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Events for the week of 08/09/2010
| Wendy Hayes Quartet at Lees-McRae College |
 Date: 8/10 - 8/17
Wendy Hayes Quartet coming to Lees-McRae's Hayes Auditorium in Banner Elk, Tuesday August 17, at 7:30 p.m. Admission costs $15. For tickets and box office information, call 828-898-8709.
She is mixing it up this year. They last couple of year's they've done piano-based and drums. Now it's quintet, guitarist, bass and drums to compliment her saxophone and clarinet. It's jazzy, it's big band, and it's all about style.
The mountain audiences are her home base, so they thought it would be fun to do a CD preview and let the mountain audience hear the new group. She calls it traditional pop; it's about the feelings the songs bring.
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| Banner Elk Chamber's Summer Concert in the Park #9 - Billy Scott & The Party Prophets |
 Date: 8/12 - 8/12
Concert starts at 6:30 pm at the stage behind Bank of America on Highway 194. Bring your chairs or blankets. Food will also be available for purchase at the concert.
This week's concert is co-sponsored by Cyle 4 Life Bike Shop. Cycle 4 Life Bike Shop wants to help you get out on your bike and ride. They are a full service shop with bicycle repairs, sales and rentals. With over 10 years of working on bikes, they will help you find the parts you need at a price you can afford. They even have a large inventory of vintage parts that might be just what your old bike needs.
They also want to help you find the bike that is just right for you. They will work with you to find out just what you are looking for in a bike and build that bike for you to meet not only your budget but also be the bike you are looking for. At Cycle 4 Life they will make sure that the bike you leave with will be a bike you will want to enjoy for years to come.
On top of having new bikes, they also have a fleet of rental bikes. You can reserve a bike with them and they will have it ready for you to ride when you arrive here in the High Country. With your rental, they will supply you with two tubes and a frame pump.
Stop by and let them find the perfect riding location for you. They have information on local mountain bike trails and road rides in the High Country. Also, the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is only 10 miles away and will provide you with breathtaking views and challenging rides.
If you are coming to the High Country as a group, they also offer shuttle services and trip planning. For additional information, give them a call at 828-898-5445 or email them at info@cycle4lifebikeshop.com.
About Billy Scott & The Party Prophets: Formerly known as Billy Scott & The Prophets, this veteran music group is well known for such beach music classics as “I Got The Fever”, “California”, “Beach Trip”, “Roll Around Rockin”, “Rockin’ Good Way“, and the smash #1 hit song for 21 weeks on The Rhythm ‘N Beach Top 40 Chart, “My Kind Of Girl”, to name a few.
Billy Scott & The Party Prophets has been a main staple on the southeastern private party, festival, concert, corporate functions, night club and wedding circuit for over thirty years. In 1997 they opened for The Temptations at Blockbuster Pavilion in Charlotte, NC to a sold out crowd of 17,000. This award winning 6-piece dance and show group plays a wide variety of music including beach, blues, motown, retro, funk and oldies, and are in constant demand.
Billy Scott has been inducted in the Beach Music Hall of Fame, The North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame, and has a room full of Cammy Awards to his credit. Billy Scott was awarded with three more Cammy Awards on November 11, 2001 at the Alabama Theater in Myrtle Beach, SC. Billy’s hit song “My Kind Of Girl” won Song of the Year, Ballad of the Year, and Billy Scott also took home the 2001 Male Vocalist of the year award.
Female vocalist Cindy Floyd was nominated two years in a row for best female vocalist at the 1998 and 1999 Cammy Awards. A duet with Billy on a song titled “Rockin’ Good Way”, from their “Ready to Party” CD, also garnered a nomination in 1999.
Their “Ready To Party” CD, nominated for three 1999 Cammy Awards, landed at number six on the Rhythm 'N Beach Top 20 CD's Chart for 1999. In 2001 Billy Scott & The Prophets released a new CD titled “Looking Back”, a retrospect of their best songs from 1968 through 2000.
In the spring of 2003, Billy Scott received the Artist of the Decade Award from The Rhythm ‘N Beach Top 40 Award Show. Billy’s song “My Kind Of Girl” was also named the #2 Song of the Decade second only to The Bee Gees.
In September 2003, Billy Scott & The Prophets released a new CD consisting of all original music composed by the group and a few outside writers. The CD titled “Singers & Songwriters”, features lead vocals on songs by all the band members including Billy Scott’s duet with the legendary Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Bill Pinkney of The Original Drifters.
In January 2004, the group released their first live DVD titled ”Billy Scott & The Prophets ‘A Soul Performance’ Live at the Newberry Opera House”. The DVD is a two disc set packed with two hours of the favorite songs by Billy Scott & The Prophets and also includes extra backstage footage.
In December 2005, Billy Scott & The Prophets played a 90 minute opening set in Charlotte, NC for the world renowned, Grammy award winning, Commodores.
Billy Scott & The Prophets were filmed by SCETV (South Carolina Educational Television) which aired on ETV, Sunday, Jan 8, 2006. The two hour concert was filmed live in Sumter, SC for the Sumter at Six Summer Concert Series.
Find out more about Billy Scott & The Party Prophets on their website at www.theprophets.com.
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| 21st Annual Blue Ridge Brutal 100 |
Date: 8/14 - 8/14
Starts at 8:00 AM.
Tour 2 Northwest North Carolina counties (Ashe & Alleghany) and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Over 100 miles of varied terrain. Beginning and ending at the foot of Mount Jefferson in West Jefferson, NC.
100-Mile - Assault on Mt. Jefferson - Metric Century - 50 Mile
Helmets are mandatory. Registration is limited to 500 riders. All traffic regulations must be observed.
Six rest stops, 3 mussette stops for fast pack. Ham Radio, Ashe County Rescue Squad, SAG Wagon Support, Champion Chip timing by Set-Up Events, Inc., Map, Cue Sheet, Blue Ridge Brutal Racing Jersey and 2009 results now available at www.ashecivic.com.
Online registration at www.ashecivic.com or www.setupevents.com.
Email questions to asheciviccenter@ashecountyarts.org. Phone: 336-846-2787
On-site registration/check-in: 4-6 PM Friday, August 13 and 6-7:45 AM Saturday, August 14.
Cash or check only accepted at registration site.
No personal SAGS: Please include with your registration form information about any medical condition that emergency support personnel would need to know.
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| Dr. Allen Spear Guest Speaker at Banner House Museum |
 Date: 8/14 - 8/14
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Both Janet and Allen Speer will take us back in time with their presentation of Allen's new book, From Banner Elk to Boonville. Before the Speer's presentation, enjoy live mountain dulcimer music from Sally and John Wilson. Don't miss this special event, held at the Banner House Museum. The presentation begins at 1pm and is free and open to the public.
A. P. Speer is Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Lees-McRae College.
Along with being the author of The Voices Trilogy, he has edited a twelve volume collection of writings on Appalachian history, literature, and culture. He has received awards for outstanding teaching four times. Janet B. Speer is Distinguished Professor of Performing Arts. She has directed more than 500 musical theatre productions in her career. Together, they have served the college and the community a total sixty-three years: Allen just finished his thirty-second Janet her thirty-first.
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