Are you ready for Western North Carolina’s BEST Christmas Market?! Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 16th from 9am to 3pm! Haywood County Fairgrounds, Waynesville NC. One stop Christmas shopping for everyone on your list! Over 150 vendors, food trucks, and lots of yummy sweets too! $2 admission fee for 16 years of age and older. FREE PARKING!
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‘Plug In and Read’ Storytime (4-6yrs)
2nd Wednesday of Every Month
Children ages 4-6 and their caregivers are welcome to attend this award-winning digital storytime. Through the use of a Smartboard, traditional books, and ebooks children will learn vaulable early literacy skills that will help them succeed in kindergarten. Parents will also learn ways that they can help their children build early literacy skills at home. Children and caregivers will also get to try out educational apps on iPads and they will receive a free take home activity! Please call (828) 648-2924 for more informaiton.
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Local Artist Holiday Market
We are excited to announce our first “Local Artist Holiday Market”! Find exciting gifts for your loved once in the $1-$100 range and support your local community. All of the proceeds go 100% to the artists so please come and help us to make this event a success for everyone! Concessions will be open with exciting holiday specials.
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Lunch With Santa
Santa Claus is coming to town! Don’t miss out on a rare opportunity to meet Santa, bring your friends and family to J&S and share a meal with St. Nick!! Holidays are often a time when families and friends can reconnect, which is often done over a meal – J&S is proud to be a place where guests can enjoy traditional American comfort food at value prices.
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Holiday Arts Extravaganza Winter Camp/Class (1st-4th Grade)
Let art turn your child’s holiday into an adventure to remember. Join us for one or both afternoons of art-filled fun. Students in grades 1–4 spend their time creating art of all kinds. All supplies and a snack are provided. Students are encouraged to wear clothes that can get messy. Preregistration is required; register online now, or call 828.253.3227 x124 for more information or to register by phone. Per day: $18 Members, $20 non-members.
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Pop Up! Holiday Open House
ART BREAKS
Selected Fridays, 12:00 p.m.
Free with membership or Museum admission
Drop in to one of our lunchtime Art Breaks! These informal gallery talks and presentations both inform and engage you in dialogue with our curatorial and education staff, docents, or special guests.
Pop Up! Holiday Open House
Join us for our first Art Break On the Slope! Just in time for the holidays, we are hosting a Holiday Open House where you can find some unique artsy treasures in our Museum Shop and get a sneak peek of our home-away-from-home during the expansion and renovation of our Pack Square location. While you’re here, use our pop-up studio to create festive handmade holiday cards!
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Youth Winter Break – Green Screen Fun(damentals) (13-19yrs)
Asheville School of Film will host Youth Filmmaking- Green Screen Fun(damentals), a 2-day short course specifically for teenagers 13-18 years of age on green screen special effects during the winter school break, Thursday and Friday, January 2nd and 3rd, 2020, from 1 pm to 5 pm.
During the course, students will learn the Basics of Filmmaking and practice in-class exercises using digital cameras and green screen techniques. Develop skills in film production and determine interest for future related careers!
Green Screen image compositing, once the realm of high-end Hollywood productions, is now accessible to virtually anyone with a modern digital camera and editing program. Even so, creating a convincing composited image requires some basic skills and a clear understanding of the process. This workshop will cover everything necessary for achieving believable Green Screen effects on a budget. Among other topics, participants will discover techniques for lighting both the green screen and actors to insure visual continuity between the foreground and background images while dealing with troublesome shadows.
Asheville School of Film provides all equipment and supplies necessary for the in-class training. Cost for the course is $150, and a $50 non-refundable deposit will be needed to secure the registration.
Students that also sign up for the morning Youth class (Crew Positions and Careers) will receive a bundle price of $250 for the 2 classes. Deposit for the 2 classes combined will be $50. This course is a Day Camp, and does not include housing. We’d be happy to provide a list of local hotels and hostels.
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Youth Winter Break – Crew Positions and Careers (13-18yrs)
Geared towards teenagers 13-18 years old who want to explore careers available in filmmaking, this 2 day course explores behind the scenes of filmmaking, from pre-production to post-production. Class will take place during the winter break, Thursday and Friday, January 2nd and 3rd, 2020 from 8 am- 12 Noon.
Learn about the numerous and sometimes overlooked crew positions and career opportunities in filmmaking. How can you make a living in film? What jobs are involved in filmmaking? Where do you start? What kind of equipment or training is involved?
Crew Positions and Careers will help your teenager explore job avenues related to what they love- movies!
Cost for the course is $150, and registration and a $50 non-refundable deposit will be needed to secure the registration.
Students that also sign up for the afternoon Youth class-Green Screen Fun(damentals)- will receive a bundle price of $250 for the 2 classes. Deposit for the 2 classes combined will be $50. This course is a Day Camp, and does not include housing. We’d be happy to provide a list of local hotels and hostels.
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Breakfast with Santa & Bo the Chicken
It’s Bo Ho Ho time! We will celebrate Christmas a little early by providing free breakfast to kids (with adult purchase) and also offering an ornament and coloring activity. Big Bo will also make an appearance. Please invite your friends!
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Polar Express Toddler Time
Dec 17th 9:30am-11:00am
20th 10:00am-11:30am
24th 9:30am-11:00am
Come dressed in your favorite jammies, bounce, enjoy hot coco and listen to the classic story Polar Express.
Toddler/Preschool time(ages 6 and under) is $12 for the 1.5 hours and includes one accompanying adult and a snack for the child.
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