Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
May 15, 2008 issue
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MusicFest ‘N Sugar Grove Early Bird Ticket Deadline, Old Cove Creek School, Sugar Gove, $25, 828-297-2200
Spirituality Retreat Registration Deadline, Laurel Ridge Camp, $125 plus accommodations, 336-982-2402
Relay for Life Fundraiser Breakfast, Watauga Health Department conference room, 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., $5, 828-264-6635
Body Recall Exercise Program for Seniors, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., 828-297-5195
Boone Business Expo, Boone Mall, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free, 828-264-2225
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Thursday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Prevention of Cancer and Early Detection, Boone United Methodist Church Room 204, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., 828-262-4332 ext. 27
Pilates Class, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, every Thursday, 4:30 p.m., 828-387-3003
Martini Society, Crestwood, Blowing Rock, every Thursday, bar opens at 4:30 p.m., society members begin arriving at 5:30 p.m., 828-963-6646
Backyard Rain Gardens Workshop, Agricultural Conference Center, Boone, 5:00 p.m., preregister at 828-264-3061
Spinning Class, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, every Thursday, 5:45 p.m., 828-387-3003
Grover Robbins Golf Tournament Dinner, Elk River Club, 6:30 p.m., 828-262-9564
Acoustic Jam Night, Jones House, every Thursday, 7:00 p.m., $1 to $5 donation, 828-262-4576
Latin Dancing Classes, Northwest Dance Studio, every Thursday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979
Grover Robbins Golf Tournament, Elk River Club, 828-262-9564
Angel Food Ministries Orders Due, Boone United Methodist Church, Laurel Springs Baptist or Greenway Baptist, $30, 828-262-5240
Boone United Methodist A.B.C. Sale, Boone United Methodist Church, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., 828-264-6090
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Boone, ages one to five, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
The Orchard at Altapass Opens, Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 328.3, Little Switzerland, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., free, 888-765-9531
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Friday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Watauga County Provider Fair, Boone Mall, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 828-263-5635
Home & Remodeling Exposition, Holmes Convocation Center, 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., free, 828-297-6566
Art of Aging Juried Art Show, Ashe Services for Aging, West Jefferson, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., free, 336-246-2461
Wine Bar, Banner Elk Winery, every Friday, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-898-9090
Art Mart Celebration Exhibition, Art Mart, Boone, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., free, 828-264-3135
Lay Ministry Weekend Meal, First Baptist Church of Boone, 6:30 p.m., free, 828-262-2441
Todd CommUnity Dance, Todd General Store, 7:00 p.m., $4, 336-877-5401
Valdese Family Night Concert Series, Main Street, Valdese, 7:00 p.m., www.visitvaldese.com
Phipps Store Friday Night Jams, every Friday night, 2425 Silas Creek Road, Lansing, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., free admission, donations welcome, 336-384-2382
HayesGrass Finals, Hayes Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $15, 828-295-9627
P.B. Scott’s Reunion Party, Canyons, Blowing Rock, 9:30 p.m., $5, 828-295-7661
Hawksbill Mountain Hike, Chargers and Rechargers Hiking Club, 828-264-9946
Pancake Breakfast (Relay for Life fundraiser), Grace Lutheran Church, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., $2.50, 828-268-2144 or 828-264-1990
Naturalist’s Weekend, Grandfather Mountain, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $14 adults 13 to 59/$12 seniors/$6 kids 4 to 12/free kids under 4, 828-733-4326
Relay for Life Yard Sale, Parkway Elementary School, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 828-898-5440
Relay for Life Yard Sale, Blue Ridge Electric, 7:00 a.m., 828-264-8894.
