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ecember is a month for counting your blessings and supporting your family and community. A time to take account of the year and share the joys of traditions both new and old. We here at Asheville Lifestyle are proud to celebrate another great year in which, with the help of our partners in the magazine and you, our readers, we've been able to contribute $16,000 to local non-profits who improve local lives daily. We couldn't be more proud to call such a giving community home and count it among our many blessings to be living and working here. We hope you enjoy this issue and it puts you in a festive spirit.

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December 2017

Departments

Good Times

Realty Report

Around Town

Culinary Creations

Hops & Vines

Food & Wine

Local Limelight

36 DIY 38

Lifestyle Calendar

Parting Thoughts

18 Tastes like Home

Cranberry Muffin Pie at Baked Pie Company

22 Noggy or Nice

Sovereign Remediesâ€™ Twist on the Holiday Classic

26 Local Gift Guide

Locally Made Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Good Times

Asheville Lifestyle's Second Annual Curated Home Tour

With our partners at the AHBA, Asheville Lifestyle hosted the Second Annual Curated Home Tour. Six lucky readers won the grand prize day tour and afterwords celebrated at the reception with great food, live music and amazing beer, all at the gorgeous Southcliff reception area! PHOTOGRAPHY BY EVAN ANDERSON

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Asheville Lifestyle Fall Fashion Show

The Asheville Lifestyle MagazineÂ Inaugural Fall Fashion Show took place at Capella on Nine. Attendees, decked in their chicest whites, wiled the night away with champagne and fantastic fashion. The event raised nearly $8,000 for Children First of Buncombe County. PHOTOGRAPHY BY EVAN ANDERSON & BEN JOYNER

Asheville Lifestyle | December 2017

THINKING OF SELLING THIS WINTER? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD.

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SELLING A HOME DURING THE HOLIDAYS HAS 3 BIG ADVANTAGES: 1. Reduced Competition - Most sellers take their home oﬀ the market before the holidays to eliminate stress. This means more buyers checking out your home. 2. Motivated Buyers - Purchasers looking for a home during the busy holidays tend to be serious buyers and are ready to buy now. 3. A Decorated Home Shows Better - A cozy and tastefully decorated home allows buyers to imagine celebrating the holidays in your home next year. If you’re thinking of selling, please contact me for a complimentary copy of our Seller’s Guide. I would love to assist you with your next real estate move!

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

A BREAKFAST GATHERING TO CELEBRATE LIFE

award recognizes both the Asheville Art Museum and UNC Asheville for their collaborative effort to tell the stories of artists and behind-thescenes work at the museum. Students in the Multimedia Storytelling for Journalism course learned how to research story ideas, interview sources, design compelling stories and produce story narratives in multiple media formats: written story, a photo story and a short-form video. The Exhibition award recognizes the Asheville ArtMuseum's 2016 exhibition Vault Visible: Behind the Scenes, which gave visitors an unprecedented look at the mysteries of museum work by providing one-on-one interactions with museum professionals at work in the gallery, presenting displays about collections care and stewardship,

World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st of December every year,

and re-creating a section of art storage in the galleries. These awards

an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV,

recognize the Asheville Art Museum's contribution to professional

to show support for people living with HIV, and to commemorate

standards in Southeastern museums.

those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Though there have been advances in the treatment of AIDS and laws put in place to protect those living with HIV, every year around 50,000 people in the US are diagnosed with HIV and stigma and discrimination remain a reality for many people living with the condition. World AIDS Day is important because it reminds the public and government that HIV has not gone away—there is still a vital need to raise money, increase awareness, fight prejudice and improve education. This year, local organization WNCAP will produce a World AIDS day event that highlights the agency’s growth and is accessible to our highly diverse, intersectional and supportive community as well as clients, donors and other collaborators. A free community breakfast at Double Tree Hilton in Biltmore Village from 8 to 10 AM will allow WNCAP a public opportunity to commemorate World AIDS Day as a day of hope and unity in the ongoing fight against HIV-related stigma and new infections. For more information and tickets, call Randy Rodríguez at 828-252-7489 Ext 313 or visit WNCAP.org.

