It's almost that time of year again for the national gingerbread house competition at the Grove Park Inn & Spa. The past two holiday seasons, we have profiled stories of North Buncombe residents having great successes in the competiton. They can be found here on page 6 and here on pages 18 & 19. Below is a schedule for this year's competition.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, November 15
2-8 p.m. The 2009 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display begins with INTAKE.
- Vanderbilt Atrium, Level 7
Monday, November 16
7-8:30 a.m. IN-TAKE continues. - Vanderbilt Atrium, Level 7
9:30 a.m. JUDGING BEGINS, open to the public - Grand Ballroom, Level 8
12 p.m. JUDGING CONTINUES, closed to the public - Grand Ballroom, Level 8
4:30 p.m. Doors open for Awards Ceremony. - Grand Ballroom, Level 8
5 p.m. AWARDS CEREMONY, open to the public - Grand Ballroom, Level 8
Wednesday, November 18, 2009-Sunday, January 3, 2010
Take a moment to view the 17th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition & Display
entries throughout The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, beginning on Wednesday, November 18,
2009, and concluding on Sunday, January 3, 2010. Non-Resort guests may view the display on
Monday through Thursdays only.
“Stories of Gingerbread” guided tours are available at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., Mondays through
Saturdays, throughout the display dates. $10 per adult; $5 per child (12 & under). For more
information, please call 282-252-2711, ext. #4094.
Please be aware the Grand Prize entry along with other winning entries may be removed from the National Gingerbread House Display during the resort’s holiday season for publicity purposes.
Past publicity dates have included the seven days prior to Christmas and the seven (7) days following Christmas. Publicity dates for the 2009 holiday season have not been set at this time.
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