IW to present Lessons and Carols Dec. 1 and 2

Iowa Wesleyan University invites the public to celebrate the holiday season and Christmas with two performances of Arise, Shine! A Service of Lessons and Carols.

The program will feature more than 140 musicians including The Iowa Wesleyan Choir, Primae Voces, The Mount Pleasant Chorale, The SEISO Chamber Orchestra, A Capella Women's Ensemble of Mt. Pleasant, Sound Appeal Bell Choir of 1st Presbyterian Church of Mt. Pleasant and musicians from Burlington and Fairfield High Schools.

Performances begin on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center in Fairfield followed by a Sunday performance on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. in Iowa Wesleyan's University Chapel.

Receptions will follow both performances. The reception in Fairfield will be held in the atrium of the convention center and the reception in Mount Pleasant will be held in the Howe Social Hall.

To visit Iowa Wesleyan's calendar of events for the holiday season, please visit www.iw.edu.