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What's Happening at Berea Tourism?
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'Twas the Holidays in Berea,Ky
'Twas the holiday season, and all through the town,
All of the artists were stirring, and there was no frown.
The paintings were hung in the windows with care,
In hopes that new visitors would soon be there.
The restaurants were all cooking veggies, meats and breads,
While hotels and campgrounds were all making their beds.
And pa with his kids and ma with her friends,
Had just found the newest of trends.
Here in Berea we always aim to flatter,
We greet all of our guests with a spoonbread platter.
So come and say hi this season of wonder,
You'll feel right at home, there's no need to ponder.
With the holiday season knocking at our door, we have a lot to offer here in Berea for the month of December. From parades and shows, to handcrafted gifts and visits from Santa himself, we are proud to offer something for everyone to enjoy! Come make your holiday memories with us.
We will be closed Christmas day for our staff to spend time with family and friends.
Happy Holidays!
-Dylan Bogard
Berea Tourism Communications Manager
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We have several great photos from visitors and residents alike from November! Be sure to follow us on social media and post your photos of Berea!
Each month we will select photos of Berea posted by our wonderful visitors and citizens to be featured in our newsletter! In order to be selected, share your favorite Berea experience and use #VisitBerea, #BereaProud and #BereaKy.
We can't wait to see your wonderful photos!
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Below are this month's #BereaKy photo selections! We had many great submissions over the past month, and you could be featured in next month's newsletter!
@missmicah25 and her trusty companion had a great time hiking here in #BereaKy!
@longarnyogigal enjoyed our first weekend of Make It, Take It, Give It!, and came out a glassblower!
@jessdholly captured some of the holiday spirit on College Square.
@alicia.board got to experience glassblowing in person in our Artisan Village.
@downtownsb22 took in the view at the Pinnacles. There's hardly a better place to sit and think
@needstoberiding explored some our fantastic back roads in #BereaKy. These cruises are just one more reason to #visitBerea.
@countryoceangirl got a great shot of the supermoon over the Pinnacles.
@_a_bizzle_ was hanging out on one of #BereaKy's lovely hiking trails.
@rossana_diaz may have found her new favorite tea shop in #BereaKy!
@fereal_kitteh got a great sunset picture of the Pinnacles!
@emmaliiiiine got a great family portrait on the mountain. |
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Berea Holiday Open Houses
December 2nd-4th
9am-7pm
Berea, Ky
Brochures located at 3 Artist Circle
Join us for our second weekend of open houses here in Berea! Many of our shops and businesses will be offering deals, refreshments, giveaways and tours this Friday-Sunday. This includes the 37th Annual Tater Knob Pottery and Farm Open house.
We will have open house brochures, cookies, hot cider, and shopping bags (while supplies last) at the Welcome Center in the Artisan
Village.
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Berea Festival of Trees
December 2nd-4th
Friday & Saturday 10am-8pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm
100 Churchill Ct.
The Berea Festival of Trees is a new annual holiday fundraiser for the New Opportunity School for Women. The event features a glittering display of beautiful trees supported by local businesses, individuals and community groups to showcase their brands, give back to the community, and have fun doing it. Family-friendly activities and toasty wintry drinks and treats will delight kids and grownups alike! The trees are silent auctioned throughout the event, with all proceeds benefiting low-income Appalachian women. Together, we are making more than holiday magic. We are making a difference.
Admission: $5 for Adults, $4 Senior/ Student, $2 Children 3+
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Breakfast with Santa at Boone Tavern
December 3rd
8am-10am
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 Main St. North
Pancake breakfast and a visit and picture with Santa. Please call the Front Desk and make your reservations today! Only $15 per person.
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31st Annual Twilight Christmas Parade
December 3rd
6pm
Hosted by the Berea Chamber of Commerce
Berea decks the halls and opens its doors wide for this enchanting prelude to the holiday season. Open houses all weekend long. Fantastic shopping in the Artisan Village and College Square. Catch the Christmas Spirit!
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24th Annual Danish American Christmas
December 4th
5:30pm-7:45pm
Russel Acton Folk Center
212 Jefferson St.
Santa's workshops, storytelling, carols, live music, live candles, Christmas tree, dancing, food, refreshments, Santa Lucia processional. Free admission. Donations accepted.
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Berea Farmer's Market Holiday Extravaganza
December 10th
10am-1pm
Berea Methodist Church Annex
100 Fee St.
The Berea Farmers Market will be celebrating the Holidays in our new, winter location at the Berea Methodist Church Annex at 101 Fee St., just around the corner from our summer location. We will have live music, several vendors will have specials for the occasion and we hope you can stop by and see us for all your holiday shopping needs. Still fresh produce available as well as lots of wonderful gift items from our artisan vendors. Parking will be in the Peoples Bank lot behind our summer location. Refreshments will be provided!
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Breakfast with Santa at Boone Tavern
December 10th
3pm-4:30pm
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 Main St. North
Featuring fine teas and holiday treats. $30 per person. Please call the Front Desk and make your reservations today!
