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e hope you enjoy picking up Dashboards and Saddlebags Magazine each month as much as we enjoy finding unique destinations to tell you about.

We enjoy finding communities just down the road that are home to a festival, event, or even just a diner or drive-in or dive!

Speaking of food, you may notice an undertone to the magazine, it is very food driven! Liver Mush Festivals, Sweet Potato Festivals, Pumpkin Festivals, and even a White Squirrel Festival (you don’t eat the squirrel)! This month we are featuring one of our favorite events, a BBQ Cook off in Salisbury at Tilley Harley-Davidson®. This is a family friendly event complete with a kid zone.

If you would like some drama with your feast check out the Renaissance Festival. In addition to the 11 stages on the 22 acre site, you will find the best food and grog offered in any kingdom!

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Dashboards and Saddlebags The Destination Magazine Produced by: Photodude.net LLC Sales: Steven Shober Contributing Writers: Lisa Hedrick, Connie Nelson, Floyd Harris, Asa Neal, Terresia Scoble, Scott Sturdy, Cindy Adams, Gary Moss, John Powell Contributing Photographers: PhotodudeART.com

CONTENTS Mayodan Antique Festival

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Euro-Classica 15 Camping, Cabins & Chalets

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16th Century European Village Celebrates its 19th Anniversary

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Lots Of Fun In Store For Riverfest 2012

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It is not all about BBQ

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Film Junkies Guide to North Carolina Robbinsville 26

The list of events in this publication is compiled from various sources dates & times are tentative & subject to change. Dashboards and Saddlebags The Destination Magazine is published by Photodude.net LLC 369 Dovefield Drive Summerfield, NC 27358 (704) 706-2365 www.DashboardsandSaddlebags.com Published by Andy Jay. ©2012 All rights reserved. Photodude.net LLC Publisher, Agents & Advertisers do not necessarily condone any activities or advertisement listed in this magazine. The Publisher and its officers, employees, agents, volunteers, and sponsors are not responsible for any loss or damage which might be associated with patronage of any party named in this publication, and is not responsible for any Act of God such as inclement weather, fire, flood, natural or man-made disaster, etc., that are out of the control of the Publisher, which affect the publishing of this magazine.

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Destinations More Events and Interactive Maps at DashboardsandSaddlebags.com Weekly Tuesday Taco Tuesday Cruise!!!!! Queens Landing 1459 River Hwy. Mooresville, NC Wednesday Bike Night Lancaster’s Hawg Trawgh 515 Rinehardt Road Mooresville, NC Pizza Cruise Queens Landing 1459 River Hwy. Mooresville, NC Bike Night Mac’s Speed Shop 2511 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC Thursday Bike Night Mac’s Speed Shop 19601 Liverpool Pkwy. Cornelius, NC Bike Night Mac’s Speed Shop 2414 Sandy Porter Rd. Charlotte, NC Bike Night Mac’s Speed Shop 930 South Main St. Greenville, SC Friday Myra’s Classic & Antique Car Cruise In 400 Main Street West Valdese, NC North Carolina Apple Festival Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2012 Main Street from 6th Ave - Caswell St. Hendersonville, NC 28792 The festival features a street fair on Historic Main Street including: entertainment, arts & crafts, apple products, childrens & youth activities, special exhibits, food and the King Apple Parade on Labor Day. Check our website for specific hours and schedule of events. www.ncapplefestival.org Lexington Avenue Arts and Fun Festival (LAAFF) Sep 1 – 2, 2012 Lexington Avenue, downtown Asheville, NC 28801 Once a year we shut down Lexington Ave in downtown Asheville for this all day, all local, all original street fair that has grown to be the largest independent street fest in the southeast! This jam-packed day is filled with wild street performers, unique artwork, a wide variety of music, and just about everyone who wants to have some fun and celebrate in the streets of Asheville. Arts2People has been presenting LAAFF for 10 years with the support of the Asheville Community. www.lexfestasheville.com Pinehurst’s 24th Annual Food & Wine Festival Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2012 Pinehurst Resort 80 Carolina Vista Pinehurst, NC 28374 Join us for the day, the night or the entire weekend. Featuring more than 40 international wineries, this event includes informative wine seminars, tastings, culinary demonstrations and nightly gala dinners. Overnight packages start at $280 per person/per night. Visit www.pinehurst.com/pinehurst-foodwine-fest.php for more information.

