50th LA County holiday celebration set for Dec. 24

50th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration - The six-hour, Emmy-nominated cultural extravaganza is L.A.'s biggest holiday show - and it's free, so bring the whole family!

Broadcast live from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on KCET, Holiday Celebration features music and dance of the season from the many neighborhoods and cultures of Los Angeles.

TAIKOPROJECT's mix of Japanese drumming and hip hop, English and Korean holiday songs from Opera California Youth Choir, street dance with a holiday spin from Antics Performance, African-American music from the Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers, and a range of seasonal stylings from traditional to contemporary by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles, Harmonic Bronze Handbell Ensemble, Palmdale High School Choral Union and Salvation Army Tabernacle Children's Chorus are just a few of the selections from the more than 40 groups chosen to perform in this milestone celebration. Even the parking under the Music Center is free.

The L.A. Holiday Celebration is a gift to the community from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

WHEN:
Thursday, December 24, 2009 from 3 pm to 9 pm

WHO:
Produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission

WHERE:
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles 90012

HOW:
Information hotline: (213) 972-3099 or www.HolidayCelebration.org

ADMISSION:
FREE

PARKING:
FREE in the Music Center parking garage

OTHER:
Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Patrons may come and go throughout the six-hour performance.

Reservations for tickets to the show or parking are not necessary. Those who can't make it to the Music Center can watch the live broadcast on television on KCET or online at www.kcet.org, or can listen on the radio on KPFK at 90.7 FM.

Since 1964, the Arts Commission has produced a Holiday Celebration in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center every year on December 24th. The program honors the spirit of many cultures and holiday traditions through music, song and dance.