Annual Ecumenical Christmas Party, December 1994

A Christmas Story

For Immediate Release:

The Main Street Museum is proud to announce, after a one year hiatus, the re-continuation of an old tradition: Our Annual Ecumenical Christmas Party; to take place this year on two days:

Saturday, 10 Dec., 1994 from 7:30 til 11:00 pm and
Sunday 11 Dec., 1994 from 4:00 til 8:00 pm. Featuring the puppet artistry of The Upper Loveland Puppet Theater with their production of:

A Christmas Story

A Marionette Drama ancient of strain—but very contemporary of resonance to be performed at the outset of both days Entertainments. Prof. Ria Blaas; A Sculptor Of No Little Renown in the area; is tackling a familiar story in refreshingly iconoclastic manner; and her crew of several talented experts in the field of the Italian “fantoccini” will render Such Illusions as were only thought possible in the “Arabian Nights” on a marvelously decorated and ingeniously constructed Theater in Miniature that has been constructed especially for The Main Street Museum Of Art and will be installed in our Large Function Room for our Holiday Festivities; This production is of the highest drama and buffoonery that diminutive, wooden blocks on strings have ever attempted in the entire Upper Valley. Both performances will be Free And Open To The Public (although a hat will be passed as a partial recompense for the years of privation and suffering that our artists have undergone in order to perfect their craft; also to show that there is no such thing as a free lunch at The Museum.) Art is not free, it is priceless.

Our story begins with Mary, a nice Jewish Lady, and An Angel; who comes in through the window on a sunbeam and informs our heroine, that even though she has not “known” her husband in the Biblical sense of that word, that a blessed event is not far off, and that she will soon bear a child.

“O, Jesus Christ!” the groans of the Blessed Mother.

“Thats right, that will be his name.” is how the Angel responds in our White River drama. This vignette should give an idea of the distinctive South-End-of-the-Junction-Tenor of the piece and illustrate our next point; that this production should not be considered for children only; but contains enough Pithy and even Racy material to entertain all members of our community: the Young & Old Alike. Our pigmy actors-on-hinges are painted in a startlingly life-like manner and are capable, in their Sentimental Aspects, of the subtlety of a Barrymore and, during their Dances, of the violence of a Whirling Dervish; in short, Their Frolics Must Be Seen To Be Believed!

As well as this fantastic show, The Museum will be featuring our eleven foot tall Christmas Tree/Holiday Bush that all comers should feel free to decorate with any fine ornaments, or refuse that they have tied a string around, on the 10th or 11th or at any time in the month during our first Regular Hours which we are inaugurating for the month of December as a trial run for our next (Summer of ‘95) Season and which will be:

Fridays And Saturdays From Noon til Six & Of Course By Appointment So,

A Christmas Story performed at 7:30 the 10th and at 4:00 the 11th as well as mulled cider and mulled wine and an assortment of Goodies; and not to be forgot, our supply of genuine Shroud of Memphis Holy Water, and original White River Jct. souvenirs; Solid Gold Railroad Spikes &c.—they make great Gifts!—all presented to you because We Love You;

God Bless You; and Happiness and Health for the Holidays from the Main Street Museum Of Art.

for more information contact the Proprietor, David Fairbanks Ford at The Main Street Museum Of Art; 42 South Main Street White River Jct. 05001; 802.296.7955; e-mail: mbucy@telecomp.com

To: The Clergy of the Area
Perhaps you will want to slip a notice of the enclosed Main Street Museum Event into your announcements during services or onto your bulletin boards.
In any event, you, and your congregations are the recipients of this special invitation to our Holiday Event; with all Kind Thoughts from us to you in this Joyous Season;

—Cordially, David Fairbanks Ford, Prop.