The Christmas Madrigal Dinners, put on annually to reconstruct Christmas from the 16th century, have become a tradition at Drake. The dinners are put on by Drake's music department and will be held this year Dec. 2-3 at 7 p.m. in upper Olmsted Center. The meal includes entrees from the Elizabethan period in England, such as roast sirloin of beef, wild rice pilaf, spinach salad, baked apple, scones, flaming pudding and wassail.
Vegetarian meals are also available by request.
In the past, students have been able to take the price of the Madrigal Dinners off of their meal cards. However, this year Sodexho Marriott is not allowing students to do so. The students involved in the production of the Madrigal dinners hope for a large turnout despite the fact that students must pay cash. The tradition of the Madrigal Dinners began centuries ago in Europe. Olmsted Center will become a different place as guests partake in the Dinners.