POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - The Patrons of the Arts Society of Three Rivers College will present their holiday-themed show “Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” on Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Tinnin Fine Arts Center.

“This is to ‘A Christmas Carol’ what ‘Wicked’ is to ‘The Wizard of Oz’,” said Dr. Wes Payne, Vice President for Learning at Three Rivers, who coordinates the Patrons shows.  “This is a version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ from the viewpoint of Scrooge’s deceased business partner, Jacob Marley.”

“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol” tells the behind-the-scenes story of Marley’s attempt to save Scrooge’s soul, as well as his own. The story takes the audience along with Marley’s ghost from the streets of London through the afterlife and beyond.

POPLAR BLUFF, MO (KFVS) - Three Rivers College's music department will host a Civil War themed concert.

The concert will take place on Tuesday, December 6th at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. It will feature the Three Rivers College Symphonic Band, Collegiate Choir, the Heartland Winds and Percussion Ensemble, and high school choir students from the surrounding area. The concert is free.

According to Three Rivers music instructor Buddy White, the concert is intended to be a tribute to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. It will include music to commemorate the anniversary.

Musical selections include: "The Blue and the Gray" by Claire Grundman, "Washington Grays" by Claudio S. Grafulla, "American Civil War Fantasy," by Jerry H. Bilik, and "Lincoln Portrait" by Aaron Copeland.

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