Watauga County Farmers’ Market, Horn in the West, every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to noon, 828-297-1914
Boone United Methodist A.B.C. Sale, Boone United Methodist Church, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 828-264-6090
Community CPR and First Aid Course, Watauga Red Cross, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 828-264-8226
Brighter Smiles for a Brighter Future, (teeth whitening benefiting Relay for Life), Dr. Jeffrey Lineberry office, New Market Boulevard, 9:00 a.m., $150, 828-264-3211
Home & Remodeling Exposition, Holmes Convocation Center, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free, 828-297-6566
AAUW Meeting, Watauga Public Library, 9:30 a.m., 828-264-7240
Mountain Valleyfest, Green Valley Park, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free/$2 parking, 828-262-5787
Yoga Class, every Saturday, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, 10:00 a.m., 828-387-3003
Volunteer Fair, Parks and Recreation Rock Gym, Newland, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 828-733-2567 or 828-733-0156
Art in the Park, American Legion Grounds, Blowing Rock, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free admission, 828--295-7851
Beech Mountain Bike Ride, Beech Mountain Visitors Center, 10:30 a.m., 828-387-3003
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Saturday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Yadkin Valley Wine Festival, Elkin Municipal Park, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., $20, 336-526-1111
Yadkin Valley Clayworks Grand Opening, Front Street, Elkin, www.yadkinvalleycraftguild.org
Fellowship Celebration, Cove Creek Elementary School, 12:00 to 9:00 p.m., free, 828-898-6828
Learn About Living with Mental Illness, Watauga Public Library, 1:00 p.m., free, 828-262-4645
Non-native, Invasive Plants Slide Presentation, New River State Park 221 Visitors Center, 1:00 p.m., free, 336-982-2587
High Country Senior Games Begin, Appalachian Brian Estates, 1:30 p.m., $12 registration, 828-264-9511
Mt. Jefferson Geology, Mount Jefferson State Park picnic shelter, 2:00 p.m., free, 336-246-9653
Author Rob Christensen, Black Bear Books, Boone, 7:00 p.m., 828-264-4636
Lonesome River Band, Hayes Performing Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., $20 adults/$14 students, 828-295-9627
Night of the Spoken Word, Ashe Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., free, 336-846-2787
The Belle of Amherst, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Mars Hill, 7:30 p.m., $25, 828-689-1239
Son’s Light Coffee House, 174 Boone Heights Drive, Boone, 7:45 p.m., 828-264-2007
Naturalist’s Weekend, Grandfather Mountain, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $14 adults 13 to 59/$12 seniors/$6 kids 4 to 12/free kids under 4, 828-733-4326
Baha’i Worship Service, every Sunday, 10:00 a.m., 828-264-5620
Brookside Presbyterian Church, ARP, 1122 Old 421 South, every Sunday, 11:00 a.m., 828-262-5020
Sunday Jazz and More, Banner Elk Winery, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., 828-898-9090 or 828-260-1790
Camp Harrison Open House, Boomer, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., 800-514-1417
Jeremiah Green Grave Marker Dedication, meet at Western Watauga Community Center, 2:00 p.m., 706-635-1931
Drumming Circle, White Hart Woods, West Jefferson, 2:00 p.m., free, 336-246-3600
Stories of the Mountain, Mount Jefferson State Park picnic area, 2;00 p.m., free, 336-246-9653
The Belle of Amherst, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Mars Hill, 2:30 p.m., $25, 828-689-1239
Harper Youth Wind Ensemble Concert, South Caldwell High School, Sawmills, 3:00 p.m., free, 828-754-2297
Portraits on the Parkway, ages 5 to 18, Moses Cone Estate, by appointment, $75, 828-266-9889
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, Boone, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, ages 1 to 5, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
Meditation and Prayer in Labyrinths, Valle Crucis Conference Center, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., $35, 828-963-4453
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Monday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Lifeguarding Class Begins, Watauga Red Cross, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., eddinscj@appstate.edu
Divine Dancing Class, High Country Dance Studio, every Monday, ages 9 and up, 5:00 p.m., 828-262-1181
Yoga Class, Blue Mountain Center, every Monday, 5:30 p.m., first class and prepaid $8/drop-in $10, 828-264-1384
Taste of New Orleans Wine Dinner, Banner Elk Winery, 6:30 p.m., reservations at 828-898-9090 or 828-260-1790
Belly Dance Classes, Northwestern Studios, every Monday and Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-1083, youngvc@appstate.edu
Ballroom Dancing Classes, Northwest Dance Studio, every Monday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979
Portraits on the Parkway, ages 5 to 18, Moses Cone Estate, by appointment, $75, 828-266-9889
Body Recall Exercise Program for Seniors, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., 828-297-5195
Adult Services Expo, Boone Mall, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., free, 828-265-8090
Beginner Yoga, Banner Elk Presbyterian Church, every Monday, 10:15 a.m., 828-260-3087
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Yoga Classes, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, every Tuesday, 4:30 and 6:00 p.m., 828-387-3003
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Dinner, VFW Post 7031 off State Farm Road, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., $6, 828-264-9570
Watauga Cattlemen’s Field Day, High Country Farm, Boone, 6:00 p.m., preregister at 828-264-3061
First Aid Instructor’s Course Begins, Watauga Red Cross, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., 828-264-8226
Civil Air Patrol Meeting, Boone National Guard Armory, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 828-773-4609
Shag Dancing, Boone Shag Club, Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock, every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., 828-295-9853
Portraits on the Parkway, ages 5 to 18, Moses Cone Estate, by appointment, $75, 828-266-9889
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, Boone, ages one to five, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
Watauga Leisure Biking Club Bike Ride, Valle Crucis Community Park, 9:00 a.m., www.wataugaleisurebiking.com
Grief Support Group, Watauga Hospice Office, every Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., free, 828-265-3926
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., 828-264-8784
Pet First Aid Class, Watauga Red Cross, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m., 828-264-8226
Belly Dance Classes, Northwestern Studios, Boone, every Monday and Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-1083, youngvc@appstate.edu