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Cherokee Fall Festival
The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum, will host its 28th annual Cherokee Fall Festival on September 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience food, Cherokee arts and crafts demonstrations, music and dance. A blacksmith will be doing on-site demonstrations in the shop both days. Other demonstrations and displays will include Cherokee life in 1700’s and a Civil War encampment. Tickets Adults are $10.00, children 13-18 years old are $5.00 and children 12 and under are free. Family rate for $25.00 also available. For more information about the Great Island Festival, contact the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum at (423) 884-6246.
The Heritage Association’s 40th Annual Heritage Days
The Heritage Association’s 40th Annual Heritage Days is East Tennessee’s family fall street festival returning this year on October 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2019!
With thousands in attendance, the arts and crafts show takes place primarily along the footprint in Historic Downtown
Rogersville and her side avenues, offering tons of festive fun for everyone!
Join us for a weekend of autumninspired food, children’s activities, music, and outstanding arts and crafts. Rogersville welcomes you! For additional information, please call (423) 272-1961.
George Washington’s Leadership Example
By
Haddock, Military Editor
ABetsy Ross
good example of reputation being defined by applied character is George Washington, as supported by the “Washington Papers”. Others chose him for leadership roles because of his character, and because of his being a genius in the area of leadership. They trusted him because he had demonstrated a noble and incorruptible character, and he had also shown himself to be an exceptional leader. I believe we can learn a great deal from studying the life of George Washington that would lead to a personal and public renewal if we were to apply what we learn. I shall mention just a few items. One, the need and importance to take responsibility for one’s own life by controlling one’s emotions. Washington had a volcanic temper which, with rare exceptions, he kept under control. Washington was able to control so much externally because he first learned to control himself from within. Two, the importance of constant learning by observing, listening, reading and reflecting. Washington spent much time reflecting or pondering. Three, the importance of civility. This means basic respect for everyone. Four, the role that morality and emotional maturity can play in enhancing one’s natural intelligence. Five, the ingredients of effective leadership. Government has to be administered in such a manner as to merit the trust of the citizens. This is enough to show, I believe, that today we urgently need a rebirth of the ideas which made our nation great, and a renewal of Washington as our prime national hero and role model.
During George Washington’s time, slavery existed at the same time founding documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights were created.
I organize my historical understandings around a continuum of values, virtues and outcomes. The civil rights outcomes now define who we are as United States citizens.
More importantly we created a system of human rights that continues to improve our lives.
Owen Haddock, Chair - Patriotic Education, Inc.
Owen
Article is by Rev. Richard C. Stazeskay, George Washington Club, 2/22/2000
Owen S. Haddock
Sculpture by Jean-Anioine Houdon, 1785 Virginia State Capitol – Richmond, Virginia
East Tennessee PBS’ Celebration of Over 100 Years of Country Music Highlights
Some of the little known stories of the people, places, and events from East Tennessee that shape the early days of country music.
On Sept 24, 1904, two southern railway passenger trains collided in a head-on collision near the town of New Market Tennessee. The two trains involved in the crash - a three-car, a local traveling from Bristol to Knoxville and the “Carolina Special” headed from Chattanooga to Salisbury, NC. The local included three passenger cars carrying 140 people. The special had nine passenger cars carrying 210 passengers. The line was a single track, and the standard procedure was to have the local train pull to a sidetrack, letting the other pass. However, on this day, the conductor was given special instructions to stop on a sidetrack in New Market rather than the usual Hodges Switch. The local train should have stopped a few hundred yards on the sidetrack but didn’t. Both the conductor and engineer signed that they had read the special instructions, but the conductor on the local told newspapers he misread the order. A telegraph issued a warning to the Carolina Special of the error; however, there was no one on duty at Hodges Switch to share the information with the train.
The trains hit head-on at 10:18 am at New Market Hill. Emergency breaks were applied and slowed the two trains. However, the combined impact speed exceeded 100 mpg — the local catapulted forward, landing upside-down on top of the special’s sturdy Pullman cars. The death estimates vary from 56 with 106 injured to 113 dead.
