September 2010    Dates Event    2  Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Wallingford Street in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join us in Downtown Blowing Rock for the best fresh food and plants. Live Entertainment! The Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market includes farm raised produce, meats, eggs, plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole foods from local farms, growers, and whole foods producers. Parking is available at the American Legion. Check out the latest on the Farmer‘s Market at www.blowingrock.com/farmersmarket.htm.    3 - 5  Artists Alley Studio Tour and Sale Reception Friday evening from 4:00pm to 7:00pm open to the public. Saturday hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday from noon to 4:00pm on Artists Alley in Blowing Rock. The artists and craftsmen of Blowing Rock‘s Artists Alley open their doors to the public with exhibits featuring ceramics, acrylics, oils, watercolor, metals, jewelry, glass, applique and sculpture. For more information, call 828-295-6727.    3  Downtown Boone Art Crawl 5:00pm - 2:00am in Downtown Boone. An opportunity to enjoy a celebration of art and community, along with refreshments. And later after the Stores and Galleries close, usually around 7:30pm, Art Crawl Presents is a music series showcasing a different band each month. This month is the Daniel Boone Days Celebration. For more information, call (828) 262-4532.    4  3rd Annual High Country Beer Fest 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the Broyhill Inn in Boone. The High Country Beer Fest is the annual celebration of great craft beer from around the region and the world. Sample craft beers, club beers, and delicious food in the beautiful high country of North Carolina. Educational seminars will cover all aspects of beer, brewing, and pairing food and beer. Come sample a Mash Bash of craft & club beers! For more information, call 828.262.7847.    4  The 4th Annual Festival of Native American Music 5:00pm - 6:30pm at the Price Park Amphitheater, located on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Blowing Rock at Milepost 297. "the flute is the essence of the wind and gives voice to the beauty of the mountains as it rules the leaves and the grasses." - Native American Proverb Join the ranger around the campfire for an enthralling evening of flute playing and storytelling by the Carolina Flute Circle with special guest, Flute maker Lee Entrekin. Presented by The Carolina Flute Circle. Program is Free and open to the public.    5  Mountain Home Music: A Labor Day Salute, The Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys with Si Kahn & Paige Greene 8:00pm at First Baptist Church in Boone. Mountain Home Music ends each summer season with its annual Labor Day Celebration, a concert dedicated to those who have worked to build our community. Through story and song, MHM honors millworkers, railroaders, homemakers, farmers, teachers, truck drivers, waitresses, coal miners, and many others. For more information, call (828) 964–3392.    5  The Ninth Annual High Country Praise Festival 4:00pm - 8:00pm at the Holmes Center on the ASU campus in Boone. Kirk Cameron, ASU football Coach Jerry Moore and Blake Elder, ASU wide receiver, will speak at the even. Christian groups The Afters, Fireflight, 7 Miles and Offered Soul will perform.Admission is only $5.00 in advance. For more information, call(828)264-2007.    9  Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Wallingford Street in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join us in Downtown Blowing Rock for the best fresh food and plants. Live Entertainment! The Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market includes farm raised produce, meats, eggs, plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole foods from local farms, growers, and whole foods producers. Parking is available at the American Legion. Check out the latest on the Farmer‘s Market at www.blowingrock.com/farmersmarket.htm.    10  Sunset Stroll on Sunset Drive 5:30PM-8:00PM in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join in a stroll on Sunset Drive and visit with the businesses in Blowing Rock. There will be Drinks, Food, Live Music, and Fun! Just follow the Ballons! Your Hosts will be: The Best Celar at the Inn at Ragged Gardens, Blowing Rock Grille, Blowing Rock Art & Antiques, All Things Pretty, Art & Artifacts, Christopher‘s Wine and Cheese, Crippen‘s Restaurant, DeWoolfson Linens, Feather Your Nest Gallery, Jake‘s at the Rock, and Morning Star Gallery. For more information, call the individual businesses or Maggie Wilson at Morning Star Gallery at (828) 295-6991.    11  48th Annual Art in the Park 10:00am - 5:00pm at the American Legion Grounds in Blowing Rock. A juried Arts and Crafts Show featuring 100 artists. Free Admission, Free Trolley Shuttles. For more information, call 828-295-7851.    