MEL’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER Issue 11
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Winter is Coming, Noles!
December 3rd – 9th
STAY IN THE KNOW NOLES
REZ DAYS PRESENTS CHILLIN’ RELAJATE WITH HLSU It’s time to have some fun and relax as we As finals week approaches, come relax with HLSU settle into the last week of classes this on December 7th in SSB218 at 7pm! They will semester. Join us at the Rez for live music, have fun activities and food for you guys to enjoy! free s’mores and hot chocolate, food trucks, ropes course, and field and waterfront STRESS BUSTER DAY activities! The first 250 students will receive a Come join us on the Landis Green for FREE free giveaway item! Event is free with FSU massages, prizes, and visit with the therapy dogs! Student ID. $5 for non FSU students. We will have lots of other activities as well to help Sunday, December 3 at 12:00pm to 5:30pm de-stress before finals! Thursday, December 7 at FSU Reservation Lakefront Park (REZ) 11:00am to 2:00pm
SEASONAL CELEBRATION COMBINED WINTER WONDERLAND CHORUS CONCERT Union Green, 7:00pm – 11:00 pm, Free for All. All SGA Women’s Caucas and WSU The Florida State University College of Music Ages Welcome. /WINTER WONDERLAND// Take Mentorship Program Choral area proudly presents Seasonal a trip into a Winter Wonderland on Union Green. Celebration 2017: A Choral Extravaganza, on Enjoy hot chocolate, holiday treats, carnival The SGA Women’s Caucus and WSU invite December 3 at 6:00pm. The 600+ voices of games, photo opportunities and more before you to apply to become a mentor or the combined choirs will join together to finals week begins. Be sure to bring all of your mentee! If you’re just looking to get feature your favorite sounds of the season friends and wear your favorite (perhaps ugly) involved, or looking to help those on with classics including Silent Night, White sweater to spread the spirit! Be sure to stick their way, apply to this program focusing on campus involvement, leadership and Christmas, The Christmas Song, and more! around after Winter Wonderland for Friday Night self development. Everyone who applies Tickets are available in the College of Music Bites at 11pm in the Union Food Court! Box Office: $10 for adults, $5 for students will be paired. Apply by December 6th at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA (with ID), and $5 for groups (minimum of 10). NAME THAT HOLIDAY TUNE IpQLSdWOfElWGB22OnyUsFJ1rsPebQrnTe Sunday, December 3 at 6:00pm to 8:00pm Happy Holidays! Get into the holiday spirit and 2VyhxFYEmCKXI_iwHkg/viewform Ruby Diamond Concert Hall test your knowledge of these seasonal songs, ranging from Christmas carols to Hanukkah STUDY WITH BSU classics. Saturday, December 9 at 8:00pm Ready to prepare for those finals but don’t Askew Student Life Building (SLB), Cyber Cafe wanna do it alone? Then come study with BSU and we’ll help you prepare for all those exams you’re dreading! Monday, December 4 at 6pm in Union Room 312.
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ANNUAL TALLAHASSEE SYMPHONY ORHESTRA
HOLIDAY CONCERT
This year's Holiday Concert brings together four of the downtown church choirs, St. John's Episcopal, First Presbyterian, Trinity United Methodist, and Fellowship Presbyterian, for a musical celebration. This beautiful evening provides the perfect opportunity to
gather together with family, For more information, call 850-224- friends, and loved ones during the 0461 or go to December 9, 2017 @ 8 P.M. (Master most wonderful time of the year! Series) https://www.tallahasseesymphony. December 9, 2017 @ 2:30 P.M org/holiday-magic-2017/ (Matinee) Location: Ruby Diamond Concert Hall
CANDY CANE LANE
The holiday fun Cane Lane will be open continues well past nightly from 6-9 p.m. Winter Festival. This Bring the whole family to year, the Candy Cane see all the fun, festive Lane exhibit in McCarty displays! Park will be open the week following Winter
Festival, which is on Saturday, Dec. 2. From Sunday, Dec. 3, to Sunday, Dec. 10, Candy MEL’S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER | Issue 11 3
