley


CONTACT:  Meg Marcozzi, Public Relations Coordinator
                     (302) 658-2400, ext. 238  mmarcozzi@hagley.org
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Wilmington, Delaware – November and December 2010 – Hagley Museum and Library invites you to enjoy live choir performances during “Christmas at Hagley.” These local choirs have volunteered their time and voices to help spread holiday spirit! Performances will be held Saturday and Sunday from November 27 to December 19.
            The following choirs will be performing at Hagley: Chester County Choral Society (November 27), Diamond State Chorus Sweet Adelines (November 27), Opus One Vocal Jazz (November 28), Wilmington Christian School (December 4), The Boys from BVBC (December 4), St. Paul’s Choirs (December 4), St. Mary of the Assumption Adult Choir (December 5), Brandywine Valley Chorale (December 5), Zion Lutheran Church Choir (December 11), Ursuline Academy Chapel Choir Singers (December 11), Jubilate Deo from BVBC (December 11), Centreville Singers (December 12), Delaware Children’s Chorus (December 18), Cab Calloway School of the Arts (December 18), Concord Christian Academy Singers (December 18), Sanford Vocal Ensemble (December 18), and Madrigals of Concord High School (December 19). Please visit www.hagley.org for times, locations, and additional choir information.
            Hagley thanks the choirs for supporting this program.
            This year’s “Christmas at Hagley” exhibit is inspired by the winter pastimes of the property’s former residents. We welcome you to visit the exhibit, open Friday, November 26, 2010, through Sunday, January 2, 2011. The museum is open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the first bus leaving for the exhibit at 10 a.m. and the last bus at 3:30 p.m. The holiday display is included in the cost of admission and is free for members. Hagley, located in the beautiful Brandywine Valley, is where the du Pont story begins and features the original du Pont mills, estate, and gardens. Hagley is closed Christmas Day.
            Please visit www.hagley.org for information on “Christmas at Hagley” family activities, programs, and specials at the Belin House Organic Café.
Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. Admission to the 235-acre museum site is $11 for adults, $9 for students and senior citizens, $4 for children six to fourteen, and free for children five and under. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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