Friday,
November 21st from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Historic Grove Arcade on
Battery Hill decks its halls and lights the building for its 2014 Winter
Wonderland. Sing holiday carols with the Asheville Symphony Chorus. Make
holiday ornaments. View gingerbread houses from Omni Grove Park Inn National
Gingerbread House competition. Have photos with Santa and listen to holiday
stories. Enjoy hot cider and refreshments. “It promises to be a memorable evening,”
says Darr Conradson, President of Grove Arcade’s Merchants Association. “It
will be a signature Asheville evening!”
It’s an evening of holiday
cheer. For a $1 donation to MANNA Food Bank’s Back Pack Program, children make
a holiday ornament to decorate a Grove Arcade Christmas tree or to take home.
Mountain Made and artists organized by the Asheville Area Arts Council help
design and make these ornaments. A continuing tradition, a selection of
gingerbread houses from the Omni Grove Park Inn’s annual National Gingerbread
House competition are at the Grove Arcade through January 4. No Winter
Wonderland is complete without Santa! He visits the Grove Arcade; advising
children on their wish lists, reading stories, and having photos taken. The
Asheville Symphony Chorus is the evening’s main event! Over forty chorus
members are on hand to celebrate the evening with traditional and contemporary
carols. The chorus sings for approximately 45 minutes, finishing with a rousing
version of the classic Hallelujah Chorus. “We are so excited to be a part of
this celebration, our music will soar in the Arcade-what a thrill!” says
Asheville Symphony Chorus’s Cynthia Sprau. All the while, visitors can enjoy
cider and cookies.
Deck the Hall and light the
lights November 21st. Winter Wonderland runs through January 4,
2015. Santa also visits the Arcade November 29 and 30, and December 7, 14, and
21 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
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