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Events for the week of 06/24/2012
| Horn in the West: Boone, NC |
 Date: 6/15 - 08/11
The High Country's acclaimed outdoor drama "Horn in the West" returns this summer for its 61st season, but don't expect what you saw last year. This year, they have a totally new cast.
The production will again be directed by Julie Richardson. The script will be similar to last year's adaptation. This time, however, they will tighten up the scene changes and do more with the atmosphere.
Local auditions started on February 11 at 9 AM in the Valborg Theatre on the campus of Appalachian State University.
Horn in the West details pioneer struggles during the Revolutionary War and is a long-standing High Country tradition, attracting actors, technicians and audience members from all over the country.
In addition to local auditions, the show finds actors through the Institute of Outdoor Drama auditions and South Eastern Theatre Conference auditions.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $9 for children. Discounts are available. Check out the website for more information on auditions or to purchase tickets.
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| Tweetsie Railroad - Meet Dora the Explorer and Diego from Go, Diego, Go! |
 Date: 6/22 - 6/24
You can meet Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and her cousin Diego from Go, Diego, Go! in "Meet and Greets" from 10 AM to 5 PM daily throughout the weekend!
For more information or to buy tickets, go the web site or call 1-877-893-3874.
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| Grandfather Mountain: 88th Annual Singing On The Mountain |
 Date: 6/24 - 6/24
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm.
The “Singing” is a day-long gathering held out-of-doors in a meadow at the base of Grandfather Mountain. Music begins at 8:30 a.m. and continues throughout the day, with a break at mid-day for the sermon. Many families bring lawn chairs and picnics and make a day of seeing old friends and enjoying performances by top Southern Gospel groups.
Admission to the “Singing on the Mountain” is free, and camping (without hookups) is available on the grounds on a first come basis. The “Singing” grounds are located on US Highway 221, two miles north of Linville and one mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
88 Years of Memories
June 2012 marks the 88th year that the faithful will climb the ridge to the “Singing on the Mountain” to participate in the oldest ongoing old time gospel convention left in the Southern Appalachians.
Founded in 1924 by Joe Hartley, Sr. as a Sunday school picnic and dinner on the grounds, the Grandfather “Singing” is always held on the fourth Sunday in June (June 23, 2013). The history of the “Singing” is the history of country gospel music, and even today the spontaneous happening continues almost unchanged in 88 years. Admission is free with the motto remaining the same for 88 years: “Whosoever will may come.”
Old timers can remember the time when Little Betty Johnson of the Johnson Family Singers led the crowd in a stirring sing-a-long that could be heard over a mile away on Grandfather Mountain’s Mile High Swinging Bridge.
And the time when thunderstorms threatened to drown out the event on the day that Billy Graham was scheduled to speak. No one who was there will ever forget how the clouds parted as Graham stepped up to the microphone and the sun shone brightly on the gathering while he shared his message of God’s amazing grace.
Or when Roy Acuff said of Grandfather Mountain, “what a glorious place to praise the Lord. It is like being lifted right up there with your prayers.”
Everyone relishes memories of Arthur Smith and the Crackerjacks, music masters of the event from the 1950s through the early 1980s. Brother Ralph Smith would keep the crowd laughing with his country humor while Arthur inspired the gathering with dozens of his classic hymns, including “Acres of Diamonds.” Other crowd favorites who performed with Smith were Tommy Faile, Maggie Griffin, Don Ainge, the Shuler twins, and George Hamilton IV.
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| Grandfather Mountain: 88th Annual Singing On The Mountain |
 Date: 6/24 - 6/24
Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm.
All-day gospel sing and fellowship held in MacRae Meadows. A dozen top gospel groups and sermon from a well known speaker. Free admission. Camping (without hookups) available on the field.
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| Blowing Rock Parks & Recreation: Monday Night Concert Series |
 Date: 6/25 - 6/25
The Monday Night Concert Series will begin it's 13th season in 2012 in Blowing Rock, NC. Concerts are held in the Broyhill Park, Gazebo on the lake off of Clark Street. Performance begins at 7:00pm and the alternative inclement rain location is the American Legion Building off of Park Ave.
The Monday Night Concert Series began as a spin off of the Farm House Inn and Restaurant that was located in Blowing Rock from the 1950's until 1997. Concerts will sometimes feature a Farm House alumnus and has recently been promoting live music by local talent. The goal of the Monday Night Concert Series has always been to support rising talent and share a variety of music with residents and visitors to the town of Blowing Rock.
Concerts are free and open to the public. They are sponsored by the Blowing Rock Parks and Recreation.
Dates this Summer:
06/25/12 - Amy Young
07/09/12 - Amy Young
07/23/12 - The Walker Family Bluegrass Band
08/06/12 - Jonathan Maness
08/20/12 - John Woodall
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| Game Day FUNraiser! |
Date: 6/25 - 6/25
Monday June 25th @ 10:30 AM @ The Best Western Lodge:
Poker, Scrabble, Canasta, Mah Jongg, Rummycude, Gin Rummy, Dominoes, Bridge, and much more.
$30.00 donation
Enjoy coffee at 10:30
Buffet lunch at noon
Bring your partners & games
All proceeds benefit the New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College
Please call 828-898-8905 for more information
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| Bayou Weekly Summer Concert: The Whip Daddy's |
 Date: 6/27 - 6/27
As you all know that attended last year this is a FREE concert that we put on every Wednesday starting at 6:00 PM throughout the summer. What better way to celebrate hump day then with some live music and ...the coldest drinks in the High Country. So come out, sit on the deck, grab a cold one, and enjoy some music with friends. Our drink specials for Wednesday are Abita Strawberry beer, Hurricanes(on the rocks or frozen), and Wine Amnesty.
