COVER STORY
DRAGON CITY RESORT SUPPORTS THE BARE BONES MUSIC FESTIVAL
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By Indian Rider Bill
he Bare Bones Music Festival, partnering with Dragon City Resort, are seriously kicking off the Labor Day weekend here in East, Tennessee. It all starts at the Dragon City Resort at the junction of TN72 and US129 in Maryville, TN with music, food, activities and the registration point for the Johnathan Cummings Benefit Ride to Lazy Acres Farms in Dandridge, TN. Johnathan Cummings, a young man who suffered a brain aneurysm which led to Locked-In-Syndrome, a condition in which a person can not move or verbally communicate, is receiving on-going and extensive care. Portions of the ride and concert proceeds will go towards his care. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Blount County Rescue Squad to assist them with response/rescue of vehicle and motorcycle accidents on The Tail of The Dragon. The benefit ride registration is at 11am, with KSU at 1pm. The route will be roughly 65 miles from Dragon City up to Lazy Acres Farms, in Dandridge, TN. Lazy Acres Farms, the venue for the Bare Bones Music Festival, is a 40 acre organically grown and hand cultivated CBD farm in Dandridge. It also has 10 acres of shade trees and open space to accommodate the main stage as well as plenty of on-site camping. If you’re looking to sample some CBD goods and check out their processes, you’re in the right place. Real Knoxville Music Founder and President, Chris Lamb, helps manage and cultivate talent for the music fest and this year they’re delivering the big guns. Chris and his team have attracted some incredible talent over the last few years and this year is no exception. None other than the AC/DC Tribute band, Big Gun will be the festivals headline band along with Madman’s Diary and many others. Tickets for the ride, admission, lunch & two free beverages (beer or soft drinks) are $60 per person. If you just want to do the ride to support the cause, tickets are $25 for driver and passengers $5 each. Yes, that means all vehicles are welcome to join. And if you’d like to skip the ride and attend the festival, tickets are $40 for a weekend pass or $25 per day. Cash and electronic pay methods taken at Dragon City registration table. For more info, go to barebonesmusicfestival.com
Dragon City Resort CEO, Mandy Sahf, purchased the old Dragon Pit Inn earlier this year and has been working overtime to get the inn and its adjoining restaurant, The Pit Stop, ready to serve the thousands of riders that visit The Dragon annually. There are ten completely renovated and updated rooms that come fully equipped with retro style refrigerators, mini convection ovens, a full compliment of dining ware, a coffee station, new bedding, upgraded lights, mini closets for your gear and shower robes to lounge in. Yes, I said robes to lounge in! This is definitely not your Grandfathers Inn anymore. It’s the new Dragon City Resort. The restaurant is nothing short of spectacular. Traditional items with a certain flare make it more than what you’d expect. More on the Pit Stop in a future issue, but for now just know the food is as good as everything else! Once the renovations were underway, Mandy purchased an additional 115 acres for immediate future development. Dragon City will soon take shape as a year-round destination vacation spot consisting of shops, additional restaurants, a brewery, expanded lodging (Tiny Cabins), tree house rentals, canoe/kayak rentals, RV/camping sites and there’s talk of a multi-functional track and ORV-dual sport trail system to accommodate a variety of vehicles. Dragon City has already established themselves as a motorcycle and car club meet-up venue by hosting Sunsets On The Dragon (cycles and car cruise-ins) every fourth Tuesday of the month, bike and hot rod nights, as well as multiple local fundraising events for veterans and other community based organizations. And if that’s not enough to interest you, Mandy has upped the ante with two axe throwing lanes, a dart throwing lane, shuffleboard and a foosball table. And just a few steps away, you’ll find the only patch and leather shop with on-site sewing on The Dragon. Dragon City is the new, Tail of The Dragon, place to be. Make plans to support this benefit ride and music festival. Thunder Roads Tennessee will see you there! #dragoncitytn #dragoncityresort #bare_bones_music_festival www.lazyacresfarms.com www.barebonesmusicfestival.com
JULY 2021 ThunderRoadsTennessee.com
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