Calendar

Plan Your Weekend

Thursday, March 18

Calendar Submissions

If you have an upcoming event for the Weekly Calendar, send it by email to info@highcountrypress.com.
The deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. every Monday.

Social Media Business Workshop, Blowing Rock Fire Department meeting room, 7:30 to 10:00 a.m., free to chamber members/$20 nonmembers, RSVP at 828-295-7851

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

International Coffee Hour, Whitewater Café, Plemmons Student Union, ASU, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., free, 828-262-2046

Duplicate Bridge, Foscoe Grandfather Community Center, every Thursday, 1:00 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242

Red Cross Blood Drive, Green Valley School, Boone, 1:30 to 6:00 p.m., 828-264-3606

Charrette on Proposed Watauga Rec Center, Watauga County Administration Building, Boone, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., free, 828-265-8000

Grief Support Group, High Country Hospice office, Boone, every Thursday in March, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., free, 828-265-3926

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

Vacation Bible School Preview, Cornerstone Books, Boone, 6:00 p.m. registration/7:00 to 9:00 VBS preview, 828-262-1226

Acoustic Jam Night, Jones House, every Thursday, 7:00 p.m., $1 to $5 donation, 828-262-4576

Watauga County Beekeeper’s Association Meeting, Agricultural Conference Center, Boone, 7:00 p.m Q&A session/7:30 p.m. meeting, free, 828-264-3061

Latin Dancing Classes, Northwestern Dance Studio, every Thursday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979

Friday, March 19

Major II Little League Baseball Registration Due, 828-264-9511

T-Ball and Coach Pitch Baseball Registration Due, 828-264-9511

Landscape Educational Workshop, BH Corpening Forestry Training Facility, Crossnore, $12, 828-264-3061 or 828-733-8270

Lifeguard Certification Classes Begin, ASU Student Rec Center pool, times vary, $75 ASU students/$95 ASU staff/$120 public, 828-262-2100

Lifeguard Challenge Begins, Student Rec Center pool, ASU, $55 students/$65 staff/$85 public, 828-262-2100

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

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

Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Friday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784

Kappa Delta Pancake Dinner Fundraiser, Broyhill Inn, ASU, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m., $5, 828-320-3168

Green Garden Group Meeting, Green Mother Goods, Boone, 6:00 p.m., free, 828-262-3525

Wine Tastings, Banner Elk Winery, every Friday, until 7:00 p.m., 828-898-9090

Celebrate Recovery Support Group, Alliance Church, Boone, every Friday, 7:00 p.m., 1-888-493-0910

Contra Dance, Legends, Boone, 7:00 p.m., $4 students/$5 public, 828-262-2766

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

Lees-McRae Theatre: Urinetown, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $12 adults/$5 students & kids, 828-898-8709

Saturday, March 20—Spring Begins!

Roan Mountain Hike, meet at Carvers Gap parking area, 423-772-4280

World History and Economics Conference, Broyhill Inn, ASU, 8:30 a.m., $50 general public/$20 graduate students/free ASU faculty & students, 828-262-2282

Turtle Trot 5K, Greenway Trail, Boone, 9:00 a.m. registration/11:00 a.m. race, $15 students/$18 general public, www.dzturtletrot.webs.com/race_info.html

Figure Drawing Class Begins, Wey Hall room 306, ASU, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., $45 Turchin Center members/$55 nonmembers, preregister at 828-262-3017

Blue Ridge Fiber Guild Felting Workshop, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, 9:30 a.m., 828-297-6900

Plant Parenthood Class, ASU Biology Greenhouse, Boone, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., 828-262-4025

Youth Gardening Workshop: “The Wonders of Plants,” Agricultural Conference Center, Boone, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., free, 828-264-3061

Visual Journals Class Begins, Turchin Center, ASU, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., $40 Turchin Center members/$50 nonmembers, 828-262-3017

Community Garden Workday, Leola Street Community Garden, Boone, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 828-773-5893

Rose Mountain Farm Market, Rose Mountain Farm, Lansing, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 336-977-2535

Winter Farmers’ Market, Ashe County Farmers’ Market shelter, Backstreet, West Jefferson, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., 336-877-4141

Tweetsie Railroad Job Fair, Palace Saloon, Tweetsie Railroad, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 828-264-9061

Story Time, Watauga Public Library, every Saturday, 11:00 a.m., 828-264-8784

Cloth Diapers 101, Green Mother Goods, Boone, 11:00 a.m., free, 828-262-3525

Operation Medicine Drop, Watauga Village Shopping Center, Boone, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., free, 828-264-9486/828-268-6189

Pet Microchip ID Clinic, Animal Medical Center, Boone, 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., $25, 828-264-7865

Camp Broadstone Open House, Camp Broadstone, Valle Crucis, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., 828-963-4640

Ancient Moon Bellydance Student Salon, Northwestern Studio, Boone, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., monetary donation or OASIS Wish List item encouraged, 828-719-1125

