West Virginia University students, faculty, staff and community members will gather in front of Woodburn Hall Tuesday (Dec. 2) as the historic campus building is illuminated to officially kick off the holiday season. (WVU Illustration/Pete Habuda)
WHAT: West Virginia University will officially start the holiday season with the Woodburn Hall Lighting Ceremony on the Downtown area of campus, marking the return of a festive Mountaineer tradition for the first time in more than a decade.
WHO: President Michael T. Benson; Kinsey Wolfe, a WVU Medicine Golisano Children’s patient from Tunnelton, her parents, Justin and Sara, and three siblings; Huntington Bank West Virginia Region President Chad Prather; Huntington and Northeast Natural Energy employees; University faculty, staff, students and community members
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 2
Festivities begin with live music at 6 p.m. The program starts at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Woodburn Hall, 1515 University Ave., Morgantown
TRAFFIC AND PARKING: To accommodate event attendees in the areas of Grumbein’s Island and Woodburn Circle, University Avenue will be closed from 5-7:30 p.m. between College Avenue and Hough Street. University Police officers will be redirecting traffic to detour routes that include Maiden Lane and Hough Street.
Free event parking will be available beginning at 5 p.m. in nearby University lots, including Area 1 at White Hall, Area 5 near Field Hall, Area 6 on Maiden Lane, Area 7 at Reynolds Hall, Area 9 at the Mountainlair parking garage, Area 10 at the Life Sciences Building, Area 11 at Reynolds Hall and nearby short-term lots.
NOTES: Representatives from Huntington and Northeast Natural Energy who made the lighting possible will serve hot cocoa and cookies. Live music will also be part of the event.
Read more about the history of the Woodburn Hall Lighting.
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