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Make It, Take It, Give It!
Weekends November 25th - December 18th, and December 23rd and 30th
Make It, Take It, Give It offers so many ways to celebrate the holidays!
With the guidance of expert artisans (and using their equipment), you can create a handmade gift worthy of becoming a family
heirloom, or
you can "gift" a workshop to a special person and let them enjoy expressing their creativity.
Better yet, come together and celebrate the joy of making something with your own hands and imaginations.
Whether your interest is painting, glass blowing, or forging, the Make It, Take It, Give It has something for you. Select from workshops that last two hours to twelve hours to pursue your interest in fiber arts, blacksmithing, jewelry, woodworking, stained glass or professional learning for educators. You can even make your very own ornaments or multimedia Santa! Many classes are Family Friendly, so bring your kids or grandkids, enroll them in the children's activities or join them and create together.
The course catalog is up now, so don't wait!
Use #MTGBerea to share your experience online.
This is a great tradition for family and friends
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HOW: Hands On Workshops
H.O.W. (Hands-on Workshops) is a part of Berea's continued attempt to make education in artisan skills & crafts accessible to everyone. We're just getting started so keep checking back to see who else is getting on-board.
For more details and workshop availability, please contact the artisans directly using the information provided in their descriptions at www.visitberea.com/how-berea.
Crochet or Knit Knockers- December 1st and 15th, 3pm
Fiber Frenzy has joined with
Knittedknockers.org
to sponsor handmade prostheses for women who have had a mastectomy. Special patterns have been developed for both knit and crochet, to create soft, comfortable "knockers". Join us the first and third Thursday every month, 3pm to 5pm to make knockers.
For more information, call 859-986-3832 or click
here.
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Visual Arts Academy
Artists from all levels are invited to attend the Visual Arts Academy from the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen.
From painting to bead work, everyone is sure to find something they will enjoy.
Come on out with family and friends for your next art adventure!
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Art Exhibits and Demonstrations
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Berea Arts Council Exhibits
"Original Art...Original Gift"- November 18th-December 31st
Artist Reception November 18th, 5:30pm
This exhibit offers an artful alternative for giving the gift of original art at affordable prices!
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Berea College Art Exhibits
Rogers-Traylor Art Building, Berea College
9am-6pm M-R, 9-5 F, 1-5 Sun. (please note that these hours will change for the holiday season)
Decomposing the Monument to the Third International- through December 4th
-Decomposing the Monument to the Third International is an interactive art project that considers how the practices of art, food, and education might be drawn together in order to
plug some of the microflows of capital distribution. The hope is to encourage a rising-up of human essence that is based on creating networks of survival whereby the fulfillment of our most basic needs opens-up possibilities for new value systems that are not driven by profit and yield.- Josh Hoeks. Artist Talk December 2nd.
Mid-Year Graduation Exhibit for Exiting Art Majors- though December 16th.
-Showcase of Berea College's graduating art majors.
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Kentucky Artisan Center Exhibits and Demonstrations
"Have a Seat: Chairs by Kentucky Artisans"
Now through February 2017
Kentucky artists have submitted their entries and this new exhibit looks to be an exciting one!
Chairs by 29 artists will be displayed and for sale, with 10 participating artists new to
the Center.
Artists have created chairs using a variety of materials and have also re-purposed existing chairs into colorful new works. Chairs both large and small will show a wide range of artistic imagination and interpretation with some chairs functional and others purely whimsical and visual.
"Kentucky Clay: A Continuing Tradition"
Now through December 31st
Beginning with the origins of clay and early objects made from clay, the exhibit shows the development of tools and processes used in ceramics. Through text, photos and
objects, the scope of Kentucky ceramics is covered from early Native American pottery shards, to today's contemporary ceramic works.
Saturday Tours and Demonstrations
December 3rd
-Paul Buhrmester of Bowling Green, Ky will be demonstrating how to make gourd ornaments. A perfect start to the holiday season.
-Kyle Meados and Tisa McGraw from Cold Springs, Ky will be playing on a hammer dulcimer and Irish harp.
December 10th
-Sherrie Cocanougher of Parksville, Ky will be demonstrating jewelry making from silverware.
-The Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea will offer visitors free guided tours through the Center's gallery exhibit, "Have a Seat: Chairs by Kentucky Artisans" and the lobby exhibit, "Kentucky Clay: A Continuing Tradition."
These free, guided exhibit tours will be led by Kentucky Artisan Center staff who will talk about the exhibits, the artists and individual works. Staff will answer questions about the techniques and various processes used and the objects featured. Tours will be given at 11am and again at 2pm.
-From 11am-2pm Na Skylark - Lorinda Jones and Cathy Wilde perform on harp, Appalachian Dulcimer, Irish Uilleann bagpipes and flute.
December 17th
-Three members of the Berea Welcome Center Carvers will demonstrate a variety of woodcarving styles and techniques from 10:30am to 3:30pm at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.
