The holiday season is in full swing at the Cathedral of Christ the Light where hundreds will participate in 2^nd Annual Crèche Festival from December 9-11. Crèches, or nativity scenes, will come to life as over 30 Catholic Diocesan parishes exhibit their own handcrafted and colorful crèches. In addition, four local East Bay florists have donated their time to design beautiful floral crèches created from hundreds of flowers and plants. The crèche exhibit will be on display inside the Cathedral all weekend.

In conjunction with the crèche displays, the weekend is filled with holiday concerts and events.

Highlights include:

• Friday, December 9
  • 7PM – Be the first to view the assortment of colorful crèches on display
  • 8PM – Get in the holiday spirit with the San Francisco Girls Chorus, Brass & Organ holiday concert

• Saturday, December 10
  • 2-4PM—Bring your family along and learn how to make your own crèche. A perfect family activity for children!
  • 4-5:30PM--  Meet Craig Hartman, lead architect for the Cathedral, as he signs copies of the new monograph, “The Making of a 21^st Century Cathedral”
  • 8PM – Grammy-award winning Chanticleer performs their annual Christmas concert

• Sunday, December 11
  • 4-5:00PM—Lecture on the “Origins of the Crèche” by Brother William Short, OFM will examine its family traditions and ethnic meanings.

What:               2^nd Annual Crèche Festival

When:              Friday, December 9 – Sunday, December 11

Where:             Cathedral of Christ the Light, 2121 Harrison Street, Oakland

For concert ticket information, visit www.ctlcathedral.org

Who:                Open to the public; all ages