The Arlington Times • The Marysville Globe
Nativity Festival returns to Arlington Dec. 12-15
BY KIRK BOXLEITNER kboxleitner@marysvilleglobe.com
ARLINGTON — For the fourth year in a row, the Arlington Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be connecting visitors to the origins of Christmas through their Nativity Festival from Dec. 12-15. Cyndy Thompson, direc-
tor of public affairs for the Arlington Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, explained that the Nativity Festival was preceded by an annual Christmas concert, which started out with just a choir and a mini-orchestra on Sunday evening, before it expanded to cover both Saturday and Sunday, and
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was eventually accompanied by a relatively small display of nativity sets in the church’s main hall. Children who visit won’t be the only ones dressing up for the occasion, since eight congregations have volunteered to supply at least five people each to pose for the live nativity, standing in shifts throughout the event.
“There will be some live babies as the Baby Jesus, but they can be replaced by a standby plastic baby if needed, in case a group can’t come up with their own baby, or if their baby gets too fussy,” Thompson laughed. One new wrinkle of this year’s Nativity Festival takes
it back to its roots, by bringing in the Stanwood High School Jazz Ensemble on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m., followed by the Children’s Choir on Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. on both days, and a choir concert at 7 p.m. on Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15. The Arlington Nativity
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Festival will be hosted at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 17222 43rd Ave. NE in Arlington, from 6-9 p.m. on Dec. 12-13, and from 3-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 14-15. Admission is free, and further details are available online at www.arlingtonnativityfestival.org.
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