The pageantry, music and food of 16th-century England is re-created at the annual Madrigal dinner.

The annual Madrigal Christmas Dinner, a tradition for WCU and the surrounding communities since 1970, will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Grandroom of WCU’s A.K. Hinds University Center. The Saturday night dinner is sold out. A dinner planned for Friday, Dec. 4, was canceled.

The dinners are re-creations of the pageantry, music and food of 16th-century England, with authentic madrigal entertainment and costumes. This year, the dinner menus will feature a choice of three entrees: a grilled pork loin chop seasoned with bourbon-apple glaze, honey citrus-glazed Cornish game hen, or a vegetarian plate featuring a stuffed portabella mushroom. Accompaniments include traditional wassail, hearts of Romaine salad with sugared pecans and dried cranberries with a balsamic vinaigrette, roasted garlic mashed new potatoes, honey cinnamon-glazed carrots, plum pudding, rolls, tea, water and coffee.

The programs begin at 6:30 p.m., and all patrons must be seated by 6:25 p.m. Tables will seat eight patrons each.

Tickets, which went on sale Nov. 3, were $18 for WCU students and $30 for all others. For more information, call Dianne Harris, business manager of the A.K. Hinds University Center, at (828) 227-3619.

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