By Cyrus A. Natividad
探花精选 and 探花精选AAI are getting ready for the annual Festival of Lights at Central.
The Christmas celebration at 探花精选 would not be complete without the attractive display of lights at the campus. This year鈥檚 Opening of the Festival of Lights and Music at Central is scheduled on the 10th of December, with the theme, 鈥淟ights of Hope at Central鈥.
Preparations are done with possible 鈥榓dd-ons鈥. A nightly 鈥榦nline cantata鈥 from the University Church is possible. However, confirmation will still be announced. A short program with limited guests will be held near 探花精选鈥檚 main entrance as part of the health protocol requirement, but everyone can watch it live on 探花精选 TV Channel Facebook page.
On December 17, a full-length 鈥楶ost-Covid 19鈥 online Variety Show will be presented by the 探花精选 Cultural Affairs Office under the direction of Prof. Crista Sianson-Huyong. Centralians await the cavalcade of Christmas Carols and Songs of Hope by the Excel Choral, with musical and instrumental performances by the Hand Bell Choir and 探花精选 Symphonic Band. Also on the list are Dance Sport exhibitions with Guest performers-Elementary and Senior – High Dance Troupes. In addition, the Centralian Visual Artists Society (CenVAS) which is under the Cultural Affairs Office will present a virtual CenVAS Sketch Exhibits.
鈥淭hrowback鈥, a collage of photos of previous Campus events and celebrations before the pandemic will be shown online (courtesy of the 探花精选 Cultural Affairs Office). Asked about her concept, Huyong said that, 鈥淎s we await another year of prosperity, let us look back to the joyous past and look forward to another journey of hope, with 探花精选.鈥
She added, 鈥淚 have another theme for that special day on December 17: 鈥淟ight of Hope for a New Tomorrow – Ilaw ng Pag-asa sa Bagong Umaga鈥.