Members of the Berea Welcome Center Carvers live in many communities in central Kentucky, and their activities include carving classes, carving demonstrations at schools, monthly Kentucky Artisan Center demonstrations and special events.
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A Christmas Carol
December 1st-4th
Thursday-Saturday 8pm, Sunday 2pm
Berea Arena Theater
1835 Big Hill Rd
"Charles Dickens Holiday Classic"
At the Berea Arena Theater!
This event is bound to be a fun time for all!
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A Holiday Musical Special
December 11th
3pm
Berea Arena Theater
1835 Big Hill Rd
"Al, Alice, and Ruth." A fun way to celebrate the holidays.
At the Berea Arena Theater!
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A Gift of Murder: Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
December 3rd and 16th
7pm
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 Main St. North
Boone Tavern Hotel presents "A Gift of Murder" by Jeff Roberts .... A Murder Mystery Dinner. Enjoy a Holiday themed murder mystery show with a four course dinner. Doors open at 6:45pm, Dinner and Show begins at 7pm. $47 per person. Please call the Front Desk and make your reservations today!
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Christmas Murder Mystery Dinner!
December 15th-17th
7pm
Spotlight Playhouse (Churchill's)
100 Churchill Ct.
A hilarious and interactive comedy dinner show. $25 ticket price includes roast beef or vegetarian quiche, 2 sides, rolls, salad, dessert, and drink.
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Listen! A Musical Celebration of Christmas at Berea College
December 2nd-3rd
Dress rehearsal 3:30pm Friday
Show 8pm Friday/Saturday
Phelps Stokes Auditorium Berea College
212 Chestnut St.
Join Berea College this holiday season with their annual Christmas Concert! This year, the event will be held in the Phelps-Stokes Chapel, rather than Union Church for a special television recording!
Tickets are free, but required due to limited seating. No children under the age of 8 will be allowed at the performance due to the recording.
If tickets are sold out, or you have children under 8, the dress rehearsal will be open to the public on Friday at 3:30pm. No tickets required for rehearsal.
For more information call 859-985-3466 or
click here.
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Berea College Student Concerts
Music Department Christmas Concert (Co-Sponsored by the Music Program and Campus Christian Center)
December 9th-10th, 7:30pm
Union Church, 200 Prospect St.
Berea College student performance .This event is free and open to the public to enjoy!
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Sinatra and Elvis Christmas Show
December 9th
7pm,
Historic Boone Tavern Hotel and Restaurant
100 Main St. North
Boone Tavern Hotel presents, "Christmas with Sinatra and The King" Enjoy a four course dinner while Matt Snow, The Cincinnati Sinatra and Jim Jones as Elvis, King of Rock sing the holiday classics in a vegas style show.
Doors open at 6:45pm, dinner and show start at 7pm.
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Last Thursday at Herb and Willow
December 29th 7pm-10pm
Herb and Willow
136 N. Broadway
An evening of good drinks, good treats, good friends, and great music.
For more information,
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Jammin' on the Porch
Thursday 7pm-9pm
Russel Acton Folk Center (weather seasonal location)
212 W. Jefferson St.
A family friendly jam session at the Rusesel Acton Folk Center. It's an event you won't forget.
Call 800-598-5263 or go to
visitberea.com for more information, and weather location.
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3rd Friday Contra Dance
December 16th
8pm
128 N. Broadway
Above the Old Town Candy Kitchen
3rd Friday contra dances at Chez Moi, our "fine home and dancehall" above the Old Town Fudge Shop. Come to the left side of the building and ascend. The dance runs from 8pm-11pm before devolving into fun and merriment of all sorts till the wee hours. Calling is by a cavalcade of volunteers, and music is by ... YOU! Bring your instruments and calling cards - you get in FREE! The rest are in for the low low price of $3.
No partner or experience is needed. All dances are taught first and then prompted. We change partners after every dance, and are especially welcoming to new dancers! If you get winded, there are seven miles of sofas and a table-full of food and drinks to revive you. Root around for the Ramekin of Recompense and drop in a few dinero if you can.
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Berea Farmers Market
Saturdays 10am-1pm (Winter Hours)
100 Fee St.
Berea Methodist Church Annex
Want some delicious local foods during your visit to Berea? Don't miss Berea's local farmer's market.
Fresh produce, delicious baked goods, and much more await you at the lovely indoor location.
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Kentucky Trail Town
Our trails are perfect for warm winter days!
Maps to hike or bike some of Berea's awesome trails are located at the Welcome Center at 3 Artist Circle off of North Broadway.
Enjoy scenic views at the Pinnacles or Anglin Falls or take a nice stroll along one of our lovely share use paths through town.
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Berea Parks and Recreation Newsletter
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As always, thank you for following us! We look forward to seeing you here in Berea!
You can find even more information on our website at visitberea.com.
If you have any comments or suggestions, be sure to send them to info@visitberea.com.
If you are a community member that would like to submit an event, be sure to submit it at visitberea.com/events so that we can get it out through social media, in our newsletter, and on our webpage calendar.
Dylan Bogard
800-598-5263
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