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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR SPRING 2025 LEADERSHIP CHATUGE
Early Bird Registration opens October 1, 2024, and continues through December 31, 2024.
HAWG WILD BBQ AND CATFISH HOUSE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Order by Wednesday, December 18th, for pickup on Monday, December 23rd. Call or stop in and reserve yours today!
Mountain Country Christmas in Lights
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Music, arts & crafts, a magic show, and Santa!
Christmas Eve Holiday Brunch Buffet
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Enjoy live music, festive dishes, cozy ambiance, and the spirit of the season with us!
CHRISTMAS EVE AT MURPHY'S CHOPHOUSE
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Lunch 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; dinner 4-9 p.m. Call for reservations: 828-835-3287.
New Year's Eve Prix Fixe Dinner
4:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Ring in the New Year with elegance and unforgettable flavors at our New Year’s Eve Prix Fixe Dinner at The Oaks Lakeside Kitchen.
New Year's Eve at The Ridges Resort
Join us for New Year’s Eve celebrations here at The Ridges Resort! Ring in 2025 with us with an evening full of fun, food, and fireworks! Fireworks Show at 7pm, free to the public on the lakeside lawn.
NEW YEAR'S FIREWORKS
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Celebrate the season with a dazzling fireworks display on our event pier, best enjoyed from the beautiful lakeside lawn.
New Year's Eve Bash at Marina Station!
9:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 31st from 9pm-12:30am! 🤩🎆 Welcome 2025 in style at Marina Station's ultimate New Year's Eve party! For a $50 entry fee, enjoy live music from Bone Daddy's Band, delicious appetizers, unlimited Topgolf fun, ...
JANUARY 2025 AUDITIONS AT THE PEACOCK
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
We are excited to announce audition and rehearsal dates for the 2025 theatrical season!
ICL: Improving Your Bridge Play
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Instructor - George Curran Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Improve your bridge game with a focus on card play. You will learn to analyze your hand, make a plan and execute the plan. ...
ICL: Beginning Banjo January 13 – March 03
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Course Instructor - Ken Sampson Beginning Banjo Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Scrugg's style lessons beginning with Banjo Parts Description, Basic Rolls with the Picking Pattern and ...
ICL: Intermediate Banjo, January 13 – March 03
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Course Instructor - Ken Sampson Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Students will begin to play more complex songs with more complex Right Hand Picking Patterns as well as learning the fret ...
ICL: Beginning Mah-Jongg, January 14 – March 04
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Instructor Ann Powell Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Mah-Jongg is a game that originated in China and is similar to the Western card game rummy. It is a game of skill, strategy, ...
ICL: The Joy of Journaling, January 14 – February 11
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Instructor Billie Shelburn Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $20.00 per class Winter's weather induces us to stay inside and inhibits a lot of activity. It's a perfect time ...
ICL: Playing Card Games, January 14 – March 04
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Course Instructor Ann Powell Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Learn to play and enjoy various card games with others, challenge your brain and take a break from our daily lives and just have ...
ICL - Biblical Reflections: Find Yourself in the Stories of the Bible
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Course Instructor - Rabbi Yonatan Hambourger Course fee $40. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Please note: The course fee includes the price of the class book which is being printed by ICL since the book is ...
ICL: Georgia History 1732 - 1865, January 15 – February 05
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Instructor - Jerry Taylor Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with Georgia's history from1732 to1865. Major themes to be considered will be ...
ICL: Mountain Gardening, January 15, 2025, 1:30 PM – February 05, 2025, 3;30 PM
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Course Instructor Jacob Williams Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Whether you are an experienced gardener or want to learn more about gardening in the mountains, there’s always something new ...
ICL: Introduction to Pickleball, January 15 – March 05
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Course Instructor - Sharon Harkavy Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). If you want to learn how to play pickleball in a fun and friendly class with beginners, then this is the class for you. ...
ICL: Learning the Game of Chess, January 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – January 29, 2025, 6:00 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Instructor - Michael Berkman Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). This course is designed to familiarize new players with the basics of the game. It will examine the playing field, the ...
ICL: Advanced Beginner Pickleball, January 15 – March 05
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Course Instructor - Sharon Harkavy Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Okay, you know the basics of pickleball and you know how to play, but now what? Do you want to get better? Do you want to ...
