1890 Williams House Inn » Blog http://1890williamshouse.com Hot Springs Arkansas Bed and Breakfast Tue, 15 May 2012 17:51:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 New owners welcome you! http://1890williamshouse.com/new-owners-welcome-you/ http://1890williamshouse.com/new-owners-welcome-you/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:14:53 +0000 1890williamshouse http://1890williamshouse.com/?p=757 Lynda, John, and Maizy in the garden

Hi! This is Lynda, and my husband John and we are the proud new owners of the 1890 Williams House. We’ve now been here for three months, moving from Austin, Texas. Every day we find something new to love about Hot Springs and our new home. We invite you to come and visit us soon and we look forward to meeting you!

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Historic Downtown Hot Springs AR

501-321-2277

Stueart Pennington Running Of The Tubs, an open bathtub race that highlights the city of Hot Springs’ colorful history of “We Bathe the World,” on World-famous Bathhouse Row in downtown Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas.
The winning team will receive a traveling winner’s trophy that it will keep until the next year’s race. Individual team members will receive a trophy. Two additional trophies will be given, one for the Most Original Tub and one for the Most Humorous Tub.

For a complete list of rules please contact the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Some of the rules include -

* All team members must be 18 or older.
* The four team members pushing the tubs must wear hats of some type and shape and also some suspenders.
* Anything goes, including water balloons, costumes and race strategies.

All entry fees will be donated to the Downtown Merchants Christmas Tree Fund.

1890 Williams House Inn is located just five blocks from Central Avenue and the Running of the Tubs.  Enjoy the city and come back and relax in one of the Inn’s two person jetted “tubs”.

]]> http://1890williamshouse.com/running-of-the-tubs-in-historic-downtown-hot-springs-arkansas/feed/ 0 Hot Springs Arkansas – Ladies Night Out http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-ladies-night-out/ http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-ladies-night-out/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:47:42 +0000 http://1890williamshouse.com/?p=717 Hot Springs Sentinel-Record Presents Ladies Night Out

April 28, 2011
Hot Springs Convention Center

toverton@hotsr.com
501-623-7711
Contact: Tom Overton

Fun, Fashion and Shopping!

Join us for an action-packed night featuring prizes, entertainment and more!

Emceed by David Bazzel!
The party starts at 5pm and ends at 7:30 pm

So bring your girlfriends and have a blast!
Admission is free.

Make Ladies Night Out a trip for you and your girlfriends to enjoy every year!  Come stay at 1890 Williams House Inn, be pampered at Nurture Day Spa, and relax in comfortable elegance.  The Hot Springs Convention Center is located just blocks from the Inn, dining and historic downtown Hot Springs.

]]> http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-ladies-night-out/feed/ 0 3 on 3 Senior Basketball Tournament – Hot Springs Arkansas http://1890williamshouse.com/3-on-3-senior-basketball-tournament-hot-springs-arkansas/ http://1890williamshouse.com/3-on-3-senior-basketball-tournament-hot-springs-arkansas/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:42:24 +0000 http://1890williamshouse.com/?p=714 Nothin’ but Net Senior 3on3 Basketball Tournament

March 17 – 20, 2011
Hot Springs area

www.srsports.org
2rsrolym@hotsprings.net
501-321-1441 or 800-720-7276
Contact: Dawne Brooks

Nothin’ But Net Senior 3on3 Basketball Tournament
March 17-20,2011
Location – Lakeside School, Hot Spring High School & First Church of the Nazarene

FREE admission

3 on 3 Senior Basketball Tournament
Senior Basketball Teams:
Ages 50-54,  55-59,  60-64,  65-69,  70-74,  75-Up.
Women’s & Men’s team on 1/2 court
Largest Senior Stand Alone 3on3 Basketball tournament in the nation!
14th year with over 26 states participating

]]> http://1890williamshouse.com/3-on-3-senior-basketball-tournament-hot-springs-arkansas/feed/ 0 Hot Springs Arkansas Boat, Tackle & RV Show http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-boat-tackle-rv-show/ http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-boat-tackle-rv-show/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:39:02 +0000 http://1890williamshouse.com/?p=710 Hot Springs Boat, Tackle & RV Show

February 25-27, 2011
Summit Arena & Hot Springs Convention Center

www.dgattractions.com
griffeyinc@sbcglobal.net
501-765-1423
Contact: Ken Griffey

Hot Springs Boat, Tackle & RV Show
Summit Arena & Hot Springs Convention Center
February 25-27, 2011

Admission: $5.00 Adults, Children under 12 free with an adult.

