Glendale Az Glitters Spectacular Holiday Light Show
Glendale Glitters Spectacular Weekend
Grand Opening November 23-24, 2007 5-10 p.m.
Historic Downtown Glendale will be aglow with 1.5 million sparkling lights, and Murphy Park will be filled with entertainment, arts and crafts, delicious food and horse-drawn carriage rides.
Hometown Idol Kicks Off Glendale Tradition!
Glendale’s own Jordin Sparks will appear at Glendale Glitters Spectacular on Friday, Nov. 23, to help flip the switch to illuminate downtown Glendale with more than 1.5 million lights!
In special recognition of Jordin’s accomplishments, Glendale Postmaster Billy Garrett will also be offering a special collectible postmark honoring Jordin. Attendees to the event that evening will be able to receive a free postcard and have their holiday cards postmarked with the stamp. Those unable to make the event will have 30 days to bring their mail to a Glendale post office and upon request also receive the commemorative mark.
Jordin will also carry out the Glendale Glitters tradition of reading ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.
An exciting new element to the lighting program will be a performance by the Arizona Broadway Theatre. The award-winning theatre produces major musical productions, encompassing a wide spectrum of Broadway favorites. In addition to being part of the countdown show, the theatre will perform in the park for the opening weekend and offer performances during the city’s December holiday weekend events.
Performers appearing in the half-hour program leading up to the kick-off of GLENDALE GLITTERS include:
Kurtis W. Overby and Jessica Costa, currently starring in Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of Crazy for You.
Kurtis also appeared in the national tour of Crazy for You. He has worked at regional theatres across the country, and his credits include the part of Jesus in Godspell, Daddy’s Assistant in Sweet Charity, L.M. in Pump Boys and Dinettes, Man 1 in The World Goes ’Round, Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (for which he received an ariZoni Theatre Award nomination), Hortensio in Kiss Me, Kate, and Chantal in La Cage aux Folles.
Jessica has appeared at Arizona Broadway Theatre in their productions of The World Goes ’Round (Woman Three), A Funny Thing…Forum (Philia), and Anything Goes (Virtue). She was the choreographer for ABT's production of Brigadoon. A graduate of The University Of Hartford’s Hartt School with a BFA in Musical Theatre, Jessica has appeared as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bianca/Lois Lane in Kiss Me Kate, Val in A Chorus Line, Roxie in Chicago (C-R Productions), Kathy Seldon in Singin’ In The Rain, Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical The Musical, Sandy in Grease, and Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls (The Round Barn Theatre).
FREE Admission and FREE Parking
Glendale Glitters Spectacular Weekend will rekindle your holiday spirit on Nov. 23-24, from 5-10 p.m., both Friday and Saturday. Free admission and free parking mean you can bring the whole family and not break the bank! City officials encourage attendees to use the free shuttle service to the downtown area. The shuttles will run from the Glendale Community College parking lot, at 59th and Olive avenues, between 4 and 10:30 p.m.
Murphy Park and Historic Downtown Glendale will be abuzz both evenings with multiple stages of entertainment, food, hand-crafted holiday gifts, a children’s winter wonderland, horse-drawn carriage rides, shopping and, of course, visits with Jolly Ol’ St. Nick. Friday evening kicks off with the city’s official lighting program on the Sanderson Ford Main Stage at 5:30 p.m. A special celebrity guest will join Glendale’s Mayor and City Council in flipping the switch to illuminate the entire downtown area with more than 1.5 million lights.
The unique shops and one-of-a-kind boutiques in Historic Downtown Glendale AZ will also offer extended hours for the opening weekend. The holiday fun continues with additional events in downtown Glendale, each Friday and Saturday on select weekends in December, from 6-10 p.m. each evening. Each weekend will offer a different holiday theme.
The dates and themes are:
Dec. 7-8: Gingerbread Nights
Dec. 14-15: Jingle Bell Rockin’ Nights
Dec. 21-22: The Spirit of Giving
Dec. 28-29: Winter Wonderland
Glendale Glitters Spectacular is sponsored by The Arizona Republic, Bass Ale, Sanderson Ford, Starbucks, KTVK Channel 3, 7-UP, Qwest, Southwest Airlines, Arizona Broadway Theatre, KOOL-FM, KMLE Country 108 and 101.5 JAMZ. For more information on Glendale Glitters, call the Special Event Hotline at 623-930-2299.
Source: Glendale AZ
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