This week's music is The Whip Daddy's!
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| Banner Elk Chamber Summer Concert in the Park: Billy Scott and the Party Prophets |
 Date: 6/28 - 6/28
Concert starts at 6:30 PM and is held at the Tate Evans Town Park stage off Highway 194 behind the Bank of America. There will be raffle tickets sold for wonderful prizes and a cash drawing. There will be several food vendors from which to choose or you can bring your own. Come unwind with us, "shake a leg" on the dance floor, listen to great music and socialize with wonderful people. Friendly well-behaved dogs are permitted on a leash.
About the Band: Formerly known as Billy Scott & The Prophets, this veteran music group is well known for such beach music classics as “I Got The Fever”, “California”, “Beach Trip”, “Roll Around Rockin”, “Rockin’ Good Way“, and the smash #1 hit song for 21 weeks on The Rhythm ‘N Beach Top 40 Chart, “My Kind Of Girl”, to name a few.
Billy Scott & The Party Prophets has been a main staple on the southeastern private party, festival, concert, corporate functions, night club and wedding circuit for over thirty years. In 1997 they opened for The Temptations at Blockbuster Pavilion in Charlotte, NC to a sold out crowd of 17,000. This award winning 6-piece dance and show group plays a wide variety of music including beach, blues, motown, retro, funk and oldies, and are in constant demand.
Billy Scott has been inducted in the Beach Music Hall of Fame, The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame, and has a room full of Cammy Awards to his credit. Billy Scott was awarded with three more Cammy Awards on November 11, 2001 at the Alabama Theater in Myrtle Beach, SC. Billy’s hit song “My Kind Of Girl” won Song of the Year, Ballad of the Year, and Billy Scott also took home the 2001 Male Vocalist of the year award.
Female vocalist Cindy Floyd was nominated two years in a row for best female vocalist at the 1998 and 1999 Cammy Awards. A duet with Billy on a song titled “Rockin’ Good Way”, from their “Ready to Party” CD, also garnered a nomination in 1999.
Their “Ready To Party” CD, nominated for three 1999 Cammy Awards, landed at number six on the Rhythm 'N Beach Top 20 CD's Chart for 1999. In 2001 Billy Scott & The Prophets released a new CD titled “Looking Back”, a retrospect of their best songs from 1968 through 2000.
In the spring of 2003, Billy Scott received the Artist of the Decade Award from The Rhythm ‘N Beach Top 40 Award Show. Billy’s song “My Kind Of Girl” was also named the #2 Song of the Decade second only to The Bee Gees.
In September 2003, Billy Scott & The Prophets released a new CD consisting of all original music composed by the group and a few outside writers. The CD titled “Singers & Songwriters”, features lead vocals on songs by all the band members including Billy Scott’s duet with the legendary Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Bill Pinkney of The Original Drifters.
In January 2004, the group released their first live DVD titled ”Billy Scott & The Prophets ‘A Soul Performance’ Live at the Newberry Opera House”. The DVD is a two disc set packed with two hours of the favorite songs by Billy Scott & The Prophets and also includes extra backstage footage.
In December 2005, Billy Scott & The Prophets played a 90 minute opening set in Charlotte, NC for the world renowned, Grammy award winning, Commodores.
Billy Scott & The Prophets were filmed by SCETV (South Carolina Educational Television) which aired on ETV, Sunday, Jan 8, 2006. The two hour concert was filmed live in Sumter, SC for the Sumter at Six Summer Concert Series.
Find out more about Billy Scott & The Party Prophets on their website at www.theprophets.com.
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Their residents enjoy amenities including 24-hour staffing, emergency call system, and scheduled transportation. It is carefree living at its best with included appealing and nutritious meals served by our attentive wait staff in our beautiful dining room.
Housekeeping, linen and full maintenance services are provided along with cable TV at no additional cost. Superior facilities provide a place to join in at your own pace. Activities are scheduled, which include a variety of programs, taking advantage of our cozy lounges, bridge room, clubroom, and library with Internet access, media room with large screen TV and multi-purpose activity room. Visit the beauty salon, sundry store, and front desk service.
Residents may participate in opportunities for lifelong learning offered by nearby Appalachian State University. While the entire environment promotes independent living, they are fortunate to have a fully-licensed home care agency located within their building providing scheduled in-home aide services when requested.
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| Fine Arts & Crafts Show - Independence Weekend in the Mountains |
 Date: 6/30 - 07/01
Time: 10am to 5pm
Place: Banner Elk Elementary School Field off Hwy 105 & TynecastleHwy in downtown Banner Elk NC
There will be over 80 Artists. For information or directions, call Banner Elk Chamber at 828-898-8395 or High Country Host at 800-438-7500 or promoter of the shows Pat Fay at 828-260-1041, email mtntoppromotions@bellsouth.net.
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| Beech Mountain: 47th Annual Roasting of the Hog |
 Date: 6/30 - 6/30
This year, celebrate independence day with Beech Mountain. An annual event, the hog is roasted all day to perfection and cut up right in front of the crowd. With music, moon pies, games, and fireworks, this is a family affair that you won’t want to miss! The roasting will take place June 30th at 6pm.
For more information, or to inquire about purchasing tickets, please call 828-387-9283
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