GCC History Club Getting "Spirited" as Acclaimed One-man Show, "A Christmas Carol" Comes to Batavia

Friday, December 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. ~ Genesee Community College, Batavia Campus

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BATAVIA, NY (12/17/2018) What: GCC History Club Getting "Spirited" as Acclaimed

One-man Show, "A Christmas Carol" Comes to Batavia

When: Friday, December 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Where: Genesee Community College, Batavia Campus

One College Road, Batavia, 14020 / Stuart Steiner Theatre

Who: All are invited!

Tickets: Tickets for the performances are $15 in advance or $20 at the door.

Advanced ticket purchases are strongly recommended as seating is limited!

Background: What does Gettysburg and Charles Dickens have in common? In 1868, both were "cleaning up." One from the devastation of the famous battle while the other raking in cash doing a tour of America in which he read and performed his famous work, "A Christmas Carol."

This Friday night, December 21, the GCC History Club will call on Buffalo Meteorologist Mike Randall to summon the spirits of Jacob Marley and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future as he performs "A Christmas Carol" in the guise of Charles Dickens.

Randall's critically acclaimed performance represents the major fundraiser of the year for the GCC History Club, which hopes to raise enough to go on its annual trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This educational trip takes students to the famous battlefield, where they walk the field and learn the lesser known details of the battle. In past years, students have also made day trips to places like Washington, DC and Monticello, Virginia. This year they hope to make a trip into Philadelphia.

For many students, the History Club trip is a life-changing experience. For Bobby Washington, a GCC alum, former president of the Club and now social studies education major at the SUNY College at Brockport, the trip was a high point of his time at GCC. A native of New York City, Washington had seen little outside the city before coming to Western New York. The Club and the trips "helped me progress as a person and armed me with new knowledge," Washington said. "You don't know what you don't know until you have an opportunity to see these important places. And one of the things the history club taught me was if opportunity knocks, let it in."

Tickets are still available for the Friday 7 p.m. performance at the Stuart Steiner Theater. To reserve or purchase tickets in advance call (585) 343-0055 ext. 6270 and ask for Marie Kochmanski or Michelle Forster at ext. 6312. Tickets are $15.00 each presale or $20.00 at the door. All tickets are general admission, so arrive early for the best seats.

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Additional Details: http://news.genesee.edu/news/2018/11/05/charles-dickens-returns-gcc-support-history-club

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The GCC History Club recent trip to Washington, DC

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GCC History Professor Derek Maxfield with Mike Randell in his Charles Dickens role: