JULY 29, 2010 ISSUE
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Plan Your Weekend
Thursday, July 29
Charity Horse Show: Hunter-Jumper I, Tate Show Grounds, Blowing Rock, gates open 8:00 a.m., $5, 828-295-4700
Bike Ride on Boone Greenway, Watauga Recreation gravel lot, 9:00 a.m., 828-264-4631
Lap Quilting Guild, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Craft Class, Harrill Senior Center, Boone, every Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-265-8090
Art and Drawing Class, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Story Time, Watauga County Library, every Thursday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Duplicate Bridge, Foscoe Grandfather Community Center, every Thursday, 1:00 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242
Mountain Greenery Field Day, Dark Mountain Choose and Cut, Deep Gap, 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., 828-264-3061
Art and Antique Show Preview Party, Blowing Rock, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., $30, 828-295-9099
Blowing Rock Farmers’ Market, Wallingford Street, downtown Blowing Rock, every Thursday, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., 828-295-7851
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
Dinner Raffle for Dan Soucek, Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock, 6:00 p.m., 828-386-1002
Resume Workshop, Watauga Public Library, Boone, 6:00 p.m., 828-264-8784
Summer Concert in the Park, Tate-Evans Park, Banner Elk, 6:30 p.m., 828-963-2343
Acoustic Jam Night, Jones House, every Thursday, 7:00 p.m., $1 to $5 donation, 828-262-4576
Watauga Photography Club, Harrill Senior Center, Boone, every Thursday, 7:00 p.m., free, 828-719-5826
High Country Mopar Club Meeting, Carolina Barbecue, Newland, 7:00 p.m., 828-265-2983
Watauga Republican Party Executive Committee Meeting, New River Showcase and Design Center, Boone, 7:00 p.m., 828-265-0220
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Latin Dancing Classes, Northwestern Dance Studio, every Thursday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979
Friday, July 30
Charity Horse Show: Hunter-Jumper I, Tate Show Grounds, Blowing Rock, gates open 8:00 a.m., $5, 828-295-4700
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, every Friday, Boone, ages 1 to 5, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
Public Dedication of New Watauga High School, Boone, 10:00 a.m., free, 828-264-7190
Weaving Guild, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Traditional Mountain Music, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 828-297-5195
BRAHM Art & Antiques Weekend, Blowing Rock School, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., $10, 828-295-9099
Duplicate Bridge, Blowing Rock Ruritan Building, every Friday, 10:15 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242
Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Friday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Valle Crucis Farmers’ Market, behind original Mast General Store, Valle Crucis, every Friday, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., 828-963-6511
Concerts on the Lawn: Elkville String Band & Jim Lloyd and the Skyliners, Jones House, downtown Boone, 5:00 p.m., free, 828-264-1789
Outdoor Concert featuring Watauga Humane Society, The Best Cellar/Ragged Garden Inn, Blowing Rock, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., free, 828-264-6468
Wine Tastings, Banner Elk Winery, every Friday, until 7:00 p.m., 828-898-9090
Dinner and Bluegrass, Todd General Store, every Friday, 6:00 p.m. dinner/7:00 p.m. music, 336-877-1067
Celebrate Recovery Support Group, Alliance Church, Boone, every Friday, 7:00 p.m., 1-888-493-0910
Music in the Valle: Southern Accent, Valle Crucis Community Park, 7:00 p.m., free, 828-963-9239
Phipps Store Friday Night Jams, 2425 Silas Creek Road, Lansing, every Friday, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., free/donations welcome, 336-384-2382
Willy Wonka, Jr., Harvest House Performing Arts Center, Boone, 7:00 p.m., $10 adults/$5 kids, 828-312-0263
Maggie Flynn, Heritage Hall, Mountain City, Tenn., 7:00 p.m., $10 advance/$12 door, 423-727-7444
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Dulcimer Artist Ken Kolodner, Ashe Arts Center, West Jefferson, 7:30 p.m., $10 adults/$5 students, 336-846-ARTS
Western Square Dancing, Linville Land Harbor Recreation Hall, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 828-737-9523
Ralph Stanley and Cherryholmes Concert, Farthing Auditorium, ASU, 8:00 p.m., $28 adults/$16 kids 6 to 18/$15 ASU students/$10 kids 5 & under, 828-262-4046
Outdoor Film Series: The Bucket List, Inn at Crestwood, Boone, dusk, 828-262-3461
Saturday, July 31
Charity Horse Show: Hunter-Jumper I, Tate Show Grounds, Blowing Rock, gates open 8:00 a.m., $5, 828-295-4700
The Humps Hike, Roan Mountain, 423-772-4280