It was quite common for the news stories of the day to be turned in to song, and just like popular murder ballads told the masses stories of killings. It wasn’t long before this deadly tragedy made its way into East Tennessee folk songs.
One of those songs started as a broadside poem written by Whitesburg Tennessee resident R. H. Brooks. Over the years there were several versions by different performers. One version by George Reneau, a blind musician from Jefferson county Tennessee, was performed with a guitar and harmonica on the streets of Knoxville. Three years later Jim and Flora Baker (first cousin to Sara and Maybelle Carter) from Wise, Virginia adapted the original poem into a song they included in their 1927 Bristol recording session.
Retelling tragedies through music, not only helped memorialize these events but satisfied that east Tennessee penchant for good storytelling.
New Market Wreck Lyrics
The Southern Railway had a wreck at ten o’clock one morn; Near Hodges and Newmarket grounds, the place and date adorn. On the twenty-fourth of September, the year nineteen and four Was when that awful wreck occurred to both the rich and poor.
The trains were going east and west, and speeding on their way; They ran together on a curve, and what a wreck that day.
The cars were busted and torn and split and spread across the track; You see a picture of the wreck just over on the back.
Conductor on the west-bound train had made a bad mistake; He never read his orders right, and caused that awful fate.
He hurt one hundred and a half and there were seventy dead;
I hope he has forgiveness now, and lives without a dread.
The engineer on the east-bound train had kissed his darling wife
Before he got on board his train, then he had to give his life.
I trust that he was pure in heart, and now is with the blest,
And that his wife will meet him there, and be with him at rest.
They found a note the man had wrote, and this is what it said:
“Please take me home and bury me.” That filled them all with dread.
Found his body cold in death, and then they sent him home
And buried him with long-gone friends with whom he used to roam.
And, oh, the men and women’s moans did echo through the air;
Such cries was never heard before from humans in despair.
The little children cried aloud for mercy to their God;
But now they all are dead and gone, and under earthly sod.
The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum To Present the Cherokee Fall Festival
September 7 & 8 Cherokee Fall Festival Will Take Visitors Back in Time
The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum, will host its 28th annual Cherokee Fall Festival on September 7-8, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day.
Visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to experience Native American food, Cherokee arts and crafts demonstrations, music and dance. A blacksmith will be doing on-site demonstrations in the shop both days. Other demonstrations and displays will include Cherokee life in 1700’s and a Civil War encampment. There will be a Civil War battle re-enactment at 2:00 p.m.
This year’s theme will be Cherokee Folklore, Legends, and Traditions. Visitors will be able to meet and talk with Cherokees from the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Special entertainment will be provided by the Warrior Dancers of Ani-Kituhwa who are the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians official ambassadors. Check out our reconstructed 1800’s dog-trot log cabin. Meet and chat with Miss Cherokee and have your name written in Cherokee. The Tennessee State Parks will be doing a Birds of Prey program on both days. Also there will be Cherokee cooking demonstrations and Civil War gun display.
Other activities include posters from Cherokee Elementary school. Darts, beads, talking sticks, face painting and free Cherokee name cards will be available for children. We will also host a children’s blowgun competition and an adult blowgun competition on both days. Traditional Indian Fry bread and Indian tacos, and other food and drinks will be sold.
This event is funded in part by Tennessee Arts Commission Rural Arts Program Grant, Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.
Tickets Adults are $10.00, children 13-18 years old are $5.00 and children 12 and under are free. Family rate for $25.00 also available. For more information about the Great Island Festival, contact the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum at (423) 884-6246.
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Mon-Sat 9am-5pm • Sun Noon-5pm (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, & New Year’s Day)
From the Cherokee to the Present -- Celebrating Our Region’s History
12th Annual East Tennessee History Fair presented by the East Tennessee Historical Society
10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturday, August 17, 2019
Downtown Knoxville
Market Square & Krutch Park, Clinch & Gay Streets
Antiques Fair • Historical
Characters Children’s Activities
Historic Home Tours • Music
Museum Tours & Walking Tours
Vintage Films • Food • Book Sale
Vintage Baseball • Historic Crafts
Dog Costume Contest
Living History
Davy Crockett’s Birthday
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Sequoyah Museum Fall Festival
Sequoyah Museum Fall Festival
Sequoyah Museum Fall Festival
Stanley’s On The Wing 4th Annual Butterfly Festival & Release on Saturday, August 17th 10am- 1pm
Bring the family and Celebrate with us for this amazing event! Free Event Butterfly release this year at Monte’s Meadows. Children’s workshop, EDU. Butterfly & Polinator Seminar, pollinator plant exhibits and plenty for shopping!
