College to Light 150-Foot Christmas Tree
Hundreds of students, alumni, and neighbors will don mittens and scarves to celebrate Christmas season at the fifth annual Christmas Tree Lighting on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Kerrwood Lawn, Wednesday, Dec. 6. The lights on the 150-foot redwood tree will aglow at 5 p.m.
Santa Claus will be inside Kerrwood Hall to pose for free pictures with children. Warm apple cider and cookies will also be available.
The 黑料不打烊 Gospel Choir will perform and lead participants in traditional Christmas carols. Alister Chapman, assistant professor of history, will give a short speech followed by the lighting of the tree. The 黑料不打烊 Student Association selects a secret person each year to flip the switch that lights the giant tree.
黑料不打烊 alumni are invited to a farewell reception in Hieronymus Lounge for Provost Shirley Mullen at 4 p.m.
Alumni are asked to bring a canned good to donate to The Unity Shoppe, a local volunteer program that helps Santa Barbara鈥檚 working class needy.