The Beginning of a New Holiday Tradition
Holidays at the Woodruff December 1 – December 31, 2011
The Woodruff Arts Center invites families to Holidays at the Woodruff, four weeks of fun-filled holiday festivities for the entire family beginning December 1st.
Holidays at the Woodruff opens with Visions of Santa: The Artistry of Haddon Sundblom, the largest exhibit of Coca-Cola Santas ever in Atlanta—an exhibition of 17 original oil paintings from the iconic depiction of Santa Claus, created by Chicago-artist Haddon Sundblom, which has been the centerpiece of the company’s holiday ads since 1931.
Scheduled activities during Holidays at the Woodruff include:
- Visions of Santa: The Artistry of Haddon Sundblom
Children will test their powers of observation as they search for objects in the paintings in a game of I-Spy. They can also curl up in the Storybook Nook, where some of Atlanta’s premier storytellers will be on hand to share favorite stories of the season.
- Holiday Family Films
Miracle on 34th Street, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Black Candle are just a few of the free films scheduled for the big screen in the Rich Theatre. Parents, grandparents and children of all ages will bridge the generation gap as they share time-honored classics and contemporary favorites.
- Breakfast with Santa
Santa Claus will host two Saturday morning breakfasts and pose for photos with good little boys and girls. (December 10th and 17th)
- High Tea
On select days parents and their little ones can take a break from the festivities to join holiday characters for warm holiday beverages and delicious cookies.
- Cookie Decorating
Little ones and their grown-ups can decorate their favorite holiday treats to eat on site or tuck away for an afternoon snack. There will also be surprise visits by your children’s favorite characters!
For a full schedule of activities for Holidays at the Woodruff, visit http://www.woodruffcenter.org/
About the Woodruff Arts Center
Over the past 40 years, The Woodruff Arts Center has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s premier cultural centers. Its unique institutional model unites the performing and visual arts to form a collaborative, supportive and stimulating arts environment. The campus, located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, houses four renowned arts organization—Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, High Museum of Art and Young Audiences. The Woodruff presents over 3300 performing and visual arts events each year and has served more than 30 million patrons since 1968.
Deeply committed to education in and through the arts, the Woodruff Arts Center’s Pre-K-12 programming reaches almost 500,000 students in more than 92 Georgia counties annually.
