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Spring 2008 Event Schedule near our Vacation Homes

April

Apr. 1st Boone Shag Club: Shaggin' Fools Dance Meadowbrook Inn Blowing Rock, NC.

Apr. 1st - 27th Sue the T-Rex Dinosaur exhibit - ETSU Gray Fossil Museum 1-866-202-6223

Apr. 2nd - 5th Appalachian Dance Ensemble's yearly production offers a diverse evening of dance, from classical ballet to modern dance and jazz at Farthing Auditorium.

Apr. 3rd - 6th ASU Opera: Street Scene - Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center - Music by Kurt Weill, Lyrics by Langston Hughes, Book by Elmer Rice. Call box office for times (828) 295-9627

Apr. 4th Downtown Boone Art Crawl 5:30 PM 828-262-4532

Apr. 4th 7 PM Johnson County Community Foundation's 3rd Annual Talent Show at Heritage Hall Theatre in Mountain City (423) 727-7444.

Apr. 4th Blowing Rock Fire Department Fish Fry 5:30 - 7:30 PM Location: American Legion Building on Park Avenue

Apr. 5th Sycamore Shoals Workshop - Making a Native American Flute, discover the art of making a traditionally tuned Cherokee style flute using native river cane. All materials supplies, cost $100.

Apr. 5th 3rd Annual National Tartan Day Celebration - The United States Congress gave all Americans an official Tartan Day on April 6th each year. April 6th was chosen because it is the anniversary of the declaration of Scottish Independence at Abroath Abbey in 1320. National Tartan Day promotes observances that commemorate all the best in Scottish history and culture and highlights the great contributions that Scots and Scots-Americans have made to the history and development of the United States. Location: Historic Main Street, Jonesborough, TN (423) 753-0090 .

Apr. 5th - 6th 29th Annual Blowing Rock Trout Derby: American Legion building in Blowing Rock, NC.

Apr. 5th Sycamore Shoals Workshop - Playing a Native American Flute, learn techniques of creating beautiful melodies with your native river cane flute, cost $30.

Apr. 8th 7th Annual Diversity Celebration on Appalachian State University campus. Unity Festival at ASU Plemmons Student Union, featuring performing arts, music, dance, visual arts, drama, storytelling, crafts, workshops, ethnic food and more.

Apr. 8th Beech Mountain Hike - Wild Iris Loop Trail, 1.6 miles. Enjoy 20 miles of hiking trails on Beech Mountain. With trails ranging from nice family strolls to the more adventurous 8-mile trek through a thousand feet of elevation change, we offer a hike for everyone. You will see wildlife, waterfalls and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Meet at Fred's General Mercantile or at the trail head, 8:45 am. Weather permitting.

Apr. 9th Appalachian State University Jazz Ensemble I & II 8:30 PM Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center - Two for one! ASU's Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II present an evening of big band jazz, swing and ballads.

Apr. 9th - 13th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

Apr. 10th - 14th Blue Ridge Wine Festival - Blowing Rock (828) 295-7851 Enjoy wine tastings, seminars, cooking classes, wine makers' dinner and much more! Featuring over 30 fine wineries.

Apr. 10th - 11th Vintners' Dinner - Area restaurants coupled with esteemed wineries for Blue Ridge Wine Festival.

Apr. 11th Wine Dine and Dance to the Music! Meadowbrook Inn (828) 295-4300 7 - 9:30 PM Arrive hungry and ready to have a great time! Move from table to table where Meadowbrook's chefs will be pairing heavy hors d'oeuvres with wines from three continents.

Apr. 11th "Simplified" performs at the Meadowbrook Inn (828) 295-4300 Voted 2008 10 Best Award Winner for Charlotte Rock Bands.

Apr. 11th Blue Ridge Wine Festival: "Fire on the Rock" - Chef's Challenge battle of the area's best chefs will duke it out in an "Iron Chef" style competition. Each team will be given a "secret ingredient" that must be used in their culinary creations.

Apr. 12th Spring Open House at Appalachian State University's George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone (828) 262-2120 Campus tour for prospective students.

Apr. 12th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Roan Mountain Moonshiner's".

Apr. 12th, 19th & 26th Weaving: A Traditional Appalachian Craft - Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.

