Studios all along Depot Street will be open for extended hours during this day-long annual holiday event. Visitors can meet the artists, see demonstrations, sample holiday snacks and beverages and find a perfect one-of-a-kind artistic gift.
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2017 Annual Cookie Party
Join with LFR’s friends, volunteers and community members to fill 150 cookie boxes with holiday cookies on Friday, December 15th from 6-8pm. at Kenilworth Center, 4 Chiles Avenue, Asheville. Bake them, buy them or bring them and join us in celebrating the happiness of holiday cheer. Boxes will be distributed to the clients the following morning along with their regular food items. This is a sweet party not to be missed! For info 828-255-9282
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Old Fashioned Christmas
Start the season off right with a night of shopping and dining! Many businesses will be offering refreshments, along with in store specials to help you with your holiday gift giving. Enjoy the window displays, lighted streets and scents of Christmas to kick off your holiday season. Stop in to Jongo Java for live music, complimentary wine and discounted hot beverages and sweet treats. Spend time with family and play a board game from the many we have to choose from or play with the kids in our family Kid’s Corner. We look forward to seeing you here!
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Christmas Fun Crafts Workshop
Come join us for a fun filled day of Christmas crafts. We will be doing tye dye, rock painting and making Christmas ornaments and craft projects. Fun for the whole family. Please RSVP to Terrye to participate in this event.
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Christmas Open House
This Family friendly event is a highlight of the season. Along with our “regular fare and items” we will be serving complimentary home baked holiday cookies, cheese and crackers and hot cider. There will also be live music. If you are bringing children stop by the Travel and Tourism office for a passport to find the Holiday Bear (like Elf on a Shelf), get your passport stamped and get a little surprise from our manager. Also SANTA will be making his annual visit and available for pictures. We have a new Photo booth for a fun holiday picture. Come join the fun!
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Small Business Saturday Christmas Open House
Shop Local Christmas Open House. An exciting day of activities planned all day! Support local merchants for a “Christmas Open House”. Participating merchants will be offering specials, sales, discounts, giveaways and more. Stroll through the downtown shops and pick up those unique gifts for loved ones.
For more information, call 765-3008
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Meet Benjamin Franklin at the Skyland Library
Come meet Benjamin Franklin and learn about his life! Hear how he saved a man’s life in an unusual way, his view on American history as he knew it and some of the important events of his time, and learn why he it’s not likely he flew that kite during a thunderstorm. Actor Rich Davis presents this one man show that will entertain and educate adults and kids alike. The event is free and open to all. For more information call 828-250-6488.
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125th Anniversary Event
Help us celebrate our 125 Anniversary with an Open House
8 different stations showcasing Fire Department Functions
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Holly Days
Nov 30th-Dec 3rd – Fun-filled holiday happenings in downtown businesses beginning with the Waynesville Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday evening and ending with the Waynesville Christmas Parade on Monday evening.
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Christmas Tour of Historic Mitchell County Sites
All our Sites for 2017 are at least a century old; they will include the historic Penland Post Office. The building was constructed in 1902 and has housed the Post Office since 1934, making it the oldest active postal facility in Mitchell County. In Huntdale, participants will tour the old Phin Peterson Store, a fixture in the community for many years, and see the former hotel and other historic structures. In Bakersville, we will tour the Historic Mitchell County Courthouse, plus check out two other Bakersville buildings steeped in history – the Greene Building, which has housed many businesses through the years, from a general store and parmacy to an Indoor Market, and the Blevins Building, which was once amovie theater and most recently Crimson Laurel Gallery. By popular demand, the English Inn in Spruce Pine (Brenda and Bill Sparks, owners) is back on the Tour again this year. Construction on the Inn began in the second half of the 18th century.
The cost to tour all the sites is $25, or $15 to tour any 3 sites. If purchased in advance, tickets will be $20 and $12. Tour participants may ride the Mitchell County Transportation van for an additional fee of $5 per person. You must reserve a seat prior to Saturday, November 25th. Please call the MCHS office at (828)688-4371.
To buy tickets online, select the ticket option you would like from the list below and press Add to Cart. You will be taken to PayPal where you can choose the number of tickets you would like to purchase. You do not have to have a PayPal account to purchase tickets online.
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