Annual New River Blues Festival Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 River House Country Inn & Restaurant Grassy Creek, NC 28631 High In North Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains on the banks of the pristine New River, there is a day devoted to world-class blues. The setting is wonderfully scenic. Picture a glorious mountain meadow on the edge of a lively river... Now picture a beautiful summer day and hundreds of

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Destinations blues fans dancing in the green grass to the music of living legends. You have just conjured up the New River Blues Festival. A legendary day of music in the mountains! Bring lawn chairs, blankets, the kids, umbrellas (rain or shine). Food, mixed & soft drinks, beer and wine available for purchase! www.newriverbluesfestival.info Mile High Kite Festival Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 Town Hall on Beech Mountain. Beech Mountain, NC 28604 How much string does it take to fly a kite a mile high? Only a couple hundred feet if you visit the tenth annual Mile High Kite Festival on Labor Day weekend atop Beech Mountain. The first 300 children will receive a free kite which they can decorate and use to compete for the best kite flyer! www.beechmountainchamber.com Ayden Collard Festival Sep 6 – 9, 2012 Downtown Ayden, NC 28513 Fun and entertainment for the entire family. Enjoy 5K Road Race, 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk, a parade, amusement rides, food, arts and crafts, games, vendors, collard eating contest, live entertainment and more. Saturday night features the best of beach music with the Band of Oz. Visit our www.aydencollardfestival.com for a schedule of events ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Sep 7 – 9, 2012 Nantahala River/Gorge Hwy 19W Bryson City, NC 28713 It’s the X-Games for whitewater.

If you’re entertained by the spins, flips, turns and tricks of freestyle snowboarders, surfers and skaters, you’ll love freestyle kayaking! www.freestylekayaking2013.com Historic Morganton Festival Sep 7 – 8, 2012 Downtown Morganton NC Friends, food and fun with miles of crafters, rides and four stages!

National Country music artists Kip Moore and Jerrod Niemann; an Art Trail; Sunrise Run (course certified and chip timing) and shuttle buses to get you around. Check the website for up-to-date information. www.morgantonfest.org The Amazing Maize Maze Sep 7 thru Nov 4, 2012 Historic Rural Hill Huntersville, NC 28078 There are 7 acres and 2 miles of possible pathways in the incredible maze. Solve clues to get through this maze made entirely of corn maize! This is a great annual opportunity for team building and families to work together to solve the clues. Great fun! www.ruralhill.net 27th Annual Bush Hill Heritage Festival Sat, September 8, 9am – 4pm Hwy 62/N Main St Archdale, NC 27263 A one day street festival including music, food, crafts, commercial items, classic cars/trucks/tractors/ motorcycles, quilt show, and import car show. Find family fun with a children’s area featuring clowns, amusements, and rides.

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Destinations Stokes Stomp Sat, September 8, 10am – 6pm Moratock Park in Danbury NC Danbury is transformed from its quiet roots by a robust mixture of bluegrass music, artists exhibits, food, fun on the river and a general all around good time. The event takes place in and around Moratock Park and is kicked off by a parade that includes lots of local talent. There is entertainment for all ages, including an area created especially for the children. This is a free event www.stokesarts.org 15th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show Sat, September 8, 10am – 4pm Queens Landing on Lake Norman in Mooresville, NC. Over 75 beautiful boats on display on beautiful Lake Norman. There’s also kids rides, a boat parade and a poker run. www.charlotteantiqueboatshow.com NC Hot Sauce Festival Sat, September 8, 10am – 4pm Historic Downtown Oxford, NC 27565 North Carolina’s finest hot sauces and barbeque sauces, along with breweries and wineries spice up the blends and texture of downtown’s historical streets. Enter the NC Pepper Eating Contest. Watch as artist Dan Nelson creates our Festival on Canvas. NC hot sauces and barbecue sauces, all will be competing for the title of North Carolina’s Best! oxfordnc.org/nchotsaucecontest/ Rock the Dock MMA Cage Fights Sat, September 8, 6pm – 11pm Queen’s Landing 1459 River Highway Mooresville NC, 28117 Live Mixed Martial Arts Cage Fighting. Sponsored by The Rock Gym. Fight card to be announced soon. QueensLanding.com Mountain Heritage Pow Wow Sep 14 – 16, 2012 621 Micaville Loop (Junction US19E & Hwy 80S) Burnsville, NC 28714 We are putting on this event to education the public about the history and culture of the Native American People. There will be many demonstrators showing the old ways and story tellers teaching the old stories. There will be Native music and food. Come spend all day enjoying the Native American experience. Join in the intertribal dancing and eat some fry bread. Learn a little or a lot about our ancestors (and maybe yours). Just come and have fun. Contact person is Mabel Benjamin, 813-765-3073. Email is rocksandthingstoo@hotmail.com .

