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’Tis the season Parade of performers marks Brenau’s Dec. 8 ‘Christmas Collage’ The Forsyth County community is invited to experience “Christmas at Brenau” Dec. 8, with the faculty, stu dents, alumnae and guests. The celebration begins at 8 p.m. in Pearce Auditorium with the second annual “A Christmas Collage,” a pot pourri of dance, drama and music fea turing over 100 performers. Immediately following, wassail and Christmas cookies will be served in the Alumnae House, sponsored by the Gainesville-Hall County Chapter of the Brenau Alumnae Association. Admission is $4 for adults and free to children under 12. The reception is free. For more information, call 534- 6240. Gallery planning 2 open houses The Gallery will have a Christmas Open House Dec. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Gallery is a membership orga nization of artists and craftsmen who display their work at the building on 233 Atlanta Road. Refreshments will be served and a $25 gift certificate will be given Dec. 12 and 19. New Harmony Baptist having presentation New Harmony Baptist Church will present “From Christ Child to the Judgment” Friday and Saturday be ginning at 7 p.m. The church is on Ga. 20 west of Cumming. Christmas cantata at Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Adult Choir will present a Christm? cantata, “Call Him Je sus,” arranged by Joseph Linn, Dec. 13 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The youth choir will present a Christmas musical, “Christmas Clas sic,” Dec. 20 beginning at 7 p.m. at the church located on Pleasant Grove Road, between Dr. Bramblett Road and Hurt Bridge Road. Sonrise to present Christmas program Sonrise, a junior-senior high choir at Covenant Presbyterian Church, will present a Christmas music pro gram in Free Home on Dec. 13. The performance will be at Trinity Presbyterian Church, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The choral group will sing a selection of traditional and contempo rary Christmas music, directed by Tom Evans. Refreshments will be served following the program. Trinity is off Ga. 372 and Arbor Hill Road in the Free Home Community. First Baptist posts list of special days Cumming First Baptist Church will celebrate the birth of Christ with spe cial services throughout December. This Sunday at 7 p.m. will be the “Hanging of the Green” service. On Dec. 13 the Senior Adult Choir will sing several Christmas anthems at the 11 a.m. worship service. At 7 p.m. that day the adult choir and childrens choirs will present, “The Glory of the Lord,” a choral celebration and dra ma by Tom Fettke, adapted by Ken neth Hill, minister of music. Dec. 20 members of the college and career choir will give their testimo nies and sing several Christmas an thems at the 11 a.m. service. At 7 p.m. the youth choir will present, “Rejoice in Jesus,” a Christmas cantata by Steve Pot, adapted by Hill. A Christmas Eve service will be Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Receive a call from Santa Claus The Cumming Recreation Depart ment has plans for Santa Claus to tele phone children ages 8 and under from Santa’s workshop, Dec. 16 from 5:30-9 p.m. If you would like Santa to tele phone your child, please come by the Cumming City Park and fill out a reg istration form. Registration deadline is Dec. 14. Make decoration for holidays The Cumming Recreation Depart ment in conjunction with the Old Homestead is offering an acrylic painting class for children during December. On Dec. 12 from 1-3 p.m. children will paint a Ho-Ho-Ho sign for the holi days. The cost is $lO including all supplies. For more information, call Billie Redd, 887-5655. Presentation tells of Christmases You can get taste of Christmas Now and Then at the Lanier Museum of Natural History in Buford Saturday. Christmas Now and Then is a pre sentation of the Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department and will feature old-time decorations and, keeping things current, Santa’s Workshop and Santa himself. The workshop will be located in the auditorium near the museum in the Tinier Water Park and will be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 12. San ta, Mrs. Claus and the elves arrive at 5:30 p.m. at the museum and will visit with youngsters in the workshop. Af ter Santa’s arrival, the tower in the park and an outdoor Christmas tree will be lighted at 6 p.m. In addition, the historic 1818 Bow man-Pirkle house near the museum will be decorated as it would have been in the 1800 s. The house will be open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 12. Local groups will be involved as part of the entertainment and decorating. For more information on Christmas Now and Then, call 945-3543. Cumming Chorale singing Dec. 10 The Cumming Chorale will hold its annual Christmas performance Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. at the First United Meth odist Church on Pilgrim Mill Road. The program is free. The theme of the performance is the Five Moods of the Season, including a variety of music to appeal to all ages. A special guest appearance will be made by one of Santa’s lesser known reindeer, Pablo. Also, Professor Peter Scheckley will introduce a number by the little known son of J.S. Bach, P.D.Q. Bach, the 32nd of J.S. Bach’s 27 children. The chorale has tripled in size this year and will be open for new mem bers starting in January for the spring concert. The chorale is directed by Martha Osborne, who has 17 years’ experience directing school musical groups. 