A goodwill community event. A fundraiser for the Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel.

The Festival of Trees at the historic Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel is a highly anticipated tradition during the holiday season. For one week in November, the lobbies of the Embassy Theatre and Indiana Hotel are transformed into a beautifully decorated wonderland of Christmas trees. Founded in 1984, the Festival of Trees is a fundraising and community goodwill event that supports ongoing operational and restoration efforts for the Embassy Theatre Foundation, Inc. Planning is underway for the 2008 Embassy Festival of Trees. This year's festival will be a spectacular culmination of the Embassy's 80th anniversary celebration.

2008 Embassy Festival of Trees Schedule of Events

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 6-9 p.m.
Night of Lights-Festival of Trees opens with the official downtown lighting ceremony, debut of the Harrison Street windows and a special holiday song and dance spectacular featuring Pizzazz School of Performing Arts

Thursday, Nov. 27, 4-8 p.m.
Festival of the Keys-Thanksgiving Day
Continuous live performances on the Grande Page Theatre Pipe Organ
Special family ticket price available only on Thanksgiving Day! Details coming soon.

Friday, Nov. 28-Sunday, Nov. 30, 12-8 p.m.
Enjoy ongoing live entertainment on the Embassy stage featuring performances by regional dance and performance groups, visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus in Santa Land and browsing in the gift shop

Dance Group Schedule

Friday, Nov. 28
12 p.m., Patricia Krus School of Dance
1 p.m., Dance Til U Drop Productions
2 p.m., Fort Wayne Ballet Youth Company
3 p.m., Fort Wayne Urban Mimes
4 p.m., Razz M' Jazz
5 p.m., Dance Ltd.
6 p.m., Dance Ltd.
7 p.m., Center Stage Academy of Dance

Saturday, Nov. 29
12 p.m., Dance NY Style
1 p.m., The Dance Dolls
2 p.m., Center Stage Dance Academy
3 p.m., Amanaceres de Mexico
4 p.m., Tiffany & Co. Studio of Dance
5 p.m., TC Dance Academy
6 p.m., Cutting Edge Academy of Dance
7 p.m., SheeKriStyle Academy of Dance Arts, Inc.

Sunday, Nov. 30
12 p.m., Starz Dance Academy
1 p.m., Gymnastics In Motion
2 p.m., Dyson Dance Studio
3 p.m., Fort Wayne Children's Choir
4 p.m., Northeast School of Dance
6 p.m., It's A Wonderful Life-Holiday Cinema

Breakfast with Santa - Friday, Nov. 28 & Saturday, Nov. 29, 9:30-11 a.m.
Reservations available by calling Macy’s at 260.424.1561, dial 1, then ext. 3338

Holiday Cinema presented by Comcast - Sunday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m.
It's A Wonderful Life

Monday, Dec. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Kingston Healthcare Senior Day
Live performances on the Grande Page Theatre Pipe Organ

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
School Tours and open to the general public
Live performances on the Grande Page Theatre Pipe Organ

Tickets - $6 for adults, $3 for children 12 & under. On sale now at the Embassy box office and all MidWest America FCU locations.

Presenting Sponsor:
Parkview Health

Starlight Major Sponsors:
American Senior Communities
Steel Dynamics

2008 Tree Sponsors:
97.3 WMEE
1st Source Bank
A Party Apart
American Senior Communities
Cindy Friend Lifestyle Studio
Club Soda
DeBrand Fine Chocolates
The DeHayes Group
Do It Best Corp.
Don Ayres Pontiac-GMC-Honda
Embassy Theatre Foundation
Embassy Theatre Volunteers
F & L Enterprises
Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain & Jim Reams Magic
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Fort Wayne Neurological Center
Fort Wayne Newspapers
Glenbrook Dodge
Diane Humphrey
Indiana Michigan Power
Indiana's NewsCenter
INK
ITT Corporation
K&K Insurance-Aon Foundation
Kapp's Lawn Specialists
Kingston Healthcare
KPC Media Group
Parkview Health
Raymond James
Sanco Industries
Steel Dynamics
Superior Essex, Inc.
Trolley Steaks & Seafood
Vera Bradley
Wells Fargo

2008 Tree Decorators:
A Party Apart
Abode Aesthetics
All Occasions
American Senior Communities
Arbor Farms Nursery
Armstrong Flowers
Asher Agency
Capital Strategies Group
Cedar Canyon Elementary
Cindy Friend Lifestyle Studio
Community Action of Northeast Indiana
Corner Florist
DeBrand's
Do It Best Corp.
Douglas Designs
Early Childhood Alliance
Embassy Volunteers
Family & Children's Services with Wild Hare
Fort Wayne Children's Choir
Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Fort Wayne Tin Caps
Kappa, Kappa, Kappa
Green Build Coalition - Ann Beeching
Harvest Elegance-Erin Fritz
Tina James
Kingston Healthcare
Lopshire Flowers
Diane Miller
One Eleven Design
Picture Perfect Catering & Floral Design, Pat Henson
Ten Thousand Villages
The Posey Peddler
The Sprinkling Can
Joyce Racine
Susan Reams
Rebecca Smith for Parkview Comprehensive Cancer Center
Vera Bradley
Veterans for Peace
Rebecca Yale
The Ya Ya's of 1959
Young's Greenhouse & Flower Shop

Preview Party Catering Sponsor:


Window Sponsors:
Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation
MidWest America Federal Credit Union
Mike's CarWash
NIPSCO

Harrison Street Window Designers:
Cindy Friend Lifestyle Studio
Shelly Dixon
Wabash Electric

Box Office Window Designer:
Suzan Zimmerman

Senior Day Sponsors:
Kingston Healthcare

Santa Land Designer:
Corner House - Kathy James

Starlight Minor Sponsors:
Indiana Michigan Power
Raymond James
Vera Bradley Designs

Media Sponsors:
97.3 WMEE
Fort Wayne Newspapers
Indiana's NewsCenter
INK
KPC Media Group
Whatzup

Star Bright Donors:
Aunt Millie's Bakeries
Baden, Gage & Schroeder, LLC
Illumination Solutions
Indiana Stamp
Source Products

Interested in sponsoring and/or decorating a tree at the Embassy Festival of Trees? For sponsorship and decorator information, please contact Dana Poffenberger at 260.424.6287 ext. 241

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