November 30, 2006 issue
Events & Entertainment / What's Happening!
Don’t Forget—Upcoming Events • Things2Do • Things4Kids • Gallery News
GO ASU: Postseason Plays Out In Boone’s Backyard
One of the hottest tickets in the nation is to the NCAA Division 1-AA postseason playoffs, and thanks to the 2006 Mountaineer football team, all that championship action is happening right in Boone’s backyard. Holding a home field advantage for the entire postseason—short of the national championship game that will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn.—and coming off an impressive first-round victory against No. 13 Coastal Carolina last Saturday, the No. 1 ASU football team is back on Kidd Brewer Stadium’s gridiron this Saturday, December 2, at 4:00 p.m. for the second-round game against Montana State. [full story]
More Holiday Parades!
Boone and Banner Elk celebrate the holidays with the biggest parades of the year this Saturday, featuring elves, cloggers, Nativity scenes, music and Santa! After the last float and fire truck pass you by, keep that holiday spirit going by checking our extensive—it’s really LONG—list of Holiday Happenings.
Head to a Christmas Parade This Saturday | HOLIDAY EVENTS CALENDAR
Home For The Holidays: Overlooked Animals Wait To Be Adopted
Cultural Events
- Two Rivers School Presents Second Annual Peace Feast December 2
- Appalachian Chorale to Perform Mozart Concert December 5
- Appalachian Offers Holiday Music Programs
- Carlos Bendfeldt and Andreas Kapsalis Perform December 5
- A Christmas Carol: Scrooge And Marley at Valborg Theatre this Weekend
- Ashe Arts Center Holds Annual Tree Fest December 1 to 28
- Studio K Nutcracker Ballet Showcases Local Talent
- Get in the Spirit of the Season at Boone’s First Friday Art Crawl
- Harper Concert Series Announces Concerts December 1 and 3
- Choose & Cut Farms Offer a Day of Family Fun | Avery Choose & Cut Farms
- Candlelight Christmas Concert at Lees-McRae December 2 and 3
- Ashe County Choral Society Concert December 3
- Sugar Mountain Resort Hosts 4th Annual SugarFest December 16 and 17
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Comes to Blowing Rock November 30
- New River Building Prime Time Hoops Classic Thursday
Live Music
- Guitarist Andy Page Hosts All-Star Show at Flipside December 5
- Toubab Krewe to Play Dancing for Darfur at Legends Saturday
- Sudan Benefit Show at Legends Featuring Toubab Krewe December 2
- Mountainhome Music Presents An Appalachian Christmas December 2
- Free & Low-Cost Music
Merlefest 2007 (very early!) Preview
- MerleFest Announces Lineup for 20th Anniversary Festival
- Worthless Son-In-Laws Invited to Play MerleFest
Brewer’s Briefs:
Spotlighting live music in the High Country.
FUNdraisers!
- Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteers Needed for Annual High Country Salvation Army Kettle Campaign
- High Country Cloggers Host Benefit Dinner Friday, December 8
- Dinner, Silent Auction, Basket Raffle for Two Rivers School Saturday
- Mountain Alliance Fine Dining Guides On Sale Now
- Dance, Dinner and Silent Auction Benefit for Mike Biczel December 2
- Help Locally by Contributing to the Hunger and Health Coalition















