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Scottish and Appalachian Christmas Customs and Christmas Movies |
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Program Number: |
20308RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
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| Price starting at: |
$581.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Multi-Topic; History & Culture; Holidays
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| Meals: |
15;
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Low Fat; Vegetarian; Low Salt |
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Activity Particulars
Minimal walking and standing on this program.
Date Specific Information
12-1-2013
Enjoy the latest in hearing technology — listening devices — on this date.
Coordinated by Intentional Growth Center.
The Mystique of the Pipe Organ |
Examine the history, music and theology of this service made famous by the choirs of Cambridge University. Special attention will be given to the carols and anthems chosen or written by Sir David Willcocks, John Rutter and Hal Hopson.
Explore the Christmas customs of the Southern Appalachian peoples including the Cherokee. Enjoy stories, songs; learn about foods, traditions and ways of coping with the winter darkness.
With literally hundreds of movies available for analysis, discuss and view portions of not only the best-known Christmas films but also some of the more obscure works.
Lake Junaluska
The Blue Ridge Parkway runs along the ridgelines of Haywood County, offering visitors to Lake Junaluska a beautiful view of the Southern Appalachians Mountains. Asheville and the famous Biltmore Estate are a short drive away.
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Accommodations
Beautiful Inn decorated for Christmas, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, overlooking scenic Lake Junaluska and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Buffet style meals in the dining room. Alcohol- and smoke-free facilities.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Lee Knight
| | Raised in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, Lee is a folk singer, story teller and outdoor leader, performing at concerts, workshops, festivals and schools. He shares his knowledge of the natural world leading hikes, canoe trips and guiding whitewater rafts. Lee has collected and shares Cherokee legends and plays the Cherokee flute and rattle, as well as the Native American drum. He also plays the five-string banjo, guitars and the Appalachian dulcimer.
| | | | Flora Gammon
| | Teacher,singer and instrumentalist, Flora is an interpreter of Scottish and Appalachian traditional folk music. She serves as Music Director for the Grandfather Highland Games and is a Director on the Folkmoot USA Board. Flora, who graduated from East Carolina University, was named Celtic Woman of the Year in 2008 for her efforts to share her Scottish heritage. She enlivens history with song as a visiting artist in schools and as an Road Scholar instructor. | | | | Ben Pickard
| | Ben Pickard is a former professor of English who specialized in American literature. He has published or edited 13 books, mainly on 19th-century authors like John Greenleaf Whittier and Emily Dickinson. Ben taught film, served as a movie columnist, and wrote several books on local history in Florida, where he lived for 33 years. He and his wife, Carol, enjoy hiking in the mountains of Western North Carolina. | | | |
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