Come See Us at Ijams Nature Center
9th Annual Wonder of Hummingbird Festival Saturday, August 24th 8am- 2pm
Saturday, September 7th
Wild Birds Unlimited - A visit from Lisa Stanley. She will bring her personally curated pollinators & new release plant choices to purchase.
Ijams Nature Center Hosts Annual Celebration of Hummingbirds Aug. 24
The ruby-throated hummingbird is small, fierce and possibly the Southeast’s favorite bird to watch in late summer as it flits through the region on its way to wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America.
Ijams Nature Center in Knoxville, Tenn., will celebrate these tiny creatures at its ninth annual Wonder of Hummingbirds Festival Saturday, August 24th, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The highlight of the event, which features educational sessions, kids’ activities, food/drink and a marketplace of plants, garden décor, and handmade arts and crafts, is the opportunity to see a hummingbird up close during small-group banding demonstrations led by Master Bander Mark Armstrong. Visitors who want to see the banding, which runs from 8 to 11:30 a.m. or until the last hummingbird is captured, should arrive early. One lucky member of each group will be allowed to release the bird.
Get Ready for FALL!
It’s the time for Planting Bulbs, Shrubs and Trees!
September Educational Classes on our website & in next month’s issue.
Be sure to Check our website for more exciting information and details to what’s happening inside of Stanley’s Greenhouse & Farms!
5 Minutes from Downtown Knoxville across the river.
Left at 3rd red light next to Dunkin Donuts. First stop sign, take a right!
Banding helps scientists track this tiny bird’s amazing migration. This species, which weighs about one-tenth of an ounce, travels nonstop almost 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico. The flight takes about 20 hours in favorable conditions, during which the bird’s heart rate is about 1,200 beats per minute and its wings beat 53 times per second. To prepare, these omnivores double their body mass by feeding on nectar and insects in the weeks prior to departure. Like humans who stop at various restaurants on a road trip, hummingbirds will stop to refuel at feeders on their way to the coast.
The ruby throated hummingbird is the only hummingbird breeding in eastern North America. The females build walnut-sized nests of delicately cobbled thistle and dandelion down held together with spider web and covered with lichen. This fragile cup usually holds one to three Tic Tac-sized eggs that hatch within 12-16 days.
Both males and females have a long, thin bill, an iridescent green back and white bellies, but the male boasts a brilliant iridescent red gorget (throat) that can often appear black. Juveniles, which can be seen June through September, look like adult females, but young males often have a few red feathers in the gorget by the end of summer.
To attract these beauties, plant native species such as trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm, cardinal flower, trumpet vine, salvia and columbine. Hummingbird feeders are an excellent way to supplement natural nectar, but must be cleaned regularly to provide safe feeding. To make nectar, mix one cup of refined white sugar with four cups of water and stir until sugar dissolves; store extra nectar in the refrigerator. Avoid using products containing red dye or other additives that are harmful to hummingbirds. If available tap water is high in chemicals or has a strong taste or odor, consider using bottle or purified water. For more information about Ijams Nature Center’s Wonder of Hummingbirds Festival, visit https://Ijams.org.
Photo by Oak Roots Creative
Mabry-Hazen House
Opens After-Hours for Night at the Museum
Mabry-Hazen House is hosting its quarterly Night at the Museum on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 6pm-9pm. With school back in session and autumn approaching, join Mabry-Hazen House for their final event of the summer. During the work week, museums mostly keep bankers’ hours and weekends are often packed with other activities, making it difficult for people who hold day jobs but would like to visit more often. Night at the Museum is a chance to visit Mabry-Hazen House after-hours on a weekday and drink up a little history. Explore the 1858 historic house in an entirely different light as twilight falls upon Mabry’s Hill, watch the sun set, all while enjoying drinks provided by a local brewery. This “historical happy hour” is not just about the festivity either; it’s about connecting with history and gathering at the museum to meet staff, volunteers, and local community members while talking about the past in a casual atmosphere.
