Norton Celebrates the Holiday Season with its annual Holiday Family Festival – Enjoy Art, Dance, Music, Magic, and More!
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Nov. 8, 2013) – Once again, the Norton Museum of Art’s annual, entertainment-filled Holiday Family Festival offers families a joyous way to kick off the winter season. Set for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, the Festival features music and dance performances, a magic troupe, art activities and tours, treasure hunts, storytelling, and more. Regular Museum admission applies. The merriment occurs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., but the Museum café, Fratelli Lyon, will be serving a holiday brunch beginning at 11 a.m.
“Each year, the Holiday Family Festival presents terrific performers from our area,” says GlennTomlinson, the Norton’s William Randolph Hearst Curator of Education. “Visitors are thrilled by the quality of the musicians and dancers, and they love the activities and family tours that take place throughout the Museum.”
Visitors are sure to be uplifted by the graceful dancers of the Palm Beach Atlantic DanceEnsemble and the sounds of Women of Note. The House of Flying Cards is also set to thrill with its bag of tricks and illusion. Storyteller Monica Ladd will share exciting tales, and the St. Edwards Children’s Choir and Maltz Jupiter Theatre Youth Touring Company will sing holiday classics. Complimentary refreshments come courtesy of Whole Foods Market. And the Museum Store is offering Norton Members a 20-percent discount and free gift wrapping.
The schedule of activities and performances is as follows*:
1 – 5 p.m. Children’s art activities and gallery treasure hunts
1-1:30 p.m. St. Edwards Children’s Choir
1:15 -2:15 p.m. House of Flying Cards Magicians
1:30-2 p.m. Family Tour
1:30-4:30 p.m. Face Art by Daisy
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1:30-5 p.m. Pianist Kelly Walsh
1:45-2:15 p.m. Palm Beach Atlantic University Dance Ensemble
2-2:30 p.m. Storyteller Monica Ladd
2-3 p.m. Adult Tour
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Dave Gibble Brass Quintet
2:30-3:30 p.m. Appearance by Santa Claus
3-3:30 p.m. Family Tour
3:15 – 4 p.m. Maltz Jupiter Theatre Youth Touring Company
4 – 4:30 p.m. Women of Note
For more information visit Norton.org. *Please note the schedule is subject to change. About the Norton Museum The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and internationally known for its distinguished Permanent Collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major Holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for Members and children ages 12 and under. Special group rates are available. On Thursdays, admission is half price for everyone. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call (561)832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.