CRAFTED STRANGERS The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design's Crafted Strangers exhibit finishes up next month on January 6, making December's days the last to check out this unique show. Crafted Stranger's subject is the cultural restrictions and harmful stereotypes that result from the misleading narratives, created by US and Canadian government policies and popular media, that place people of color at society’s margins. Framed within the Native American and immigrant experience, Crafted Strangers explores how craft can be used as a tool for regaining control over how one chooses to define oneself. The

ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM RECEIVES 2017 SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE AWARDS

seventeen artists featured in Crafted Strangers represent a diverse and unique perspective of racial and ethnic identities within the Americas. While craft has been a common means of expression historically across cultures, Crafted Strangers focuses on contemporary

The Asheville Art Museum was the recipient of two 2017

artists reinterpreting tradition through traditions of beading, weaving,

Southeastern Museums Conference Awards in the categories of

tufting, sewing, collage, braiding and drumming. This reimagination

Technology and Exhibitions. The competition recognizes creativity,

of the craft genre spurs a sophisticated dialogue that questions how

innovation and leadership in Southeastern museums. The Technology

strangeness or otherness are crafted and broken.

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Culinary Creations

TASTES LIKE HOME CRANBERRY MUFFIN PIE AT BAKED PIE COMPANY ARTICLE EMILY GL ASER | PHOTOGRAPHY E VAN ANDERSON

Asheville Lifestyle | December 2017

f the holidays have a scent, it is surely the sugary waft of a fresh-baked pie. When the air is

thick with the honeyed perfume of a holiday pie, it calls all our hearts home—especially at Baked Pie Company. “I just wanted it to feel like you were coming home when you walked in,” says Kirsten Fuchs, her fingers wrapped around a steaming cup of joe, the air around her sweetened with that telltale eau de pie. Mission accomplished. It’s not just the sugar-sweet scent of her signature baked goods that make this Arden shop feel like home; it’s the carefully curated selection of vintage goods and faux taxidermy handcrafted by Fuchs’ daughter Haley. It’s the tin ceilings and the whitewashed floors and the barnwood. It’s the good coffee and the board games and the coloring books, dotted with sticky fingerprints and crayon shavings from happy, youthful visitors. It is a place wholly dissimilar to anywhere else in Asheville, born from the very absence of such an eatery. When Haley felt a hankering for a slice of blueberry pie while the two were running errands in Arden, their options were nonexistent. And so, after a few months of brainstorming and six months of recipe testing, Fuchs opened Baked Pie Company in April of this year. It turns out they weren’t the only locals on the hunt for the perfect piece of pie. “People have really welcomed us,” Fuchs says with a smile. “We’ve catered more to locals.” It’s locals who have come in for slices and big cups of coffee and whole pies for the holidays, and it’s the locals that have prompted Fuchs to open her second location in Woodfin. Like Arden, the new iteration of Baked Pie Company finds its home where so many of us locals find our homes—not among the hustle and bustle (and tourism) of downtown, but in the quieter suburban fringe. In addition to the new location in Reynold’s Village, Baked Pie Company is also expanding its original kitchen in order to supply the demand for wholesale orders. That’s on top of an ever-expanding menu of pies that range from classic, like the most-popular Honey Pecan, to totally unique, like Hawaiian Pineapple and Unicorn. Whatever the flavor, the pies are always 100% homemade by hand with zero fillers. Now that’s a story as sweet as pie. CONTINUED >

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Culinary Creations

(CON TI N U ED)

FOR THE HOLIDAYS, FUCHS AND HER TEAM CAPITALIZE ON CLASSIC FLAVORS BUT ENGAGE THEM IN NEW WAYS—LIKE THIS CRANBERRY MUFFIN PIE.

CRANBERRY MUFFIN PIE INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

1 c sugar

Combine sugar, flour

1 c flour

and salt. Add walnuts and

1/4 t salt (we use Celtic

cranberries and toss to coat.

Sea Salt, a company

Add eggs, butter and almond

based out of Asheville)

extract. Mix until everything

1/2 c walnuts

is incorporated - mixture will

2 c cranberries (fresh or frozen)

be very thick.

1/2 c unsalted butter, melted

Spray 9” pie dish with baking

2 eggs

spray. Spread batter into pan.