Bike Ride of Burke’s Garden, Food Lion, Old Highway 421 East, 8:00 a.m., 828-264-4631
Watauga County Farmers’ Market, Horn in the West, Boone, every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to noon, 828-355-4918
Avery County Farmers’ Market, Newland Elementary School, every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to noon, 828-733-8270
Ashe County Farmers’ Market, Backstreet, West Jefferson, every Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 336-877-4141
Johnson County Farmers’ Market, Shoun’s Crossing, Mountain City, Tenn., every Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 423-895-9980
Jewelry Artist Suzi Cook, Art & Artifacts, Blowing Rock, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 828-414-9400
Scenic Lift Rides, Sugar Mountain Resort, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $12 one-time ride/$25 all day/free kids 4 & under, 828-898-4521
Book Signing, Valle Crucis Elementary School, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free, maggibishop1.tripod.com
BRAHM Art & Antiques Weekend, Blowing Rock School, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., $10, 828-295-9099
Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Saturday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Hoot’Nanny Festival, Buckeye Recreation Center, Beech Mountain, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m., $10 adults/$5 kids, 828-387-2979
Aura Photography, Dancing Moon, Boone, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., $40, 828-264-7242
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 2:00 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Best Western Tiki Bar, Boone, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., free, 828-898-4571
Barn Dance, pavilion by the pool, Beech Mountain Club, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., 828-387-9283
Wine Tastings, Banner Elk Winery, every Saturday, until 7:00 p.m., 828-898-9090
Music and Dancing, Trade Community Park, Tenn., 7:00 p.m., tonya.laws@yahoo.com
Willy Wonka, Jr., Harvest House Performing Arts Center, Boone, 7:00 p.m., $10 adults/$5 kids, 828-312-0263
Maggie Flynn, Heritage Hall, Mountain City, Tenn., 7:00 p.m., $10 advance/$12 door, 423-727-7444
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Sunday, August 1
Charity Horse Show: Hunter-Jumper I, Tate Show Grounds, Blowing Rock, gates open 8:00 a.m., $5, 828-295-4700
Mountain Home Music: The Sheets Family, Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., $21 adults/$15 kids 10 to 15/$8 kids 5 to 9/free kids 4 & under, 828-295-4300
High Country Farmers’ Market, Earth Fare parking lot, Boone, every Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 828-264-5630
Scenic Lift Rides, Sugar Mountain Resort, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $12 one-time ride/$25 all day/free kids 4 & under, 828-898-4521
Book Signing, Valle Crucis Elementary School, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., free, maggibishop1.tripod.com
BRAHM Art & Antiques Weekend, Blowing Rock School, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $10, 828-295-9099
Tribute to Martin and Doris Rosen, Camp Yonahnoka, Linville, 11:30 a.m., $75, 828-262-2311
Duplicate Bridge, Blowing Rock Ruritan Building, every Sunday, 2:00 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 2:00 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Maggie Flynn, Heritage Hall, Mountain City, Tenn., 2:30 p.m., $10 advance/$12 door/$2 senior discount, 423-727-7444
Willy Wonka, Jr., Harvest House Performing Arts Center, Boone, 3:00 p.m., $10 adults/$5 kids, 828-312-0263
American Tribal Bellydance Class, Northwestern Studio, Boone, every Sunday, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., $12 class/$35 month, 828-719-1125
Linville Land Harbor Ballroom Dance, Recreational Center, Linville Land Harbor, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., $5, 828-737-0594
Plan Your Week…
Monday, August 2
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, Boone, every Monday, ages 1 to 5, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
Green Knob Hike, Sims Pond Overlook, Parkway Milepost 295.7, 9:30 a.m., 828-963-3369
Old-Fashioned Rug Hooking Guild, ages 60+, Western Watauga Community Center, every Monday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Monday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Arthritis Exercise Program, Senior Center, Boone, every Monday, 1:30 p.m., free, 828-265-8090
Divine Dancing Class, High Country Dance Studio, every Monday, ages 9 and up, 5:00 p.m., 828-262-1181
Lees-McRae Farmers’ Market, Tate Lawn, Banner Elk, every Monday, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., 828-898-8772
Origami Class, Senior Center, Boone, every Monday, 5:30 p.m., $3, 828-265-8090
Overeaters Anonymous, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Boone, every Monday, 6:00 p.m., 828-260-2437
