The entire family is invited to fun-filled holiday enjoyment during the “A December to Remember” holiday celebration in the Cultural Corridor, just north of downtown. This month-long celebration will showcase the cultural diversity of Las Vegas each Saturday from November 24-January 6. Six neighborhood cultural institutions will collaborate to present a series of ongoing exhibits, performances, films, special events and hands-on children’s activities that show how the diverse cultures of the world celebrate this very special time of year. These cultural facilities include the Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, Reed Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas Library, The Old Mormon Fort, Las Vegas Natural History Museum, and Neon Museum.

Throughout the month, these special holiday programs will bring insight and understanding to how diverse cultural traditions are practiced, how they differ and how universal themes of renewal and celebration are manifest at the time of the changing seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres of the globe.

A series of special holiday events are scheduled every Saturday of December each hosted by one of the cultural institutions:

Dec 1 - Lied Discovery Children’s Museum, 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North A multi cultural film series including favorite holiday classics

Dec 8 - Reed Whipple Cultural Center, 821 Las Vegas Boulevard North The Legacy Band, a musical program that includes holiday selections

Dec 15 - Las Vegas Library, 833 Las Vegas Boulevard North A pageant of glowing luminarias & Las Posadas songs songs

Dec 15 - Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort, 500 E. Washington A Civil War Christmas reenactment

Dec 22 - Las Vegas Natural History Museum, 900 Las Vegas Boulevard North If Reindeers Could Fly, a multi- cultural experience

Dec 29 - Neon Museum Boneyard, McWillams and Las Vegas Boulevard North Daytime tours of the historic signs

A December to Remember is sponsored by the Cultural Corridor Coalition and the city of Las Vegas’ Office of Cultural Affairs, with support from the Office of Business Development and the Planning & Development and Neighborhood Services Departments. For more information, residents can call 229-5431.