Tickets are $10 per adult and visitors under 18 are free. Each purchased ticket includes two adult beverages and additional drinks are $5. The historic home will be open for self-guided tours and there will be special access to the historic walkout basement. We’ll have a fire pit, croquet, and corn hole available outside and guests are encouraged to bring their games, stories, and camp chairs. Food will be available for purchase. All proceeds benefit Mabry-Hazen House.
Event will occur rain or shine. Tickets and more information available at www.mabryhazen.com/natm.
Marble Springs State Historic Site to Host Muzzleloader Workshop
On Sunday, September 15, 2019, Marble Springs State Historic Site will hold a muzzleloader workshop for all those interested in learning the fundamentals of muzzle loading. Participants will learn how to cast a ball, shoot a flintlock, and fire at targets just as in John Sevier’s lifetime. The workshop will begin at 12:00 noon.
Bob Jones, a member of the Governor John Sevier Memorial Association board of directors will lead the workshop. Jones is certified as a Tennessee hunter education instructor, a Tennessee handgun carry permit instructor, and a NRA instructor for handguns, rifles, and personal defense. He currently serves as president of the Henry Knox Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution. Enrollment for this workshop is limited, so please sign up online at www.marblesprings.net or call the office at 865-573-5508.
Marble Springs is located at 1220 W. Gov. John Sevier Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920. Marble Springs is funded under an agreement with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Historical Commission. The site is supplemented by additional funds provided by Knox County and the Governor John Sevier Memorial Association.
TRAVEL SUGGESTION
Go to New Zealand with Jason Reeves, Curator
of the UT Gardens on November 11th-25th
I lived in New Zealand in the early 2000’s, visiting over 52 different gardens. In 2013, I guided 22 people through the North and South Islands as well. This trip will be my 4th visit and I have picked the best gardens and sites for this tour. You’ll experience firsthand mustering and sheep shearing at Paloma Gardens, a working sheep farm and garden where I lived and worked.
This tour will take you to gardens, museums, and natural sites in and around Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Milford Sound, Queenstown, and towns in between. Your trip will be guided by myself and Ron and Linda Williams of Garden Travelers, as well as experienced local guides and drivers. This trip is limited to 20 guests. For more information contact Jason Reeves at jreeves3@utk. edu or 731-425-4765. Cost is $4975 per person, double occupancy, plus airfare. Single supplement is available. Trip limited to 20 participants - there are currently 6 spots remaining.
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The 14th Annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival
The 14th Annual Carolina Mountains Literary Festival brings dozens of authors to Burnsville, NC September 5-7. The 2019 theme is On The Movestories of migration, immigration and travel.
The Festival begins on Thursday night with a free performance: Red Herring Productions’ multi-media presentation, “My Grandfather’s Prayers”, the story of the director’s grandfather and cantor who fled pogroms in Russia and the Hungarian White Terror to make his way to the United States. For adults and mature teens.
On Friday and Saturday, authors in fiction, poetry, memoir, non-fiction and young adult literature give free readings.
Friday night’s banquet will feature Andrew Lawler, author of The Secret Token- Myth, Obsession and Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke. $35 BYOB.
The Saturday night Keynote will be Charles Frazier, author of 4 novels including Cold Mountain and Varina. $25.
Most events are FREE. The banquet ($35 BYOB), Saturday night Keynote ($25) and four 3-hour writing workshops ($35) require pre-registration.
Sessions in venues around the Burnsville Town Square allow questions and discussions with authors. You will also be able to buy books and have them signed.
For a complete list of authors, to view the schedule, register for special events, volunteer, donate, view - cmlitfest.org
"Parkway Playhouse is celebrating it's 73rd Season with a very exciting lineup of shows! Our 2019 Mainstage Season will include the bluegrass musical "Along About Sundown", the heartwarming comedy The Dixie Swim Club", the Tony Award winning musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder", the beloved 2017 musical "Amelie", the Tony Award winning dark comedy "The Humans", and the Appalachian classic "Dark of the Moon". Please visit parkwayplayhouse. com for more information regarding our vast array of performances and events."
