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An ‘extravagant’ Christmas celebration Saturday

  • The men provided table service to the women Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • CCHS vocal music director Derek Sturtevant led the music and performed some solo music Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • The men provided table service to the women Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • CCHS vocal music director Derek Sturtevant led the music and performed some solo music Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • It was an evening of fellowship, sweet treats, and a special program presented by the Charles City High School Music Department Saturday at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • Michelle Grob provided part of the spoken-word Christmas program Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

  • Emily Woodard took a solo during the music performance Saturday night at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church. (Press photo James Grob.)

It was an evening of fellowship, sweet treats, and a special program presented by the Charles City High School Music Department Saturday at the 13th Annual Ladies Extravaganza held at Trinity United Methodist Church.

The annual reservation-only event included a fine dining experience, in which the men provided table service for the women, and a musical and spoken word program.

The program included Christmas and holiday-oriented readings and musical selections, biblical and contemporary, by narrators James and Michelle Grob, the Charles City High School Jazz Choir Rhymes with Orange, the Charles City High School Wire Choir, vocal solos by Derek Sturtevant and Bailey Condon, flute and violin performances and solos by Bethany Otte and Renee Boss, piano performances and accompaniment throughout the evening by Chris Cleveland and many holiday surprises.

— By James Grob

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