Taste of the Holidays + Dinosaurs

Each holiday season, Mid-America Museum hosts the Annual Taste of the Holidays featuring Hot Springs’ most prestigious restaurants in a fun, festive atmosphere held at the Museum. The fund-raiser includes wonderful holiday food, silent and live auction with items from local artists, and entertainment.

            This great holiday event on Dec. 1 from 4-7 p.m. is a fun night at the Museum and a fantastic way to support and say thank you to a true Hot Springs educational treasure. We are lucky to have the Mid-America Museum whose mission is to encourage science learning and understanding for all ages in ways not ordinarily found in the workplace, classroom or home. In a nutshell, the Museum makes science fun and understandable. It is a great learning environment for children and adults and a place Diamondhead likes to support.

            In addition to the Taste of the Holidays, the Museum has an incredible Dinosaur Discoveries Exhibit custom-built by New York’s American Museum of Natural History through Jan. 5. Call Cara Matthews at 501.767.3461 for more information on Museum events and exhibits.

            If I’ve piqued your interest in coming to the Taste of the Holidays, I hope you’ll also consider coming out to Diamondhead for a look around. For anyone interested in moving into retirement living, looking for a great community to rear children with great schools, or enjoying the amenities of Lake Catherine and the golf course, we have the answer for relocation to an incredible safe, gated community. Call us at 501.520.9201 or 501.262.9310 and we’d love to show you around.  

Bells Jingle In Hot Springs

Jingle Bells are beginning to ring for holiday celebrations in Hot Springs. This town knows how to get into the holiday spirit and stay there throughout December. Watch for our blog as we keep you informed about our many holiday events.

            Saturday Nov. 30. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Casa Bella near downtown starts the Christmas shopping season with their annual “Jingle Bella” Celebration. Some of the fun events they sponsor that day are local artisans demonstrating and selling their works, portrait painting, scavenger hunt, prizes, special sales, food, music and entertainment. What a great community event to get in the holiday spirit. Call 501.624.2272 for more information.

            Then Dec. 14 Garvan Woodland Gardens sponsors the Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis. At the race participants are encouraged to wear a holiday-inspired costume and tie jingle bells to their athletic shoe laces. This is a great way to give back and get some exercise by participating in the Run/Walk. To register contact Angela Harris at 501.664.4591 or aharris@arthritis.org.

            So, “Jingle All the Way” this holiday season. In the midst of your comings and goings we would love to have you visit Diamondhead to see decorations and our annual luminaries. If you’re considering a move or relocation to live on the lake or golf course among beautiful scenery and great people, Diamondhead is the place to see. We have lots to offer in our beautiful Hot Springs location. Call 501.520.9201 or 501.262.9310 for more information.

             

Chili and Lights in Historic Hot Springs

Chili is one of my favorite foods and one of my favorites to make. The upcoming Chili Cook-off will be a chili-lover’s dream. Chili makers from Hot Springs spend a lot of time and effort to make their best pots of chili. There will be many varieties to choose ranging from mild to unbelievably hot! 

            From 4-8 p.m. Nov. 25 at the Exchange Street Parking Plaza for $4 anyone can come to sample all the chili they can eat. And, the $4 goes to support the Downtown Associations’ Deck the Park Challenge, which helps defray cost for the holiday lighting display.

            And then after the Chili Cook-off, Christmas lights will be turned on downtown to kick-off the holiday season in Hot Springs, 

            I’m really excited about the combination of the Chili Cook-off and watching Historic Downtown Hot Springs come alive with Christmas lights. 

            This would be a perfect weekend to come to Hot Springs for Holiday of Lights at Garvin Gardens Nov. 23 and then the Chili Cook-off and Light-Up Downtown on Nov. 25. We’d love to have you come out to Diamondhead during the weekend for a look around. We have great property values, an 18-hole PGA sanctioned golf course – one of the finest in our area, and a picturesque lake where you can fish and boat. Give us a call and come by to check out Diamondhead and meet some of the wonderful people who live there,

Holiday Lights Brighten up our Hot Springs World

The gorgeous leaves all around Hot Springs are changing quickly, just like the seasons. Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays are approaching at a fast pace. This is such a fun time of the year. One of the many events I am looking forward to in November is the Holiday Lights Opening Night at Garvan Gardens.

            Last year two million lights were lit throughout the Gardens. This is always a hit with Hot Springs residents and many visitors from outside the area. And, the Gardens are so close to those who live in Diamondhead. This has become one of Arkansas’ most anticipated holiday events.

            This year the Gardens will double the lights to around four million. I can hardly wait for the spectacle, which should certainly be a night to remember. The Holiday Lights Opening Night is Nov. 23 with a concert at Anthony Chapel at 6 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Then, the Holiday Lights continue from 5-9 p.m. each day until Dec. 31. The Gardens are closed Thanksgiving and Christmas days.

            Please come and experience this great kick-off to the holiday season, with many more events to follow. Our world-renowned neighbor, Garvan Gardens, always puts on events in a spectacular way.

            If you come for the weekend and have some time for fun, consider the short jaunt to Diamondhead and look around at our incredible community. If it’s moving, relocating, retiring or just curiosity about the beautiful area, come for a visit and check it out. Call 501-520-9201 for more information. We’d love to show you around.