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• Life is Good Apparel
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• Games, Puzzles, & Crafts
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he Crazy Daisy Thrift Boutique helps support the programs of the Family Violence Coalition of Yancey County, Inc., so every time you donate clothing or household items to the store or make a purchase you are helping the FVC’s domestic violence and sexual assault programs. The FVC is a private, non-profit that has served victims of both domestic violence and rape/ sexual assault in Yancey County, N.C. since 1995. In addition to an emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence
and/or sexual assault and their children, the FVC also provides a 24/7 crisis line, medical and legal advocacy, peer counseling, crisis intervention, referrals and information, multiple support groups, limited transportation and financial assistance, as well as outreach education/awareness. Stopping violence in our communities start with all of us. The 24-hour crisis line for the FVC is (828) 682-0056. Mailing address: P.O. Box 602, Burnsville, N.C. 28714.
OOAK
ONE OF A KIND ART GALLERY flourishes in Historic Micaville
One of a Kind Art Gallery, celebrating its eighth year of operation, continues to grow with the works of over 170 local artists and craftspeople in the nostalgic Old Micaville Country Store.
Gallery owner Kari Weaver invites you to come on in and enjoy the fine, folk, and funky local art. The selection of artwork includes pottery, jewelry, paintings, prints, photography, lamps, glass, woodworking, and more. The mountains of Western North Carolina are home to a diverse and vibrant art community, and OOAK offers a broad representation of the creative work being done here. Artwork is uniquely displayed in the vintage 1922 building which retains much of its original architecture still in place, right down to the original hardwood floor and windows.
OOAK has brought live music to Micaville by having the Micaville Music Jam every Saturday morning in the loft. Hosted by local singer-songwriter David Wiseman, the Jam is a gathering of local musicians and visitors to play and share music together. Everyone is welcome.
Micaville Music also hosts Thursday evening concerts from late April though the end of October. The Gallery space is transformed into a listening room for a unique and intimate way to listen to live music. August concerts include Gene Holdway on August 1, Shantytown’s CD Release Concert on August 8, Hummingtree band on August 22, and everybody’s favorite Open Mic hosted by David Wiseman on August 29. Concerts cost $5.00 at the door. Micaville Music is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina.
Come visit us and stay awhile. Hours are 10:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:00 pm on Sunday. We are open 7 days a week through the first week of January.
August Music Lineup For Orchard At Altapass
August at the Orchard at Altapass kicks off with live traditional music from the first to the fourth. All are welcome to sit a spell and listen to new tunes, old tunes, and reworked tunes by several great performers.
Thursday and Friday performances are at 1:45 p.m. and feature two dynamic solo musicians. Jack Vaughn starts the weekend’s music with his traditional offerings. Debbie Young comes to the stage on Friday. A member of Tru Blu (performing on Sunday), Young brings her guitar and her voice to an appreciative audience.
On Saturday beginning at 1 p.m., the Dollar Brothers, out of Watauga County, return to the stage with their traditional bluegrass. Rewind unwinds at 3 p.m. with classic rock, country rock, and outlaw country—a big three of excitement.
The weekend continues Sunday afternoon, at 1 p.m. with Jerry, Mike and Bill, the unexpected music trio of old high school band buddies who love the music and the fun they have playing. Finally, the music ends after Tru Blu are back on stage at 3 p.m. No stranger to the Orchard, they have been playing bluegrass, classic country, gospel, original songs, and golden oldies for years. And don’t forget the free dance demonstrations at 2:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.
And although not with scheduled musicians, the weekly Open Mic/ Music Jam is held every Wednesday beginning at 1:45 p.m. Bring your instrument, your voice, and enjoy this free opportunity to “strut your stuff.”
The Orchard prides itself on presenting the best regional music, whether with a traditional rhythm or a twist of contemporary cadence. And all afternoon performances are free. Dancing is encouraged.
