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Events for the week of 06/03/2012
| Grandfather Mountain: Nature Photography Weekend |
 Date: 6/1 - 6/03
Learn from top nature photographers and photograph nature at its best. On-line registration begins midnight April 1, 2012.
Hear presentations from top nature photographers in the evenings and photograph spectacular scenery and native animals during the day. Images from Friday and Saturday’s photo excursions are entered in an informal contest with winners announced Sunday morning.
Description
Hear presentations from top nature photographers in the evenings and photograph spectacular scenery and native animals during the day. Images from Friday and Saturday’s photo excursions are entered in an informal contest with winners announced Sunday morning.
The Contest:
The Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography Weekend includes a friendly but competitive contest. Speakers give presentations during the evening sessions, leaving the days free for participants to practice their skills at one of the most spectacular destinations for photographing nature in the East.
Participants will turn in their digital images at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon on a CD supplied by Grandfather Mountain in the registration packet. Each person selects three images to enter in any combination of four categories (Animals in Habitats, Animals in the Wild, Wildflowers, and Scenics) and two classes (amateur or accomplished).
Images may be touched up using computer software. Be warned that the judges do not look kindly on images that were not taken during the weekend (images of a flower that bloomed in April), contrived images (like placing a zebra on the top of MacRae Peak), or images that have been manipulated to the degree that they violate the spirit of the contest (like bringing the end of a rainbow down in the center of the Swinging Bridge).
You will need to bring (or borrow) a computer to burn your images to CD. Grandfather Mountain can not promise computer time to any participant.
Check in and Registration:
Check in and registration will take place Friday, 3-7 p.m. and Saturday, 8-9 a.m. The location for Friday Check In is MacRae Meadows (gate 3), about 10 yards on the Linville side of the driveway to the Grandfather Mountain Office and 30 yards on the Linville side of the attraction Entrance Gate. In the case of torrential rain, the registration will move to the Nature Museum.
Tickets:
NPW Participant: $115 Pre registration fee covers 3-day park admission, Saturday evening meal, a seat in the auditorium for the programs, and a CD for turning in your contest entries. Family members and guests are welcome with an additional charge:
Guest NPW ticket: $95 covers 3-day park admission, Saturday evening meal, and a seat in the auditorium for the programs.
Guest 3-day park admission only: $30 adult, $15 child. [reg. $45/$21]
Guests for dinner Saturday night: $10
For more details, call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Grandfather Mountain: Nature Photography Weekend |
 Date: 6/1 - 6/03
Learn from top nature photographers and photograph nature at its best. On-line registration begins midnight April 1, 2012.
Hear presentations from top nature photographers in the evenings and photograph spectacular scenery and native animals during the day. Images from Friday and Saturday’s photo excursions are entered in an informal contest with winners announced Sunday morning. For more details, click to the web site or call 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Tweetsie Railroad - Day Out With Thomas |
 Date: 6/1 - 6/10
All Aboard For...
25-minute ride with a full-size Thomas the Tank Engine. Meet Sir Topham Hatt. There will be storytelling, live music and Build with Mega Bloks.
For more information and to buy tickets, go to the web site or call 1-877-893-3874.
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| Grandfather Mountain: The Remarkable Rhododendron Ramble |
 Date: 6/2 - 6/17
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Our staff naturalists can’t wait to share their excitement for the showy rose-lavender Catawba Rhododendron that blooms its way up Grandfather’s slopes throughout the month of June. Join us for special programs designed to help you get the most out of this memorable sight.
The Catawba Rhododendron is abundant all across Grandfather Mountain, from MacRae Meadows at 4,300 feet in elevation to MacRae Peak at 5,845 feet in elevation. Because the shrub abounds across this broad range of elevations, its purple flowers can be enjoyed at each successive elevation. The first blooms appear at the lower overlooks in late May and the display will arrive at the Swinging Bridge by the end of June.
Join us at 1 pm each day to participate in special programs and activities that celebrate this herald of summer. All programs and guided walks are included in the price of admission.
For details, phone 800-468-7325 or 828-733-2013.
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| Grandfather Mountain: The Remarkable Rhododendron Ramble |
 Date: 6/2 - 6/17
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Our staff naturalists can’t wait to share their excitement for the showy rose-lavender Catawba Rhododendron that blooms its way up Grandfather’s slopes throughout the month of June. Join us for special programs designed to help you get the most out of this memorable sight. For details, phone 800-468-7325.
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| Bayou Weekly Summer Concert: The Get Downs |
 Date: 6/6 - 6/06
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 Get Downs!
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| Blowing Rock: Charity Horse Show - Saddlebred |
 Date: 6/7 - 6/10
Location: Tate Show Grounds
828.295.4700
The Blowing Rock Charity Horse Show is one of the oldest horse show events in the country and has been a Blowing Rock tradition since 1923. Admission
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| Beech Mountain's A Cool 5 Precision Race |
 Date: 6/8 - 6/09
The A Cool 5 Race Weekend is a compilation of events that began in the summer of 2008 on Beech Mountain. For 2012, the Antler Realty A Cool 5 Race weekend will include a Pasta Dinner featuring a motivational guest speaker still to be announced, and race day events including a 5 mile race, pet friendly 1.5 mile fun run and walk, and post-race cook-out, awards, music, and games for the entire family. This year the event will feature special pricing for children to make it more affordable for the entire family while encouraging kids to stay active. Race registration is expected to go live on www.acool5.com Thanksgiving week, November, 2011 with unbeatable early registration incentives and pricing. Over the past four years the A Cool 5 has raised over $80,000 for the Beech Mountain Parks & Recreation Department special projects, helping to support their mission of providing safe, accessible and enjoyable recreation outlets for residents and guests of the High Country. For more information, visit www.acool5.com.
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| Beech Mountain's Cool 5 Race |
 Date: 6/8 - 6/09
Run 5 Miles or join in the 1.5 Mile Fun Walk!
Time: 9 AM
Place: Beech Mountain Town Hall
Register at www.Accol5.com or call 828-387-3003
Join us the night before at the Buckeye Recreation Center for a Pasta Dinner from 5-7 PM.
There will be a Guest Speaker to be announced soon!!
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