The calendar turns to the December and the attention focuses on Christmas. Holiday music serenades storefronts and radio listeners.
Holiday fun begins this week at OSU with several Christmas-themed events.
Begin your holiday celebrations Tuesday night with the Very Merry Mascot Party at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.
Folks can celebrate the holiday with a winter-themed photoshoot with Pistol Pete starting at 5 p.m. This is a perfect opportunity for those Christmas card photos. Children can also play on indoor inflatables, eat cookies, and write letters to Pistol Pete. This is a free public event.
There will also be a holiday movie and many coloring activities. This event serves as a great appetizer to the annual Fanfare of Lights.
The campus’ Christmas lights will be turned on at 6:30 p.m. at the Edmond Low Library Fountain. Pokeapella, OSU’s acapella group, will perform a selection of holiday songs before the lighting ceremony.
There will be a photo opportunity with BB the mini horse in the Student Union after the lighting ceremony. Children and students can also make D.I.Y ornaments. This is a free public event.
Still want more Christmas fun on Tuesday night? A group of OSU music professors will perform Christmas at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. at 7:30 p.m. in the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
The professors will perform a selection of Christmas classics in many genres. Songs will be performed in genres such as Broadway, classical, smooth jazz, funk, swing and blues. This is also a free public event.
On Wednesday morning, students can decorate holiday crafts with Student Arts Alliance’s DIY Wednesday. The event begins at 11 a.m. in the Student Union Plaza. Later, the Student Union Activities Board will host hot cocoa bingo at North Dining. The fun begins at 6 p.m.
The annual OSU poinsettia sale begins Thursday morning at the Greenhouse Learning Center. The sale is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. or until sold out on Thursday and Friday.
A fan-favorite Christmas movie comes to life Thursday night in the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts. It’s Elf in Concert with the Tulsa Symphony. The show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets can be bought at the McKnight Center box office or online. Student Rush tickets, priced at $15 each, can be purchased Thursday.
