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'Christmas at the Met'features
gingerbread, teas, lots of trees
By Anastasia Hendrix
Entertainment Editor
"O Christmas Tree. O Christmas
Tree. How lovely are your branches..."
This time of year brings the visual
image of Douglas Fir trees laden with
ribbons and lights with an array of
packages below. And the
Metropolitan Museum is noexepUon.
"Christmas at the Met." an annual
holiday ' event sponsored by the
Museum offers a sampling of most
traditional Christmas images as well
as something new.
The "Designer Trees" series
continues this year with 20 elaborate
and thematfcally designed Christmas
trees ranging from hanging furniture
to wicker swans and toys.
The Museum solicits and contacts
businesses and artists that have
expressed interest or support in the
past.
Added this year to the exhibit Is a
"Gingerbread Lane." made up of
gingerbread houses created by local
bakers. One house is two stories high,
with miniature "skylights" so that the
cooks and others can be seen in
action.
The gingerbread idea originated
"with Nan Lansing, ajnember of the
Metro Club.
"Each year they try to make it more
outstanding and add new elements."
said Usa Tletjen. spokesperson for
the Museum.
Authentic Old World Santa and St.
Nicholas costumes are also being
shown as part of the holiday fanfare.
Local artists Rollin PickTord. Kay
Cummlngs, Pat Hopper. Peggy
Jelmlni. Barbara Marsella. Mary
Ponsart Jean Ray Laury, Joyce Aiken
and Bill Mlnschew created original
banners that decorate the Museum
galleries. Aiken and Mlnschew are
professors in the Art department at
CSUF.
The event originated as a fund-
raising effort for the Museum. After
they were able to purchase the
building they currently occupy, the
event has continued to be a season
favorite for all ages.
Other scheduled events include an
outdoor ethnic festival celebrating
Christmas around the world. Live
performances including ethnic music
and dance will begin at noon and
continue through 5 p.m. when the
"Peace Tree" will be lit. Also featured
"during the week are ethnic tea parties
highlighting Armenian. Greek.
Italian and Filipino cultures.
Trie exhibit will close Friday.
December 29.
HOLIDAY CHARITY DRIVE
sponsored by Tau Beta Pi
POOD, TOYS, & CLOTHING
Collection sites in the ENGINEERING
LOBBIES to benefit Poverello House,
Light Line Mission, & Marjaree Mason
Center
Please help the needy families enjoy
the holiday season.
This tree,  titled "For every child a dream." is part  of the show
"Christmas at the Met," now open at the Metropolitan Museum.
Historical homes offer
Victorian Christmas
By Zaruu Zumbro
Staff Writer
A trip back in time to the Victorian
Christmas decorations and
celebrations of old is offered by two
Fresno historic homes, the Meux
Home Museum and the Kearney
Mansion Museum.
"Christmas at the Meux Home has
become a tradition for many families.
It's kind of a gift to the community,
said Nancy Hudelson of the Meux
Home museum corporal Ion.Barbara
James, administrative assistant of
the Fresno Historical Society, said
the Christmas theme for the Kearney
Mansion is 'Home for the holidays,
memories orchristmas in America.
The Meux Home Museum has been
transformed into the^'orld of Charles
Dickens" "AChristntasCarol."
Hudelson added that the main    >
Christmas attractions at the Meux
Home were, a 10-foot Christinas tree;
a library which has been turned into a
representation of Charles Dickens',
study; a display of Illustrated Dickens
books: and roast goose and plum
pudding In a dining room decorated
with fruit, flowers and silver baubles.
One of the grandchildren of
Dr.Thomas Richard Meux. the
founderof the Meux Home, said he
thought die Christmas CelebcaUon
was wonderful. That is the same home
that used to be his family home.
"I was charmed with it," said Bill
Meux. a Fresno attorney. T got a kick
out or the fact that they've put old
fashioned cSndles on the Christmas
tree downstairs."
He also recalled his grandfather
who had died when Bill Meux was 16
years old.
"Hewasareallycharminginan. He
was as sharp as a cricket up until the
day he died. He enjoyed the holidays.
11 would have been a real pleasu re for
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