RiverFest! Sep 14 – 15, 2012 600 Washington Street, Eden, NC 27288 RiverFest is a celebration of Eden’s art, history and river heritage. This annual event takes place in the Olde Leaksville Shopping District on Washington Street – our oldest downtown area that dates back to 1797.

Visit www.ExploreEdenNc.com for more information Jomeokee Music & Arts Festival Sep 14 – 16, 2012 Jomeokee Park and Campground Pinnacle, NC 27043 A three day musice and arts festival held in the beautiful setting of Jomeokee Park. With Pilot

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Destinations Mountain as a backdrop, you will be able to see Del McCoury Band, Stephen Marley, Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams with the Travelin’ McCourys and much, much more. Visit the website at jomeokeefest.com for more info.

8th Annual Italian Festival Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 450 Groce Road Ronda, NC 28670 Visit Raffaldini Vineyards for our very own Italian Festival! This day-long event is a celebration of Italian culture, food, art, music and, of course, wine! For more details or to purchase tickets, call us (336) 835-9463 or email us at info@raffaldini.com.

Run for the Red Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 Valle Crucis School 2998 Broadstone Road Sugar Grove, NC 28679 Half Marathon, Distance 13.1 miles (out and back). Half marathon course is fairly flat (remember we are in the mountains!) and is on state-maintained roads, including paved and gravel sections, as well as incredible scenery along the Watauga River. Full Marathon, Distance 26.2 miles. “A marathon on the edge of extreme.” This course is challenging and uses the beauty of the Valle Crucis community as its focus. Long climbs and descents, incredible vistas, rivers, streams, farmland, all on state-maintained paved and gravel roads. www.run4thered.com MINIpalooza 2012 Saturday, Sep 15, 2012 This years event will be held at Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, NC on September 15th. Only 40 minutes from Winston-Salem. Day one will start off with a 3.5 hour drive through the mountains north of the Triad and end up at Shelton Vineyards around 2pm. We will then have a cookout at the vineyard that will take place of our August Club Blast. The CONCERT! This year at MINIpalooza/Shelton Vineyards the “Swingin Medallions” will be having a concert starting at 5pm after our cookout. What a great way to end the day! minipalooza.net Mountain Heritage Festival, Sep 15, 2012 Main Street, US 21 Sparta, NC 28675 Craft and food vendors line Main Street in celebration of mountain heritage in craft and music. This year’s entertainment features Wayne Henderson and Helen White. With demonstrations of the skills of local ancestors and music that mixes local heritage with modern influences, there is something for everyone. Dancers will be kicking up their heels and don’t forget the Possom Queen contest and Crowning. sparta-nc.com Biker Blues & BBQ Rally Sep 20 – 22, 2012 Tilley Harley-Davidson Salisbury NC This event is a Biker Blues & BBQ Rally combined with a Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned cook-off event bringing together sponsors, vendors, first class entertainment, the general public, and motorcycle enthusiasts for an admission-free event. For additional information www.bikerbluesbbqrally.com

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Destinations Benson Mule Days Sep 20 – 23, 2012 Downtown 406 East Main Street Benson, NC 27504 This festival, which draws over 50,000 people to this charming community, is filled with family fun and activities for all ages. The weekend is packed with rodeos, trail ride, mule pulling contest, mule races, arts and crafts, vendors, street dances, carnival rides, camping, parades, bluegrass shows and more. For the schedule of events and information on admission fees, call the Benson Area Chamber of Commerce, 919-894-3825 or visit, www.bensonmuledays.com.

Mayodan Antique Festival Sep 21 – 22, 2012 Farris Memorial Park Mayodan NC This event has grown each year, expecting 30-40 antique dealers from NC, SC, VA, and beyond to Farris Memorial Park. This is a “Rain or Shine” event with hours of 8am-6pm both Friday and Saturday.

Admission is $3, Children 12 and under get in Free. For more information go to www.mayodanantiques.com 15th Annual Pumpkin Festival Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 Historic Downtown Elkin, NC 28621 Main Street of will be lined with vendors of every description featuring everything from funnel cakes to functional pottery, canned green beans to gourmet coffees, wood furnishings to wine racks, BBQ to baked goods, sand art to sunrooms, pumpkin butter to polish sausages, plus a variety of live entertainment and the ever-popular pie-eating contest sponsored by Yadkin Valley General Store. visittheyadkinvalley.com Reidsville Market Square Concert Series Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 The Groove Train and The Castaways. Come get your shag and rock on!