The Orchard is located at 1025 Orchard Road near Spruce Pine at mm 328.3 on the Blue Ridge Parkway and is a not-for-profit working orchard, music, and educational venue. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday. Family and pet friendly. Wheelchair accessible. Buses welcome. For information please visit www.altapassorchard.org, or call 828-765-9531.
Rocks and Things
At Rocks and Things in Downtown Spruce Pine you will find really nice Sterling gemstone jewelry. We have over 1,500 rings for you to choose from including 200 Native American turquoise rings. We have 4 Squash Blossom necklace/earring signed sets, 6 large silver and turquoise necklaces, 20 turquoise and gemstone necklaces, 50 earring sets, 300 gemstone pendants, and lots more silver and gemstone jewelry. Our inventory includes thousands of crystals, from tiny single points to 90 pound single points and clusters up to 80 pounds. We also carry crystal balls, skulls, pendulums, and pendants. We just finished going to the big gem shows in Franklin and Spruce Pine so we have LOTS of NEW STOCK for you to see.
Stop by for a look. Open 7 days a weekfrom 9 to 5 in Spruce Pine at 114 Oak Ave. Phone: 828-765-1667, email: rocksandthingstoo@hotmail.com or see our virtual tour at www.shopmainstreets. com . Click North Carolina, Spruce Pine, and Rocks and Things. Click on arrows to move around the store.
Don’t forget shopping inside for garden items, outdoor furniture, fire pits, pottery and much more. Garden Decor • Concrete Statuaries & Fountains Burley Pottery • Clay Pots • Windchimes.
NEW inventory arriving daily! Happy Frog, Foxfarm & Daddy Pete’s Soil and Soil Amendments
Where Good Friends and Great Food Meet!
Our State Magazine picked Kaye’s Kitchen for the “Best Place To Go For Breakfast!”
Saturdays have an “All-You-Can-Eat” Breakfast Buffet with fluffy Pancakes, French Toast, Biscuits & Gravy as well as fresh fruit and other breakfast options!
Brunch is served on Sundays, being open from 9 to 2. We have daily lunch specials seasonal specials, and offer other dietary requirements like Gluten free items.
Don’t forget shopping inside for garden items, outdoor furniture, fire pits, pottery and much more.
It’s 5 Star food with 3 Star prices, so bring the family, friends, date night or come by yourself. We’re open until 8 to 2, then from 5 to 9 for dinner, closed on Wednesdays. You won’t be disappointed!
Greeneville’s Historic Tours Return April 1
Greeneville, Tennessee: Tennessee’s second oldest town is brought to life as you stroll down the same streets that Andrew Johnson did when he returned from the White House in 1869.
The 90-minute ’A Walk with the President’ tour, available through Main Street Greeneville Tours, will take you back in time. Experience the architectural treasures of our historic churches and homes while walking the same streets as notable American heroes. A stop at Old Harmony Cemetery will bring alive such stories as the great cholera epidemic of 1873. Great photo opportunities are available during the stop at
Tennessee’s oldest Goal (jail).
Now in its fourteenth year the walking tour along with its sister tour of the Dickson-Williams Mansion, offered daily at 1:00 pm, is conducted by professional guides ready to share their knowledge of this historic community.
Tickets may be purchased at the General Morgan Inn where tours begin daily Monday through Saturday, April through October, at 9:30 AM. For groups over twelve people please call Main Street Tours at 423-787-0500 a minimum of twenty-four hours in advance to arrange your tour.
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HART Turns 35 with a big Bash!
Coming next to the HART stage in Waynesville the side splitting comedy, “A Facility for Living” by Katie Forgette. So the primase is simple, a maximum security prison has been tuned into a nursing home where there are mandatory bedtimes, and a killjoy head nurse. It’s “the Golden Girls” meets “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”. The show runs weekends through August 18.
That will be followed by the hit HART has waited years to do, “Mamma Mia!” by Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson. Get ready for the songs of ABBA rocking the house. The story, a young woman’s search for her birth father. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the sunny Greek Island they last visited 20 years ago. “Mamma Mia!” runs August 23 through September 15.
