WDFM - December Schedule

The Walt Disney Family Museum has released its December calendar, and just as the winter holidays bring with them warm feelings, treasured moments, and wondrous gifts, so too does this schedule. Between the musical magic of string quartets and candlelight carols, the images and stories of Walt Disney and family at Christmas, and the continuing conversations with Disney Legends, it is hard to decide which event isn’t perfect for the Disney enthusiast in your life.

DECEMBER 2009 EVENTS CALENDAR

Concerts

December 12th - String Circle Quartet
4:00pm, Special Exhibition Hall, 122 Riley Avenue
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org

Concerts in our Special Exhibition Hall continue to shine light on composers of Fantasia with Schubert’s String Quartet in G. Henry Purcell’s delightful Suite from The Faery Queen—a bit of musical fantasy—is also performed. Joseph Edelberg, Anthony Martin, and Kati Kyme, violins, and Thalia Moore, cello.


December 19th and 20th - Artists’ Vocal Ensemble Concert: A Candlelight Christmas
4:00pm, Special Exhibition Hall, 122 Riley Avenue
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org

Nothing is more magical than a choir performing classic Christmas songs and carols. Our candlelight program will include European Renaissance motets and carols, contemporary American carols and anthems, and an audience sing-along led by Jonathan Dimmock.


Film

Film of the Month: Christmas with Walt Disney
Christmas with Walt Disney runs until January 4
12:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, Theater (except Tuesdays, December 25, January 1, and December 5th at 12:30pm and 3:30pm)
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org

This special holiday screening includes The Nutcracker Suite from Fantasia (1940), Pluto’s Christmas Tree (1952), scenes from the television Christmas specials, and rarely seen home movies of Walt and his family. See how Walt celebrated Christmas at the Studio, at Disneyland, and at home.


Lecture

December 5th - Memories of Walt: A Conversation with Legends
2:00pm, Theater
tickets available online at www.waltdisney.org

Join us on Walt’s birthday as we hear from Disney Legends Blaine Gibson, Rolly Crump, and Richard Sherman as they share special memories of Walt. Blaine is the sculptor behind the Hall of Presidents, Rolly is one of the Imagineers behind “It’s a Small World” and “Haunted Mansion” and Richard wrote such Disney music classics as “It’s a Small World” and “Chim Chim Cher-ee”. It will be an extraordinary afternoon filled with stories, laughter, and reflection.


December 25th – Christmas Day
Museum is closed