Concert begins at 6:30. Beer and wine tent will be open. Free and open to the public. For more information: www.ci.reidsville.nc.us Denver Days Fall Festival Sep 26 – 29, 2012 Highway 16 and Saint James Church Road in Denver, NC 28033 Something for everyone!

This is a festival that combines, rides, entertainment, arts and crafts and business vendor booths! Festival opens on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 4pm for rides only. Thursday, Sept. 27 opens for rides only at 4pm. Friday, Sept.

28 the festival opens at 4pm with entertainment starting at 5pm. Saturday, Sept. 29, the festival opens at 11am; entertainment begins at 12pm. www.denverlakenormanrotary.com/denverdays.html Reidsville Downtown Homegrown Festival Fri, September 28, – Sat, September 29. Market Square Reidsville NC Arts, Crafts, Antiques and Collectables; lots of Food and Fun fill the streets of Downtown Reidsville while music from two stages fill the air. For more information: www.downtownreidsvillenc.com Textile Heritage Festival Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 Zachary House Grounds Cooleemee, NC 27014 Come enjoy music, food, games and historic

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Destinations displays at the Cooleemee 21st annual community festival. See firsthand what life was like in a Carolina cotton mill village where the company owned the town and the people felt like “one big family.” Firefighter’s Museum also on site. www.textileheritage.org Steel Rubber Products Open House Sat, September 29, 10am – 2pm 6180 E NC 150 HWY Denver NC 28037 Over 200 Cars - Tour the Facilities Car Show Awards and Prizes - Food Vendors - Buy Parts at Discount. www.steelerubber.com Mayberry Days Sep 27 – 30, 2012 Main Street Mount Airy, NC 27030 Enjoy a bottle of pop while playing checkers, relax to music from many local bands playing the same songs that Andy grew up with and performed on The Andy Griffith Show. There is so much to do during the festival such as watching the parade, meeting the Special Guests, laughing at Colonel Tim’s Talent Time, placing the high bid at a Silent Auction or taking in all of the music at the many venues. Remember to take time to slow down and enjoy what Mayberry means to you. www.surryarts.org/mayberrydays Visit DashboardsandSaddlebags.com for more events!

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This event has grown each year, expecting 30-40 antique dealers from NC, SC, VA, and beyond to Farris Memorial Park.

Antique Dealers from all over will be packing their vans and trailers full of antiques and collectibles, preparing to set up booths and tents with unique items from the 18th to 20th century. Just some of these items will include Furniture, Paintings, Pottery, Glass, Clocks, Tobacco Collectibles, Dolls, Toys, Military Items, Christmas Items, Antique Tools, Fishing Collectibles, Decoys, Vintage Jewelry, Quilts, Folk Art “in the rough”, and Country Americana.

This is a “Rain or Shine” event with hours of 8am-6pm both Friday and Saturday. Admission is $3.00, Children 12 and under get in Free. For more information go to www.mayodanantiques.com or call Asa Neal at 336-548-2789.

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he third annual EUROCLASSICA will take place once again in historic Old Salem Museums and Gardens located in Winston-Salem on September 29th.

The event is the only all European event in North Carolina, and attracts cars and motorcycles from all over the state.

The village of Old Salem is the perfect backdrop for the vehicles on display. The buildings date from late 1700’s to early 1800’s and lend a European feel to the event. The shops and museums will be open for those family members who may be less interested in the cars and motorcycles on display.

For those who have European vehicles they would like to display , they need to go to the event website for more information about registration. www.euro-classica.com The event organizers would like to thank Flow Automotive Group for their continued support.

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Camping, Cabins & Chalets I ronhorse Motorcycle Lodge, Cabins and Campground is the Smoky Mountain’s premier “motorcycle only” resort.

Established in 2003, the Ironhorse Motorcycle Lodge has become the nation’s fastest growing and revered motorcycle vacation destination. Surrounded by the Smoky Mountains, Ironhorse is centrally located near the best roads in western North Carolina, like the infamous “Tail of the Dragon, Hwy 129”, Cherohalla Skyway, Moonshiner 28 which consist of a hundred miles of curvy twisty roads, Blue Ridge Parkway, Smokey Mountain. National Park, Wayah Rd. and numerous other roads await your discovery and motorcycling adventures. Many of our guest and riders have labeled the area the “best motorcycling roads in North America”. We concur.