Apr. 16th - 20th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

Apr. 17th Jam at the Jones House in Boone, every Thursday night acoustic jams are held at the Jones House in downtown Boone every Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. Musicians and non-musicians are all welcome to come to the Jones House community center for an evening of acoustic mountain.

Apr. 18 - 19th North Carolina Gold Festival - Marion, NC 1-800-959-9033.

Apr. 19th Heritage Harmony Song Fest 7:30 PM Heritage Hall, Mountain City - A musical evening featuring four High Country singing groups: Treble Attraction - ASU student group; The Mountainaires - ASU faculty; Relative Pitch - ASU students; and 4th Edition - close harmony. Everything from barbershop harmonies to sacred music to Broadway show tunes to jazzy old standards.For tickets (423) 727-7444.

Apr. 23th - 27th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

Apr. 24th - 27th MerleFest Bluegrass and country music festival on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC.

Apr. 24th - 27th Goldwing Riders Association hits the Blue Ridge Parkway GRHCC; 1-800-251-4444

Apr. 25th - 26th Highland's Jazz Festival in Abingdon, VA (800) 435-3440

Apr. 25th - 26th Cherokee Survivors Mountain Motorcycle Rally (864) 724-4105.

Apr. 26th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant on Hwy 321 featuring "Southern Accent".

Apr. 26th Fiddlers and Fiddlehead Festival at the Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens - Erwin, TN 423-743-5085 for more information.

Apr. 28th 21st Annual Bristol Morning Rotary Golf Tournament, takes place Monday at The Virginian with several PGA players slated to appear. Mike Hulbert, Davis Love III, Lucas Glover and 2007 PGA Rookie of the Year Brandt Snedeker are among the players taking part in the tournament (423) 764-2598.

May

May 2nd Tweetsie Railroad opens for the season - US Hwy 321 between Boone and Blowing Rock 800-526-5740 Your favorite Wild West Theme Park gears up for another great season!

May 2nd Downtown Boone Art Crawl

May 2 - 4th 50th Annual Spring Roan Mountain Naturalists Rally.

May 3rd Thunder in the Mountains - 1st Annual Spring Motorcycle Show in Jonesborough, TN. Free pubic admission, food and vendors, family-oriented, live music, $10.00 entry fee for all show bikes. Eleven classes to be judged. Set up will be 8am-10am. For more information call Tim Armstrong at 423-794-9418.

May 3rd 4th Annual Shine to Wine Festival (336) 667 - 4875.

May 3rd Sycamore Shoals Workshop, Elizabethton - Lye soap making and carving.

May 3rd - 4th Sycamore Shoals Workshop - Flint Knapping, making stone tools.

May 6th Beech Mountain Hike - Westerly Hills Trail, 4.5 miles. Meet at Fred's General Mercantile or at the trail head, 8:45 am. Weather permitting.

May 7th - 11th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

May 10th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Family Ties".

May 11th Mother's Day

May TBA 5 - 8 PM 16th annual Taste of the High Country: Sample 20+ local restaurants fare at the Broyhill Inn & Conference Center in Boone.

May 16th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Backroads Band".

May 17th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Acorn Valley Band".

May 17th Tennessee Ornithological Society - migratory season bird walk - 8 AM at Sycamore Shoals Historic Area, Elizabethton.

May 17th Art in the Park 11 AM - 6 PM Location: American Legion Grounds in Downtown Blowing Rock (828) 295-7851 Featuring 130 artists.

Apr. 17th Lonesome River Band performs at the Mariam & Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center (828) 295-9627 Celebrating 25 years as one of bluegrass music's most popular and influential acts, the current incarnation of the famous quintet brings its signature sound to the High Country. Though vocalists and rhythm sections have come and gone since the 1991 release of LRB's breakout CD, Carrying the Tradition, the constant in the group's sound remains original member Sammy Shelor's driving banjo style.

May 17th - 18th 15th Annual Siege at Fort Watauga - Sycamore Shoals Historic Area - The Revolutionary War comes to life at the site of the muster of the Overmountain Men prior to the Battle of King's Mountain. American and British re-enactors along with Native American Allies from all over the Southeast will demonstrate life on the western frontier during the late 1700’s. Battle demonstrations both afternoons. Sponsored by the Company of Overmountain Men.

May 17th - 18th Grandfather Mountain's Naturalist's Weekend 800-468-7325 A collection of programs and guided walks presented to help guests of Grandfather Mountain discover "nature on a whole different level."