1 t pure almond extract

Bake 40-45 minutes, until top is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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Hops & Vines

It’s a blustery December evening in New York City. A regular, seeking refuge from the cold and a cool cocktail to warm the spirit, sits down at the bar at Tenth Avenue Cookshop. She asks for a holiday classic—eggnog—to which bartender Brian Dubois responds with a drink of his own. Dubois is now the bar manager at our own Sovereign Remedies, but he’s still whipping up his answer to that customer’s specific request in the form of the Noggy or Nice. “With this cocktail, we’re able to provide the flavor profiles and texture of eggnog all season long,” he points out. This creamy concoction packs a punch, its rim lined with the spice rub from Chef House’s crispy pig ears—but it’s just as enjoyable at home by the fireside.

NOGGY OR NICE 2 oz Monkey Shoulder 1 oz Bailey's Irish Creme 1/2 oz Allspice Dram 1/4 oz Simple Syrup Spiced rim, orange twist, on the rocks.

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NOGGY OR NICE Sovereign Remedies' Twist on the Holiday Classic

ARTICLE EMILY GLASER | PHOTOGRAPHY EVAN ANDERSON

t the height of the craft cocktail movement, there are a series of American cities renowned for their aperitifs, places where

refined palates demand their drinks be made in an artful fashion, cities like New York, Portland, L.A. and San Francisco. With experience slinging and shaking drinks in four of those five domestic meccas, Charlie Hodge was more than prepared to bring that artistry to Asheville—which he did three years ago with local favorite Sovereign Remedies. Like so many adopted Ashevillians, Hodge fell in love with our mountain town upon his arrival, but the question of whether or not our sleepy enclave was ready for craft cocktails was largely unanswered. “When I got here five or six years ago, there was still a huge question if Asheville was going to feel a shift from just tourists visiting Biltmore to them coming downtown,” Hodge remembers. “There have always been really great people making great cocktails with a great local following,” Hodge recalls, citing old watering holes like Sazerac and Magnetic Field. Other great cocktail programs were on the rise as peripheral projects of great local restaurants, like Chai Pani’s MG Road and Table’s The Imperial Life. But still, Asheville lacked a true, stand-alone cocktail bar. And so Sovereign Remedies was born. “I am a bartender, and I opened a place that allowed us to do exactly what I wanted,” says Hodge, eyes alight. “Our first priority was to get the classics dialed and done perfectly. Now that we've establish a solid foundation, how do we start playing and having fun?” That’s a question that’s been answered in multitudes at Sovereign Remedies. First, in the form of an ambitious culinary program headed by Asheville native Executive Chef Graham House, which ties intentionally into the bar with seasonality and exceptional flavor profiles. And then there’s the bar program itself, which has grown recently to encourage collaboration and invention. Hodge smiles and declares, “We can get deeper now—our audi-

ence is listening.” Why yes we are.

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n Asheville, we like to keep things local—

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and that includes our gifts. Lucky for us,

If you want the experience of shopping without the hassle of

our mountain town harbors a bounty of

the mall, Show & Tell Pop Up Shop's Holiday Spectacular at the

makers, crafters, artists and chefs stitch-

Masonic Temple will peddle gifts from local and regional mak-

ing and whipping up unique gifts this

ers December 7 through 20. The Show & Tell Pop Up Shop is

holiday season. All the gifts in our Local

organized by two local Asheville women, Stephanie Mergelsberg

Gift Guide are made right here in Asheville

and Sally Hudson, helping to expand the market for makers with

(with a few Carolinian crafters thrown in).

pop-up shops throughout the year. The Holiday Spectacular will

You can grab gifts for everyone on your

showcase the best in handmade and vintage from over 125 ven-

list—from temperamental tykes to cuisine

dors across the entire third floor of the Masonic Temple.

connoisseurs—without a trip to the mall, and support local artisans to boot.

Don't just take our word for it—see for yourself! Items in our gift guide featuring the

are from vendors featured in the Pop Up Shop!

All photos courtesy of brands.

FOR THE FOODIE ARTISAN SERIES HONEY,

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CONTINUED >

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LOCAL GIFT GUIDE (CON TI N U ED)

FOR THE WEE ONES When Christmas morning comes, spoil the little ones with locally made gifts with a fun twist that’ll cement your position as the Cool Aunt or Uncle.

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If your giftee is more likely to stay home than hit the town, these gifts will help turn their space into the cozy enclave of which they’ve always dreamed.