Wine Tastings, Banner Elk Winery, every Saturday, until 7:00 p.m., 828-898-9090

South Mountain Boys Performance, Trade Community Center, Trade, Tenn., 7:00 p.m., $6 adults/free under 12

Lees-McRae Theatre: Urinetown, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $12 adults/$5 students & kids, 828-898-8709

Coffee House Talent Night, West Jefferson Methodist Church Hensley Hall, 7:30 p.m., $10 adults/$5 students, 336-846-2787

Sunday, March 21

Easter Egg Hunt, Sugar Mountain Resort, 9:00 a.m., free w/ lift ticket, 828-898-4521

Baha’i New Year Celebration, 11:00 a.m., free, 828-297-6222

Alpha Delta Pi Spring Carnival, Duck Pond Field, ASU, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., donations welcome, hornrn@appstate.edu

Duplicate Bridge, Blowing Rock Ruritan Building, every Sunday, 2:00 p.m., 828-963-9450 or 828-963-0242

Lees-McRae Theatre: Urinetown, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, 2:00 p.m., $12 adults/$5 students & kids, 828-898-8709

American Tribal Bellydance Class, Northwestern Studio, Boone, every Sunday, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., $12 class/$35 month, 828-719-1125

Plan Your Week…

Monday, March 22

Rain Garden Certification Workshop Begins, Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum, Linville, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., $175, 919-515-6780

Learn to Swim Program Begins, Student Rec Center pool, ASU, 828-262-2100

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

Boone Fork Trail Hike, meet at Price Park picnic grounds, 9:30 a.m.

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

Divine Dancing Class, High Country Dance Studio, every Monday, ages 9 and up, 5:00 p.m., 828-262-1181

Weight Loss Support Group, Western Watauga Community Center, Sugar Grove, every Monday, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-3909

Speed Dating, Glidewell’s Restaurant, Blowing Rock, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., $30/$75 three events, 866-59-MATCH

Bellydance Class, Studio K, Boone, every Monday, 6:30 p.m. intermediate/7:30 p.m. beginners, 336-830-3479

Ballroom Dancing Classes, Northwestern Dance Studio, Boone, every Monday, 8:00 p.m., 336-877-4979

Bellydance Fitness Class, Northwestern Dance Studio, Boone, every Monday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., $12 class/$35 month, 828-719-1125

Lees-McRae Theatre: Urinetown, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $12 adults/$5 students & kids, 828-898-8709

Tuesday, March 23

Kundalini Yoga Classes Prepayment Deadline, Neighborhood Yoga, Boone, $64 full session/$12 class, 828-264-1384

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

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

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

Alzheimer’s Info Session, Watauga County Project on Aging, Boone, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., free, 828-265-8090

ASU Diversity Celebration, Plemmons Student Union, ASU, 3:00 to 9:00 p.m., free, 828-262-2144

Spelling Bee for Grown-Ups, Broyhill Inn, Boone, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., $60 per team/free to spectators, 828-264-2225

Toastmasters Club Meeting, St. Elizabeth’s Fellowship Hall, Boone, every Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., 828-264-9010

Red Cross Volunteer Meeting, 331 Queen Street, Suite B, Boone, 6:00 p.m., free, 828-264-8226

Civil Air Patrol Meeting, Boone National Guard Armory, every Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., 828-773-4609

Sustainability Film Series: Fresh, I.G. Greer Auditorium, ASU, 7:00 p.m., free, www.geology.appstate.edu/filmseries.htm

Lees-McRae Theatre: Urinetown, Lees-McRae College, Banner Elk, 7:30 p.m., $12 adults/$5 students & kids, 828-898-8709

Peter Bergen Lecture: Global Terrorism, Farthing Auditorium, ASU, 8:00 p.m., free, 828-262-2683

Shag and Line Dancing, Boone Shag Club, Meadowbrook Inn, Blowing Rock, most Tuesdays, 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., 828-265-0445

Wednesday, March 24

Caudill Cabin Hike, 336-982-8591

High Country Audubon Bird Walk, Valle Crucis Community Park, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., free, 828-265-0198

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

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

Gayle Winston Visit, Ashe Public Library, West Jefferson, 11:00 a.m., free, 336-384-4255

Lenten Worship Service, Deerfield United Methodist Church, Boone, 12:00 p.m., 828-264-8605

Black Banjo Gathering Opening Talks, Farthing Auditorium foyer, ASU, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., free, 828-262-3098

Appalachian Dance Ensemble, Valborg Theatre, ASU, 7:00 p.m., $12 adults/$6 students, 828-262-3063

Belly Dance Classes, Northwestern Studios, Boone, every Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., 828-297-1083, youngvc@appstate.edu

Black Banjo Gathering Concert, Farthing Auditorium, ASU, 7:30 p.m., $10 students/$20 public in advance, $12 students/$25 public at door, 828-262-4046