May 20th Boone Shag Club: Toga Party Meadowbrook Inn Blowing Rock, NC.

May 21st - 25th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

May 22nd Jam at the Jones House Community Center in Boone, every Thursday night acoustic jams are held at the Jones House in downtown Boone every Thursday from 7 to 11 p.m. Musicians and non-musicians are all welcome to come to the Jones House community center for an evening of acoustic mountain.

May 23rd - 26th Watauga Lake Experience 2nd Annual Event including poker run, children's activities, bus tour, story telling, vendors, car rally, cruise-in, etc.

May 24th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Cherokee Mountain Boys".

May 24th 9th Annual Cash Family Pottery Show in Erwin, TN (423) 743-9638.

May 26th Memorial Day

May 28th - June 1st noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

May 30th - 31st Jimmy Martin Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Sneedville, TN (423) 733-4541.

May 31st Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring "Art and Kathy".

June

June 4th - 8th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

June 6th Drive-in movies start at the State Line Drive-In in Elizabethton (423) 542-5422.

June 6th Downtown Boone Art Crawl

June 6th - 7th Blue Plum Art and Music Festival - downtown Johnson City with 13 different bands and Johnson City Community Theatre will present the hilarious comedy "Lying in State" by David Hyer.

June 7th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring Adam Larkey and Mountain Time.

June 7th - 8th Sycamore Shoals, Native American Festival 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. A two-day celebration of our Native American Heritage. Discover the arts, music, dance, crafts, legends and stories of our Native Americans with emphasis on the Cherokee culture.

June 9th & 16th 7PM Monday Night concert series at the lake gazebo in Blowing Rock - bring chairs or blankets for lawn.

June 11 - 15th 42nd Annual Covered Bridge Celebration in Elizabethton, TN. Experience one of the region's most beautiful areas in historic downtown Elizabethton, TN. Celebrate summer with fun activities for the entire family. Music on the Bridge will feature toe tapping live entertainment including gospel, bluegrass, 50's and 60's beach music and country rock entertainers. Southeastern artisans will display unique and traditional handcrafted arts and crafts. Kids' Island will offer fun filled activities including a stocked river and a free fishing clinic. Plus Saturday evening, the streets of historic downtown will showcase more than 150 classic cars.

June 11 - 15th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

June 14th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring the Acorn Valley Band.

June 17th Beech Mountain summer hikes - Bog Trail and other trails ranging from nice family strolls to the more adventurous treks. Meet at Fred's General Mercantile or at the trail head, 8:45 am. Weather permitting.

June 19th - 21st "Boone in June" Art Festival - ASU Holmes Convocation Center.

June 20th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring Art and Kathy.

June 21st Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring the Cherokee Mountain Boys.

June 21st Beech Mountain Yard Sale

June 21st - 22nd 62nd Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival will be from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m.. The festival is a two-day celebration to memorialize and perpetuate the Rhododendron Gardens, the most gorgeous display of natural beauty on the North American continent. The Festival is held in the Roan Mountain State Park, Roan Mountain, TN. The park is located at the foot of Roan Mountain and features handmade crafts, food and a variety of traditional music, plus an array of old-time folkway demonstrations. The Rhododendron Gardens are located approximately eight miles farther up the mountain.

June 25th - 29th noon to 5 PM Banner Elk Winery, wine tasting and tour.

June 28th Blood Sweat and Gears - Start Location: Valle Crucis 828-264-8226 A demanding cycling route which showcases the mountain communities of Watauga County North Carolina and requires over 13,000 feet of total climbing. Proceeds from the event benefit Funds through the Watauga County Chapter of the American Red Cross.

June 28th Live local music and home cooking at Shirley's Restaurant featuring Family Ties.

June 28th Annual Kiddo Fishing Derby in Beech Mountain's annual event is open to all children ages 4 to 12 (children have adult supervision). This event is free and is sponsored by the member businesses that comprise the Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce. Prizes and trophies are awarded for boys and girls who catch the first trout, largest trout, heaviest trout, and the first to catch the limit of 4 trout. Just bring your fishing gear and favorite bait. Registration is at 8 am and the derby begins at 9 am. Call the Beech Mountain Chamber of Commerce at (828) 387-9283.

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