ICL: Blacksmithing - Unleash Your Primitive Inner Self! January 16, 2025, 9:00 AM – March 06, 2025, 12:00 PM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Instructor - Ray Anderson Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $120.00 Using the ancient art of Blacksmithing, you can form metal into whatever shape you desire using ...
ICL: Beginning Mountain Dulcimer, January 16 – March 06
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Course Instructor - Delaine Sapp Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Participants will learn tuning, timing, understanding the fretboard, strumming, reading tablature, and beginning chording. As ...
ICL: Write and Publish Your Short Story, January 16 – March 06
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Instructor - Rick Sapp Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). The short story is a unique and beautiful form of writing. No sprawling novel, the short story condenses thoughts and actions, ...
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS - BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN EMC
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
All Chamber Members are invited to this important networking event. Please RSVP: email director@claychambernc.com, or phone 828-389-3704.
A Ridges Experience: Join Us for a Murder Mystery Weekend
Murder at Lake Chatuge January 17-19, 2025 The Murder Mystery Weekend ™ Includes: • Accommodations for two nights • Friday welcome reception and hors d’oeuvres • Saturday breakfast, lunch, cocktail reception (cash bar) and dinner • Sunday ...
ICL: The History and Story of Scripture, January 17 – March 07
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Course Instructor - Thomas Burrows Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). This class will be given a birds eye view of the 66 book English Bible We will delve into the Bible's history and overall ...
ICL: Bear Country Acrylic Painting, January 17, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Course Instructor Barbara Keyes Course fee $15. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee $20.00 Bear country is an acrylic painting done on a 12x16 canvas. No experience required and all supplies ...
ICL: Healing Hatha Yoga, January 20, 2025, 10:30 AM – February 24, 2025, 11:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Course Instructor Heather Devereaux Course fee $35. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Throughout our practice we will focus on boosting immunity and reducing inflammation. We will detox, repair, strengthen, ...
ICL: Exploring North Florida Forest and Trails, January 24, 2025, 1:00 PM – February 21, 2025, 3:00 PM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Course Instructor George Owen Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). This course will be conducted in the ICL Classroom over several Fridays in January and February and will feature the outdoor, ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
ICL: Getting to Know Your Camera, February 04 – March 04
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Course Instructor Stephan Banakas Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Do you ever wonder what all those buttons and dials on your camera do? Or what all those words and phrases dealing with ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
ICL: Elder Law & Estate Planning, February 12 & 19, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Instructor Eddy Corn Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS FOR ELDER CLIENTS Class 1 will focus on the documents you need in place to allow your trusted agents to assist you in ...
ICL: Expressive Watercolor, February 13 – March 06
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Instructor Billie Shelburn Course fee $30. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Materials Fee - $25.00 per class Come and learn how to be definitive with paint, paper and a brush. It is possible to capture ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
ICL: Practice Portrait Drawing, February 22 – March 01
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Course Instructor Joyce Clair Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). Drawing realistic portraits is a skill you can learn with practice. In these 2 classes, you will learn how to see accurately, ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
ICL: Chimps: Africa to N. GA Mountains, February 26, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Instructor Nancy Page, RN, MSN Free to ICL Members - (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). While living on Lake Tanganyika in central Africa, Jane Goodall discovered the high level of thinking and ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
ICL: Walking the South West Coast Along England's Coastline, March 05 – March 12
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Course Instructor - Rick Sapp Course fee $25. (Requires ICL membership - $35 annually if not already a member). The South West Coast Path is a 630-mile journey along the coastline of England’s south west peninsula. Running from Minehead in ...
MARCH 2025 AUDITIONS AT THE PEACOCK
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
We are excited to announce audition and rehearsal dates for the 2025 theatrical season!
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
2025 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival
The 11th annual Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival will include storytelling and musical performances, children's events, a quilt display, and workshops so that community members, visitors from afar, and students of all ages can not only learn ...
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
LEADERSHIP CHATUGE SPRING 2025
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The class is for those who work and/or live in Clay, Cherokee, and Towns counties.
MAY 2025 AUDITIONS AT THE PEACOCK
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
We are excited to announce audition and rehearsal dates for the 2025 theatrical season!
AUGUST 2025 AUDITIONS AT THE PEACOCK
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
We are excited to announce audition and rehearsal dates for the 2025 theatrical season!