JUNO FLOWER POT, JunoPottery.com

2D TAXIDERMY MUG, AliceGraphics.net

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OPAL & WONDER PEACEMAKER CANDLES, OpalAndWonder.com

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FOR THE LOCAL LADY From Grandma to your sassy bestie, these gifts run the gamut. Asheville’s artists appeal to the young, old, and everything in between with their Christmas gifts for women.

Y E W O MALAWI EARRINGS,

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Food & Wine

t e re n

a o c o C t Ho Gift Sets

THIS IS THE PERFECT DIY GIFT FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, OR A TREAT FOR YOURSELF. ARTICLE LAURA KRUDENER, AMONG THE COLORS | PHOTOGRAPHY SARA FORD PHOTOGRAPHY

FERNET HOT CHOCOLATE Makes 8-10 cups • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder • 4 tablespoons coconut sugar • 4 tablespoons dark chocolate chips • handful of vegan marshmallows (optional) Assemble jars with cocoa powder, then coconut sugar, chocolate chips and top off with marshmallows. I make a handwritten tag with instruction on the back, which adds a personalized touch. 30

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Need a gift idea? Or just a little boozy cocktail to get you in the holiday spirit? This Fernet Hot Chocolate makes a perfect gift, or treat for yourself, this holiday and winter season. Fernet is an Italian amaro and digestif. During my trip to Italy this summer, I fell deeply in love with this digestif as a shot to have after a meal to settle the stomach. Not only is it delicious, but it works. Fernet has a blend of herbs that have notes of saffron, myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile and cardamom. It makes a lovely pairing with hot chocolate. This gift set makes 8-10 cups of hot chocolate with your favorite nut milk or milk. The fernet mini bottle is perfect for one drink. Other recommendations are bourbon or tequila. Cheers & Happy Holidays. AmongtheColors.com

FOR COOKING

FOR SERVING

Heat cocoa powder, sugar and chips in nut butter. Stir often.

Bourbon whipped cream (optional)

One tablespoon of each dry ingredient

Just whip cream with tablespoon of sugar and tablespoon

for each cup of milk.

of bourbon to half cup of cream.

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Local Limelight

THE EVOLUTION OF A

s Asheville grows, so does her range of musical talent. Take, for example, Hunter Grigg.

The Johnson City, Tennessee, native got his start

in a local punk band, but his musical inclinations have always been broad. “I'd always valued and drawn inspiration from a number of genres and artists, from old country to rap and everything in between,” Grigg remembers. A college-era trip to Europe propelled Grigg’s notion of a career in music and, eventually, his move to Asheville. “I initially chose Asheville for the music scene and the community's undying appreciation for it,” Grigg says of our mountain town. “I also knew that the scene would only get bigger. Which is why I'm more interested in keeping Asheville my base now, ARTICLE WESLEY BROWN | PHOTOGRAPHY EVAN ANDERSON

because of that growth—in the scene, but also the city itself. The literal and figurative landscape of the area is shifting, quickly, and I think if it's harnessed properly and with that same amount of Asheville's love, it will truly serve artists like never before.” Grigg’s own evolution as an artist is certainly contributing to that burgeoning Asheville music scene, and it’s been an evolution indeed. “In the beginning, like any young artist, I wanted to be my contemporaries. But as I matured and had some rough experiences in the business, I knew I'd never be my favorite artists,” he notes. Grigg’s departure from simulating the sounds of his idols is what led to the discovery of his own sound. “It was then I began my journey to find Hunter Grigg. In essence, that transition really looked like a departure from a more traditional, folky mountain sound, to something a little rougher around the edges.” The result, meticulous and ranging acoustic guitar and earnest vocals and lyrics, is a sound wholly Hunter Grigg. The evolution is far from over for the Asheville artist, who’s currently recording his first full-length record with longtime friend and mentor J.B. Beverly. “With his aid, I am really beginning to capture some of my earliest musical foundations, which has shaped this process into a really beautiful experience of artistic creation and expression,” Grigg says. Upon the album’s release, Grigg plans to assemble the first Hunter Grigg Band and hopefully return to Europe, where his evolution began.

