From Grove Arcade
Press release
Friday, November 20th from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Historic Grove Arcade on Battery Hill decks its halls and lights the building for its 2015 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 cookies. “It promises to be a memorable evening,” says Darr Conradson, a Grove Arcade merchant. “It will be a signature Asheville evening!” Winter Wonderland continues at the Grove Arcade through January 3rd, 2016.
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. “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. This promises to be a crowd favorite.
Throughout the evening: Ho, Ho, Ho….Santa visits the Grove Arcade again this season. He visits for the Deck the Halls Lighting Celebration on November 20th and returns on Sundays December 6, 13, and 20 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Santa sits for photos and wish lists. He also has a story or two up his big red sleeve! Children will also enjoy making decorations for a Grove Arcade tree or their own. For $1 per ornament to benefit MANNA Food Bank, artists from Asheville Area Arts Council help design and create holiday ornaments.
Be a part of what promises to become an Asheville tradition. Deck the halls of the historic Grove Arcade on November 20th, and enjoy the season in the Arcade’s Winter Wonderland through January 3rd, 2016.
Built by E.W. Grove in 1929, the Grove Arcade is downtown Asheville, NC’s largest building. The Grove Arcade is open daily.
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