2 Forsyth dancers in ‘Nutcracker’ Two Forsyth County ballet dancers will perform in “The Nutcracker” Rethinkto Investment? O 1987. The First National Bank of Atlanta. Member FDIC. with the Gainesville Ballet Company. This is the 10th year the familiar dance has been performed by the Gainesville Ballet. Performances will be Dec. 3-5 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., all in Pearce Auditorium on the Brenau College campus. Susan Thomas of Cumming will be the Snow Queen. Lesa Martin of Cum ming will also dance. In honor of the 10th presentation of the holiday favorite, guest dancers Kathryn Mcßeth and Ron Jones will appear in the ballet. Mcßeth has over 15 years experience with the Atlanta Ballet. Jones is founder and owner of Ron Jones School of Ballet in Augusta and is dancer in residence with the Gainesville Ballet. Tickets are $lO for adults, $5 for se niors, children and students. They are available at Brenau College, 534-6282. Special group rates are available. NGC Singers set carol concert The North Georgia College Singers will give a community concert of Christmas carols and songs, to be pre sented at the Dahlonega college Dec. 4. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in Young Hall auditorium. The NGC Singers, under the direc tion of Dr. David Barnett, tour the Southeastern United States every year. The group is composed of select singers and musicians attending North Georgia College. The Christmas concert program will include “Deck the Halls,” “Silent Night,” “Away in the Manger,” “Car ol of the Bells,” and “I Wonder as I Wander.” There will be selections ■ V- ‘ - Z iWm WM; &k§&Bf M fl§ i pfei’S I I "X ■ : Millie A' JBgk * Jl'Mfe# - h It ; . , *». Hfo. r ■•■ at" 9 09^9 The best investment you can make today is in solid information. More and more investors are turning to First Atlanta for solid information and sound advice. Some have chosen a First Atlanta Money Market Account to insure that assets remain liquid in a secure, high return, investment account. from the “Ceremony of Carols.” For more information, call the North Georgia College department of fine arts, 864-3391. Senior citizens to have party The senior citizens in Forsyth Coun ty will have a Christmas Party, Dec. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the Cumming United Methodist Church on Pilgrim Mill Road. Refreshments will be provided. The Cumming Kiwanis Club will provide stockings for all participants. Enter tainment will be provided. Tour holiday homes in Cherokee The Christmas Tour of Homes and Crafts Show in Cherokee County is Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sun day from 2-5 p.m., to benefit the R.T. Jones Memorial Hospital. Tickets may be purchased at the door of each home for $7. Homes in clude: the Brown farm, exit 10 off I -575; Bobby and Faye Rogers, Ga. 92 in Woodstock. For more information, call Jo Ellen Wilson, 479-1454; or Wanda Roach, 479-1051. Mountain Park has craft show The sth Annual Holiday House in Mountain Park is Dec. 4-13 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. There is no admission. The craft sale will be at the Moun tain Park Civic Center, six miles west of Roswell. For more information, call Wanda Wester, 587-2607. FIRSTATIANTA Second to None | ENTRY FORM j I Outdoor Christmas | I Decoration Contest | We wish to enter the Outdoor Christmas Decoration Contest: | CATEGORY (check one) | □ Private Home i . □ Children’s Delight □ Traditional □ Religious Spirit of Christmas □ Business or Industry □ Church, School or Institution I Name i I Address i I Telephone . I Directions: ■ | • Judging Dec. 14-16 i •Prizes in all categories I ‘First prize: 8-foot sugar maple planted at your home I Sponsored in the community interest by the Norton | Agency, the Forsyth County News, the Garden Club | I of Georgia, Inc. and the Clean and Beautiful Council. (Employees of these groups shall not be eligible.) Registration forms should be mailed by Dec. 11 to: DECORATIONS CONTEST Forsyth County News i P.0.80x 210 Cumming, Ga. 30130 Many other investors have selected a First Atlanta Certificate of Deposit for a higher return and a longer commitment. If you are rethinking investments and want all the options, stop by any First Atlanta banking center or simply call. FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1987—1 5A