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In the mix this weekend:
Check here every week for the best weekend events in and around the Upstate.
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You'll find lighted elves, reindeer, candy canes and even climbing bears along this 1.5-mile drive-through. At the Winter Wonderland you can roast marshmallows, sip hot chocolate, take pictures with Santa and check out a large lighted Christmas card display.
Check out the dazzling 276 lighted displays that also include a Victorian village, candy workshop and flying reindeer. For $5per person, visitors can try outdoor ice skating. Runs 6-9 p.m.Sundays-Thursdays and 6-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, from Thanksgivingthrough Dec. 26. Admission $10 per car or minivan; $20 for larger vansand buses. 269-0852 or www.wmyi.com.
This year Lights of Hope, a 7/10 of a mile drive through Christmas light displays, will feature more than 3.5 million lights, a made over Santa Lodge and new displays at the front entrance. Visitors come from as far as 200 miles away to see the display, which benefits a non-profit volunteer agency. Admission costs $5 per car, but visitors can also bring five canned goods, one new toy, five pairs of glasses, hearing aids or blankets.
Drive your car through 100 acres covered in lights and holiday-themed decorations. Special features include the Enchanted Deer Forest and The Walk, where you can interact with the parks animals and hang out around a bonfire. If youre feeling nostalgic, Santa and his elf will be on hand to listen to your holiday wish list. Call for closing times.
See the Biltmore Estate in all its Christmas decoration glory, including dozens of hand-decorateed Christmas trees. Enjoy shopping, special holiday menus, free holiday how-to seminars and complimentary wine tastings. Tickets are discounted when purchased online.
Wear all black to this post-Thanksgiving concert featuring Ray J, Kevon Edmonds and more. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.1073jamz.com.
Gallery show celebrates childhood toys
Gallery exhibit focuses on stereotypes on race and Southern culture
Peruse handcrafted gifts made by local artists including Laura Dahl, Del Kimbler and Sue Grier.
Presley play shakes it all up at the Warehouse Theatre
Have some post-Thanksgiving laughs for charity
Long-running punk band reveals pop side
Country singer 'does his thing' at the Blind Horse Saloon
New York folkie talks B.B. King and acupuncture
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