BRAHM hosts holiday open house
BRAHM’s holiday open house, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 1, will feature fun and festivities for the whole family.
The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum invites the community
to warm up and kick off the holiday season on Dec. 1, from noon to 3 p.m.
A holiday open
house will be a free event held at the museum. Festivities include ornament making, storytelling,
cookie decorating, music, a silent auction, refreshments and an unveiling of a special gift to the
community. The galleries will also be open free of charge.
Visitors will be able to see the
latest exhibit at BRAHM, the 2012 traveling exhibit from the Watercolor Society of North Carolina,
which opens Thursday, Nov. 29.
Children will have the opportunity to decorate cookies and
create Christmas ornaments to take home.
A painting by Elliott Daingerfield depicting the
Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, often referred to as “The Holy Family Tondo,” will be unveiled
in the atrium, as the middle school ensemble and Koinonia children’s choirs from Rumple Memorial
Presbyterian serenade guests.
Other holiday activities will take place throughout the
museum, including a silent auction of live wreaths decorated by local artists, designers and store
owners.
The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum is located at 159 Chestnut St. in downtown
Blowing Rock. For more information, visit http://www.blowingrockmuseum.org or or call (828)
295-9099.
