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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Flat Rock Playhouse offers Summer Music on the Rock Concerts

June 12 - 17 Flat Rock Playhouse Music on the Rock The Music of ABBA. The Summer Music on the Rock Concerts offer audiences a variety of music of well-known artists performed by exceptional singers and musicians. The Flat Rock Playhouse is located at 2661 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock NC - just south of Hendersonville

Friday, June 10, 2011

Father's Day Brunch or Beach in Lake Lure

June 19 Treat Dad to a LAVISH Sunday Brunch at The Veranda Restaurant located just inside The 1927 Lake Lure Inn & Spa. The Inn is famous for its Sunday Brunch featuring breakfast items, entrees, sides, salads, appetizers, fresh-baked breads and desserts. Brunch is served every Sunday from 10:30am until 2:30pm and also features a Bloody Mary Bar from 12:00pm until 2:30pm. The 1927 Lake Lure Inn and Spa is located at 2771 Memorial Highway in Lake Lure| NC.

If the Beach is more Dad's style, spend the day at The Beach at Lake Lure and relax under the sun, float on the water, build sand castles with your children, or picnic with friends and family. Enjoy a day of simple pleasures on the Beach at Lake Lure. For a soaking good time visit the water park, a place which can bring out the kid in all of us with soaking games, a water slid, and the water wars. Admission to the water park is included in the admission price of the beach.
Adults - $8
Seniors - $7
Children (4-12) - $6
Children under 4 - no charge when accompanied by an adult. Open seven days a week from 10:00am until 6:00pm (weather permitting).

Father's Day at Biltmore - Dads Visit FREE

June 19 for Father's Day at Biltmore bring Dad for a FREE visit to Biltmore. Minimum purchase of one adult or youth ticket is required. Pick up Dad's free ticket at Biltmore's Reservation & Ticket Center. Save even more with an online ticket purchase: If another adult is visiting with Dad, buy their ticket online at a discount off the regular gate price.
BILTMORE is known as "America's Castle", was built in 1895 by George Vanderbuilt and is preserved and maintained today by his descendants. With interior square footage over 4 acres, 250 rooms, 65 fireplaces, 43 bathrooms and an impressive collection of art and period furnishing it is one of the East's most popular attractions. Once a working dairy farm, the 8,000 acre estate now includes a winery; trails, gardens & grounds to explore; an Equestrian Center, River Bend Farm; a luxury Inn and a variety of dining venues; and the newest addition, Antler Village. Plan on spending at least one entire day or more to fully enjoy all that Biltmore has to offer.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Father's Day Golf at Asheville's Reem Creek Golf Club

Carolina Mornings' FREE Discovery Pass includes access to Reems Creek Golf Club in Asheville, a signature course epitomizing the elegance and history of true Scottish Golf. Attempt a hole-in-one under the backdrop of the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains while you sharpen your skills on a variety of terrains and elevations. One tee time per night stay in any Carolina Mornings vacation rental is included.
Carolina Mornings offers 70+ Asheville NC Cabin and Luxury Vacation Rentals with amenities including mountain views, fireplaces, hot tubs, Pet Friendly and more

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.