We are dedicated to making your motorcycle vacation the best experience ever. On property, we feature paved roads to our large activities pavilion which houses our check

in, reservations, gift shop complete with all the essential items, and our dining facility with large stacked stone fireplace, where breakfast and dinner are served.

Nestled along Stecoah Creek, Ironhorse offers wide level of accommodations from full rustic décor cabins sleeping up to 10-12 guest, private and semi private rooms, two bunkhouses, RV sites, tent sites with and without power, free WIFI hot spot and complimentary computer workstation, paved entrance, covered motorcycle parking, truck and trailer parking, motorcycle loading and unloading ramp, group campfire pit, gift shop, game room and much more.

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16th Century European Village Celebrates its 19th Anniversary

Two months of fun and games more boisterous than ever at the Carolina Renaissance Festival.

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ocated just north of Charlotte, NC is a village where imagination, fantasy, and history burst to life. It is a place where adults can feel and act like children while children are treated as royalty.

It is the Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Marketplace.

Operating 7 consecutive Saturdays and Sundays in October and November, the 22-acre tree-lined Renaissance Festival village is nestled amongst 245 acres of beautiful forest coated in autumn colors.

A perfect setting for a fictional, story-book renaissance village filled with charming cottages, castles, kitchens and pubs, all with simulated architecture and design of a 16th century European village.

A fictional village called Fairhaven.

With trumpets blaring and cannon blasting, the gates of Fairhaven swing open at 10 am and close at dusk. The day is filled with an abundance of attractions

appropriate for all age groups, including 11 stages, each packed with a unique mix of continuous music, dance, comedy shows, and circus entertainments. From sword swallowing to one-of-a kind old world musical instruments, the entertainment options are endless.

Renaissance Festival blends the comedy of Monty Python with the mythology of The Lord of the Rings.

In addition to the non-stop schedule of entertainment, you cannot miss the birds of prey exhibition where the royal falconer will don his hunting garb and take you on a thrilling trip into the past explaining and demonstrating the use of

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falcons, hawks, owls and more in the ancient sport of falconry!

A modern recreation of the Renaissance era wouldn’t be complete without a depiction of one of the grandest events of the time period – the tournament Joust! With plumes waving and chain mail clanking, they take up their lances and charge at one another in tilt. Shattering lances, clashing swords, and daring deeds of bravery all collide into a realistic recreation of a joust to the death!

Over 100 craft shops in an open-air village market which provides a diverse selection of handmade items such as pottery, jewelry, perfume, glass blown ornaments, ceramics, bath & body products, medieval costumes, hand carved candles, unique musical instruments,

children’s toys, a full spectrum of clothing, and much more.

Well you will be pleased to know that the food is as spectacular as all the attractions. Village kitchens cook up an endless feast of bread bowl stews, steak-on-a-stake, Continued On Page 30

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Lots Of Fun In Store For Riverfest 2012 T

his year’s RiverFest Sept. 14 & 15 promises to be the best ever. We have added several new elements to our award winning festival: • N ew Kids Adventure Zone $10 Wristband gets you in all day • H ot Air Balloon sponsored

by BB&T • Wells Fargo Stagecoach • Old Fashioned Photos • New Food Vendors • Monster Trucks • P urina Incredible Dog Team Returns Some of our traditional activities will be back again, including Cold Blooded Encounters, Carolina Raptor Center, Gem Sluice, Little Miss RiverFest, Models of RiverFest, over 100 artisans and crafters and so much more. Finally, we have two stages of music all day with our headliners Too Much Sylvia Friday night and America’s favorite 80’s tribute band The Breakfast Club Saturday night.

The City of Eden and the Historic Leaksville Merchants Association invite you to attend this exciting event. We know you will be happy you did. For more information on the festival visit www.ExploreEdenNc.com.

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h e s e c o n d a n n u a l Ti l l e y Harley-Davidson® of Salisbury Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic, a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned event, will honor all veterans during this year’s event.

The military related charities are: The Folds of Honor Foundation, Disabled American Veterans, Operation Homefront and The Wounded Warrior Project. TGI Friday’s has a special token of appreciation for all veterans who check-in at the event. The event will host many KCBS competition teams during the three day event with over $12,000 in prizes.

