This interactive, fun workshop will provide information on ways to prevent HIV, including hot safer sex and masturbation techniques as part of HIV Awareness Week. Sugar is an LGBTQA friendly sex toy shop based in Baltimore that works to “stir up raw passion.”
Drag for a Cause (Dec. 5)
The Office of Alcohol, Drug and Health Education, in association with Pride Alliance and other great George Mason University organizations will be presenting a drag show during HIV Awareness Week. Drag for a Cause will be in the Patriot’s Lounge of SUB I. All tips are going to a local HIV/AIDS Foundation.
Theater of the First Amendment Presents First Fridays at Old Town Hall (Dec. 5)
Theater of the First Amendment, George Mason University’s professional theater company, joins forces with Mason Pep Band leader Doc Nix and Mason choreographer Adriane Fang to bring a holiday blend of theater, music and dance to Old Town Hall in the City of Fairfax as a part of “First Fridays at Old Town Hall at 7:30 p.m.
The Virginia Opera’s Production of Donizetti’s The Elixir Of Love (Dec. 8-6)
Virginia Opera invites audiences to toast the holidays and fall head-over-heels for Gaetano Donizetti’s intoxicating romantic comedy The Elixir of Love, coming to George Mason University’s Center for the Arts on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to each performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III.
Department of Music Holiday Concert (Dec. 7)
Holiday music performed by university ensembles, guest conductors and faculty members. The show will take place at 7 p.m.
The George Mason University ensembles that will perform in this year’s concert are the Chamber Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale, University Singers and Select Women’s Chorale.
Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (Dec. 12)
Irvin Mayfield, Grammy-nominated trumpeter, composer and the Cultural Ambassador for the City of New Orleans, leads the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra in a festive holiday program that evokes the wonderful sounds and celebratory joie de vivre of their beloved city. NOJO brings this infectious holiday cheer to George Mason University’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall at 8 p.m. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III.
A Celtic Christmas (Dec. 13)
This year, Leahy, a spellbinding Canadian octet of brothers and sisters returns to Mason with a program that is sure to get audiences into the Christmas spirit. Leahy performs A Celtic Christmas, a mix of Celtic medleys and traditional Christmas carols, at George Mason University’s Center for the Arts on at 8 p.m
Revel in this heart-warming and uplifting evening of joyous music as the massed chorus and orchestra play favorite carols and popular holiday songs. At the concert at 3 p.m., in conjunction with Fairfax County's Office of Partnerships, we will collect books, scarves, hats, and gloves or mittens for needy children.