Hot Springs Boat, Tackle and RV Show will showcase nearly 200 Boats & RV’s along with exhibits featuring resorts, campgrounds, Boat and RV accessories, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Mobile Aquarium, BassMaster Casting Kids Competition and other exhibits related to the Boat and RV industry. You can register to win $1,000 in cash along with many other valuable prizes. Boat and RV manufacturers will have factory reps on hand to answer questions regarding Boat’s and RV’s.

The Hot Springs Convention Center is located just blocks from 1890 Williams House Inn and is the perfect lodging choice for your stay in Hot Springs Arkansas.  Come and enjoy the Boat, Tackle and RV show and relax in comfortable elegance at the Inn.

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Tulip Extravaganza

March 21 – April 3, 2011 Approximately 100,000 vibrantly hued tulips will grace the Flowering Border and Camelia Trail. This lavish floral display is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Call for estimated peak bloom date(s) and don’t forget the camera!

Garvan Woodland Gardens is an example of The Natural State at its best: a canopy of pines reaching skyward providing protection for delicate flora and fauna, gentle lapping waves that unfold along the 4 ½ miles of wooded shoreline, and rocky inclines that remind us of the surrounding Ouachita Mountains. The Gardens are a beautifully crafted response to those who may have doubted one determined woman’s vision for a world-class botanical garden. 

Garvan Woodland Gardens is open 7 days a week:
Winter Hours: Closed January.  February 1 – March 31 10:00 am. – 5:00 pm
Spring/Summer Hours: April 1 – September 30 9:00 am – 8:00 pm
Fall Hours: October 1 – November 21 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Come stay and relax in comfortable elegance at 1890 Williams House Inn, located just 20 minutes from Garvan Woodland Gardens.  The Inn has double person jetted tubs in all guest rooms, private bathrooms, in-room kitchen amenities and much more.

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Daffodil Days at Garvan Woodland Gardens – Hot Springs, AR
February 21 – March 20, 2011
More than 200,000 brilliant gold, yellow, and orange daffodils brighten the trails during this peak time for the spring-flowering bulbs.

Interesting Facts about Garvan Woodland Gardens

Serenity Circle

  • Over 1,700 tons of weathered landscape boulders were placed, or 3,400,000 pounds. The largest boulders were ten to eleven tons, or about 8 feet long by 3 feet tall by 5 feet wide.
  • Approximately 1,000 tons, or two million pounds, of native veneer stone were used. This is enough stone to build a three foot retaining wall over a half mile long.
  • Over 600 cubic yards of concrete were poured. This is enough to construct an obelisk 20 stories tall and nine feet by nine feet (or about half the size of the Washington Monument), yet none is visible in the finished garden.
  • Enough material delivery trips on the Gardens’ skid loaders were made to haul a backhoe load of gravel from Los Angeles to New York.

The Gardens Contain:

  • Waterfalls and cascades pump 675 gallons of water per minute from Lake Hamilton, or about 350 million gallons a year; enough water to fill a lake of over 400 acres that is twenty feet deep every year.
  • Nearly three miles of recreational trails, including a new 3/8 mile walk across dramatic hillsides and ravines in the Garden of the Pine Wind.
  • The largest remaining undeveloped tract of land on Lake Hamilton, the Mid-South’s most popular recreational Lake.
  • Enough ornamental trees to plant about ¾ mile of the Champs Elyseé in Paris or an avenue over two miles long with a tree every twenty feet.

    • The Canopy Bridge

  • Over 2,000 azaleas of 160 varieties, or enough to completely cover over an acre spaced five feet on center.
  • 128 species of ornamental native shrubs and wildflowers.
  • Over 300 varieties of flowering perennials and groundcovers.
  • 65 different varieties of Asian maple. Most are Japanese maples, the most popular ornamental tree in the United States.
  • One of North America’s only known mature, blooming specimen of the Emmenopterys henrii, a rare tree from Burma and southern China.

Other Facts of Interest

  • The Garden property is the only botanical garden in the U.S that occupies all of a peninsula in a major water body. At over one and a quarter miles long, the property is composed of dramatic hillsides that include vertical grade changes of over 100 feet provide spectacular views to Lake Hamilton.
  • The garden is home to over 100 species of native birds, including the pileated woodpecker, great blue heron, wild turkey, and great horned owl. The property is an over wintering site for the bald eagle.
  • Several native animals inhabit the gardens, including gray and red squirrels, raccoons, opossums, coyotes, armadillos, red foxes, and a resident herd of white-tailed deer.