On Thursday, Sept. 20 the Pre-event party sponsored by Uncle Bucks will kick off the event; on Friday, Sept. 21, there will be two nationally known Blues Artists, Big Ron Hunter and the Jill Dineen Band, sponsored by Trane; and Right Turn Clyde sponsored by Tom McGraths Motorcycle Law Group will close the event on Saturday evening.

To help support our Military charities we have five great prizes to raffle. Tickets are limited and are available at Tilley’s and during the event. Want to be a judge and taste BBQ like you have never tasted before? A limited number of tickets for the People’s Choice event on Saturday are available for a $10 donation.

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Film Junkies Guide to North Carolina Robbinsville Robbinsville is on U.S. 129 and N.C. 143 in extreme western North Carolina All noted Nell locations are in the downtown area, most keep daytime business hours.

The theme song from composer Mark Isham’s Golden Globe ® nominated score for Nell is called “Welcome to Robbinsville,” which is appropriate, as this beautiful Graham County town will forever be linked to the memorable Jodie Foster film.

Robbinsville is civilization, in contrast to Nell’s wild, untamed wilderness country. It is also home to the good doctor Jerry Lovell

(Liam Neeson), who has Nell’s best interest at heart, unlike the cold, hard city of Charlotte with its universities and news media and psychologist Paula Olsen (Natasha Richardson).

But Nell wasn’t the first time the movies came calling. The silent feature Stark Love shot exclusively in the area. It was written, produced, and directed by Karl Brown, a protege of D. W. Griffith. Brown insisted on authenticity, using local, untrained “actors” (at $25 a week!) and shooting without makeup. This realism separated Stark Love from the usual silent-film melodrama

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and is one of the reasons it is held in high esteem by film historians of the pre-talkie era.

Of course, film junkies are more likely to remember Nell which Foster produced as well as starred in, and for which she garnered a Best Actress nomination. A good starting point for a tour of Robbinsville’s Main Street is Snyder’s Department Store, where Jerry and Paula take Nell on her trip into town to acclimate her to society. In this memorable scene, Nell gets a little carried away with her shopping spree. Snyder’s, a Robbinsville fixture for years, carries a little bit of everything, - the folks here are happy to discuss their brush with fame. Of course, Nell escapes the little trip and ends up down at the Blue Beacon Pool & Pawn, where the coarser side of an exploitive society is on display. At the time of the filming, the restaurant where Sheriff Todd Peterson (Tar Heel Nick Searcy) comforts his wife, Mary (Robin Mullins), was called the Joyce Kilmer Restaurant, after the nearby national forest, which in turn was named for the author of the poem “Trees.”Today, the place is called Lynn’s, and it still serves up nice meals to hungry film junkies. The courtroom scenes were filmed at the Graham County Courthouse, a striking brown and tan quartzite structure built as a WPA project and first used in 1942.

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A: The 1968 epic They Saved Hitler’s Brain and the 1995 sci-fi thriller Species

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Dance The Night Away With The Castaways And Groove Train R eidsville’s Market Square is proud to present beach sensations, The Castaways and the high energy disco group, The Groove Train, on Saturday September 22nd. Come and dance the night away at 303 S. Scales Street Reidsville, NC 27320.

Admission is FREE. The Castaways hit the stage at 7:00PM followed by Groove Train at 8:30PM. Known throughout the south, The Castaways possess over fifty years of experience in the beach music industry. They have been pleasing audiences with their unique flavor of Beach, Soul, and Rock N’ Roll for generations. Recipients of the Carolina Beach Music Awards in

2006 and 2009, The Castaways have proven to be a favorite among fans both young and old!

Interactive, high energy, and always fun, The Groove Train loves to perform, and it shows! No one can resist the dance floor when they take the stage. The Groove Train will captivate you with an exciting blend of music from the days of disco, groovy costumes, outrageous hairstyles, and a show that will have you on your feet all night.

This is the last concert of the summer concert series so put your dancing shoes on and come enjoy a great show at Market Square!

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gourmet sausages, and the festival’s famous giant roasted turkey legs.

For dessert, try the fresh crepes, the cakes and cookies from the Monks Bakery, candy delights from the Chocolate Shoppe, Italian ice, gelato, and a favorite of all renaissance wanderers: a bag of cinnamon-roasted almonds.

Festival pubs soft drinks, a wide variety of craft beer, wine, champagne, ale, honey mead, lemonade and Medieval Margaritas to compliment the day-long feast of hearty foods fit for royalty.

So bust out your sense of good cheer, leave your cares behind, and take a day trip out to the wildly popular and entertaining time machine known as the Carolina Renaissance Festival.

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