Photo by MamaGeek
Name of Trip: Mormon Temple – Festival of Lights!!!
Date & Time: Saturday December 16th, 6 p.m.
Leader: Catherine Honigsberg
Location/Address/Link: 9900 Stoneybrook Dr, Kensington, MD
Carpool Location/Time: No Carpool – Meet at the crèche display (Live Nativity) at the Mormon Temple at 6:00 p.m.
Directions to Mormon Temple: Near Beltway between Connecticut and Georgia.
From Silver Spring, travelling north on Georgia Ave. toward Beltway, take Seminary Rd (north) off Georgia; becomes Capitol View Ave; then go left on Stoneybrook Dr.
Bring:
Tripod (it’s night), standard and wide angle lenses would be good, weather appropriate clothes.
Overview:
Since 1978 the temple has annually hosted the Festival of Lights at the Visitors’ Center, officially running from December 2 to January 1. This impressive temple and its surrounding grounds shine brightly with more than 650,000 sparkling holiday lights. Each night, a different local musical group performs a live concert in a state-of-the-art theater. All events are free! Visitors are welcome to explore the Mormon Temple grounds and the Visitors’ Center, and see a life-sized outdoor nativity scene, an indoor exhibit of international crèches, and Christmas trees in international themes. See the link for many inspiring photographic compositions: dctemplelights.lds.org
Cost: free for members
Afterwards: Suggestions welcome for drinks /food after the shoot