Ballroom Dance Classes, Arthur Student Recreation Complex, Lees-McRae College, every Monday, 6:00 p.m., free, 828-898-8848
Weight Loss Support Group, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Monday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-3909
Beginner Bellydance Class, Studio K, Boone, every Monday, 6:30 p.m., $10, 336-830-3479
Bellydance Fitness Class, Northwestern Dance Studio, Boone, every Monday, 7:00 p.m., $12 class/$35 month, 828-719-1125
Monday Night Concert Series, Broyhill Park, Blowing Rock, 7:00 p.m., free, 828-295-5222
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Ballroom Dancing Classes, Northwestern Dance Studio, Boone, every Monday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979
Tuesday, August 3
Tupperware Fundraiser, Oak Room, Sloop Medical Office Plaza, Cannon Memorial Hospital, 828-737-7538
Woodcarving Guild, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Tuesday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Computer Course: Computers & Physical Security, Hayes Center, Blowing Rock, 9:00 a.m., $25 to $30, 828-295-0112
Wood Carving Class for Beginners, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 828-297-7481
Jewelry Making Workshop, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Beginner Bellydance Class, Deer Valley Racquet Club, Boone, 10:30 a.m., $10, 336-830-3479
Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784
Duplicate Bridge, Foscoe Grandfather Community Center, every Tuesday, 1:00 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242
Red Cross Blood Drive, Holiday Inn Express/Watauga Community Drive, Boone, 1:30 to 6:00 p.m., 828-264-8226
Johnson County Farmers’ Market, Shoun’s Crossing, Mountain City, Tenn., every Tuesday, 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., 423-895-9980
Toastmasters Club Meeting, St. Elizabeth’s Fellowship Hall, Boone, every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., 828-264-9010
Addiction 12-Step Recovery Meeting, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Boone, every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., 828-297-7455 or 828-964-8888
Restorative Movement Class, Sugar Ski and Country Club, Sugar Mountain, every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., 828-897-2015
Tuesday Talk, Dancing Moon Earthway Bookstore, Boone, 6:00 p.m., free, 828-264-7242
Civil Air Patrol Meeting, Boone National Guard Armory, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 828-773-4609
Watauga Photography Club, Harrill Senior Center, Boone, every Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., free, 828-719-5826
Vanishing of the Bees Documentary Film Screening, I.G. Greer Hall, ASU, 7:00 p.m., $2 donation, www.easternapiculture.org
Peter Fletcher Performance, Watauga Public Library, Boone, 7:00 p.m., 828-264-8784
Shag and Line Dancing, Boone Shag Club, Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock, most Tuesdays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., 828-265-0445
Wednesday, August 4
Profile Trail to Calloway Peak Hike, Avery County, 828-898-6977
Tupperware Fundraiser, Oak Room, Sloop Medical Office Plaza, Cannon Memorial Hospital, 828-737-7538
Charity Horse Show: Hunter-Jumper II, Tate Show Grounds, Blowing Rock, gates open 8:00 a.m., $5, 828-295-4700
Mom’s Morning Out, All Things Possible Church, Carriage Square, Boone, every Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to noon, $15 per day, 828-260-5361
Hand-Built Pottery Class, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., free ages 60+/$3 under 60, 828-297-5195
Overeaters Anonymous, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Boone, every Wednesday, 12:00 p.m., 828-260-2437
“Pollinators for Little People” Honey Bee Discussion, ASU, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., free, www.easternapiculture.org
Arthritis Exercise Program, Senior Center, Boone, every Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., free, 828-265-8090
Summer Theatre: Ragtime, Lees-McRae College Hayes Auditorium, Banner Elk, 2:00 p.m., $24 adults/$13 students & children, 828-898-8709
Ashe County Farmers’ Market, Backstreet, West Jefferson, every Wednesday, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m., 336-877-4141
Red Cross Blood Drive, Blue Ridge EMC, Highway 421 South, 2:00 to 6:30 p.m., 828-265-8302
Watauga County Farmers’ Market, Horn in the West, Boone, every Wednesday, 3:30 to 6:00 p.m., 828-355-4918
Wings to Freedom Film Screening, Whispering Waters Center, 6:00 p.m., 828-773-5991
Guided Meditation, Dancing Moon Bookstore, Boone, every Wednesday, 6:15 p.m., 828-264-7242
Computer Course: Computers & Physical Security, Hayes Center, Blowing Rock, 6:30 p.m., $25 to $30, 828-295-0112
Belly Dance Classes, Northwestern Studios, Boone, every Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-1083, youngvc@appstate.edu
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