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Friday, December 9, 2011

Last Minute Smoky Mountains Christmas Cabin

Mountain cabin with view of Jonathan Creek - 1+ bedrooms, 1.5 bath, sleeps up to 6. Newer log cabin with vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace. Wrap-around deck with charcoal grill, 42"TV, CD player. $95 night, $550 week. Book NOW for a Christmas Getaway or Ski vacation at Cataloochee Ski Area.

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Christmas Event: Christmas at Connemara this weekend in Flat Rock

December 10 Christmas at Connemara - The Carl Sandburg Home, National Historic Site is decorated in the same manner the Sandburg's did with traditional decorations, holiday music and programs. This free festive celebration will honor Carl Sandburg and the family holiday tradition of music. Take a leisurely stroll of the grounds and have fun with a visit the goat barn.

Musicians and storytellers will perform traditional holiday stories and music. Hot cider and cookies will be served. Young visitors will find many opportunities for participation in storytelling, sing-a-longs and a vintage ornament activity station. The house will be decorated with poinsettias and a traditionally decorated Christmas tree throughout December until January 6th, 2012.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Saluda Hometown Christmas Celebration this Weekend

December 9-10 Saluda Hometown Christmas A Christmas celebration throughout this charming little town. Enjoy live music, holiday refreshments and merchants "open houses". The event ends with a services at the Saluda Presbyterian Church.
Friday evening festivities begin at 6 PM with the city-wide open house. The Christmas tree lighting is at 7 PM in Veterans Park and the Ecumenical Service Saluda Presbyterian Church begins at 8 :30 PM.

Saturday events begin with a Children’s Workshop at Saluda Fire Department from 9:30 AM - 1 PM. At 2 PM the FIRST Saluda Christmas Parade marches down Main Street.

Music Venues from 6 PM - 8 PM:

Cathy Jackson Realty & Top of the Mornin’
(across bridge)- Suzuki Players - Strings
Saluda Community Library - Blue Ridge Flute Ensemble -
Suzanne Haskell & Friends
Saluda Police Department - Cass Haskell and Larry Keith - Guitar and Base
Purple Onion - Robert Seiler - Keyboard
Heartwood - Montreat Duo - Ben Smith and Karen Entzie - Cello and Violin
Evening Shade Pottery - Kyle and Cassidy Sorenson - Guitar
Historic Thompson’s Store & Ward’s Grill - Sonya Monts - Dancer’s Extension
Saluda Grade - Skeezik - Celtic Ensemble - Alan Dillman and Friends
M. A. Pace - Joah and Daphne Bickley - Strings
Somewhere in Time - James Metcalf and the Green River Boys
Macon Bank - Todd Neel and Friends - Old Time Music
Joni’s Artisanal Wine & Beer - Frank Beeson - Guitar
Wildflour Bakery and Café - Cat and Friends - Vocal
Saluda Inn & Wine Cellar (Greenville St.) - Naughty Pillows - Harmonic Trio
Christmas Tree Lighting at Veteran’s Park -7:00pm
Saluda Presbyterian Church - 8:00 - Sophie Young, Grace Lauer, and
Zoe Parsons - Violin Trio - 8:30 - Ecumenical Service

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Monday, December 5, 2011

Christmas Event: Home for the Holidays from The Flat Rock Playhouse

December 5 - 22 "Home for the Holidays" is presented in a Two-act concert with humor, warmth and high-spirited yuletide excitement. You can expect a new look at old holiday standards sprinkled with a handpicked selection of new material by contemporary composers and lyricists. An audience participation number, a few historical carols with a twist and a novelty number or two reflecting current views of the holiday will add variety and freshness to the traditional favorites.

Home for the Holiday is performed by a quartet of multi-talented and well-seasoned performers comprised of Broadway veterans and new Flat Rock Favorites. Conceived and co-written and by director Michael Marotta and Musical Director Edward Reichert, this concert is the result of years of collaboration by two old college chums who have spent many happy holidays celebrating this most wonderful time of the year on concert stages. 8 PM performance times with matinees at 2 PM wed and Sat. Performed at the NEW DOWNTOWN VENUE, 125 South Main Street in Hendersonville NC.

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The Blue Ridge Parkway at 469 miles long is the nation's longest scenic rural parkway. Now 70 years old it is administered by the National Park Service and host to approximately 20 million visits annually. It connects the Shenandoah Valley National Park with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Along the route are opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, hiking and simply enjoying breathtaking views from easily accessible overlooks and picnic areas. For additional information visit :The Blueridge Parkway Association

The River Arts District is open year around with the opportunity to meet artists in their studios. Schedules are available online. This unique area along the French Broad River is home to more than 165 artists with working studios located in 18 turn-of-the-century industrial buildings. The artists of the River Arts District welcome you into their studios to talk with them, see their latest artwork, watch demonstrations, and experience for yourself the magic hidden inside the time-worn factories and warehouses along the French Broad River.

Chimney Rock Park is named for a 500 million-year-old giant granite monolith overlooking Hickory Nut Gorge. Visitors are awed by the breathtaking view that spreads 1200 vertical feet beneath them and 75 miles across the Carolinas. The now state owned park encompasses 1,000 acres offers the best of the mountains in one place with spectacular 75-mile views, hiking trails for all ages, a 404-foot waterfall, a variety of special events and much more. Chimney Rock NC

The National Scenic Byways Program is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. The program is a grass-roots collaborative effort established to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. Since 1992, the National Scenic Byways Program has provided funding for almost 1500 state and nationally designated byway projects in 48 states. The U.S. Secretary of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.

Tsali Recreation Area is an outdoors lover's paradise. Probably the most popular features of Tsali Recreation Area are the 39 miles of trails suited for mountain bikers and horse-back riders, as well as hikers. The 4-loop system offers a variety of landscapes. You can climb 1-foot wide rugged paths or travel flat, well-beaten roads. The four trails--Right, Left, Mouse Branch, and Thompson Loops--meander through mixed pine and hardwoods on a peninsula stretching into Fontana Lake. Near Bryson City NC and Robbinsville NC.