On August 24 HART is celebrating its 35th anniversary season with a big party that will include dinner, showstopper numbers performed by past stars and dancing to a 17 piece big band orchestra. Call the HART Box Office at 828 456 6322 or go online to www.harttheatre.org for tickets and to join the Celebration!
50thAnnual SMOKY MOUNTAIN FOLK FESTIVAL
Brings authentic Mountain Music and Dancing to Lake Junaluska, NC
August 30–August 31, 2019
Mountain
music, dancing and tradition will be on display once again on the shores of beautiful Lake Junaluska as the Smoky Mountain Folk Festival, now in it’s 50th year, celebrates the culture and heritage of Western North Carolina.
As in years past, spectators will be treated to performances by over 200 mountain dancers and musicians at the 2000 seat, historical Stuart Auditorium on the grounds of Lake Junaluska. Each night will feature open tent shows on the lawn beginning at 5 p.m. with main entertainment will continue well into the night with the last performances ending sometime around 11 p.m.
running and most authentic folk festivals
chance to experience a wide variety of
banjo players, string bands, ballad singers, buck dancers and square dances will be in attendance. Visitors will also be treated to the unique regional sounds of the dulcimer, harmonica, Native
even a bowed carpenter’s saw.
While the festival is sure to entertain the thousands of people who attend, it also serves as a venue to preserve the mountains’ legacy of traditional music and inspire a new generation of artists as they swap tunes and licks, songs and stories under the open tents on the lakeshore.
“Our Appalachian heritage with its music, stories, song and dance is something we can be proud of and must share with others to keep it alive. It is a heritage that enriches all who experience it,” said Festival Director Joe Sam Queen.
Now a tradition with over 40 years of history, the festival has established itself as a family and community gathering with performers returning each year
to see old friends and make new ones. Families return each year with new generations to enjoy what is one of the richest cultural events of the year.
Main show tickets are $12 at the door, $10 in advance, with children under 12 admitted free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Haywood County Arts Council at 86 North Main Street in Waynesville or at Bethea Welcome Center at Lake Junaluska. For more info, call 828-452-1688, 1-800-3349036, or visit our website at www. smokymountainfolkfestival.com.
And of course, in keeping with tradition, there is always a complimentary slice of cool watermelon available to all who attend.
50th Annual SMOKY MOUNTAIN FOLK FESTIVAL
Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska Aug. 30-31, 2019 Open Tent Show 5-6:30 p.m.
Main Stage Indoor Show 6:30-11 p.m. Festival Director: Joe Sam Queen | 828-452-1688 www.smokymountainfolkfestival.com
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THE 3RD ANNUAL FARM TO TABLE DINNER
A fun, family-friendly Escape Room Adventure in West Jefferson, NC. You have one hour to Escape! Call 336-846-2410 for more info.
In the uniquely decorated gift shop you can buy a selection of locally handmade goods such as artwork, jewlry, herbal bath and aromatherapy products, salves, beard oils, perfume, incense, spiritual gifts, crystals, oddities, used books, funky clothing and more! You can also be assisted in creating your own custom perfume oil!
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We’re announcing our next fundraiser! It’s our 3rd annual farm to table dinner with our friends at The Harvest Table, on Monday, Sept 9 and tickets just went on sale. All proceeds benefit ASD. Tickets are $60/person: www. f2t2019.eventbrite.com. Please help us spread the word far & wide. The evening starts at 6pm, with live music from Lisa Baldwin and David Haney. We’ll have a fabulous BBQ dinner with all the fixins’ (and vegetarian options) and of course it’s BYOB!!
Ashe County Corn Maze & Pumpkin Festival
The Ashe County Corn Maze has quickly become a family tradition. It is a perfect activity for the whole family to enjoy. The corn maze itself is around 5 acres, and can take as little as 30 minutes and up to an hour or so. Go at your own pace and take in the beautiful natural surrounds of the Ashe County scenery. The Ashe County Corn Maze is your family's fall tradition waiting to happen. Join us from September 28th through October 28th, every Friday through Sunday. When trying to experience the beautiful natural surroundings, while also having lots of activities for the whole family, then look no further than the Ashe County Corn Maze.