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DIY

deck the tree BILTMORE'S FLORAL DISPLAYS TEAM SHARES AN EASY CHRISTMAS CRAFT

WITH HISTORY

If there's one house that knows how to deck the halls this season, it's the palatial Biltmore House. Biltmore's Floral Displays team spends months crafting and curating the annual Christmas display, including thousands of bows, hundreds of trees and innumerable sparkling lights. Needless to say, they're the experts, which is why we tapped them for a little DIY inspiration for your own home this holiday season.

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Family traditions are a favorite topic at Biltmore, especially during the holidays. Incorporating family into Christmas decorating is a favorite design element with Biltmore’s Floral Displays team. This easy craft celebrates family during this special time of year with a Christmas ornament that can last for generations. YOU WILL NEED:

STEPS:

Photograph or copy of a photograph •

1. Select your photo. Consider making a

Frame •

copy of it to make sure your original doesn’t

Craft paint •

get damaged or discolored. Try using differ-

Scissors •

ent copying modes, such as “sepia” or “black

Self-adhesive plastic hangers •

and white,” to add a touch of elegance.

Ribbon • Means to identify photo(s) •

2. Select a frame. When making your selection,

Items to personalize the frame, such as •

consider the location for your ornament and

buttons, beads, bows, stickers, dried plant

what style of frame will work best with the photo.

material, feathers, etc. 3. If your frame lacks a certain quality, have fun and experiment to change its appearance (for example, a frame with a shiny finish may detract from the softer elements of an old photograph). 4. To give it an aged appearance, gently brush or rub craft paint onto the frame (choose a hue that is darker than your frame). Don’t forget to paint the sides. Cut your photo to fit the frame and place in the frame. 5. Attach self-adhesive plastic hangers on the back of the frame. You can find hangers like this at most craft and hardware stores. 6. Thread your ribbon through the hangers, leaving enough ribbon to tie your ornament to the tree. 7. Create a tag for the back of the frame on which you identify who is in your photo and the year it was taken. You can make tags using your computer, or handwrite them for a personal touch. 8. Have fun with personalizing your frame. Glue small objects that have meaning to you onto the frame, such as beads, bows, stickers, dried plant material, feathers, etc. 9. Hang the framed photo on a tree limb; secure by tying to the limb.

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Lifestyle Calendar

December DECEMBER 1 - 31

DECEMBER 1

CRAFT IN TOYLAND

ASHEVILLE DOWNTOWN GALLERY ASSOCIATION ART WALK

GROVEWOOD VILLAGE

DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE

This exhibition showcases handcrafted toys and games, all American

More than 20 artists exhibit their works on the first Friday of every

made, and a collection of antique wooden toys from the heyday of Try-

month, from fine studio crafts to glass, photography, folk art and con-

on Toy Makers, on loan from Tryon, North Carolina resident Rick Dunn.

temporary painting, metalwork, textiles, jewelry and more.

DECEMBER 1 & 2

DECEMBER 1 - 23

OLD FASHIONED DICKENS OF A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

LAKE JULIAN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

BILTMORE VILLAGE

LAKE JULIAN

Enjoy many festivities, including horse-drawn carriages, carolers, tree

The 16th annual Festival of Lights includes 50 animated and station-

lighting, storytellers and instrumentalists, in historic Biltmore Village.

ary light displays in a half mile drive.

Colby Rabon

DECEMBER 1 - 22 FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE CHRISTMAS FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE MAINSTAGE Experience the songs and festivities with an original review that combines singing, dancing and humor with all the traditional scenes in A

DECEMBER 1 & 2

Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas. Audiences will be transported through

THE ASHEVILLE CHRISTMAS SHOW

the times of Charles Dickens, Santa’s Toy Shop and the Blue Ridge

THE AUDITORIUM

Mountains, all while hearing your favorite holiday classics.

This family-friendly production features Asheville's finest local per-

DECEMBER 1 - 17 THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER FLAT ROCK PLAYHOUSE DOWNTOWN STAGE,

formers and special guest artists performing both sacred and secular holiday songs, including "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree," "O Holy Night," and "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."

HENDERSONVILLE

DECEMBER 2 - 9

In this hilarious holiday classic, a couple struggling to put on a church

SANTA ON THE CHIMNEY

Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – proba-

CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK

bly the most inventively awful kids in history. When they end up as the

Make your list and bring it to Santa and Mrs. Claus, enjoy live holiday

leads, their interesting interpretation of the story (which they have nev-

music, hot cocoa, cookies and kids’ activities, meet live Park animal

er heard of before) helps everyone rediscover the meaning of holiday.

educators and more.

