{"id":401,"date":"2023-12-19T15:44:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=401"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:46:06","slug":"candlelight-christmas","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/event\/candlelight-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Candlelight Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experience the serenity of an Appalachian Christmas at the Museum of Appalachia! The centerpiece of this holiday event is an evening tour of the Museum\u2019s pioneer village. The cabins will be adorned with old-fashioned Christmas decorations and festively lit for the occasion.\u00a0Throughout the evening, guests can enjoy live music, traditional dancing, and Christmas\u00a0storytelling, along with a wide range of demonstrations and activities, including blacksmithing,\u00a0apple butter making,\u00a0 popcorn stringing, holiday arts &amp; crafts for kids, and farm and wildlife\u00a0education featuring live animal meet &amp; greets.\u00a0Families can sip sassafras tea, visit with Santa Claus, and browse the Holiday Market, featuring\u00a0handmade gifts, baked goods, and the works and wares of local artisans\u2014perfect for last-minute\u00a0shopping.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum Restaurant will be open throughout the event, serving hearty soups, hot meals, and other\u00a0cozy seasonal favorites, while the Gift Shop will offer an array of regional crafts, books, and holiday merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>Candlelight Christmas runs each evening from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tickets and more information\u00a0are available now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofappalachia.org\/christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">museumofappalachia.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1122 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candlelight-Christmas-4-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candlelight-Christmas-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candlelight-Christmas-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Candlelight-Christmas-4.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experience the serenity of an Appalachian Christmas at the Museum of Appalachia! The centerpiece of this holiday event is an evening tour of the Museum\u2019s pioneer village. The cabins will be adorned with old-fashioned Christmas decorations and festively lit for <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/event\/candlelight-christmas\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1121,"template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-401","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1171,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/401\/revisions\/1171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norrislakeproject.com\/norrisfreeway\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}