Asheville Museum & Woolworth Walk
Asheville, NC Thursday ~ February 28th, 2008

Time: 8:30 a.m. departure from YMCA on Highway 93; 6:00 p.m. return
Cost: $40 per person for Art's Center Members $50 per person for non-members. Cost includes motor-coach transportation; free parking at YMCA on Hwy 93, all entrance tickets and home-made goodies.

Details: Arrive at the Asheville Art Museum around 10:00. The museum annually presents an exciting, inviting and active schedule of exhibitions and public programs based on its permanent collection of 20th and 21st century art. Our visit will also include experiences with works of significance to Western North Carolina's cultural heritage including Studio Craft, Black Mountain College and Cherokee artists. Special exhibitions feature renowned regional and national artists and explore issues of enduring interest. The Museum also offers a wide array of innovative, inspiring and entertaining educational programs for people of all ages.

Next, we're off to have lunch and explore downtown Asheville, starting with the Woolworth Walk! Woolworth Walk now exhibits more than 150 artists and artisans selling and making jewelry, fine art, decorative art and crafts in it's nearly 20,000 square feet of air-conditioned, quality display and studio space. Woolworth Walk also boasts a fully operational Soda Fountain built to resemble the original Woolworth Luncheonette (one possible lunch locale). A 50's flair was used in the design to further compliment the vast array of art. The Soda Fountain is in its original location and is now open and serving many of the original menu items, including egg creams, club sandwiches, coffee and of course old fashioned ice cream sodas. You don't need a time machine to travel into the past. Just visit the Soda Fountain at Woolworth Walk. The afternoon hours are yours to linger at the Walk or to walk the downtown area. At 4:00 we'll depart from the artsy district of Asheville and journey home.