Asheville Holiday Parade watchers. Photo by Jonathan Welch. the air with holiday cheer. Santa visits with children at the town hall. Shops will stay open late and offer refreshments. Free. Info: 1-800-962-1911 or www. visitdillsboro.org. • FRIDAYS (12/4) through SATURDAYS (12/12), 4:30-9pm - Festival. Festival of Trees • TU (12/1), 7pm - Preview dessert gala at Silvermont Mansion in Brevard. $25. Tickets: 8857286. • WE (12/2) through SU (12/6) - “A Winter Wonderland” is the theme for this year’s festival. There will be some 35 decorated Christmas trees on display at the Silvermont Mansion, 364 E. Main St., Brevard. $3/Free for kids under 12. Info: 884-3166. Flat Rock Playhouse The State Theater of North Carolina is on Hwy. 225, 3 miles south of Hendersonville. Info: 693-0731 or www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
• WE (12/2) through SU (12/20) - World premiere of the holiday musical It Happened One Christmas, starring Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Jarrod Emick, will be performed. $26, with discounts available. Wed.-Sat., 7:15pm, with Wed.-Sun. matinees at 2:15pm. Harvest House Annual Holiday Craft Sale • SA (12/5), 9am-2pm - The sale will be held at Harvest House Community Center, 205 Kenilworth Rd., Asheville. All crafts are handmade by members of the Harvest House. Coffee and snacks will be available. Info: 350-2051. Hendersonville Christmas Parade • SA (12/5), 10:30am - A traditional hometown Christmas parade will travel along Main Street, from Five Points to Caswell Street, in downtown Hendersonville. This year’s parade theme: “Share a Slice of Hendersonville with the Magic of Christmas.” Info: 692-4179.
Asheville Holiday Parade. Photo by Jonathan Welch.
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