Come enjoy the beautiful gardens and stay with us at 1890 Williams House Inn, a Hot Springs Arkansas bed and breakfast located just blocks from Historic Downtown Hot Springs Arkansas.  Be dazzled by the daffodils and then relax in the two person jetted tub and enjoy a full breakfast.  Come relax and enjoy.  The Inn is located just twenty minutes from Garvan Woodland Gardens. 


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January 14-April 16
Oaklawn Park

www.oaklawn.com
winning@oaklawn.com
501-623-4411 or 1-800-OAKLAWN

Oaklawn Park’s 2011 live racing season begins! Through April 16th the Thoroughbred world is focused on Hot Springs’ world famous Oaklawn Park. Races are Wednesdays through Sundays at 1:30pm and Saturdays at 1pm. Derby Day is April 16. For more information please call or visit Oaklawn’s web site.

1890 Williams House Inn is located just one mile from Oaklawn Racetrack and is the lodging establishment where you can relax after a day at the races.  Come relax in comfortable elegance in one of your guest rooms and double-person jetted tubs.

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Hot Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 17, 2011
The World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is always held on March 17th on historic Bridge Street in downtown Hot Springs.
Bridge Street became famous in the 1940′s when Ripley’s Believe It or Not designated it “The Shortest Street in the World.”
Having earned this distinction, the Hot Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau deemed Bridge Street the most logical location for
this novel parade.

The gold at the end of the rainbow is found in Hot Springs, Arkansas, along with celebrity Grand Marshal John Corbett, Irish belly dancers, floats, Irish Order of Elvi (a group of Elvis look-alikes), marchers, Irish Wolfhounds, and let’s not forget the Pub-Crawl. Great fun for everyone! The World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade is always held on March 17th on historic Bridge Street in downtown Hot Springs at 6:30 pm. Bridge Street became famous in the 1940′s when Ripley’s Believe It or Not designated it “The Shortest Street in the World.” Having earned this distinction, the Hot Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau deemed Bridge Street the most logical location for this novel parade.

Have the luck of the Irish and stay at 1890 Williams House Inn while enjoying Hot Springs Arkansas and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  Located just five short blocks to the parade, you will enjoy double person jetted tubs, luxury linens and robes, in-room kitchen amenities and fabulous homemade chocolate chip cookies while staying at the Inn.  Come relax in comfortable elegance.
]]> http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-st-patricks-day-parade-march-17-2011/feed/ 0 Hot Springs Arkansas – a Hot Arts Town http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-a-hot-arts-town/ http://1890williamshouse.com/hot-springs-arkansas-a-hot-arts-town/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:56:23 +0000 http://1890williamshouse.com/?p=683 More than a decade ago, John Villani, author of The 100 Best Small Art Towns in America, named Hot Springs one of the best small art towns in America.  Hot Springs has maintained its prestigious ranking in Mr. Villani’s guidebook and now ranks in the top ten.  In a recent article by USA Today, Villani stated, “This town inside a national park has a strong ethic of historic preservation, which can be seen in Victorian architecture.  Artists, gallery owners and my entrepreneurs moved to Hot Springs to follow their dreams.”  Villani specifically noted that the Hot Springs Music Festival is a “classic-music wonder.”

Hot Springs celebrates the arts in several venues, from contemporary visual arts to the musical arts to film documentaries.  More than two dozen art galleries line the streets of downtown Hot Springs.  The Gallery Walk held the first Friday evening of every month, is the best way to sample and savory Hot Springs’ visual arts culture while visiting with the local artists in their galleries and studios.

Several music festivals and cultural events also play a role in Hot Springs’ top art town designation.  The Hot Springs Music Festival welcomes more than 250 international musicians for two weeks in June.  This event pairs world-class mentor musicians from major orchestras, chamber ensembles and conservatory facilities with talented pre-professional apprentices.  Twenty some concerts are performed and 250 rehearsals are held, all open to the public.  The Hot Springs Jazz festival is the premier sponsored event of the Hot Springs Jazz Society.  The three-day jazz event held the second weekend in September, welcomes local and nationally recognized jazz performers.

The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival celebrates the arts on the big screen.  The 10-day event held in October welcomes thousands of visitors as well as filmmakers and celebrities.  The Malco Theatre is the location where approximately 90 films are showcased during the festival.

1890 Williams House Inn is an architectural beauty of the Victorian era and is located just five blocks from historic downtown Hot Springs.   When vacationing in Hot Springs to enjoy the arts activities and festivities, the Inn is the perfect lodging experience.

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