11 - 12  Tweetsie Railfan Weekend A unique Weekend celebrating the history of the ET&WNC Railroad. Special weekend pass required for selected events. Please call 1-877-TWEETSIE for more information. Schedule: Saturday, September 12th 8:30 am - Advance Ticket Holders Railfan Ticket holders can enter the Train Shop area to photograph and visit with the engine crews preparing the locomotives for the day’s runs. 9:00 am - Park Opens Railfan Ticket holders can view the engine crew preparing the locomotives for the day’s runs. 9:30 am - First run of the #190 Wild West Train. Approx. 10:00 am – First run of the #12 Train. Enjoy a journey around Roundhouse Mountain on board Coach #5, pulled by Engine #12. This train will be making a non-stop trip (no train shows). Due to the age and design of Coach #5 it is not wheelchair accessible. Last Train will depart around 4:45. 9:30 am – 5:30 pm – Memorabilia Room Open. Memorabilia Room in Tweetsie Junction open for Railfan Ticket holders. Age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. 9:30 am – 5:00 pm – Both #12 and #190 trains running. 11:00 am & 3:00 pm – Train Shop Tours. Train Shop Tours for Railfan Ticket Holders. Age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. 6:00 pm – Photo Special An exclusive opportunity for Railfan Ticket Holders only to photograph engine #12, complete with all the Tweetsie rolling stock including coach #5. Locations for the photo run-bys will be the trestle and the frontier outpost, with two chances to photograph the train at each stop. All Day – Cab Rides Cab Rides available to Railfan Ticket holders at the discretion of the engineers on a first come basis. One person per ride on #12 and #190 (age 13 and up.) All Day – Historic Documentaries Films detailing the history of #12 and #190 will be shown in the Memorabilia Room. Sunday, September 13th 8:30 am - Advance Ticket Holders Railfan Ticket holders can enter the Train Shop area to photograph and visit with the engine crews preparing the locomotives for the day’s runs. 9:00 am – 12:30pm – Doubleheader Wild West train rides for all guests. 9:30 am – 5:30 pm – Memorabilia Room Open. Memorabilia Room in Tweetsie Junction open for Railfan Ticket holders. Age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. 11:00 am & 3:00 pm – Train Shop Tours Train Shop Tours for Railfan Ticket Holders. Age 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. 1:00pm – 5:00pm – Locomotive #190 pulls the Wild West Train. 1:00pm – 5:00pm – Locomotive #12 Tweetsie Special. Enjoy a journey around Roundhouse Mountain on board Coach #5, as she is being pulled by Engine #12. This train will be making non-stop trips (no train shows). Due to the age and design of coach #5 it is not wheelchair accessible. Last Train will depart around 4:45. 1:00pm – 5:00 pm - Cab Rides Cab Rides available to Railfan Ticket holders at the discretion of the engineers on a first come basis. One person per ride on #12 and #190. (age 13 and up.) All Day – Historic Documentaries Films detailing the history of #12 and #190 will be shown in the Memorabilia Room.    12  The Jim Ketch Quintet 7:00pm-9:00pm at the Meadowbrook Inn. Presented by the Blowing Rock Jazz Society. For more information or Reservations, please call the Meadowbrook Inn at 828-295-4300.    16  Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Wallingford Street in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join us in Downtown Blowing Rock for the best fresh food and plants. Live Entertainment! The Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market includes farm raised produce, meats, eggs, plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole foods from local farms, growers, and whole foods producers. Parking is available at the American Legion. Check out the latest on the Farmer‘s Market at www.blowingrock.com/farmersmarket.htm.    19  High Country Ballroom Dance Club 7PM-10PM Monthly Dance 3rd Sunday of Every Month in the Four Seasons Ballroom at Meadowbrook Inn. Swing, foxtrot, cha-cha, rhumba, tango, waltz, and more. Everyone, including beginners, is welcome, bring your dancing shoes and join us for some fun! DJ George Brown. For more information, call Carol Polard at 828-355-5105 or email at tassielassie@hotmail.com.    23  Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Wallingford Street in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join us in Downtown Blowing Rock for the best fresh food and plants. Live Entertainment! The Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market includes farm raised produce, meats, eggs, plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole foods from local farms, growers, and whole foods producers. Parking is available at the American Legion. Check out the latest on the Farmer‘s Market at www.blowingrock.com/farmersmarket.htm.    30  Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market 4:00pm - 6:00pm on Wallingford Street in Downtown Blowing Rock. Join us in Downtown Blowing Rock for the best fresh food and plants. Live Entertainment! The Blowing Rock Farmer‘s Market includes farm raised produce, meats, eggs, plants, fruits, vegetables, and whole foods from local farms, growers, and whole foods producers. Parking is available at the American Legion. Check out the latest on the Farmer‘s Market at www.blowingrock.com/farmersmarket.htm. October 2010 November 2010 April 2011

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