Gables Inn Newsletter
January 2013
The Gables Inn Bed & Breakfast has a new web site!!!!
After careful research to make sure we have included more information, packages and photos than any other lodging website in the area and creating an elaborate, user friendly, design - we have launched our brand new website! This state of the art composition conforms to smart phones, computers and I-pads so you can view and interact with it wherever you are. The new and exciting Gables Inn website offers anything from pre-made packages to spa add-on’s, from breakfast recipes to local Hot Springs attractions. New pages include our inn-keeper’s special, newsletter and current events/happenings in and around Hot Springs.
Oaklawn will open for the 2013 live racing season Friday, Jan. 11 and the 56-day meet will continue every Thursday - Sunday through Saturday, April 13. Oaklawn will also have live racing on Monday, January 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Monday, February 18, President's Day. For the complete 2013 racing calendar, click here.
Bald Eagle Bonanza January 18, 2013 - January 20, 2013 If your spine tingles at the site of an eagle soaring majestically, then you’re aware of the unique combination of beauty and efficient design that sets these birds apart from other winged creatures. Don’t think it’s necessary to travel to far-off places to see an eagle in the wild. Arkansas is a favorite wintering ground for bald eagles, and they are seen in nearly every part of the Natural State. Join a park interpreter for festivities centered on our national symbol. Activities include lake tours, guided bird walks, guest speakers and live bird demonstrations. Contact the park for a detailed schedule as the event draws near.
Hot Springs Jazz Society's 1st Annual Mardi Gras Party at the Hot Springs Field House
Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 6-10pm
4 Big Bands playing continuously
Cajun-Rock-Dixieland-Jazz
HUGE DANCE FLOOR!
Cajun Food-Adult Beverages-Dancing
$20 Admission
Plenty of Parking
Handicapped Accessible
Please visit www.hotspringsjazzfest.org for more information
Daffodil Days Feb. 13, 2013 - March 13, 2013 Location: Garvan Woodland Gardens Mid- February to Mid-March: Daffodil Days Enjoy the dance of more than 200,000 daffodils in various shades of yellow when these happy blooms make their annual appearance in the Gardens. Open daily from 9am to 6pm. Regular Garden admission applies. Please call the Gardens for peak bloom times. 501.262.9300/800.366.4664
The First Ever Tenth Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade Everybody is Irish in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas on March 17th! We are officially ready for the 2013 parade! We hope you’re ready for fun and the return of two of our greatest grand marshals-Bo Derek, the 2010 Grand Marshal and legendary actress from the movie “10″ and John Corbett, the 2011 Grand Marshal and “Northern Exposure” TV star among dozens of other notable roles, will be the celebrity grand marshals for Hot Springs’ First Ever Tenth Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, which is earning a reputation as one of the best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in America. The ‘Spa City’ was painted green in 2012 when thousands gathered on Bridge Street for The First Ever Ninth Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Hot Springs. Celebrity Grand Marshal, Tim Matheson, star of “Animal House” brought the party to Hot Springs as he worked the ‘World’s Shortest Street.’ If you were not so lucky in 2012, mark your calendar now to come shake your shillelagh at this zany parade on March 17, 2013! There’ll be leprechauns, quirky floats, marching bands, Irish Elvis impersonators and of course the return of two of the favorite Grand Marshals, Bo Derek and John Corbett, for one of the best St. Patrick’s Day celebrations around.