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Expe∑ience A∂heville’∂ Hi∂to∑ic A∑t∂ & Craft∂ De∂tination

Just across the street from the Omni Grove Park Inn lies a destination unlike any other: Grovewood Village, housed in the historic weaving and woodworking complex of Biltmore Industries. The 11-acre property, celebrating its centennial this year, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and includes Grovewood Gallery, working artist studios, a sculpture garden, Golden Fleece restaurant, and an antique car museum.

Enjoy a leisurely visit here with a delectable meal at Golden Fleece and shopping at Grovewood Gallery, a nationally recognized gallery dedicated to fine American art & craft.

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Asheville, North Carolina

828.253.7651

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DECEMBER 3 MOSCOW BALLET'S GREAT RUSSIAN NUTCRACKER THOMAS WOLFE AUDITORIUM Marking the 25th Anniversary Tour, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker features over-the-top production and world class Russian artists, larger-than-life puppets, nesting dolls and gloriously hand-crafted costumes that bring the Christmas spirit to life. Photo courtesy Moscow Ballet

DECEMBER 8 & 9 HOLIDAY SIP & SHOP GROVEWOOD GALLERY Shop unique holiday gifts handcrafted by local and regional artists as well as a large collection of American-made art and craft. All gallery merchandise will be ten percent off and holiday shoppers can enjoy complimentary wine, warm cider and cookies.

DECEMBER 17 AT 2:00 & 7:00 PM A SWANNANOA SOLSTICE DIANA WORTHAM THEATRE Celebrate the season with the holiday tradition A Swannanoa Solstice, featuring award-winning recording artists and multi-instrumentalists Al Petteway, Amy White, Robin Bullock, and special guests David Holt, Phil Jamison and Ellie Grace, E.J. Jones and his band, and host Doug Orr.

DECEMBER 31 ASHEVILLE SYMPHONY: ORFF'S CARMINA BURANA US CELLULAR CENTER The end of the year and the tenure of Music Director Daniel Meyer will both be celebrated as he leads his final concert as artistic leader of the Asheville Symphony. 40

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Parting Thoughts

Pork Pâté

Made in-house in our kitchen with Hickory Nut Gap pork, this creamy, country-style pork pâté is nothing short of delicious, with a peppery taste and notes of garlic.

Housemade Cole Slaw

Made in-house in our kitchen, the creamy cole slaw cools off the plate, with peppery notes and a hint of sweet tartness.

Sliced Local Apples

Raised by Lyda Farms in Henderson County, these apples are crisp-crunchy, adding texture and a burst of sweetness.

Housemade Pickles

Also made in-house, these pickles add a bit of a bite to the plate, brightening the palate with a tart and sweet flavor.

An Appealing Appetizer HICKORY NUT GAP GUIDES OUR CHARCUTERIE DREAMS PHOTOGRAPHY EVAN ANDERSON

t may be a season of feasts, but when road-weary travelers trek through the front door or cocktail party attendees slip out of their overcoats and furs, they'll

be ravenous. You'll need snacks at the ready—and we don't mean those thumbprint cookies you whipped up for Santa. A charcuterie board, loaded with a fresh, local harvest, will keep their tummies tempered 'til dinner, plus it serves as an eye-catching centerpiece. In need of inspiration? Hickory Nut Gap's charcuterie boards are weighted with Ashevillian meats and cheese (plus they're available for purchase). Kelsey Winterbottom of Hickory Nut Gap walks us through the perfect board.

American Pig Hunter Salami

Also made with pasture-raised Hickory Nut Gap pork, this artisanal salami is made by Charles Lee of American Pig, a local Asheville charcuterer. This flavor is bold and complex, with deep, woodsy notes reminiscent of a crisp fall forest.

Lusty Monk Mustard

This local whole seed mustard is spicy and delicious, pairing nicely with the salami.

Caramelized Onion

Made in house in our farm kitchen, the caramelized onions boost the palate with a sweet aromatic flavor to complement the bold tastes of the charcuterie board. 42

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Pepperoni

Made with pasture-raised Hickory Nut Gap pork, our pepperoni is a hard-cured spicy salami.

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