WINTER SOLTICE 2017 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! More Volunteer We will be having our Winter Solstice, an annual celebration that highlights the history opportunities and culture of Native Americans in Florida and other southeastern states. Visitors from the “Remember that the happiest people North Florida area and beyond come to the are not those getting more, but those Mission for this exciting two day event featuring giving more.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. Native American culture, music, crafts, demonstrations, living history Elder Care Services reenactments, astronomy, and more. We are inviting tribes from Florida, Alabama, Jocelyne Fliger 1-850-921-5554 Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina to host informational booths and [email protected] demonstr ators of tribal culture. Native American musicians will be performing throughout the festival and a number of Florida Association for Volunteer ceremonial dances will be held on site. Resource Management If you would like to volunteer for this event please email Amy at Kay Pelt-Walker [email protected] (850) 222 0304. [email protected] RED KETTLE BELL RINGERS Florida Association of Food Banks NEEDED! CHRISTMAS CONNECTION VOUNTEERS 2017 The Red Kettle Campaign, along with the Angel Rebecca Brislain 1-855-352-3663 Tree Program, is one of the most recognizable Come one….Come ALL! Christmas efforts of The Salvation Army. The Red Thank you so much for your interest in Kettle Campaign was created in 1891 by Salvation [email protected] VOLUNTEERING for Christmas Connection Army Captain Joseph McFee as a way to provide a 2017! Christmas dinner to San Francisco’s poorest Florida Disabled Outdoors Association individuals. We welcome you with open arms to assist us with sorting and organizing donations, Laurie LoRe-Gussak 1-850-201-2944 Since the campaign’s creation, the Salvation packing gift boxes and delivering gifts. Army now provides assistance to more than four- and-a-half million people in the U.S. during [email protected] (Please note: Those individuals under the Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Red Kettle age of 18 are welcome to volunteer during campaign has also spread to other parts of the Florida Jazz and Blues Festival our regular operating hours when in the world, including Korea, Japan, Chile and many company of a parent or guardian.) European countries. Charla Lucas 1-727-459-1885
This year, the need is greater than ever. We will First Day to Volunteer: November 29, 2017 be working with the Toys for Tots program as [email protected] Last Day to Volunteer: December 20, 2017 they transition their families into our Angel Tree program, doubling the number of children and Hours of Operation: Monday – Saturday (10 Florida Voluntary Organizations seniors we serve during the holidays. Our a.m. – 6 p.m.) & Sundays (1 p.m. - 5 p.m.) Active in Disasters community holiday dinner has also doubled in size to an expected 500 meals this year. These VOLUNTEER WALK-INS ARE 703-778-5088 programs, as well as others, are funded through ENCOURAGED and WELCOMED! the Red Kettle Campaign. Volunteering….a wonderful way to spread [email protected] the LIGHT of CHRISTMAS!
http://thechristmasconnection.org/SIGN-UP- TO-VOLUNTEER
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HOLIDAY WRAPS COLLECTION COSMIC BOWLING DRIVE Cosmic Bowling includes a unique black light Want to help somone in need AND earn service hour? Well, the effect, with sound sensitive disco lighting, SGA Executive Cabinet Holiday Wraps Drive is here! We all want to that creates an exciting atmosphere for feel warm and fuzzy this holiday season! The Executive Cabinet of bowling with old friends and meeting new ones. We have included a dramatic sound SGA is collecting holiday wraps for homeless individuals in need. All system and a collection of over 20 donations will be given to the Keary Center. Donate scarves, socks, compilation CD’s to provide the best and and blankets. The donation box will be located on the second floor latest music. Special rates apply during Cosmic Bowling: of the Union in the SGA offices. For every item donated, you will receive .5 community service hours. To redeem your service hours, FSU Students: $10/hr per lane please contact Mel Theodore at [email protected] or Summer $1.50 each for shoes Cortes at [email protected]. Happy Holidays, Noles!
A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES STEP
Wed and Thu | Dec 6 and 7 | 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM
STEP follows high school seniors in Baltimore as they balance family, school, and their step team. As college and the future loom over them, these girls use each other, their mentors, and step to overcome obstacles on their paths to success.
PG | 84 min | 2017
MOVIES ARE FREE FOR FSU STUDENTS WITH VALID FSU ID, $5 FOR GENERAL ADMISSION, AND $3 FOR FSU FACULTY/STAFF AND TALLAHASSEE FILM SOCIETY MEMBERS.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF FSU’S CAMPUS AS A SATN, THE ASKEW STUDENT LIFE CENTER HOUSES A NUMBER OF EXCITING AND IMPORTANT STUDENT SERVICES.
FOR INFORMATION ON MORE SHOWINGS
VISIT HTTPS://MOVIES.FSU.EDU/