<h1>Alliance Française to join “Christmas Around the World” celebration</h1>
<p>As part of its “Free Second Sunday” series, the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures provides a variety of festive activities and charitable efforts on behalf of the Alliance Française de San Antonio and other local organizations.</p>
<p>On Sunday, December 10th, international students participating in the AYUSA Global Exchange program will have displays depicting major winter holidays in their home countries.</p>
<p>Students will be dressed in their native attire as they discuss holiday traditions, life in their home countries and their experiences here in the United States.</p>
<p>The Alliance Française de San Antonio will have a booth where students will share the experience of Christmas in France.</p>
<p>Our Lady of Guadalupe Church will perform a traditional Pastorela play, a morality tale about shepherds going to visit the Holy Family in Bethlehem and the snares the Devil uses in attempts to dissuade them.</p>
<p>The San Antonio Children’s Ballet will also have two performances, with suites from their recent rendition of The Nutcracker.</p>
<p>The San Antonio Food Bank will be accepting non-perishable food items to assist in this increased time of need.</p>
<p>The first 100 guests will receive cookbooks from the San Antonio Foodbank.</p>
<p>The institute will also accept blankets for Communities in Schools SA.</p>
<p>WHEN:<br />
Noon – 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10<br />
Ballet performances: 1 and 3 p.m.<br />
Los Pastores: 2 – 3 p.m.<br />
(Regular hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.)</p>
<p>WHERE:<br />
UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures<br />
Hemisfair Campus, 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78205</p>
<p>ADMISSION:<br />
Free – Second Sunday</p>
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<li>CONTACT:<br />
For additional information, call (210) 458-2300 or visit TexanCultures.com.</li>
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